Burna Boy wins another award
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Burna Boy, the 28-year-old Nigerian rave of the moment on Sunday emerged winner of the 2019 Young Person of the Year Future Awards, 24 hours after he was crowned African Artiste of the Year.
The 2019 Grammy Award nominee, born as Damini Ogulu, got two awards as the Young Person of the Year and also the Prize for Music at the event held at the Balmoral Convention Centre, Federal Palace Hotel, Victoria Island in Lagos.
Other winners during the gala night are Future Prize for Agriculture that went to Uka Eje, the founder of the Thrive Agric, that has funded over 15, 000 farmers across Nigeria.
For the Future Award Prize for Media, Samuel Ajiboye clinched the gong as a young entrepreneur and a Country Manager, Alpha and Jam a company that has presence in four African countries.
Mr Israel Adesanya, Nigerian World Champion in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) mixed martial art, a kick boxer got the prize for Sport.
The Future Award for Education went to Olaseni Cole, who runs an empowerment programme aimed at preparing and equipping children with skills within the tech-space. The project has impacted over 3,000 children in Lagos and Ogun.
The Prize for Technology went to Zang Luka Bot, the inventor of the Foot House, an interaction traditional mouse that allows people with upper limb disability to interface with the computer using their legs.
The Prize for Fashion went to Sandra Tuboboreni, CEO, TUBO, a multi award winning global brand.
The Future Awards for Africa for Public Service was won by Adetola Onayemi, an international lawyer, the head, Trade Remedies/Assistant Trade and investment in the Office of the Vice President.
The Future Award Prize for Arts went to Ken Nwadiogu, a multidisciplinary artist and contemporealist. He founded the fast growing Artland Contemporary Ltd.
The Future Award for Acting was won by Tmini Egbuson, an actor in the MTV television series Shuga.
The Prize for Advocacy was won by 32 year-old Hamsat Lawal, who led a successful campaign in over 40 countries and specializes in practical issues related with Climate Change and others.