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Emanuella wins American children’s award

Emmanuella

By Ezurike Ugochukwu

The popular young Nigerian comedian Emanuella Samuel, has won an award in the Favourite African Social Media Star category at the just concluded annual American children’s awards, ‘Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice awards.

The highly elated 10 year old actor took to her Instagram account to announce her victory as she thanked the organizers of the award as well as her fans for their votes to her.

Emmanuella has to say: “Congratulations to me as I won the Favourite African Social Media Star category at the Nickelodeon’s Kids’ Choice Awards 2021. I am so happy to be a winner, thank you!”

Emmanuella standing at the front of the house she recently built for her parents

The vibrant young Emmanuella beat the likes of the Nigerian comedy group, Ikorodu Bois, South African Magician, Wian Van Den Berg; Ugandan Youth Dance Group, Ghetto Kids, Kenyan social media sensation, Elsa Majimbo, and South African media personality, Bonang Matheba, to win the prestigious award.

the Ikorodu Bois despite losing to Emanuella, have shown sportsmanship as they took to their Twitter account to congratulate her on her achievement.

They wrote, “Congratulations Emmanuela!!”

The Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards is an annual American children’s awards ceremony show being produced by Nickelodeon.

This year, the ceremony was hosted by American actor, Kenan Thompson and it had a performance by a Canadian superstar singer, Justin Bieber.

Emanuella is a 10 year old YouTube child comedian, born on July 22, 2010 her first appearance was on episode 34, titled “Who Mess?