Category: Art, Media & Entertainment

1. Princess of comedy – Comedienne Emmanuella
2. Best new comedienne – Comedienne Emmanuella
3. Leadership honour – Uncle Mark Angel

A Trip to Jamaica, a movie by Nigerian Comedian, Ayo Makun, popularly known as AY has broken the Guinness World Record for movies showing in cinemas in the country – a feat that makes it the second year in a row a movie by AY will be the highest earning film in the cinemas

“Using shades of lead, you can manipulate and create an illusion of color,” says Kelvin Okafor

Winners have emerged in the YouTube Sub-Sahara Africa Creator Awards 2016, to celebrate the incredible creativity and talent on YouTube from across the continent.

According to Youtube:

“YouTube is about the opportunity for people to express themselves. Creators across Africa are using YouTube to find their voice, connect with audiences around the world and build channels while earning revenue from it.

The number of hours of video content in Africa being uploaded has doubled year over year for the past two years. And the audience has grown with it. Watchtime on mobile phones is growing 120% year over year. The cost of data and the processing speed of many phones in Africa often make it challenging to enjoy watching video online.

A year ago we rolled out YouTube Offline, which helps you enjoy a smooth, buffer-free version of YouTube during periods of low to no connectivity. And we’re working on more ways to help you deal with data cost and connectivity difficulties.”

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Fisayo Soyombo, editor of TheCable, has emerged winner of the Newcomer of the Year category of the 2016 Free Press awards for ‘Forgotten Soldiers’ — a five-part series exploring the agony of soldiers shattered by Boko Haram’s bullets and mines, and what their pains mean for their loved ones

1. NB Golden Pen Reporter of the Year – Tobi Aworinde of The Punch Newspaper
2. Photo Journalist of the Year – Sodiq Adelakun of The Punch Newspaper
3. NB Report of the Year – Gabriel Dike, an education reporter with The Sun Newspaper

Three journalists who produced an investigative report for PREMIUM TIMES have been honoured for their work at the 2016 CNN Multichoice African Journalist of the Year Awards.

At the awards ceremonies held in Johannesburg, South Africa, Ogechi Ekeanyanwu, as well as Yemisi Akinbobola and Paul Bradshaw of IQ4News were pronounced winners of the sports category of the annual awards, which honour exceptional journalism on the African continent.

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