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Young African Business Leaders Gear Up For The 3rd Edition Of Under 40 CEOs Forum In Lagos

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Under 40 CEOs is set to return with its  3rd edition of the annual Forum on the 6th of December 2018 with young entrepreneurs and business leaders from across the African continent gathering to share ideas and innovations at the event.

The Forum(a live interactive event) is an extension of the Under 40 CEOs Television Show, offers a unique opportunity for current and aspiring CEOs to meet, share ideas, network and collaborate to create economic value across the continent.

Convened and hosted by Familusi Akin Babajide (FAB), Executive Director – Africa, Under 40 CEOs, this year’s forum is themed “Wealth Creation, Management and Inclusion – Innovative Strategies To Induce Economic Prosperity.”

The 2018 forum will also include the launch of the book “Under 40 CEOs: How We Made It In Africa – Volume 1.” It features insights from the stories of 52 young African business leaders from Nigeria, Ghana and South Africa.

According to FAB: “About 500 young aspiring business leaders are billed to attend the event, and an additional 10,000 young people will be joining the conversation via Facebook live on www.facebook.com/under40ceosafrica and also on Twitter.”

Like previous editions, 2018 Under 40 CEOs Forum will feature an array of notable speakers, including established professionals and technocrats, as well as emerging young business leaders from both the public and the private sector:

  1. Dr. Obiageli Ezekwesili is a chartered accountant who served as Federal Minister of Solid Minerals and then as Federal Minister of Education. Dr. Oby also served as the Vice-President of the World Bank’s Africa division. Ezekwesili was a 2018 nominee for the Nobel Peace Prize for her work in transparency in the extractive sector.
  2. Dr. Ola Brown is the CEO of Flying Doctors, an emergency air ambulance service with a pool of 20 aircraft and 44 doctors who deliver care en route to one of Nigeria’s hospitals. The company is the first air ambulance service in West Africa.
  3. Adeola Azeez is a seasoned banker with over 20 years of professional experience, more than half of which has been as Deputy Country Representative/Deputy Managing Director of Deutsche Bank Nigeria.
  4. Victor Ndukauba has a broad experience in investment research, Capital Raising, Financial Advisory, and Asset Management. He began his career with the Corporate Finance Business Unit at the Lagos office of PriceWaterhouseCoopers. Victor is the Deputy Managing Director at Afrinvest West Africa.
  5. Akin Oyebode is a former banker, strategist and social commentator. He is the pioneer Executive Secretary of the Lagos State Employment Trust Fund. Before his appointment, Akin was the head of SME at Stanbic IBTC Bank.
  6. About Under 40 CEOs
  7. Under 40 CEOs is a movement of young African business leaders poised to deliver the African renaissance where the African people and nations shall overcome the challenges confronting the continent to achieve cultural, scientific and economic relevance.

    The movement seeks to achieve these primarily through telling authentic and inspirational stories of the successful young African business leader as a source of inspiration to others and also by facilitating a series of meet-ups where knowledge is shared and opportunities for collaboration is immense.

 

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2024 Billboard Music Awards: Asake, Tems, Rema, Burna Boy Bag Nominations [See Full Nominee List]

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The 2024 Billboard Music Awards promises an electrifying showcase of musical talent, with Afrobeats artists taking center stage in the highly anticipated nominations.

The 2024 Billboard Music Awards has generated significant excitement by recognizing top Nigerian musical talents in the Top Afrobeats Artist category.

Notably, the 2024 Billboard Music Awards has nominated a stellar lineup of Nigerian artists, including Tems, Askake, Rema, and Burna Boy, who will compete for the prestigious Top Afrobeats Artist award.

As anticipation builds for the 2024 Billboard Music Awards, these remarkable artists stand poised to represent the vibrant Afrobeats genre on an international platform.

