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The day-long event convened panels of Hollywood actors and prominent #MeToo activists, such as Amber Tamblyn, Mira Sorvino and Cynthia Erivo, who joined Nyong’o and talked about gender inequality and the importance of diversity. The Oscar-winning actress took part in a panel called Reclaiming the Narrative and spoke of the industry’s ‘gaping hole of representation’. Growing up in Kenya, she said that she hadn’t seen any darker-skinned actors on television, and the lack of representation had a detrimental effect on her self-worth. According to Moneyish she said: ‘I switched on my television when I was younger living in Kenya, [and] there was never anybody that looked like me on there, so seldom. Even when they were black, they were never [that] dark. ‘At the time, I didn’t recognise the deficit because I was able to relate to the Step By Step kids; I had siblings that fought. I was able to relate to the people that I saw, but it wasn’t until I was much older that I started to realise wh...

A press conference was held today for the housemates of the Big Brother Naija “Double Wahala” season. At the press conference, hosted by DStv, the winner of the reality TV show, Miracle Igbokwe was presented with his brand new SUV and his cheque for 25million Naira. Other former housemates like Khloe, Vandora, Princess, Nina, CeeC, Tobi, Alex and Leo were also at the press conference.

Nigerians, has called on the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Professor Mahmood Yakubu to prosecute those who allegedly forged signatures of dead persons in the recall list of Senator representing Kogi West Senatorial District,  Dino Melaye. The group, in a statement signed by its Convener, Deji Adeyanju and issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Theophilus Abu Agada, it said INEC and its officials must investigate and prosecute those who smuggled the forged names in the list of a now failed attempt to recall the senator. Statement reads:  “We observed yesterday with dismay the charade called the recall of senator representing Kogi West Senatorial District,  Dino Melaye. The recall according to our team of observers who were on ground to witness the process was fraught with irregularities, manipulations and forgery.   We are calling on INEC chairman, Professor  Mahmood Yakubu  to prosecute all those who played a role in ...

After four days, the little prince’s name has finally been revealed: Louis Arthur Charles. Prince William and Kate Middleton had several treasured royal family names to choose from when it came to selecting a name for their new son. But Louis — although a traditional name — wasn’t the obvious choice, as it’s big brother Prince George’s middle name. Joe Little, managing editor of Majesty magazine, says using the same name across the immediate family isn’t unusual. In fact, Queen Victoria incorporated the name Albert (the name of her beloved husband, Prince Albert) in all of her sons’ names. Victoria’s grandson, George V, even incorporated it into his three sons’ names. “While she was alive, Queen Victoria wanted all her male descendants to have Albert included in their boys’ names,” Little tells PEOPLE. “Using Louis twice would have been the couple’s choice — they clearly regard it as a nice name.” Louis is likely a tribute to Prince Philip, whose grandfather was Prince Louis Alexander ...

Britain’s Prince William and his wife Kate have named their baby son Louis Arthur Charles, Kensington Palace announced on Friday. (FILES) In this file photo taken on April 23, 2018 Britain’s Prince William, Duke of Cambridge carries his newly-born son from the Lindo Wing at St Mary’s Hospital in central London. Prince William and Kate named their baby son Louis Arthur Charles, Kensington Palace announced on April 27, 2018.  “The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are delighted to announce that they have named their son Louis Arthur Charles,” said a palace statement. “The baby will be known as His Royal Highness Prince Louis of Cambridge.” The name pays tribute to William’s great-great uncle Louis Mountbatten, who was killed by the IRA in 1979, while Charles is the name of William’s father. Arthur had been the bookmakers’ favourite for the couple’s third child. Louis is currently the 71st most popular name for a baby boy in England and Wales. Louis weighed eight pounds and seven ounces (...

Housemate of the now-concluded Big Brother Naija 2018, Dee-One has slammed fellow housemate in the just concluded “Double Wahala” edition, Tobi, stating that Tobi deserved all the insults he got from Cee-c. Cee-c and Tobi enjoyed some good times as strategic partners which later developed into romance. The two however became estranged while in the show. Just few days to the end of the reality television, Cee-c insulted Tobi for over an hour. Speaking on TVC yesterday, Dee-One, who was among the first set of housemates to be evicted from the show, said Tobi deserved what he got because he first tormented Cee-c. He said Tobi “deserves it because he was even the one tormenting Cee-c. Yeah, he did. Tobi knew what he was doing. He started the whole story and the journey as if he was in love and needed something serious with her. He knew what he was doing.” Dee-One added, “He [Tobi] was even the one that went to Big Brother and told him that my jokes are insensitive. But he’ll come out prete...

