FUTURE AWARDS 2009...AND THE WINNERS ARE???

Hey folks…it’s a brand new week and am sure wok has begun an for most of you, it would be from one board room meeting to another, well, am stealing ome time out of my on thousand and one meetings to another to hng out with you guys.

Right, finally the much much talked about 2009 edition of the Future Awards finally took place yesterday (Sunday 18 January 2008) at the Shell Hall, MUSON Centre, Onikan, Lagos, with many of the guests either dressed to kill or thrill. I dare say it was to a large extent, a modern day of madness as I witnessed fashion in a manner that would make you wonder…(ah, no be my mouth you hear am ooo!

The line up of the celebrities at the event included Nollywood star actress,Omotola Jolade-Ekehinde, top television presenter,MS.Bennie Uche,top model,Linda Ikeji, Susan Peters and Stephanie Okereke. Others included Cynthia Okpala, Shade Ladipo, Toyosi Akerele,Folake Akindele popularly known as Jennifer and several others.Winners include Emmanuel Etim, won the best use of advocacy. (He was absent because according to his representative, he was far away in Ethiopa). Omobaba won the best comedian while Folake Akindele of popular movie,Jennifa won the best actress( That same night, her film jennifa also won best film at the Nollywood night organized by Seun Oloketuyi at White House, Ikeja),Other winners of the 2009 future award included 9ice (Musician of the Year), D’Banj (Young Person of the Year). Uche Nnaji (Style Entrepreneur of the Year).Lamide Akintobi won the best On-Air Personality in the Television category.

On-Air Personality of the Year (Radio)

*Tyeng Gyang (Cool FM Abuja)

Gbemi Olateru-Olagbegi (Cool FM Lagos)

Chuks Roberts (Cosmo FM Enugu)

Best Use of Technology

*Bamidele Odufuye

Icebox Studios

Yinka Adetoye

Best Use of Advocacy

Tosyn Bucknor

Emmanuel James-Odiase

*Emmanuel Etim

Musician of the Year

Dbanj

*9ice

Psquare

Asa

Actor of the Year

Jennifer Osamor

*Funke Akindele

Mercy Johnson

Artist of the Year

Saheed Adejuwon

*Emeka Okereke

Adolphus Opara

Magazine of the Year

*AceSoundcity

Blast

The Applause

Style Entrepreneur of the Year

Funke Adegbola (Ella Brown Couture)

*Uche Nnaji (Ouch!)

Linda Ikeji (Blackdove Communications)

Comedian of the Year

Jedidiah

Teju Babyface

*Omobaba

Business Owner of the Year

*Mosunmola Umoru (Honeysuckles PTL)

Toochukwu Onyemelukwe (Cotek)

Hassan Rilwan (Focal Point Publishing Ltd)

Professional of the Year

*Dr. Adedayo Osholowu (Special Olympics Nigeria)

Fatima Mohammed (Chapel Hill and Denham)

Fola Aiyesimoju (Stanbic Bank)

Model of the Year

Bryan Okwara

Warebi Martha

*Olubunmi Ademokoya

Team of the Year

Babs Educational Consult

*Knighthouse

Mo Hits Crew

Journalist of the Year

Rachel Ogbu (Newswatch)

Ruonah Agbroko (Thisday)

*Funke Adetutu (BusinessDay)

On-Air Personality of the Year (TV)

Tana Egbo-Adelana (Channel O)

*Lamide Akintobi (Channels TV)

Adaure Achumba (STV)

Screen Producer of the Year

Gbenga Salu

*Onye Ubanatu

Clarence Peters

Sportsperson of the Year

*Yagazie Chukwumerije

Damola Osayomi

Mikel ObiMusic

Producer of the Year

*Cobhams

Tee-Y Mix

Don Jazzy

Dancer of the Year

*Qudus Onikeku

Wale Akinbola

Sodade Buddy

Agedah

Young Person of the Year

Asa (Bukola Elemide)

*D'banj (Dapo Oyebanjo)

Yagazie Chukwumerije

oK, THATS IT...MORE PICTURES COMING UP SOON!