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Uzodinma, Sanwo-Olu, Others To Be Honoured As CLIMA AFRICA Unveils Nominees List

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The list of Honourees/Nominees for the 2023 CLIMA AFRICA Awards has been released.

Organizers of the award, CLIMA POSITIVE IMPACT MAGAZINES Limitd , released the list of nominations on Friday, July 7, 2023.

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According to the CEO and President of the Award Academy, Mr Uwak Mike, the 2023 edition has 18 honorary categories, 19 nominations, 4 Merit Awards for gospel music Impact makers.

The event is slated for Monday, October 2, 2023 at Lagos Country Club, 2 Joel Ogunnaike Street, Ikeja GRA, Lagos while voting for nomination categories began from August 20th to September 20th , 2023 through the official website of the organization.

The list of Honourees are as follow:

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AFRICA LIVING LEGEND AWARD

Chief Commander Obey MFR

AFRICA CHRISTIAN LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

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Bishop Dr. Sunday N. Onuoha –President Vision AFRICA International

AFRICA POSITIVE IMPACT MAN OF THE YEAR

His Excellency Babajide Sanwo Olu, the

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Executive Governor of Lagos State.

AFRICA POSITIVE IMPACT MAN OF THE YEAR

His Excellency, Sen. Hope Uzodinma- the Executive Governor of Imo State.

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AFRICA POSITIVE IMPACT WOMAN OF THE YEAR

Dr. Siju Iluyomade –President, Arise Women Nigeria

AFRICA POSITIVE IMPACT MEDIA AWARD

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Dr. David Phume – CEO, Zallywood Network, South Africa

AFRICA OUTSTANDING PASTOR OF THE YEAR

Pastor Bolaji Idowu – Harvesters International Christian Center.

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AFRICA POSITIVE IMPACT MAKERS AWARD

Mr Philip Ambrose Klinogo – CEO, Pan African Art Society, Ghana

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AFRICA POSITIVE IMPACT PASTOR AWARD

Pastor Yemi Davids- Global Impact International Churches

AFRICA POSITIVE IMPACT ENTERPRENEUR AWARD

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Mrs. Grace Ofure -CEO Lifecard International Investment Ltd, Lagos.

AFRICA POSITIVE IMPACT HUMANITARIAN AWARD

Utuenikang Akparawa Uko Ime Ufford JP –Italy

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AFRICA POSITIVE IMPACT ADVOCACY AWARD

Barr. (Mrs) Ebele Iyiegbu –CEO KIEK FOUNDATION

AFRICA POSITIVE IMPACT CREATIVITY AWARD

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Ogee Onazi ,- Director North- DAAR Communications PLC. (Award for Gospel Promotions in Broadcast)

AFRICA POSITIVE IMPACT ENTERTAINMENT AWARD

Mrs. Janet Otieno – Gospel Music Artist/Actress, Kenya

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AFRICA OUTSTANDING WOMEN IN MINISTRY AWARD

Pastor Ifeanyi Adefarasin –Associate Pastor, House on the Rock, Lagos.

AFRICA POSITIVE IMPACT WOMEN AWARD

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Evangelist Yugbovwre – Trustee: Great Life Changers Foundation.

CLIMA AFRICA HALL OF FAME (INDUCTION)

Mrs Kate Ekwelibe –CEO –Paks Company Limited.

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CLIMA AFRICA HALL OF FAME (INDUCTION)

Ayanda Ncwane – Actress/ Tv Presenter (South Africa).

NOMINATIONS

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AFRICA GOSPEL ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Mercy Chinwo -Nigeria

Mr M& Revelations -Nigeria

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Nathaniel Bassey- Nigeria

Moses Bliss -Nigeria

Everton Mlalazi – Zimbabwe

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Piesie Esther –Ghana

Winnie Mashaba –South Africa

Janet Otieno -Kenya

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AFRICA BEST MALE GOSPEL ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Moses Bliss -Nigeria

Nathaniel Bassey -Nigeria

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Testimony Jaga -Nigeria

Joe Mettle -Ghana

Peterson Okopi-Nigeria

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Everton Mlalazi –Zimbabwe

Dunsin Oyekan-Nigeria

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AFRICA BEST FEMALE GOSPEL ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Mercy Chinwo -Nigeria

Piesie Esther- Ghana

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Judikay- Nigeria

Sunmisola Agbebi -Nigeria

Enkay Ogboruche -Nigeria

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Yadah -Nigeria

Victoria Orenze –Nigeria

AFRICA GOSPEL ARTIST OF THE YEAR IN DIASPORA

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Tracy Tolota – Nigerian -USA

