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.
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 (ABSOLUTEHEARTS.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)
·
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)
·
MEDICINE
MAN (IBEH NWOKOCHA)
·
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)
·
UJU CHRISTY OKOYE (LIVING MY LIFE)
·
ABIMBOLA DARE ( WHEN BROKEN CHORDS SING)
16. SCRIPT WRITER OF THE YEAR
(Sponsored by Screen Writers Guild of
Nigeria)
·
OMONI OBOLI (WIVES ON STRIKE)
·
FUNKE AKINDELE (JENIFA’S DAIRY)
·
STEPHANIE OKEREKE LINUS (DRY)
·
KEVIN NWANKWOR (TEMPTING FATE)
·
KEMI ADESOYE & BOLA AGBAJE (FIFTY)
·
EMMANUEL OKOMANYI (76)
17.
SONG WRITER OF THE YEAR
·
TIMI DAKOLO
·
KOREDE BELLO
·
ADEKUNLE
GOLD
·
ASA
·
COBHAMS
ASUQUO
·
DAREY ART
ALADE
·
SIMI
·
FALZ
·
OLAMIDE
18.
COMIC WRITER OF THE YEAR
·
KALEJAYE AKINTOBA (VISONARY)
·
AYODELE
ELEGBE (VOTEX)
·
XAVIER IGHORODJE – (AVONOME)
·
SIMISOLA
OPEODU (BLACKSMITH CHRONICLES)
·
WALE
AWELENJE (GUARDIAN PRIME)
19. CHILD/TEENAGE
WRITER OF THE YEAR (6-19years)
(Sponsored by Ms Rose Blossom)
·
ADEDOTUN
RICHARD ADENIRAN
·
IRIANELE
VIRTUOUS OSELUMESE ( OSASSTORIES.WORDPRESS.COM)
·
OYINDAMOLA VICTORIA OLOWOYO ( SUCCESSEXALTATION)
·
KINGSWILL
OGHENEKENO LIGHT (GLOBAL TEEN AMBASSADOR)
·
NATHANIEL INCREASE (POET)
·
ADANNA OTUECHERE (POET/SHORT STORY)
·
UCHECHI NWABIA
·
IBEH LEONARD CHUKUEBUKA (TUCK MAGAZINE)
·
ONYEKA DABELUCHUKWU OLAMI (POET/SHORT STORY)
·
NWACHUKWU
OLUSEGUN (SPRING LITERARY MOVEMENT)
20. YOUNG WRITER OF THE YEAR (20-25years)
(Sponsored by Insight of an Author Show)
·
BINOGUN WINIFRED (WINNIETALKER.BLOGSPOT.COM)
·
QUADRI ZAYNAB (PULSE.NG)
·
OYIN OLUDIPE (PRAXIS MAGAZINE)
·
CHIOMA ROSEMARY ONYEKABA (ALL TIMES MAGAZINE)
·
OLUYEMI OKUBADEJO (ALLURINGPIECE.COM)
·
ADAEZE
IBECHUKWU-(WWW.ADAEZEWRITES.COM)
·
HABIBAT AMINU (AMHABYBA.WORDPRESS.COM)
21(i). HISTORICAL BOOK OF THE YEAR
(The Winner’s Book will be
previewed on the Large Screen)
·
THE NIGERIA CIVIL WAR-( MATTEW UZUKWU)
·
NIGERIAN WOMEN PIONEERS AND ICONS (BOLANLE AWE)
·
The president who never ruled- (JAMIU ABIOLA)
·
Oil wealth and INSURGENCY IN NIGERIA (OMOLADE ADUNBI)
21(ii). AUTO/BIOGRAPHY BOOK OF THE YEAR
·
THE LIFE OF AN ACTRESS; MY STORY (KATE HENSHAW)
·
JOKES APART: HOW DID I GET HERE? (JULIUS AGWU)
·
MY WATCH TRILOGY BUNDLE (OLUSEGUN OBASANJO)
·
FROM ME TO YOU (SEUN OLOKETUYI)
·
ACCIDENTAL PUBLIC SERVANT ( NASIR EL-RUFAI)
·
AVANT – GARDE: THE COOL DJ JIMMY JATT STORY
·
ALIKO DANGOTE: THE BIOGRAPHY OF THE RICHEST BLACK PERSON IN THE WORLD
·
VERY GOOD BAD GUY - THE STORY OF INNOCENT '2FACE' IDIBIA
21 (iii). ADVOCACY BOOK OF THE YEAR
·
S IS
FOR SURVIVOR- “SICKLE CELL” (SAMIRA HARUNA
SANUSI)
·
BREAKING THE SILENCE-“RAPE” (ESTHER IJEWERE KALEJAIYE)
·
ADOLESCENCE AND GROWTH –“TEENAGE SEX” (JONJUDE
OKERE)
·
LIFE AFTER SEXUAL ABUSE (HALIMA LAYENI)
·
EFFECTS OF PREMARITAL SEX (SUNDAY MOSHOOD)
22. WRITER OF THE YEAR
·
HELON HABILA
·
SEUN AKIOYE
·
ELNATHAN JOHN
·
ADAM ABUBAKAR
·
TOLU
OGUNLESI
·
TEJU COLE
23. WRITERS’
MOST SUPPORTIVE BRAND OF THE YEAR
·
BRITISH
COUNCIL (CREATIVE WRITING)
·
NLNG
(LITERATURE)
·
PROMASIDOR
(QUILL AWARDS-JOURNALISTS).
·
ETISALAT
NIGERIA (PRIZE FOR LITERATURE)
·
NIGERIAN
BREWERIES (CREATIVE WRITERS
WORKSHOP/GOLDEN PEN)
·
COCA COLA
(CAMPUS JOURNALISTS)
·
FIRST BANK
NIGERIA (JOURNALISTS)
24. i. MEDIA
HOUSE OF THE YEAR (PRINT)
·
BUSINESS DAY
·
PUNCH
NEWSPAPER
·
THE NATION
NEWSPAPER
·
GUARDIAN
NEWSPAPER
·
DAILY TRUST
·
TRIBUNE
NEWSPAPER
·
VANGUARD
NEWSPAPER
ii. MEDIA HOUSE OF THE YEAR (TV)
·
TELEVISION CONTINETAL
(TVC)
·
CHANNELS
·
MITV
·
BEN TV
·
RAVE TV
·
SILVERBIRD
iii. MEDIA HOUSE OF THE YEAR (RADIO)
·
RADIO ONE
·
WAZOBIA FM
·
METRO FM
·
CITY FM
·
RADIO
CONTENETAL (RC)
·
TOP RADIO
·
STAR FM
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