After disappointing his fans on two separate occasions, Nigerian superstar Davido finally came for ‘a make-up show’, which also ended in controversy at the Harare International Conference Centre (HICC) last weekend. The ‘If’ hitmaker put up a tremendous act during his show, which was organised by Zimbabwean flamboyant businessman, Genius “Ginimbi” Kadungure in partnership with Two Kings Entertainment. Indeed, the show was something “to write home about”. It seems the fans had since forgotten about their disappointments as they gave Davido a warm welcome and carried him when he threw himself off the stage onto the audience. The venue was a full house. The Nigerian star came with 10 of his band members, who sweetened his act with live instruments for close to two hours. However, the glamorous show was characterised by drama, triggering mixed reactions regarding the Nigerian star’s personality and the whole show on social media. There are videos circulating on social media of the Nigerian...

ABUJA—THE National Economic Council, NEC, has agreed to stop the movement of herdsmen in the country, starting with Benue, Taraba, Adamawa, Kaduna and Plateau. At a meeting presided over by Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo yesterday, the council approved the creation of ranches across the country. Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State disclosed this to State House correspondents at the end of the NEC meeting held at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. Umahi said the five mainly affected states which have witnessed killings from the herdsmen/farmers clashes were expected to make land available for ranches. He said:  “Today we looked at three categories of herdsmen in Nigeria. We looked at the foreign herdsmen that come in due to the treaty and we continue to say that the treaty is not being properly implemented. “For any herdsman to come into Nigeria from outside, there should be a kind of certification, there must be a letter, even though you are not coming in with a Visa, you have to trav...

Nigerian musician Davido and South African TV presenter cum actress Boity Thulo are reported to have had a physical confrontation at the All White 30 Billion concert held at the Harare International Conference Centre (HICC) on April 22. Boity alleged that Davido wanted to go to her room, allegations that Davido denied. It took the intervention of the organiser of the show, flamboyant businessman Genius “Ginimbi” Kadungure to calm her down. The police were then called in to calm the situation. Davido took to Snapchat to bash Boity. “No more horny, hungry hoes around me. Rubbish. Wants to be back on TV so bad.”

Big Brother Naija 2018 first runner-up, Cee-C, has revealed why she fought with Tobi while in the reality show. Cee-c, who was at loggerheads with most housemates while the show lasted, said her last fight with Tobi was becasue she was tired of the house and had a lot on her head. She said ”My fight that day was not all about Tobi, it was about the house, being there for 85 days I was tired. ”It was more about the house, my head was really full, I just wanted to clear my head.” On why she said other housemates were not on her level, Cee-c said she never meant she was better than anyone. She, however, claimed some things she said was out of anger. ”I think people say things when they are angry, they might not mean it. ”The fact that I said that ‘level thing’ does not not mean I am better than anyone. For me it was just anger.”

Nigerian singer and songwriter, Korede Bello, who graduated from the Nigerian Institute of Journalism with a distinction in Mass Communication on Friday, has denied allegations that he bought his certificate. He took to his Instagram page @koredebello to debunk claims that he bought his HND result from the institute. He said, “I initially didn’t want to post this for many reasons but i was wrong on all counts. I would be doing millions of young people and my peers a disservice by not boldly putting it out there that impossibility is a myth”. According to him, you can be talented and distinguished, famous and dignified, celebrated and educated. There were allegations on social media suggesting that the Mavin Record star must have paid heavily to get his result. Bello, in an Instagram post, narrated why he refused to allow stardom to stop him from finishing school and how he got his results through hard work. See the IG post:

Cee-C, who emerged the 1st runner-up of the third season of the Big Brother Naija show, says she would be going for counselling after her media tour. The former housemate revealed this during a question and answer session with her fans on the payporte official Instagram page. When she was asked if she would be going for counselling, she said: "sure ma'am, it's been arranged after the media tour." She was also asked what she's currently doing to make herself better. "Listen more, be more open to making friends, control my emotions," she said. For 85 days, Cee-C participated as a contestant on the show, battling for the 45 million naira grand prize alongside 19 other housemates. The final battle was between her and four other finalists (Alex, Miracle, Tobi and Nina). However, she lost the prize to Miracle, who was announced as the winner by Ebuka Obi-Uchendu during the Live Finale show, which held on Sunday, April 22, 2018. One of the most controversial ho...

