Nigerian Writers Awards 2017 (See Full Nominee List)
It’s here again! The 2017 edition
of the prestigious Nigerian Writers’ Awards (NWA) nomination kicked off on the
29th of June to 9th of September 2016 with over 485,000
people who visited the website to nominate Nigerian Writers of different genres
who
have proven their worth and commitment in writing
in 24 major categories. NWA
considered nomination for activities in the following period under review March
2015- May 2016.
After the first phase of thorough screening on nominees here
are those who made the list. Readers Votes and Judges Choice will determine the
winner in each category.
NB:
Only Spoken word poetry, Writers’ most supportive brand of the year, Song
writer of the year, Media house of the year, Script Writer of the year and
Blogger of the year (Six categories) are eligible for voting, others will be
determined by the Jury and winners will be announced at the Award Ceremony in
January 2017. To vote send
Nominee’s name and the category eg. Amaka Ibrahim, Blogger of the year to nwaawards@gmail.com. Voting
ends on the 4th of November 2016. Visit www.nigerianwritersawards.com
for more details.
1. BUSINESS WRITER OF THE YEAR
·
HOPE
MOSES-ASHIKE (BUSINESS DAY)
·
PATRICK
ATUANYA (BUSINESS DAY)
·
OLUFISAYO
SANYA (ENTREPRENEURSHIP SECRET)
·
BOSE
IRENONSE (INSURANCE GIST)
·
FEMI ASU
(PUNCH)
·
NIMI
AKINKUGBE (A-Z OF PERSONAL FINANCE)
·
ADEDEJI ADEMIGBUJI
(THE NATION)
2. SPORTS WRITER OF THE YEAR
·
JUDITH
NWABIA (THE SUN)
·
BAMIDELE BOLUWAJI (COMPLETE
SPORTS)
·
SHINA OLUDARE CHARLES (GOAL.COM)
·
TUNDE LAIDI- (SPORTING LIFE)
·
GEORGE AKPAYEN (SUPER SPORTS)
·
SAMUEL
OLUWAGBEMI AHMADU (SAVID NEWS)
·
JAMES AGBEREBI (COMPLETE SPORTS)
·
JEROME ESABUNEFE (SPORTS DAY)
3. FEATURE WRITER OF THE YEAR
(Sponsored by All Seven Real Estate
Limited)
·
ERIC DUMO (
PUNCH NEWSPAPER)
·
TOLUWANI ENIOLA (PUNCH NEWSPAPER)
·
ABDULLATEEF ALIYU (DAILY TRUST)
·
NONSO
ISIGUZO
·
BOSE ADELAJA (VANGUARD NEWSPAPER)
·
KEMI
BUSARI (NIGERIAN BULLETIN)
4.
ENTERTAINMENT WRITER OF THE YEAR
(Sponsored by Caspertainment)
·
ABIOLA ALABA
PETERS (NEW TELEGRAPH)
·
KEHINDE
AJOSE (NEWS GURU)
·
BENJAMIN NJOKU (VANGUARD NEWSPAPER)
·
DEJI AROLOYE (THE SUN NEWS)
·
ALLI MUTIAT OMONIYI (DAILY TIMES)
·
JOEY AKAN (PULSE.NG)
5. CAMPUS
WRITER OF THE YEAR
·
JENNIFER
UMEH (THE NATION-CAMPUSLIFE)
·
FESTUS
IYORAH (NIGERIAN TRIBUNE-CAMPUSBEATS)
·
SANYA
BOLUWATIFE (THE NATION- CAMPUSLIFE)
·
EGUAVOEN
OSAMWONYI FESTUS
·
ISRAEL
O. ITOTOH (PATH FINDER)
·
EZEKIEL EFEOBHOKHAN (THE NATION-CAMPUSLIFE)
6. BLOGGER OF THE YEAR
i.
Entertainment/fashion/ information category
(Two winners-
Judges and Audience)
·
OLUYEMI OKUBADEJO (ALLURINGPIECE.COM
·
ADEDAYO
OLUBUNMI ODUBANJO- (FASHIONPHEEVA.COM).
