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By Michael Abimboye

Pop-Highlife artiste, Flavour, was the biggest winner at the Nigerian Music Video Awards (NMVA) which held November 15, 2013 where he carted away four awards including the biggest of the night – Video of the Year. Flavour also won laurels in the following categories: Best Highlife Video, Best Use of Costumes and Best Use of Indigenous Concept.

Other winners of the night include Orezi for Best Reggae/Dancehall video; Sean Tizzile for Most Promising Act, and prolific video director, Clarence Peters, won Best Video Director of the Year.

The event which was hosted by Dayo ‘D1’ Adeneye and Iretiola Doyle also honored music maestro Pa Victor Olaiya with the Life Time Achievement Award.

Other winners at the NMVA

Video of the Year

Flavour – Ada Ada – Winner Olamide – Duro Soke Sound Sultan – Natural Something

D’Banj – Don’t Tell Me Nonsense Chidima – Emi Ni Baller

Best Afro Hip Hop Video Ill Bliss – I Am Sorry Splash – Church Agbasa Olamide – Durosoke – Winner MI – Chairman Phyno – Man of the Year

Best Hip Hop Video Eedris Abdulkareem – I Go Whooz You Pryse – Eleto Boogey – Sanctum Ice Prince – VIP – Winner Yung6ix – First Class

Best Afro Pop Video D’banj – Don’t Tell Me Nonsense Sound Sultan – Natural Something Goldie – Miliki 2face – Blood on the dance floor – Winner Alabai – Ogbanje

Best Dance Hall/Reggae Video Davido – All of you Waje – I wish Patoranking – Alubarika Orezi – Rihana – Winner Vector – Follow Me

Best Pop Extra Video Chidima – Emi Ni Baller – Winner Kcee – Limpopo Solidstar – Skibo Davido – Gobe Harrysong – I’m In Love (Remix)

Best Gospel Video Ada – Bobo Me Henrisoul – Blow My Mind Amaray – Oke Mgbidi – Winner Kefee – Celebrate Solomon Lange – Yabo

Best R ‘n’ B Video Jennifer – Ifunanya Capital FEMI – Capital F.E.M.I Pelli – The One Nosa – Always Pray for You Banky W – Yes/No – Winner

Best High Life Video Flavour – Ada Ada – Winner i-Mike – Adure Wizboy – Halima Dr. Victor Olaiya ft 2face – Baby Mi Da Inyanya – Jombolo

Best Afro Beat Video Starboy – Caro Black Magic – Confam Henry Knight – Shako Burna Boy – Run My Race – Winner MGabriel – Eruku Lau Lau

Best Contemporary Afro Music Video Xproject – Azuka – Winner Dammy Krane – Xteristics Sheyman – Paper Skales – Komole Jaywon – Catch Me If You Can

Most popular Nigerian Music Video in Europe Dizzy – Jekin Jekin Tipsy – Tin Geh Geh Moe Logo – Pangolo Dola Billz – No Gocking Spice Vision – Today na Today

Best Indigenous Concept Tillaman – Ori Owo MGabriel – Eruku Lau Lau Flavour – Ada Ada – Winner Shola Alyson – Ife

Best use of animation DJ Sose – Obulu Ketchy Dons – Closer n Closer T-Sleek – Ma Wo mi

Best use of costumes Flavour – Ada Ada – Winner Dipp – Balance for Me D’Prince – Goody Bag Tiwa Savage – Without My Heart May D – So Many Things

Best Director

Clarence Peters – Winner Squareball Sesan Mattmax

Most Promising Director Unlimited LA Matt Max – Winner Tyson Catalyst Paul Gambit

Best Cinematography

Ajeh for Alubarika by Patoranking Squareball for Church Agbasa by Splash Matt Max for Don’t Tell Me Nonsense by D’banj – Winner Clarence Peters for Durosoke by Olamide – Winner Mr. Moe Musa for So many thinz by May D

Best Use of Visual Effects Iyanya – Sexy Mama Sound Sultan – Natural Something – Winner Ice Prince – VIP Morell – Oxygen Danas – My Melody

Best Video By A New Act Sean Tizzle – Shole – Winner Mystro – This Kain Love Charas – Gbege Sym19 – Fine Baby Girl Outrageous – Am In The Mood

Best Soft Rock/Alternative Video Black Magic – Repete – Winner Dazzle Ra Amen – Chinekem Ese Peters – Omote Shola Allyson – Ife Timi Dakolo – Great Nation

Best Music Video by a Minor Choco Girl – Ayo G Girl – Young Shall Grow Mya K – My DJ Ozzybosco – Tinini – Winner Whitney Wonder – Africa Unite

Life Time Achievement Award – Pa Victor Olaiya