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Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Award-winning Nigerian superstar, Wizkid, has won the award for the Best African Act in this year\u2019s edition of the MTV Europe Music Awards (EMA)<\/p>\n

Wizkid beat the likes of Tems, Diamond Platnumz, Amaarae, and Focalistic in the tightly-contested category.<\/p>\n

MTV base in a post congratulating Wizkid via its Instagram handle wrote: \u201cHUGE congratulations to BIG WIZ @wizkidayo for winning Best African Act! From Lagos to the world.\u201d<\/p>\n

Wizkid is currently enjoying recognition from all over the world for his hit song \u2018Essence\u2019<\/p>\n

The song from his \u2018Made In Lagos\u2019 album has continued to trend on worldwide music charts all year.<\/p>\n

The \u2018Starboy\u2019 is expected to release his next album soon as he continues his world tour.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Nigeria<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Nigeria. Award-winning Nigerian superstar, Wizkid, has won the award for the Best African Act in this year\u2019s edition of the MTV Europe Music Awards (EMA) Wizkid beat the likes of Tems, Diamond Platnumz, Amaarae, and Focalistic in the tightly-contested category. 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