Source(NAIJAPALABA.COM)When it comes to live eviction shows, Big Brother Naija has become the standard that every other show has to pick a cue from. The eighth live eviction show which took place on Sunday, August 25, 2019, was a filled with different emotions; from a seemingly happy audience to the suspense felt by those who didn't see some of the evictions (Gedoni and Jackye) coming. The arena for the live eviction show was packed with fans of the reality show, wanting to get a feel of what is to get the 'lights, camera, action' moment and the organisers didn't come to play either. While you were watching from your couch, here are five interesting things that happened at the live eviction show you should know.

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Source(NAIJAPALABA.COM)Big Brother Naija, BBNaija housemate, Mercy, has boasted that nothing can take her out of the �Pepper dem� reality television show. Mercy, while expressing confidence that she would go home with the grand prize of N60m, stressed that “no amount of juju” from “village people” can take her out of the BBNaija Pepper Dem show. She said this during a conversation with fellow housemates, Diane and Esther.

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Former Special Assistant to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, on New Media, Reno Omokri, has attacked President Buhari over the controversies surrounding his WAEC certificate,

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SOURCE(NAIJAPALABA.COM)The Presidential Election Petition Tribunal, Monday, reserved judgment in the petition filed by the Hope Democratic Party, HDP, challenging the declaration of President Muhammadu Buhari as winner of the February 23 presidential election. The tribunal reserved judgment after parties in the petition adopted their final written addresses. Adopting the HDP’s final address, its lead counsel, Chukwunoyerem Njoku, urged the tribunal to set aside the election of February 23 on the ground that the electoral body did not follow condition precedent in the electoral act before postponing the poll earlier scheduled for February 16.

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source(NAIJAPALABA.COM)The crisis pummeling the Ekiti chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, worsened on Sunday as the party in Oye local government area suspended a former lawmaker, Hon. Samuel Omotoso from the party. He was suspended from the party for alleged anti-party activities.Omotoso, a close ally of former Governor Ayodele Fayose, is a medical doctor and one of the lawmakers suspended indefinitely from the 5th assembly for sundry offences, shortly after Governor Kayode Fayemi took over last year.

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Source(NAIJAPALABA.COM)Big Brother Naija, BBNaija, Jeff has revealed who should be the winner of �Pepper Dem� edition of the reality TV show. Jeff was evicted on Sunday during the live eviction show.

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Source(NAIJAPALABA.COM)Ex-BBNaija housemate, Teddy A has announced his engagement to lover, Bambam. Teddy A disclosed this on Sunday morning via his Instagram page. BamBam also confirmed her engagement as she shared a post of her ring on her fingers saying ‘Yes’ to Teddy A.

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Source(NAIJAPALABA.COM)Dennis Idahosa, the lawmaker representing Ovia Federal Constituency of Edo State in the House of Representatives on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), yesterday denied renouncing his Nigeria citizenship. Idahosa made the denial during his defence at the National and State Houses of Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal, sitting in Benin, in an election petition filed by Omosede Igbinedion of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Igbinedion is challenging Idahosa’s victory at the polls. At the resumed sitting yesterday, Idahosa told the three-man panel of justices that he had never renounced his citizenship of the country.

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Sourcee(NAIJAPALABA.COM)The Lagos State House of Assembly�s 16-man ad-hoc committee for screening Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu�s nominees for the offices of commissioner and special advisers on Friday screened 10 nominees The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that this brings to 18, the total number of nominees so far screened by the Assembly. The committee headed by Mr Rotimi Abiru (Somolu Constituency II) had on Thursday screened eight nominees of the 25 nominees. Seven nominees will be screened on Saturday. The screening is being conducted at the Lateef Jakande Auditorium, Assembly Complex, Ikeja.

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Source(NAIJAPALABA.COM)Big Brother Naija, BBNaija 2019 housemate, Venita, has complained about Omashola and Frodd�s quest to be her favourite. In a conversation with Seyi, Venita said she feels Omashola and Frodd are having a pi*ssing contest because of her and that she initially found it funny. “I did initially, but now I don’t.

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Source(NAIJAPALABA.COM)The Zamfara wing of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has faulted the suspension of Alhaji Ahmad Abubakar, the Chairman of Maradun Local Government from office. Abubakar was suspended by the State House of Assembly on Wednesday over alleged complicity in security breaches. Speaker of the House, Alhaji Nasiru Magarya, who announced the suspension during plenary, accused the local government chairman of violating the state government’s directives on security issue.

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Source(NAIJAPALABA.COM)Ex-Big Brother Naija, BBNaija, housemate, Tokunbo Idowu, popularly known as Tboss, has reacted to the rumors making the rounds on the internet that she has given birth to a baby girl. Idowu took to her Instagram page on Wednesday to deny the news as fake, stating that there has never been any intimacy between her and the music boss Ubi Franklin. NAIJAPALABA had reported that Tokunbo denied being lovers or expecting a child with the music boss Ubi franklin. Tboss in her recent post on her Instagram page, told bloggers who are always quick to post fake news without a confirmation, to be ashamed of themselves.

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source(NAIJAPALABA.COM)The 2019 edition of Big Brother Naija, #BBNaija reality show, �Pepper Dem Gang� witnessed another controversy on Tuesday afternoon when Ike broke up with Mercy. Mercy, who has been in a romantic relationship with Ike decided to ask him to make a choice between her and the grand prize [N60m] However, Ike who seems to be all about the money turned Mercy down as he picked N60m Naira over having a serious relationship with her.

