121 Media Icons honoured at The Red Summit Gala Night

Nigerian media icons who have blazed the trail in the Nigerian media space were honoured for their work over the years at the recently held The Red Summit Gala night. Media stalwarts such as Chief OluSegunOsoba, John Momoh, Mo Abudu, BiodunShobanjo, NdukaObaigbena, Betty Irabor, Amin Mousalli, BunmiOke, RichardMofeDamijo‎ were recognised for their outstanding achievement. 

See below the full list of honourees:

1.     Akin Odunsi [Chief] (Rosabel)

2.     Mayor Akinpelu (Global Excellence Magazine)

3.     Prince Tony Momoh

4.     AfolabiAdesanya

5.     Vincent Maduka [Engr.]

6.     TaiwoObe

7.     OdiaOfeimun (Poet)

8.     Victoria Eze­okoli

9.     SegunOdegbami

10.  Grace Egbagbe (Former Executive Director, NTA)

11.  Richard MofeDamijo

12.  Bimbo Oloyede

13.  Yakubu Mohammed

14.  BayoOnanuga (PM News Newspaper)

15.  LanreIdowu

16.  Sam Nda-Isaiah

17.  Kehinde Young-Harry

18.  SeyeKehinde (City People Magazine)

19.  Mohammed Haruna

20.  Dan Agbese

21.  Ray Ekpu

22.  BisiOlatilo (Biscon Communications)

23.  AdewunmiOgunsanya

24.  NdukaObaigbena (CEO of ThisDay Newspapers)

25.  Frank Aigbogun (CEO BusinessDay)

26.  IquoUkoh

27.  EmekaObasi

28.  Sam AmukaPemu

29.  Raymond Dokpesi (Daar Communications Limited)

30.  OnyemaUgochukwu (Former Editor of DailyTimes)

31.  GarbaShehu

32.  DayoDuyile

33.  PhillOsagie

34.  Kayode Soyinka

35.  DoyinAbiola (Former Managing Director, Concord Newspaper)

36.  Dare Babarinsa

37.  Mr. Ade Akinde

38.  Comfort Obi

39.  Jimi Solanke

40.  OnyekaOnwenu

41.  TaiwoAlimi

42.  DuroOnabule

43.  Mike Awoyinfa

44.  KunleBakare (Encomium Magazine)

45.  BabafemiOjudu

46.  ModeleSarafa-Yusuf

47.  Betty Irabor (Genevieve Magazine)

48.  Laban Namme

49.  Dele Momodu

50.  SoniIrabor (Inspiration FM)

51.  BunmiOke

52.  Olatunji Dare

53.  Patrick Dele Cole

54.  Femi Akintunde-Johnson (Surprise Magazine, National Mirror, Encomium Ventures Ltd.)

55.  SieneAllwell-Brown (NLNG)

56.  ToluOgunkoya

57.  Chris Anyanwu (Former NTA Journalist)

58.  NkechiAlliBalogun

59.  OhiAlegbe

60.  Ben Murray-Bruce (Chairman, The Silverbird Group)

61.  Henry Odukomaiya

62.  Sunmi Smart-Cole

63.  Ms.AbikeDabiri-Erewa (Politician)

64.  Ms.AdesuwaOnyenokwe (Today’s Women Magazine)

65.  AjibolaOgunsola (The Punch Newspaper)

66.  Amin Moussalli (CEO AIM group (owners of Cool FM, Wazobia FM, Cool TV)

67.  BabuAkinbobola

68.  YomiBadejo-Okusanya

69.  BiodunShobanjo (Troyka Group)

70.  BukkyAjayi

71.  Chris Doghudje

72.  Chris Ubosi

73.  Christopher Kolade [Ph.D]

74.  Comfort Okoronkwo

75.  Cyril Stober (NTA Reporter)

76.  DapoOlorunyomi (Publisher, Premium Times Nigeria)

77.  DayoAdeneye

78.  Dele Alake

79.  Dele Olojede (Pullitzer Prize Winer)

80.  Eddie Iroh

81.  Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu

82.  Frank Olize (Former Journalist for Newsline)

83.  FunmiIyanda

84.  GbengaOgunleye

85.  IbeKachikwu (Vice- Chairman Exxon-Mobil)

86.  Jacob Akinyemi Johnson

87.  Jimi Awosika (Insight Communications)

88.  John Momoh (CEO of Channels Television)

89.  Kenny Adamson

90.  Kenny Ogungbe

91.  KoleAdemulegun

92.  KunleAjibade

93.  Larry Agose

94.  Larry Izamoje

95.  LateefJakande

96.  LekanOgunbanwo

97.  LoluAkinwunmi

98.  Maiden Ibru (Guardian Newspaper)

99.  Mike Ajegbo

100.                Mo Abudu (Chairman/CEO Ebonylife TV)

101.                MumuniAlao

102.                NosaIgiebor (TELL Magazine)

103.                Oladapo Charles Abraham

104.                OmowunmiOwodunni

105.                Peter Igho (National Television Authority)

106.                Reuben Abati

107.                SadiqDaba

108.                SegunOsoba (Chief) (Daily Times Nigeria)

109.                Sir Steve Omojafor- (STB Mccann Lagos & former Chairman, Zenith Bank)

110.                Steve Ojo (Galaxy TV)

111.                Sunny Obazu-Ojeagbase (Complete Communications)

112.                Sunny OsaAdun

113.                TajudeenAdepetu (Soundcity, Spice TV, ONTV)

114.                Tom Adaba

115.                Tony Iredia

116.                JahmanAnikulapo

117.                TunjiOlugbodi

118.                UdemeUfot

119.                Wale Adenuga (Wale Adenuga Productions)

120.                YemiOgunbiyi [Ph.D] (Executive Director of the Guardian Newspaper)

121.                        Dr LaoluOgunniyi

"As we celebrate our 10th year in running a media business, we decided to honor these ones who have gone before us, these legends who created the path we walk on, who built the foundation we rest on, who have inspired many of us and that is why we say we stand on the shoulders of giants. We thank them!"‎said Adebola Williams, Founding Partner, Red Media Africa.

The event which is in partnership with Troyka Holdings and the School of Media and Communications, Pan-Atlantic University, was sponsored by FirstBank Nigeria.