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Cristiano Ronaldo updates his Instagram account with a cryptic message after The Best FIFA Men's Player snub.

'Patience and persistence are two characteristics that differentiate the professional from the amateurs.' writes Ronaldo.

'Everything that is big today has started small. You can't do everything, but do everything you can to make your dreams come true.'

'And keep in mind that after night always comes dawn.'

REMA AND FIREBOY: ANOTHER WIZKID AND DAVIDO

Mavin records owned majorly by Don jazzy and Ybnl label owned by music artiste, Olamide are two of the most respected labels in the country. Recently, the record labels signed two young, talented, good looking and highly marketable artistes.

While Mavin snagged 18-year-old trapstar and singer, Divine Ikubor aka Rema, Ybnl signed Adedamola Adefolahan aka FireboyDML. The two artistes were signed by these labels to much expectations from Nigerians and music critics who fell in love with their freestyle videos that were available on social media platforms. Rema prior to being signed had a few freestyles covers with special reference to Dprince “Gucci gang” while Fireboy Dml already had a couple of buzzing songs like Ajoke, Star, Magic, Gimme love, Gstrings, Gold-digger among others including the Viral Teni the Entertainer “Askamaya” Cover.

Rema first appeared on Dj Tunez “Turn Up” ft Reekado banks and Wizkid, humming some underground melodies reminiscent of Wizkid’s verse on Drake’s “One Dance”. Alas, Mavin had better in stock for him when in March 2019, he dropped his Four track EP with the lead single “Iron Man “which had a crisp, well directed video portraying the “swagallicious” Rema singing about defending his love interest like the superhero, Iron man..

Tracks like “Why” which portrayed his trap sound and “Corny” did considerably well but it was the once rejected beat made by budding producer, Ozedikus on which Rema laid flows about a certain Dumebi girl, oozing that Wizkid delivery style of lyrics and adlibs, that won the heart of many Nigerians.

Coupled with his fine boy looks and Trapstar branding, the rapper and singer has won the hearts of Nigerians judging from the crowd reaction at his first ever show, The Homecoming concert held in Lagos. After his excellent featured verses on Dprince “Lavida” and Mavin “ALL IS IN ORDER”, it can be said that indeed all is in order for the young star to take over the Nigerian music scene.

Fire boy on the other hand first caught the attention of many listeners after his collaborative effort with Oxlade titled “Sing”. Subsequently, he caught the attention of YBNL boss, Olamide and he was incorporated fully into the family with songs like “Jealous”, “Leleyi ft Lilkesh” and “I be fine” off the YBNL Mafia Album. The Cracker Mallo produced “Jealous” proved to be a stand out track.

The two young stars are currently enjoying massive airplays off their singles. Rema with “Dumebi” and Fireboy with “Jealous” and many music lovers and Critics are already of the view that the two artistes are the new school artistes that will inherit the davido vs Wizkid rivalry as they are set to take over the music industry

As we prepare for the Headies Award this year, we hope the Reekado Banks versus Lil Kesh saga does not repeat itself as Mavins Rema and Ybnl Fireboy will most likely battle it out for the Rookie 

British TV personality, Piers Morgan has thrown a shade at Messi after he won the FIFA Men’s Player of the Year award last night.

Messi won the award a record 6th time by beating Juventus star player Cristiano Ronaldo and Liverpool defender Virgil Van Dijk.

Reacting to the news, Piers Morgan who last week released a powerful interview with Ronaldo, stated that Messi cannot compare with Ronaldo.

Given reason, he tweeted:

Stakeholders of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Adamawa State have taken stock of how the party lost the state in the 2019 election due to disunity and resolved to put the past behind them and take back the state in 2023.

The stakeholders came out of a reconciliatory meeting in Yola on Friday night saying they had learnt their lessons and would henceforth work together for the success of the party at all levels.

A former member of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Nuhu Ribadu, and Hajia Aisha Buhari’s brother, Ahmed Halilu (Mudi) had been bitterly against Sen Mohammed Jibrilla (Bindow) after Bindow as the state governor at the time, won the APC governorship primary which Ribadu and Mudi discredited.

