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Nigeria Music Awards (NMA)2008- Winners

May 26, 2008 Posted by User ImageWatchMan 

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The Nigeria Music Award 2008 was held over the weekend at Owerri, the Imo State capital. It will not pass without notice that the Governor of Imo State, Ikedi Ohakim despite the odds is poised to make Owerri the entertainment haven for Nigeria. The Hospitality of Owerri poeple was on display and the award lived up to the biddings.

And the Winners are:

Nigerian Artiste of the Year Award: P Square

Album of the Year Award: Grass 2 Grace by Tu Face

R$B Song of the Year Award: Tu Face

Song of the Year award : Yahooze by Olu Maintain

Best Higlife Artiste of the Year: Nda Chineke by Ugo Stevenson

Best Gospel Artiste of the Year: Sammy Okposo

Best Traditional Gospel Artiste: Paul Nwokocha

Best New Artiste Male: 9ice

Best Female Artiste of the Year: T.Y Bello

congratulations to all the winners and the PMAN’s exco led by Tony Okoroji for a wonderful organisation. Let us hope PMAN returns to its past glory.

POSTSCRIPT:

Evangelist Sunny Okosuns, passed away over the weekend.

He was one of the best musicians of his time in the aparthied freedom themed music era and pre-democracy Nigeria. Adieu, the ozidi King.

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Filed Under: Movie Awards, Music, Music Awards, Nollywood
Tagged: 9ICE, Olu Maintain, P Square, Paul Nkwocha, PMAN, Sammy Okposo, Tony Okoroji, Tu Face, TY Bello, Ugo Stevenson

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45 Responses to “Nigeria Music Awards (NMA)2008- Winners”

  1. no imageladi joseph (Who am I?) on May 26th, 2008 7:21 am

    why wasnt faze nominated for any of the category,i think he desserves a nomination.

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  2. no imagebecky T (Who am I?) on May 26th, 2008 12:07 pm

    so the rubbish Mr Olu sang can earn him Song of the year……….where is Kolomental from FAZE………you guys dontknow how to organize award……you should let us the audience judge.

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  3. no imageWatchMan (Who am I?) on May 26th, 2008 12:26 pm

    FAZE seems to be more popular and me have issues with the Yahooze too, as per the nomination and winner selection, I think the judges decisions are final.

    There will always be another good song and musician and many awards to wins in many years too. Kudos to all winners and losers, you are all great Nigerians.

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  4. no imageneddy (Who am I?) on May 26th, 2008 5:17 pm

    well its ok but i dont think dat all d awards like i saw on tv .please show all 4 reference,thank u

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  5. no imageWatchMan (Who am I?) on May 26th, 2008 5:45 pm

    Agreed, we tried to give the highlights. Details will be published subsequently. Thanks, Neddy.

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  6. no imagechux (Who am I?) on May 26th, 2008 8:08 pm

    On account of what they had to offer, I think some of the awardees don’t really deserve what they got. Besides, what happened to ASA? That girl is fresh and exciting. Her album is just a whiff of what to expect from a serious and developing folksy artiste in the future. I expected her to have grabbed the best new artiste award, at least. Isn’t it evident that her album is enjoying so much attention from the pubic at present? Boy, ur judges kind of goofed on this one. My verdict on the event itself: low on glamour and quality attendance. chux

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  7. no imageAkeem (Who am I?) on May 27th, 2008 1:00 am

    I really do appreciate the effort of the organisers and all the people that visited for the successfull of the just concluded Nigeria Musics Award held at Owerri ,I mo state capital.

    But i am very dissapointed for the award given out to Best Video of the Year,Best Fuji artiste of the year and despite Asa nominated for almost all the categories she still not been awarded an award.

    My own comment is just to tell the Organisers that they should out more effort for the projects,I mean that for the Best Video,the video should go to either P-square or Olu Maintain in which you gave it to Stylee,It was not the best at all?

    Also for the Best Fuji artiste,Do you think that Dekunle fuji is a fuji artiste,he is just bearing the name Dekunle Fuji not what he sing is regarded as Fuji artiste.To be sincere with you,All the viewer did not agree on that because he is not a fuji singer.

    I m very dissapointed also that the Nigeria artiste record that sales most abroad did not received any award and she was almost in all the category of the award.I mean Asa.

    This is what i have to contribute to this from my own opinion.

