Category: Entertainment

  • BBTitans: Mmeli, Jenni O evicted from show

    BBTitans: Mmeli, Jenni O evicted from show

    Two more housemates of the ongoing BBTitans show have been evicted from the show.

    The evicted housemates are Mmeli and Jenni O.

    Jenni O is a Nigerian female housemate while Mmeli is a male housemate and the two form the Jennili pair.

    The pair were evicted on the fourth Sunday after spending a total of 28 days – fourth weeks in the house.

    With the eviction of Mmeli and Jenni O from the show, the dwindling numbers of the housemates have reduced from 20 to 18 after Sandra and SanTheo were evicted in the second week.

    The two have been active in the house. Jenni O was known to have always been in the kitchen while Melissa gas always given advice to other housemates.

  • BBTitans: Miracle OP wades into Marvin and Yaya’s situationship

    BBTitans: Miracle OP wades into Marvin and Yaya’s situationship

    BBTitans housemate Miracle OP has waded into the situationship that exists between the Maya pair – Marvin and Yaya.

    Miracle OP and Yaya had an extensive conversation about her feelings for Marvin and why she is not in a relationship with him.

    In Biggie’s house, Marvin and Yaya have been a hot topic for a while. Yaya had made it early on in the show that she had feelings for Marvin. She gave Marvin the fullest approval anyone has ever given, despite the fact that, as she admitted to Miracle OP, she did not say it to him verbatim.

    While chatting with Yaya, Miracle OP raised the issue again asking Yaya why she had not asked Marvin out yet.

    In her response, she said, “I can’t make it more obvious than I already have. It is so obvious I literally do not have to say anything. If he doesn’t want to see it, he is choosing not to see it.”

    Yaya goes on to say she is not going to force or push for a relationship because if Marvin was choosing not to see the signs she has been giving, then he is obviously not interested in her.

    However, Marvin sees the sign and knows damn well what Yaya feels for him because he has not failed in having this discussion with Jaypee, Blaqboi, and a couple of other housemates about trying to manage the feelings Yaya has for him.

  • BBTitans: Olivia, Ipeleng open up to each other on Lukay

    BBTitans: Olivia, Ipeleng open up to each other on Lukay

    As evictions draw near, Olivia and Ipeleng reminisce and connect over the bond they shared with Lukay.

    Following Ipeleng’s monumental win at the Friday Night games, she received well wishes from most housemates, but Olivia’s well wishes stood out.

    After congratulating her, they had a sit down where they discussed her performance, their personalities, evictions, and their experience in the Big Brother Titans house.

    Evicted housemate, Lukay and Ipeleng shared an intimate connection during his time in the house. Ipeleng revealed that their bond grew deeper the day before he left and admitted to the difficulties she faced while trying to move on the following week. Olivia also said he was one of her closest buds; the duo could not stop reeling about his absence now the live eviction show is days away.

    Olivia was thrilled Lukay tried to bring them together and spoke on how bad she felt when she could not hug Jaypee when the Jaykay pair left the house.

    While talking about their personalities and how it affects their game plan, Olivia called Ipeleng shy, which she agreed to. Ipeleng added that she found it hard to come out of her shell initially, however now, she is gradually feeling comfortable enough to step out of her comfort zone.

    Indeed, Ipeleng has been livelier than ever as we have seen her dance more at parties and even bag herself a win.

  • BBTitans: Ipeleng wins $1,000

    BBTitans: Ipeleng wins $1,000

    The Friday night games took an exciting turn as, for the first time this season, a female Big Brother Titans housemate, Ipeleng, joined the league of only male winners.

    She completed all challenges in a quick one minute and 50 seconds and became the first female housemate to win $1,000.

    The game had four challenges: Ignite the light, put out the light, copy the colours, and stack the lanterns. Each housemate, except Kanaga Jnr, had to complete the course in four minutes.

    The housemate who finished all challenges in the quickest time was then declared the winner of the prize.