The two rejected Bindow’s candidacy up to the general election and were believed to have worked against Bindow at the election, a development believed to have contributed greatly to the failure of Bindow and of course the APC at the election.

Ribadu who attended the Adamawa State APC Steering Committee/State Exco/Stakeholders Reconciliatory Meeting of Friday night stressed that the intra-party conflict which cost the party the chance of retaining the state at the 2019 governorship election would never occur again.

“Never again will we let that happen,” he said during a review remark at the end of the meeting.

The meeting was the first in what may be a series of similar meetings following the constitution of a 39-member Central Steering Committee of the APC to reconcile misgivings and reposition the party for future success.

He said, “We are here saying enough is enough. We will work together, we will never allow anything to come between us that will affect our fortunes and the fortunes of our party.

“APC is a progressive party, our opponents are conservatives. It was so unfortunate that we were not guided in the past as a result of which our political enemies benefitted.”

Urging a demonstration of the new resolve in the council-level elections scheduled for the state in November, Ribadu said, “It will never happen again in Adamawa. We have an election coming, the local government election. We intend to do it properly and fairly and we will not allow anybody to cheat us again.

“We have all assembled here, all the leaders of the party from the local government to state levels. We have all resolved to work together for the victory of our party.”

Earlier in his remark, chairman of the APC Steering Committee and one time Minister of Defence and Internal Affairs respectively, Abdurrahman Adamu, said that disturbed by the lingering precarious relationship among members of the party, elders took the gauntlet to restore sanity and orderliness after the party waded through misunderstanding for a long time.

The Chairman Sub-Committee on Reconciliation, Dahiru Bobbo, said his committee was delegated to reconcile aggrieved members and put the party on the threshold of prosperity.

Victor Osimhen has opened up about his grass to grace story in the city of Lagos.

• In his latest interview with BBC Osimhen revealed how tough it was for him growing up as a child. The Super Eagles striker, who has already scored five goals in Ligue 1 this season for Lille, said he once hawked sachet water on the streets of Lagos when he just seven-years-old.

“I came from a very poor background, seven children and I was the last born. I lost my mom at the age of six and it was very difficult for my family because my dad also lost his job around that period. So I was forced to go out and get myself a life.

“In Lagos, they sell water (bottle or sachet) which is the easiest, but the hardest because you have to run and give somebody the water and collect money.

“It wasn’t easy, but I had to do it and that set my path in which I will never give up in life no matter the situation.

The wonder kid ansu Fati has made a long trip from the fields of Guinea-Bissau, where he has played as a child, to Barcelona's Camp Nou stadium where the 16-year-old is playing with some of the biggest stars in the world.

Fati's has made a stirring start to the season, scoring just two minutes into his full La Liga debut on a magical night when he hardly put a foot wrong in front of over 80,000 astonished Camp Nou fans who gave him a standing ovation as he left the field.

He was just seven years old when he first came to Spain and his startling talent meant he was invited to join Barcelona's prestigious youth academy 'La Masia' aged 10.

It was an incredible achievement for a boy from the impoverished West African nation that has never been known for football.

In Sao Paulo, his home neighbourhood in the rundown suburbs of capital Bissau, the children yell "Ansu Fati, Barca player!" as they run around on ochre soil, under the tropical trees.

Malam Romisio, who coached Fati as a child, told AFP how the boy used to play football wearing only socks or plastic sandals, easily dribbling the ball past bigger, stronger teammates.

When Fati made his debut with Barca's first team at the end of August, the coach switched his allegiance from Real Madrid.

"If he continues like this, he will be a great player," he predicted.

In Guinea Bissau, which is one of the world's poorest and most fragile nations, Fati is a source of national pride.

Born on October 31, 2002, he lived in Bissau until he was six.

In the house where he grew up, Fati's uncle Djibi Fati shows photos of the footballer as a child, dressed in traditional clothes, recalling how others used to tease him for his love of bread and butter.

