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Big Brother Naja, BBNaija housemate, Mercy has openly confessed likeness for disqualified housemate, Tacha DAILY POST recalls that Tacha was disqualified following a violence that broke out between herself and arch-rival, Mercy, on Friday, 27th September. Her disqualification sparked uproars with so many going on to throw cash gift at the self-acclaimed Port-Harcourt First Daughter. However, Mercy who was given two strikes for her behaviour told Big brother that she liked Tacha from day 1 in the show. Expressing sadness over the fight which broke out between them, Mercy added that she had hoped Tacha would stay in the show till the final day. She said this during her diary session with Biggie on Thursday night. Mercy said: “Tacha does not know but I liked her from day one in BBNaija house, Biggie and some people know I’ve never seen her as a problem. “I actually wanted to see her in the finals but things went that way. “Tacha is one of those people you...

The Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir el-Rufai, has claimed that kidnappers are now collaborating with “some elements of Boko Haram”, to hold people for ransom. El-Rufai stated this on Friday, while addressing State House correspondents. He was speaking 24 hours after gunmen abducted six schoolgirls and two staff members, from a boarding school in Kaduna. The Governor confirmed that the kidnappers had made contact with the parents of the victims, but refused to disclose the ransom they are demanding. “First, I must say it is most unfortunate and tragic. For us in Kaduna for this kidnap of children and teachers to happen. The report I got is that six students of a private secondary school were kidnapped along with two teachers. “As at this morning (Friday), the kidnappers have made contacts with the parents, and we have got the parents of the kidnapped children and the relations of the teachers to be in one place so that, there is one line of communications with the kidnapper...

https://www.nairaland.com/hopto/top/10585 Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria and his South African counterpart, Cyril Ramaphosa, met yesterday to explore solutions to the recent xenophobic attacks. They agreed to set up early warning mechanisms to detect hostility between South Africans and Nigerians to avoid recurrence of violence. No fewer than 32 agreements and Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) were signed during the visit. 2. Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has assured labour leaders that the Buhari administration will honestly and transparently resolve the request by the union in the implementation of the new national minimum wage. Osinbajo said they should consider the President as someone committed to the welfare of workers. 3. The 12 banks sanctioned by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for failing to meet the 60 per cent Loan to Deposit Ratio (LDR) by September 30, will lose at least N67.4 billion...

Winner of Big Brother Africa (BBA) All Stars edition, Uti Nwachukwu has revealed his dream about who will emerge winner of BBNaija ‘Pepper Dem’ edition Five housemates; Mike, Omashola, Frodd, Mercy, and Seyi on Monday escaped to the final week as  Diane got evicted. One of the housemates with the highest vote will on Sunday emerge as the winner of N60m. Uti who has been a great fan of BBNaija, on Friday morning, disclosed he had a dream about who the winner will be. He disclosed that in his dream the housemate with the name that starts with the letter ‘M’ won and history was made. On his Twitter page, Uti wrote: “BREAKING NEWS! Just woke from a dream oooo! The winner of BBNajja has a name that starts with the letter ‘M’ “My dreams no de lie oh and I also heard history has been made in BBNaija 2019! “Double your votes oh.” Meanwhile, two housemates, Mercy and Mike’s names start with ‘M’ and Mercy will make a history of BBNaija if she emerges winner on Sunday...

Big Brother Naija, BBNaija 2019 edition, on Thursday experienced another moment. This time around the last female BBNAija housemate, Mercy bared her breast on national Tv. This happened while she was dancing in the garden in front of the other housemates. NAIJAFLEX recalls that Mercy who appeared to be the most entertaining of all the housemates, had flashed her boobs and stripped sometime ago earlier in the show. Mercy escaped eviction to the finals after she bought immunity for 2000 coins. Mercy will on Sunday battle with other four male housemates, Seyi, Frodd, Mike and Omashola to emerge winner of BBNaija ‘Pepper Dem’ edition.