ARTIST AWARDS

Top Artist

  • Zach Bryan
  • Sabrina Carpenter
  • Drake
  • Taylor Swift
  • Morgan Wallen

Top New Artist

  • Benson Boone
  • Tommy Richman
  • Chappell Roan
  • Shaboozey
  • Teddy Swims

Top Male Artist

  • Zach Bryan
  • Luke Combs
  • Drake
  • Post Malone
  • Morgan Wallen

Top Female Artist

  • Sabrina Carpenter
  • Billie Eilish
  • Chappell Roan
  • Taylor Swift
  • SZA

Top Duo/Group

  • blink-182
  • Coldplay
  • Fuerza Regida
  • Linkin Park
  • Stray Kids

Top Billboard 200 Artist

  • Zach Bryan
  • Drake
  • Taylor Swift
  • SZA
  • Morgan Wallen

Top Hot 100 Artist

  • Zach Bryan
  • Sabrina Carpenter
  • Billie Eilish
  • Taylor Swift
  • Morgan Wallen

Top Hot 100 Songwriter

  • Amy Allen
  • Jack Antonoff
  • Zach Bryan
  • Kendrick Lamar
  • Taylor Swift

Top Hot 100 Producer

  • Jack Antonoff
  • Zach Bryan
  • Daniel Nigro
  • Finneas O’Connell
  • Taylor Swift

Top Streaming Songs Artist

  • Zach Bryan
  • Sabrina Carpenter
  • Kendrick Lamar
  • Taylor Swift
  • Morgan Wallen

Top Radio Songs Artist

  • Sabrina Carpenter
  • Doja Cat
  • Taylor Swift
  • SZA
  • Morgan Wallen

Top Song Sales Artist

  • Jelly Roll
  • Jung Kook
  • Shaboozey
  • Taylor Swift
  • Teddy Swims

Top Billboard Global 200 Artist

  • Sabrina Carpenter
  • Billie Eilish
  • Ariana Grande
  • Taylor Swift
  • The Weeknd

Top Billboard Global (Excl. U.S.) Artist

  • Sabrina Carpenter
  • Billie Eilish
  • Ariana Grande
  • Taylor Swift
  • The Weeknd

Top R&B Artist

  • Brent Faiyaz
  • Tommy Richman
  • SZA
  • Tyla
  • The Weeknd

Top R&B Male Artist

  • Brent Faiyaz
  • Tommy Richman
  • The Weeknd

Top R&B Female Artist

  • Muni Long
  • SZA
  • Tyla

Top R&B Touring Artist

  • Chris Brown
  • Bruno Mars
  • Usher

Top Rap Artist

  • Drake
  • Future
  • Kendrick Lamar
  • Metro Boomin
  • Travis Scott

Top Rap Male Artist

  • Drake
  • Kendrick Lamar
  • Travis Scott

Top Rap Female Artist

  • Doja Cat
  • GloRilla
  • Nicki Minaj

Top Rap Touring Artist

  • Nicki Minaj
  • Travis Scott
  • $uicideboy$

Top Country Artist

  • Zach Bryan
  • Luke Combs
  • Post Malone
  • Chris Stapleton
  • Morgan Wallen

Top Country Male Artist

  • Zach Bryan
  • Luke Combs
  • Morgan Wallen

Top Country Female Artist

  • Beyoncé
  • Megan Moroney
  • Lainey Wilson

Top Country Duo/Group

  • Zac Brown Band
  • The Red Clay Strays
  • Treaty Oak Revival

Top Country Touring Artist

  • Zach Bryan
  • Kenny Chesney
  • Luke Combs

Top Rock Artist

  • Zach Bryan
  • Hozier
  • Jelly Roll
  • Noah Kahan
  • Linkin Park

Top Rock Duo/Group

  • Good Neighbours
  • Linkin Park
  • The Red Clay Strays

Top Hard Rock Artist

  • Bad Omens
  • HARDY
  • Linkin Park

Top Rock Touring Artist

  • Coldplay
  • The Rolling Stones
  • Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band

