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| Bovi on stage with a Glo Subscriber |
It was fun galore at the Canaan City, as Calabar is fondly called,
as the foremost telecommunications company, Globacom, took its high-flying
comedy show, Glo Laffta Fest, to the capital city of Cross River.
The show featured top of the range comedy merchants, such as
Basketmouth, Arinze Baba, Dan D’humorous, Gordons and Bovi Ugboma, who
described Globacom as the biggest corporate promoter of comedy in Africa.
The state-owned Calabar Cultural Centre could hardly contain the
crowd which started trooping in as early as 2pm for the comedy show
which was scheduled for 4pm. Owing to the intimidating volume of human
traffic, the organisers, Globacom, had to position a movie-styled multimedia
screen at the foyer from which the proceedings on the stage could be followed
by the overflow crowd outside, while others made it to the gallery.
The show was compered by Mercy Johnson-Okojie and Juliet Ibrahim,
while the duo of Kanayo O. Kanayo and ‘homeboy’, Bishop Imeh Umoh,
popularly known as Okon Lagos were celebrity guests.
Local acts like Emmanuel Debegene, also known as MC Emmaralo, who
had been part of the show in Warri and Yenegoa, MC Dayo, Ambassador and British
Pastors, who were at the Glo Laffta Fest Owerri, Warri, and Yenagoa got
the audience in stitches.
Arinze Baba kicked off the show formally with humorous
jabs at Nigerian musicians among other things. He was closely followed by
resourceful comics like Senator, Dan D’Humorous, Gordons, Bovi and Basketmouth
who feted the crowd to scintillating jives and anecdotes.
Okon Lagos was a cynosure of all eyes as he mounted the stage to
simulate his popular Okon theatrics and wise cracks which got the audience
reeling in laughter. Mercy and Juliet also created exhilarating moments
with their playful antics including pulling off each other’s designer
hairs on stage.
Subscribers who either came tops in dancing competitions or
correctly answering teasers about Glo products and services were
celebrated and honoured with goody bags filled with Glo branded items.
Featuring on Calabar’s favourite radio station, Hit FM, prior to
the show on Sunday, Bovi said Globacom's support for the comedy industry
had been profound especially with the show which he said was the most popular
and largest collection of artistes by any corporate organisation in Nigeria.
Other comedians such as Dan D’Humorous, Senator, show anchor, Mercy
Johnson-Okojie and celebrity guest KOK accompanied Bovi to the radio station.
“Globacom has been consistent in its support for comedy and
comedians in Nigeria," Bovi said, noting that many corporate bodies in Nigeria
were yet to fully appreciate the value of promoting entertainment the way
Globacom had been doing", he enthused.
He subsequently commended Globacom for being the only one
reliable collaborator with many comedians taking them to different parts
of the country to interface with their fans which they ordinarily would
not have been able to afford in many years using their own limited resources.
The show holds in Uyo this Sunday while other
cities including Awka, Ikeja, Ikorodu, FESTAC, Ajah, Asaba, Aba, Suleja, Kubwa,
Ibadan, Ijebu Ode, Abeokuta, Ekpoma, Kaduna, Akure, Lokoja, and Anyigba will
also host the show in the coming weeks.
Glo subscribers who wish to attend the show are expected to
use up to N2,000 credit within one month and text LOL and preferred
location to the short code 240; for example, "LOL Uyo” to 240.
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