Nigerian artiste and serial hitmaker, Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu popurlaly known as Burna Boy was on Sunday night announced as the winner of the Best Africa Act award at the 2019 MTV EMA’s.
The 28-year-old Burna who was nominated alongside fellow Nigerian, Teni, South Africa’s Prince Kaybee and Nasty C, Harmonize from Tanzania and Togo’s TooFan took home the prestigious award at a star-studded event held in Seville, Spain.
With his 2019 MTV EMA win, Burna Boy joins an exclusive list of Nigerian superstars who have won the much-coveted international honour. Past Nigerian winners of the MTV award include 2Baba Idibia, D’Banj, Tiwa Savage and Davido.

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