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
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
5. Winners 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