Still on the Matter: Maybe we should all let TBoss come home on Sunday #BBNajia

Apostle Suleiman, President IJGB Buhari, Kemen | Here are last week’s winners and losers

The Nigerian President shut naysayers up by making an unanticipated return, a man of God finds himself in a messy scandal, BBNaija’s Kemen is sorry but not sorry and Etisalat is in a massive debt problem. Here are all the winners and losers from last week’s most prominent newsmakers. WINNERS President Muhammadu “I Just Got... Read More

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March 12, 2017

“It looked like I was being fingered and I had no idea” | See our top 10 quotes from the past week

From a very confusing and scandalous accusation against Apostle Suleiman of the Omega Fire Ministries on Monday to the return of President Buhari on Friday, and somewhere in between a stinging retort to the 7th Assembly’s incessant nagging by the Customs Comptroller general, it has been an interesting week to say the least. But the... Read More

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March 11, 2017

Kemen is NOT sorry, and 4 other things we learnt from his new interview

Former BBNaija housemate, Kemen is trying really hard to redeem his already marred image following his misbehaviour in the house that led to him getting disqualified and sent back home. Going over the incidence has become hectic and since his return into the country, Kemen has made a few attempts at saving the situation but... 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. President Buhari arrives Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday arrived Nigeria from the UK where he has been vacationing. He was received at the Air Force base along Mando road in Kaduna by the Deputy Gov. Of Kaduna State, Bala Bantex. 2. “THERE MAY BE NEED FOR... Read More

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#BBNaija: Tboss withheld the truth because of N25m – Kemen (WATCH)

by Azeez Adeniyi Former Big Brother Naija housemate, Kemen has said Tboss withheld the truth about the incident between them for a chance to win the prize. Kemen had been disqualified after making sexual advances towards Tboss while she was asleep. The Akwa Ibom born fitness trainer had also tendered an apology for his action,... Read More

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The Thread: Nigerians outraged at PayPorte’s reception for Kemen

It is galling to many that PayPorte thought it fit to bring Kemen over to their office for chit chats and photo-ops, instead of washing their hands off him. The thread below shows that i. Nigerians, including PayPorte, do not understand the link between actions and consequences ii We let religion get in the way... Read More

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Kemen says what he did to T-Boss was only a game, and Payporte clearly agrees #BBNaija

“I knew that everybody was playing the game in the house at the same time competing for the prize. I realised that I overplayed my game which brought about my disqualification“. Those are words from the “apology” from former #BBNaija housemate Ekemini Ekerette, popularly known as Kemen. He was, as you most likely know, disqualified... Read More

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Opinion: Why is PayPorte sponsoring the BBNaija idiocy?

by Adefolami Ademola These days, I have developed a thick skin to the barrage of disappointments that abound in the country where I am unlucky to have been born. You will agree with me that, as a Nigerian, you have, whether consciously or otherwise, grown accustomed to seeing unremitting madness become the normal order of... Read More

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March 9, 2017

Sheer insincerity and all round bad taste | 3 things that make Kemen’s “apology” unacceptable

So Mr Kemen who got booted out of the BBNaija house last weekend has suddenly come to the realisation that his action was as bad as bad can be and decided to apologise. If we are being honest about our observations we’d say that someone told the young man that the best thing to do... Read More

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Today’s Noisemakers: Kemen, TBoss, Kemi Adetiba and others

Every day, there are people who keep our eyes glued to our phone screens as we read their rants, opinions, perspectives on political and social matters, etc. Sometimes, they are even just downright ridiculous. We make it our job to take down the names of these noisemakers. Here’s our list from today: 1... Read More

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Why has Comedian Ebiye chosen this day to post this sexist trash?

A few hours ago one of the more popular makers of funny skits on Instagram decided to “humour” us with his take on the #BBNaija scandal that saw Kemen disqualified last weekend as a result of his sexually perverted abuse of female housemate, TBoss. The only thing is that his late contribution to the issue... Read More

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#BBNaija: Kemen pens one silly apology and Nigerians are already bowing at his feet

Disqualified and disgraced Big Brother housemate, Kemen just made his first statement since he got booted out of the house on Sunday evening. We haven’t forgotten already the shameful act that led to his disqualification from the show. We remember how in the early hours of Sunday while he and fellow housemate, Tboss slept next... Read More

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The Thread: Kemen’s “apology” only serves to infuriate Nigerians further

Disqualified Big Brother housemate, Kemen Ekerette has tendered an apology to TBoss and women for his actions. He says he “overplayed the game.” But a section of Nigerians reckon his apology doesn’t ring true. Do see below: https://twitter.com/TheBabaOba/status/839507016762654721 respect for bs lol https://t.co/5RMIDSLPpa — Nwakibeya (@Dikachim) March 8, 2017 https://twitter.com/0reofe/status/839518399441039360 https://twitter.com/0reofe/status/839519060064890880 https://twitter.com/0reofe/status/839519898523029504 wait! How is... Read More