"Every time he came back from playing football, he would ask for it," he recalls.

- Family divided, reunited in Spain -

When he was still very small, his father, Bori Fati, went to Portugal to look for work, later settling near Seville in southwestern Spain.

Bori picked olives, collected empty glasses in nightclubs and even helped build a high-speed rail track, recalls Amador Saavedra, who befriended him in Herrera, some 100 kilometres (60 miles) north of Malaga.

It was only when the Communist mayor of Marinaleda, a nearby town, hired Bori as a driver and helped him financially, that he managed to bring his young family over in 2009.

"It's a very beautiful story," said Saavedra, 53.

Bori ended up training his young son at the Peloteros football school, which is free for thousands of children in Herrera and the surrounding towns.

- Cheerful but quiet -

When Fati arrived he quickly caused a sensation on the football pitch, said Jordi Figaroa Moreno, his first Spanish coach.

"He had a gift," he told AFP. "The difference between him and his teammates was just huge, both technically and tactically. Among the youngsters, it's rare to find children who can play as a team, but he had everything."

Jose Luis Perez Mena, who runs the Peloteros school, described Fati as "very spontaneous" and "very cheerful" as well as "extroverted, but very quiet".

His stellar success "has not gone to his head".

Within a year of arriving in Spain, Fati joined Sevilla. In 2012, at the age of 10, he was enrolled in Barcelona's youth system.

"Ansu was one of the youngest players ever to have entered La Masia," said Marc Serra, his first coach at Barcelona.

"From the day that he arrived he was different, the type of player who invents football."

- 'Mind-blowing' -

In August, the teenager became the youngest player to score for Barcelona in La Liga. This month he became the club's youngest player in a Champions League match.

Spain's national coach Robert Moreno described Fati's debut for Barcelona as "mind-blowing". Barcelona coach Ernesto Valverde spoke of him as a "balanced boy" who is "at ease with himself".

"We want him to learn to know himself, to know the first division, so he sees that it is hard and how much work and dedication it will take to succeed," he said.

Speaking to Spain's Onda Cero radio last month, his proud father said he had taught Fati to "be respectful and happy with everyone".

For months now Nigerian music sensation Davido has been teasing fans with information of his highly anticipated album.

Billed for an October release the DMW boss revealed that the album is in its final production state which is the worst part of the process.

Davido made this known on his Instagram story where he stated that the album is presently in the mixing and mastering level which happens to be the last process of music production.

Battle for democracy doesn’t come cheap – Atiku 
President Muhammadu Buhari and former Vice President Atiku Abubakar as well as other agencies involved in the 2019 presidential election case spent billions of naira pursuing and defending the case at the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal (PEPT), checks by Daily Trust revealed.

The tribunal had on Wednesday last week dismissed the petition filed by the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate, Atiku, challenging the election of President Buhari of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the February 23 presidential election. The judgement came after 177 days of legal battle in which Atiku, PDP, Buhari, APC and Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) deployed dozens of lawyers.

A lawyer who participated in the tribunal’s proceedings said he was aware the legal fees for all the parties could be up to N5bn. Findings by the Daily Trust revealed that PDP had 20 SANs and 11 other lawyers on its team.

APC had about 20 SANs and 50 other lawyers while INEC alongside some interested parties assembled 60 lawyers. Cost of filing a case at the tribunal was at a minimum of N5,000 and in some instances, it might cost up to N25,000 each, our findings showed. It was gathered that lawyers could charge between N5 to N10 billion to prosecute presidential election petition, depending on the nature of the case and the number of Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SAN) engaged in the matter.

The stakes in cases relating to presidential elections were often very high compared to governorship, national and state assembly petitions. Similarly, it was learnt that INEC also spent a substantial size of its budget on getting competent and adequate lawyers to defend and prosecute their cases at national and state levels.

