Davido was pictures recently beating Drums for what seems like a newly formed band. The band seems to come with a expiry date as I doubt if it would last more than the night. The supposed band comprise Davido himself on the drums, popular producer Shizzi on the keyboard and talented mixing engineer, TeeBeeO on guitar. What a combination?



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Barcelona and Argentina striker, Lionel Messi has got a new tattoo of a football with a sword and his iconic ‘No 10’.
The football star’s girlfriend, Antonella Roccuzzo posted a picture of the new ink tattoo on the superstar’s leg.
The tattoo reflects a sword surrounded by roses, with a football on one side, alongside his famous ‘No 10’ with Lionel Messi’s son, Thiago seen drawing on his leg with a red pen.
She captioned it: ‘Finishing the tattoo for Papi.’



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The countdown to the Headies 2014 has begun and we all just can’t wait for Africa’s biggest event.

The event which brings together individuals in the music industry is an initiative from Smooth Promotions Limited to recognize the distinguished achievements of artistes and entertainers in the entertainment industry.

The rookie contest, is one category that so many upcoming stars look forward to. Since its inception in 2012, the category has seen upcoming stars rise to be superstars.

Last year, fast rising Ink Edwards emerge winner from the Headies 2013 Rookie Competition while 2012 saw Burna Boy and Dammy Krane emerge as tied winners. The winner of the Rookie competition always perform on the big stage at The Headies while the 1st and 2nd runners up perform at The Headies nominees’ party,

However, there will be a new twist in this year’s rookie competition process as there will be only three finalists and the three of them will open the performance stage at the Headies 2014.

After dishing out their performance, there will then be another round of votes where the winner of the night will finally emerge.

The three Headies Rookie of the year finalists are Naija Ninja First Lady, YounggreyC, Banana crooner, Slyde and Mavins signee Reekado Bankz.

This is going to be a big night for the new guys. Kill the performance, get the votes and you walk away with the prestigious plaque.

The Headies 2014…Feel The Passion!

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FIFA recently released the Ballon D’or nomination list, Goal.com decided to take a look into the list and choose some supposed absentees. our own captain Vincente Enyeama makes the cut. Here is the list of Ballon dór absentees by Goal.com

Luis Suarez | Liverpool/Barcelona and Uruguay
Aaron Ramsey | Arsenal and Wales
Arturo Vidal | Juventus and Chile
Luka Modric | Real Madrid and Croatia
Sergio Aguero | Manchester City and Argentina
Robert Lewandowski | Borussia Dortmund/Bayern Munich and Poland
Ivan Rakitic | Sevilla/Barcelona and Croatia
Marco Reus | Borussia Dortmund and Germany
Miralem Pjanic | Roma and Bosnia-Herzegovina
Diego Godin | Atletico Madrid and Uruguay
Carlos Tevez | Juventus and Argentina
David Silva | Manchester City and Spain
Xabi Alonso | Real Madrid/Bayern Munich and Spain
Daley Blind | Ajax/Manchester United and Netherlands
Gervinho | Roma and Cote d’Ivoire
Sergio Busquets | Barcelona and Spain
Mats Hummels | Borussia Dortmund and Germany
Vincente Enyeama | Lille and Nigeria
Keylor Navas | Levante/Real Madrid and Costa Rica
Edinson Cavani | Paris Saint-Germain and Uruguay
Blaise Matuidi | Paris Saint-Germain and France
Robin van Persie | Manchester United and Netherlands
Daniel Sturridge | Liverpool And England



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Reality TV star, Kim Kardashian West turned 34 last week, Tuesday, October 21, 2014 but the day was only celebrated last weekend. Kim, who wore a slinky, cleavage and back-baring dress to the event which she celebrated on Friday, October 24, 2014 at the posh Venetian Hotel and Casino’s TAO nightclub in Las Vegas. In attendance were husband, Kanye West, mother, Kris Jenner and sister, Khloé Kardashian among others.

