SPECIAL FEATURE: UNILAG ENTERTAINMENT AWARDS GEARS UP

Over 40,000 students of the University of Lagos have been given the opportunity to participate in an annual awards event, Unilag Entertainment Awards (UEA). The award is running in its first year and it is set to hold on the 12^th of April, 2016 at the Main Auditorium, Unilag.

According to the organizers of the event which is making its debut on the campus and also the first of its kind in the Nigeria’s University scene as a whole, the awards are designed to celebrate students who have shown exceptional skills on campus.

The aim of the award is to project young creative talents from the University of Lagos in a bid to properly position them for Industry takeover, as well as shine the spotlight on the University of Lagos student talents as the bedrock of the Entertainment Industry in Nigeria.

The award takes every student-entertainer into consideration as students have the opportunity of nominating and voting their choices. 

Below is the official list of Award Categories for the Unilag Entertainment Awards:

MUSIC CATEGORIES

*BEST MALE ACT

*BEST FEMALE ACT

*BEST ARTISTE

*BEST RAP

*BEST R&B

*BEST PRODUCER

*BEST VIDEO DIRECTOR

*BEST COLLABORATION

*NEXT OUT

*BEST GOSPEL ACT

*BEST DJ

MOVIE CATEGORIES

*BEST ACTOR

*BEST ACTRESS

*BEST STAGE PLAY

FASHION CATEGORIES

*BEST MODEL

*BEST DESIGNER

*BEST STYLIST

OTHER AWARDS CATEGORIES

*BEST MAKE-UP

*BEST PHOTOGRAPHER

*BEST ENTERTAINMENT BLOG

*BEST ENTERTAINMENT WRITER

*BEST COMEDIAN

*BEST EVENT

*BEST VJ

*BEST O.A.P

*BEST DANCE CREW

*BEST MC

*BEST CLIQUE

*BEST ENTERTAINMENT EXECUTIVE

*BEST ALUMNI PERSONALITY

*SPECIAL RECOGNITION

Students are advised to visit www.unilagentertainmentawards.com/nominate to nominate.

WIZKID BLASTS BACK AT ARREST RUMOURS

Contrary to the news over the the internet yesterday that popular multiple award winning musician Ayo Balogun popularly known as Wizkid was arrested over an issue involving himself and students of University of Lagos (UNILAG) wherein he was allegedly named in an issue of having collected money for an event organized by the students of the institution and not showing up, the amiable star who is the C.E.O of Star Boy Records has cleared the air.

He went on social network twitter and tweeted from his official personal twitter handle that he does not collect such cheap fees as stated by the news floating around.

My camp and I don't do cheap money! If u want to book me for a show holla @ my team @GodwinTom or @DisturbingLDN ! Bless!
— Wizkid Ayo Balogun (@wizkidayo) June 19, 2013

It is noteworthy that the patriotic youngster and his able manager Mr Godwin Tom truly answered an invitation by the Nigerian Police to clear his name but the over bloated scenario of being arrested is totally untrue.The issue of being arrested is somewhat blown out of proportion and his team would certainly make an official statement to clear his good name and keep clean his unblemished image/musical career.

It is also pertinent that members of the public be aware to verify whomever they deal with in relation to celebrated personalities from the entertainment industry and beyond. The public is advised to be clear before getting into any contractual agreement involving money on behalf of the named celebrity.

Wizkid's next album is expected to drop soon as the clamor for the talented musician to release another album is heating up...Jaiye Jaiye!!!

Campus Connect: 2Face & Friends Tour 2013 Berths In Unilag

On Tuesday, May 28, the noble campus of the University of Lagos will play host to Campus Connect: 2Face & Friends.

The star-studded team including 2Face, Sasha, EFA, Capital FEMI, Dencia, Dammy Krane, Rocksteady, Harrysong, Crystals, Sheyi Shay, Vector, Sound Sultan and Solidstar have already thrilled students of the universities of Benin, Abuja, Port Harcourt and the Institute of Management and Technology, Enugu.

This time around, the star team is being expanded even if the organizers are keeping details under wraps for now.

An insider who spoke 2 www.2faceonline.com said: "Lagos is the heartbeat of entertainment in Nigeria and (even) Africa and logic demands that anything happening in Lagos tops whatever has happened in other places.

"We initially planned to set the tone of the tour with Unilag but since that wasn't possible, we are holding a command performance at Unilag on Tuesday to round it off!

"Keep your fingers crossed and watch out when 2Face and his friends land in Unilag on Tuesday. It will be a tale to be told for years to come!"

Unilag was initially billed to kick off the tour on May 7 but had to be rescheduled due to some unforeseen logistics challenges.