The most prestigious award fro any broadcaster in nigeria was held yesterday in Lagos. Nigerian Broadcasters Merit Awards was award ceremony was to encourage and appreciate individual broadcaster during the year so far.
The merit award was purely on nigeria radio and television stations broadcaster, musician of the year male and female, brand of the year and lastly blog and website of the year so far. Pop singer singer Tiwa Savage and Davido won best singer of the year,Former big brother African winner Uti Nwachukwu, win most popular presenter in African, Premium Times and Bella Naija win best website and blog of the year.
Here are the winners at the events
1. Newscaster of the Year (TV)
Gimba Umar (TVC)
-Female
-Chioma Ifeanyi-Obianiwa (STV)
2. Radio Newscaster of the Year (English)
-Juwe Ikechukwu (Raypower FM)
3. Newscaster of the Year (Indigenous)
-Tunji Olalekan (Koko Inu iwe Iroyin on Bond FM)
4. News Reporter of The Year (TV only
-Male
– Seun Okinbaloye (Channels TV)
-Female
– Christycole Popoola (TVC News)
5. TV Station of the Year (National)
-LTV 8
6. TV Station of the year (Regional)
– B.C.O.S (Ibadan)
7. TV Channel Of The Year
-WapTV
8. Entertainment Channel Of The Year (TV)
– MTV Base
Nigeria
-Music Africa
9. Radio Station of the Year-
-Lagos (Central)
– Raypower 100.5 FM
-South-West
– Royal FM Ilorin
-South-East
-Vision Africa Radio (Umuahia)
-North
Liberty Radio 91.7FM (Kaduna)
11. Best Indigenous Radio Station
-Naija FM (Lagos)
12. Campus Radio Station of the year
-Unizik FM
13. Campus Radio Presenter of the Year
-Larry Foreman (Unilag FM)
14. On-line Radio Station of the Year
– IGroove
15. Most Outstanding Pay Digital TV Channel provider
-Startimes
17. TV Programme of the Year
– Sports
-Sports Tonight (Channels TV)
– Drama
-Emerald Series
-Entertainment/Talkshow
-StarGist
Reality Show
-Nigeria’s Got Talent
Brands/Business
De Market Place
18. Radio programme of the Year
-Sport
Sports at Dawn (Rainbow FM)
-Comedy
–Comedy Happy Hour with D-Don (Rainbow FM)
Talk Show
– Road Show with Freeze & Kaylah (Cool FM)
19. Most Popular In-House DJ
-Radio
-DJ Mewsic (Brila FM)
-TV
-DJ Smooth (Stv)
20. Most Popular TV presenter
– Uti Nwachukwu (Jara)
Female
-Adora Oleh (adora Oleh Show)
(Sports)
Male
-Toyin Ibitoye (Channels TV)
Female
-Kemi Muyi Adeniyi (LTV)
21. Best Radio Presenter
National
-Ambrose Somide (Raypower)
-Female
-Anita Izedeh (Rhythm FM)
22. Most Popular Indigenous Presenter (TV/Radio)-Male
-Mc Ice Water (Eko FM)
-Female
-–Feyikemi Olayinka (Owuro Lawa on LTV)
23 Corporate Organization of the Year
-Manufacturing Industry
-Honeywell Group
B-Telecommunication
-Airtel
C-BANK
-Guarantee Trust Bank (GTB)
24. Outstanding Presenter of the Year (Radio)
Talk Shows
-Lagos
(Male)
-Sly Ojigbede (Classic FM)
Female
-Toke Makinwa (Rhythm FM)
-North
(Male)
-Nwokedi Moses a.k.a BiG’ MO (Wazobia FM)
(Female)
– Amaka Udeh a.k.a Fresh (Hot FM Abuja)
South-West
(Male)
-Don Tee (Splash FM)
(Female)
-Tope Alabi (Star FM Ibadan)
-South-East
Male
-Didi Egbuna(Dream FM, Enugu)
FEMALE
-Omalicha (Blaze FM)
Sports
Male
-Murphy Ijemba (Brila FM)
FEMALE
-Princess Fiona (Nigeria Info)
25. Sexiest On-Air Personality
-Male
-Chriz De Razor (Beat FM)
-Female
-Onyiye Gift Agriga (Kapital FM)
26. Print Media of the Year:
-Daily Independent
27. Best New Radio Station
-Lagos Traffic Radio (Lagos),
28. Actor of the Year –
-Male
-Bimbo Manuel (Tinsel)
-Female
–Funmilola Aofiyebi Raimi (Tinsel)
29- Artiste of The Year–
-Male
-Davido
-Female
-Tiwa Savage
31. Cameraman of the Year (Male and female)
-Akinsoji Emmanuel (TVC)
32. African TV Presenter of the Year
-Male
-Adesope Olajide ( VOX-Africa Nigeria)
-Female
– Vimbai Mutinhiri- (Zinbabwe)
33. Indigenous TV Channel of the Year
-Oodua
34. Station Director/ Manager of the Year
-TV
–Abiola Alabi (M-Net)
-Radio
-Evita Moussalli (Wazobia, Cool and Nigerian Info)
35. Website of the Year-
-Premium Times
36. Blog/website of the Year-
-Bella Naija