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source(NAIJAPALABA.COM)Big Brother Naija 2019 housemate, Khafi on Thursday revealed a scary dream she had about fellow BBNaija housemate, Seyi. NAIJAPALABA Confirms that The Police officer, during her diary section, said after a disagreement with Seyi, she had a nap and in her dream, she saw Seyi trying to stab her with a knife. According to her, Seyi is opinionated and wants to direct his way. She said, ” Big Brother, this week has been very intense and our task is very demanding. In fact, its been so intense that I had to get a nap and in my dream, I saw Seyi trying to stab me with a knife.

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source(NAIJAPALABA.COM)NAIJAPALABA confirmed that Though the used condom was said to have been a plan initiated by Ike and his partner-in-heart and crime, Mercy, the discovery saw the housemates talking about it. In the last four weeks, 16 out of the 21 housemates of the BBNaija 2019 Pepper Dem have remained in the house with cupid striking at least seven of them. Gedoni and Khafi never fail to show their affections for each other with every opportunity. [BBNaija content bank] Gedoni and Khafi’s names came up as prime suspects after the two were caught in an act believed to be love-making last week.

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Source(NAIJAPALABA.COM)The Senate has resumed the screening of the remaining ministerial nominees with the reappointed nominee from Lagos State, Mr Babatunde Fashola(SAN), appearing before it. NAIJAPALABA Found out from a reliable source that--It would be recalled that the screening started on July 24, and so far 31 nominees had been screened and currently awaiting confirmation by the senate.

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Source(NAIJAPALABA.COM)No fewer than three thousand (3,000) members of All Progressives Congress (APC) and Zenith Labour Party (ZLP) have renounced their membership of the parties to join the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Oyo State. The defected politicians, who are from Itesiwaju, Iwajowa, Kajola and Iseyin, were received by the Chairman of the party in the state, Alhaji Kunmi Mustapha, at the weekend.

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Source(NAIJAPALABA.COM)Big Brother Naija 2019 housemate, Esther, on Sunday broke down in tears after her love interest and fellow housemate, Nelson was evicted from the show. Esther broke down and started crying when Nelson was asked to exit the reality television show hosted by Ebuka Obi-Uchendu.

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source(NAIJAPALABA.COM) The Senator representing Kogi West Senatorial district, Dino Melaye, has said that President Muhammadu Buhari has made the ministerial screenings difficult, because he did not submit the nominees� names with their portfolios. Melaye stated this while appearing on Sunday Politics on Channels Television yesterday. Buhari forwarded a 43-man list to the National Assembly last Tuesday.

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source(NAIJAPALABA.COM)From winning the BET awards for Best International Act and featuring in Beyonce�s Lion King Album, Burna Boy says Nigerians love him now because the rest of the world does. Talking about his album which will be released tomorrow and his music in an interview with Billboard, the Rivers State-born singer said his plan is to take his music worldwide and also play in a stadium in China. But first, he’ll embark on a 17-date global tour of 1,000- to 3,000-capacity venues starting Aug. 9 in Toronto.

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source(NAIJAPALABA.COM)The housemates gathered together to chat about various topics and Khafi got the spotlight when she shared her political career experience. The UK based police officer turned reality TV star told the housemates about her brief career in politics some years ago. According to her, she contested for a local position under the Labour party in London some years ago. She went on to reveal that she lost the position with just 100 votes.

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source(NAIJAPALABA.COM)The Chairman of the APC chairmen forum, Abba Dalori, had offered the President of the Senate his group’s intervention whenever there was crisis between Lawan and any senator or groups of senators. But Lawan, who received his guests on the National Assembly premises, said there would be no need for such intervention because the Senate and the Presidency had one focus.

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sourca()NAIJAPALABA.COMIn what appeared like a carnival, causieng heavy gridlock for over 6 hours, from the Igbogene tollgate entrance to the overhead bridge by Azikoro junction expressway, was one of the longest solidarity trains, in honour of a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), aspirant, Hon. Nimbofa Ayawei, for the November 16 gubernatorial elections in the state.

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source(naijapalaba.com)On Tuesday, July 23, 2019, the US announced its visa ban on some Nigeria politicians, who allegedly sabotaged the country’s democracy, but did not disclose their identities Atiku in a statement by his media aide, Paul Ibe, on Wednesday, July 24, 2019, said the travel ban has vindicated his position that the presidential election was rigged in favour of President Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressive Congress (APC).

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source(Naijapalaba.com)The former Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice under Donald Duke, Barr Eyo Ekpo had called for the impeachment of Governor Ayade. But Obogo has described the call as absurd and ludicrous.

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source(naijapalaba.com)The Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, who read out the President’s letter at plenary on Tuesday, said the screening of the nominees would start on Wednesday (today). Buhari returns 14 former ministers, drops 17.

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source(Naijapalaba.com)The Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, has described Second Republic lawmaker, Dr. Junaid Mohammed as the �greatest noisemaker from Arewa land.�

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President Muhammadu Buhari has sworn in Justice Mohammad Tanko as the substantive Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN.

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Kano State Government has settled over N2 billion outstanding fees of its students in El-Razi University in Sudan......

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