As October 8, 2017 approaches for the much talked about maiden edition of the City People Movie Awards 2017, tagged (celebrating great talents in the movie industry) several activities has been put in place by the organizers of the event, to honour the key players in the industry with special recognition awards and life time achievement awards both in the English and Yoruba speaking genre of Nollywood.
Those who will be honoured from the Yoruba movie industry include Adebayo Salami aka Oga Bello, Jide Kosoko, Aina Gold, Tunbosun Odunsi, Kunle Afolayan, Antar Laniyan, Iyabo Oko, Madam Saje, Iya Ereko, Anike Alajogun, Iya Rainbow, Ayandotun Emmanuel, Mistura Asunmo and many others.
Away from that, the movie lovers who have been witnessing the award ceremony for the past 8 years when it was formerly known as City People Entertainment Awards before it was divided into two categories (Music and Movie Awards) have been clamouring to see the 2017 nomination list.
The movie practitioners are also not resting nature over the event as the awards ceremony is so Paramount in their minds at the moment. The glamorous annual event has become topic of discussion among the movers and shakers of the industry on social media.
The event will surely hold on Sunday 8th October 2017 at 10 Degrees Event Center, Billings way, Oregun,Ikeja,Lagos. Big Brother Naija housemate, Bisola, Mercy Johnson and stand-up comedian, Tee A are expected to anchor the award ceremony.