    While Ipeleng won, the race to win was very competitive as Juicy Jay was just one second away from winning; Head of House Tsatsii was also very close to beating Ipeleng’s record; however, during the stack the lanterns game, one of her lanterns fell, and she struggled to rearrange it and form a pyramid. Her loss was quite emotional, and the housemates offered comfort.

    Tstasii was not the only housemate that experienced hurdles; Thabang would have bagged his second Friday night games win had he not made the mistake of doing the copy the colours challenge backwards; although his entry did not count because of his error, his initial finish time was one minute and 34 seconds.

  • BBTitans: Tsatsii breaks HoH rules

    BBTitans: Tsatsii breaks HoH rules

    The rule in Biggie’s house is that once you’re nominated as Head of House, you have to share the HoH bedroom with your partner.

    On Friday night HoH, Tsatsii abandoned her comfortable HoH bed to snuggle with her bae Kanaga Jnr breaking Biggie’s house rules.

    While this isn’t the first time that the lovebirds have shared a bed, leaving the HoH room for a regular housemate’s bed may spur trouble for the South African.

    Speaking to Marvin and Ebubu, Tsatsii explained why she slept on Kanaga’s bed saying Ebubu sleeps in awkward positions making her uncomfortable as he snores.

    She even counted the days where she found herself under Kanaga’s sheets.

    Meanwhile, fellow HoH Ebubu slept peacefully alone and woke up in a jolly mood preparing a warm meal for the housemates whilst they slept.

  • ‘Why I switched from psychology to gospel music’

    ‘Why I switched from psychology to gospel music’

    A psychologist, Ruke Gure, has delved into the world of gospel music as a performer, songwriter and an artist.

    Gure’s love for gospel music started at the age of four, but she switched to full-time gospel music 10 years ago, with her debut album Melodies of Love.

    She followed that up with Emerging Glory in 2021.

    Her latest album The Awakening was released in 2022.

    Gure has a deep passion for music, which is indicative of her conviction that Jesus Christ is her only inspiration for doing music.

    While serving in her local church, Gospel Pillars Ministry where she continues to lead people in worship, Gure caught the spirit of authentic worship with her distinctive sound.

    The gospel singer organised her first ever music concert where she ministered in songs like “Worthy of My Song, “Running Over”.

    The artiste believes that music is a major means of propagating the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

    Gure is also an entrepreneur in the travel industry. May 2020 saw the release of “Before Before” which she described as a reflection of her history and thankfulness for her present. The song which chronicles a journey from darkness to light continues to bring joy to people and worshippers all around the world.

    Her songs are tailored to entice souls into closer relationship with God the Father, from calming melodies like “Prince of Peace” to afro pop tunes like “Without You and Revival”. The eight-track record is expected to transform Gospel music around the world.

    Her latest single is titled “All of My Devotion”.

  • Skillager releases new single ‘Busybody’

    Skillager releases new single ‘Busybody’

    Hip hop artiste Felix Philemon Sola of Tree of Life Entertainment has released a new single titled: “Busybody.”

    Speaking after the song hit the airwaves, Skillager said he has always loved hip hop songs.

    He recalled he engaged in rap battles in his early days, believing he can do a lot with rap and create amazing sounds.

    He added he kept growing and discovering himself, having knew he could do more which gave birth to his new sound.

    According to him: “I always want to pass a message with my sound because I believe music is a form of communication, so I create conscious sound and also not to be boring I try to make it very engaging with a feel of Afro-fusion, I am still growing and intend to discover more, because it is also a learning process and you never know it all when it comes to creating music.”

    Commenting on the choice of the song title, the artiste said: “Busy body is a very special song to me, one because it is my first single for the year and also because it is been a while I put out a project since after my last Ep in 2020, it is a song that appreciates every beautiful African lady out there and I titled it busy body because our women are blessed and we the men love it, so it is just a song to appreciate every beautiful black woman out there.”

