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2Face, Juliet Ibrahim, Tony Elumelu Nominated For African Merit Awards

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Veteran Singer, 2Baba Innocent Idibia, Tony Elumelu, Ghana Actress, Juliet Ibrahim, and one of the biggest entrepreneur in Africa, will be honoured at the 2016 edition of the African Merit & Humanitarian Awards, slated for December.

Other nominees for the award according to the organizers includes: Jimi Agbaje, Stephanie Linus, Ezinne Akudo, Liya Kebede, Alley Gray, Donald Gardon, Kenyan Singer Jaguar, Autism Light Inc, HealthPlus, McBrown Family Foundation, Yvonne Nelson, Prince Julius Adelusi Adeluyi, Strive Musiyiwa, Dr Zainab Shinkafi Bagudu and others.

The nominees would be honoured for their contributions to the peace and development in Africa.

‘’We believe that this recognition will always be the push for them to achieve more in their various fields.

“After looking critically at the various achievements of these sons and daughters of Africa, there is no better way to appreciate them than giving them a boost,’’ the organizers said.

The categories include lifetime achievement, humanitarian personality of the year, philanthropist of the year and African youth icon of the year.

Others include special recognition award, humanitarian entertainment  icon of the year and many more.

The awards cuts across over 20 categories, with recipients picked from various fields and backgrounds.

African Merit & Humanitarian Awards is an annual award that honours Africans who contributed meaningfully to the development of the region.

 

 



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