Nigerian Professional Footballer and Chelsea FC skipper, Victor Moses has been voted as the 2017 Most Influential Young Nigerian. He won the voting in one of the most credible annual ranking polls organized by an international reputed rating establishment, Avance Media. The poll had participation from over 90 countries.
He took over from Actress Funke Akindele, who won the 2016 Most Influential Young Nigerian. He is currently playing as a winger for the National football team, and also for Premier League Club Chelsea. In the poll organized by Avance Media, he came above On-Air Personality, Toke Makinwa and Red Media’s Adebola Williams.
Yasmin Belo-Osagie, the Co-Founder of She Leads Africa, was voted as the Most Influential Young Nigerian Woman.
Other people on the ranking include: Motivational Speaker, John Obidi, Arsenal Skipper Alex Iwobi, Templars Law Associate, Kenneth Okwor, Founder of Ambassadors of Africa, Prince Louis Omolayo Adekola, who were ranked among the top five most influential young Nigerians.
Here is the list of the winners in the different categories:
- Business – Adebola Williams, Red Media Africa
- Entertainment – Frank Edwards, Musician
- Law & Governance – Kenneth Okwor, Lawyer
- Leadership & Civil Society – Victoria Ibiwoye, One African Child
- Lifestyle – Bayo Omoboriowo, Photographer
- Media – Toke Makinwa, OAP
- Personal Development & Academia – John Obidi, Speaker
- Science & Technology – Eyo Bassey, Payporte
- Social Enterprise & Philanthropy – Yasmin Belo-Osagie, She Leads Africa
- Sports – Victor Moses, Chelsea FC
Below is the Official 2017 Ranking of Avance Media’s Most Influential Young Nigerians as compiled by Bella Naija
- Victor Moses
- John Obidi
- Kenneth Okwor
- Prince Louis Omolayo Adekola
- Alex Iwobi
- Yasmin Belo-Osagie
- Frank Edwards
- Olasupo Abideen
- Toke Makinwa
- Victoria Ibiwoye
- Bayo Omoboriowo
- Seun Onigbinde
- Eyo Bassey
- Adebola Williams
- Falz
- Nnamdi Stan Ekeh
- Toolz – Tolu Oniru
- Wale Olajumoke
- Olamide Bada
- Babatunde Oladosu
- Ife Adebayo
- Ayodeji Osowobi
- Dr Echefu Ikechukwu Bright
- Shola Akinlade
- Tolu Ogunlesi
- Yul Edochie
- Femi Bakare
- Ebuka Obi-Uchendu
- Ubi Franklin
- Idris Akinbajo
- Nkechi Okwuone
- Osagie Alonge
- Mohammed Ibrahim Jega
- DJ Spinall
- Davido
- Wizkid
- Noble Igwe
- Samson Itodo
- Imrana Alhaji Buba
- Kelechi Iheanacho
- Jamie Pajoel
- Simi Fajemirokun
- Bashir Ahmad
- Adetola Anita Adetoye
- Chaste Christopher Inegbedion
- Zuriel Oduwole
- Mark Angel
- Stanley Uzochukwu
- Olamide
- Ehiz
- Maraji
- Denrele Edun
- Hauwa Ojeifo
- Iyinoluwa Aboyeji
- Toyosi Akerele
- Chukwuka Onuwa
- Fikayo Ogundipe
- O’tega Ogra
- Abisoye Ajayi-Akinfolarin
- Uche Pedro
- Stella Dimoko Korkus
- Olufemi Olukayode Adeyemi
- Runcie C.W. Chidebe
- David James Egwu
- Ebenezar Wikina
- Nasir Yammama
- Nneka Eze
- Demola Adetona
- Bamikole Omishore
- Omotade Alalade
- Muna Onuzo-Iyanam
- . VJ Adams
- Nancy Isime
- Wilfred Ndidi
- Andre Blaze Henshaw
- Tonye Rex Idaminabo
- Nuhu Ibrahim Alabura
- Bisola Borha
- Abayomi Awobokun
- Osi Suave
- Aigbe Omoregie
- Shola Ladoja
- Olatorera Oniru
- Muhammad Sani Abdullahi
- Asuquo Ekpenyong
- Jane Michael Ekanem
- Maria Okanrende
- Tekno
- Ola Aina
- Moet Abebe
- Patoranking
- Titilola Vivour-Adeniyi
- Freeman Osonuga
- Runtown
- Hon. Samaila Suleiman
- William Troost-Ekong
- Oscar Ekponimo
- Victor Osimhen
- Moses Simon
- Henry Onyekuru
