FULL NOMINEES LIST FOR THE FUTURE AWARDS 2011:TAGGED THE BRIGHTEST & THE BEST

THE BRIGHTEST AND THE BEST: Full Nominees List for The Future Awards Unveiled! Reception holds December 19!

It’s the most anticipated list this year! The Future Awards, Nigeria’s most influential youth event, after unveiling its spectacular Young Person of the Year nominees has week, has now released the full Nominees List for all 21 categories.

Voting begins immediately! The voting numbers are 33120 for Nigeria and 80079 for the UK and Canada According to the organisers, voting takes only 50% of the first stage of judging, so winners are not selected by voting popularity – there is a 4-stage judging process involving a Board of Judges and an Independent Audit Committee headed by veteran journalist Dr. Reuben Abati. There is also a two week-period for members of the public to make complaints about any of the nominees to awards Central Working Committee (CWC). Please send complaints to info@thefuturenigeria.com.

All the nominees will be celebrated at an invitation-only media and VIP Nominees Reception on Sunday December 19, 2010 – where they will also be inducted into the elite The Future Alumni Network. The event will also be an opportunity to raise money for Love on the Streets, an NGO working with disadvantaged children of the Dustbin Estate, Lagos.

“This is the first year we are having 21 categories. We have always had 20 categories, but the Young Person of the Year prize is a special prize and ius taken separately from this year,” said Ohimai Atafo, head of the CWC. “We are confident that young Nigerians will find this list highly inspiring and are inctredibly proud of the nominees we have.”

More information is on www.thefuturenigeria.com. Let the race begin!

ACTOR OF THE YEAR

Ufuoma Ejenobor 29

Uche Jumbo 31

Ini Edo 28

Gideon Okeke 27

Matilda Obaseki 24

Mercy Johnson 27

Tonto Dike 25

Gbenro Ajibade 26

BEST USE OF ADVOCACY

Nmachi Jidenma (Celebrating Progress Africa (CP-Africa.com)/Civic Participation) 22

Orode Uduaghan (Pink Pearl Cancer Foundation/Cancer) 21

Tola Sunmonu (Harambe Nigeria/Agriculture) 22

Ohimai Amaize (B.L.I.N.G. Cybercrime/Civic Participation) 26

Emmanuel Odiase (SmokeFree Foundation/Smoking) 28

Esther Agbarakwe (Nigerian Youth Climate Coalition/Sustainable Development) 26

Francis Anyaegbu (Youth in Transit/Entrepreneurship) 25

Muyideen Salau (Students in Free Enterprise/Agriculture) 29

BEST USE OF SCIENCE

Ify Aniebo 27

Otejiri Oghoghorie 25

Bayo Olushola Omoyiola 31

Moyinoluwa Odugbemi 21

Folashade Kuforiji 23

Taiwo Adewole 31

Debo Olaosebikan 25

Owoeye Oluwatoyosi 30

BEST USE OF TECHNOLOGY

Olalekan Ayorinde 31

Nkemdili Uwaje 27

Temi Kolawole 25

Iruoye Tolulope 27

Mubarak Mohammed Abdulahi 27

Saheed Adepoju 25

Mayowa Owolabi 27

Tim Akinbo 29

BUSINESS OWNER OF THE YEAR

Bode Pedro (Veda Technology) 27

Toyosi Akerele (Rise Networks) 25

Perez Nekabari (Arden & Newton) 27

Erefa Fynecontry (Doheney Services) 29

Tunde Alade (Dynamix) 29

Karo Agono (Tremor Perfect) 30

Ajiboye Oyeleke (Efficacy Homes) 28

Baye Onipe Patrick (Golden Loaf Bakery)26

COMEDIAN OF THE YEAR

Teju Babyface 31

Princess 30

Seyi Law 27

Jedidiah 31

Tunde Ednut 25

Emeka Smith 27

Omobaba 28

Wale Gates 29

CREATIVE ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Adekunle Samuel Owolabi (Design) 25

