Falz, Bimbo Ademoye, Daddy Freeze, others bag social media awards

<p>Famous Nigerian rapper and activist Folarin Falana, popularly known as Falz the bad guy, has won the 2023 Social Media Awards, SMA, for best use of social media in a crisis.</p>, <p>Actress Bimbo Ademoye won the most engaged actress on social media, while Stan Nze was awarded the most engaging actor.</p>, <p>The 2023 Nigerian Social Media Awards which took place in Lagos on Tuesday, sought to acknowledge outstanding achievements on diverse social media platforms.</p>, <p>Various awards recognizing accomplishments in audience engagement, content creation, influencer categories, and brand engagement on social media were given out.</p>, <p>Among the winners were, Simply Tacha, who was honoured with the best social media influencer of the year, and Daddy Freeze, who won the most engaging on-air personality on social media.</p>, <p>Popular Arise Television journalist Rufai Oseni also emerged as the most engaging journalist on social media, and Morayo Afolabi-Brown was awarded the most engaging TV host online while Arise News was named the most engaging TV station on social media.</p>, <p>The award organizer and Chief Executive Officer of Alternative Adverts Ltd, Emmanuel Nwafor, while praising the honorees’ efforts to use social media to stay exceptional, said: “We hope that the award will encourage those into nefarious activities on social media to see a reason to use it for good with the hope of being recognised one day.</p>, <p>“The winners announced today are based on the online voting done from July 1 to Aug. 31 after the auditioning and nomination processes.”</p>