Here are some pictures from the 2009 Future awards
Omobaba and Kenny Ogungbe
Ebuka and Noble Igwe
Ebuka and Lamide Akintobi
Ace comedian Ali baba
Hip on TV presenter and TFA nominee, Dayo
MI on stage
Denrele, Myself and Freeze of Coolfm. Freeze and I presented the Award for Actor and Musician of the year. Denrele received on behalf of 9ice
Pix thanks to Adeyomoye oluseyi, Sola Kayode, Omobaba, Isio and Chude Jideonwo
Adebola, Chude and Emilia
For those who don’t know much about the guys behind this amazing concept, read about them below...
Chude Jideonwo (Creative Director-at-large)
Born in 1985, Chude has written for True Love Magazine, Thisday, The Guardian, Made, Big Brother Magazine, Leadership & Lifestyle and he has been editor to a number of magazines including Variety and Tour Nigeria. He also has a career on TV, having worked with Inside Out with Agatha, Let’s talk about it (MBI) and also New Dawn with Funmi Iyanda and briefly with Moments with Mo. His script writing credits include House 4 and the Academy and he has presented on the Sunday Show (NTA), and Patito’s Gang. He is presently presenter of rubbing minds on Channels TV
In 2007, Chude was selected as one of the 101 Young African Leaders by the African Business Forum. He also became arguably the youngest receiver of Nigeria’s most respected media award, Nigeria Media Merit Award, when he was announced as entertainment journalist of the year.
He was called to the Nigerian Bar in November 2007, after emerging as Best Student in Land Law from the University of Lagos, and is presently an Asst. Manager with a leading Nigerian airline.
Adebola Williams (Operations Director)
Born in 1986, he was consultant producer with the Canadian Broadcasting commission, and consultant producer with Lifestyles in Africa with Mnet. He was also Human Resource Consultant with the Close-up Salsa Challenge, as well as working briefly with the Apprentice Africa in publicity and was recently producer and content director of Amstel Malta Box Office reality TV show.
Producer of Rubbing Minds on channels TV, Adebola is also a public speaker who has spoken at the I AM Unique seminars, Top 100 Our Generation, amongst others.
In 2007, Chude was selected as one of the 101 Young African Leaders by the African Business Forum. He also became arguably the youngest receiver of Nigeria’s most respected media award, Nigeria Media Merit Award, when he was announced as entertainment journalist of the year.
He was called to the Nigerian Bar in November 2007, after emerging as Best Student in Land Law from the University of Lagos, and is presently an Asst. Manager with a leading Nigerian airline.
Born in 1987, Emilia continued her successful streak as the presenter of Youth Talk with Emilia on NTA Network and was also lifestyle Editor for Variety Magazine, Tour Nigeria and editor of Sleek magazine.
In 2007, she was selected as one of the 101 Young African Leaders by the African Business Forum in Ghana; she was also one of the 12 winners of the highly coveted Leap Africa Youth Leadership Awards.
A Mass Communications Student of the University of Lagos, who also anchored Sounds.com on Eko FM for a year, she was content director with Amstel Malta Box Office.
In 2007, she was selected as one of the 101 Young African Leaders by the African Business Forum in Ghana; she was also one of the 12 winners of the highly coveted Leap Africa Youth Leadership Awards.
A Mass Communications Student of the University of Lagos, who also anchored Sounds.com on Eko FM for a year, she was content director with Amstel Malta Box Office.
Adebola Williams (Operations Director)
Born in 1986, he was consultant producer with the Canadian Broadcasting commission, and consultant producer with Lifestyles in Africa with Mnet. He was also Human Resource Consultant with the Close-up Salsa Challenge, as well as working briefly with the Apprentice Africa in publicity and was recently producer and content director of Amstel Malta Box Office reality TV show.
Producer of Rubbing Minds on channels TV, Adebola is also a public speaker who has spoken at the I AM Unique seminars, Top 100 Our Generation, amongst others.
Young genuises huh?
Later guys!