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The 7 most ridiculously foolish things Reuben Abati said in his #BBNaija rant

by Adamu Aderinsola Proverbs 18:2 Fools have no interest in understanding; they only want to air their own opinions. Reuben oh Reuben, why art thou chosen to tread the path of foolishness? This was the question on my mind as I read with open-mouthed disbelief that 1800-long bullshit article former President Jonathan’s spokesman wrote on Big... Read More

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#BBNaija: Why I can’t date Marvis – Efe (WATCH)

by Azeez Adeniyi Winner of the Big Brother Naija show, Efe, has said he cannot date fellow housemate Marvis because she has a boyfriend. Efe said this on Tuesday during an interview with Cool FM after arriving Nigeria. The Warri-born rapper said he has feelings for Marvis but her relationship would not allow any sexual... Read More

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The Media Blog: To his eternal shame, Nigerians now know that Reuben Abati is a breast man

At what point do we draw the line between the personal and public lives of our celebrities? Question as old as time. It’s even more dicey when the people in question don’t fit as easily into the ‘celebrity’ mold, like, for example, Reuben Abati. A ‘seasoned’ – even though, to be honest, we’ve always wondered... Read More

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Reuben Abati clearly did not watch #BBNaija | Three quotes from his silly article that prove this

by Tolu O. Dr Reuben Abati, the former spokesman for President Goodluck Jonathan (thinking about it now, how on God’s earth did anyone think to hand this sick fellow a political appointment) must have sat in the study in his home and thought: “How do I get people to talk about me this week?” or better... Read More

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The Thread: Does Reuben Abati have a breast fetish?

In case you missed it, Twitter’s dragging Reuben Abati, the former spokesperson to President Goodluck Jonathan, for an article he wrote dismissing TBoss peculiar ‘mangoes’. By the way, ‘Mango’ is Reuben Abati’s euphemism for breast- the female ones. Might also be a dirty word, we aren’t sure. Because there are papayas and a number of... Read More

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Opinion: Based on logistics- #BBNaija reality show and Otodo Gbame demolition show

by Dotun Olawoye The Big Brother Naija reality show finally came to an end on Sunday 9th of April with millions of Nigerians voting for their favourite housemate, one vote cost as much as #30. There was a report while the show was still on that 11 million Nigerians voted in one week (check... Read More

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The Thread: “Peeping Tom” “Aso rock evil spirits” “Reuben is lusting after Cossy Orjiakor’s breasts” | Twitter NG roasts Reuben Abati over article about TBoss

by Ezinne AJ. And so it is that we have not heard the last of the ‘television madness:’ #BBNaija. Seeing as the show ended on Sunday, members of the viewing public have had time to digest their feelings about the show and write their reviews about what made the show tick and why Efe, the... Read More

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Reuben Abati: #BBNaija – Television as madness

by Reuben Abati What a relief! So, the Big Brother Naija reality television programme is finally over. It ended Sunday evening with 23-year old Efe Michael Ejemba, University of Jos graduate of Economics and singer winning the N25 million including a Sport utility vehicle at stake, with 57.6% of the votes from over 24 million... Read More

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#BBNaija: Bisola, Efe receive a rousing welcome at Lagos airport (WATCH)

by Dolapo Adelana Winner of reality show, Big Brother Naija (BBN), Efe Ejeba and the first runner-up, Bisola Aiyeola received a resounding welcome on Monday at the Arrival Wing of the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos. yesterday arrived into the warm embrace of his admirers. Some of their fans dressed in branded T-shirts had... Read More

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#BBNaija: “I feel betrayed that TTT is married” | Bisola finally speaks (WATCH)

by Dolapo Adelana The first runner-up in the just concluded Big Brother Nigeria, Bisola has expressed slight displeasure with the revelation that her fellow housemate, Thin Tall Tony is married. She said this speaking shortly before returning to the country from South Africa, venue of the reality show. “So I just found out that Thin... Read More

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Demola Olarewaju: 7 key reasons why Efe won #BBNaija

by Demola Olarewaju Hate to do stuff like this at a time when it will be what everyone else is doing but hope I can bring some fresh insight into the discussion. Let me admit: I routinely keep an eye on social trends especially those that give deep insight into human behaviour and psychology and... Read More

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The Late 5: These are the stories that drove conversations today

These are the top five stories that drove conversations today. #BBNAIJA: SHOW SETS AFRICAN RECORD WITH 26 MILLION VOTES IN FINAL WEEK The just concluded Big Brother Naija show recorded over 26 million votes for the final which saw Efe emerge as winner. The anchor of the show, Ebuka Obi-Uchendu disclosed this via Twitter. 2. PATIENCE... Read More

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Demola Olarewaju: The seven key reasons I think Efe won #BBNaija

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#BBNaija: Show sets African record with 26 million votes in final week

by Azeez Adeniyi The just concluded Big Brother Naija show recorded over 26 million votes for the final which saw Efe emerge as winner. The anchor of the show, Ebuka Obi-Uchendu disclosed this via Twitter. He wrote, “Over 26 million votes. An African record. #BBNaija’’. The show recorded over 11 million votes last week when... Read More

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The Thread: All the controversial moments from the #BBNaija show (WATCH)

