KADUNA/Nigeria: As an annual tradition, the top Kaduna-based multiple award-winning Online Platform, Authentic News Daily has announced winners of the 8th edition of its prestigious awards for the year 2022.
A statement by its Consulting Editor, Okpani Jacob Onjewu Dickson on Monday, named the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Mr Godwin Emefiele as its Man of the Year 2022.
According to the statement, Labour Party’s Presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi is the AUTHENTIC POLITICIAN of the Year, while an activist, Senator Dino Melaye emerged Opposition Figure of the Year.
President of Nigeria Volleyball Federation, Engr Musa Nimrod emerged as Sports Personality of the Year for the fifth time, after winning the same in 2017, 2019, 2020 and 2021.
“As it was done in the seven previous editions, winners of the awards in the 17 categories have emerged,” it stated.
The statement congratulated the winners while urging them to keep up the good works that earned them the recognition.
Full categories of the Awards are listed below:
- AUTHENTIC MAN OF THE YEAR Mr Godwin Emefiele
- AUTHENTIC POLITICIAN OF THE YEAR Mr. Peter Obi
- AUTHENTIC WOMAN OF THE YEAR Comfort Amwe (Mama Sanga)
- AUTHENTIC GOVERNOR OF THE YEAR Abdullahi Sule Nasarawa)/Seyi Makinde (Oyo State)
- AUTHENTIC LEGISLATOR OF THE YEAR Senator Uba Sani
- AUTHENTIC BUSINESSPERSON OF THE YEAR Alhaji Auwalu Abdullahi Rano (AA Rano)
- AUTHENTIC MDA OF THE YEAR Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS)
- AUTHENTIC BRAND OF THE YEAR MIMEE Noodles
- AUTHENTIC CORPORATE ORGANISATION OF THE YEAR Zenith Bank PLC
- AUTHENTIC NGO OF THE YEAR Atiku Care Foundation
- AUTHENTIC MILITARY OR PARAMILITARY OUTFIT OF THE YEAR Nigerian Customs Service
- AUTHENTIC SECONDARY SCHOOL OF THE YEAR FGC Kwali Abuja
- AUTHENTIC HIGHER INSTITUTION OF THE YEAR Greenfield University Kaduna
- AUTHENTIC JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR Bode Olagoke (Blueprint Newspapers)/Mohammed Sabiu (Tribune Newspapers)
- AUTHENTIC SPORTS PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR Engineer Musa Nimrod
- AUTHENTIC OPPOSITION FIGURE OF THE YEAR Senator Dino Melaye
- AUTHENTIC ENTERTAINMENT PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR Ayra Starr
