Zidora Group Begins Maiden Talent Hunt

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By Dipo Olowookere

The maiden edition of a talent hunt show organised by Zidora Group has commenced and auditions will hold in major cities in Nigeria.

The programme is for those talented in different areas like music, dance, acting, magic, acrobatics, among others. Participants would be aiming to win different fabulous prizes.

According to the organisers, auditions will hold in major cities like Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt, Calabar and Owerri.

At the end of the auditions, successful applicants would be invited to the Zidora Talent Hunt Academy in Lagos for the grand finale and all processes shall be beamed live on satellite television.

The application portal would be open from June 23, 2017, the organisers of the competition disclosed.

Intending participants can visit http://zidoragroup.com/talenthunt for further details.

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