Saraphina –Nigerian –UK

Stellariverz –Canada

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Calledout Music –UK

Efe Lucky –USA

Victoria Pittman Keller –USA

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Lilian Dinma -Norway

AFRICA GOSPEL SONG OF THE YEAR

Miracle No dey Tire Jesus –Moses Bliss

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Wonder –Mercy Chiwo

Victory Dance –Peterson Okopi

Pray –Ebuka Songs

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Tobechukwu –Nathaniel Bassey

Oil on my head –Eben

I got Backing – Victoria Orenze

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OUTSTANDING MUSIC MINISTER OF THE YEAR (STAGE)

Yetunde Are –Nigeria

Chinyere Udoma –Nigeria

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Sensational Bamidele – Nigeria

Bishop Empraiz -Nigeria

Bukola Bekes –Nigeria

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Bidemi Olaoba-Nigeria

AFRICA BEST GOSPEL INDIGENOUS SONG OF THE YEAR

Betusile – Ngena Noah –South Africa

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Eze Muo – Chinyere Udoma –Nigeria

Omo Baba –Spirit of Prophecy –Nigeria

Mimo Loluwa Oba Ara –Tope Alabi

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Watimagbo –Elijah Daniel –Nigeria

Bola –Sunmisola Agbebi

AFRICA GOSPEL BEST COLLABORATION OF THE YEAR

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Tobechukwu : Nathaniel Bassey Ft. Mercy Chinwo

Jehovah Meliwo :Judikay Ft 121 selah

Your Glory –Nene Olajide ft Paul Eneche

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Ebenezer: Nathaniel Bassey Ft. Victoria Orenze

Good Father; Chris Morgan ft Mercy Chinwo

My Destiny –Banky W ft. Lagos Community Gospel Choir

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AFRICA BEST GOSPEL MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR

This can only be God, -Jimmy D Psalmist ft. Moses Bliss

Wonder by Mercy Chinwo

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Come and See –Joe Praiz ft Mercy Chinwo

Ayaya –Chris Morgan ft. Moses Bliss

Onye Nwere Jesus –Yadah

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Aka Ngozi –Esther Oji

Awieye Pa –Empress Gifty

AFRICA GOSPEL MUSIC ALBUM OF THE YEAR

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Wonder –Mercy Chinwo

Victory Dance –Peterson Okopi

Hallelujah Live –Nathaniel Basey

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More Than Music –Moses Bliss

The Birth of Revival-Dunsin Oyekan

Truth in the sounds –Victoria Orenze

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The Assignment –Joe Praiz

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AFRICA BEST CHOIR/CREW OF THE YEAR

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Jehovah Shalom Acapella – Uganda

Spirit of Prophecy -Nigeria

Xplicit Crew -Nigeria

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121 Selah –Nigeria

Harmonious Chorale –Ghana

The Logic Sound (The Logic Church) Nigeria

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AFRICA RISING STAR AWARD

Teddy O T – Ghana

Esther Oji -Nigeria

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Nene Olajide -Nigeria

Ebuka Songs -Nigeria

Dr. Ugonma-Nigeria

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Elijah Daniel –Nigeria

Prosper Germoh -Cameroon

MOST PROMISING ARISTE OF THE YEAR

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Deborah Enenche-Nigeria

Ugee Royalty- Nigeria

Tsusie Ntsetho –South Africa

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Progress Chukwuyem- Nigeria

Shadrack Kwame Tronu-Ghana

Keastrings

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DISCOVERY OF THE YEAR

Liatu Aweh =Nigeria

Doris Joseph-Nigeria

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Austine De Bull –Nigeria

Destiny Enenche

AFRICA BEST INSTRUMENTALIST OF THE YEAR

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Immabeatz

Beejay Sax

Topsticks

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Dj Ernesty

Oredolapo Otedola

Bidemi Treasure

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AFRICA GOSPEL MUSIC PRODUCER OF THE YEAR

King Baseda

Sunny Pee

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Niyi P

Dammy Israel

Iriemi Ebenezer

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Minstrel K.I

AFRICA GOSPEL SUPPORTIVE TV STATION OF THE YEAR

Superscreen TV

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Dove TV

AIT

ADOM TV

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SILVERBIRD TV

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AFRICA GOSPEL SUPPORTIVE RADIO STATION OF THE YEAR

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Raypower FM

Vision Africa Radio

Cool FM

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Wazobia

Mainland FM

AFRICA GOSPEL ONLINE BLOG OF THE YEAR

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The Urim and Thummim

Buskashub.com

Xclusive Gospel

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Gospel Hotspot

Christian Vibes

Church Gist

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Believers Companion

Best Dressed Male Award

Best Dressed Female Award

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CLIMA AFRICA MUSIC MERIT AWARDS (Recognition)

1.Joseph Briggs –Africa Gospel Music Promoter of the year

2. Mr Tee –Africa Positive Impact Music Award

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3. Sadick Assah –Africa Gospel Music Promoter of the year
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Gunmen On Motorbikes Kill 22 At Baptism Ceremony In Niger

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Gunmen on motorbikes shot dead 22 villagers in western Niger, most attending a baptism ceremony, local media and other sources said Tuesday.

