AMVC Awards 2016: Behold The Winners

It was gathering of the crème de la crème in the entertainment industry in the Entertainment Industry in Africa at the Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards 2016. The show which was anchored by Ik Osakioduwa and Minenhle "Minnie" Dlamini was electrifying and memorable with performances from top African acts. Below are the list of winners:

Best Art Director – Frank Rajah (The Refugees)

Best Television Series Award – Ariyike Oladipo (Daddy’s Girls)

Best Makeup Artist in a Movie or Series – Louiza Calore (Ayanda)

Best Short Film or Online Video Award – Oluseyi Amuwafo (A Day With Death)

Best Writer for Movie and TV series – Trish Malone (Ayanda)

Best Lighting Designer (Movies/TV) – Stanley Ohikhuare (Common Man)

Best Cinematographer – Paul Michaelson (Tell Me Sweet Something)

Best Sound Editor – Jose Guillermo (Cry)

Best Picture Editor – Shirley Frimpong-Manso (Rebecca)

Best Costume Designer – Uche Nancy (Dry)

Best Local Language Movie/TV Series (Swahili) – Single Mtambalike (Kitendawali)

Best Indigenous Movie/TV Series (Hausa) – Salisu Balarebe (Dandi Kowa)

Best Indigenous Movie/TV Series (Yoruba) – Binta Ofege

Best Indigenous Movie/TV Series (Igbo) – Paul Igwe (Usekwu Igbo)

Best Documentary – Remi Vaughan (Faaji Agba)

Best Supporting Actor In A Movie – Sambassa Nzeriba (A Soldier’s Story)

Best Supporting Actress – Tunbosun Aiyedihin (Before 30)

Best Actor In A Comedy – Folarin ‘Falz The Bahd Guy’ Falana (Jenifa’s Diary)

Best Actress In A Comedy – Funke Akindele (Jenifa’s Diary)

Trail Blazer Award – Kemi ‘Lala’ Akindoju

AMVCA 2016 Industry Merit Award – Bukky Ajayi and Sadiq Daba

Best Movie (Southern Africa) – Joyce Chavura – (Lilongwe)

Best Movie (East Africa) – Elizabeth Miachael – (Mapenzi)

Best Movie (West Africa) – Genevieve, Chinny Onwugbenu and Chichi Nwoko – 

(Road to Yesterday)

Best Actress In A Movie/Drama/TV Series – Adesua Etomi (Falling)

Best Actor In A Movie/Drama/TV Series – Daniel K. Daniel (A Soldier’s Story)

The Best Director – Akin Omotosho (Tell Me Sweet Something)

The AMVCA is an annual awards of film and movies in Africa by digital TV Giants, Mulitchoice.

My Take On Ayodele Daniel Dada, The 5.00 CGPA UNILAG GRADUATE

Though this piece is coming late but i must put it up still. I got the news of Ayodele Daniel Dada's shocking 5.00 CGPA with some goose pimples. This is because I myself am a student and I know what it takes to achieve such fit especially in a Nigerian university where corruption through bribery is a common occurrence. It is a common thing here in Nigeria as either lecturers demand for the offer or the students themselves initiate it. On many occasions where the student is doing well, some lecturers take it as a slap on them that such a student feels he/she can pass their courses without their (the lecturers) help. Also, the achiever of this great fit is not from the pure sciences but from the Social Sciences. Students from the pure science has always been the ones with the top grades due to the preciseness of their field of study.

The case of Ayodele has proven many things:

• The Nigerian universities are improving. I said this because if it was in the past (like I said before) one lecturer wouldn't mind to be a wall of Jericho standing before Ayodele Daniel Dada from making such a rare history. 
• Any student of the Arts, Social & Management Sciences can actually make as much high grade as possible. Many students in these faculties has always doubted this.
• The Western Nigerian (YORUBAs) still has the best crop of academic wealth in Nigeria (if not the entire Africa). Before you attack me please, I am not even from this region but it’s a statement of fact that needs no big research to prove.
• There are still students passionate about education and their career even in this present day of social media distraction. These days, it’s either a student is tweeting, facebooking, whatsapping, skyping or pinging and this tells on such a student’s grades.

Now the BIG issue. The reward system of Nigerians and Nigerian governments. I read that some amount of money was given to the young man. He won the Vice Chancellor’s award for the best graduating student, worth N600,000 and N500,000 from the UNILAG Alumni Association. I laughed when I noticed that it is a meager amount of money. Don’t even go “at all at all na witch” on me. This fit demands more than “at all at all na witch”. What happens if the University offer him scholarship for his Masters? What happens if MTN, GLO, ETISALAT, AIRTEL, ZINOX, THE BANKS, etc endorses this rare gem as an ambassador? What if he gets a presidential merit award? What if the federal or his state government sponsors him to further his education in a topnotch university somewhere in the world?

I must go with Freeze of CoolFM on this one. Where I come from, I was told not to ignore a good message just because it is coming from a bad messenger. I don’t know if this Ayodele Daniel Dada dude trended on twitter. If he ever did, he should again until something worth more than a meager 1million naira is done for him. If we could make #LeaveTrashForLawman, #back2back, #psquare, #OgaAtTheTop and other trivial issues trend on twitter and other social media platforms, then this should trend too.

I use this medium to call on top bloggers and social media heavy weights like Linda Ikeji, Bella Naija, Sen Ben Bruce, Omojuwa etc to join Freeze on this journey of making Ayodele Daniel Dada an academic celebrity. We have had enough of the music, movie, and fashion celebrities.

Let's do this. It is #RewardAyodele5.00CGPA

Some people reading this might ask, “What do I stand to gain if this guy is hugely rewarded?” In answer to that as a typical Nigerian that I am, I ask back: “What did you gain in other trends you have promoted at `one time or the other?

I welcome the bashings!

What Is Wrong With This Photo?

I was surfing the net and i bumped into this photo on Facebook

I don't know who the young man is or who the baby is to the young man but, do you think anything is wrong with this photo? I definately do.