{"id":11400,"date":"2019-09-22T23:17:23","date_gmt":"2019-09-22T23:17:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nigeriastandardnewspaper.com\/ng\/?p=5804"},"modified":"2019-09-22T23:17:23","modified_gmt":"2019-09-22T23:17:23","slug":"breaking-news-nigerias-king-of-comedy-ali-baba-storms-america-for-2019-independence-anniversary-red-carpet-event-holds-live-in-dallas-october-4-5-at-7pm-to-12midnight-independence-weekend-groo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nigeriastandardnewspaper.com\/a\/breaking-news-nigerias-king-of-comedy-ali-baba-storms-america-for-2019-independence-anniversary-red-carpet-event-holds-live-in-dallas-october-4-5-at-7pm-to-12midnight-independence-weekend-groo\/","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING NEWS: Nigeria&#8217;s KING of Comedy, ALI BABA Storms America for 2019 Independence Anniversary&#8230;Red Carpet event holds LIVE in Dallas October 4-5 at 7pm to 12midnight * Independence weekend groove stages at Swayz Ballroom, 9750 Walnut Street, Dallas 75243 * Cheap earlybird ticket now on sale at $30, VIP ticket $60, for VIP tables  dial: +1469-335-3458  *Historic ceremony powered by Ateam, TK Dallas, Jude Ngene  * Ali Baba promises fresh and new rib-cracking jokes to reflect major events in Nigeria   BY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU\/AMERICA FOREIGN BUREAU CHIEF"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/nigeriastandardnewspaper.com\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Ali-Baba-USA-5-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5805\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nigeriastandardnewspaper.com\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Ali-Baba-USA-5-1.jpg 640w, https:\/\/nigeriastandardnewspaper.com\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Ali-Baba-USA-5-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nigeriastandardnewspaper.com\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Ali-Baba-USA-5-1-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"585\" height=\"386\" src=\"https:\/\/nigeriastandardnewspaper.com\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Ali-Baba-USA-8-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5806\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nigeriastandardnewspaper.com\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Ali-Baba-USA-8-1.jpg 585w, https:\/\/nigeriastandardnewspaper.com\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Ali-Baba-USA-8-1-300x198.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 585px) 100vw, 585px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nigeriastandardnewspaper.com\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Ali-Baba-USA-7-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5807\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>BREAKING\nNEWS:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Nigeria&#8217;s\nKING of Comedy, ALI BABA Storms America for 2019 Independence\nAnniversary&#8230;Red Carpet event holds LIVE in\nDallas October 4-5 at 7pm to 12midnight<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>*\nIndependence\nweekend groove stages at Swayz Ballroom, 9750 Walnut Street, Dallas\n75243<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>*\nCheap earlybird ticket now on sale at $30, VIP ticket $60, for VIP\ntables  dial: +1469-335-3458\n<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>*Historic\nceremony powered by Ateam, TK Dallas, Jude Ngene <\/strong>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>*\nAli Baba promises fresh and new rib-cracking jokes to reflect major\nevents in Nigeria <\/strong>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <strong>BY\nGEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU\/AMERICA FOREIGN BUREAU CHIEF<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>NIGERIA&#8217;S\nKING OF COMEDY, ALI BABA is ready to storm United States of America\nand dish out fresh jokes on various issues happening in Nigeria come\nOctober 4 to 5, 2019 in celebration of Nigeria&#8217;s Independence\nAnniversary in a red carpet ceremony slated for  Swayz Ballroom\nlocated at 9750 Walnut Street, Dallas 75243.    <\/strong>  \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The\nhistoric ceremony which promises to attract Africans,\nAfrican-Americans, Latino community will be a groove party that all\ninvitees will remember for a long time to come. The event showcased\nearlybird ticket at a price of $30 per head, and VIP ticket pegged at\n$60 per person. There are arrangements for VIP tables that could be\naccessed by dialing: <strong>+1<\/strong><strong>469-335-3458<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ali Baba GCFR jokes about his name - The king of Nigeria Comedy\" width=\"1170\" height=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-aLHCQfSfZU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Historic\nceremony powered by Ateam, TK Dallas, Jude Ngene, where Nigeria&#8217;s\ngodfather of comedy has assured Nigerians and Africans in the\nDiaspora of no-dull moment in fresh jokes that cuts across Africa. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>Naija\nStandard Newspaper<\/strong><\/em> gathered that this red-carpet event will\nbe full of pomp, pageantry and class, a bar Ali Baba is ready to set\nin Nigeria&#8217;s entertainment industry that will be very difficult for\nanyone to beat. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"NIGHT ALIBABA&#039;S WIFE TOLD HIM  &#039;UR FADA!\" width=\"1170\" height=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/x5J0LpSBXis?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BREAKING NEWS: Nigeria&#8217;s KING of Comedy, ALI BABA Storms America for 2019 Independence Anniversary&#8230;Red Carpet event holds LIVE in Dallas October 4-5 at 7pm to 12midnight * Independence weekend groove stages at Swayz Ballroom, 9750 Walnut Street, Dallas 75243 * Cheap earlybird ticket now on sale at $30, VIP ticket $60, for VIP tables dial: [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5805,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[104],"tags":[129,130],"class_list":{"0":"post-11400","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-showbiz","8":"tag-africa","9":"tag-nigeria-2"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nigeriastandardnewspaper.com\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11400","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nigeriastandardnewspaper.com\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nigeriastandardnewspaper.com\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nigeriastandardnewspaper.com\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nigeriastandardnewspaper.com\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11400"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/nigeriastandardnewspaper.com\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11400\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nigeriastandardnewspaper.com\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5805"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nigeriastandardnewspaper.com\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11400"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nigeriastandardnewspaper.com\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11400"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nigeriastandardnewspaper.com\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11400"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}