Ace comedian, Alibaba is simply the godfather of comedy in Nigeria.
His contribution to the growth of the industry and his achievement in
the development recognition of the genre in the country is the stuff of
legends.
Alibaba, also known as Alleluya Atunyota Akporobomeriere recently
lectured a group of successful and aspiring entrepreneurs alike at the
British Council, Lagos on ‘The Business of Show Business’, dishing on
his experience while starting up in 1987 and his journey to earning
millions of naira anchoring events for high net worth individuals.
Alibaba, who spoke at the event organized by Creative a Enterprise
Association of a Nigeria (CEAN) said, ”Back in 1995, I put three
billboards that read ‘Being Funny Is Serious Business’ and had my
contacts, where my target market – high net worth individuals, were.
