City People Entertainment Awards Explained

City People Entertainment Awards
Awarded For:Excellence in Nigeria & Ghana Entertainment
Presenter:City People Magazine
Country:Nigeria
Year:2009

City People Entertainment Awards are an annual accolade presented by City People Magazine to honour Nigerian and Ghanaian entertainers.[1] The first edition was held in Abeokuta, Ogun State on June 14, 2009. The event was hosted by Governor Gbenga Daniel in the State House. The most recent ceremony was held on June 22, 2014 at 10 Degrees Event Centre, Lagos State.[2] [3] [4]

2017 division

In 2017, the award was divided into "City People Music Awards" and "City People Movie Awards".[5] These awards should not be confused with the "City People Awards For Excellence" which is a separate awards ceremony by the same organizer, which honors achievers beyond just the boundaries of the entertainment space with categories such as "Lifetime Achievement Award", "Businessman of the Year", "Male Achiever of the Year" amongst other prestigious categories.[6] GoldMyne TV was nominated as online TV of the year [7]

Categories

The following are the present categories:

Nigeria

Music

[8] [9]

Movie

Kannywood

Ghana

Movies

Music

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2014-06-09. Nominees for City People Entertainment Awards. 2021-07-31. Pulse Nigeria. en.
  2. Web site: Stars Converge for City People Awards . bellanaija.com . 5 August 2010 . 1 July 2014.
  3. Web site: CD John, Chidinma, Dagrin to be honoured at 3rd City People Awards . thenet.ng . July 6, 2011 . 1 July 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171107004611/http://thenet.ng/2011/07/barrister-cd-john-chidinma-for-post-homous-award-at-city-people-entertainment-awards/ . 7 November 2017 . dead .
  4. Web site: Halima Abubakar, Samklef nominated for City People Awards . bellanaija.com . 8 August 2011 . 1 July 2014.
  5. Web site: CITY PEOPLE SET TO HOLD 2017 MOVIE AWARDS . August 21, 2017 . City PEople Group.
  6. Web site: Celebrities Storm 2017 City People Awards for Excellence. 9 April 2017.
  7. Web site: Reporter . 2017-07-17 . List Of Nominees For 2017 City People Music Awards . 2024-06-03 . City People Magazine . en-US.
  8. Web site: Reporter. 2017-07-17. List Of Nominees For 2017 City People Music Awards. 2022-01-03. City People Magazine. en-US.
  9. Web site: kannywoodscene. 2014-06-22. City People Entertainment Awards- List of Winners. 2022-01-03. Kannywood Scene. en.