On Saturday, December 6th, content creators and media personalities from across Sub-Saharan Africa<\/strong> gathered in Johannesburg<\/strong> for the 2025 TikTok Awards<\/strong>. <\/p>\n The award ceremony hosted by Bontle Modiselle-Moloi<\/strong> recognised the creators whose content, spanning entertainment, sports, cooking, and social impact, has achieved connectivity to a wide audience.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n Nigeria led the nominations list with fifteen nods, with entries across nine of the ten categories. With its large delegation, the night was shaping up to be a Naija affair, and that is exactly how it turned out, with Nigerians taking home seven awards.<\/p>\n Food content creator, Diary of a Northern Cook<\/strong> from Sokoto State, won the Night\u2019s top prize, fending off competition to emerge as the Creator of the Year. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n Three Nigerians were nominated for the Storyteller of the Year category, and Brian Nwana from Abuja emerged as the winner. Belove Olocha<\/strong> from Lagos won the Entertainment Creator of the Year, while Izzi Boye<\/strong>, also from Lagos, took home the award for Educative Creator of the Year. <\/p>\n There was still more joy for the Nigerian contingent as Noosi Tiwantiwa<\/strong> won the Social Impact Award for educating millions on healthy living through the Yoruba language.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n The most anticipated award of the night was for the Artist of the Year. Nigerian hitmaker Shallipopi<\/strong> <\/a>was nominated alongside Ugandan star Joshua Baraka, <\/strong>Ghanaian singer Moliy<\/strong>, and South African breakout star JAZZWRLD<\/strong>.<\/p>\n The list reflected the songs that defined 2024 on TikTok. Shallipopi\u2019s \u2018Laho\u2019<\/i> is an Afrobeats anthem, Moliy won a global audience with her hit song \u2018Shake It To The Max,\u2019<\/i> Joshua Baraka\u2019s \u2018Wrong Places\u2019<\/i> soundtracked thousands of TikTok videos, while JAZZWRLD\u2019s \u2018Bengicele\u2019<\/i> brought a global spotlight to 3 Step Afro-House music.<\/p>\n However, Shallipopi\u2019s \u2018Laho\u2019<\/i> won the prize for being an anthem that captures TikTok\u2019s unrivalled power in propelling a song to global success.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n Reflecting on his win, the rapper thanked TikTok for platforming emerging artists. \u201cI want to thank TikTok for supporting the music space and for giving upcoming artists a chance to shine,\u201d <\/i>he said. \u201cI also want to thank the music,\u201d <\/i>he added, expressing his gratitude to the art form that has helped him pave the way for other Nigerian street hop stars.<\/p>\n Shallipopi\u2019s acceptance speech reflected the power of TikTok as a platform that has greatly levelled the playing field<\/a> by giving artists of all cadres a shot at success and stardom. <\/p>\n The Nigerian rapper’s thoughts are echoed by TikTok\u2019s Head of Content Operations for Sub-Saharan Africa, \u00a0Boniswa Sidwaba <\/strong>who describes the award ceremony as a gathering of trailblazers. <\/p>\n \u201cTonight\u2019s ceremony was a gathering of the trailblazers who have redefined what it means to be a creator in Africa. From Sokoto to Nairobi, and Accra to Pretoria, we honoured the creators who turned 60-second clips into cultural movements. We are honoured to celebrate them as they amplify their voices and take their stories from Africa to the world<\/strong><\/i>.\u201d<\/strong><\/i><\/p>\n This particular desire to support the music industry and platform future stars informed the performances of singer Thabsie<\/strong>, acclaimed performer and disc jockey Thuli P<\/strong>, and an electrifying closer by South Africa\u2019s<\/strong> rising star Ciza<\/strong>, who had everyone dancing to his viral song \u2018Isaka.\u2019<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/sportal365images.com\/process\/smp-images-production\/pulse.ng\/08122025\/8bcb7488-0ef0-402c-8c4d-71679aacac14.png?operations=fit(770:)&format=webp\")
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\n Some of the Nigerian nominee at the TikTok Awards
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\n Belove Olocha from Lagos won the Entertainment Creator of the Year
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\n Brian Nwana wins Storyteller of the Year Award
\n <\/span>\n <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\nShallipopi’s<\/strong> \u2018Laho\u2019<\/i> Is The TikTok<\/strong> Anthem of the Year<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n
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\n Shallipopi reflecting on his win at the SSA African TikTok Awards 2025
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\n Winners at the TikTok SSA Africa Awards 2025
\n <\/span>\n <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\nThe Winners List At The 2025 Sub-Saharan TikTok Awards<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/p>\n