2011 Yoruba Heritage Awards-Official Press Release

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12 May 2011

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 2011 YORUBA HERITAGE AWARDS : Celebrating Successful Professionals and Change Makers of Yoruba Ancestry

Now in its second year, the Yoruba Heritage Awards is an annual award made to recognize and reward excellence and outstanding achievement by individuals and groups Awards are giving to those who have regularly devoted their time to helping others in the community, improving the quality of life, creating opportunities for others to excel and providing outstanding service either individually or professionally.

The 2011 Yoruba Heritage Awards is scheduled to hold on the 14th of October 2011. The nomination process is still going on and is open to persons of Yoruba ancestry at home and abroad; those who have made a mark in their communities and (or) in their fields of endeavor and have in the process promoted the Yoruba culture.

The central aim of YHA is to build a platform to educate and promote Yoruba culture globally while supporting and celebrating those that have displayed leadership, patriotism and love for their heritage and serving as a model of cultural diplomacy, peace and tolerance for this generation and those to come.

The 2011 festivities will be taken place in the heart of London, England at “Lighthouse” on Friday Oct 14, 2011. Red carpet starts 5pm, awards ceremony commences at 7pm.

The Yoruba Heritage Awards will be covered by many  international media outlets including:

Nigeria

• NigeriaTribune Newspaper
• HITV
• Punch Newspaper

United Kingdom

• BBC Africa
• Metro Newspaper

America

• 
  Ovacom Media
• Nigerian Celebrity Network

More media partners will be announced.....

  

This year’s awards attract guests from America, Canada, Austria, Belgium, Ireland, Nigeria, South Africa and Great Britain. Some of the guests gracing the event are the following:

Fatai Atere(MON)-Nigerian  Soccer Star ( championship for under 17) (1985)

Chief Mayegun- First Nigerian Common Wealth Gold Medalist Boxer in Austria.

Eng. Yemi  Ogundele- Media Representative for the United Nations in Austria

Ambassador Abiodun Bashua- Nigerian Ambassador to the United Nation on climate change in Bonn, Germany

Otunba Gani Adams- Founder of the Oodua People’s Congress(OPC)

Professor Rasaki Ojo Bakare-  CEO,Abuja Carnival

Dr. Modupe Olaiya- Executive Secretary Lagos State Blood Transfusion Committee

Segun Olaleye(Segun Gele)-CEO, The Brides Escort

Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu- Former Governor of Lagos State

Dr.Mike Adenuga- CEO,Globacom

Mr. Ademola Oyefeso- CEO,New Genesis

 Plus many more performers and celebrity guests.

This is also a unique platform for investors, businesses and well meaning individuals to network, share their stories and make their voices heard. For advert, sponsorship and media enquiries see contact below.

Details of the awards is available on our website: http://yorubaheritageawards.com/

 

Victoria Adigun

PRO-Yoruba Heritage Awards

Viadigun@yorubaheritageawards.com

Direct Line: (405)371- 0207