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#Bbnaija S7: My greatest regret is fighting Adekunle-Chichi

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Big Brother Naija ‘Level Up’ housemate, Adekunle has regretted fighting fellow housemate Chichi.

He made this confession during a chat with Rachel.

Adekunle said he had not got so upset in years adding that he regretted his actions while vowing that he would lay back henceforth.

He said: “I was not in the party mood and I’m going to be quieter in the house. I’m just going to be reserved, I’m not going to be everywhere anymore.

I’ve not gotten angry in many years and I’m so disappointed in myself for not listening to myself.

“Henceforth, I’m not going to do so much in the house.”

 

#Bbnaija S7: Kess and Pharmsavi evicted

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The Big Brother Naija season 7 held its third live eviction show on Sunday evening and two housemates were disqualified.

Kess and Pharmsavi became the fourth and fifth housemates to leave the show respectively.

The show host, Ebuka Obi-Uchendu, made the announcement during the live show, which also featured an electrifying performance from Iyanya.

During the eviction live show, Ebuka also announced that Big Brother will merge the Level 1 and Level 2 housemates.

Earlier in the week, Eloswag from Level 1 became the Head of House and he was given the power to nominate housemates from Level 1 for possible eviction.

Following the nomination, Groovy, Amaka, Daniella, Modella, Chizzy, Pharmsavi, and Kess.

However, Chizzy and Modella are not real housemates and we’re not meant to be evicted leaving the rest five to battle for viewer’s votes.

The Big Brother Naija season 7 held its third live eviction show on Sunday evening and two housemates were disqualified.

Kess and Pharmsavi became the fourth and fifth housemates to leave the show respectively.

The show host, Ebuka Obi-Uchendu, made the announcement during the live show, which also featured an electrifying performance from Iyanya.

During the eviction live show, Ebuka also announced that Big Brother will merge the Level 1 and Level 2 housemates.

Earlier in the week, Eloswag from Level 1 became the Head of House and he was given the power to nominate housemates from Level 1 for possible eviction.

Following the nomination, Groovy, Amaka, Daniella, Modella, Chizzy, Pharmsavi, and Kess.

However, Chizzy and Modella are not real housemates and we’re not meant to be evicted leaving the rest five to battle for viewer’s votes.

Following the votes from the viewers, Kess and Pharmsavi were ushered out of Big Brother house after coming bottom on the list.

Christy O and Cyph from the Level 2 house became the first evictees for the season during the live show two weeks ago.

Before the show, Big Brother had disqualified ex-Miss Nigeria, Beauty Tukura, after she received double strikes for breaking the house rules.

Last week, Khalid and Ilebaye also took a bow from the show following their eviction.

With Kess and Pharmsavi’s latest eviction, only 17 real housemates are on the show.

While Deji and Modella are fake housemates, Rachel and Chizzy are Riders.

 

 

I discussed fixing Nigeria with Obi — Femi Kuti

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Afrobeat musician, Femi Kuti, became the target of Internet trolls when he stated that being obedient in Nigeria was tantamount to being a zombie. Many supporters of Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, who are called ‘Obidients’ took his statement as an attack against them.

However, Obi later cautioned his followers and supporters to stop heckling and harassing Kuti. He later visited Kuti during the week.

In an interview with Saturday Beats, Kuti stated that though he would not like to discuss the details of his meeting with Obi because it was a private one, he admitted that they discussed politics and the state of the nation.

He said, “I really don’t want to talk about what I discussed with Peter Obi. The Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, also visited me and I did not reveal what we discussed. Some people even said Osinbajo gave me money. And, I told him to tell the world if he indeed he gave me money, and he said he did not. Even at that, some people chose not to believe us. That shows that some people already have their minds made up regardless of the facts on the ground.

“If I tell you about my discussion with Obi, I feel that will not be right. But, if he comes out to say something different from what actually transpired, I would then have to talk, at least to set the records straight. However, I can give you the periphery of our discussion. We talked about how bad Nigeria is, and I gave him some ideas on what I felt needed to be done to put the country on the right path of development.

He also mentioned that campaigns should not involve threats, and he said that was why he came to apologise to me for the actions of some of his followers who threatened and abused me on social media.”

