2nd Africa Movie Academy Awards Categories are listed first and highlighted in bold letters. 2nd Africa Movie Academy Awards The 2nd Africa Movie Academy Awards ceremony was held on April 29, 2006 at the Gloryland Cultural Center in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, Nigeria, to honor the best African films of 2005. The ceremony was broadcast live on Nigerian national television. Numerous celebrities and top Nigerian politicians attended the event, including Goodluck Jonathan (former Governor of Bayelsa State) and various Nollywood actresses and actors. Special guest was South African Grammy Award-winning artist Miriam Makeba who performed at the ceremony. Nigerian veteran actor and playwright Hubert Ogunde received
Nigeria at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Nigeria at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Nigeria competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in the Gold Coast, Australia from April 4 to April 15, 2018. Track and field athlete Blessing Okagbare was the country's flag bearer during the opening ceremony. The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline. <nowiki>*</nowiki> Competed in the heats only. Nigeria has qualified a men's basketball teams of 12 athletes. The team qualified after being ranked in the top three in the Commonwealth (besides the host nation, Australia). Nigeria participated with a team of 8 athletes (4 men and