Big Brother Naija, BBNaija housemate Mercy has finally broken silence on eviction of her fellow housemate, Diane. Mercy on Monday saw her closest friend in BBNaija house, Diane evicted from the reality show. She broke down in uncontrollably tears as she blamed herself for the eviction. However, finally speaking to Biggie during her Thursday night diary session, Mercy said she broke down in tears when Diane was evicted because they had a lot of plans for the 99th and final day. She also added that she felt Diane and Ike’s eviction was her as a result of her destiny to always lose those that she loves and that it made her sad. “I did not like the way she left and it was immediately after Ike. “I kept saying to myself is it my destiny to lose people I love around me. “I was just asking myself a lot of questions like if I’m destined not to have love around me. “But I know wherever she is she would want me to be strong. “It hurts me so much that someone we pl...

Following Tacha’s eviction from Big Brother Naija, BBNaija, her management has accused organisers of the show of allegedly holding her hostage. The situation is trending to Twitter and users are using #ReleaseTacha to call for her “freedom” from the organisers. In a trending video, one of her team members said soldiers and bouncers were called in to stop Tacha from leaving. It is being speculated that BBNaija crew were trying to get her to speak about the show. But Tacha reportedly rebuffed and insisted she wanted to go home. Big Brother disqualified Tacha on Friday night over act of provocation and violence. Tacha was sent out following her face-off with Mercy, which saw both housemates hurl insults at each other. The fight started when Seyi called Mercy to the lounge so they could read Biggie’s scroll. But Mercy who had her bath came out late for the reading. This, however, did not go down well with Tacha, who rained insults at her. Mercy in return cal...

Big Brother Naija housemate, Tacha, who was disqualified on Friday, has addressed reports that the organizers of the reality show held her hostage after her ouster from the house. NAIJAFLEX had reported that following her disqualification, a trending video, emerged that soldiers and bouncers were called in to stop Tacha from leaving the hotel she was lodged. A member of her management team had claimed that BBNaija crew were trying to get her to speak about the show. But Tacha reportedly rebuffed and insisted she wanted to go home. However, speaking on her Instagram on Tuesday, Tacha denied that she was held hostage. According to her, the report was ‘fake.’ She said, ”Please everything about me being held hostage by Big Brother is just fake, people are just trying to be crazy with me. I’m just coming out I don’t want to any of this. ”Big Brother has nothing to do with this. I just needed time to reflect that is why I was off social media.”

Mavin Producer, Don Jazzy has called for the legalization of weed in Nigeria. Don Jazzy on his social media page, condemned the criminalization of ‘weed’ in the country. On his Twitter page, he wrote: “In Nigeria, we spend 100s of bns annually on imported tobacco products and that can be very injurious to our economy in the long term. “Cigarettes has also contributed to environmental pollution as it causes many non communicable diseases, increases carbon proliferation and hugely adds to toxic trash volume around the country. “How can we achieve this legally? I might not be a student of law but I can at least give my opinion here. I think there are so many conflicting laws on Cannabis ‘weed’ legislation. “The Dangerous Drugs Act of 1935, the Indian Hemp Act of 1966 and the NDLEA & NAFDAC Acts amended in 2004 are very vague and need to be reviewed by the National Assembly. “Maybe Drugs and Cannabis can be moved to the concurrent list in the constitution, so that s...

A frontline aspirant in the concluded governorship primaries of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Bayelsa State, Preye Aganaba, has moved a suit he filed against the party and its candidate, Chief David Lyon, from the state to the Federal High Court, Abuja. A copy of the court proceeding made available to reporters in Abuja showed that the case was due for mentioning at the Federal High Court 4, Abuja, presided over by Justice I.E. Ekwo. Granting a motion ex parte filed by Aganaba, Ekwo ordered substituted service of all the processes in the suit on David Lyon and his running mate, Biobaekuma Degi. The judge ordered that the substituted service should include pasting the originating process or other processes on the wall or any part of the National Headquarters of the APC. Ekwo also describing the mode of service he issued against the APC candidate and his running mate as sufficient. But the court turned down one of the prayers by the plaintiff asking the court t...

Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo has insisted that he will not compromise his loyalty to President Muhammadu Buhari. The pledge came amid reports of a crack in the Presidency. Osinbajo’s promise was contained in a magazine entitled, ‘This is Nigeria’ circulated on Tuesday night during the October 1, 2019 Independence Day Dinner, held at the old Banquet hall of the State House, Abuja. The message titled ‘Uncompromised Loyalty’ was contained on page 15 of the Brands International Special Edition of the magazine, which is the official magazine for Buhari’s Next Level Agenda, 9th Assembly and One Nigeria, locally and internationally. The message read: “Vice President Yemi Osibanjo commemorates with Nigerians on the 59th anniversary celebration, while pledging his loyalty to President Muhammadu Buhari. This day means everything to us as a people, because it is our day of freedom. “Let me first congratulate my boss, President, Muhammadu Buhari; His Excellency and our national ...

President Muhammadu Buhari, on Wednesday arrived Pretoria, South Africa, for a state visit and 9th meeting of the Bi-National Commission. Buhari’s spokesman, Garba Shehu, who confirmed this development in a statement in Abuja on Thursday morning, said the 9th meeting of the commission would for the first time witness participation of the two Heads of State after an elevation. The Bi-National Commission meeting was elevated to the level of Presidents’ participation, following the strategic position of the two economies in Africa and the need for stronger relations. Shehu disclosed that Buhari and his host, President Cyril Ramophosa, would co-chair the meeting on Thursday. NAN reports that the President’s plane arrived in the South African Air force Base, Waterkloof, at 9.10 p. m, and he was received by the Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Dr Naledi Pandor and Minister of Social Development, Ms Lindiwe Zulu. Before the meeting which would be held at the Uni...

Barcelona captain, Lionel Messi, has insisted he does not have any problem with team-mate Antoine Griezmann, despite the Frenchman claiming they were yet to connect. Messi made only his second start of the season on Wednesday, as he helped Barca to a 2-1 Champions League win over Inter in Group F. Griezmann, who arrived from Atletico Madrid in the off-season, admitted that neither player talks a huge amount and so it had been “difficult” to bond, though Messi insists there are no genuine issues between them. “Obviously we have no problem. “There is a good relationship with everyone, we are united. “We were aware that the moment was not the best, we needed this victory to get on track so from now we can go up [a level],” Messi told reporters.

Tammy Abraham has said that he has not decided to play for either England or Nigeria after his goal in Chelsea’s 2-1 Champions League victory over Lille. The 22-year-old has been widely tipped for an England call-up after scoring seven goals in seven Premier League matches so far this season. The Chelsea striker is also eligible to represent Nigeria, having represented England only in friendlies and under-21 matches. And despite expectations of a call-up to England squad for this month’s Euro 2020 qualifiers against Czech Republic and Bulgaria, Abraham insist he has not yet made up his mind which country he wants to play for. “It is always a privilege to be wanted by both nations,” Abaraham told the BBC after Chelsea’s win in France on Wednesday. “I love both nations and for me I am clearly doing something right for Chelsea. My time will come,” he added.

Former England and Manchester United defender, Rio Ferdinand has singled out one Chelsea player for praise after the Blues defeated Lille 2-1 in the Champions League on Wednesday. Tammy Abraham netted his first goal in the Champions League on his 22nd birthday. He netted in the 22nd minute in France to give the Blues the lead, with several Chelsea fans noting the timing of the goal. Ferdinand likened some of Abraham’s play to Chelsea legend Didier Drogba. “I saw elements in Tammy’s game that I haven’t seen as much as I would have liked to before,” he told BT Sport. “His hold-up play, coming to the ball, bringing others into play. There were some balls that came into him that were Didier Drogba-esque. “I think he’s developing nicely, he’s scoring goals, he’s scoring different types of goals and I think he’s a threat. “This touch here, when this ball comes to him, it’s a magnificent touch because it’s not the perfect ball. He adjusts his feet beautifully and the fin...