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Football’s world governing body FIFA has released the shortlists for the 2014 Ballon D’Or and Coach of the Year awards.

Voting will by the captains and head coaches of the men’s national teams as well as by international media representatives selected by France Football.

The winners of all of the awards will be revealed at the FIFA Ballon d’Or as part of a televised show at the Zurich Kongresshaus on 12 January 2015, during which the FIFA FIFPro World XI, the FIFA Puskás Award – for the most beautiful goal of the year – the FIFA Presidential Award and the FIFA Fair Play Award will also be presented.

On 1 December, FIFA and France Football will announce in a live show the names of the three women and three men, as well as the three coaches for women’s football and three coaches for men’s football, who have received the most votes (without unveiling the winners).

The following 23 men are in contention for the FIFA Ballon d’Or 2014:

Gareth Bale (Wales),

Karim Benzema (France),

Diego Costa (Spain),

Thibaut Courtois (Belgium),

Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal),

Angel Di Maria (Argentina),

Mario Goetze (Germany),

Eden Hazard (Belgium),

Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Sweden),

Andres Iniesta (Spain),

Toni Kroos (Germany),

Philipp Lahm (Germany),

Javier Mascherano (Argentina),

Lionel Messi (Argentina),

Thomas Mueller (Germany),

Manuel Neuer (Germany),

Neymar (Brazil),

Paul Pogba (France),

Sergio Ramos (Spain),

Arjen Robben (Netherlands),

James Rodriguez (Colombia),

Bastian Schweinsteiger (Germany),

Yaya Toure (Côte d’Ivoire).

The following ten coaches (in alphabetical order, first nationality and then team) are in contention for the FIFA World Coach of the Year for Men’s Football 2014:

Carlo Ancelotti (Italy/Real Madrid CF),

Antonio Conte (Italy/Juventus FC/Italy national team),

Pep Guardiola (Spain/FC Bayern Munich),

Juergen Klinsmann (Germany/ USA national team),

Joachim Loew (Germany/Germany national team),

Jose Mourinho (Portugal/Chelsea FC),

Manuel Pellegrini (Chile/Manchester City FC),

Alejandro Sabella (Argentina/Argentina national team),

Diego Simeone (Argentina/Atletico Madrid),

Louis van Gaal (Netherlands/Netherlands national team/Manchester United FC)


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Reports from Kenyan Newspaper, Standard Media state that Wizkid was arrested in Nairobi in his Plaza Crown Hotel room on Saturday afternoon. The arrest is said to be in connection with allegations that he was caught smoking illegal substances namely Marijuana.

They reported that Wizkid was caught smoking ‘weed’ inside the hotel in which smoking is prohibited. The hotel’s Front Officer asked him why he was smoking which led to a heated argument attracting security officers who ended up calling the police to arrest him.

Before police officers cuffed him and drove him to Capital Hill police station where he was quizzed, the hotel had already charged him with Sh50, 000 smoking penalty, which he paid through his credit card. Kenya’s Victoria Kimani which the reports referred to as ‘his newly found flame’ supposedly bailed him. Victoria had been with the singer at the hotel the previous day. Wizkid was due to leave for Lagos at around 3pm and was forced to cancel the flight due to the drama.



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Hello, I have some issues i want to fix on and about nairaland. I was referred to Seun by some mods (cannot remember if it was just one mod or the two i spoke to) for over a month now i have tried to reach Seun on nairaland but to no avail. Well it my be my fault but as far as i know i cannot just reach him. Seun here am i. Talk to me.

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Man of the year, Phyno, releases the video to one of the tracks off his album, “No Guts No Glory”. The track titled “Nme Nme” is a contemporary highlife tune with properly delivered lyrics by the Penthauze artiste. The video, shot and directed by Clarence Peters of Capital Pictures is a video flick comprising mostly two beautiful scenes. A live band playing rooftop with Phyno playing the lead singer, and a studio scene that brings the native feel to the video. Simple but cool video.