Kuti, however, maintained that he was not moved by the backlash he got over his statement. He said, “I cannot be forced to support anyone. A candidate can even caution their fans against doing certain things, but not all of them will listen. If I want to campaign for a certain person, I will give my reasons for doing that.

I have spoken against many politicians in the past, including Bola Tinubu (presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress) and Atiku Abubakar (the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party).”

The Grammy Awards nominee also maintained that he did not call Obi’s supporters zombies. He said, “A particular journalist came to the New Afrikan Shrine and I expressed my views, only for people to start attacking me because the media said I called Obi’s supporters zombies, which I did not do. When I got home, I saw the post and I quickly corrected it that I didn’t call them zombies. But, they kept on attacking me. Some people even threatened to burn down the Shrine. I had to do a video explaining in clear words what I meant.”

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Drama continues on Big Brother Naija

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The ongoing Big Brother Naija (Level Up) has continued to generate excitement among lovers of the reality TV show. OGHENOVO EGODO-MICHAEL writes about activities in the fourth week of the show

Day 23: Another eviction night

Sunday, August 14, 2022, was yet another day for some housemates to vacate Big Brother’s house. As the Head of House last week, Adekunle had put up Bryan, Groovy, Ilebaye, Khalid and Phyna up for eviction. During the eviction show, Ilebaye and Khalid, were shown the door as they did not get enough votes to keep them in the house. Immediately he heard his name, Khalid took temporary solace in Daniella’s arm. Outside the house, Khalid stated that though his relationship with Daniella ‘hit him like a bus’, he was serious with her.

Day 24: Eloswag returned as HOH

At the Head of House games, the Level Two housemates were yet again at a disadvantage as Level One’s Eloswag emerged the winner. The game entailed putting a jigsaw puzzle together. By virtue of his position, Eloswag nominated Chizzy, Daniella, Kess, Pharmsavi, Amaka and Groovy for eviction.

Day 25: Level One running out of food?

Two housemates, Doyin and Deji, had a disagreement, with Deji warning her (Doyin) to watch her words. She had referred to Deji as being insecure and a coward because he had not told Allyson about the crush he has on her, knowing full well that Allyson likes him too.

Meanwhile, in the Level One house, there seemed to be shortage of food. In a bid to solve the problem, Chichi lambasted Eloswag, whom she felt was not managing the situation properly.

Day 26: Deji on secret mission

Two housemates, Adekunle and Sheggz, got into a fierce argument which could have led to a fight before other housemates intervened. In the course of the altercation, Sheggz referred to Adekunle as being stupid and not intellectual.

Meanwhile, Big Brother sent Deji on a mission to ‘cause’ problems in the house. Biggie instructed Deji to vigorously and consistently complain about his fellow Level One housemates consistently for the week to the point of packing his bags and switching houses.

Meanwhile, Hermes gave his ‘relationship’ with Allyson another shot, offering her the ‘opportunity’ to be his third girlfriend. However, she flatly refused the offer.

However, on his part, Eloswag seemed to be making progress in wooing Chomzy; even as Doyin and Dotun ironed out their differences regarding their friendship.

Day 27: Kess ‘proposed’ to Modella

 

While in the kitchen with other housemates, Kess revealed that he was from a polygamous home and asked Modella to be his second wife. Daniella later joined the conversation and reminded Kess that he was already married.

On their part, the Level One housemates shared some of their past experiences with one another.

Groovy and Phyna had their first fight today because the former felt Phyna was supporting Hermes a bit too much. Phyna apologised and though Groovy did not initially accept the apology, he later forgave her and they continued carrying on like lovers.

Day 28: Fights and tears

The Level Two housemates had fun at a pool party while the Level One housemates entertained themselves with a ‘question and answer’ game started by Adekunle and Chizzy. However, contrary to expectations, the game led to fights between some of the housemates. Chomzy attacked Doyin regarding her relationship with different guys in the house. She was supported by Chichi, Rachel and Bella. Chomzy also got into a disagreement with Dotun. She later told Eloswag that she was hurt by the things Dotun said to her.

Later in the day, Biggie announced that Level One’s Deji and Level Two’s Groovy would be switching houses. This left Chichi, who had grown fond of Deji, in tears. Phyna also cried her eyes out for Groovy

Day 29: Party time

With Groovy in the Level One house, Chichi, Sheggz and Bella advised Chomzy on the way to go with Groovy. This was even as Chomzy noted that she was not sure of his personality. Chichi went on to advise her not to have anything to do with him.

