Contest of Champions

The Gulder Ultimate Search season 8 is tagged ‘The Champion of Champions’ and will feature 30 participants, the first ten participant will get special prizes in order of their rank while the remaining will all receive a consolation prize of N150,000. The game will hold at the Egbetua Quarters Ososo Mountain in Edo state, a location Bassey said is best suited to the theme of this edition.

“We are at a stage where different state governors are inviting us to bring the game to their states but we have to choose locations that best suits our theme,” Bassey explained.

Screening and selection will be done regionally in Lagos, Owerri, Benin and Abuja at the close of the Internet registration process on Friday August 19, 2011.

Go and register now at http://www.gulderultimatesearch.tv/ …. Good Luck.

The Horn of Valour.

Gulder Ultimate Search (GUS) VI – 2009 Edition has been announced.

This year’s competition is titled The Horn of Valour.

Your are all invited to register for the competition.

Follow the link : Gulder Ultimate Search VI to register.

The closing date for online Registration is 11th of JUNE, 2009.

RUSH NOW & REGISTER

All the Best in this years competition.

Michael Nwachukwu ( Big MIKE )

THE search for the Lost Chronicle, the symbol of this year’s edition of the popular reality TV show, Guilder Ultimate Search (GUS V) climaxed last night, at the Agwu Hills in Enugu, with Micheal Nwachukwu as the bearer of the treasure.

The struggle among the three finalists – Frank, Linda and Mike – leading to the discovery of the Lost Chronicle was the main menu served last night on the TV package, signaling the end of the three weeks of fun, thrill, anxiety, excitement on national television stations and cable TV across the continent of Africa.

With the feat, Nwachukwu will be exchanging the treasure for a whopping N7m, a brand new SUV and N500,000 wardrobe allowance at a ceremony holding today at the prestigious Protea Nike Lake Resort in Enugu.

Known among his co-contestants as “Big Mike” in reference to his frame and height, which stands at six feet, seven inches, Michael, from the start of the yearly competition sponsored by the Guilder larger, the premium brand from the stable of the Nigerian Breweries Plc, had demonstrated that he was in the game for a big kill. He loves the movie Superman 3 and believes in the popular saying that cowards die many times but soldiers die once. He is from Anambra State but leaves in Lagos. He is a 26 year-old graduate of Forestry from the University of Ibadan.

With his victory, the new millionaire has joined the Guilder Ultimate Man hall of fame, which includes Ezeugo Egwuagu, Lucan Chamblis, Hector Jobarteh and Dominic Mudabai who had recorded similar feats in 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2007 in that order.

As shown on TV Friday night, Mike was speechless for minutes after he discovered the treasure. He couldn’t believe what had happened to him. Besides the spontaneous demonstration of joy, it appeared, he did not know what to say. He was only waiting for the presentation ceremony tonight.

Michael’s victory was, however, a twist of fate as his opponent got there before him but could not find the treasure. Frank, the 26-year-old graduate of Marketing, had shown signs all along of making it to the final treasure, having rediscovered the key found by Dominic Mudabai in Shere Hills last year. Just last Tuesday, he found the symbol that would lead the order of heroes to the Lost Chronicle, dusting the other contenders – Michael, Phina and Linda. Perhaps, following what is fast becoming the characteristics of the show, whereby the first person that gets to the treasure never finds it, Frank got to the actual spot of the treasure but like Julian in Snake Island, Lagos; Martin in Obudu Hills; Tope in NIFOR; and Chiedozie in Shere Hills, he lost concentration and lost the race to a more calculating contender, Michael Nwachukwu.

The exciting programme, which enjoyed wide viewers was beamed from the thick forests of Awgu Hills in the Awgu Local Council of Enugu State. It began with 10 strong contenders, five males and five females. The males were Frank Adamu, Mohammed from Bornu State; Brian Mokelu from Anambra State; Dutman Frederick Sentong from Plateau State; and Mfoniso Okop JJ from Akwa Ibom State.

The girls were Kelechi Ohakwe, elder sister to the Ohakwe twins from Imo State who almost made it to the camp but, were unfortunately eliminated at the final selection party; Edo State born Rita Uloko, a 22 year-old Law undergraduate of the University of Lagos; Abigail Opuagulaya, a 24-year old undergraduate of Oceanography from Rivers State; Fausat Abiola Olarenwaju, a 24 year – old Engineering graduate from Ogun State; and Linda Obi Iweka, the Imo State born undergraduate of Computer Science.

The contestants were carefully selected after rigorous screening and selection exercises across the country, from a long list of 25,000 determined young men and women who entered for the contest this year. At stake was the ‘Lost Chronicle’ a treasure that is well touted to banish the tyrant warlord and save the future.

SOURCE: Guardian

The Lost Chronicle:

The Reality TV show that is organised yearly by Gulder has been announced for this year, 2008.

Announcing the arrangements for the hosting of the breath taking event this year, the fifth in the series, Corporate Affairs Adviser to the host company, Nigerian Breweries Plc, Mr. Ageni Yusuf, revealed that the titanic search will be staged at the undulating plains of the famous Agwu Hills in Enugu State, characterized by wildlife and difficult scenery.

According to Mr Ageni Yusuf;

The search this year will centre on “The Lost Chronicle”, touted to be a treasure that will banish the tyrant war lord and protect the future. The daily highlights is expected to be shown on both national and cable TV stations from July 19 to August 9.

