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Who Won? Who Looked Fab? Find Out! Photos from the 2011 Edition of MODE Men Magazine’s “Men of the Year” Awards
The 4th edition of Nigeria’s leading men’s lifestyle magazine MODE Men Magazine’s annual “Men of the Year” Awards took place on Sunday 10th December 2011
Lynxxx, Tobi & Chin Okeke
The 4th edition of Nigeria’s leading men’s lifestyle magazine MODE Men Magazine‘s annual “Men of the Year” Awards took place on Sunday 10th December 2011 in the grand ballroom of the Eko Hotel & Suites in Lagos, Nigeria.
The event kicked of with a rendition of the national anthem with the president of the Performing Musicians Association of Nigeria (PMAN), Tee Mac Omotsola leading with his famed flute, after that stirring start, the hosts – Beverly Naya, Frank Edoho and Freeze took over the show.
K-Soul, Femi Adeyinka and Praiz provided musical entertainment as awards were given out in fourteen categories.
The “Man of the Year” award went to Dr. Paul Orhii – Director General of the National Agency for Food, Drugs Adminstration and Control (NAFDAC) while the ‘Woman of the Year” prize for 2011 was awarded to Orode Ryan-Okpu of the Pink Pearl Foundation, an organization focused on breast and cervical cancer awareness.
Publisher/Editor-in-Chief of the magazine, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa urged the corporate world to support events like this as they are instituted to honour achievers in the society and also thanked guests for honouring his invitation.
The event was sponsored by MTN and Johnnie Walker.
Beverly Naya
DJ Caise
Alex Ekubo
Femi Adeyinka
Ene Maya Lawani
Jumai Shaba
Dr Newton Jibunoh
Frank Edoho
Jemila Shaba
Cool FM's Freeze & Beat FM's Olisa Adibua
Kunle Afolayan
Lanre Smith with his wife
Cool FM's Manny
Ohimai Atafo, Dayo Adeneye & Uti Nwachukwu
Uche Nnaji
Okey Bakassi & John Chike Okafor
Ohimai Atafo, Lynxxx, Uti Nwachukwu with a guest
Osaze Ebueku, Frank Edoho, Mr & Mrs Kamil & MODE Men Editor - Abubakar Tafawa-Balewa
On Stage
MODE Men - Man of the Year 2011 - Dr Paul Orhii
MODE Men - Woman of the Year 2011 - Orode Ryan-Okpu
2011 MODE Men Magazine – Men of the Year Awards
MAN OF THE YEAR
DR PAUL ORHII
WOMAN OF THE YEAR
ORODE UDUAGHAN
BUSINESS MAN OF THE YEAR
TONYE COLE
SPORTS PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR
ULTIMATE COMMANDER
COMEDIAN OF THE YEAR
SEYI LAW
MOST STYLISH ‘YOUNG’ MAN OF THE YEAR
RICHARD VEDELLAGO
YOUNG ENTREPRENEUR
LANRE SMITH
GOVERNOR OF THE YEAR
SEGUN MIMIKO(ONDO STATE)
ACTOR OF THE YEAR
JOSEPH BENJAMIN
RADIO PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR
FREEZE
DESIGNER OF THE YEAR
OUCH
MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR
DUNCAN MIGHTY
MODEL OF THE YEAR
AGBABIAKA KHALID
Photo Credit: Fotolighthouse | Potterclay Photography
