THE 2016 AFRICA YOUTH CHOICE AWARDS NOMINEES LIST:
BEST MALE:
DIAMOND PLATNUMZ – TANZANIA
AHMED SOULTAN – MOROCCO
FALZ – NIGERIA
TEKNO – NIGERIA
STONE BOY – GHANA
EDDY KENZO – UGANDA
DONALD – SOUTH AFRICA
LIL KESH – NIGERIA
BISA KDEI – GHANA
CASPER NYOVEST – SOUTH AFRICA
KISS DANIEL – NIGERIA
BEST FEMALE:
IRENE NTALE – UGANDA
VANESSA MDEE – TANZANIA
SEYI SHAY – NIGERIA
YEMI ALADE – NIGERIA
EFYA – GHANA
ASA – NIGERIA
VICTORIA KIMANI – KENYA
WIYALA – GHANA
BUSIWA -SOUTH AFRICA
KNOWLESS BUTERA – RWANDA
WAJE – NIGERIA
VIDEO OF THE YEAR:
ADORE HER – FUNBI x POE – NIGERIA
SOLDIER – FALZ x SIMI – NIGERIA
ISABELLA – SAUTI SOL – KENYA
GOOD TIMES – KISS DANIEL – NIGERIA
RIGHT NOW – SEYI SHAY – NIGERIA
SKIN TIGHT – MR EAZI x EFYA – NIGERIA x GHANA
STANDING OVATION – TIWA SAVAGE x OLAMIDE – NIGERIA
BABY SOWETO – WIZKID x MARIPOLSA – NIGERIA x SOUTH AFRICA
OMO ALHAJI – YCEE – NIGERIA
EMERGENCY – DBANJ – NIGERIA
OMNI KNOWEST WAJE – NIGERIA
SHEE KENA – STONE-BOY – GHANA
PRAY FOR ME – DAREY ART ALADE X THE SOWETO GOSPEL CHOIR – NIGERIA x SOUTH AFRICA
BEST SONG BY A DUO GROUP OR FEATURING:
IGAMEWEUSI – NAVY KENZO – TANZANIA
SKOLOM – VVIP – GHANA
SKIN TIGHT – MR EAZI x EFYA – NIGERIA x GHANA
BABY SOWETO – WIZKID x MARIPOLSA – NIGERIA x SOUTH AFRICA
MONEY – DAVIDO x OLAMIDE – NIGERIA
ROMANTIC – KOREDE BELLO x TIWA SAVAGE – NIGERIA
SHAKE YA BAM BAM – SAUTI SOL – KENYA
THIS IS WHO I AM – AHMED SOULTAN x WIYALA – MOROCCO x GHANA
STRONG WOMAN – WAJE x OTHER AFRICA WOMEN – AFRICA
ALL I WANT IS YOU – BANKY W x CHIDNMA – NIGERIA
CONCUR – TIMAYA x DON JAZZY – NIGERIA
LAGOS TO KAMPALA – RUNTOWN x WIZKID – NIGERIA
CAUSE TROUBLE – LIL KESH x YCEE – NIGERIA
DJ OF THE YEAR (FEMALE):
DJ CUPPY – NIGERIA
DJ SWITCH – NIGERIA
DJ LAMBO – NIGERIA
DJ PENNY – TANZANIA
DJ NYCE – GHANA
DJ NANA – NIGERIA
DJ SWITCH – NIGERIA
ARTIST OF THE YEAR:
ALI KIBA – TANZANIA
SHATTA WALE – GHANA
WANDE COAL – NIGERIA
YEMI ALADE – NIGERIA
FALZ – NIGERIA
CASPER NYOVEST – SOUTH AFRICA
DIAMOND PLATNUMZ – TANZANIA
AHMED SOULTAN – MOROCCO
AWARD FOR THE PROMOTION/ ADVANCEMENT OF GIRL CHILD EDUCATION IN AFRICA:
ABISOYE AJAYI – GIRL CODING – NIGERIA
MS VEE – GHANA
JOYCE KIRYA – TANZANIA
MAMA SALMA KIKWETE – MTOTO WA MNENZIO MWANAO
AWARD FOR THE PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF HIV/AIDS IN AFRICA:
TIERS FOUNDATION – NIGERIA
MAMA TERRY – TANZANIA
LADY JAYDEE – TANZANIA
MAMA SALMA KIKWETE – TANZANIA
WOMEN VANGUARD AWARD:
TANZANIA WOMAN’S BANK – TANZANIA
TANZANIA WOMEN LAWYERS ASSOCIATION – TANZANIA
JOYCE KIRYA – TANZANIA
ABISOYE AJAYI – NIGERIA
NANA OYE LITHUR – GHANA
WAJE; SAFE HOUSE PROJECT – NIGERIA
LINDA IKEJI; SELF MADE PROJECT – NIGERIA
AWARD FOR HUMANITARIAN AND CHARITY WORKS:
JULIET IBRAHIM – GHANA
JOYCE KIRYA; WANAWAKE LIVE – TANZANIA
HOYCE TEMU; MIMI NA TANZANIA – TANZANIA
MILAN MAGESSE
AWEBET FRANCIS
KONAMI
WADIBEN HIRKI FOUNDATION
ISAAC KWAKI ESSIEN; SPOOR LIFE – GHANA