Furthermore on eligibility, he said;

Entry for the search is already on and opened to eligible applicants between the age of 24 and 30 years. It is free and available on the official website for the exciting but highly challenging contest at Guilder Ultimate Search on the internet.

The selection procedure;

According to Ageni, applicants are to undergo a  rigorous pre-qualification screening and selection exercise in five centres across the country to qualify for the final selection in Lagos. The pre-selection centers include Lagos, Enugu, Owerri, Benin City and Kaduna.

And;

The final selection in Lagos is expected to produce “ten strong, intelligent and able bodied young men and women that are determined to go the extra mile to achieve success in the ultimate search,” said Ageni.

Prize wise, the release said;

The Ultimate Man or Woman, who emerged the last man standing in the search, will now rake in a total of N17.5 million. The break down include a N7million cash reward plus a brand new SUV, valued at N10 million, as well as wardrobe allowance of N500,000.

The first runner-up, carts home N2.5 million while the second runner-up gets N1.5 million only. The last woman standing gets an extra N1million bonus in addition to her prize money.

Also, the new improved prize categories for this year’s edition of the GUS include N750,000 for the fourth placed contestant, N700,000 for the fifth, N650,000 for the sixth, N600,000 for the seventh, N550,000 for the eighth, N500,000 for the ninth and N450,000 for the tenth and final contestant. Indicatively, every contestant is a winner in the GUS.

Mr Ayeni concludes that;

“The Nigerian TV viewers and the international audience will for 21 days be treated to the best in entertainment with an original Nigerian adventure programme of international class standards,” he said.

We wish the contestants are safe and successful contest bearing in mind the tragedy that beclouded the competition last year when one of the contestants drowned.

News Source: Vanguard

Pearls of Africa, the Tv reality show is said to be programed to crusade the rebirth of an order that once existed, an order that truly defines the true worth of a woman and the price of womanhood is ready to show. So says Uche Jombo, spokesperson for the organisers of the show.

According to her, “POA is geared towards challenging the young woman to stand up for what she believes in. POA is a recourse into history, a history we all cherish, a history revered yet blackmailed “old school” she says

Continuing she said “the program is the winner takes all kind of show where the star prize is the mouth watering sum of three million naira cash, a full set of make-up kit and a brand new car.

Registration for participation which started in February would be closing in the month of May just as the days of auditioning would be announced in due course. As soon as the auditioning are over, Pearls of Africa TV Reality show will hit the screen of viewers.

POA is a reality show which would span 30 days and 30 nights across the mountains, somewhere behind the hills and around the water falls, in the heart of an ancient village locked around the hills of Obudu and under the watchful eyes of one of Nollywoods beautiful faces would be an adventurous prowl of 18 finalist viciously searching for the key that preserved an age and unlocks the new age.

An age far beyond the experience of the jungle visited only by the gods yet inhabited by men. some would be lost in transit and that is where the action begins. The key is hidden in one word and unlocked in the belly of three words.

Stars gather in P.H for Xtreme Nite

The River State capital of Port Harcourt is warming up for this year”s edition of Xtreme Awards and Gala Nite considered to be one of the most glamorous event that has ever taken place in that part of the South- South.

Already, contacts are being made and a lot of showbiz personalities are giving positive response. According to Efe Tommy, the award co-coordinator, a lot of stars have already shown interest in attending the talk of the town function in River State.

The hottest gist coming out from River State is that Le Meridien Hotel,Ogeyi has already thrown its eight behind the show.

The management see a need to encourage the Nigerian youth.The Xtreme award is going to a be a major red carpet event in Port Harcourt. Continuing, Efe said it is a celebration of youth and young adults and honors generally young Nigerians between the ages of 18 and 27 in 35 categories, which include education sector, entertainment ,innovation and others.

He said the event would mark a turning point in the Nigerian entertainment industry with its attendant razmataz with students of several higher institutions in attendance.

Freedom in Chains sees the light

In partnership with United Nation Population Fund UNFPA, Nollywood Concept Productions, NCP, are set to premiere its movie Freedom in Chains centered on the promotion of gender equality and create awareness on violence against women.

The premiere set for Aso Rock Villa on the 30th April, 2008 with First Lady, Hajia Turai Musa Yar ‘Adua as special guest of honor will see the screening of the film which sees stars as Keppy Ekpenyong Bassey, Bimbo Akintola, Rekiya Atta, Alex Lopez, Larry Koldsweat doing their best to realise the story to the admiration of the viewers.

Also expected at the premiere are wives of state governors, ministers and legislators and other dignitaries including women leaders from across the continent.

When the movie was screened to a select members of the press at the United Nations Information Center, the director of the movie Bond Emereuwa said the premiere will flag off subsequent national screening to nip in the bud whatever pockets of violence there is against women, young people which are captured in the United Nations Millenium Development goals.

The current president of the Directors Guild of Nigeria further said that Freedom in chains captures symbolically the degradation, humiliation and slavery of women trapped in our world where tradition hold sway.

Freedom in Chains is directed by Bond Emereuwa and Fred Amata while Keppy Ekpenyong is the producer. The make-up was done by Iyen Agbonifo, president of the Creative Designers Guild.

Courtesy: Vanguard