After nine years of dazzling millions of television viewers in
Nigeria as the first host of the Gulder Ultimate Search, Nollywood play
boy actor, Chidi Mokeme is back as the anchor of this year’s reality
television show.
Gulder Ultimate Search 9 finalists were unveiled last Sunday, at the selection in Lagos.
At a glamorous final selection party held inside the New Expo Hall of
Eko Hotel and Suites, Mokeme was announced as the host of this year’s
edition by the event compere, Cool 96.9 FM on-air personality, Freeze.
Also at the event, the last 12 finalists were unveiled.
They are: Female: Kofya Brown, Bornford Patience, Ayo Ojueromi, Uzor
Osimkpa, Udodi Onyinyechukwu, and Ezeh Priscillia. Others are: Male:
Ujam Emmanuel, Nuhu Haruna, Ogbuefi Michael, Ifet Iniobong, Ojezele
Paschal and Adah James.
This year, over 30,000 young and agile Nigerians registered to
participate for the search. They all went through several physical and
mental exercises at locations in Owerri, Benin, Makurdi and Lagos. Out
of these, 30 contestants were selected and invited to Lagos for the
final selection process.
Last night, 12 were selected to proceed to the Usaka Forest in Obot
Akara Local Government area of Akwa Ibom State, where this year’s
edition of Gulder Ultimate Search will hold.
The GUS 9 winner will walk away with a cash prize of N9 million,
N500,000 wardrobe allowance and a brand new SUV worth N10 million.
This is in addition to the bragging rights of being referred to as
the Ultimate Man or Woman, with its numerous benefits. Last year, it was
Darey Art Alade and Bob Manuel Udokwu, who jointly hosted the show at
Ososo Forest in Akoko Edo, Edo State.
For this year, apart from Mokeme, three past winners of Gulder
Ultimate Search will be playing the role of Gatekeepers. They are
Dominic Mudabai (Gulder Ultimate Search 4 winner), Michael Nwachukwu
(Gulder Ultimate Search 5 winner) and Christopher Okagbue (Gulder
Ultimate Search 8 winner).
Mokeme anchored the first two seasons of the reality show (2004 and
2005) and Austin ‘Tintin’ Imevbore, a former on-air personality, also
anchored Season 3 (2006). Bob-Manuel Udokwu has been the show anchor for
the past five seasons (2007 – 2011), while Dare Art-Alade co-anchored
Season 8, which was held in 2011, with Udokwu
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