Flying Above Boundaries: "GREEN CARPET EXPTRAVAGANZA (Naija at 49)

Saturday October 3rd, no Nigerian East Coaster should have been home bored. If you were, slap yourself! The most popular Nigerian Independence event on the East Coast was the "GREEN CARPET EXTRAVAGANZA", produced by QRIOUS Media Group and INCOGNITO in New York City.

This collaborative affair gained a lot of publicity from supporters and haters alike. Hosted by WALE (the Nigerian rapper that features Lady Gaga on his hit single "Chillin") at the luxurious Club BLVD, the star studded event featured special guests like Naija Boyz (Olatoye & Teju Komolafe), The Contender Hollywood HINO, AiRis, Chief Capo and Kemistry. DJ OBI of AJ Entertainment provided the music.

This event created a FAB splash with guests rolling in from the entire tri-state area (NJ,PA,CT), North Carolina, California, The DMV region, Houston, Atlanta and even Alaska!

Now for those of you who are accustomed to arriving fashionably late to an event at 2am, you were totally out of luck. A long and curling line was in effect as early as 11pm, with anxious, well dressed people ready to have a great time and celebrate with the elite of the Nigerian East Coast Community. At 12am, the huge venue was at legal capacity and all tables were sold out. The security clicker count of total guests that were lucky enough to gain entrance to this fabulous soiree was 1109, while an estimated 300 were stuck outside (Early arrival was HIGHLY advised!!!!).

FAB was there on time to witness all the fun and join in the festivities which featured live performances by AiRis (Without You)and Chief Capo (My City). The drinks were flowing all nite long and I'm proud to mention that no fights broke out!

A better night couldn't be asked for. For all those that missed out this year, you were warned in advance to show up and show ON TIME (11pm).. The "GREEN CARPET EXTRAVAGANZA", commemorating Nigeria's Independence is an annual culture and the 50th Independence Anniversary event on Saturday October 2nd 2010 promises to be the biggest Nigerian nightlife event ever! Book your flights to New York in advance and stay tuned to FAB for more info!