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  • Glo Laffta Fest excites Awka fans

    Glo Laffta Fest excites Awka fans

    A member of the Anambra State House of Assembly , Timothy Ifedioranma, and the third runner-up in the Miss Anambra 2015 pageant, Amaka Amamchukwu have showered encomiums on the organisers of pan-Nigeria comedy show, Glo Laffta Fest, for considering their domain as part of the Nigerian cities for the entertainment show.

    Ifedioranma and Amamchukwu were among the numerous Glo subscribers at the Marble Arch Hotel and Events Centre, Awka, venue of the show, last Friday. They described the show as a new dimension in the comedy genre.

    “This is the second entertainment show by Globacom in Awka within four weeks. It’s very commendable that Globacom is promoting entertainment in Nigeria, touring the whole country with two premium shows,” said Amamchukwu.

    According to Ifedioranma, “Coming to watch these great comedians perform relaxes the nerves.”

    The event, which was organised exclusively for Glo subscribers who received  invitation to the event via SMS, landed in Awka from Yenagoa, Bayelsa State,  began at 4 p.m. and  featured top-rated comedians and artistes, including show host Basketmouth, Okey Bakassi, Gandoki, I Go Dye, Acapella, Funny Bone, Mayor, Omawumi and. Glo Ambassador and Wizkid who interacted with the audience extensively in an evening of unlimited fun.

    Another commentator, Mr. Chudi Okoye, an auto engineer, said he felt privileged to have been invited to the show. “I am so proud to be a Glo subscriber. This is one of the best shows I have ever attended. I and my family had great entertainment,” he declared.

    The Awka edition was followed by another outing in Owerri, Imo State, on Sunday, November 29. Organisers say subscribers who wish to attend the show in Nsukka, Aba and Makurdi can still do so by using up to N3,000 before the show and sending ‘LOL’ and preferred location of the show to “33001”.

  • Glo Laffta Fest excites Awka fans

    Glo Laffta Fest excites Awka fans

    A member of the Anambra State House of Assembly , Timothy Ifedioranma, and the third runner-up in the Miss Anambra 2015 pageant, Amaka Amamchukwu have showered encomiums on the organizers of pan-Nigeria comedy show, Glo Laffta Fest, for considering their domain as part of the Nigerian cities for the entertainment show.

    Ifedioranma and Amamchukwu were among the numerous Glo subscribers at the Marble Arch Hotel and Events Centre, Awka, venue of the show, last Friday. They described the show as a new dimension in the comedy genre.

    “This is the second entertainment show by Globacom in Awka within four weeks. It’s very commendable that Globacom is promoting entertainment in Nigeria, touring the whole country with two premium shows,” said Amamchukwu.

    According to Ifedioranma, “Coming to watch these great comedians perform relaxes the nerves.”

    The event, which was organised exclusively for Glo subscribers who received  invitation to the event via SMS, landed in Awka from Yenagoa, Bayelsa State,  began at 4 p.m. and  featured top-rated comedians and artistes, including show host Basketmouth, Okey Bakassi, Gandoki, I Go Dye, Acapella, Funny Bone, Mayor, Omawumi and. Glo Ambassador and Wizkid who interacted with the audience extensively in an evening of unlimited fun.

    Another commentator, Mr. Chudi Okoye, an auto engineer, said he felt privileged to have been invited to the show. “I am so proud to be a Glo subscriber. This is one of the best shows I have ever attended. I and my family had great entertainment,” he declared.

    The Awka edition was followed by another outing in Owerri, Imo State, on Sunday, November 29. Organisers say subscribers who wish to attend the show in Nsukka, Aba and Makurdi can still do so by using up to N3,000 before the show and sending ‘LOL’ and preferred location of the show to “33001”.

     

     

     

  • ‘Glo Laffta Fest Yenagoa, a great home-coming’

    ‘Glo Laffta Fest Yenagoa, a great home-coming’

    Residents of Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital, last Sunday, trooped out for the Glo Laffta Fest.

    Its comedy train arrived the capital city in style from Enugu.

    The show, which is touring Nigeria’s major cities, was held in Yenagoa at the Gabriel Okara Cultural Centre with pomp and circumstance.

    Comedians at the Yenagoa edition described it as a great home-coming and an avenue to reunite with their home fans.

    Weleke Akpors Stanley, known by his stage name, ‘SimCard’; Iniedogi Pekene, popularly called ‘Barrack Pikin’ and Gift Loveday, otherwise known as Aproko, are comedians who grew up in Yenogoa before setting out to Lagos and other parts of the country to pursue a career in stand-up comedy.

    Recounting his tutelage in Yenagoa, Simcard, who got a Law degree from the Niger Delta University, Amassoma, said he felt good returning home to perform.

    He thanked Globacom for such the opportunity.

    Simcard said: “I feel good coming to my primal base, Yenagoa, to perform. It has been awhile. Shows of this magnitude rarely happen here. It’s commendable for Globacom to remember my people.”

    Barrack Pikin said the Yenogoa edition of Glo Laffta Fest would remain indelible in the minds of the people.

    The comedian recalled that when he was informed that he would perform in Yenagoa, he developed jokes that would resonate and remind the people of his days in the oil-rich city.

    He said: “Laffta Fest is a laudable initiative by Globacom. I mean touring the country to make people happy through jokes and inviting comedians with roots in the locations to perform is a fantastic idea. You know laughter is the best gift you can give anybody.”

    Globacom’s National Sales Coordinator for Southsouth Augustine Mamuro said: “Globacom is a business enterprise, which believes strongly in empowering, rewarding and entertaining its subscribers. Comedy shows and musical concerts are some of the ways Globacom rewards its subscribers.”

     

  • Glo Laffta Fest tours Nigerian cities

    Glo Laffta Fest tours Nigerian cities

    TELECOMMUNICATIONS giant, Globacom, has concluded plans to hold the 2015 edition of its cross-city comedy tour, Glo Laffta Fest.

    Making the announcing recently, management of the company said that the entertainment train will pass through major Nigerian cities from August 30, with a premiere in Benin City, the Edo State capital.

    The show which made its debut in 2009, according to Glo’s management, will feature Nigerian stand-up comics including existing Glo ambassadors, Basket Mouth and Helen Paul, as well as the newly signed Bovi and AY with a guest appearance by Salvador from Uganda.

    Also joining the team are other Nigerian comedians such as Okey Bakassi, I Go Die, Seyi Law, Funny Bone, Dan De Humorous, Julius Agwu, Buchi, Gordons, Omo Baba, Osama and Bash among others.

    In a statement issued by Globacom, after the Benin premiere, the show train will move to Victoria Island, Lagos, Abeokuta, Surulere, Port Harcourt, Ikeja, Ibadan, Ikorodu, Egbeda, Abuja and Ijebu-Ode and will be preceded by a road show in each location where the event will be held.

    The show, according to the organisers, will also feature award-winning artistes and Glo ambassadors such as Flavor, Whiz kid, Burna Boy, Wande Coal, Korede Bello, D’ija, Rekaardo Banks, Pasuma and Saheed Osupa, while DJ Jimmy Jatt, DJ Neptune, DJ X Gee, DJ Spinali, DJ Switch and DJ Tor will dish out tunes from the ‘wheels-of steel’.

    The statement from Globacom also revealed that the first hundred guests to arrive at each location will enjoy photo opportunities with Glo ambassadors at the venue.