Yessiey Awards | |
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Awarded for | Writing, Acting, Humanitarian, art, Entrepreneurship, and Journalism |
Website | yessiey |
The Yessiey Awards formerly known as Yessiey Magazine Awards [1] is an annual accolade presented by Yessiey Magazine to honour writers, actors, humanitarian, art, entrepreneurs, and journalists. The award recognizes exemplary contributions. [2] [3]
Yessiey Awards is presented annually by Yessiey Magazine owned by Oluwaseun Olaegbe. [4] To be considered for a Yessiey Award, a media piece or person must go through an entry process. The award also involves a voting process where nominees are selected, and winners are determined through public voting. [1] [5]
The name Yessiey was coined from the slogan which states “YES! Stay Informed”. [6] In 2022, the Award was renamed the Yessiey award and the Award is an annual awards ceremony celebrating achievements in the field of acting, writing, journalism, humanitarian, business and arts. [7] The winners of each category were voted for by members of the public, and were announced at the awards ceremony. [1] [3]
The Yessiey Awards also organizes the Yessiey Africa 100 Most Influential People award, [8] [9] which highlights individuals who have made impactful contributions to their fields and the wider community. [10] [11] [12] [13]
Writers, Actor/Actress, Humanitarian, Art, Entrepreneur, and Journalism are the six categories of the Yessiey Awards. Some of the individuals recognized include:
Winner | Title | ||
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Victor Osimhen | Nigerian professional footballer | ||
Achraf Hakimi | Moroccan professional footballer | ||
Davido | Nigerian-American singer, songwriter, and record producer | ||
Tyla | South African singer | ||
Burna Boy | Nigerian singer, songwriter, and record producer | ||
Anthony Joshua | British professional boxer | ||
Aliko Dangote | Nigerian businessman and industrialist | ||
Elena Maroulleti | Greek Cypriot American independent journalist/reporter | ||
Yemisi Adedoyin Shyllon | Prince of Ake in Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria, and Nigerian artists and collector | ||
Mabel Oboh | Nigerian broadcaster,actress, film producer | ||