More Talents Emerge, As Calabar Festival Gathers Momentum

Ahead of flagging off this year's edition of the annual Calabar Festival, the Cross River State Government has discovered more talents in the state to boost the entertainment industry.

Tagged, "Calabar Got Talent", one of the many activities in the ongoing festival calendar, the event which is targeted at discovering budding talents and nurturing same to stardom, was memorable. Not even the early down pour could stop the teeming crowd from identifying with the artistes in what has now become a ground for the discovery of new talents.


For these budding talents, the Festival has become a springboard to stardom. It also offers them opportunity to winning scholarship.

A new comedian, rapper and dancer were discovered in a keenly contested show.. The delighted audience at the Millennium Park, played the role of judges.

Established Nigerian home grown artistes like Teego, Uncle Eddie, Naughty Jay and another Calabar Festival discovery, Pikin added so much fun and laughter to the evening.

Recall that last weekend, the tallest tree in Africa was lighted in Calabar to kick start the month-long Calabar Festival. The event was attended by some Nollywood stars including Rita Dominic, Kate Henshaw and Bryan Okwara. Others are Gideon Okeke of Tinsel fame and Ihuoma Nwigwe.