Top Latin Artist

  • Bad Bunny
  • Fuerza Regida
  • Junior H
  • KAROL G
  • Peso Pluma

Top Latin Male Artist

  • Bad Bunny
  • Junior H
  • Peso Pluma

Top Latin Female Artist

  • KAROL G
  • Shakira
  • Kali Uchis

Top Latin Duo/Group

  • Eslabon Armado
  • Fuerza Regida
  • Grupo Frontera

Top Latin Touring Artist

  • Bad Bunny
  • KAROL G
  • Luis Miguel

Top Global K-Pop Artist

  • ENHYPEN
  • Jimin
  • Jung Kook
  • Stray Kids
  • TOMORROW X TOGETHER

Top K-Pop Touring Artist

  • ENHYPEN
  • SEVENTEEN
  • TOMORROW X TOGETHER

Top Afrobeats Artist

  • Asake
  • Burna Boy
  • Rema
  • Tems
  • Tyla

Top Dance/Electronic Artist

  • Beyoncé
  • The Chainsmokers
  • Charli XCX
  • Dua Lipa
  • Calvin Harris

Top Christian Artist

  • Lauren Daigle
  • Elevation Worship
  • Forrest Frank
  • Brandon Lake
  • Anne Wilson

Top Gospel Artist

  • Kirk Franklin
  • Maverick City Music
  • Chandler Moore
  • Naomi Raine
  • CeCe Winans

ALBUM AWARDS

Top Billboard 200 Album

  • Zach Bryan, Zach Bryan
  • Drake, For All the Dogs
  • Noah Kahan, Stick Season
  • Taylor Swift, 1989 (Taylor’s Version)
  • Taylor Swift, The Tortured Poets Department

Top Soundtrack

  • Hazbin Hotel: Season One
  • Trolls: Band Together
  • Twisters: The Album
  • Wish
  • Wonka

Top R&B Album

  • Chris Brown, 11:11
  • Brent Faiyaz, Larger Than Life
  • PARTYNEXTDOOR, PARTYNEXTDOOR 4 (P4)
  • Bryson Tiller, Bryson Tiller
  • Tyla, Tyla

Top Rap Album

  • 21 Savage, american dream
  • Drake, For All the Dogs
  • Future & Metro Boomin, WE DON’T TRUST YOU
  • Nicki Minaj, Pink Friday 2
  • Rod Wave, Nostalgia

Top Country Album

  • Beyoncé, Cowboy Carter
  • Zach Bryan, The Great American Bar Scene
  • Zach Bryan, Zach Bryan
  • Chris Stapleton, Higher
  • Bailey Zimmerman, Religiously. The Album.

Top Rock Album

  • Zach Bryan, The Great American Bar Scene
  • Zach Bryan, Zach Bryan
  • Hozier, Unheard (EP)
  • Noah Kahan, Stick Season
  • Dolly Parton, Rockstar

Top Hard Rock Album

  • Bring Me The Horizon, POST HUMAN: NeX GEn
  • Falling In Reverse, Popular Monster
  • HARDY, Quit!!
  • Pearl Jam, Dark Matter
  • Sleep Token, Take Me Back to Eden

Top Latin Album

  • Bad Bunny, nadie sabe lo que va a pasar mañana
  • Fuerza Regida, Pa Las Baby’s Y Belikeada
  • Grupo Frontera, El Comienzo
  • Junior H, $AD BOYZ 4 LIFE II
  • KAROL G, MAÑANA SERÁ BONITO (BICHOTA SEASON)

Top K-Pop Album

  • ATEEZ, THE WORLD EP.FIN: WILL
  • Jung Kook, GOLDEN
  • Stray Kids, ROCK-STAR
  • Stray Kids, Ate: Mini Album
  • TOMORROW X TOGETHER, The Name Chapter: FREEFALL

Top Dance/Electronic Album

  • Charli XCX, BRAT
  • Jungle, Volcano
  • Odetari, XXIII SORROWS
  • Troye Sivan, Something to Give Each Other
  • John Summit, Comfort in Chaos