Onyeka Nwelue (Prose) 22

Ogunnubi Babadeji (Visual) 22

Aisha Augie-Kuta (Photography) 30

Zainabu Jallo (Prose) 31

Chibundu Onuzo (Prose) 19

Babatunde Adebola (Visual) 26

Jaiyeola Ladipo (Visual) 23

CREATIVE PROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR

Osagie Osarenkhoe (Manager) 26

Samuel Olatunji (Publicist) 29

Dimeji Alara (Stylist) 27

Bolaji Animashaun (Stylist) 23

Janet Nwose (Manager) 28

Nike Fagbule (Publicist) 25

Godwin Tom (Manager) 23

Bobby Taylor (Publicist) 28

Toni Payne (Manager/Publicist) 30

Emem Ema (Manager) 31

DESIGNER OF THE YEAR

Bridget Awosika (Bridget Awosika) 30

Ugonma Adegoke (Zebra Living) 31

Ugonna Omeruo (House of Nwocha) 26

Funke Ogunde (Phunk Afrique) 25

Akpos Okudu (Akpos) 25

Yvonne Nwosu (Vonne) 27

Rukky Ladoja (Grey) 26

Ebubedike Mary (West & Couture) 27

EXCELLENCE IN PUBLIC SERVICE

Damilola Ogunbiyi (Lagos State Government)

Oluwadamilola Olushola, 23, (General Hospital Ifako)

Dr. Momoh Rabiu 25 (Lagos University Teaching Hospital)

Hakeem Shagaya 26(Ministry of Finance)

Emmanuel Etim 30 (Africa Union)

Iorfa Tor-Anyiin 27 (Federal Medical Centre, Makurdi)

Fatima Zara Modibo 27 (National Hospital Abuja and Consultant, Human Institute of Virology)

Oladayo Afolabi, 24, (University of Maiduguri)

JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR

Kemi Ajumobi 31 (BusinessDay)

Lolade Adewuyi 30 (TELL)

Toyosi Ogunseye 26 (The Punch)

Nicholas Ibekwe 29 (NEXT)

Latasha Nwugbe 27 (Thisday)

Tolu Ogunlesi 28 (NEXT)

Chilee Agunanna 26 (Encomium)

Yinka Ibukun 26 (Reuters)

Arukaino Umukoro 31 (TELL)

Segun Adeoye 30 (TELL)

MAGAZINE OF THE YEAR

Soundcity Blast

FAB

WOW

SideView

Vibez

Dynamix

Ace

Swag

MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR

Dr. SID 30

Banky W 29

Timaya 30

Mo‘Cheddah 20

Naeto C 28

Da Grin 25 (RIP)

Jesse Jagz 26

J Martins 30

MUSIC PRODUCER OF THE YEAR

DJ Klem 26

JMartins 30

So Sick 27

Tee Y Mix 28

Dokta Frabz 25

J Sleek 22

IKON 25

Sazzy (Osaze Omobunde - RIP) 27

ON-AIR PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR (RADIO)

Tolu Oniru [Toolz] 28 (Beat FM)

Gbemileke ‘Oscar’ Oyinsan 26 (Inspiration FM)

Lorenzo Menakaya 26 (Lion FM, Enugu)

Christopher Molokwu 29 (Cool FM, Abuja)

Tosyn Bucknor [Area Mama] 29 (Top Radio)

Matse Uwatse 29 (Wazobia FM)

Joyce 26 (Cool FM, Lagos)

Oreka Godis 26 (Beat FM)

Dotun 26 (Cool FM, Lagos)

Wana Udobang 26 (Inspiration FM)

ON-AIR PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR (TV)

Cynthia Okpala 25 (MTV Base)

Isio Wanogho 27 (Spice TV/G-Bam)

Efemena Tommy Adabamu 24(Excite on TV)

Kemi Adetiba 30(Maltina DanceAll)

Yvonne Ekwere 25 [Vixen] (Silverbird TV)

Eku Edewor 24 (Studio 53 Extra)

Andre Blaze 27 (Nigezie)

Tana Egbo 26 (Peak Talent Show)

PROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR (CORPORATE)

Adeniyi Olutayo, 31, (Head of Internal Audit, Nestle)

Tony Usidamen, 30, (Group Communications Manager, Dana Group)

Kunle Olaifa 30 (Talent Acquisition Leader, General Electric)

Kola Osinowo 30 (Care Solutions Manager, Nokia)

Akintola Olufemi, 31, (Brand Manager, Nestle)

Tokini Peterside 25 (Communications Manager, GD Netter)

Tosin Adefope 28 (Lawyer, Tadef Inc)

Emmanuel Adediwura, 24, (Business Development Manager of Ascent Resources and Educational Services Limited)

Oye Akindeinde, 31, (Chief Information Officer, Compliance & Content Monitoring Nigeria Limited)