    Akeem.

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  8. no imageAyobami Olaleye,USA (Who am I?) on May 27th, 2008 1:49 am

    Why should the organiser give fuji award to Dekunle fuji..? that is madness of the highest order and i think the award should be retrieve from him because he is not a fuji musician.If the organisers want to give him any award to compesate been played regularly on TV and radio they should find a way out not with fuji award because his stage name correspond with fuji.
    Pasuma and K1 still alive why dekunle fuji….the fuji award alone flop the whole show…

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  9. no imageWatchMan (Who am I?) on May 27th, 2008 2:08 am

    Well said, Akeem and Ayo! I do not for sure know how the selection and voting is done. I hope with the complaints, they will have to change the process and select awardees that have peoples’ input in the nomination and voting processes.

    Above all, everyone seems to be praising the general organisation of the award ceremony and kudos to the Imo State government the host.

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  10. no imageMp3_naija (Who am I?) on May 27th, 2008 9:37 am

    Kudos to the whole NMA crew. I’ve noticed that in most awards held,there is alwayz a set op people receiving efritin. pls is it sentimental? Faze,asa,guitarman and some artistes not mentioned deserve awards.pls display d full winners list

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  11. no imageEvolution (Who am I?) on May 28th, 2008 2:03 am

    Guys, Faze won an award for the best reggae song-I need somebody.
    The list here is not complete.

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  12. no imageEmmanuel (Who am I?) on May 30th, 2008 6:34 pm

    Kudos to the organizers, but something is still missing in this award of a thing, what did they call it “Nigeria Music Awards” isn’t so, but it seems the AJ musicial are been left out, this is wrong the organizers should do something about it, or is it that the full winners are being dispay?

    Secondly Faze deserve an award bcos the guy is the bomb for the past yrs

    Saintdav

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  13. no imageDsky odinaka (Who am I?) on June 1st, 2008 10:35 am

    Please Dsky, the hippop R and B artise in owerri needs sponsors from any corner of the country our phone numbers are 08032715774 and 07035538249 please help with our talent and let shine like Dstars inDsky.

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  14. no imageclovean (Who am I?) on June 2nd, 2008 4:48 pm

    I don’t really get it. Who does the nomination and who votes. Olu & D’banj sang rubbish and won awards, fine thier videos are ok but……….. Faze has been there, his videos are great, when he came out with his 1st album he wasnt nominated for the newest artiste.Tu face’s album is ok but very poor quality videos, P-square guys are great both audio and videos and many more. Someone like Samsong deserves the best vocalist (have u heard him sing). Having a unique voice doesnt make one the best.
    Another thing is the playing of songs on air. Does an artiste have to lobby to get his song played?e.g SKY B . Never heard the guy’s songs played on lagos radios and TV.

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  15. no imageWatchMan (Who am I?) on June 2nd, 2008 5:12 pm

    @ Clovan; who does the nomination (?) who votes(?), that has been a recurring question here.
    I think it is important PMAN disclose the criteria for nomination and voting. If they are forthcoming with it we will be making it public here.

    Keep telling us what you think…….

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  16. no imageUche(ouchman)imsu (Who am I?) on June 2nd, 2008 7:07 pm

    Hello great nigerians,i quite support d awards and i congratulate d winners,kudos 2 them all.my own comments,is dat am quite suprise faze wasn’t nominated 4 any category,atleast he rightfully deserves one of d awards,bt i fil very sorry 4 me,he’s stl a star.my shout out goes 2 my luvly parents,siblings,cousins,friends,i.e obi trice,ezine,uzo,pinky,mekus,tosin,fentee,bigho,onyi.mayor d,ibe nd my luvly girl loveth..i luv them all.

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  17. no imageoci (Who am I?) on June 3rd, 2008 8:14 am

    @ ouchman, na so your family plenty reach? U guys can form a musical group as you love much so.
    Nice to have you look in, We like to see all your IMSU people come in every now and then. Hope Owerri is still gr8. Shout out to Ndi owerri nile, ebe anyi zia a,

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  18. no imageFred Oboro (Who am I?) on June 10th, 2008 11:30 pm

    There is no doubt the NMA is the flagship of all other awards and I did leaved to this status but one funny/strange development is the presence of the so called Nothingwood! sorry nollywood stars who were allover the place.
    Are they short of script or planning going into music as some of the have tried without really making much impact.