Top Christian Album

  • Elevation Worship, CAN YOU IMAGINE?
  • Forrest Frank, CHILD OF GOD
  • Brandon Lake, COAT OF MANY COLORS
  • Maverick City Music, Chandler Moore & Naomi Raine, The Maverick Way Complete: Complete Vol 02
  • Katy Nichole, Jesus Changed My Life

Top Gospel Album

  • Kirk Franklin, Father’s Day
  • Koryn Hawthorne, On God
  • Maverick City Music, Chandler Moore & Naomi Raine, The Maverick Way Complete: Complete Vol 02
  • CeCe Winans, More Than This
  • Naomi Raine, Cover The Earth: Live in New York

SONG AWARDS

Top Hot 100 Song

  • Benson Boone, “Beautiful Things”
  • Jack Harlow, “Lovin on Me”
  • Post Malone feat. Morgan Wallen, “I Had Some Help”
  • Shaboozey, “A Bar Song (Tipsy)”
  • Teddy Swims, “Lose Control”

Top Streaming Song

  • Zach Bryan feat. Kacey Musgraves, “I Remember Everything”
  • Kendrick Lamar, “Not Like Us”
  • Post Malone feat. Morgan Wallen, “I Had Some Help”
  • Shaboozey, “A Bar Song (Tipsy)”
  • Teddy Swims, “Lose Control”

Top Radio Song

  • Benson Boone, “Beautiful Things”
  • Jack Harlow, “Lovin on Me”
  • Tate McRae, “Greedy”
  • Taylor Swift, “Cruel Summer”
  • Teddy Swims, “Lose Control”

Top Selling Song

  • Benson Boone, “Beautiful Things”
  • Jung Kook, “Standing Next to You”
  • Post Malone feat. Morgan Wallen “I Had Some Help”
  • Shaboozey “A Bar Song (Tipsy)”
  • Teddy Swims “Lose Control”

Top Collaboration

  • Zach Bryan feat. Kacey Musgraves “I Remember Everything”
  • Future, Metro Boomin & Kendrick Lamar “Like That”
  • Post Malone feat. Morgan Wallen “I Had Some Help”
  • Taylor Swift feat. Post Malone “Fortnight”
  • Morgan Wallen feat. ERNEST “Cowgirls”

Top Billboard Global 200 Song

  • Benson Boone “Beautiful Things”
  • Sabrina Carpenter “Espresso”
  • Tate McRae “Greedy”
  • Taylor Swift “Cruel Summer”
  • Teddy Swims “Lose Control”

Top Billboard Global (Excl. U.S.) Song

  • Benson Boone “Beautiful Things”
  • Sabrina Carpenter “Espresso”
  • Tate McRae “Greedy”
  • Taylor Swift “Cruel Summer”
  • Teddy Swims “Lose Control”

Top R&B Song

  • 4batz feat. Drake “act ii: date @ 8 (remix)”
  • Muni Long “Made for Me”
  • Tommy Richman “MILLION DOLLAR BABY”
  • SZA “Saturn”
  • Tyla “Water”

Top Rap Song

  • Doja Cat “Agora Hills”
  • Doja Cat “Paint the Town Red”
  • Future, Metro Boomin & Kendrick Lamar “Like That”
  • Jack Harlow “Lovin on Me”
  • Kendrick Lamar “Not Like Us”

Top Country Song

  • Zach Bryan feat. Kacey Musgraves “I Remember Everything”
  • Dasha “Austin”
  • Post Malone feat. Morgan Wallen “I Had Some Help”
  • Shaboozey “A Bar Song (Tipsy)”
  • Morgan Wallen “Thinkin’ Bout Me”

Top Rock Song

  • Zach Bryan “Pink Skies”
  • Zach Bryan feat. Kacey Musgraves “I Remember Everything”
  • Djo “End of Beginning”
  • Hozier “Too Sweet”
  • Noah Kahan “Stick Season”

Top Hard Rock Song

  • Falling In Reverse feat. Jelly Roll “All My Life”
  • Falling In Reverse, Tech N9ne & Alex Terrible “Ronald”
  • HARDY “Psycho”
  • Linkin Park “The Emptiness Machine”
  • Superheaven “Youngest Daughter”