·
AGBO
JOSEPH (AGBOSBLOG.COM)
·
OLUWAKEMI YEMI OKPAKA (KEMMYOKPAKA.BLOGSPOT. COM
·
OLU FAMOUS
(OLUFAMOUS.COM)
·
TUNDE OGUNNOWO (ABSOLUTEMEDIA.COM)
·
ODIMEGWU FRANKCESS
NGOZI.- NGOZZYKA.WORDPRESS.COM
·
SYLVIA CHIKA WWW.SYLVIACHIKA.BLOGSPOT.COM
·
ANDERSON
PAUL (LAZYWRITA)
·
LAILA IJEOMA
(LAILASBLOG.COM)
·
MOJI DELANO (MOJIDELANO.COM)
·
SALLY KENNETH DADZIE (MOSKEDAPAGES.COM)
·
UCHE PEDRO (BELLANAIJA.COM)
·
STELLA
DIMOKO KORKUS (STELLADIMOKOKORKUS.COM)
·
KEMI FILANI
(KEMIFILANI.COM)
·
EMEH ACHANGA
(MISSPETITENAIJABLOG.COM)
·
LINDA IKEJI
(LINDAIKEJISBLOG.COM)
·
LADUN LIADI
(LADUNLIADINEWS.COM)
ii.
Literary
(blog writer)
·
OSEMHEN AKHIBI
( WWW.EUREKANAIJA.WORDPRESS.COM)
·
CHIOMA IWUNZE (WWW.CREATIVEWRITINGNEWS. BLOGSPOT.COM)
·
AWOM KENNETH UCHECHUKWU (AWOMKENNETH)
·
TOMI ADESINA
(TOMIADESINA.WORDPRESS.COM)
·
AINEHI EDORO (BRITTLEPAPER.COM)
·
AUSTUS OFMAT
NWANNE (WWW.TYOBSTACLE.BLOGSPOT.COM)
·
PEARL OSIBU (PEARLOSIBU.WORDPRESS.COM)
·
BASHORUN
OLUWASEUN-
·
OLUFISAYO
SANYA (ENTREPRENEURSHIPSECRET.COM)
·
ABIKIAJE OJONOKA LOVINA (XPLICITMIND.WORDPRESS. COM)
·
OBIANUJU
IJEKPA (WWW.THOUGHTSOFEDEN.WORDPRESS. COM)
7. ROMANCE
WRITER OF THE YEAR
·
HABIBAT AMINU (AMHABYBA.WORDPRESS.COM)
·
SINMISOLA
OGÚNYINKA- (TRUE DREAM SERIES)
·
UFUOMA
OTEBELE (NIGERIAROMANCESTORIES.COM)
·
MAGGIE
SMART (MAGGIEMARTSCRIBES.COM)
·
KIRU
TAYE (THE CHALLENGE )
·
JAMIU ABIOLA (PRISONER OF CONSCIENCE)
·
KEMI AMUSHAN ( LOVE AND LIFE- GUARDIAN
NEWSPAPER)
8. INDIGENOUS WRITER OF THE YEAR
(Sponsored
by National Institute for Cultural Orientation-NICO)
·
TAOFEEK AFOLABI (ALAROYE -YORUBA)
·
TAYO
GBOLAHAN (YOURBA MOVIES GIST)
·
ZAHARADDEEN IBRAHIM KALLAH (AMINIYA”-HAUSA)
·
IZUNNA I. OKAFOR (IGBO)
·
ABDULLAHI KANGALA
(HAUSA)
9. HEALTH WRITER OF THE YEAR
·
ALLI
TEMILOLA WALIU- (HEALTHSAVEBLOG.COM)
·
FUNMILAYO
ISHOLA- (HEALTHJOURNO.COM)
·
SAM
AYODEJI- (HEALTHFITNESSRESOURCE.COM)
·
ANTHONY
CHINEDUM – (DIETHERAPY247.COM)
·
TOLUSE
FRANCIS- (EAT FIT/ TOLUFRANCIS.COM)
·
SYLVESTER IKHISEMOJIE (THE PUNCH)
10. FICTION WRITER OF THE YEAR
·
JULIUS BOKURU (THE ANGEL
THAT WAS ALWAYS THERE)
·
OLUWASEGUN
OLUFEMI FRAGILE- (LETTERS
TO GOD)
·
OLAJUMOKE OYEYEMI (WHAT IS NOT YOURS IS NOT YOURS)
·
IKIMAT SALAWU-YUSUFF (MEMORY CARD)
·
NWAKAEME CHINONSO
·
SALLY KENNETH DADZIE (THE FOURTH FINGER)
·
IBEH
NWOKOCHA (MEDICINE MAN)
·
AHUBELEM
AZUBIKE A. (DON’T JOIN)
·
AMADAK UBENG (UNDERWORLD HEAVEN)
11. NON-FICTION WRITER OF THE YEAR
·
SIXTUS CHETACHI
IGBOKWE-(DRUM OF SUNRISE)
·
JAMIU ABIOLA- (THE
PRESIDENT WHO NEVER RULED)
·
OBI OGBUAGU (WHY THEY HATE US)
·
NNAEMEKA N. OKERE (BLOOD AT NOON)
·
HAFEEZ ONITILO (THE VIRGIN)
·
TOSIN
OLUKUADE (SON OF MY FATHER)
12. POETRY WRITER OF THE YEAR
(Sponsored by Poets in Nigeria “PIN”
Initiative)
·
UKAONU
DORIS OBIANUJU
·
AYOOLA GOODNESS OLANREWAJU
·
ADEDOKUN
SEGUN MALIK
·
QUEEN
TAWAKALTU OYINLOYE (WORDS IN THE
CUPBOARD)
·
TOLU
AKINYEMI (I LAUGH AT THESE SKINNY GIRLS)
·
AWODIYA
FUNKE (THE FARMER’S DAUGHTER)
·
AKINLABI OLOLADE
·
ANUONYE
CHIBUEZE DARLINGTON
·
ABDULSALAM
ABDULMAJEED OJIE
·
EGBUNE OLISE VICTOR- (POEMSBYVIC)
·
KOLADE
OLANREWAJU FREEDOM
·
OLAWALE
FAMODUN (POEMS OF REDEMPTION)
·
KUKOGHO
IRUESIRI SAMSON (WHAT CAN WORDS DO?)
