His Imperial Majesty, the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan
Ogunwusi, Funke Akindele, Ini Edo, Titi Kuti, Shaffy Bello and BBNaija stars,
Natacha ‘Tacha’ Akide, were among notable personalities who attended the 16th
edition of The Future Awards Africa (TFAA) on Sunday 20 February 2022 at the Federal
Palace Hotel, Lagos.
There were also Tsakute ‘Saskay’ Jonah, Roseline ‘Liquorose’
Afije, Emmanuel Umoh, and Michael ‘Efe’ Ajagba.
Hosted by past TFAA winner and On-Air Personality, Nancy
Isime, this year’s Awards which was themed ‘Challengers and Builders’ sought to
recognise those who have challenged the norm and made noteworthy contributions
in their respective fields.
Other celebrities at the event include activist and
co-founder of the #BringBackourGirls movement, Aisha Yesufu; talented Disc
Jockey, DJ Nana; entertainer, Denrele Edun; actors, Toyin Abraham and Ini Edo;
comedians and media personalities, Debo ‘Mr Macaroni’ Adedayo, Bukunmi ‘Kie
Kie’ Ilori, Josh ‘Josh2Funny’ Alfred, Emmanuel ‘Mr Funny’ Ejekwu, Chioma
‘Chigul’ Omeruah, Julius Agu; fashion designer, Mai Atafo; CEO, Flying Doctors,
Dr Ola Brown, and others.
The Awards also featured performances from Peruzzi, Reekado
Banks, T-Classic, Naomi Mac, and Esther Benyeogo.
The Future Awards Africa 2022 is powered by The Future
Project, with support from financial investment platform, Zedcrest. Official
hashtags are #TFAA16 and #Challengersandbuilders.
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Nancy Isime and Tacha |
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Fisayo Fosudo (right) |
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Flagboii and Mr Macaroni |
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Funke Akindele |
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Josh2Funny |
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Juliet Ibrahim |
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Kie Kie |
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BBNaija’s Saskay and Ike |
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Segun Arinze |
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The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi
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Adebola Willams and Toyin Abraham |
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CEO, RadioNow, Kadaria Ahmed presenting The Future Award Prize for Activism to Wilson Atumeyi |
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Chioma ‘Chigul’ Omeruah |
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Denrele Edun (Left) |
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DJ Nana |
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Dr Ola Brown (left) and Mai Atafo (right) presenting The Future Awards Africa Prize for Entrepreneurship to Jerry Mallo |
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Emmanuel ‘Sabinus’ Ejekwu |
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Perruzzi performing live at The Future Awards Africa 2022 |
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Reekado Banks performing live at The Future Awards Africa 2022 |
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T-Classic |
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Aproko Doctor |
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Esther Benyeogo and Naomi Mac share the stage at The Future Awards Africa 2022 |
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Shaffy Bello |
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Titi Kuti (Ade Tiger) |
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Toke Makinwa |
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Toyosi Etim-Effiong, Daniel Etim-Effiong and Dianne Russet |
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Uti Nwachukwu |