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We’d never seen a boobs bounce and juggle, till we stumbled on this video

Tattooed American model, Sara X Mills, bounces and juggles her boobs to Mozart’s “Eine Kleine Nachtmusik”.

The already viral video, has gotten over ten million views.


SOURCE: http://entadaplace. com/2014/10/17/video-us-model-sara-x-mills-moves-boobs-to-music-rhythm/

Nick Cannon has broken the record for the most selfies in an hour.

The 34-year-old hunk smashed the world record for taking pictures of himself after receiving lessons in how to take the speediest snaps.

Speaking to New York Daily The News prior to his world record attempt, he explained: ‘I did have some selfie training. My friends at Samsung first of all, they showed me the best way, the quickest way to increase the way to take a selfie is with the new Samsung.’

The ‘America’s Got Talent’ host took part in the Guinness World Record attempt as part of Samsung’s #DITCHtheDSLR campaign, breaking the existing record.

The world record effort saw Nick, along with ‘Rock of Ages’ actress Julianne Hough; snap a whopping 283 consecutive selfies, surpassing the previous record which stood at a nearby 279.

The father of two – who split with his wife of six years, Mariah Carey, in August – and Julianne are now the world record holders and as a result $50,000 has been donated to Habit for Humanity of Greater Los Angeles by Samsung to celebrate the pair’s epic achievement.



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Here is video footage of Wizkid responding to Samklef’s twitter rant and Saeon’s instagram post about being charged for a Wizkid feature without him acknowledging her with a Retweet.

Watch and share your thoughts on Wizkid’s perspective of the current issues

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The Uefa president, Michel Platini, has said he would like to see the introduction of a sin bin for players who show dissent towards referees.

Platini, speaking at the launch of his book, Parlons Football, said he would like there to be a white card which would sideline players for 10 minutes if they had spoken back to the referee.

The Frenchman said dissent is a “veritable epidemic” in football, but the white card “should not be confused in any way with the yellow card, which for its part is dedicated to fouls within the game”.

Platini also said he wanted to allow five substitutions in a match with “two changes at half-time while maintaining the possibility to make three more during the course of the match”.


Source: http://entadaplace. com/2014/10/16/uefa-president-platini-set-to-introduce-white-card-and-increase-substitution-to-5/

After their controversial list of the greatest Nigerian songs ever, MTV Base has released another list, this time of the hottest rappers on the continent at the moment.

4 Nigerian acts made the list, including Ice Prince, Burna Boy, Olamide & Phyno. While Ghana’s favourite, Sarkodie is makes the cut too, along side 5 other rappers from South Africa.

See the list below.

1. Cassper Nyovest

2. K.O

3. Ice Prince

4. AKA

5. Burna Boy

6. Sarkodie

7. Olamide

8. iFani

9. Phyno

10. Duncan
What do you think. I guess Nigerians would reject this list too.



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Who remembers this hit from way back? Soji (Wake Up) by Rasqie. It was recorded and released around 1999 – 2000, and was the only song that got Rasqie all the fame he ever needed. I stumbled across it somewhere and have decided to share with you all.

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Some great new came in last night!

Less than a week after blessing Nigerians with her 3rd studio album The Morning Song Book, TY Bello has put to bed in the United States of America.

EDP confirmed tonight that the singer-photographer had been in the US for several weeks while awaiting her EDD. Her twin boys have already been named Christian and Christopher A family source tells us her husband, Kashetu Bello and her mother are by her side.

Not known to be loud , TY Bello, who was one of the three young women who made up the popular group, KUSH along with Dapo Torimiro, secretly got married in 2005. Only close friends and family members were aware of her pregnancy and news of her delivery will be a surprise to many.

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Luis’ girlie got evicted tonight. Luis, sorry! Mira later got evicted, surely Luis will grab another babe real soon..

Check their photo locking lips together below;

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Big Brother Africa winner, Dillish Mathews is currently having fun in her native Namibia.

