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Tampico:
@Spora
I'm really falling more and more helplessly in love with u.

anyaricu:
Did I ever forget my Secondary school crush (Idia Ejodame). I hope I get to see her one more time to say how sorry and stupid I was then. I guess we are world's apart now

ademiller:
now tell me these reality shows of lockin people up for some years istn boring.

Salvage:
hi ademiller, they are not locked up 4 years but months .

****thinking*********
Chei "the bahamasssssss i wish", that must be a special place o. A place where days are running like mad. OK! I seeeee! That must be what the Bible was talking about when it said "a thousand years is like a day". Hope the world is not coming to an end sha. As this must be another fulfilment of Bible's prophecy. God is indeed powerful

****praying*****
Holy Ghost fire!!!.
Make me born again
I don't want to miss the rapture
You know I want to serve you
But for all these ladies in trousers
with their "two faces and idi bias"  ( [s]Nd, Tampi, JJuumma, mamu, glo, lillya, salsar, modup[/s])

I must start this ever-postponed 40 days prayer and fasting 2mr

Chei 40 days!! . Make person no come become Boy Alinco bo!

lawyerchap:
Spora, you're a godsend. You can't comprehend what you've just done for me.

lawyerchap:
If you're a drinking man, i owe you a drinking binge that you will tell your grandkids about. No kidding.

lawyerchap:
Now people, please some help with work. What is your first reaction to a GSM network called Etisalat?

edgecution:
please whatz bba website?

"Yeah, I was shocked when she [Ofunneka] jumped into my bed,  But I would have played the situation if she stayed longer. Just to say: "You've been touched by the Black Pimpernel"

Kwaku Tutu is even sexier in person than he is on screen. The 30-year-old musician from Ghana became the seventh evicted Housemate on Sunday - bringing "The Untouchables" reign in the House to an end.

Viewers criticised the controversial Housemate for his accent, his romantic rendezvous and his grouping of some of the Housemates under the name 'The Untouchables'.

Equally so, the Ghanaian, was loved by audiences for his suaveness, his way with words and his velvet chocolate-like rapping voice.

The accent
In his first interview out of the House, Kwaku told KB - the host of Big Brother Africa II - that his American accent was due to his growing up in two different countries.

Said Kwaku: "When I'm being professional, I often annunciate in the American accent, "

But the lad adds, that he also speaks with his American accent because he spent six years of his childhood in America.

"Those are your formative years [between 6 and 12 years of age] and so it's a natural inclination for me."

Loving Me, Loving You,

Kwaku shared a relationship with two women in the House - Meryl Shikwambane of Namibia and Bertha Zakeyo of Zimbabwe.

He elaborates on these two major events during his stay in the House, saying that both girl's appealed to two different sides of him.

"Meryl had more of a physical connection with me, when I saw her in the House, just bending over, her body appealed to me. She has the kind of figure that I like, but with Bertha, it was more of an emotional connection."

Kwaku also says that if circumstances had been different, he might have fallen for Lerato Sengadi, the South African Housemate. "We [He and Lerato] share a very close friendship. We just connect on so many different levels. But she's with Max and I'm cool with that."

But even Kwaku's most ardent fans were a little skeptical when Meryl left and he moved on with Bertha. Some fans were in favour of the viewer-coined 'Intellectual couple' (Bertha and Kwaku) while other's called him a player.

Of course, outrage reigned supreme when Ofunneka was seen sleeping in Kwaku's bed, a few days before his eviction.

"Yeah, I was shocked when she [Ofunneka] jumped into my bed, But I would have played the situation if she stayed longer. Just to say: "You've been touched by the Black Pimpernel".

Speaking of Being Touched

Kwaku was the first Housemate to enter the House. His first reaction to seeing the shower was priceless.

"Yeah, the fact that there were no doors just freaked me out. It's different when your shower is between you and the public [whom you cant see]. But to shower in front of each other, really just put me off."

Other Things that Put Kwaku Off

Code and Maureen's relationship is another bone of contention for Kwaku. He says that the couple is "boring beyond description" and even goes as far as saying that he guarantees "viewers will be bored now that I have left".

Now that He's Left

The truth though, is that viewers wanted Kwaku evicted and they got their wish. But, what will he do now that he's been cast into the real world again?

"I'd like to complete working on my music album. I started it before I entered the House and I think it's time I completed it.

"The sky's the limit, wait a minute, there's no sky, "

If that sounded familiar to you, you'd be right! Bertha Zakeyo said exactly the same quote during her post-eviction interview.

"She [Bertha] got that from me," Kwaku quips.

What the road holds for Kwaku will ultimately be left up to him. If anything, he has proved to be resourceful and quick witted. Of course, if those fail him, he can always turn to his charm,

Authorities of Covenant University, Ota, Ogun State, have been barred from further conducting compulsory HIV and pregnancy tests on its students and staff. The university, owned by the Living Faith Tabernacle, a.k.a Winners’ Chapel, had made HIV and pregnancy tests mandatory for both staff and students, at the point of entry and exit into the institution.

The exercise had precipitated widespread public criticism, with parents of some affected students expressing their reservations on the first-of-its-kind idea.

But the National Agency for the Control of Aids (NACA), a Federal Government parastatal, recently waded into the controversial matter by calling a stakeholders’ meeting involving representatives of the university, the Federal Ministry of Education and the Nigerian Universities Commission (NUC).

At the end of the deliberation, it was agreed among other things, that: “the issue of HIV and pregnancy is very sensitive and hence should be removed from the battery of tests conducted by the university at the point of entry and exit.”

