By Osagie Alonge
As reported earlier, the grand finale of the popular Maltina Dance All reality TV show took place today Saturday, September 24, 2011 and the Ekubo Family were declared winners of the fifth edition! Show host Kemi Adetiba announced this evening.
After 20 days of stiff competition among 15 families, the Ekubos made their way to the final five which also included the Owolabi, Utogo, Ngwu and Dare families.
The grand finale which took place at the Eko Hotel and Suites kicked off with the Owolabi family’s performance followed by the Utogo family then the Ekubo’s who choreographed to the gospel group Infinity’s hit song ‘Olori Oko’. That was followed by the Ngwu family and lastly the Dare family.
The contesting families had one more set of hip-hop genre performances before their scores were tallied and ranked. The performances were described as brilliant and captivating.
But it was the surprise performances from the judges – Michael Adegoke, Janell Burgess and Muyiwa Oshinaike that got everybody screaming as all three stepped on the dance floor to show and prove!
The Ekubos were presented with the grand prize – a five million naira cheque and a brand new SUV. An overexcited Kemi Adetiba tweeted ‘And it’s over guys!!! EKUBO’s win!!!‘
First runners up position went to the Dare family while the Utogo family came third.
70 comments
Well deserved!
Congrats! Congrats!! Congratulations!!! The Ekubos, You deserve the best bcos you people really really worked for it. You danced from the starting point till the end of the show. Glory & mummy tried. It wasn’t an easy task. Ego is hard to get & you made it. Bravo!
CONGRATULATION Ekubo family, you won the maltina dance all season 5 just as I have predicted.
The Ekubo family wht is ur profesion? We dance, we swag and we win.
I’ve known dt they wil WIN cos d way d family dance is captivating!!!
Ekubo’s family congrat cos ur family ws ma favourite n am hapi 4u…
well deserved.kudos to d little girl
Owwwwwww……m so hapi 4 dem..wen i 1st saw deir perfomance..i knew at once dt d crown n glory was 4 dem, so ma vote didn’t go in vain….n 2 d lil kid..u r so amazing..u r a star in making*winks* 2 d no1 dance family in 9ja.
Yoo! Yoo!! Yoo!!! Congrats the Ekubo’s fam. U are d best!!!
the condemer’s family congrats. Dare family u fuck up expecially u mum.
i love dat winning family cus they have always shown their determination 4 d competition al through,how dem want take share dat money nd the suv.
Every hard work deserve a prize. d Ekubo’s paid a price so they deserve d PRIZE.
Up ekubos family
I predicted and they won, congrates the ekubo’s u deserved it, glory and mummy u tried alote.
Ekubo.u did very well.u have never been up 4 eviction.and thats is a good record.just thank glory and mummy,they did very well.kisses 2 ur family.
God always has a way of lifting people up.
the ekubo deserves it. d judges ar upright wit there judgementh i
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omend them 4 dat congats ekubo.u work 4 it so enjoy it.
congrate 2 d Ekubo family it wasn’t easy but al glory b 2 God.
I knew the ekugbos would win when I watched one of their performance where they used their sister as a skipping rope that performance was rare
am so so happy for u guyz Ekubo cos my family has alwaiz bin in suport of ur family….bt e pain me say d tv chanels were nt consistent with dia tymin cos we were unable to watch d final show….e pain me gaannn. Congrats doe
i love this family right from the satrting to the end of this show dey deserve it
Congrate 2 EKUBO family, u guys are the best. Enjoy ur money and car u merit it.
Wao! As if i knew ekubo will be d winner cos they do all there dance with swag…
Congrats ekubo. I beg make we see so we go share d money 50/50 nd cut d ‘suv’ into 2 equal parts.
Wow, that’s so amazing. I wished NGWU family had won 2nd or 3rd position. Anyway, congrats
Ekubos Family Una Too Much…Carry Go Bt Remember Me Ho
u really diserve it so enjoy it god bless u ekubo familys i wish my family could be like urs
god is whit you u really diserve it so enjoy it god bless u ekubo familys i wish my family could be like urs
Congratulations to †ђξ Ekubos,†ђξ deserved wat D̶̲̥̅̊ε̲̣̣̣̥γ̲̣̣̥ got,Glory U̶̲̥̅ nothing but a genuis,kip †ђξ flag flyin kid! Weldone to †ђξ oda families cos it was nt easy!
u gays really deserve it
Infact the Ekubos family work hard & deserve the, I love the little girl, she make this season five very interesting. Congrat!
Cograts Ekubos!
