By Ingram Osigwe
Men and women of substance gathered on Saturday, March 1st, 2025 at the Eko Hotels and Suites, venue of the annual Sun Awards, to honour and rejoice with a fashion icon, High Chief(Barrister) Valentine Chukwudubem Jideofor Ezeofor, Founder/ CEO, Zeof Fashion Excluzioni Ltd as he received the Sun Newspaper Creativity Personality Year 2024 Award. High Chief Ezeofor was one of the recipients of the 2025 edition of the annual Sun Awards. Other recipients include state governors, industrialists, professionals, technocrats, celebrities etc.
The well attended event had the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje and Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Bianca Ojukwu as Chairman and co- Chairperson respectively.
High Chief Ezeofor’s highly talented sons and music prodigies, Von Blake( Dilinna Ezeofor) and Denzel Armani( Ifenna Denzel Armani Ezeofor) held the guests spellbound as they serenaded them with sonorous songs, including their hit singles.
Heads bowed in awe and hands clapped in appreciation as Zeof’s enchanting citation was read. And then, the hall erupted in a frenzy of applause as the Chairman/ CEO, Dover Hotels, Ikeja/Lekki, Dr Jackson Agbai procceded to present High Chief Ezeofor with the Award.
Among the array of friends and associates of the Zeof’s boss who who graced the Sun Awards to felicitate with him include Chief Obinna Eyiegbu (Obi Cubana ), Prince Chris Atuegwu ( Chinyelugo Nnewi ), Chief Simeon and Benny Eyesi (Sims Group), Chief (Bar) Chiedu Nweke Chairman Periwinkle Group, Ambassador Emeka Obianozie, Chief Vin Okoye, Chief Stanley Uzochukwu CEO Stanel Oil, Chief Olisa Metu, Chief Nick Okoye, Hon Ikenna Eyiegbu (Cubana Group).
Others are Chief Emeka Sibeudu (Former Deputy Governor Anambra State), Chief Annie Chigbo, Chief ivy Obiokoye, Chief Val Ozigbo, Chief Chike Ezenduka ( Akaji Ugo Amesi, Chief Emeka (Ede of Azia), Chief Charles Odunkwe (CHARDON group) and Chief Ingram Osigwe, (MD/CEO, Fullpage Communications Ltd and Zeof’s Media Adviser)
Some of Zeof’s friends, associates and clients also celebrated him via congratulatory adverts in the Sun Newspapers. They include Ichie Sunday Ezeobiora( Chairman, Sunchi Integrated Farms Ltd), Chief Ferdinand Anigbogu(Ogbu N’ echendo 1 N’ Ebe), Juhel Nigeria Ltd, Chief John Nnia Nwodo(Ike Ukehe), Chief(Sir) James Uduji( Onwa Gburu Gburu), Chief ( Barr) Chiedu Nweke, Sir (Dr) I.G Ihechukwudere Nnubia(KSM,JP) Anya Mbosi, Chief Polycarp Ebuka Eziokwu(Ugonnia Utuh), Chief Okwudili Otti( Nwalupuoaku Caltec), Mazi Ikem Osanakpo, Mr. Benson Evboren, Chief Niyi Adeseun, Chief Emma Eziokwu( Akuilili Utuh), Prince Chris Atuegwu, Chief Angus Amara Nnolim, High Chief (Dr) and Chief (Mrs) Ngozi Okose and Mr Emeka Obianozie.
Also on hand to cheer their dotting father and darling husband were the Ezeofors- Professor(Mrs) Salome Ezeofor and their sons, including the first of the Ezeofor squad, Arc Tobenna Ezeofor (Manager Zeof Records).
Governors Chukwuma Soludo( Anambra), Ahmed Aliyu Sokoto( Sokoto), Muhammed Bago( Niger), Caleb Mutfwang( Plateau) and Ahmed Usman Ododo) were also recipients of the Sun Awards and equally attended the event.
*Ingram Osigwe is the MD/CEO, Fullpage Communications Ltd and Media Adviser to Zeof Fashion Excluzioni Ltd
