By; AYO OJEDOKUN, Lagos
In acknowledgment of diligence and media professionalism, the efforts of the CEO and publisher of Celebration International Magazine, Mr. Olusegun Babalola has continued to attract recognitions from top entertainment firms in the United Kingdom.
Celebration Magazine boss is a recipient of two distinguished awards of recognition in January 2022 from two reputable entertainment outfits: Fakon Empire Entertainment and Toplotech Entertainment, both based in the UK.
Fakon Empire Entertainment on Saturday, 1st January, 2022 during the premiere of the highly anticipated Nollywood Epic movie ‘IBANLA’, at ceremony which took place at the Ripple Centre, London presented a prestigious African award of excellence in media practice to Olusegun Babalola, the recognition that coincided with the first year anniversary of the launch of Celebration International Magazine in London, UK.
Also last week, Toplotech Entertainment presented an award of the Prominent Digital Magazine Publisher 2021/2022 to Celebration Magazine boss during the unveiling and launching of Toplotech Radio App in London.
Speaking at the occasion, the President, Fakon Empire Entertainment Academy, Favour Agbon-Konkon said: “entertainment has created thousands of independent and commercial employment through the practices of music promotion, publicity, journalism and film making which involve people in and outside of African entertainment settings”.
Speaking in the same vein, the Chief Executive Officer of Toplotech Entertainment, Mr. Temitope Issa Ibrahim, popularly called Prime Minister in the entertainment industry said that Mr. Babalola’s Celebration International Magazine is a globally circulated entertainment promotion platform.
He added that within a year, Celebration International Magazine has become a household name among Black community in the UK. “The award committee reached a consensus to confer on the Publisher the award of the Prominent Digital Magazine Publisher 2021/2022, because of the quality of its content and its rapid penetration into the core of Black entertainment market in the UK”, said Toplotech boss.
Olusegun Babalola in his reaction dedicated the honours to God Almighty who gave him the divine wisdom which led into the establishment of Celebration International Magazine, saying the professional recognition will also serve as a call to do more excellent work in 2022.
Babtunde, popularly called Mr. Babs in the entertainment industry, started his media practice from the Nigerian Tribune, where he worked as a graphic designer in the computer department, and now a registered photojournalist in London and also a member of National Union of Journalists, UK Chapter.
