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UN unveils D’banj, Omotola, Yemi Alade, 41 other Nigerians as 2018 MIPAD honorees
D’banj, Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde, Yemi Alade and 41 other Nigerians were honoured on Wednesday at the United Nations as they were unveiled as part of the 2018 Most Influential People of African Descent global 100 list.
The list, which was announced in March, recognizes the positive contributions made by people of African descent, worldwide, across four categories of Politics & Governance, Business & Entrepreneurship, Media & Culture and Religious & Humanitarian.
More pictures from the Recognition and Award Ceremony of MIPAD Class of 2018#MIPAD100 #MIPADIANSConnect #MeetYourCounterpart #UNGA #Africandescent #AwardCeremony #BlackExcellenceWorldwide pic.twitter.com/ldP4pk2sAe
— Most Influential 100 (@MIPAD100) October 4, 2018
The unveiling of the honorees was done at the 73rd United Nations General Assembly in New York.
Actress, Jalade-Ekeinde shared some photos from the event on her Instagram page and captioned it, “Honoured to be one of the Most Influential 100 People of African Descent at the United Nations by @mipad100”
Other Nigerians who made the list include, Davido, Falz the bahd guy, Dakore Egbuson, Yemi Kale, Ada Osakwe, Hadiza Bala Usman, Tolu Ogunlesi, Amy Jadesimi, Audu Maikori, Tomi Adeyemi, Chude Jideonwo and others. Banky W and his wife, Adesua Etomi were one of the two power couples on the list.