The beautiful lady has shared a variety of pictures from her holiday getaway but these ones sure takes the cake.

Dillish who has been on a Safari trip all morning took a break to spend some time with some native people from the Himba Community of Namibia.

She shares these epic photos below.



She captioned it thus: “The CEO of Namibia Tourism Board and The Digital managing director said that they wanted to push ME to my limits…..What they didn’t know was that this #Princess Has NO limits at all. #shareMyNamibia #OvaHimbaCulturalWear this was on my bucket list ”

What do you think?



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You know it’s really election season when you start hearing different versions of hit songs geared towards supporting a political aspirant. The first of many to come I’m sure come from supporters of the current Minister of State for Defense, Masiliu Obanikoro, dubbed Koronation. They have remade Mavin Record’s popular track, Dorobucci, and named in Korobucci.

Even though he’s yet to declare formally, it’s believed that Obanikoro will run for Lagos State governor. His supporters have already campaigning heavily on social media with the #koronation, #korobucci, and #korolette hashtags.

Now looking to see how Don Jazzy will react to all this. And the song? Well let’s just say you’ll go back to the original once you’re done listening.


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Could this be true? According to the rumours making the rounds on the Internet, Google is allegedly set to Shut Down Linda Ikeji’s Blog Over Copyright Infringement claims

Nigerian blog queen Linda Ikeji was accused of copyright infringements by social media analyst @MrAyeDee

@MrAyeDee informed the general public that Google has finally responded to his protest about Linda Ikeji using his content without compensating him or giving recognition to the original author along with other infringing works of other authors.


Linda’s personal blog has been estimated to make over N120million annually (ads and sponsored posts) and is also listed among Nigeria top 10 most visited sites on alexa.com.

African Music Law has an archive of alleged claims against Linda Ikeji which makes for an interesting read.

We hope this can be settled amicably as the Nigerian blog-o-sphere would suffer a huge dent if these rumours turn out to be true.


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King of the street ‘Olamide Baddo’ took to his social media pages (Twitter & Instagram’ to announce his 4th studio album which would be released on 14th November, 2014!

The ‘story for the gods’ crooner has since over the years released 3 albums which included the highly successful ‘Yahoo Boy No Laptop (YBNL) & Baddest Guy Ever Liveth’.

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Beat FM On-Air Personality, Osikhena Dirisu, popularly known as Osi Suave just shared an OMG pic on his instagram page. He shared a pic of himself with completely naked woman and wrote “Just because it’s Monday!”. WTH?


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With all efforts to confirm the controversies surrounding Tiwa Savage‘s marriage being rebuffed by both, the pop star’s husband and former manager, Tunji ‘TeeBillz’ Balogun might have given a hint of what could be the possible problem between the couple.

According to a report published on FFN, a correspondent who ran into TeeBillz at an event on Thursday, October 2, 2014, had asked for an interview only for him to declined giving details but said: ‘Oh! You are asking me what the problem is?! as if you all don’t know already, now no one seems to remember ‘Doro na Tiwa…..Doro is a cheerful giver’, go and ask DoroTiwa what the problem is and leave me alone.

The couple got married in an extravagant ceremony on Saturday, April 26, 2014, which was held in Dubai.



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This is Iyobosa Lebarty, a Nigerian fitness model and registered nurse who lives in NYC. Iyobosa strips down in celebration of Nigeria’s independence. I guess this is a special one for the ladies.


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1. First to third times sleeping over: This is amazing. There’s nothing like getting to fall asleep snuggled up against someone. She looks so adorable resting on that pillow. It’s like snuggling a Pomeranian except she doesn’t bite me or try to run away.

2. One month to two months: I’d rather sleep with her than sleep alone. I look forward to the weekends when she stays over. Plus, it’s so cute when she steals all the covers. I don’t even mind being cold.

3. Three months: I have a favorite cuddle position. Is there a Kama Sutra for cuddles? I get separation anxiety if she is more than an inch away from me. Wait, why are you slapping me away?