GLOW CARE FOUNDATION – NIGERIA
ELIZABETH MOTILEWA – NIGERIA
LINDA IKEJI; SELF MADE PROJECT – NIGERIA
ART FOR A CAUSE ; OSA SEVEN – NIGERIA
YOUTH COMPANY OF THE YEAR:
MO’ ENTERPRISES – TANZANIA
SUPER DOLL – TANZANIA
YUDALA – NIGERIA
ECHO HOUSE – GHANA
SMOOTHIE EXPRESS – NIGERIA
EMPIRE REPUBLIK – GHANA
JSS MEDIA – GHANA
ECO POST – KENYA
ADEDEJI ALEBIOSU – NIGERIA
ORANGE CULTURE – NIGERIA
ON POINT CLOTHING – NIGERIA
RWANDA CLOTHING – RWANDA
CORS – NIGERIA
JREASON – NIGERIA
NAIRA BET – NIGERIA
CANDY CITY : GHANA
TRIA GROUP – KENYA
OSA SEVEN – NIGERIA
WASP AND SPROUT – KENYA
LETI ARTS – GHANA
YOUTH OF THE YEAR:
BERYL AGYEKUM – GHANA
PATRICK NGOWI – TANZANIA
JAKE OKECHUKWU – NIGERIA
ABISOYE AJAYI – NIGERIA
AKIN ALABI – NIGERIA
MUSA “ MR CANDY” – GHANA
JOHN OBIDI – NIGERIA
OSA ; OSA SEVEN – NIGERIA
EYRAM TAWIA – GHANA
ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR:
MAMA ROCKY – TANZANIA
SHERIAN NGOWIOWI – TANZANIA
JOSELYNE UMUTONIWASE – RWANDA
TRUSHAR KHETIA – KENYA
MERCY KITOMARY MARLEY – TANZANIA
KWAD DWO SAFO KANTANKA – GHANA
ANGELA NEALE – KENYA
NNAMDI; YUDALA – NIGERIA
LORNA RUTTO – KENYA
JASON PORSCHE – NIGERIA
EYRAM TAWIA – GHANA
LINDA IKEJI – NIGERIA
PATRICK; ONPOINT CLOTHING – NIGERIA
MUSA; MR CANDY – GHANA
BEST TECH START UP:
OGA TAXI – NIGERIA
FUELED UP – NIGERIA
GUMZO; MWINULA KINHA MKONO – TANZANIA
KANTANKA AUTOMOBILE
JOVAGO.COM
YAOOYA – EGYPT
DABADUCK – MOROCCO
PIGGY BANK – NIGERIA
WE FARM – KENYA
SWEEP SOUTH – SOUTH AFRICA
LETI ARTS – GHANA
BEST APP:
AFRICHAT – GHANA
SLYDE PLAY – GHANA
SOCCER APP – TANZANIA
SHULE DIRECT – TANZANIA
COLLABO8 – GHANA
OGA TAXI – NIGERIA
FUELED UP – NIGERIA
AWARD FOR THE PROMOTION/DEVELOPMENT AND ADVANCEMENT OF AGRICULTURE IN AFRICA:
BAKRESSA – AZAM MILL CO. LTD – TANZANIA
ROSE FUNJA – AGRI INFO
MO DEWJI
MOST PROMISING YOUTH, BUSINESS OR ENTERPRISE:
A-QUBE FOOTPRINT – NIGERIA
ROBERTO AIRA – NIGERIA
JUSTSHAKARA.COM – NIGERIA
JESSE BANDS – NIGERIA
KADMIEL VAN DER PUIJE – GHANA
OFFICIAL KOSSY – NIGERIA
LAZYWRITA – NIGERIA
REVELATION OF THE YEAR FASHION:
KULA PERRY OUTLOOK – GHANA
MORAFA – NIGERIA
JREASON – NIGERIA
CORS – NIGERIA
RWANDA CLOTHING – RWANDA
MODUPE OMONZE – NIGERIA
HANA HIMMI – MOROCCO
ELLISHA BOIE – GHANA
LAZ YANI – SOUTH AFRICA
SOLOME KATONGOLE – UGANDA
CHAKIRRA CLAASEN – NAMIBIA
SARA MUGAMBI – KENYA
MENTAL FASHION HOUSE – ANGOLA
MIMA-te – MOZAMBIQUE
NKECHI HARRY NGONADI – NIGERIA
NEXT RATED:
ABRAHAM ATTAH – GHANA
YCEE – NIGERIA
EPIXODE – GHANA
TEMI DOLL FACE- NIGERIA
SMALL DOCTOR – NIGERIA
BOJ – NIGERIA
AJEBUTTER 22- NIGERIA
SHOW DE CAMP (SDC) – NIGERIA
TJAN – NIGERIA
KOKER – NIGERIA
MAMOSA – NIGERIA
MOST PROMISING ACT (MUSIC):
TOBY GREY – NIGERIA
TOMI THOMAS – NIGERIA
MUFASA – NIGERIA
ACE – NIGERIA
VIKTOH YBNL – NIGERIA
BEST NEW ACT:
MIZ GOLD – GHANA
HARMONIZE – TANZANIA
LAYLA ANWAR – TANZANIA
POE – NIGERIA
YOUNG GRACIE – NIGERIA
PEPENAZI – NIGERIA
DICE AILLES – NIGERIA
SKIBII – NIGERIA
HUMBLE SMITH – NIGERIA