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AMAA 2017: Senegal’s Felicite Emerges Biggest Winner

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9 years ago

July 21, 2017

The 13th edition of the African Movie Academy Awards (AMAA) was held at the Eko Hotel and Suites, Lagos, on Saturday July 15, 2017 with a moment of silence as the fallen heroes of African Cinema were being remembered.
Senegalese movie “Felicite”, emerged the biggest winner of the night. The movie won six AMAAs, the most of all the contenders. The movie took home awards in three of the five major categories, Winning Best Film, Best Actress in a leading role and Best Supporting Actor.
Nigerian historical drama, ’76 won three awards from its eight nominations, including the special recognition honour given to Veteran Comic Actor, Nkem Owoh.
Below is the full list of winners at the event.
1. Best Short Film: -A place for Myself (Rwanda) -A Place in the Plane (Senegal) 2. Best Animation:– Got Flowers (Nigeria)3. Best Documentary
-Mama Colonel (Democratic Republic of Congo)
4. Best Film In African Language:–“Felicite” (Senegal)5. Best Film For African Living Abroad:-
“While We Live”, (Burkina Faso/Sweden)
6. Best Diaspora Short Film:–90 Days (US) & Kbela (Brazil)7. Achievement In Production Design:- ’76 (Nigeria)
8. Achievement In Custume:-Queen of Kalwe (Uganda)9. Achievement In Make –Up-Oloibiri – (Nigeria)10. Best Sound Track:-Felicite (Senegal)
11. Achievement In Sound:-Yaya (South Africa)12. Achievement In Cinematography- The Last of Us (Tunisia)13. Achievement In Editing-Felicite (Senegal)
14. Achievement In Screen Play-Yaya (South Africa)15. Lagos State Award For Best Nigerian Film:-’76 (Nigeria)
16. Best Young/Promising Actor-Medina Molanga (Queen of Katwe) 17. Tony Elumelu Award for Best Comedy:-(3 wise men) Nigeria, 18. Best Actress In A Supporting Role:Angeliqae.
19. Best Actor In A Supporting Role: time Achievement Award-Nkem Owoh (Nigeria) .Papi Mpaka (Felicite-Senegal) 20. AMAA Life Kidjo (CEO: Nigeria).21. Best Actress In a Leading Role Vero Tshanda (Felicite: Senegal)
22. Best Actor In A Leading Role: Jahwar Soudan (The Last of Us: Tunisia)
23. Best Feature Film By A Director Daouda Coulibaly) (Wulu: Mali)
24 Best Director: Akin Omotosho (Yaya South Africa) 25. Best Film: Felicite (Senegal) 26. Special Recognition Award: Celine Loader.

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They Booed, Threw Bottles At Me – Tems Recounts

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16 hours ago

February 27, 2026

The Tide

R&B star, Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems, has recounted the early-career challenges she faced, revealing that she was once booed out of the stage while performing at a school event.

Speaking in an interview with Newsmen, the Crazy Tings crooner shared that she wasn’t only booed but was also harassed with plastic bottles.

“I remember one time I was going to perform at my school as an up-and-coming singer and I thought I was going to receiving a standing ovation.

“But I got booed. They even threw plastic bottles at me,” she recalled.

Tems explained that despite the embarrassing incident and other such rejections, she remained determined to pursue a career in music.

The Tide Entertainment reports that Tems admitted that some of the initial rejections she faced could be due to her conviction to stick to her originality instead of doing covers or familiar sounds like most of her peers.

The Grammy-winning singer said looking back now, she is glad that she didn’t compromise her style despite the initial pressures.

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Primeboy Pleads For Mohbad’s Burial

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16 hours ago

February 27, 2026

The Tide

A close associate of late singer Mohbad, Primeboy, has appealed for the artiste’s burial nearly three years after his death.

According to him, Mohbad’s body remains in the mortuary since September 12, 2023, pending burial arrangements.

The Tide Entertainment reports that in a statement Primeboy urged the family, public, and government to permit the burial, stating, “It’s been almost three years since Mohbad left us. His body is still in the mortuary. I’m begging the family, I’m begging the public, I’m begging the government, please let’s bury our brother. He deserves a befitting burial.”

It would be recalled that Mohbad’s death sparked public outrage, protests, and investigations. Ongoing autopsy examinations, police inquiries, and legal proceedings have delayed burial arrangements amid family disagreements and public scrutiny.

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PH Based Gospel Singer Set To Drop Hit Single

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16 hours ago

February 27, 2026

The Tide

Rivers State based gospel singer, Wilberforce Afriyie is set to drop his 6th single titled MIRACLE WORKING GOD’ dropping next month with a it’s video.

This was disclosed by Afriyie, yesterday, during an exclusive interview with The Tide Entertainment in Port Harcourt.

According to the singer, the inspiration for his new song was based on all of the battles, troubles and challenges that he has faced in life and still going through.

“But in all I see the hand of the lord changing situations and turning things around for my good,” he said

“This song is to encourage everyone going through tough and hard times not to give up and trust whole heartedly on God for a miracle because change is coming their way,” he added.

The Tide Entertainment reports that Afriyie is ready to give his fans, especially those in the Christian faith a whole experience, a new season of overwhelming joy and celebration.

“When Christ is involved I have nothing to worry about sometimes there’ll be delay, but by faith I walk in total victory.Human reasoning cannot resonate, the mind cannot comprehend,” he explained.

He said that the spirit of God goes beyond polarity, and expressed his alignment with the God’s grace, saying that the God of signs and wonders is still performing miracles.

Nancy Briggs