4. Four months: Is watching her sleep creepy or adorable? I guess it’s only creepy if she wakes up. Edward did it in Twilight so it can’t be that bad, right?

5. Five months: I sleep on my side of the bed even when she isn’t here. Partially because that’s her side of the bed and partially because it’s now molded to her shape and is less comfortable for me.

6. Six months: WHAT KIND OF MONSTER STEALS ALL THE COVERS? I AM FREEZING. I AM LITERALLY DYING. PEOPLE ARE LEFT TO DIE IN SNOW-FILLED ROCK FISSURES AT THE CRAGGY PEAKS OF EVEREST IN WARMER TEMPERATURES THAN THIS.

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The nomination list released on Tuesday, September 30, 2014 for the prestigious award ‘The Headies’ has led popular media personality, Ebuka Obi Uchendu into expressing his dissatisfaction.

The TV presenter wonders why indigenous rapper Phyno and pop singer Waje were overlooked from some categories he feels they merited.‎

With the ‘Rubbin’ Minds’ host not convinced, he took to his twitter page to question why Phyno is not in the category for the best ‘Lyricist On The Roll’ which has ‘Shots On Shots ‘by Ice Prince, ‘Rap It Up‘ by Posly TD, ‘God On The Mic ‘ by Jesse Jagz and ‘Kpansh’ by Yung 6ix.

Ebuka also questioned the omission of singer Waje from the list for ‘Best Vocal Performance’ (FEMALE) category which has ‘Love to Love You’ by Niyola Ft Banky W, ‘Wanted’ by Tiwa Savage, ‘Window’ – Monica Ogah and ‘Good Man’ by Ruby.


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Two weeks ago, news broke of the birth of 9ice’s fourth child with the third woman to be linked with him, Sunkanmi Ajala. As expected, 9ice, who is known for keeping mum over the birth of his children, did not say anything on this one as well until early this morning when the singer officially shared a picture of the new baby and unveiled her name as Michelle Abolanle Akande. Already, the singer turned politician has a 6-year old son, Zion with his ex-wife, Toni Payne as well as a set of twins from his Abuja based baby mama Victoria Godis. 9ice’s new baby mama, Olasunkanmi Ajala is a beautiful 32-year-old Lagos State University graduate who is also into events planning and is the CEO of De-Sky Events.


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The star actress was one of those decorated with an MFR yesterday in Abuja by President Jonathan. Congrats to her.

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Nigeria’s biggest and innovative awards, The Headies have revealed this year’s nominees. This year’s nomination is based on the year in review, July 2013 and June 2014. Some of the nominees include 2Face Idibia, Davido, Mavins, Timi Dakolo, Sheyi Shay, Wizkid, KCee. Phyno. See the list below…





Best Recording of the Year



A non-voting category for the best single recording by an artiste or group in year under review.



IYAWO MI- TIMI DAKOLO
LET SOMEBODY LOVE YOU- 2FACE IDIBIA
ALWAYS ON MY MIND –NOSA
ORDINARY PEOPLE –COHBAMS ASUQUO





PRODUCER OF THE YEAR



An individual responsible for producing the most acclaimed song or album in the year under review.



DON JAZZY – DOROBUCCI
PHEELZ – ELEDA MI O
T SPIZE –AYE
LEGENDURY BEATZ – CARO
SHIZZY –SKELEWU
DEL B –PULL OVER





BEST MUSIC VIDEO



A voting category for the best conceptualist, best directed and most exciting video in the year under review. This award goes to the video director.



ADA ADA BY FLAVOUR – CLARENCE PETERS
TOH BAD BY NIYOLA – KEMI ADETIBA
JUST LIKE THAT BY RAYCE – AJE
OYA NOW BY JOE EL FT. ORITSE FEMI – UNLIMITED LA
PERSONALLY BY P-SQUARE – JUDE “ENGEES”OKOYE & CLARENCE PETERS





BEST R&B/POP ALBUM



A category for the best R&B/Pop Album in the year under review (by single individual or group).



