Refinedng Hall of Fame
Hello Refined Nigerians! This week, we featured fantastic wins across sectors such as sports, entertainment, arts, education, medicine, politics, and the corporate industry. This week’s Hall of Fame celebrates astounding achievers that have made us proud as Nigerians. We are thrilled by their accomplishments and by our cause, we continue to celebrate them. See below for more details.
Mr Eazi’s Singles Certified Silver in the UK!
Mr Eazi’s singles “Leg Over”, “Decline” and “Operator” are now certified silver in the United Kingdom, after successfully selling over 1.4 million units. The banku and afrobeats singer has received several accolades from fans alongside bagging awards and nominations to his credit.
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, World Trade Organization Director-General; Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, award-winning writer; Olugbenga Agboola, Flutterwave Founder/CEO; and Swanky Jerry, Nigerian celebrity fashion stylist made the Forbes Africa’s 100 Innovations, Inventions and Icons from Africa list. Also, Burna Boy, Grammy award winner, Davido, Wizkid, Mr Eazi, Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde, Genevieve Nnaji, and Funke Akindele-Bello were included on the list.
Wizkid, Burna Boy, Davido and others are Nominees for the Vodafone Ghana Music Awards
Nigerian superstars – Davido, Grammy award winners Burna Boy and Wizkid alongside Omah Lay and FireBoy DML were nominated for the Best African Artiste of the Year category of the Vodafone Ghana Music Awards. As these favourites continue to shine the spotlight on the Nigerian music industry, we are proud to celebrate them.
Burna Boy Officially Hits 100 Million Total Streams on Boomplay!
Grammy award-winning artiste Burna Boy has officially hit 100 million total streams on Boomplay. He becomes the first to achieve this feat as the most streamed artiste on Boomplay.
Istifanus Peter Mahan Becomes the First Nigerian to Finish the #LagosCityMarathon 2021 Race
Istifanus Peter Mahan becomes the first Nigerian to cross the finish line in the 2021 edition of the #AccessBankLagosCityMarathon which held at Eko Atlantic City on Saturday, the 10th of April.The Plateau-born previously won the Ibadan City Marathon organized by Splashfm105.5 at Obafemi Awolowo Stadium, Ibadan and was the first Nigerian to breast the finish tape at a time of 2:37:52.
Congratulations to these achievers!