Night Life Awards 2019: The Yum, The Bland and The Bleh


Yesterday was the first edition of the Nightlife Awards and I just knew I had to be there. In a country where the youth are often referred to as lazy, I think its important to support one another and prove time and time again that we are innovative, dogged, ambitious and will do all we can to positively put this country on the world map. Last night was filled with glitz and glam and here are my thoughts.


The Yum😍🥳
The venue was dope! The decorator did an amazing job and the entire setup was nothing short of the word "lit"!

The DJ should be overpaid. That guy did a fantastic job abeg!

McLively lived up to his name. His bubbly personality is contagious and he kept the tempo high all night. He and Moet had such an incredible chemistry!

Bollylomo is such a vibe!! He lit up the whole place when it looked things were dragging. I like how the organisers paid attention to the body language of their audience

Though it came really late, the small chops was amazeballs. A part of me is beginning to think its the hunger that made me feel that way.

Looks like long jackets and mini gowns are a thing now and I'm loving it!


The Bland 🙄

The magician should endeavour to stop that weird laugh he does after every performance. Dope performances but his laughs were totally unnecessary.

Have you ever gone for a dress rehearsal at a theater? The never ending interludes made the event look like one.


The Bleh🥵

For reasons best known to the organisers of this event, they decided to start four hours behind schedule. I wouldn't have been so pained if I did not have to finish dressing up in the car because this man thought we were already behind schedule, only for us to get stood up for four good hours. I don't blame the ladies that took off their heels and wigs before the event started.

Did Emem Ufot really command the projector to work? 🤣 The glitches with the projector made it look like we were a joke to the organisers

I need to understand who exactly the organisers were trying to impress with the mortuary standard air conditioning. I mean, we were one click away from "death by freezing" but the maintenance guys just wanted to take us out. Not cool guys..... Literally.

How can you solve a problem like Pretty Mike? If he's not dressing like a confused angel or chaining willing ladies like dogs, he's pulling a Kanye West on event organisers. This guy legit paused the event by going on stage to ask the organisers the point of a particular category. He prayed them to explain the essence and relevance of that category. But guess who carried his shoulder up and went upstage when he won an award in that same category? You're damn right.


There was an after party at Quilox but by then, initiate had gone (awo ti lọ)

For a premiere, I think the Night Life Awards 2019 was not bad at all. I believe this award show has come to stay and will go definitely go places. There is still a lot of room for improvement though.


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