By Michael Chukwuebuka, Reporting
AFROBEATS Grammy Award winner, Burna Boy, legendary 2Baba and Teni have been tipped for national honours courtesy of Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari.
Stonix News reports that Nigeria’s music icons’ real names are Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu, Innocent Ujah Idibia and Teniola Apata, respectively.
The Afrobeats Grammy Award winner, Burna Boy will be conferred with national honour in the rank of Member of the Order of the Federal Republican (MFR), while legendary artist 2baba and Headies Awards winner, Teni will both be recognised in the rank of Member of the Order of the Niger (MON).
The development was contained in the official 2022 list of National Honours Award recipients signed by the permanent secretary of the Federal Ministry of Special Duties and Intergovernmental Affairs, Ibiene P. Roberts.
The 2022 National Honours Awards ceremony is scheduled to take place at the International Conference Centre (ICC), Abuja on Tuesday, October 11, 2022 at 9:00a.m.
Stonix News reports that the three artists have been exceptional in their respective careers, ranging from winning multiple awards, to engaging in philanthropic acts, among others.
Burna Boy is the first Nigerian artist to receive, back-to-back, Grammy Awards nomination for his albums: African Giant and Twice as Tall at the 62nd and 63rd editions of the highly-coveted music award.
He put the nation on the World Map in 2021, when his album, Twice as Tall, won the Best World Music Album at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards.
2Baba, on the other hand, is the first winner of the MTV EMA Best African Act category in 2005, and he is highly regarded as one of the most decorated Nigerian musicians in history.
The Benue-born hip-hop legend is also famous for being a philanthropist and humanitarian.
The female artist on the list, Teni was recently on the news after she visited her Alma Mata, Apata Memorial High School in Lagos and gave her former Mathematics teacher, Mr Kelvin Ofudje, a brand new car in commemoration of this year’s World Teacher’s day.
The music trio will join their Fuji Musician counterpart, King Wasiu Ayinde Marshal, who will also be a recipient of national honour in the rank of MON (Member of the Order of the Niger) at the 2022 National Honours Awards ceremony.
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