Tonto Dikeh receives the Niger Delta Humanitarian Peace Ambassador award
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Nollywood actress and philanthropist, Tonto Dikeh has recently being honoured with the Humanitarian Peace Ambassador Award.
She was awarded by the Niger-Delta Peace Ambassador Initiative which is an organisation that promotes peace and integration.
According to a recent report, the actress received the award at the 2018 Edition of the annual Niger-Delta Peace for Development Youth Summit/ Niger Delta Ambassador Awards which held at Presidential Hotel, Port-Harcourt, Rivers State.
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The Project Director of NDPAA, Amb. Chris Odey states that the movie star was recognized for her immense contributions to the growth of the film industry, which has brought peace to the region and for several charitable projects she has embarked on through her Tonto Dikeh Foundation.
He adds that over the years, the recipient had also been involved in humanitarian gestures that had promoted social peace and harmony, which was in consonant with the objectives of the award.
The 2018 edition of the prestigious awards cuts across over 20 categories with recipients picked from various fields of human endeavours.
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