I was actually routing 4 d Ekubo and d Utogo family especially d Utogo family 2 win d prize. I am glad though that my second favorite won d crown. Kudos 2 u guys particularly glory, u r a wonderful dancer. Keep it up.
I knew u guys would win, I love your creativity.pls be creative in managing the money. Congrats
lm so proud of yhu guys…ekubo family i love yhu all
Wow u guys really tried, u’re too much, Ebi u make mouth a lot bt u made it congrats
Congrats Ekubo family! Oh men, u see d families display ?, u see the judges PERFORMANCE !!!? Oh my God, 9ja swag non b here o.
thought the dares will will. no hard feelings sha
congrats!!!
the judges where spectacular but the didnt see the mighty critic dark critic muyiwa. there’s more to dancing than criticism you know
Thumbs up the Ekubo Family, Ur Unity is Contagious, Am Proud of U! God bless, keep and Strengthen your Bond! He will guide your full utilization of the Funds to multiplication!. Am Inspired by ur Victory. The World is Waiting for U. . .Keep Winning through Life . . . and Remain UNSTOPPABLE!!!!!
Wow, u dance, swag n win. U did all u could do as a team n togeda everyone achieves more, congratulovia to d EKUBO’s
Infat i no is go na be lik dat u gys are too much u gys tak me der i lov it keep it up
I enjoyed ekubos family,especially the little kid.tnx 4 d job well done.Also kudos to dare family 4 d nice steppings.
Thank God my vote was not in vain. Kudos to A.b, glory, mum nd d rest 2surpporters.
Well deserved , kubos to ‘Glory’
D ekubos bravo, Glory u tu much and i hail u.
Congrats Ekubo family! I knew right frm d start of d show dat Ekubo family wil emerge tops.Glory was d most outstanding of dem all.
The Ekubo family realy deserve to win.Dey were very consistent
Yes, they deserve it cuz they tried from the beginning till the end. Kudos to their lil’ angel Glory bcuz her future is giong to be great in the entertainment industry if she goes into it. Halleluyah!!!
D ekubo family, wen we wer in ph, ur mum participatd bt she wasnt so gud. Bt nw, O. M. G, she boooom. I tank God 4 ur family. U’re d best
They deserve it!!!
It was great. Tank God for this family they hav performed well expec. Mum and Glory .
D Ekubo’s truely deserved d money great job and nigerians voted wisely.kudos to the Ekubos
I am happy for the Ekubos. Well deserved.
congratulations!! d Ekubo’s family n my swt girl u made me proud
Kudos to the ekubo family most especially my little angel GLORY and MUM:* You all tried….CONGRATS
Dis family mks me smile.
if all competitions will be this fair,the best family won ,the judges are the best.ekubo family,congrats u deserved to win.glory u are so amazing and mum,u gave ur best.happy for u guys
hard woqk hardly gets unpaid. Weldun and 2 d judges u rocked my world 2 d bone, i mean u were breathless d nite u provd ur swag and wer on point
mehn,ekubo family una 2 much,ryt 4rm day 1,ur moves on d stage gives me grt joy cuz i knw u wnt liv dat show empty handed,a grt shout out 2 my fellow deltans(utogo family),i luv ur swag inthere,keep it up onome.on d oda side gloria and i ll meet sumday.gudbye guys.a big congrat 2 ekubo family…
Congratulations. From the begining, I knew there was something about you guys. Well done.
wow! I was in tears filled wit happiness when the EKUBOS were announce as the winner. That my little wife was their shining light that brought them success. They owe her alot. Love u kid.
they truly deerve it especially d lil girl and d mum kudos to ebi too he realy carried d family along
Waooh!so far,so gud,d competition was really a tite one but u guys realy did a great job outa’.am realy likin d lil gurl..ALL HAIL D EKUBOS!
wowww.the little girl blew my mind from the start.Congrats guys u deserved it
From d moment i heard d ATM phrase ‘pls wait while ur transaction is proccessing’ in ur 1st dance routine, Ekubos u won my heart, cos dat was creativity, n i knew u wld win. U knew y u came in2 d academy n u acheived it. Kudos 2 u all
the Ekubos are wonderful and expressed a natural family bond without any iota of fake. they deserve their prize and should use the money wisely.
Is a joyful moment for the ekubos family and i really predicted that they will and trully the did grate job from them.
DEY DISERVE IT
i congratulate you guys on your well done job, i too am prepare my self on it. GOD HELP ME
I praise maltina group 4 touching d life of people and also conglatulate d Ekubo family .its a big sucess