Jay-Z was hosted by Jennifer Lopez and her fiancé Alex Rodriguez at their Miami home ahead of Super Bowl halftime show collaboration. Alex Rodriguez, 44, shared a photo from his home with his J.Lo and Jay-Z on Tuesday afternoon and wrote: "Always great to see my brother, Jay Z. Thanks for coming to our home. #familia." This visit comes months before they work together on the halftime show of Super Bowl 53 at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami. It isn't known why the rapper paid J-Lo and A-Rod a visit but it is suspected it may have been in his capacity as the producer of the Super Bowl 53 halftime show. Last week, Jennifer Lopez and Shakira were announced as the headliners for the Super Bowl 53 halftime show, which takes place Sunday, February 2.

A Pastor identified as Chukwuemeka Ezeh has been arrested by the Enugu State Police command for killing his girlfriend, Miss Ogechukwu Ogbodo at her apartment located at Railway axis of Enugu metropolis. The General Overseer of Royal Prince Prophetic Ministry whose girlfriend is a recharge card sales agent until her death, began fighting with her after she refused to buy him a tricycle.  He was reportedly on a visit on July 15, 2019,  when he discovered that his girlfriend of five years came home with N2m which she intended to deposit in the bank the next day. Upon making the discovery, Pastor Ezeh killed his girlfriend, ransacked her house and took the money and title documents to her landed property. The New Generation Church Pastor subsequently used the money to procure musical instruments and carried out a total renovation of his church. When interrogated by the police, the murder suspect said he killed her for refusi...

A disturbing video of Ghanaian secondary school students caressing each other while engaging in a seductive dance has hit the internet.  The Senior High School students danced seductively during the school’s entertainment session and were spotted at some point fondling each other's boobs as other students watched.  Though the Ghanaian Education authorities are yet to comment on the viral video, it has caused a stir on social media with a cross-section of Ghanaians criticizing the young girls and their teachers over their unruly behavior in school. Here is the video below; 

Lupita Nyong'o's new book, Sulwe, will be released two weeks from now and the actress informed her fans about this by sharing a photo of her 5-year-old self and spoke about how it reflected on her feelings when she read books but couldn't see black characters that looked like her. She said Sulwe is to serve as a mirror for dark-skinned girls to see characters that look like them and to tackle colorism. She wrote: This is 5-year-old me. I reflected on this little girl's feelings and fantasies when I decided to write my children's book,  #Sulwe . With this book, I wanted to hold up a mirror for her. Here's why: As a little girl reading, I had all of these windows into the lives of people who looked nothing like me, chances to look into their worlds, but I didn't have any mirrors. While windows help us develop empathy and an understanding of the wider world, mirrors help us develop our sense of self, and our understanding of our own world. ...

Armed men have gunned down Alhaji Abdu Bali, the Adamawa State leader of a pan-Fulani group, Tabital Pulaaku. The gunmen also killed one of the visitors with him at the time of attack. The other visitor sustained gunshot injuries from the attack which occurred at the Tabital Pulaaku leader’s residence in the state capital, Yola, on Tuesday night. A source close to the family said three gunmen stormed the residence in Lakare area of Yola town about 8:30 pm on Tuesday and opened gunfire on them, killing the Tabital Pulaaku leader, one of his two visitors and injuring the other. “Alhaji was inside the house with two people who were on a visit when three armed men came shooting sporadically and entering the house. They killed Alhaji and one of the visitors while the other visitor was left badly injured,” the source said. He added that the bodies of the slain men had been taken to the morgue of the Federal Medical Center (FMC), Yola. Confirming the killing of the Fulan...