INEC’s 2019 Election Project Plan showed that the electoral empire budgeted over N1.2bn for legal fees and other related matters, part of which would be expended on handling election cases by SANs and other lawyers apart from their in-house personnel who cannot handle one tenth of the cases involving the commission. The sum covered duty tour allowance and transport costs for the monitors at the hearing of election petitions and appeals, as well as the compilation and printing of reports of petitions and appeals.

The Chief Press Secretary to the INEC Chairman, Mr Rotimi Oyekanmi, said six lawyers were used in prosecuting the petition. “It is common knowledge that INEC has several cases in court arising from the various elections it conducted. We have over 800 cases in courts at the moment,” Oyekanmi said. But another source said some interested parties had hired over 50 lawyers who teamed up with those commissioned by INEC in order to strengthened their arguments.

Daily Trust reports that more than 15 applications and motions were filed at the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal, while 62 witnesses were invited. In most instances, petitioners that invited the witnesses shouldered their cost of transport, accommodation and feeding. More than 50, 000 documents were also tendered as exhibits of materials used for the election and paid for. These included ballot papers, Form EC8 series, INEC manuals, newspapers etc.

They were gathered and tendered from across 36 states. However, some lawyers who represented Atiku and PDP denied receiving huge fees, saying they offered their services almost free of charge. One of the lawyers who does not want to be named, debunked the claim that a lot of money was expended on the election petition, questioning how such an amount could exchange hands considering “the strict monitoring by the present regime.”

The source said majority of the lawyers appeared to defend the petition pro bono because they believed in Atiku’s ability to improve the lives of Nigerians. “This will not be the first time such thing (voluntary defence of clients by lawyers) happened,” he said. Another lawyer made reference to what happened in 2015.

“Remember when Buhari joined the race for the presidency in 2015, and the issue of his certificate came up, quite a number of SANs came out to rally round him, including the SAN who led his defence.” He, however, admitted that the situation had changed saying, “this time around, the legal battle was not free of charge, but you should know that it is not always all about money but what you believe in.”

Reacting to the allegation that Atiku had spent billions of naira in prosecuting his petition, Levy Uzoukwu (SAN) who was the lead counsel of the legal team, said people should disregard talks that such amount was expended to prosecute the case of the former vice president. He said, “The Buhari team made it an issue that we are in-charge of the media, the social media and mainstream media. Where is the money for them? Majority of the social media influencers came because of the passion they have for Nigeria.”

Also reacting, counsel to INEC, Yunus Ustaz Usman (SAN), said the information that they collected huge amounts was not true, adding that he will not tell even his mother his professional fee. Also, another counsel to the respondents debunked the claim and said no such amount in legal fees was paid. But he admitted that filing of processes costs up to N5,000 each, while certification of documents cost in the region of N10m.

Investigations revealed that what was spent in the last few months at the tribunal would not be the end of the battle, as lawyers who made a lot of money from political parties and politicians during the sitting would look forward to another fortune as the case moved to the Supreme Court. “This is because, as usual, political parties and their candidates are ready to spend any amount to ensure that they win elections either through the ballot box or through the courts,” a political analyst, Usaini Mohammed, said. “Also, remember that judges and other judicial officers receive some allowances…This makes prosecuting petitions very expensive,” he said.

Battle for democracy not cheap – Atiku 

When contacted, Special Adviser to Atiku on Media Paul Ibe told our correspondent that a lot of money was spent at the tribunal. He however, could not be specific about the figures, saying he has no such information.“Well, I wouldn’t know that. I know much would have been spent but I don’t know exactly how much was spent. But I know it wouldn’t come cheap. The battle for democracy doesn’t come cheap; we know that. But I don’t have figures,” he said.

At the time of filing this report, PDP National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, did not answer his calls or respond to a text message sent to him by our correspondent to establish how much the party spent on the case.

We can defend our expenditure – APC 

Also reacting, the ruling APC said it can defend the source of the money spent at the tribunal “no matter the amount.” APC’s National Publicity Secretary, Malam Lanre Issa-Onilu, told Daily Trust on telephone that the party was running its activities from its based internally generated revenue. On the specific amount APC spent at the tribunal, Issa-Onilu said, “I don’t work in the finance department.

