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| Rita set for Calabar |
The Christmas tree-lighting ceremony
which kick-starts the annual month-long Calabar Festival will take place at the Millennium Park
in Calabar this Saturday.
Those whose attendance at the
event has been confirmed include Rita Dominic, Kate Henshaw and Bryan Okwara.
Others are Gideon Okeke of
Tinsel fame and Ihuoma Nwigwe. According to the organizers, the
Nollywood acts will attend the show as special guests.
As part of the opening ceremonies,
popular comedian, Akpororo is also billed for the event. He is expected to thrill guests of the State, including governors,
government officials, captains of industry and revelers among others to a fun
moment at the Millennium Park.
The tree-lighting ceremony will be
followed by the Paradise City Walk against HIV/AIDS the next day.
Other entertainers billed for the post-walk
event, tagged World Aids Day Charity
Concert include Samsong, Obiwon, Segun Obe, Kage, Nnanke and Darlene, who
will be performing at the Millennium Park by 7pm.
Before the concert, the state
Governor, Senator Liyel Imoke is expected to declare open the Festival Village
at the Calabar Municipality Council grounds. The Festival Village, according to
a source in the Government House, is being moved from its traditional ground at
the Cultural Centre, owing to the on-going construction work on new shopping
complex there.
Reports say the tourist city is already wearing new looks, in readiness for the groundbreaking events.
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