Seventeen years into a career that has taken her through several areas of the media industry, Nigerian broadcaster Temitope Chikezie, popularly known as Queen Temi-T, has earned her first victory at the GX Awards.
Chikezie was named Outstanding International Radio Presenter of the Year at the 2026 GX Awards held in Birmingham, United Kingdom.
The international recognition adds to a career built across radio presentation, news reporting, red-carpet hosting, writing, media consultancy and media management.
It also marks a remarkable moment in a journey that has included several nominations without a corresponding win at some of the industry’s major award platforms.
At the Nigerian Broadcasters Merit Awards, Chikezie received nominations for Indigenous Newscaster of the Year in 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2016. She returned to the awards in 2026 as a nominee for Best Indigenous Language Radio Presenter. Her name also featured in the Female OAP category at the All Radio Awards in 2025 and 2026.
One of her notable successes came in 2025 at the Kingdom Achievers Awards, where she was nominated for Gospel Presenter of the Year and went on to win the category.
Now known as “The Jolijoli Queen,” Chikezie continues to practise her craft on Lasgidi 90.1FM in Lagos, presenting daytime broadcasts from Sundays to Fridays.
For her, the Birmingham honour reflects a professional philosophy shaped by years of working in an industry where recognition does not always arrive at the same pace as effort.
She believes consistency, discipline, professionalism, resilience and continuous self-development can eventually open doors, even when earlier attempts appear to have gone unrewarded.
“Sometimes, you will be nominated and you won’t win. Sometimes, you will work incredibly hard and somebody else will take the recognition but you must keep going. Your consistency may be preparing you for the moment when your name will finally be called,” she said.
The broadcaster described the latest award as an encouragement to remain committed to her work, particularly during periods when recognition is not immediate.
She expressed gratitude to the GX Awards organisers and judging panel, while acknowledging her family, fans, colleagues, industry friends, bosses, and past and present management teams for their contributions to her journey.
Rather than viewing the international award as the peak of her career, Chikezie considers it another reason to keep improving and creating an impact through the media.
“Seventeen years in, I am grateful for how far I have come, and I am even more excited about what lies ahead,” she said.
The award therefore arrives not as a full stop to Queen Temi-T’s media story, but as another marker in a career that continues to evolve.
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