By Dipo Olowookere
For the first time, the popular and much-awaited survival reality TV show, Gulder Ultimate Search, will have a female anchor and she is the famous media personality, Toke Makinwa.
Fresh off Showmax’s The Buzz, an exclusive show into the happenings of the just concluded BBNaija Season 6, Toke Makinwa will be bringing all the excitement to Gulder Ultimate Search Season 12.
The show will air on Africa Magic Showcase (DStv channel 151), Africa Magic Urban (DStv channel 153) and Africa Magic Family (DStv channel 154 & GOtv channel 2) on Saturdays and Sundays from 8 pm till 9 pm, from October 16.
In the past, Nollywood stars, Chidi Mokeme and Bob-Manuel Udokwu have hosted the show and have wowed viewers with their delivery.
But one question on the mind of lovers of the programme is will Toke Makinwa deliver and at least, if not, surpass the standards set by the former anchors?
This question has already been answered by the organisers, who have expressed confidence in the ability of Toke Makinwa to leave viewers on the edge of their seats throughout the duration of the programme.
“We look forward to Toke adding her unique flavour to the show, and as time has shown, she always gets the job done,” the organisers said in a statement made available to Business Post.
Toke Makinwa, who was relatively unknown in 2010 as the co-host of Rhythm FM’s Morning Drive Show, has spent over a decade building herself up and becoming the well-known Radio Girl.
She has carved her path as a TV host beginning in 2010 when she anchored the Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria beauty pageant. She also co-hosted Flytime TV’s 3 Live Chicks with the late Tosyn Bucknor and Oreka Godis.
She began her Youtube channel, Toke Moments, in 2012, where she hosted several guests across all walks of life. In 2015, she co-hosted the Moments talk show on EbonyLife Television with Michelle Dede and Bolanle Olukanni.
All this led to her winning the NET Honours award for Most Popular Female Media Personality two years in a row.
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