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  19. no imagevictory (Who am I?) on June 13th, 2008 12:56 pm

    i think this award (nma) was very dry because faze wasnt nominated 4 any category. i am very disapointed. walahi

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  20. no imageWatchMan (Who am I?) on June 13th, 2008 1:25 pm

    Your sentiments are shared by the majority of people in here; that goes to say that FAZE is really good. Well let us see what next years awards will bring. I also know that the organiser are taking everyones observation into account.
    Keet it ReaL.

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  21. no imageoriee (Who am I?) on June 14th, 2008 6:34 am

    Is it a PMAN organised awards or former PMAN presidesident Tony Okoroji organised award.which ever way let the organiser learn from their mistakes and improve on it.

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  22. no imagehenry (Who am I?) on June 26th, 2008 4:52 pm

    thumbs up for rating t.y. bello high
    you guyz missed it by not celebrating both faze and asa
    sorry, you messed up big tyme

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  23. no imageasemota (Who am I?) on July 14th, 2008 11:42 am

    The NMA was great. f i may ask, what are the criterial for nomination? I really was disappointed that FAZE was’nt nominated. I take consolation in the fact that my best Artist; home & abroad-Tu Face won award. He shall continue to shine like the constellations; like the stars above the earth. Nothing dey happen.

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  24. no imagefadoski (Who am I?) on July 23rd, 2008 10:38 am

    guys this list is incomplete… faze and asa won awards………….

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  25. no imageWatchMan (Who am I?) on July 24th, 2008 2:02 am

    @ fadoski; It is true FAZE and ASA won awards; it is also true that the list is incomplete.
    We are all looking forward to future awards; do keep supporting them.

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  26. no imagejadejeje (Who am I?) on July 25th, 2008 12:02 pm

    kudoos to the NMA crew, they’ve done a great job no doubt, but where is FAZE, where is ASA what were the judges thinking, someone should please tell the judges that i said there is a fowl play in the sselection process.

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  27. no imagejadejeje (Who am I?) on July 25th, 2008 12:10 pm

    all well and good they’ve taken their decision, faze take heart your fans are still loyal and will always be, as for asa d sky is your limit, bravo to my man 9ice he got a well deserved award and will still have many more to come

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  28. no imagekim (Who am I?) on July 31st, 2008 11:51 am

    dis na d worst music award wey i go ever experience,imagine that my own gifted Asa and faze(i dont know maybe na because he dey alone).any way sha i will say i’m very incorrigible dissapointed in the nomination and presentations of award.i just want the organisers to make the presentation of award more tranmsparent and fair.my condolent to Faze,don’t worry you are never alone and Asa continue the good job.we dey your back.ride on.b4 i escape say 9ice na new arstiste(food for thought)

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  29. no imageVICTOR MAYOMI (Who am I?) on September 6th, 2008 12:28 am

    I am suprised King Sunny Ade was left out of the award. His latest work “Grace of God’ is a masterpiece by any standards. How about the jazz masterpeiece in track 6 of the album? can you really beat that? Are we rewarding mediocrity or excellence in music?

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  31. no imagedayo adeyinka (Who am I?) on September 21st, 2008 9:15 pm

    as for me i dont agree with some of those awards,any award done this year without asa having something is a crap.at times u get vexed up while watching this things u begin to imagine if money is been paid to collect this awards.as for ojb jezrel tell him to learn how to talk it seems he was talking out of jealosy and as for that award they gave i disagree with him for this year’s edition he’s good no doubt but for this year he’s out of it.and i dont think they should nice anew artist he his not new.this should be his second albulm i guess.he’s meant to be offered a better award than that.as for p square that was hot i agree with tht.as for that video thats total rubbish that was the same thing they did in hiphopaward08 and i disagree with it that video is just it nothing fantastic about it.hmmmmmmmmmmm na dem know as dem dey give their award ooooooooo.na dem noooooooooooooooooooooooo.

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  32. no imageUsuf hardaydejee (Who am I?) on October 11th, 2008 10:11 pm

    Guyz,wat are we turning nigeria 2.in d fuji circle,who’s dekunle,i will not be suprise hearing latter dat he paid money 4 dis.organisizers are been sentimental.