THE JOURNEY – SEAN TIZZLE
TAKEOVER – KCEE
ONCE UPON A TIME – TIWA SAVAGE
ME, MY MOUTH & EYE –SOUND SULTAN
L.I.F.E –BURNA BOY





BEST R&B SINGLE



A category for the best R&B single in year under review (by single individual or group).



LET SOMEBODY LOVE YOU- 2FACE IDIBIA
IYAWO MI- TIMI DAKOLO
PLAN B –WANDE COAL
DON GORDON – BURNA BOY





BEST POP SINGLE



A category for the best pop single in year under review (by single individual or group)



DOROBUCCI –MAVIN CREW
AYE –DAVIDO
JOHNNY –YEMI ALADE
PULL OVER – KCEE
DOUBLE WAHALA –ORITSE FEMI
CARO – STAR BOY FEATURING WIZKID AND L.A.X
SURULERE – DR. SID









BEST REGGAE/DANCEHALL SINGLE



A category for the best Reggae/Dancehall single in year under review (by single individual or group).



GIRLIE O REMIX – PATORANKING
LEAD ME ON –CYNTHIA MORGAN
STINKING SH#T – CHOPSTIX FEATURING ICE PRINCE, YUNG L AND ENDIA.
ONLY YOU –JESSE JAGZ FT. WIZKID
MURDA – SEYI SHAY FT. PATORANKING & SHAYDEE




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Photos: Chinese Couple Aim To Break World Record With 4.82km (5271.22 yards) Wedding Dress

Chinese couple Jing Mei and her groom Yuan came up with the idea to break a world record with her wedding dress and now they’ve brought the dream to life!

The dress cost about £4,000 (1,065,055 Naira) and has a 3 mile long train (about 5 kilometres). It weighs 50kg and will require about 40 bridesmaids to carry it on their wedding day.

The couple had this to say,

“It started off as a mad idea and then we thought we could actually make it happen.”

“We’re both delighted with the result and we are definitely going to contact the Guinness World Records to get them to agree that this is an official record breaking dress.”

The groom said about the dress, “It is her day, so what she says goes.”

and you say Nigerians have lavish weddings


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Yay! Big Brother Hotshot is coming soon as we have the scoop on the first 21 housemates.
Meet them now!
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Kenya
Alusa
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Actor, Radio Drama Director and MC Alusa from Nairobi, Kenya, is married and has three children. His favourite food is ugali with chicken stew and traditional vegetables. His favourite book is TD Jakes’ He-Motions and he likes watching National Geographic, The Exes and Nigerian movies on TV. On the music front, he enjoys listening to Sauti-Sol, Mafikizolo, P.Square, Youssou N’Dour and Salif Keita. One of his favourite films, Training Day, features one of his favourite actors: Denzel Washington.

Describing himself as ‘ambitious, spiritual, out-spoken, generous and mysterious’, Alusa likes people who are ‘detailed’ and who have a good sense of humour, because he likes to laugh. He doesn’t enjoy people who ‘emit negative energy’.

He entered Big Brother Hotshots for the exposure, as well as the intrigue of living with total strangers in a closed environment and the desire to share his lifestyle with a huge audience. Alusa is looking forward to having the continent watching him: ‘I’m an artist, a performer, so I love attention. I’m not in the least bit intimidated, in fact, I’m thrilled’

Alusa lists Mombasa and his village of Kakamega as his favourite places in Kenya, because they’re both very exotic in their ways and rich culture. He says the best thing about Africa is the people. ‘Africans are both beautiful in form and diverse culture,’ he says. Outside of Africa, his favourite place is Brazil. ‘Rich culture, beautiful women, sweet samba music, festivals, food – I could go on and on,’ he says.

