Burna Boy Wins BET Award for Best International Act Twice In A Row

For the second time, Nigerian afro-fusion artiste, Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu popularly known as Burna Boy, has emerged the winner of the BET Award for Best International Act.

THE @NaomiCampbell presents the Best International Act #BETAwards 20 to the amazing @BurnaBoy!

Congratulations, #BurnaBoy! pic.twitter.com/Lo0j5gtsEb

— BET (@BET) June 29, 2020

Burna in his acceptance speech gave a profound message about the continent Africa.

“I will like to use this opportunity to say that sometime around 1835, there was admission to turn the nation of Africa into a dominated nation. Now is the time to return and go back to the royalty that we were because in order for black lives to matter, Africa must matter.”

Burna and Rema were the only Nigerians who were nominated in the awards. While Burna won in his category, Rema lost in his category Viewer’s Choice: Best International Act to Zimbabwe’s Sha Sha.

The BET awards celebrates black excellence in music, film, sports and philanthropy. A repeat of the 20th edition will be aired on BET Africa (DStv Channel 129) on Monday, June 29 at 7PM (WAT).