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  33. no imageMirabel(Strict Queen) (Who am I?) on November 3rd, 2008 7:22 pm

    I think the Nigerian industry should atleast try and give audience to the upcoming artiste,they are many talented once out there with great change and impactation in the Nollywood industry,imagine i have an album but no one wants to listen to what i’ve got for the world and all they think about is the already made artiste,they were once like us,they did’nt just make it by them self,all am asking is for audience and a chance for the upcoming artiste like me.(THE UPCOMING ARTISTE NEED A CHANCE TO SHOW WHAT THEY’VE GOT)CURIOUS_COS_AM_REAL@YAHOO.COM.

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  34. no imageAdegeye Mayowa (Who am I?) on November 5th, 2008 2:26 pm

    hi, i think their is ojoro in this awards hw can asa and faze be missing out. the what were the judges thinkn when they left ths too out………………………….naija don come again

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  35. no imageONYEBI COLLINS (Who am I?) on November 21st, 2008 7:26 am

    o boy scatter ur dada! as long as NMA is concerned,no Faze no value.he’s gem.na mental case b dis

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  36. no imageIme (Who am I?) on November 22nd, 2008 9:16 pm

    It’s very embarrasing to know that after face has toil all this years, you guys haven’t given him something tangible. The NMA award sucks without face. The organisers are just nothing to write home about. I must confess, i highly disappointed.

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  37. no imagejames u (Who am I?) on December 3rd, 2008 9:27 am

    well i don’t have much to say ,too much partiality in our musical industry. when award is given and artist like faze, blackface asa and others who do music better are nowere to be found. you people should go ahead. i wish you all in your making.

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  38. no imageDadimonsor (Who am I?) on December 16th, 2008 10:52 pm

    I realy wanna comend the organiserz upon their efort.However,kudoz 2 doz dat won but i shall nt hesitate 2 say dir is partiality out dir dat faze and asa were left out.Meanwyl my own coment is dat faze and asa are the best

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  39. no imageSidiku Olayinka Oscars (Who am I?) on January 4th, 2009 12:04 am

    I smelt racism and prejudise in the whole award presented. It is grotesque and ludicrous to hear that bigot is a panacea for ur award presentation

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  40. no imageWale Anof (Who am I?) on January 8th, 2009 5:13 pm

    I think D-banj is the best so far, he is taking Nigeria music to next level, kudos to him.
    P-squre is also ok, 2face is good, and Faze is well talented, but best of the best is Kokomaster (D-Banj)

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  41. Blessing on April 4th, 2009 6:50 pm

    Well u guys are doing well. Kudos to u all.Keep it up

  42. Benny S. on August 4th, 2009 4:27 pm

    I witnessed NMA in owerri,i wasn’t really pleased with some of the award nominations and presentation.i just pray that this year’s would be far better than last year’s and those who have done excellently,and who truly deserve the award would be presented awards.let’s join hands to make nigeria great.And to all nigerian musicians, i pray that all ur efforts will not be in vain.one love.

  43. soni dandy on September 7th, 2009 1:42 pm

    I was in owerri it was a real fantastic gatherin.the awards were very well given,no foul play anyway
    2face is our best and we keep prayin 4 him

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  45. Nonso Alex on February 14th, 2010 (4 weeks ago) 10:37 pm

    Good Evening Sir
    My name is Nonso Alex from imo state in nigeria but presently living in senegal,please i will like to know if this mail reach to you in a perfect condition,please i saw this website in google when i was searching infos about nigerian music industry and i intend to write to you if you can help me to achive my goal as such i will like to know if am writing to P Square or 2 Face.

    Presicely sir i will like to let you know that i am talented in writing and singing music and i have some music right now with me to shoot but my problem is that i can’t help it,sir please i have some music to shoot but i don’t think that i can finance my self in it so that’s why i decided to contact you to help me shoot the music in your studio in order to gain a brigther future as a matter of fact i came from a poor family in imo state were we can’t boast for three squal meals in a day and that’s the main major problem why i travelled out of the country just to struggle to make money,i believe proper introduction will be given to you as soon as you get back to me with any kind of enquries which you may like to know from me before we proceed,please do try as much as you can to get back to me for i realy need your help atleast to be like you guys in nigerian music industry,am expecting your lovely response to my mail address cooperate_no_stain@yahoo.com or call through 00221775905940.
    Yours Sincerely Friend.

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