A statement on the meeting’s outcome, signed by NACA’s Director General, however, said the university was urged to establish a separate pre and post testing counseling service for its students.

The statement added that “the university affirmed its willingness to continue with the teaching of the system-wide curriculum on Reproductive and Sexual Health and Rights developed by the NUC for all universities.”

Also, NACA agreed to collaborate with NUC to facilitate the establishment of a Youth Friendly Centre in the university “to provide an enabling and congenial environment for counseling and testing of students.”

NACA, regulatory body of HIV/AIDS activities in the country, restated that the National Policy on HIV stipulates that “HIV testing must be voluntary and with the prior consent of the individual concerned,” which is in concert with the National Policy on HIV and AIDS for the education sector.

he didn’t know it is called cunnilingus, and neither did she

There is a saying that hindsight is 20-20 and nothing could be truer for each and every Big Brother evictee.

Last night, Lerato became part of the clan who've learnt this very lesson when she became the fifth Housemate to be evicted in the second season of Big Brother Africa.

"I have seen some of the messages on the SMS strap that shocked me but I'm sure that I'm going to meet with a lot of criticism after this. I maintain that I was just being me in the House and that I would never alter who I am just to be liked."

Hindsight on the Code-nominating-Max saga

Learning that it was not Code who nominated Max for eviction was another shocker for Lerato. While in the House, she told Max that she suspected that Code nominated him. Lerato's theories are believed to have caused the now apparent rift in the House.

"I apologise for my misinformation. I just thought that it was Code who nominated (Max) because (code) usually comes up to nominees and consoles them. When Max was nominated, Code came outside for a bit, but he was just acting very dodgy, like he was guilty or something."

But while Lerato is apologetic to Code, she's also very critical.

"Code is just not someone I trust,  besides, his thing with Maureen is just sickening."

Lerato on commitment

In addition to Code and Maureen's relationship, Richard and Tatiana are the other couple that makes Lerato's tummy turn.

"I wouldn't have called him out if he didn't punt being a married man and what he will and will not tolerate because of it. In the first week, Richard was all like: "I'm a married man and I can't shower with girls". Now he's bathing with Tatiana, sleeping in the same bed with her,  "

She says that Richard has absolutely crossed the lines of immorality with his relationship with Tatiana.

Asked if that is not perhaps a little hypocritical, considering that Max had a serious girlfriend in Zambia when she (Lerato) pursued him, Lerato says there is a difference.

"Firstly, Max wasn't married. There is a difference between having a girlfriend and being married. Anyway, we (Max and Lerato) discussed it,  If Max was married then I would not have pursued him at all."

About Fabioso a.k.a Maxwell Chongo

Lerato says that she hasn't decided what to do about Max.

"We'll have to talk first and then I'll have to decide,  Honestly, I don't know how I feel about him. I mean, there is a lot to consider. He's in a different country for starters."

"We are friends and that I know for sure."

A friend in need?

Lerato says that Bertha was a good Housemate, but questions whether she is a true friend.

"I was always aware of who Bertha really is, and I will say this, I do miss Meryl."

Lerato says that Bertha never replaced the relationship she (Lerato) had with Meryl.

"Meryl and I just connected, like sisters."

The love triangle

Of course, we all know that at some point in the game, Lerato distanced herself from Meryl.

"I didn't distance myself because I had issues with Meryl. I just sort of stepped back to let Kwaku choose between Bertha and Meryl. I was never going to defend Meryl's relationship with Kwaku, because they are all adults."

Perhaps Meryl felt betrayed by Lerato and that further cemented the pair's split - both on Kwaku and Lerato's side.

If I Could****

Lerato is asked a hypothetical question: If you were Head of House and part of the final four Housemates with Maureen, Kwaku and Bertha, who would you select to replace you, if you were nominated for eviction?

"Bertha. I'm just closer to Kwaku. We share a lot in common and we've had conversations about everything. I just feel a connection with him that I don't feel with Bertha.

"He and I just operate on a different level. I think he'll be my friend for a very long time."

Those who won't be friends

While Lerato will be friends with Kwaku, she's not so certain that she'll be friends with some of the other Housemates.

"I just found the other group to be unstimulating, With "The Untouchables" as I see the viewers have named us, I could have an intellectually stimulating conversation. That's just not true with the other group (Tatiana, Maureen, Ofunneka, Code and Richard)."

Lerato on spatulas

Her comment to KB that "Maureen has the personality of a spatula" met with its fair share of gasps and giggles.

"I've met people who are just quiet. Maureen, unfortunately, just has no personality. All she does all day is stick to Code like a lost child."

Lerato disagrees that she was not open-minded enough.

"I think I was open-minded. But that group just sit around all day. They don't interact. It's hard to be surrounded by that."

It's a hard-knock life

It must be difficult to give up one's life for a one-in-twelve chance of winning a large cash prize, but for the South African Housemate, entering Big Brother was never about the money.

"I entered for the experience of being on a show of this type. I entered to learn more, to just experience more from this life of mine," she says.

She adds that although her part on the reality TV program has come to an end, spending 56 days in a House that is constantly being watched means that "a lot more people will be paying attention to me."

"Although people are going to recognise me and stuff, I want everyone to know that the girl they saw in the House will be the same girl outside. I'm still me."

Whether that means that we'll see Lerato in a fight with a supermarket clerk, is an entirely debatable topic. Who knows, we may even see her in a supermarket, buying spatulas.

desaint01:
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