Twenty-Seven year old Ibrahim Ishola Adeola a.k.a “Eriki”, a Mass Communication Student of Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin, Kwara State, has emerged winner of the Bull Fuji Talent Hunt Season Four, organised by Intercontinental Distillers Ltd (IDL), makers of Bull Dry Gin and Bull Dark Rum and other quality world class drinks.

At the keenly contested grand finale held at Mauve 21 Events Centre, Adeoyo Junction, Ring Road, Ibadan city, Oyo State, Adeola emerged from the best and talented Fuji acts from Ibadan, Ijebu-Ode, Ikorodu, Oshodi, Osogbo, Akure and Ilorin cities, who represented the zones.

A Kingsize Entertainment production, the grand finale was witnessed by Fuji music lovers, as well as fun seekers, among who are the President of Fuji Musicians Association of Nigeria (FUMAN), Alhaji Moroof Ayinde Shado and his executives; veteran Fuji artistes and FUMAN states’ officers in the Southwest part of the country.
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After series of appearance, stagemanship, composition and lyrics, backup with danceable Fuji vibes, contestants paraded musical dexterity, to the admiration of the audience, where all the seven contestants gave good account of themselves.

At the end of highly competitive Fuji talent hunt, all the judges eventually picked, Eriki as overall winner, while second position went to Waheed Olateju and Afolabi Ibrahim, for the third position. They all went home with cash prizes of N350, 000, N250, 000 and N150, 000, respectively, keyboards, gold platted trumpets, Bull brand drinks and T. Shirts, courtesy of IDL.

Adeola automatically won recording contract and became Bull brands ambassador for the next one year.

According to the FUMAN President, Shado, the talent hunt is the best annual Fuji talent hunt in Nigeria, based on the quality of organisation, method of picking qualifiers, coupled with good integrity of IDL, which powered the events.

Head of Marketing, IDL, Mr. Mobolaji Alalade said, “We aimed at promoting Fuji music, which is popular among Yoruba race, our brands, Bull Dry Gin and Bull Dark Rum has been consistent with partnering with Fuji music over the years, and it has been a wonderful partnership that works, more importantly, Bull brands always identify with grassroots music development, thus giving up-coming artistes platform to showcase their talents, via annual Bull Fuji Talent Hunt.”

Abass Akande Obesere, Rasheed Ayinde, Nurudeen Antenna (Winner of Season 1), Idriss Aloma (Winner of Season 2), Akeem Okiki (Runner’s up Season 2) and outgoing Bull brands ambassador, Muftau Alabi a.k.a Snr. Prefect, also dished out Fuji songs, to spice up the grand finale in style.