The Big Brother Naija Season 9 edition has introduced a new twist into the ongoing reality TV show as the Head of House (HoH) duo will now get immunity from possible eviction. The new rule, introduced on Sunday night during the third Night Eviction Show, wasn’t applicable in the last three weeks of the reality TV show dubbed ‘No Loose Guard’. Previously, reining HoH duo had no privilege of immunity from possible eviction while only Custodian Challenge winners were privileged from eviction for the week. However, the reality show organisers have changed the rule, announcing an end to the Custodian…
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The third pair of Custodians of the BigBrother Naija Season 9 reality TV show, WanniXHandi, on Sunday night, saved fellow housemates Ben and Tejay of the Beta Duo from eviction. With the Beta pair exempted, three other pairs, namely Radicals, Streeze, and Flourish, were up for eviction, leaving them at the mercy of other housemates. Eventually, the last two duos were evicted from the House. LEADERSHIP recalls that Ruthie of the Flourish duo had repeatedly had altercations with the WanniXHandi pair, who eventually became the custodians challenge winners with enormous power to determine eviction of fellow housemates.
South Africa’s Dricus du Plessis has secured his first successful UFC middleweight title defence, thrashing Nigerian born Israel Adesanya in the fourth round to retain his title. Du Plessis took a flurry of body hits across four rounds before defeating Adesanya via a rear-naked choke submission to retain his middleweight championship at UFC 305 in Perth on Sunday. The South African withstood flurry of body shots to produce chokehold submission in fourth round and defend his belt. BBC sports reports that Du Plessis (22-2), after scoring some early takedowns, had to withstand a flurry of strikes from Adesanya through the…
Manchester City opened their latest Premier League title defence with victory over Chelsea at Stamford Bridge in Enzo Mareca’s first game as manager on Sunday. In their quest to win a fifth consecutive Premier League title, Manchester City rarely got out of second gear against a Chelsea side whose starting XI featured no new signings despite their significant summer spending. Neither team made an electric start to the game, but City’s air of inevitability didn’t take long to produce a goal with Haaland taking advantage of a bit of luck and a flick from Bernardo to hold off a defender…
Mexican boxing star Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez has backed Anthony Joshua to emerge victorious if the long-awaited showdown between the British-Nigerian and Tyson Fury ever materialises. Despite both British heavyweights losing their titles to Oleksandr Usyk, the prospect of an all-British clash between Joshua and Fury remains one of the most talked-about bouts in the boxing world. Fans have long clamoured for the fight, which many believe would settle the debate on who truly is the best heavyweight of their generation. In a recent interview with DAZN Boxing, Alvarez was asked who he thinks would win if the two former champions…
Nigeria’s national women’s U-18 handball team’s left-back, Taiwo Babatunde, has attributed her team’s first two Group B losses against Croatia and Montenegro at the ongoing 2024 International Handball Federation (IHF) Women’s Championship in Chuzhou, China, to a lack of experience. Nigeria’s first two losses have placed the country on the brink of elimination at the preliminary stage of the 10th IHF Women’s U-18 Championship. Speaking with the IHF media team, Babatunde also acknowledged her team’s head coach, Agboola Shittu’s efforts to train and motivate them to make a statement in the tournament. “Our coach is also making us play the…
Super Falcons of Nigeria maintained 36th position in the latest FIFA World ranking. The latest ranking was released on the world football governing body’s website on Friday, August 16, 2024. In Africa, the Falcons are still at number position and are followed by South Africa’s Banyana Banyana. The Falcons’ position did not come as a surprise following their dismal performance at this summer’s Olympics in Paris. The team finished bottom in a group that had Olympic finalist Brazil, Japan and world champions Spain. In their opening game against Brazil, the Falcons lost 1-0 and also fell by the same margin…
The Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) has described the performance of Team Nigeria at the 2024 Olympic Games as far below expectations. A statement by SWAN President, Mr. Isaiah Benjamin, through the Association’s Secretary-General Amb. Ikenna Okonkwo said it was unacceptable for Nigeria to return from the just concluded Olympics without a medal. The Association attributed the massive failure of the country in Paris to largely administrative incompetence and negligence which were obvious after Nigeria’s highly rated Track and Field Athlete, Favour Ofili’s name was found missing from the list of those meant to compete in the 100m event.…
Former United States (US) President Barack Obama has unveiled his much-anticipated annual summer playlist, which includes 44 diverse and captivating songs. Tems and Rema are the only Nigerians who made it to this year’s list of artistes, as shared by Obama on X. In his post, Obama expressed his diverse music taste and shared the playlist with his followers, hoping they would discover new music ideas as summer winds down. Tems and Rema’s inclusion follows previous recognitions of Nigerian artists, including Wizkid and Tems in 2020, Burna Boy in 2022, and Ayra Starr in 2023. However, no Nigerian artist was…
Big Brother Naija (BBNaija) Season 9 housemate, Victoria has opened up on her past employment as a bottle girl at Cubana Club in Abuja. The surprising revelation came during a conversation with fellow housemate, Ozee. Victoria, who joined the BBNaija house this season, shared that she worked at the popular Abuja nightclub in 2018. Her admission was met with intrigue as she shared her experiences from her time at the club. Ozee, who claimed to be a frequent patron of Cubana Club, expressed his surprise at the revelation, noting that he had never come across Victoria during his visits to…
