Mr Uche Nworah of the Anambra Broadcasting Service, radio and television is fast becoming the Ben Bruce of our time as he is into Beauty Pageants now and rebranding ABS for more money from commercials. The ABS 88.5 FM Awka has emerged winner of the South East Entertainment Award (SEA) as the Best Radio Station south East of the Niger for 2016.
The Award ceremony held at the International Conference Centre Abakaliki Ebonyi state capital was organized by Encyclotainment Ltd a renowned Entertainment outfit in Nigeria in collaboration with Globacom.
Other awardees include Engr Dave Umahi who won the Best Entertainment Governor of the year and Miss Nkechi Igwe of the NTA Abakaliki, who emerged the best TV presenter in the South East among others.
The event also featured the unavailing of Miss Alphonsus Dibia, as the most beautiful girl South East of the Niger, with Miss Vinus Unachukwu and Okeke Nnamaka claiming second and third positions respectively after a series of scrutinization by the panel of judges.
The crown princess went home with a brand new kia picanto car and a cash award of one million naira, whereas the second and third runners up pocketed home three hundred thousand and two hundred thousand naira respectively.
Receiving the meritorious award the MD cum CEO of the ABS, Mr Uche Nworah, appreciated the organizers of auspicious event for seeing the need to engage youths in meaningful ventures, saying it is in tandem with the vision and mission of the ABS which is to give the youth an enabling environment for them to harness their hidden potentials and explode in the industry.
Mr Nworah assured that the award will continue to spur the ABS which is now evolving into an entertainment brand, to continue to work assiduously towards the propagation of the cultural economy and the creative industries in the south east and entire Nigeria.
He added that the ABS will continue to live up to expectations through various enlightenment, educative and informative programmes for the listening pleasure of their heterogeneous audience.
The MD/CEO Encyclotainment LTD, Mr Obinna Ukahobasi, in his address, said the award was for distinguished individuals, groups and organizations whose intellectual sagacity and hard work have contributed in taking the entertainment industry to enviable heights.
He encouraged the awardees to see their new caps as propelling force to continue promoting the sector for posterity.
The mammoth crowd that graced the occasion were entertained by a cloud of super stars from the movies, music, media, comedy industries.
Uche Nworah becomes Ben Bruce of South-East as ABS emerges the Best FM station in South East
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Monday, March 07, 2016
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