Nigerian Child Comedian Emmanuella Wins YouTube Awards

Six-year-old Nigerian comedian, Emmanuella


Samuel of Mark Angel Comedy, was honoured at the inaugural Sub-Saharan African (SSA) YouTube Awards.


VANGUARD reports that Emmanuella was honoured alongside Nigeria’s Channels Television and IbakaTV/Nollywood. The YouTube Awards were handed out to 25 creators across 23 categories and nominees were chosen based on subscriber numbers.

Ms Susan Wojcicki, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of YouTube, said the SSA YouTube Award was Google’s way of celebrating African creators.