Hasn’t the Big Brother show been quite a ride? It’s given us thrills and laughs for days, and we are without regret- especially #TeamEfe, #TeamBisola and #BossNation, now it has drawn its last breath. Like the viral show it was, BBNaija gave us controversies that saw Twitter NG wagging tongues and pontificating over matters. Do... Read More

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Entertainment Roundup: Efe emerges winner of the 2017 Big Brother Naija show, Wizkid’s Come Closer video hits 2 million views in 2 days | More stories

Missed out on all the hottest entertainment stories over the weekend? Not to worry! Catch up on all of them and others that unraveled while you slept through Sunday night on today’s Entertainment Roundup. Efe emerges as winner of the 2017 Big Brother Naija reality show Efe Michael Ejeba is the winner of this year’s... Read More

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The Thread “Coolest kid since cool kids was invented” “Underdog wa ti gba top 3” | See our top 10 tweets from #BBNaija finale

Finally, it’s a wrap. The Big Brother Naija show that had everyone in arms has come to a fitting end. Efe walked away with the prize money, TBoss walked away with 500k and Bisola walked away with an ambassadorship to the UN. We are certain the biggest winner is Big Brother Naija (hats off to... Read More

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The Thread: Did Funmi Iyanda unknowingly walk into a trap over TBoss?

You’d be hard-pressed to find a more controversial figure, well after Kemen and TTT, amongst the Big Brother Naija housemates than Tboss, and frankly, it’s befuddling. Talk on these streets cites everything from manipulative to using guys to drama queen etc, but when wasn’t Bisola who lived for disagreements or Debbie Rise, who staged her... Read More

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The Thread: “Warri no dey carry last” “Omo… the margin Efe used to win is like naira to dollar” | Alibaba and other Nigerian celebrities are giddy with excitement over Efe’s win

by Ezinne AJ. The BBNaija 2017 show that has held us captivated for three months may be finally over, but its effects are still unravelling on Twitter NG. Safe to say that over the course of the week, until something more powerful blows it over, Nigerians will be chitchatting about Big Brother Naija. Following... Read More

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[The Presidential Blog] Garba Shehu’s attempt to jump on the #BBFinale trend is cute but are you feeling it?

The Senior Special Assistant to the President just got on the Big Brother Nigeria finale trend and sadly, he’s not the first one in the political class to do so. Suspended legislator, Abdul Mumin Jibrin was the first to take a stab at it when he tweeted this: “I have put up my eviction bet... Read More

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The Thread: “Efe and Marvis should marry” “Bisola’s got an extraordinary mentality” “Efenomenon” | Nigerians cannot get over Efe’s 25M win

As you might imagine, Twitter NG is lit today. Different topics are trending at the same time, all having #BBNaija as the common denominator. So if you glance at your TL and see Funmi Iyanda, #BossNation, Warri, ‘Based on logistics’, just know that Nigerians are yet to exhaust the outcome of the BBNaija finale show.... Read More

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#BBNaija: Based on logistics, this is why Efe won #BBNaija show

by Soma Oj. Whew! It has finally come to an end. We know we have expressed the view that the show is no biggie and it absolutely should not be taken seriously more times than one in the past 78 days that #BBNaija lasted. But we cannot help but try to make some sense of... Read More

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The Thread: “Based on logistics” “Usain Bolt dey learn work” “Who I be?” | Nigerians are overjoyed as Efe emerges #BBNaija winner

For three months, we watched 14 housemates go through the Big Brother Naija house. We feasted on their shenanigans, criticised their strategies, made fun of their gaffes. We had our fill on social media, in our homes of the Big Brother Naija phenomenon. Heck, we even petitioned that it be scrapped. And the winner is... Read More

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#BBNaija: Bisola wins ONE campaign prize while TBoss is the overall winner of PayPorte Arena Games

by Dolapo Adelana Bisola has been announced as the winner of the ONE campaign of the Big Brother reality TV show, while TBoss was named the overall winner of the PayPorte Arena games. Bisola will be speaking at the United Nations to generate awareness for the education of the girl child while Tboss won the... Read More

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#BBNaija: Efe is the winner of the 2017 Big Brother Naija reality TV show

by Dolapo Adelana The grand finale of reality TV show, Big Brother Nigeria held on Sunday with Efe Ejeba crowned the winner, “based on logistics”. He goes home with N25m cash and a brand new Sports Utility Vehicle. [In case you missed it]: “These streets went wild when Efe was announced #BBNaija 2017 winner” Five... Read More

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The Thread: “Debbie Rise dress looks like Sunlight soap” “The rejoicing that TBoss left is like when Abacha died | Reactions from the #BBNaija grand finale

As BBNaija draws the curtain on its 3month experiment, Nigerians get to weigh in all the moments of the show. They’re hilarious, sarcastic, engaging and informative. Do see below: Ken from deloitte looks like he hates his job…. "Why yall fly me to South Africa for this shitttt" — Losgiddy (@LOSGIDDY) April 9, 2017 That... Read More

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#BBNaija: TBoss has just been evicted leaving Bisola and Efe in the running for the N25million

by Dolapo Adelana TBoss has just been evicted from the Big Brother Naija house. Her eviction leaves Bisola and Efe as the final two in the running for the money. She was evicted at the reality TV’s show finale on Sunday, making her the third evictee in tonight’s show and the second runner-up.

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