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“I overplayed my game” | Kemen apologises to Tboss and all women #BBNaija

Former Big Brother Naija housemate, Ekemini Ekerette who got disqualified from the game on Sunday night for inappropriate contact with a female housemate has apologised for his act. Kemen shared the apology via his Instagram account asking for forgiveness from Tboss, the housemate on whom he committed the act. He wrote, “I knew that everybody... Read More

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Entertainment Roundup: Is Davido expecting baby number two? Praiz drops two new remixes to celebrate his birthday | More stories

Here are the biggest stories from yesterday and others that unraveled while you slept – and are still buzzing on today’s Entertainment Roundup. Is Davido expecting baby number two? Unconfirmed reports have it that the singer who recently dropped his hot single ‘If‘ is going to be a father soon again. Davido is currently in... Read More

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March 7, 2017

Entertainment Roundup: Kemen’s family threaten to sue BBNaija organisers, Viola Davis receives Harvard award | More stories

Here are the top entertainment stories from yesterday and others that unraveled while you slept – and are still buzzing today. Kemen’s family threaten to sue Big Brother Naija organisers Apparently, the family of former Big Brother Naija housemate, Kemen are not pleased with the organisers of the show. Recall that Kemen was booted... Read More

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“Report: Kemen’s family looking to sue #BBNaija over disqualification”

by Azeez Adeniyi Following the disqualification of Big Brother Naija housemate, Kemen, his family has threatened to sue organizers of the show for defamation, Vanguard reports. Kemen was disqualified after making sexual advances towards Tboss while she was asleep. A source close to the family said they are displeased, stating that Kemen’s image has been... Read More

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The Thread: The dumbest reactions to Kemen’s disqualification from #BBNaija

Nigeria is such a strange place. Matters that are black and white elsewhere take on a coat of many colours in Nigeria. For instance, it is quite clear, more so with the evidence presented, that a sleeping person cannot consent to sex. In Nigeria, it isn’t. So tweets like these sampled below abound. Video Evidence... Read More

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Kemen, Sambasa Nzeribe, Trump, A Trip to Jamaica | See the winners and losers from last week

Most of the major events from last week happened at the tail end of the week and it doesn’t take a thorough examination of the details of those events to know who the winners and losers are. From the Big Brother Naija sexual assault saga to the AMVCA award surprises to President Trump’s Twitter harangue,... Read More

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Payporte and #BBNaija are wrong | Kemen didn’t just break house rules, he committed a crime

We have just got news that Payporte says that the disqualified Big Brother Naija housemate, Kemen was thrown out of the house because he had “infringed on” Big Brother house rules by willfully groping female housemate, Tboss without her consent while she was passed out/asleep. You see, that’s a problem. What Kemen did that night on the show constitutes sexual... Read More

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“I had no idea” | T-Boss tells her own side of the #BBNaija debacle (WATCH)

Last night, after Kemen’s eviction from the #BBNaija house, contestant T-Boss shared her side of the incident with fellow housemate. She talks about being unaware of what had happened herself, until she was called into the diary room and made to watch a video clip on a laptop. “I just saw the hand moving, I... Read More

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The Thread: Here’s how Kemen can save himself | #BBNaija

Because this is Nigeria and Kemen getting disqualified and evicted from Big Brother Naija is not the end of the road for him, professionally or otherwise, someone has asked a pertinent question about laundering Kemen’s image and the Olivia Popes have come out to play. Question: You're a PR professional & Kemen has hired you... Read More

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Thought Experiment: What if Kemen’s eviction from #BBNaija is the proof we need that feminism is slowly becoming patriarchy?

*This is not a real opinion. This is a writer trying to explore a theory that has been touted around: that feminists are becoming the perpetrators of the very inequality that they so strongly condemn. In doing this, we hope to explore the reasoning behind the organisers of Big Brother leaving Debbie-Rise on the show while... Read More

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Payporte says #BBNaija “has not seen anything wrong with what Debbie Rise did,” and that is a disgrace

Earlier today, a Twitter user shared with us screenshots of a conversation with Payporte, headline sponsor of the ongoing #BBNaija reality competition. The show is currently embroiled in controversy regarding the disqualification of Kemen for his sexual conduct toward fellow housemate T-Boss. This, however, was not the first time someone in the house would be... Read More

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EXCLUSIVE: Here is the real reason Kemen was evicted from #BBNaija

by Dolapo Adelana On Sunday, Big Brother housemate, Kemen was disqualified and evicted from the #BBNaija house. Announcing his disqualification, Big Brother said he violated house rules. Kemen had on Saturday night groped fellow housemate’s Tboss’ privates while she was asleep. His eviction was greeted with outrage by many Nigerians who thought another housemate, Debbie... Read More