So, I don’t have an idea. Whatever we spend, on which I don’t know the figures, it is our money. It is internally generated revenue. Unlike the PDP, we didn’t go to any government agency or cover to get it. We can say that anywhere. Whatever the figure is, it’s our money.”

Why cost of litigation is high – CSOs 

Speaking on the huge expenditure at the tribunal, the Lead Director, Centre for Social Justice (CSJ), Eze Onyekpere, said election related spending in Nigeria, especially for presidential elections had always been very expensive. “For the President, the challenge would arise when he spends public resources to finance his defence of the petition; while for the petitioner who is not in government, he is spending his private money. The technical nature of the election petition process is what drives up the costs,” Onyekpere said.

On his part, the Chairman, Partners for Electoral Reform (PER), who is also the Convener of “Say No Campaign Nigeria (SNC-Nigeria)”, Ezenwa Nwagwu, said that while the tribunals oversight election and the electoral process, the concern should be if public funds were deployed for private gain.

The huge spending by politicians and government agencies at election tribunals, on top of the huge spending during the last elections, raises concern because of the economic hardship in the country, poor public infrastructure and social services as well as delay in implementing the new national minimum wage.

‘King of Boys’, ‘The Delivery Boy’ have emerged the movies with the highest nomination at 2019 AMAA.


Kemi Adetiba’s ‘King of Boys’ and Adekunle ‘Nodash’ Adejuyigbe’s ‘The Delivery Boy’ lead nomination list ahead of 2019 AMAA. 

Adekunle ‘Nodash’ Adejuyigbe’s ‘The Delivery Boy’ picked up 12 nominations including Best Actress while Kemi Adetiba’s ‘King of Boys’ pulled eight nominations including Best Actress in a Supporting Role, and Best Actor in a Supporting Role.


Ahead of the 2019 Africa Movie Academy Awards, the jury released the nomination list on Wednesday, September 18, 2019, in a live broadcast by the Jury President, Asantewa Adetunji.


Other Nigerian films nominated include ‘Up north’, Beverly Naya’s documentary, ‘Skin’, ‘Lara and the Beat’, ‘Hello Rain’, ‘Make Room’ and ‘Light in the Dark’.

The 15th edition of the much-anticipated movie awards is scheduled to hold in Lagos on October 26, 2019.

Here’s a complete list of 2019 AMAA nominations.



1. Efere Ozako Award For Best Short Film 

1. The Fisherman (Ghana)

2. A Tune of Kora (SENEGAL)

3. ICYASHA (Rwanda)

4. NAMOW2018 (KENYA)


5. Vagabond (GHANA)

6. Measure of a Woman (SA)

7. Mma Moeketsi (SA)

8. Motswakwa (BOTSWANA)

9. Tonight’s Opening Act (EGYPT)

10. Hello Rain (NIGERIA)


2. Best Animation 

1. Kitwana Journey – Kenya

2. Choices – Nigeria

3. Isolated- Kenya

4. Afrogames – Burkina Faso

3. Best Documentary

1. Djambar, Sembene the Unsubmissive (Cameroun)

2. The State Against Mandela (South Africa)


3. Golden Fish, African Fish (Senegal) 


4. Skin (Nigeria)


Beverly Naya’s Documentary on 'Skin' picked up a nomination at 2019 AMAA.

