Laycon has emerged the winner of the 2020 Big Brother Naija lockdown edition. He defeated 19 other housemates, to win the grand prize of 85 million naira. Having made it to the finals with four other housemates, Neo, Vee, Nengi and Dorathy, Laycon came tops with his winning votes from his numerous fans. The Big Brother Naija lockdown edition had 20 housemates stay in the Big Brother house for weeks, only the top five made to the final day 71. The grand finale, which took place today, was hosted by Ebuka Uchendu-Obi and had stellar performances from Davido, Mayorkun, DML Fireboy…
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In 2015, when the champions of change were chronicling the many allegedly sins of the former president Dr Goodluck Ebele Azikiwe Jonathan. A refined and great democrat who found it very evil that blood of Nigerians should flow for him to remain in power, moved by a rare strong conviction he conceded defeat at the most emotionally charged political process, friends became foes, families were torn apart, the nation became divided more than ever along ethnic lines, with this perfect humble act to save our fragile nation from breaking into yet another unwanted and unwarranted civil war. President Jonathan became the…
Readings: Ecclesiastes 3:1-11; Psalm 144; Luke 9:18-22 Today, the author of the book of Ecclesiastes directs our minds to reflect on time. I will just draw our minds to three things about time: I. Time is not our possession Many times we presume that time belong to us. We can do what we want at any time, we shift every good thing till later. I will confess later, I will repent later, I will reconcile later, I will be kind and generous later, I will do it when I have time. The author reminds us that time is not…
HOLY HUMOUR Miraculous To rile up his Christian friends, the atheist in the high school class was always looking for scientific speculation that would throw doubt on God or the Bible. Scouring the Internet he discovered research from a student at an obscure university who hypothesized that due to weather and wind patterns, the Red Sea was less than a foot deep when Moses led the Hebrews across it. “It wasn’t even up to their knees,” the atheist sneered. One of the Christian friends exclaimed, “It’s a miracle!” “What miracle?” the atheist asked. “Anybody could have waded across it!” The…
Death called today Like an experienced secretary, my body answered Sir, there’s someone on the line for you Death greets me with a calm tone, says, “Hi” “I’ve been expecting you”, I say He laughs and with a smug tone says, “traffic” He asks how my life’s been and I dive into memory lane My struggles, my battles, strife, I go through all the pain and suffering, The anger, annoyance, frustration, disappointment and discontent. My mind goes through my heartbreaks, sadness, trauma, post-traumatic stress disorder (PSTD), my depression. I smile and tell him it’s been good I tell him, “even…
The winner of the Big Brother Naija Lockdown edition would be revealed tomorrow. The organisers of the show, MultiChoice Nigeria, have just announced that Rema and Fireboy will be performing at the finale of the fifth edition of BBNaija. Rema has been enjoying local and international press. The 20-year-old even made it into Ex-US president Barack Obama’s highly anticipated Summer Playlist. Fireboy has also been doin well since his breakout single, ‘Jealous’ dropped in 2019 The two stars will be joined by popular illusionist, Babs Cadini, who will be performing some of his famous tricks on the finale stage, as…
British-Nigerian actor, David Oyelowo is mourning the loss of his father Stephen. The 44-year-old “Selma” actor in an Instagram post disclosed that his father battled colon cancer for a year. In his Instagram announcement, the star actor paid tribute to his ‘protector, guardian, hero and encourager’ who fought so hard to stick around’ for his family. Alongside the emotional message, the actor shared a photo image of his family – including his wife Jessica and their four children and a photo of David and his brothers around their parent. He wrote: “It is with a heavy heart that…
Daily we are bombarded with the ideal fashion image on social media. Looking fashionable may seem expensive. Worse still, keeping up with the ever changing fashion trends is more expensive. However, fashionistas have been able to make the most of every season by making their budget-friendly outfits work for them. The process of looking fashionable does not really have to come expensive. As far as you know what outfits to wear, where and how to get them, you are fine. Here are 5 tips for staying fashionable on a budget: 1. Go for timeless wears These are fashion staples that…
In a world where promiscuity is celebrated, Vivian has promised to stay chaste and pure. ‘Holy Mary’, ‘Iya Jesu’ were some of the scathing names she had been called in time past because of her stance. Now, she was wondering if it was worth it. She had lost a chain of boyfriends because of clinging to her virginity. They had at one point wanted to get down with her. It left her wondering if that was all they were all about. The moment she declined their advances, the relationship went south. It became clear that these ‘boyfriends’ were not thinking…
Nigerians love to party. Besides what is a Saturday owambe without good food and music? As the usual custom with Saturdays, it is the day mostly set aside for weddings (and parties). Some couples may like to break the norm and do theirs any day of the week but nothing feeling like the Saturday feeling. A good music playlist is sure to the set the tone and mood right for the celebration. If you are settling for a DJ instead of live music, we have compiled a list of evergreen wedding playlist. Here they are: 1.Sunny Nneji’s Oruka This remains…