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Sunday, 4 January 2015

When I heard IK mention Idris name as winner, I thought he was joking- BBA Tayo

Nigeria's rep at the just concluded Big Brother Africa, Tayo Faniran says he was shocked and thought the shows host, IK Osakioduwa was pulling a fast one on him when he heard his fellow competitor, Idris announced as the winner of the reality show
"You see, when we were all in school, we all knew who the best students in the class were, and when someone who was the best student scored 70, we would say, haba, this person should score like 90.  Idris himself knows I won, but he only got the money. When we got on stage and were shown the highlights, I saw myself and I was laughing. In fact, everybody was entertained. The way people cheered when they heard my name assured me that I was winning already, so when Idris’s name was mentioned, I was shocked. For a while, I thought IK, the show’s host, was joking with me" he told the Nation
Asked if he feels cheated, Tayo said yes
"Well, yes. But I don’t feel it anymore because people are not allowing me to feel it. It got to a point that the show became regional. Getting on the internet, a lady had commented on a Facebook page commending Lilian’s picture, but she added that she would never vote for West Africa again, so it wasn’t against Nigeria, it was against West Africa. While in the house, Ella of Uganda and Franklin from Rwanda used to plead to East Africa to vote for them, and they would tell me to forget the game, since West Africa has won before, so I started fighting against it. I started campaigning during my diary sessions with Big Brother, telling people to vote for facts and not region. I said this at a press conference in South Africa that when we are abroad, we say we are all Africans, but when we are in Africa, we start to say we are East Africans or Southern Africans; we should all be united. It means people are not loyal to the game, they were just voting for their citizens and not for who entertained them the most" he said.
Tayo says acting and being a television personalty is now his dream
"Television has always been my home. I will love to stay around and still be able to entertain people, Africa and the world. I would say I am an element of entertainment and I want to give the best of my ability to the world. I will like to thank every Nigerian that has supported me and shown me love, I really appreciate it" he said.

Photos: Gen Buhari attends Lagos state annual thanksgiving


APC Presidential candidate, Muhammadu Buhari joined Governor of Lagos state Babatunde Fashola, RCCG General Overseer Pastor Adeboye and his wife and other Lagosians to offer praise to God for 2015 at the state house arena in Ikeja today January 4th. Other dignitaries present at the thanksgiving included APC National Chairman John Oyegun, Gov Rotimi Amaechi, APC VP Candidate Prof Yemi Osinbajo. More photos after the cut...



Ini Edo’s House Warming Party Was a Ball – See the Fun Pics!


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Recently, Nollywood actress Ini Edo hosted a few close friends to a fun evening of lots of drinks and yummy bites at her new home in Lagos.

Ini who separated from her husband last year, rocked a daring black dress and partied with 2Face Idibia, Funke Akindele and Lilian Esoro.
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Ex PDP National Chairman Ogbe to Raise N5 Billion for Buhari from Yam Sales


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Former PDP National Chairman, Audu Ogbe will on January 4th, inaugurate the sale of five million tubers of yam donated by farmers to raise N5 billion for the Buhari/Osinbajo presidential campaign.
Felicia Yakzum, Public Relations Officer of APC Micro Finance Cooperative Society Ltd, said in a statement on Thursday in Jos that the sales would commence at Mararaban Demshin in Qua’an Pan Local Government Area of Plateau.
She said that APC had organised a New Year wrestling tournament and the “Job Opportunities for Osinbajo and Buhari Supporters (JOOBS)” would also be inaugurated.
Yakzum said Ogbe was behind the yam initiative and has been appointed chairman for the sales.
The spokesperson said JOOBS on the other hand, would create opportunities to unemployed youths nationwide to be engaged meaningfully to enhance their lives.
Yakzum said, “we have constituted a committee charged with the responsibility of creating job opportunities for youth supporters of the Muhammadu Buhari/ Yemi Osinbajo ticket.”
She said those targeted were secondary school leavers, retrenched workers, pensioners, physically challenged persons, and the internally displaced with valid voter’s cards.

New Year, New Whip! Wizkid Shares Pic of Brand New Bentley


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It might be a new year, but what hasn’t changed is celebs sharing photos of their acquisitions on social media. But why should they stop? They are enjoying the fruits of their labour.
Wizkid shared a pic of his new ride on Instagram, saying, “New year whip! Thankful to God: we been grinding son!”

Joseph Benjamin, Jackie Appiah, Bryan Okwara, Juliet Ibrahim & More at the Ghana Movie Awards


Ghana-Movie-Awards-January-2015-BellaNaija004The Ghana Movie Awards held a few days ago and the event was star-studded as several actresses and actors stepped out to be celebrated for their contributions to the African movie industry in the past year.
The event was attended by several people including Joseph Benjamin, Jackie Appiah, Bryan Okwara, Juliet Ibrahim, Majid Michel, Patience Ozokwor, Yvonne Nelson, Becca and many more.
Check on it!
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Fun Day at the Beach | Seyi Shay, Ubi Franklin, AY Makun, Sound Sultan, Omoni Oboli & More


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Seyi Shay, Ubi Franklin, AY Makun, Sound Sultan, Omoni Oboli, Tekno, Selebobo and more stars as well as their families spent a fun day at the beach yesterday in a bid to continue the New Year celebrations.
They definitely look like they had a whole lot of fun at the beach.
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New Year, New Photo Shoot! Check out Awilo Longomba’s New Promo Pictures


Awilo-Longomba-Promo-Pictures-January-2015-BellaNaija004The stars are ready to take control of the New Year!
Techno Soukous music star Awilo Longomba has released brand new promotional pictures for 2015,
The Congolese superstar teamed up with Nigerian photographer August Udoh and Nigerian celebrity stylist Ifan Ifeanyi Michael, who also directed the shoot.
For the pictures Awilo Longomba was dressed in Nigerian menswear brand, McMeka.
Check on it!
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