5. Khartoum Offside (Sudan)

6. Le loups d’or de Balole (Burkina Faso)

7. Sur Les Traces de Mamani Abdoulaye (Niger)


8. No Gold For Katsaka (Burkina Faso)

9. Mother, I am Suffocating, This Is My Last Film About You (Lesotho)

4. Ousmane Sembene Award For Best Film in an African Language 

1. Makeroom (Nigeria)

2. Mabata Bata (Mozambique)


3. Rafiki (Kenya)

4. Bahasha -The Envelope (Tanzania)

5. Azali (Ghana) 

5. Michael Anyiam Osigwe Award For Best Film by an African-Born Director Living Abroad

1. Julius Amedume - Rattlesnakes


2. Tosin Coker - Lara and the Beats

3. Robert O. Peters – Makeroom

6. Best Diaspora Short Film 

1. Bail (UK)

2. Oath Bound (UK)


3. Fevah (USA)

4. I Am Superman (Brazil)

7. Best Diaspora Documentary 

1. Wax Print 1 FABRIC, 4 continent (UK)

2. The Guardian of No Return (Guadalope)


3. Dare to Dream (USA/CUBA)

4. Drugs as Weapons Against Us (USA)

5. My Friend Fela (Brazil)

8. Best Diaspora Narrative Feature. 

1. Nine Nights (UK)


2. Olympia (USA)

3. Traffik (US)

4. Hero (Trinidad and Tobago/Canada)

5. Sprinter (Jamaica)

9. Best Achievement in Production Design 


1. Redemption (Mozambique)

2. Rafiki (Kenya)

3. Ellen, The Ellen Parkies Stories (S. Africa)

4. Urgent (Morroco)

5. Burial of Kojo (Ghana)


6. Sew the Winter to My Skin (S. Africa)

7. Mercy of the Jungle (Rwanda)

8. Delivery Boy (Nigeria)

10. Best Achievement in Costume Design 

1. Sew the Winter to My Skin (S. Africa)


2. Light in the Dark (Nigeria)

3. Rafiki (Kenya)

4. King of Boys (Nigeria)

5. Lara and the Beats (Nigeria)

6. Urgent (Morocco)


7. Mabata Bata (Mozambique)

11. Best Achievement in Make-up 

1. Makeroom (Nigeria)


2. Gold Statue (Nigeria)


3. Veronica’s Wish (Uganda)

4. Sew the Winter to My Skin (S. Africa)

5. Before the Vows (GHANA)

6. Mercy of the Jungle (Rwanda)

7. The Burial of Kojo (Ghana)


12.Best Achievement in Soundtrack 

1. Subira (Kenya)

2. Mabata Bata (Mozambique)

3. Farewell Ella Bella (S. AFRICA)

4. Mercy of the Jungle (Rwanda)


5. Sew the Winter to My Skin (S. Africa)

6. Lara and the Beats (Nigeria)

7. The Delivery Boy (Nigeria)

8. Redemption (Mozambique)

13. Best Achievement in Visual Effects 


1. Makeroom (Nigeria)

2. Sew the Winter to My Skin (S. Africa)

3. Knockout Blessing (Nigeria)


Adekunle Nodash's 'The Delivery Boy'picked up the highest nominations - 12 - ahead of the 2019 AMAA.

