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- ↑ ""Tatu," "Banana Island Ghost," "Isoken," Odunlade Adekola, Dakore Akande among nominees".
- ↑ "AMVCA 2018: Full list of winners".
- ↑ Opeyemi Kehinde, Africa: Nominees Revealed for 2018 Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards, Daily Trust , 1 July 2018. Reprinted at allafrica.com. Accessed 3 November 2019.
- ↑ Fejiro Onohwosa, Complete List Of AMVCA 2018 Nominees, The Guardian , 2 July 2018. Accessed 3 November 2019.