Famous Nigerian singers, D’banj and Don Jazzy have reunited to release a new album ‘The Entertainer Sequel’. D’banj who made the announcement on his Instagram page, sharing the video of a short play featuring Don Jazzy, TV host Jimmie Akinsola, actor Gideon Okeke and others. The album, which is a follow up to D’banj’s 2008 ‘The Entertainer’ album, includes remixes of popular songs like ‘Fall in Love’, ‘Feli Feli’, ‘Igwe’ and ‘Suddenly’. D’Banj became famous after the release of his first hit, ‘No Long Thing’, in 2005. He worked with Don Jazzy at a music label they both co-founded, ‘Mo’Hits…
Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 election, Mr Peter Obi, has met with the members of the P-Square music group, Peter and Paul Okoye. Recall that Peter Okoye, popularly known as Mr P, had on Monday called out his twin brother, Paul Okoye, over a recent feud that ensued between them. Rudeboy had, in an interview he granted recently, alleged that his twin brother petitioned the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to arrest him. But Peter, in an open letter on Monday, denied the accusations, stating that his focus was on uncovering the truth behind…
Darrell Dixon’s father was just 25 when he had a major heart attack in the rural Mississippi Delta. By his early 40s, a series of additional attacks had left his heart muscle too weak to pump enough blood to his body. He died in 2013 at the age of 49. “It was a big jolt for our family,” Dixon, 36, recalled. “For myself, personally, it also got me thinking about heredity. I just wondered whether I was next.” The death spurred Dixon to get involved in an unusual and ambitious new health study. Public health experts from some of the…
NEW YORK (AP) — Maurice Williams, a rhythm and blues singer and composer who with his backing group the Zodiacs became one of music’s great one-shot acts with the classic ballad “Stay,” has died. He was 86. Williams died Aug. 6, according to an announcement from the North Carolina Music Hall of Fame, which did not immediately provide further details. A writer and performer since childhood, Williams had been in various harmony groups when he and the Zodiacs began a studio session in 1960. They unexpectedly made history near the end with their recording of “Stay,” which Williams had dashed…
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The latest search for the remains of 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre victims has ended with three more sets containing gunshot wounds, investigators said. The three are among 11 sets of remains exhumed during the latest excavation in Oaklawn Cemetery, state archaeologist Kary Stackelbeck said Friday. “Two of those gunshot victims display evidence of munitions from two different weapons,” Stackelbeck said. “The third individual who is a gunshot victim also displays evidence of burning.” Forensic anthropologist Phoebe Stubblefield, who will remain on site to examine the remains, said one victim suffered bullet and shotgun wounds while the second was shot…
World number one Luke Humphries produced a stunning comeback against rising teen star Luke Littler in the semi-finals of the New Zealand Masters on his way to a maiden World Series title. England’s Humphries, who beat Littler in the final of the PDC World Championship earlier this year, came from 6-2 down to beat the 17-year-old 7-6 in the last four in Hamilton. He then cruised past Australia’s Damon Heta 8-2 in the final. “I’ve been searching for this,” said the 29-year-old on ITVX. “I didn’t think I’d win a world title before I won a World Series [tournament] but…
Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti says the club are considering giving players holidays during the season to cope with fixture congestion. Ancelotti’s comments come amid the Professional Footballers’ Association announcing in June that it, with the support of players’ union Fifpro, has joined a legal action against Fifa over the “overloaded and unworkable” football calendar. “The players need rest, they need holidays and we are thinking about giving individual holidays to the players during the season,” said Ancelotti. “We are thinking about giving in-season breaks, give a week off for a player so he can go and stay with his family, especially…
2024 Rugby Championship New Zealand (35) 42 Tries: McKenzie, Savea, Clarke, Jordan 2, B Barrett Cons: McKenzie 6 Argentina (3) 10 Try: Mallia Con: Albornoz Pen: Carreras New Zealand thrashed Argentina 42-10 to avenge the defeat by the Pumas in their opening match of the 2024 Rugby Championship. The All Blacks, beaten 38-30 by Argentina a week earlier, scored five first-half tries to take a 35-3 lead in Auckland. Damian McKenzie ran on to a Jordie Barrett chip to touch down before further tries from All Blacks captain Ardie Savea, Caleb Clarke, Will Jordan and Beauden Barrett before the break. New Zealand quickly stretched their advantage early in the second…
Nigeria Agribusiness Group (NABG) has expressed the need for farmers to get valuesfor their produce. At a two-day regional agribusiness sensitisation for farmers in the southwest, supported by Innovation Lab for Policy Leadership in Agriculture and Food Security (PiLAF) in collaboration with DAWN Commission, the group’s president, Arc. Kabir Ibrahim said it was intended to sensitise the smallholder farmers as to the possibilities in agribusiness on the need to standardise their products for marketability. The programme which took place in Ibadan attracted stakeholders in agriculture and business sectors. The stakeholders included members of the All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN),…
The National Peace Committee (NPC) has revealed that it faced significant pressure to intervene during the 2023 Presidential Election, with calls to halt the collation of results or cancel the election altogether. The disclosure was made public on Friday in Abuja during the presentation of the NPC’s 106-page report on the 2023 General Election titled, “Nigeria’s Pursuit of Electoral Compliance: National Peace Committee NPC 2023 General Elections Report.” The committee, led by former Head of State, General Abdulsalami Abubakar, detailed the behind-the-scenes efforts by partisans and other unnamed entities to influence the electoral process. In the report, it was disclosed…