RMD, Mimi Fawaz To Compere Glo-CAF Awards

Mimi Fawaz, premium show host and presenter of Sports 360 on Vox Africa, and Nollywood legend, Richard  Mofe-Damijo (RMD) have been confirmed as the official comperes of the 2016 Glo-Caf Awards.

Half-Nigerian (her mother is from Asaba, Delta State, Nigeria) and half-Lebanese, Mimi, a graduate of City University of London has worked for CNN, ESPN and ITV Television networks.

Described as the ‘driving force behind UK’s first original African football show’, Mimi has successfully carved a niche for herself in a field dominated by men.

Mimi is delighted by the opportunity extended to her to host the show and has promised Africa and the rest of the world a spectacular delivery.

Richard Mofe-Damijo popularly known as RMD was born July 6, 1961. He is a Nigerian actor and politician. He was the Commissioner for Culture and Tourism in Delta State, Nigeria between 2009 and 2015 . Mofe-Damijo who was born in Warri, Delta State, Nigeria, attended Midwest College, Warri and Anglican Grammar School and was a member of the Drama Club. He enrolled into the University of Benin where he studied Theatre Arts.

RMD, a lawyer, politician and journalist has featured in several top-notch soaps and films such as Ripples, Out of Bounds, Three Wise Men, Oloibiri and Hush. A multiple award winner, RMD in 2005, won the Best Actor in a Leading Role at the maiden edition of the African Movie Academy Awards. He is the face of Globacom’s powerful television commercials which celebrated the company’s ground-breaking launch of Nigeria’s first nationwide mobile 4G LTE network.

Mimi Fawaz and Richard Mofe-Damijo will add colour to the glitz and glamour of the night on 5th January, 2017, at the International Conference Centre, Abuja.