·
IBIDUNNI
DAMILOLA
·
HABIB AKEWUSOLA
·
TEGA TIVERE
OHWERHOYE
iii.
Spoken word poet of the year
·
TITILOPE
SONUGA
·
SOONEST
NATHANIEL
·
JAMES ADEMUYIWA
·
IQUO DIANA
·
CHIKA JONES
·
HABEEB DA BELOVED
·
DONNA OGUNNAIKE
·
ARCHANGEL
·
KEMI BAKARE
(KEMISTREE)
·
PAUL WORD
·
UCHE
UWADINACHI
·
FREEZING PAUL
·
POETHICK SAMURAI
·
NEOFLOETRY
·
IFEANYI PRESTIGE
iii. Poetry Promoter
·
KUKOGHO
IRUESIRI SAMSON (WORDS RHYTHM AND RHYMES)
·
TORPEDO
MASCAW ( FREEDOM HALL)
·
DIKE
CHUKWUMERIJE ( OPEN MIC- ABUJA)
·
KEN IKE (POETRY
SLAM)
·
ERIATA
ORHIBABOR (POETS IN NIGERIA)
·
EFE PAUL AZINO (WS80/LABAF)
·
AJ
DAGGA TOLAR (FREEDOM SPOKE WORDS)
·
GRACIANO
ENWEREM (FIGURES OF SPEECH)
·
ENIGMATIC
OLUMIDE (BE BLESSED)
·
OLULU
(WAR OF WORDS)
13. DIASPORA WRITER OF THE YEAR
·
AMANDA EPE
·
TEJU COLE
·
TOLULOPE POPOOLA
·
MAC KELLY OBISON
·
SAMSON
MAYOWA ADEYEMI
·
IBITOLA OJOYE-ADEBAYO
·
UNOMA
NWANKWOR
·
CHIGOZIE
OBIOMA
·
NNEDI OKOROAFOR
·
MYNE WHITMAN
14.
MOTIVATIONAL WRITER OF THE YEAR
·
ABIKIAJE OJONOKA LOVINA - XPLICITMIND.WORDPRESS.COM.
·
ADENIRAN
OLUWATOBILOBA EBENEZER (AFRIBREEZE.COM)
·
SAMSON
MAYOWA ADEYEMI (LESSONS FROM MY FATHER)
·
OTUONYE
CHIDERA CHRISTIAN- WWW.BELIEVEALL.COM
·
PATRICIA
OMOQUI. ( PATRICIAOMOQUI.COM)
·
ADEYERA
DAMILOLA
·
JEPHTER
AKAEHIE (JEPHTERAKAEHIE.COM)
·
UJU
ONYECHERE ( MRUJUONYECHERE.COM)
·
OKECHUKWU
OFILI (OFILISPEAKS.COM)
·
MUHAMMED
ABDULLAHI TOSIN (NAIJA WRITERS' COACH)
15. FAITH-BASED WRITER OF THE YEAR
·
UGOCHI
ORITSEJOLOMISAN (WWW.UGOCHI-JOLOMI.COM)
·
SINMISOLA
OGÚNYINKA- (THE DAYS AFTER NIGHT)
·
IFEOMA
SAMUEL –(MY 30 DAYS JOURNEY TO A FULFILLED LIFE)
·
OTUONYE
CHIDERA CHRISTIAN- (BELIEVE ALL)
·
UNOMA
NWANKWOR (HE CHANGED MY NAME)
·
DR.
UGWUJI ETIGWE (DRNSMUSINGS.WORDPRESS.COM)
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