Winners of this
year’s The Future Awards were announced yesterday at a well attended
ceremony which took place at Landmark Village, Victoria Island, Lagos.
The list covers 21 different categories.
Actor of the year
Mercy Johnson – Winner
Ini Edo
Uche Jumbo
Best use of advocacy
Muyideen Salau – Winner
Orode Uduaghan
Tola Sunmonu
Best use of science
Debo Olaosebikan – Winner
Otejiri Oghoghorie
Oluwatoyosi Owoeye
Best use of technology
Iruoye Tolulope – Winner
Mubarak Abdullahi
Saheed Adepoju
Business owner of the year
Bode Pedro – Winner
Toyosi Akerele
Karo Agono
Comedian of the year
Seyi Law – Winner
Jedidiah
Teju Babyface
Corporate professional of the year
Tokini Peterside – Winner
Adeniyi Olutayo
Oye Akindeinde
Oluwatoyosi Owoeye
Akintola Olufemi (Brand Manager, Milo)
Creative artist of the year
Aisha Augie-Kuta – Winner
Ogunnubi Babadeji
Chibundu Onuzo
Creative professional of the year
Janet Nwose – Winner
Emem Ema
Nike Fagbule
Dimeji Alara
Godwin Tom
Excellence in public service
Emmanuel Etim – Winner
Dr. Momoh Rabiu
Oladayo Afolabi
Journalist of the year
Tolu Ogunlesi – Winner
Toyosi Akinseye
Yinka Ibukun
Magazine of the year
FAB – Winner
Wow
Vibez
Musician of the year
Banky W – Winner
Naeto C
DaGrin
Music producer of the year
Sosick – Winner
Jmartins
Sazzy
On-air personality of the year (radio)
Matse Uwatse (Wazobia FM) – Winner
Tolu Oniru-Toolz (Beat FM)
Tosyn Bucknor-Area Mama (Top Radio)
On-air personality of the year (TV)
Tana Adelana (Peak Talent Show) – Winner
Kemi Adetiba (Maltina Dance-All)
Yvonne Ekwere-Vixen (Silverbird TV)
Screen producer of the year
Clarence Peters – Winner
Kemi Adetiba
Chineze Anyaene
Sportsperson of the year
Enyiama Vincent – Winner
Mobolaji Akiode
Christiana Nwoye
Designer of the year
Bridget Awosika – Winner
Ugoma Adegoke
Yvonne
Team of the year
The Falconets – Winner
Notjustok.com
Jobberman.com
Young person of the year
Nnaemeka Ikegwuonu (28) – Advocate – Winner
Don Jazzy (29) – Entrepreneur
Genevieve Nnaji (31) – Actor
Psquare (30) – Artiste
Uche Eze (26) – Entrepreneur
Nneka (Egbuna) (29) – Artiste
Makinde Adeagbo (25) – Innovator
Ojoma Ochai (29) – Intrapreneur
Debo Olaosebikan (25) – Scientist
Blessing Okaragbe (22)– Athlete
Flavour N’Abania drops new single
High-Life music
crooner, Flavour N’Abania has released the first single off his
yet-to-be-titled sophomore album. The single, ‘Thank God’, debuted on
the online music portal Notjustok.com yesterday, Sunday January 30
2011. The track, which is also the first from the singer this year,
featuring rapper Sho’Boi, is a thanks-giving song which contains lines
in Nigeria’s three major languages, Hausa, Igbo and Yoruba.
Flavour N’Abania
came into public consciousness after featuring on MC Loph’s ‘Osundi
Owendi’. He further scored another excellent collaboration late last
year with rappers MI on ‘Number One’ and Ruggedman on ‘Ebemsi’.
Britney Spears album for March 15 release
Britney Spears’ new
album is slated for a March 15 release, according to a leaked one-sheet
created by her label Jive Records that outlines the marketing campaign
for the set. Jive confirmed to MTV News that the date listed on the
sheet is accurate.
Also confirmed are
various producers and songwriters who worked on the album, which still
does not have a title. In addition to Dr Luke and Max Martin — who
together helmed lead single ‘Hold It Against Me’ and are the album’s
co-executive producers — Rodney Jerkins, RB singer Avant,
Stargate, Fraser T. Smith and Bloodshy are listed as collaborators.
Other details
mentioned on the sales-solicitation sheet include a description of
Britney’s highly-anticipated music video for ‘Hold It Against Me’,
which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 last week.
The one-sheet sums
up the video as “a sexy, edgy dance piece directed by Jonas Akerlund
and showing Britney at peak form and ability.” Spears seventh studio
album, the follow-up to 2008’s “Circus,” will be available in both
standard and deluxe versions, according to the sheet, with the latter
including additional liner booklet pages and three or four extra tracks.
Fans can also
expect “a major TV event to launch the album,” worldwide online
contests and a “LGBT/lifestyle campaign” to market it to fans.
Spears’ manager, Adam Leber, recently spilled a few details
involving her photo shoot for the album via Twitter, describing the
shoot as “pure glam.” Fans should be on high alert for another leak, as
Leber added, “Photos are nothing less than spectacular. We’ll share
some soon.”
