Top 10 most-sought-after comedians/MCs from Benue South

Apart from being arable, the land south of the Benue (Idomaland) is also a fertile ground for talents as evident in the number of creative industries celebrities it has churned out.

Today, IDOMA VOICE profiles some of the top comedians/MCs from Benue South who are highly sought-after in the business of event anchoring.

Below is the list (not in any particular order):

OCHE ELIAS
Regarded by many as one of the finest Mcs in Nigeria, renowned aviator, Elias Oche is an upper echelon event compere.
He anchors high profile events, ranging from political, cooperate and religious events.

Oche who hailed from Ado Local Government area, also holds a PhD and have been in the microphone business for donkey years.

ENENCHE ENENCHE
Enenche D Comedian -born Obonyilo Enenche Peter- is a veteran comedian and a walking encyclopaedia; when he is not cracking jokes or anchoring high-profile events, he is among an audience dishing out the vast oceans of knowledge and wisdom that constitute his mind.

The Okpokwu-born graduate of Political Science has inked his name in the chronicles of the comedy industry in Nigeria, haven performed in top-notch comedy shows like AY Live, Night of a thousand laughs, among others.

Enenche who also doubles as an activist runs a Comedy outreach for prisoners codenamed “Laughter of Hope”.

MC SMART
Joseph Oche Udeh, professionally known as Mc Smart, is a versatile entertainer who has his hands on every pie.

Go to the music studio, you will see him there, you will find him on the movie set, on stand-up comedy stages, and on the main stages of colorful and classy events be it the now rested Mark D’Ball Basketball fiesta and Idoma International Carnival in Otukpo or music concerts hosted by alcoholic brands in the nation’s entertainment capital, Lagos.
From that young ambitious multi-talented undergraduate entertainer switching between a number of entertainment-related enterprises through his self-led Star Trace Movement (STM) at his alma mater -Benue State University, Makurdi- to a microphone celebrity of global reckoning headlining in far away Europe –

Smart who hailed from Okpokwu Local Government area, is a multi-award winning Comedian, Compere, Actor, Comic dancer and even rapper.
He is also a former housemate of the Next Movie Star reality show.

NAOMI OBOYI
Naomi Adunola Oboyi, simply known as Noamee -formerly called Naomi Da Diva- is a multi-entertainer.
She is a vice-over artiste, compere, singer-songwriter, model, poetess, TV reality star, and an award winning on-air-personality rolled into one.

The Ogbadibo-born entertainer is best known for her unique voice, sense of fashion, and charming charisma

ANDY GABRIEL
Andy Gabriel is an elite compere best known for his good command of the English language.

He is one of the most sought after event anchors in the nation’s capital.
He’s intelligent and has a very good sense of humour.

Y-BITS OKETA
Y-Bits Da Swittalka -born Oketa Winston Onazi- is a multiple award-winning MC, Comedian, Radio and TV host, Voice-over artist, Event Planner, and Creative Director.

He graduated from the prestigious Benue State University, Makurdi.
He is the founder and Creative Director of The Y-Bits Show which is a promotional platform for his events and talent hunt program where new comedy talents are discovered and projected to the world.

HENRY IPOLE
Henry Ipole alias H316 is an Igede-born multi-award-winning on-air-personality and compere.

He has been in the media/entertainment industry for over three decades.

An event management expert, media consultant, Talk Show host, and veteran Master of Ceremonies, Henry is the Vice Chairman of Idoma International Carnival.

He anchors events and shows raging from political events, weddings, award shows, mega music concerts, celebrity interviews and so on.

He currently plies his trade at Radio Benue where he has been working for nearly two decades.

MC STONE
Mc Stone -born Paul Echo- is a stand up comedian and skit maker.

A graduate of Benue State University, Makurdi, Stone is unarguably one of the most sought-after MCs in Benue state.

In 2016, MC Stone won the highly coveted Benue Got Talent, organized by Idoma International Carnival. The victory came with a star price of 500 Thousand Naira.

He went on to tour the country with Lager beer giant, Hero and had the opportunity to showcase his talent at the Calabar Carnival the following year.

MC KPAKPAKPA
Mrs. Julie Ooja Okoh aka Mc Kpakpakpa is a household name in Benue State for her ability to hold down event and leave her audience in awe.

She is currently one of most-sought after event anchors in Idomaland due to her charisma on stage and high sense of humour.
She combines the job with activism.

Her son, MC Hilarious, is also following the footstep of his mother in the microphone business.

MC CHOKOLI
Emmanuel Abogonye Ejike popularly known as Chokoli D Golden Spoon or Mc Chokoli is an OAP, actor, voice-over artiste and comedian.

He has carved a niche for himself in the media/entertainment industries with his unique voice and style.

He anchors events raging from wedding, music concerts, birthdays and religious events.