Abuja – Veteran Nollywood actor Ali Nuhu and a
foremost Nigerian comedian from the North, Sosthenes
Ayuba have been honoured at the 2017 edition of the
Northern Nigeria Peace Awards (NNPA).
They bagged the award on Friday night in Abuja at the
event organised by Peace Ambassador Agency (PAA), an
organisation that promotes national peace and
integration.
Nuhu, the Gombe State-born actor, popularly referred to
by fans as “King of Kannywood”, received the “Northern
Nigeria Actor of the Year” award.
Sothenes Ayuba, who hails from Kaduna State, also the
President of Abuja Body of Comedians (ABC) was
honoured with the “Northern Nigeria Comedian of the
Year” award.
Other recipients of the peace awards include Angela
Twani as “Northern Nigeria Entertainment Entrepreneur
of the Year”, and Rachel Bakam honoured as the
Northern Nigeria TV Presenter of the Year”.
According to Mr Kinsley Amafibe, the Project Director of
PAA, the entertainment stars are recognised for their
immense contributions toward peace building using the
platform of their profession.
He said that the recipients had also been involved in
humanitarian gestures over the years that had promoted
peace education, and social harmony, which was in
consonance with the objectives of PAA.
“These veterans have contributed a lot in building and
restoring peace in the north using entertainment.
“The Nigerian entertainment industry has become one of
our unifying factors that bring happiness to Nigerians as
crucial keys to peace, in spite of tribal and religious
differences.
“Besides as individuals, these celebrities have
championed some humanitarian initiatives that have
impacted the society in one way or the other,” Amafibe
noted.
In his remark, Ayuba expressed delight that the award
was an indication that the society was interested in
whatever one did.
“This recognition is clarion call to duty in my little service
to nation building.
“I hope to strive to continue to put in my best both as a
professional and a patriotic citizen of this great nation,
especially in spreading the message of peace and a
united Nigeria,” he said.
The peace awards, which cut across over 20 categories
was also given to other Nigerians for their contributions
to peace building and development in the North,
especially in recent times.
Amb. Hussaini Coomasie, Alhaji Danjuma Bawa, Mr M.D.
Buhari and Dr Olakunle Churchill of the Big Church
Foundation, were among those honoured as agents of
peace in the region.
The event also feature a panel of discussion centred on
“Promoting Peace, Education and Economic Development
in Northern Nigeria.”
The stakeholders also discussed insurgency, religious
intolerance and other vices threatening peace in the
region.
NAN reports that the Northern Nigeria Peace Awards is
a flagship event of the Peace Ambassador Agency.
The Organisation promotes tolerance and peaceful
coexistence through awards, pageantry, peace education
and campaigns. (NAN)
JOSH/GY
foremost Nigerian comedian from the North, Sosthenes
Ayuba have been honoured at the 2017 edition of the
Northern Nigeria Peace Awards (NNPA).
They bagged the award on Friday night in Abuja at the
event organised by Peace Ambassador Agency (PAA), an
organisation that promotes national peace and
integration.
Nuhu, the Gombe State-born actor, popularly referred to
by fans as “King of Kannywood”, received the “Northern
Nigeria Actor of the Year” award.
Sothenes Ayuba, who hails from Kaduna State, also the
President of Abuja Body of Comedians (ABC) was
honoured with the “Northern Nigeria Comedian of the
Year” award.
Other recipients of the peace awards include Angela
Twani as “Northern Nigeria Entertainment Entrepreneur
of the Year”, and Rachel Bakam honoured as the
Northern Nigeria TV Presenter of the Year”.
According to Mr Kinsley Amafibe, the Project Director of
PAA, the entertainment stars are recognised for their
immense contributions toward peace building using the
platform of their profession.
He said that the recipients had also been involved in
humanitarian gestures over the years that had promoted
peace education, and social harmony, which was in
consonance with the objectives of PAA.
“These veterans have contributed a lot in building and
restoring peace in the north using entertainment.
“The Nigerian entertainment industry has become one of
our unifying factors that bring happiness to Nigerians as
crucial keys to peace, in spite of tribal and religious
differences.
“Besides as individuals, these celebrities have
championed some humanitarian initiatives that have
impacted the society in one way or the other,” Amafibe
noted.
In his remark, Ayuba expressed delight that the award
was an indication that the society was interested in
whatever one did.
“This recognition is clarion call to duty in my little service
to nation building.
“I hope to strive to continue to put in my best both as a
professional and a patriotic citizen of this great nation,
especially in spreading the message of peace and a
united Nigeria,” he said.
The peace awards, which cut across over 20 categories
was also given to other Nigerians for their contributions
to peace building and development in the North,
especially in recent times.
Amb. Hussaini Coomasie, Alhaji Danjuma Bawa, Mr M.D.
Buhari and Dr Olakunle Churchill of the Big Church
Foundation, were among those honoured as agents of
peace in the region.
The event also feature a panel of discussion centred on
“Promoting Peace, Education and Economic Development
in Northern Nigeria.”
The stakeholders also discussed insurgency, religious
intolerance and other vices threatening peace in the
region.
NAN reports that the Northern Nigeria Peace Awards is
a flagship event of the Peace Ambassador Agency.
The Organisation promotes tolerance and peaceful
coexistence through awards, pageantry, peace education
and campaigns. (NAN)
JOSH/GY
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