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Funny Toheeb Named Alongside Davido, DJ Cuppy And Other Nigerians In The 2019 100 Most Influential Young Africans

The Africa Youth Awards is a prestige award scheme with the aim of appreciating the works of young Africans in Africa and the Diaspora.

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The Africa Youth Awards is a prestige award scheme with the aim of appreciating the works of young Africans in Africa and the Diaspora.

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In recognition of their works which has impacted lives across the continent, Africa Youth Awards has announced 100 young Africans from 32 African countries in its 2019 ranking of 100 Most Influential Young Africans.

And some well-deserving Nigerians were duly recognized among these 100 Most Influential Young Africans.

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Below is the list and profiles, according to AYA, of 8 Ghanaians who were recognized as most influential young Africans:

1. Adebo Ogundoyin (Rt Hon) – Speaker, Oyo State House of Assembly

Adebo Ogundoyin is a lawmaker from Ibarapa East constituency at the Oyo State House of Assembly under the umbrella of the People’s Democratic Party. He emerged the speaker of the 9th Assembly on the 10th of June 2019.

2. Alex Iwobi – Footballer, Everton FC

Alex Iwobi is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Everton and the Nigeria national team.

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3. Arit Okpo – Presenter, CNN Africa

Arit Okpo is a Nigerian journalist and television host. Okpo is the host CNN International’s African Voices Changemakers and former presenter/producer at EbonyLife TV.

4. Davido – Musician

David Adedeji Adeleke, better known by his stage name Davido, is a Nigerian singer, songwriter, and record producer. Born in Atlanta and raised in Lagos, Davido made his music debut as a member of the music group KB International.

He was voted the 2018 Most Influential Young Nigerian in a ranking poll by Avance Media.

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5. DJ Cuppy – DJ

Florence Ifeoluwa Otedola, famously known as DJ Cuppy, is a musician and entrepreneur with a rapidly increasing empire. Born in Lagos, Nigeria in 1992, Cuppy’s musical endeavours began at a young age. By the time she turned 18, whilst attaining a BSc Economics at Kings College London, she was already producing her own tracks and DJing around the world.

To this date, Cuppy’s DJ skills have taken her to over 30 countries and she continues to fill dance floors across the globe. Cuppy’s open-format DJ style and unlimited genre catalogue takes audiences on an exuberant journey. She is praised for her ability to seamlessly fuse global tunes, relating with any diverse crowd. With her lovable personality and undeniable hard work ethic, she has quickly risen and continues her pop-cultured supreme lead role as an international pan-African brand. In 2017, she released her debut single, ‘Green Light’, which won the hearts of afrobeats lovers around the world. Cuppy has since followed up with hit singles ‘Vybe’, ‘Currency’, ‘Werk’ and ‘Abena’.

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6. Funny Toheeb – Comedian

Funny Toheeb is a Nigerian entertainer and celebrity impersonator who recreates ridiculous outfits using cheap household materials.

7. Idia Aisien – Presenter, Arise TV

Idia Aisien is a Nigerian model and TV presenter with Arise TV.

Aisien has worked with Fox 5 News, the AARP Foundation, Discovery Communications, the Foreign Policy Initiative, the United Nations and Atlas Mara. She has also modelled for many brands, such as BMW, Vogue, LAN Airlines, Black Opal, Nivea, Alice + Olivia, J Brand, Cashhimi, Samantha Pleet, Jovani, Evelyn Lambert, Nikki Angelique, An Alili and Sway Hair Ltd. In Nigeria, Idia has hosted You Got Issues and Style 101 on Spice TV, and the Mega Millions Lottery Draw on Silverbird.

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8. Kenneth Ize – Fashion Designer

Kenneth Ize is a Nigerian fashion designer and finalist for the prestigious 2018 LVMH Prize. His pieces have been worn by Naomi Campbell and Donald Glover and has given a luxury finish to local artisanal aesthetics, rendering them desirable for high-end markets both at home and abroad.

Kenneth uses his cross-cultural experiences to produce new contemporary forms in the Nigerian fashion industry.

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9. Oluwatobi Oyinlola – CEO, rLoop Incorporated

Oluwatobi Oyinlola is a Nigerian inventor, embedded systems engineer, IoT evangelist and tech speaker. He invented a smart pump device for gas stations in 2017 which was featured on Channels TV. He is one of the scholars of Open IoT Challenge 4.0 and nominated in top 12 proposals.

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He was recently featured in an International Blog Hyperloop in Africa. In 2017 he was part of the speaker at Global IoT conference where he was speaking about Unlocking IoT potential in Africa, and also World IoT conference. He is the member of IoT Europe which he was featured representing Africa on World IoT day explaining how he uses IoT to solve some critical problems. Oluwatobi donates Intel IoT development kit to his Alma Mater Tai Solarin University of Education.

10. Temitope Ogunsemo – CEO, Krystal Digital

Tope is an alumnus of Kings College, Lagos.He graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from the prestigious University of Ibadan.

He obtained a Master of Science degree in Information Management Systems from the University of Salford, United Kingdom.

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11. Teni – Musician

Teniola Apata, better known as Teni, is a Nigerian singer, songwriter and entertainer.

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12. Vivian Sonny – Nsirim – Founder, Young Moms Support Initiative

Vivian is the founder of Young Moms Support Initiative (YMSI), a non-governmental organization (NGO) seeking to support and empower women and children for a better society.

Prior to starting Young Moms Support Initiative (YMSI), Vivian has worked both in the UK and Nigeria for such illustrious organizations like NHS UK, Barnet Citizens Advice Bureau UK, Partnerships-In-Care UK, Aspirations Care UK, Oiltest Group Nigeria and most remarkably, as the Special Assistant to Commissioner for Budget and Economic Planning, Rivers State, Nigeria. Vivian’s guiding philosophy is to make a positive and sustainable difference in a young mother’s life. Her Humanitarian drives and passion has given Vivian a global feel in the International community. Vivian has basked a host of awards and accolades, both local and international. She has featured in multiple Online and Print platforms globally, including the United States and the UK.

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The list which was compiled in partnership with Avance Media, mynaijanaira.com, VIPI State Agency and Unorthodox PR & Media Group also presents an opportunity for young Africans to stay committed to their individual causes and continue to blaze trails across their various fields.

Source: AfricaCelebrities.com

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