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Uganda
Ellah
Age: 23

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Ellah is a Sales Assistant with a BSc in Business Computing from Nsambya, Uganda. She lists her favourite foods as ravioli, rice and chicken and her favourite books as Think Like A Man, Act Like A Lady, and Nice Girls Don’t Get Rich. She enjoys watching Reality shows like Real Housewives of Atlanta, New York and Orange County. Her favourite singers include India Arie, August Alsina, Beyonce, Rihanna and Sam Smith.

Her favourite place in Uganda is the Lake Bunyonyi Resort and she says the best thing about Africa is ‘the warmness of the people’. Outside of her home country, she says Cambodia is ‘a hidden gem and somewhat a free country’. Ellah has 12 brothers and sisters and says her Mom is her role model: ‘her strength and character captivate me’.

Ellah is most proud of having become Miss Uganda 2013/14 because ‘it was a stiff competition and a strong test for me’. She was inspired to enter Big Brother Hotshots because of the fact that ‘it unites Africa and also is a platform for me to advance’. She says she’s ‘super excited and is looking forward to being on the show.

She describes herself as ‘charismatic, bitchy, outspoken, loving and sophisticated’ and says that she’s ‘strong and determined’. She values ‘honesty, charisma and joyfulness’ in others, but dislikes ‘lies and fakeness’. If she wins the grand prize, Ellah will buy cars for her mom and invest the rest in real estate.

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Zimbabwe
Butterphly
Age: 24

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Butterphly is a Radio, Television Presenter and Producer from Harare. She lists her favourite foods as meat, pasta with cheese, black-eyed peas and eggs. Her favourite books include the Bible, The Firm, The Long Goodbye, and the Sherlock Holmes series. She likes to watch Chopped, 24, Intelligence and Big Brother Africa.

Butterphly entered Big Brother Hotshots because she’d always wanted to be part of a national sports team, but never got the chance. ‘Being on Big Brother Africa will allow me to take the opportunity to market myself and expand my brand’. She says she won’t use ‘backstabbing and cheating’ or immoral and unethical methods to get the prize. If she wins, she’ll send her sister, brother and kids to really good schools, start a chain of unique food, social and fashion hangout joints and take her mom shopping.

Describing herself as ‘unique, feisty, mysterious, fun-loving and witty’, Butterphly says that people are always shocked when they discover that she’s humble, compassionate and kind. She likes other people with a sense of humour, honour and truthfulness, and dislikes ‘dishonesty and people who pretend to like a person’.

Her mom is her role model: ‘she put her life on pause so ours could play. She’s the hardest working woman I know’. Butterphly says he draws influence from ‘all sorts of people’. ‘Ordinary, young, dead, legends – in everyone’s life story I try to extract important lessons like resilience, faith, strength etc. I learn as much as I can from the people I meet or read about,’ she says.

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Botswana
Goitse
Age: 22

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Bachelor of Fine Arts theatre student Goitse hails from Mahalapye in Botswana. ‘Home, Sweet Home’ is her favourite place – ‘the comfort, a home-cooked meal and my family just make it my favourite’, she says.

She says the best thing about Africa is its history: ‘it’s so rich with history of what our forefathers have gone through’. South Africa is her favourite place outside of Botswana because she has ‘met great people there who have become family. They also have a range of interesting official languages’, which are similar to those in Botswana.

Goitse says she entered Big Brother Hotshots for the adventure. ‘People from different countries in Africa, all under one roof, no contact with the outside world in any way? Now that’s amazing!’ she says. In her quest for the prize, she won’t pretend to be someone she’s not and if she wins, she’ll use the money to open a dance studio. ‘That will be a dream come true,’ she says. ‘I haven’t decided on what else’.

She says her mom is her role model – ‘she’s a fighter and a survivor. She’s been through a lot of hardships, but she stands tall and strong. She always pushed me to be the best I can be, no matter how challenging it can get’.
Goitse describes herself as ‘carefree, free-spirited, fun, energetic and motivated’.