Top Latin Song

  • Bad Bunny “MONACO”
  • Bad Bunny & Feid “PERRO NEGRO”
  • FloyyMenor & Cris MJ “Gata Only”
  • KAROL G & Peso Pluma “QLONA”
  • Xavi “La Diabla”

Top Global K-Pop Song

  • ILLIT “Magnetic”
  • Jimin “Who”
  • Jung Kook “Standing Next to You”
  • Jung Kook feat. Jack Harlow “3D”
  • LE SSERAFIM “Perfect Night”

Top Afrobeats Song

  • Adam Port & Stryv feat. Malachiii “Move”
  • Tems “Me & U”
  • Tyla “Truth or Dare”
  • Tyla “Water”
  • Tyla, Gunna & Skillibeng “Jump”

Top Dance/Electronic Song

  • Dua Lipa “Houdini”
  • Dua Lipa “Illusion”
  • Kenya Grace “Strangers”
  • Ariana Grande “yes, and?”
  • Marshmello & Kane Brown “Miles on It”

Top Christian Song

  • Elevation Worship feat. Brandon Lake, Chris Brown & Chandler Moore “Praise”
  • Forrest Frank “GOOD DAY”
  • Josiah Queen “The Prodigal”
  • Seph Schlueter “Counting My Blessings”
  • Tauren Wells with We The Kingdom & Davies “Take It All Back”

Top Gospel Song

  • Koryn Hawthorne “Look at God”
  • Maverick City Music, Chandler Moore & Naomi Raine “God Problems”
  • Maverick City Music, Chandler Moore & Naomi Raine ft. Tasha Cobbs Leonard “In the Room”
  • Victor Thompson X Gunna feat. Ehis ‘D’ Greatest “THIS YEAR (Blessings)”
  • CeCe Winans “That’s My King”
Actress and comedian Michelle Buteau will host the event, which will air live on Fox on December 12 at 8 PM ET/PT. Additionally, viewers can stream the show on Paramount+ and Fire TV Channels.

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Fairytales Do Come True – Actor Charles Okocha Ties The Knot With Fiancé

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On November 12, 2024, Nollywood actor Charles Okocha celebrated his marriage to his long-time partner after seven years together. The actor took to Instagram to share a playful video from his white wedding, showcasing his energetic dance moves in a stylish white suit.

In a humorous touch, Charles Okocha thanked his music idol, Jay Z, for attending the wedding, a lighthearted joke that amused his fans.

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Uzoamaka Onuoha Wins Best Female Performance At AFRIFF 2024

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Nollywood actress Uzoamaka Onuoha won the Best Female Performance in a Feature award at the recently concluded African Film Festival on November 9, 2024.

This victory adds another accolade to her growing list of achievements, solidifying her status as one of Nollywood’s rising stars.

With over three nominations under her belt this year, Uzoamaka Onuoha truly stood out for her remarkable portrayal in “Agemo”.

Directed by Moshood Abiola Obatula, the film takes viewers on a thrilling journey. It follows the character Agatha navigating a dangerous and enigmatic world.

By highlighting the challenges faced by women, Agemo delves deep into the complexities of power dynamics, manipulation, and the severe consequences of exploiting the vulnerable.

Playing the lead role, Onuoha delivers a powerful performance that captures the character’s resilience and depth. This recognition comes as no surprise given her impressive track record.

This includes standout roles in Inside Life (2022), If I Am President (2018), and Blood Sisters (2022). With each project, she continues to showcase her versatility and dedication to her craft.

Although Agemo initially released its first-look images in December 2023, the full film is set to premiere to the public later this year.

Written by Esther Olayinka, the supernatural feature boasts a stellar ensemble cast. The cast includes Raphael Ayara, Joe Kosoko, Yinka Quadri, Mojisola Afolayan, Kola Olaiya, Lawal Aramide Pabira, and Darasimi Madi.

Together, they bring to life a story that explores complex themes and leaves a lasting impact on viewers.

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