September 21, (THEWILL) – Rapper and activist, Folarin Falana, popularly known as Falz, and Nollywood actress, Bimbo Ademoye, both emerged winners at the 2023 Social Media Awards held this past weekend in Lagos
While Falz won the 2023 Social Media Awards (SMA) for best use of social media in a crisis, actress Bimbo Ademoye won the most engaging actress on social media. Similarly, Nollywood actor, Stan Nze, was also awarded the most engaging actor.
The 2023 Nigerian Social Media Awards, which took place in Lagos over the weekend, sought to acknowledge outstanding achievements on diverse social media platforms. Various awards recognising accomplishments in audience engagement, content creation, influencer categories, and brand engagement on social media were given out.
Other winners include, Simply Tacha, who was honoured with the best social media influencer of the year, and Daddy Freeze, who won the most engaging on-air personality on social media.
Popular Arise Television journalist, Rufai Oseni, also emerged as the most engaging journalist on social media while Morayo Afolabi-Brown was awarded the most engaging TV host online with Arise News named the most engaging TV station on social media.
The award organiser and Chief Executive Officer of Alternative Adverts Ltd, Emmanuel Nwafor, while praising the honorees’ efforts to use social media to stay exceptional, said: “We hope that the award will encourage those into nefarious activities on social media to see a reason to use it for good with the hope of being recognised one day.
The winners announced were based on the online voting done from July 1 to August 31 after the auditioning and nomination processes.
Ivory Ukonu is a versatile journalist with many years of experience, with entertainment and society reporting as her area of core competence.