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Uganda
Esther
Age: 23

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Pint-sized student Esther hails from Uganda’s Nsambya . She says she entered Big Brother Hotshots to connect with people from different countries, and to help her expose her talents, something she sees as ‘a very big inspiration’. She’s looking forward to giving Africa the chance to see her ‘true self’ and describes herself as ‘meek, bubbly, creative, truthful and loving’. Esther likes the fact that she’s ‘bubbly, friendly and outgoing’.

Her favourite foods are mashed potato and chicken tikka masala, her favourite book, Rich Dad, Poor Dad and her favourite musician, Rihanna. She likes The Wendy Williams Show and her favourite actress is Zoe Saldanha. Esther says that Jinja is her favourite place in Uganda, which she describes as ‘the pearl of Africa’. Outside of her home country, she sees California as ‘the place of dreams and fun’.

The most influential person in Esther’s life is her brother Fred, because ‘he has been there for me and he always will be’.

Esther promises viewers ‘unique skills, entertainment and being myself always’. If she wins, she plans to invest some of the money, donate some to charity and support her family and career.

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Tanzania
Idris
Age: 21

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Idris is a photographer from Arusha in Tanzania. His favourite books are ‘anything by Dan Brown’ and he enjoys watching The Colbert Report, Drunk History, The Daily Show and The Ellen Degeneres Show on TV. His musical tastes are quite varied: Chris Brown, Michael Jackson, Usher, Ed Sheeran, Sam Smith, Lana Del Ray and Nina Simone are his favourites.

Idris says he doesn’t have one specific role model, choosing instead to take the best from every successful person he meets. That said, his Mom has influenced his life most. He’s most proud of the respect he’s earned by showcasing his skill and creativity in photography.

He was inspired to enter Big Brother Hotshots because he wants to inspire people and make a name for myself in the process,’ he says. He feels ‘thrilled, excited and accomplished, totally special’ that the continent will be watching him on the show and describes himself as ‘smart, charming, funny, flirty and creative’.

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Ghana
Kacey Moore
Age: 29



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Born in Accra, Kacey Moore is a married poet and songwriter, with a daughter. He enjoys banku and okro stew and says his favourite books are the Bible, the dictionary, and the thesaurus! Kacey Moore also likes the music of Usher and Lauryn Hill.

Kacey Moore describes himself as a’ go-getter’, as well as ‘punctual, a leader, a creator and a voice’. His favourite quality, punctuality. It is important to him in both himself and others.

He entered Big Brother Hotshots as a business decision, seeking exposure to the rest of the world. Kacey Moore promises viewers ‘a real person with no fakeness’. If he wins the grand prize, he’ll buy houses for his wife and mother and set up a recording studio so he can record and release his own album under his own label.

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Ghana
M’am Bea
Age: 25

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Ghanaian M’am Bea lists her occupation as ‘Acting Trainee Manager/Fashion Designer’, and has a diploma in Management Finance. Her favourite foods are yam and nkontomere stew, fufu, palm nut soup and jolof rice. M’am Bea likes music by Sarkodie, Mafikizolo, John Legend, Wizkid and D’Banj.

Her favourite place in Ghana is Aburi Garden and she says the best thing about Africa is that ‘it expresses diversity through colours and we are not ashamed to exhibit that’. Outside of her home country, her favourite place in the world is South Africa: ‘it offers so many opportunities and it offers young people the opportunity to study and become great people in the world’.

M’am Bea’s role model is her mom, because ‘she is strong, humble, God-fearing and puts her family first’.

Inspired to enter Big Brother Hotshots by her talent and ‘the unity of all African countries coming together as one to learn and share’, M’am Bea also lists making it onto the show as her proudest achievement so far. ‘It will give me room to showcase my personality and influence young, gifted youth out there,’ she says.

Describing herself as a ‘driven, humble and respectful self-starter’, M’am Bea says that viewers can expect her ‘true self’, her ‘fashion sense, sense of humour, cooking skills, intelligence and wise words’ to shine through on screen. She says she’s ‘humbled and overwhelmed’, knowing that the continent’s eyes will be on her.



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