Owoeye Oluwatoyosi, 30, (Physiotherapist, Lagos University Teaching Hospital)

SCREEN PRODUCER OF THE YEAR

Imoh Umoren 28

Clarence Peters 28

Kemi Adetiba 30

Mex 28

Soji Ogunnaike 27

Yinka Obebe 30

Onye Ubanatu 29

Chineze Anyaene 27

SPORTSPERSON OF THE YEAR

CHINEDU OBASI (Football) 24

VINCENT ENYEAMA (Football) 28

CHRISTIANA NWOYE (Wrestling)

Desire Oparanozie (Football) 17

MOBOLAJI AKIODE (Basketball) 28

TOSIN OKE (Triple Jump) 30

PETER EMELIEZE (Athletics) 22

JANET DUNG (Athletics) 24

TEAM OF THE YEAR

CelebrityRead Africa

YGC Africa

B.L.I.N.G.

Knighthouse

NotJustOk.com

ConnectNigeria.com

Super Falcons

Jobberman.com

YOUNG PERSON OF THE YEAR

Nnaemeka Ikegwuonu 28– Advocate

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

GRAPEVINE NEWS

1. She is a very well known thespian, who loves controversies, she's been in and out of several, that some have even renamed her 'miss controversy', she is very attractive and light complexioned, we hear she has a very sexy and prominent tattoo on her body, at a point that she was always filming in the Niger Delta state of a recently outsted governor, she was openly dating a very married top government functionary and both didnt mind that everyone knew about the whole matter, including the man's wife, the guy's first name starts with the first alphabet A and ends with the 21 st alphabet and his second name starts with the 16th letter and ends with the 11th, apart from this, the beautiful actress is known to have dated several people and has really hit it big now, even selling top of the range cars, she herself cruising around in a German dream machine, she was said to have dated a young barely legal entertainer recently, who is facing accusation of copying someone else's song and she was said to have fallen heads over heels in love, with the little boy's boyish and innocent like charm that she even gifted him a car, though that later seem to have caused a problem, as little entertainer whose stage name depicts a genius somewhat, is said to be a ladies man,and was seen cruising around town with several babes like an adonis andthis was a total let down that makes our actress cry everytime. While the actress/business woman is in her middle 20's, the entertainer only just clocked 21 or so

2. This 2 are presently 2 of the main culprits in the new and so called exciting world of having the best of both worlds, one is a former thespian and married to a stinkingly rich dude and is as beautiful as they come, the other is a young entrepreneur who seem to be doing very well for herself and is in a serious relationship with a top government functionary, who dotes on her so much and also sometimes dents her ego with beatings, they are very both well connected and very very light complexioned, but the underlying truth about both is that they prefer their own sex to the opposite sex and are really top madames in the game, who enjoys recruiting young,willing and experimental 'girls' into their games. One of the lady was said to have recently dealt very madly with one of her recruits not too long ago, for dearing to have something with her man, the young and totally strung out young lady was tricked to a trip on 3rd mainland bridge and was beaten blue black and with the fear of been thrown off the bridge next time,before she was let go.

3. Who is this very handsome and stylish dude from a very rich home, a member of the family was recently indicted for finance related mess and paid back a staggering amount, the young dude, whose is very married to a stunning beauty is known to be a drug addict and also a sex addict, he has dealt with a lot of the happening babes in town severally, he was said to have shown a raunchy video of him and his ex at a joint sometime back to all is friends, he was recently put in charge of company that is involved with flying, but the latest news in town, is that his past has caught up with him, he is said to have been diagnosed HIV positive, though unconfirmed, but because he is well heeled, he is said to be taking care of the situation very well.

4. She is a very well known socialite, very stylish at that and has won many awards on the style stake, her wardrobe we hear would rival that of many of the best dressed from any part of the world, she knows where to get all the best brands and names in the world, she loves going 1st or business class on her frequent trips to some of the most exotic parts of the world-Beirut, Lebanon, Paris, France etc, her only visible line of business is that she owns a store on the island, at a point to live her first class life, she was double dating 2 multi-milliionaires in the same town, who both doted on her and were at her beck and call to meet her several needs. While one of the men from the south-west was supposedly very married, the other is not and his from the Niger delta, both are very well connected, at a point our stylish socialite was even said to have bedded one of the son's of her main benefactor without caring, as long as she's satisfied let everyone else hang!!!!!.This young son of her benefactor is also married, and is in knowledge of his dad dating the lady.