Later, the housemates had a good time at the Saturday night party.

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#Bbnaija S7: I want to marry you, Sheggz tells Bella

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A Big Brother Naija season 7 housemate, Sheggz, has assured his housemate sweetheart, Bella, of his love, adding that he wants to marry her.

Sheggz made this known during their discussion following the Saturday night party.

Prior to the party, the duo had a disagreement and while trashing out the issue, Sheggz assures Bella of his love for her and how much she means to him.

He said, “You’re everything I ever wanted. Even when you’re on your period. Even if someone vexes(sic) you. Even when you’re fighting with Chomzy.. even when you do something I don’t like. I’ll always be there and you know why? Because you’re my everything.

“I want you to see this from another perspective…Babe, I really want to marry you. I really think you’re everything that’s missing.”

 

Rex Moses, Founder of Zintra media sets to produce a block buster movie titled ‘Lagos Baby Boy’.

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Rex Moses: Business magnate and founder of Zintra media sets to produce a block buster movie titled; Lagos Baby Boy.

Zintra Media CEO, Rex Moses has announced the potential release of his first blockbuster movie ‘Lagos Baby Boy’ by December 2022.

Rex Moses, founder of Zintra media

The founder who is also the producer released this information. While he is tightlipped on the line up of cast in the movie, he has announced that Veteran Nollywood star, Tony Umez will be starring as an actor and also a director on the Movie set.

The movie is set to hit the big screen with the glimmer of notable Nollywood celebrities has eyes a potential release on Netflix in 2023.

Lagos baby boy Is a rom-com story that tells the story of a man whose life is thrown into a sequence of questionable events after a pregnant lady shows up in front of his door. Rex Moses believes Zintra will contribute modern themes through this movie into Nollywood’s framework, establishing their intention to contribute to setting the pace in the cinematic world.

#RanksAfrica Weekly Entertainment Spotlight series Is Back With Personal look Some Nollywood Stars

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For the comeback of #RanksAfrica Weekly Entertainment Spotlight series, we take a personal look at the rise of #Nancyisime #dianerusset #inidimaokojie #Efeirele #OmoWunmidada #Topetedela #timiniegbuson #Chimezieimo #Kunleremi #TobiBakre  actors through the perspective of #movie lovers and how they become a household and Nollywood new plugs through relentless hard work.

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It’s important to us at Ranks Africa to recognise the work that these fantastic individuals do through digital media.

 

 

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Check out how  Sola Sobowale, Ramsey Nuoah, Rita Dominic & More Stars explored the World of Prime Video

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Following a successful rollout of its first localized marketing campaign, Prime Video hosts Nigeria’s biggest stars and its consumers to an immersive brand experience where they were introduced to the platform, the titles, and what the fully loaded Prime Video experience in Nigeria looks like.

The star-studded brand experience was well attended by A- list celebrities including: Sola Sobowale, Ramsey Nuoah, Rita Dominic, Richard Mofe Damijo, M.I Abaga, Funke Akindele, Adunni Ade and Femi Adebayo, amongst others who graced the black carpet.

The brand experience kicked-off at the black carpet with celebrities donning their best interpretations of the dress code for the evening, “Blue Tie” while yielding to the paparazzi, and interacting with hosts Amanda Dara and Chuey Chu.

Guests were then led to the cocktail area where the multisensory experience began. They were introduced to the immersive themed pods inspired by the diverse genres available on Prime Video such as Drama, Romance, Action, Adventure, Comedy and more. The A-listers enjoyed cocktails inspired by Prime Video titles such as The Summer I Turned PrettyReacher, and The Blood Covenant while they engaged with the pods.

Darey Art-Alade, popular musician and entertainment entrepreneur, opened the evening with virtual assistant technology, Alexa serving as his co-host. The evening’s entertainment featured a standout performance by Prime Voices, who sang covers of some of Nigeria’s biggest hits, and a vibrant dance performance.

Prime Video titles inspired the six-course fine dining experience.  Courses included ‘The 12hour Tozo Battlefield’ inspired by The Terminal List, ‘The Arsenal’ inspired by All or Nothing: Arsenal, ‘What Do Women Want In Harlem’ inspired by Harlem, ‘Butcher’ inspired by The Boys, ‘Warrrior Supper’ inspired by King of Thieves and ‘Cheese and Booze’ inspired by The Marvelour Mrs Maisel.