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has admitted that his impending exit as Arsenal manager at the end of the season was not his decision. Wenger will step down after 22 years in charge of the Gunners at the end of the current campaign and is aiming to guide his team to the Europa League final with victory over Atletico Madrid. The Frenchman insists the timing of his shock announcement was not his call, but refused to go into any further details. “The timing wasn’t really my decision,” Wenger stated during his pre-match conference on Wednesday ahead of Thursday’s Europa League semi-final first leg clash against Atletico Madrid. “For the rest, I have spoken about it already.” Wenger has survived intense pressure in recent years with disgruntled Gunners fans demanding a change, but the Frenchman claims that is just part of the emotional society of today. “When people are unhappy, it isn’t always a majority,” Wenger added. “We live in an emotional society where people can express how they feel...

Arsenal manager, Arsene Wenger, has given the biggest hint so far on his exit from the club. Wenger released a statement last Friday, announcing he was stepping down after this season. But during his press conference today ahead of Thursday’s Europa League clash against Atletico Madrid, the Frenchman said the decision was not his. “The timing was not really my decision and for the res,t I’ve spoken about it already,” he said. Wenger was also asked about former Barcelona manager, Luis Enrique, who has been tipped to replace him at the Emirates. “I have a high opinion of him but I do not want to influence the job for the next manager. Of course I have a high opinion of Luis Enrique,” he added.

SPONSORS of the 2018 Big Brother Naija Show, Payporte Global System Ltd., has asked a Federal High Court in Lagos to dismiss a suit seeking it’s winding up. The suit was filed by Vacant Boards Ltd. In a notice of preliminary objection, Payporte contended that the court lacked jurisdiction to entertain the suit. It described the suit as defective, null, void and an abuse of court process. Payporte prayed the court to dismiss the winding up suit with a substantial cost against the petitioner. In a judgment delivered on May 27, 2016, the court awarded the sum of N23.1 million against Payporte in favour of Vacant Boards. The petitioner, however, submitted that on Feb. 27, 2017, Payporte made a part payment of N5 million, leaving a balance of N17.1 million which it had yet to liquidate in spite of demand letters. It consequently filed a suit on Dec. 29, 2017, asking the court to order winding up of Payporte. However, in the notice of preliminary objection on Wednesday, Payporte argued that ...

Ex-BBNaija housemate, Bamike Olawunmi, popularly called BamBam late on Monday launched a skin care product, “Bam beauty oil” to celebrate her 29th birthday and made N25 million. BamBam said that she sold the first 5,000 pieces of the product at N5,000 each and grossed home N25 million. The News Agency of Nigeria reports this happened about 24 hours after the end of the third edition of the 2018 BBNaija TV reality show titled “Double Wahala’’. She unveiled the product at a party bash hosted for her by Famouspotatoesng in Abuja late on Monday. Also the family members of Teddy, another housemate in the BBNaija reality show as well as BamBam’s other fans graced the party. BamBAm was one of the housemates in the just concluded TV reality show in the BBNaija before her eviction from the house. NAN also reports that while Bambam was in the house, she was romantically involved with Teddy A who was her strategic partner. The pair appeared to have taken their love to another level, as Teddy A, o...

Team Cee-C are certainly the best team of any housemate though – this recent action of theirs proves that they’re indeed lovers of the drama queen and they remain loyal no matter the odds. The lovely, among other finalists earlier tonight, arrived the country and though it was reported earlier that she was supposedly attacked by a mob, Cee-C made her way through. The beauty got to meet with her father and while they took a photo together, we see the lovely holding a dummy cheque of N2million which was rallied for her by her fans. Cee-C had the second highest votes in the Big Brother Naija games but unfortunately for her, she didn’t go home with anything – she didn’t win sponsored tasks that could’ve earned her money gifts while she was in the house. To make sure that their favourite housemate didn’t go home empty handed, they raised the sum of N2million and presented her with it upon her arrival at the Lagos airport. This proves obviously that team Cee-C are indeed a special team… Kudo...

Duchess of Cambridge has given birth to her third child at St Mary's Hospital in Paddington, London Kate, 36, gave birth after being taken by car before 6am this morning to hospital's private Lindo Wing Fans have decked out their tents in Union Jacks and put up flags and posters around the site Kate gave birth to George in 10-and-a-half hours after admission, and Charlotte in two-and-a-half The Duchess of Cambridge has today given birth to her third child - a boy weighing 8lbs 7oz - on St George's Day. Kensington Palace announced that the baby was born at about 11am, after Kate was taken by car before 6am to the private Lindo wing of St Mary's Hospital in Paddington, London. The birth appears to have taken place without complications. The baby is fifth in line to the throne, the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh's sixth great-grandchild and a younger brother for Prince George and Princess Charlotte. Prince William was present for the birth, and both Kate and the child...