• WAFRICAWARDS 2019 Winning Criteria







    Over 500 nominations were received covering 54 categories and the awards committee reviewed and rated all submissions. With the exemption of the Best Social Media Platform and Next Rated Pageant Queen which have 2 finalists, Pageant King of The Year which have only 1 finalist , Organization Making a Difference and Next Rated Pageant King and Best Student of the Year categories which have 3 finalists each due to the sheer volume of eligible nominees, all other categories have a maximum of 5 finalists. Finalists under each category scored the highest in their given categories.

    The list of final nominees is available HERE.  From the top finalists shortlisted in each category, only one person will become the winner. Below are what the nominees who made it to this end will have to do


    Follow the instructions under your category and send the details across to the email provided


    The date, venue for the grand finale and every other details will be seen below




    Criteria to emerge as the winner of the West African Citizens Awards 2019


    1.      All nominees are to opt in for a Regular, VIP, Couple, Gold Table or a Diamond Table event ticket on or before 4th of December 2019. This is because Nominees that will not be present at the grand finale event cannot be awarded. 




    2.      Send your full name
    Category
    Country
    Phone number
    Social media handles
    General information about you and information that is required for your category to wafricawardscriteria@gmail.com


    3. Nominees in the following categories should send what they have achieved in the category been nominated for to wafricawardscriteria@gmail.com
    We are going to confirm/verify all information being sent to us.



    BLOG SITE OF THE YEAR
    (tell us your blog name and your blog niche, show proof of your weekly traffic)



    MOST PROMISING BLOGGER OF THE YEAR 
    (tell us the name of the media/blog you are working for, what creative content(s) have you shared and it's relevance, link to any  news or article you covered)


    STUDENT BRAND OF THE YEAR
    (tell us the name of your brand, details of the brand, existence of the brand, success recorded so far for the brand and send links or pictures of the brand products)


    GRAPHIC DESIGNER OF THE YEAR
    (send your five (5) best graphic designs you have made and the name of your graphic design)


    BEST VIDEO DIRECTOR  
    (send us your best two (2) videos that you have directed/produced with your name on it)


    ON AIR MEDIA PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR
    (tell us the radio station you work with and the programme you anchor)


    ONLINE MEDIA PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR
    (tell us the media you work with and the programme you anchor, the brand(s)/compan(ies)/individual(s) you have worked for and your impact)


      
    MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT BRAND OF THE YEAR 
    (tell us the name of your brand, nature of the entertainment brand, existence of the brand, success recorded so far  with proof)


    PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR 
    (tell us about your work and achievement)


    BEST ONLINE PR
    (tell us the brand(s)/compan(ies)/individual(s) you have worked for and your impact)


    BEST POET / WRITER OF THE YEAR 
    (send three (3) of the poems/articles written by you, any awards nominated for with the poem, and any achievement you have gotten so far with your poem)


    BEST STUDENT
    (winner must be in final year or just graduated, last semester CGPA must be sent to us and .          more information about you) 


    BEST  ARTIST
    (send the link to one of your songs, list the places you have performed, graphics of the event you have performed with your picture on it)


    BEST COMEDIAN 
    (you can send the link to one of your performances, list the places you have performed, graphics of the event you have performed with your name on it)


    BEST DJ  
    (send the link to one of your latest mix tapes (probably a 5 to 10 minutes mix), list the places you have performed, graphics of the event you have performed with your name on it)


    BEST  DANCER   
    (send us a video clip of your performance and list the places you have performed)


    BEST DANCE GROUP 
    (send us a video clip of your group performance and list the places you have performed)


    BEST RAPPER
    (send the link to one of your songs, list the places you have performed, graphics of the event you have performed with your picture on it)


    NEXT RATED ARTISTE 
    (send the link to one of your songs, list the places you have performed, graphics of the event you have performed with your picture on it)


    ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
    (send a link to one of your songs, name the producer that produced the song, list the places you have performed, graphics of the event you have performed with your picture on it)
        

    MUSIC PRODUCER OF THE YEAR
    (send the list of songs you have produced within the year, number of   producers you've worked with, send the best song you have produced and link)                           


    MODEL OF THE YEAR
    (list the works you have done as a model with pictures and/or competitions you have won)


    MAKE UP ARTIST OF THE YEAR 
    (give us access to those you've make up for (picture), with the location of your make up artiste center)


    SKIN CARE BRAND OF THE YEAR
    (send the NAFDAC registration number of your product, link to people's reaction on the product (between December last year and July this year)


    CLOTHIER OF THE YEAR 
    (name of your clothing line, 5 pictures of cloths you have sowed with your tag on it, success recorded so far as a clothier)


    MOST INNOVATIVE TEACHER OF THE YEAR 
    (tell us your highest educational qualification attained, your impact/contribution on education both local and international and any of your innovative foundation or idea that is beneficiary to your students)


    ORGANIZATION MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN WEST AFRICA 
    (send the achievements of your organization and  contribution to the society this year)



    4. Nominees in these categories should send us five (5) pictures with different outlook, achievements in pageantry, send us details about you and the winners will be picked based on voting, your achievements and West African Citizens Awards panel findings.

    NEXT RATED PAGEANT KING
    NEXT RATED PAGEANT QUEEN
    PAGEANT KING OF THE YEAR
    PAGEANT QUEEN OF THE YEAR
    FASHIONISTA


    5Winners in the categories listed below will be picked based on voting, achievement and West African Citizens Awards panel findings. 

    BEST SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM IN WEST AFRICA
    ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR
    MOST LISTENED RADIO STATION
    MOST VIEWED TV STATION
               



    The West African Citizens Awards 2019 grand finale event will hold on Sunday, December 15th, 2019,

    Venue: Genesis Suites & Halls.
                   Beside Fire Station B/Stop, Challenge/Molete Road,                         Ibadan, Oyo State. Nigeria 

    Red Carpet:     12pm

    Main Event:     1pm

  • ABOUT US

    The West African Citizens Award is an award to acknowledge the accomplishments of West Africans both at home and in Diaspora..

    OUR TEAM

    The awesome people behind our brand ... and their life motto.

    • Hassan Hussein Ayodeji

      President/Founder

      He's a creative thinker, idealist, event manager, actor and a public speaker..

    • Adeniyi O. Gabriel

      Brand Manager

      He's dedicated to development goals and making selfless positive impact on the African society.

    • Victor Emmanuel Onuh

      Head of Marketing

      He has successfully evolved to become a professional copywriter, public speaker, digital marketing guru and a renowned brand strategist.