To close the night, the legendary Asa gave an electrifying live performance, featuring classics Bibanke, Jailer and hits from her new album Good Times, and Show me Off.

If you haven’t heard, now you have, Prime Video is fully loaded in Nigeria and offering payment in local currency at N2,300 a month.

What’s on your watch list?

Actor John Boyega reveals why he decided to take a break & work on himself

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In this episode of “The Daily Show with Trevor Noah,” actor and producer John Boyega discusses portraying a Marine Veteran with PTSD in “Breaking,” working with legends Michael K. Williams and Viola Davis, and why he decided to take a break and work on himself just as his career was taking off.

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Gyakie, Sarkodie,Tems, Stormzy, & Stonebwoy to Perform at Global Citizen Festival in Ghana

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Global Citizen has announced the lineups for the 10th anniversary Global Citizen Festival, which will be held in New York City’s Central Park, in Accra, Ghana’s Black Star Square on September 24, 2022.

Since 2012, when it started lighting up Central Park’s Great Lawn, the Global Citizen Festival has been the world’s longest-running global campaign to end extreme poverty. It brings together millions of people, whose voices are amplified by the world’s biggest artists, to demand that world leaders act NOW.

Globally, the disproportionate impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has pushed nearly 100 million more people into extreme poverty and is reversing recent trends of shrinking inequality, leading to the loss of at least three years of progress. Without urgent action now, this backsliding will only worsen. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has aggravated the situation further, with as many as 323 million people now facing acute hunger and 1.2 billion people now living in nations experiencing a perfect storm of food, energy, and financial crises. If we don’t take action NOW, as many as 200 million more people may be plunged into extreme poverty by November.

The 2022 Global Citizen Festival will call on world leaders at the United Nations General Assembly and ahead of the G20 and COP27 in November to step up and invest $600 million into the future of women and girls; close the annual $10 billion climate financing shortfall; deliver $500 million to help African farmers respond to the global food crisis; and provide urgent relief from crushing debts to End Extreme Poverty NOW.

With two stages in international cultural capitals, New York City and Accra, Ghana, the 2022 Global Citizen Festival will be broadcast and streamed on ABC, ABC News Live, FX, Hulu, iHeartRadio, TimesLIVE, Twitter, YouTube, and more.

Marking the 65th anniversary of Ghana’s independence and the 20th anniversary of the African Union, Accra’s iconic Black Star Square will see live performances from Usher, SZA, Stomzy, Gyakie, H.E.R., Sarkodie, Stonebwoy, and Tems, with more to be announced.

Performers on the Central Park stage will include Metallica, Charlie Puth, Jonas Brothers, Maneskin, Mariah Carey, Mickey Guyton, and Rosalia, with more to be announced. The Global Citizen Festival: NYC will be hosted by actor, producer, author, and Global Citizen Ambassador Priyanka Chopra Jonas.

Global Citizen is calling for world leaders, major corporations and philanthropic foundations to take to the Global Citizen Festival stages and announce new commitments to End Extreme Poverty NOW, including:

  • Deploy Financing NOW and immediately meet the total goal of reallocating $100 billion in IMF Special Drawing Rights (SDRs), by making up the $40B shortfall.
  • Take Climate Action NOW and fulfil the $100 billion per year promises made in the Paris Agreement.
  • Empower Girls NOW and provide critical investments into girls’ education, sexual and reproductive health and economic empowerment
  • Mitigate a Global Food System Meltdown NOW by providing $500 million for Africa’s farmers to make the most of the current planting season and fund the local production of fertilizers, tools, and equipment they need to produce more food.

“While communities face injustices, crises and inequalities in the world, we simply cannot give up the fight and solidarity to end poverty. We need all voices in calling for a better future for everyone, everywhere. Now is the time for ambitious action. Together, with Global Citizen, we can keep the promise of the Sustainable Development Goals,” Amina Mohammed, United Nations Deputy Secretary General.

Tickets to the festivals are free and can be earned by downloading the Global Citizen app or visiting www.globalcitizen.org to take action on the campaign’s issues. For each action taken, users earn points that can be redeemed for tickets to the festivals.

 

 

 

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