The shootings happened on Monday in the Tillaberi region, near Burkina Faso and Mali, where jihadist groups linked to Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State group (IS) are active.

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A resident of the area told AFP that 15 people were killed first at a baptism ceremony in Takoubatt village.

The attackers then went to the outskirts of Takoubatt where they killed seven other people,” said the resident, who requested anonymity for security reasons.

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Local media outlet Elmaestro TV reported a “gruesome death toll of 22 innocent people cowardly killed without reason or justification”.

“Once again, the Tillaberi region has been struck by barbarism, plunging innocent families into mourning and despair,” Nigerien human rights campaigner Maikoul Zodi said on social media.

Niger’s military leaders, who came to power two years ago in a coup, have struggled to contain jihadist groups in Tillaberi, despite maintaining a large army presence there.

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Around 20 soldiers were killed in the region last week.

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Human Rights Watch has urged Niger authorities to “do more to protect” civilians against deadly attacks.

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The rights monitoring group estimates that the Islamic State group has “summarily executed” more than 127 villagers and Muslim worshippers in Tillaberi in five attacks since March.

Meanwhile, the NGO ACLED, which tracks conflict victims worldwide, says around 1,800 people have been killed in attacks in Niger since October 2024 — three-quarters of them in Tillaberi.

Niger and its neighbours, Burkina Faso and Mali, also ruled by military coup leaders who claim to pursue a sovereignist policy, have expelled the French and American armies that were fighting alongside them against jihadism.

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Serbia Indicts Ex-minister, 12 Others Over Train Station Tragedy

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Serbian prosecutors filed an updated indictment on Tuesday against 13 people, including a former minister, over a fatal railway station roof collapse that has triggered a wave of anti-government protests.

The prosecution said all those indicted, among them former construction minister Goran Vesic, face charges of “serious crimes against public safety” over the tragedy that killed 16 people last November.

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“The indictment proposes that the Higher Court in Novi Sad order custody for all the defendants,” the prosecutor’s office said in a statement.

The roof collapse at the newly renovated station in Serbia’s second-largest city, Novi Sad, became a symbol of entrenched corruption and sparked almost daily protests.

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Protesters first demanded a transparent investigation, but their calls soon escalated into demands for early elections.

The Higher Public Prosecutor’s Office in Novi Sad initially filed an indictment at the end of December, but judges returned it in April, requesting more information.

The accused were released or placed under house arrest following the decision.

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The prosecutor’s office said it had complied with the judge’s request and had now completed the supplementary investigation.

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The prosecutor specialising in organised crime and corruption in Belgrade is leading a separate, independent investigation into the tragedy.

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That investigation is focused on 13 people, including Vesic and another former minister, Tomislav Momirovic, who headed the Construction Ministry before him.

In March, the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) launched a third, separate investigation into the possible misuse of EU funds for the station’s reconstruction.

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Kazakhstan Bans Forced Marriage, Bride Kidnapping

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Kazakhstan has banned forced marriages and bride kidnappings through a law that came into effect Tuesday in the Central Asian country, where the practice persists despite new attention being paid to women’s rights.

Forcing someone to marry is now punishable by up to 10 years in prison, Kazakh police said in a statement.

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These changes are aimed at preventing forced marriages and protecting vulnerable categories of citizens, especially women and adolescents,” it added.

Bride kidnappings have also been outlawed.

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Previously, a person who voluntarily released a kidnapped person could expect to be released from criminal liability. Now this possibility has been eliminated,” the police said.

There are no reliable statistics of forced marriage cases across the country, with no separate article in the criminal code prohibiting it until now.

A Kazakh lawmaker said earlier this year that the police had received 214 such complaints over the past three years.

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The custom is also present in neighbouring Kyrgyzstan, where it mostly goes unpunished due to indifferent law enforcement and stigma surrounding whistleblowers.

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The issue of women’s rights in Kazakhstan gained media attention in 2023 following the murder of a woman by her husband, a former minister, a case that shocked Kazakh society and prompted President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev to react.

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“Some people hide behind so-called traditions and try to impose the practice of wife stealing. This blatant obscurantism cannot be justified,” Tokayev said last year.

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