    While assuring his teeming fans of a much more productive 2023, Sola said:”This year is a very special year for me and i know it is going to be one of the biggest years of my career, because we are trying to build a whole community, I am looking forward to a wonderful year 2023 and I am sure we are all in this together with the fans because without them I won’t be here or even be able to do anything, just watch this space closely it is 2023 and forever on God.”

    On why he signed Skillager to his record label, Chief Executive Officer, Tree of Life Entertainment, Irhuesogie Alexander Ogbewi, popularly known as Salt who described Skillager as a multi-talented artiste stated : “Patience is one big tool that is very rare and I admire that in him.

    “He is multi talented, I do not think there will be a time he will bore his fans because like his name implies, he is a man with many skills.

    “Meeting someone like Skillager is a very wonderful thing to me, he was willing for us to start from where we were and to use what we had, he was always content and he is still.”

    “It has been three years since we put pens to paper, we have been working, recreating and mastering our craft because we believe the competition out there is huge and we understand how consistency is one of the keys to succeed.”

  • My mom bought my first music equipment – Rexxie

    My mom bought my first music equipment – Rexxie

    Music producer Rexxie has revealed that his mom bought his first music production equipment in a bid to support his music production career.

    He said that while his parents were unsure of his chosen career path, they still supported his decision to be a music producer having seen his commitment to playing the keyboard in church.

    “My mom bought me my first equipment, she is the kind who likes handwork so she understands the importance of what that was going to help within the next generation. She saw that passion in me and asked what can I do to help her and I told her I wanted a sound card and she bought it for me,” said Rexxie. “My dad was a pastor so they were already enjoying how I used to play the keyboard in the church so it was kind of hard to diversify to secular music because church members were already saying I was backsliding. I dealt with that every Sunday but over time they got used to it.”

    Continuing, he said, “They just gave me that time and said do your thing we trust you. There was a time my dad told me I know you’re trying and doing well for yourself but my son there is nothing like a white-collar job. So they were on the fence but supporting me at the same time.”

    Rexxie is the brain behind notable hit songs including Naira Marley’s Soapy and more recently Abracadabra.

  • AY: Stop pressurising celebs over political choice

    AY: Stop pressurising celebs over political choice

    Filmmaker and comic actor Ayodeji Richard Makun aka AY has cyber bullies who take on celebrities over their choice of political candidates, party, or stand.

    AY made his submission in a tweet where he lambasted cyber trolls who usually attack celebrities when they endorse any political candidate of their choice.

    “Most celebs have become slaves to fear during elections. Whenever they publicly take a stand on any political candidate of their choice, they are either blacklisted or attacked by clueless thugs who would do anything to secure their own interests. Stop putting them under pressure.”

    AY has continued to remain vocal as Nigeria’s general election build-up thickens.

  • Africa’s rising artist spotlight excites Lojay

    Africa’s rising artist spotlight excites Lojay

    Nigerian-born singer-songwriter Lekan Osifeso Jr aka Lojay has expressed excitement following his announcement as the latest featured artist in Apple Music’s Africa Rising artist development program.

    Speaking on the new feat, Lojay said, “Thank you Apple Music for putting a spotlight on my sound. It’s a huge honour I don’t take for granted especially with all the amazing artists the continent has on display. It’s amazing to see how far my music is able to travel and how well it’s been received.”

    Developing an affinity for music from an early age, which evolved into a form of escapism for him during his adolescent years, it was the release of his collaborative EP with renowned producer Sarz called LV N ATTN in 2021 that allowed Lojay’s creative mastery to shine, with the Afrobeats EP shooting to No. 1 on several charts.

    The EP was anchored by the hit single ‘Monalisa’ which held its third-highest position on the Apple music charts in July 2021. The subsequent remix of ‘Monalisa’ in 2022 featuring Chris Brown allowed Lojay’s star to climb even higher.