4. Mabata Bata (Mozambique)


5. The Delivery Boy (Nigeria)

6. The King of Boys (Nigeria)

7. Burial of Kojo (Ghana)

14. Best Achievement in Sound 

1. The Last Victim (S. Africa)


2. Sew the Winter to My Skin (S. Africa)

3. Makeroom (Nigeria)

4. The Delivery Boy (Nigeria)

5. The Burial of Kojo (Ghana)

6. Urgent (Morocco)


7. Mabata Bata (Mozambique)

8. Redemption (Mozambique)

15. Best Achievement in Cinematography 

1. Mabata Bata (Mozambique)

2. Sew the Winter to My Skin (S. Africa)


3. Mother, I am Suffocating, This Is My Last Film About You (Lesotho)

4. Redemption (Mozambique)

5. Rafiki (Kenya)

6. Delivery Boy (Nigeria)

7. The Burial of Kojo (Ghana)


8. Redemption (Mozambique)

16. Best Achievement in Editing 

1. The Delivery Boy (Nigeria)

2. The Burial of Kojo (Ghana)

3. The Last Victim (S. Africa)


4. Rafiki (Kenya)

5. The Gold Statute (Nigeria)

6. Diamond in the Sky (Nigeria)

7. Mercy of the Jungle (Rwanda)

8. Sew The Winter To My Skin (S. Africa)


17. Best Achievement in Screenplay 

1. The Delivery Boy (Nigeria)

2. The Last Victim (S. Africa)

3. Rafiki (Kenya)

4. Diamond in the Sky (Nigeria)


5. Gold Statute (Morocco)

6 Lara and the Beats (Nigeria)

7. Redemption (Mozambique)

8. Up North (Nigeria)

18. NFVCB Award For Best Nigerian Film 


1. The Delivery Boy

2. Lara and the Beats

3. Makeroom

4. King of Boys

5. Gold Statute


6. Up North

7. Knockout Blessing

19. Best Young/Promising Actor 

1. Youssef Alaoui (Ayoub) URGENT

2. Angel Onyinyechi Unigwe (Adaeze) LIGHT IN THE DARK


3. Cynthia Dankwa (Esi) BURIAL OF KOJO

4. Emilio Bilo (Azarias) Mabata Bata

5. Jamma Ibrahim (Amir) The Delivery Boy

6. Catherine Credo (Neema) Fatuma

20. Best Actor in a Supporting Role 


1. Remilekun “Reminisce” Sarafu (Makanaki) King of Boys

2. Jarrid Geduld 9 (Abie) Ellen, The Ellen Parkies Story

3. Zolisa Xaluva (Wyatt Earp) Sew the Winter to my Skin

4. Kanayo O. Kanyayo (Chief Otuekong) Up North

5. Kobina Amissah-Sam (Kwabina) The Burial of Kojo


6. Bucci Franklyn (Dagogo) Knockout Blessing

21. Best Actress in a Supporting Role 

1. Eniola Shobayo (Vivian) Knockout Blessing

2. Linda Ejiofer (Oby) Knockout Blessing

3. Kandyse McClure (Golden Eyes) Sew the Winter to My Skin


4. Adesua Etomi (Kemi) The King of Boys

5. Joke Silva (Mama Jumoke) Light in the Dark

6. Arlete Bombe (Mia) Redemption


22. Best Actor in a Leading Role 

1. Gabriel Afolayan Gold Statue


2. Joseph Otsiman (Kojo) The Burial of Kojo

3. Chinedu Ikedieze (Big Chi) Lara and the Beats

4. Jimmy Jean Louis (Robert McQueen) Rattlesnakes

5. Gil Alexandre (Bruno) Redemption

6. Marc Zinga ( )Mercy of the Jungle)


7. Ezra Mabengeza (Samson) Sew The Winter To My Skin

8. Ayoub Bombwe ( Mwanyusi ) Fatuma

23. Best Actress in a Leading Role 

1. Sheila Munyiva (Ziki) Rafik

2. Rita Dominic (Jumoke Arinze) Light in the Dark


3. Jill Levenberg (Ellen) The Ellen Parkies Story

4. Beatrice Taisamo (Fatuma) Fatuma

5. Seyi Shay (Lara) Lara and the Beats

6. Sola Sobowale (Eniola) King of Boys

7. Jemima Osunde (Nkem) The Delivery Boy


8. Samantha Mugatsia (Kena) Rafiki

24. Best Director-First Feature Film 

1. Blitz Bazawule - The Burial of Kojo (Ghana)

2. Adekunle “Nodash” Adejuyigbe - The Delivery Boy (Nigeria)

3. Sippy Chadha – Subira (Tanzania)


4. Nicole Amarteifo – Before the Vows (Ghana)

25. Best Director 

1. Wanuri Kahui – Rafiki (Kenya)

2. Adekunle “Nodash” Adejuyigbe - The Delivery Boy (Nigeria)

3. Daryne Joshua -Ellen, The Ellen Parkies Story (S. Africa)


4. Jahmil X. Qubeka - Sew the Winter to My Skin (S. Africa)

5. Kemi Adetiba – King of Boys (Nigeria)

6. Mohcine Besri – Urgent (Morocco)

7. Mickey Fonseca – Redemption (Mozambique)

8. Joël Karekezi- Mercy of the Jungle (Rwanda)