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Veteran actress Modupe Johnson aka Fali Werepe has appealed to the organisers of BBNaija to consider introducing another version of the show, which will be tagged “Big Mama Naija”. In a recent viral video, the actress, who spoke in Yoruba, solicited for the creation of a show to accommodate the ‘big mamas’ in the country just like the current reality TV show does the youths. Fali Werepe said: “I’m tired of the organisers of Big Brother Naija, they are just rolling out big money, the ongoing edition winner will take a whopping N90 million. “They should consider doing for us…

Ozy Media, the embattled digital news site, has announced it is shutting down following a series of damaging allegations of using smoke-and-mirrors tactics to deceive investors and partners.’At Ozy, we have been blessed with a remarkable team of dedicated staff,’ the company’s board of directors said in a statement to the New York Times late on on Friday afternoon. ‘Many of them are world-class journalists and experienced professionals to whom we owe tremendous gratitude and who are wonderful colleagues. It is therefore with the heaviest of hearts that we must announce today that we are closing Ozy’s doors,’ the company added. Founded by…

(CNN) — It certainly won’t come cheap, but Richard Branson’s new private-island getaway in the British Virgin Islands — where you can stay in a luxurious villa staffed by a private chef and resident manager who creates a “hyper-personalized” itinerary for each guest — is the stuff of daydreams and bucket lists.Sitting two miles across the Caribbean Sea from its famous sister island, Necker, Moskito Island sprawls across 125 acres and ultimately will offer ten private estates, some available for rental through Virgin Limited Edition, Branson’s global collection of unique rentals and luxury hotels. A 35-minute flight from San Juan…

General News of Friday, 1 October 2021 Source: www.ghanaweb.com 2021-10-01 Amanda with her baby Ghanaian socialite Amanda and business mogul Kennedy Agyapong popularly known as Kenpong have had their second child, GhanaWeb can confirm. A source close to the socialite who is currently based in Germany told GhanaWeb that Amanda gave birth some months ago in the European country.Exclusive pictures obtained by GhanaWeb indicate that Amanda and the Ghanaian millionaire had a girl in their renewed relationship. Amanda, it will be recalled was a partner of Kenpong but some misunderstanding led to a separation which lasted some years. According to…

Nick Powell scored the only goal of the game with 11 minutes remaining after a defensive mistake by Conor Townsend as Stoke moved up into third place, just a point off West Brom and second-placed Bournemouth. Only the top two teams at the end of the regular season are guaranteed promotion to the Premier League. “It was a great performance,” said Stoke manager Michael O’Neill. “We knew it would be tough and the key was to try and not get dragged into a war. “We came under pressure but when we got our build-up play right, we created some good…

Sports News of Friday, 1 October 2021 Source: ghanasoccernet.com 2021-10-01 Tijani was plagued consistently with injuries Former AshantiGold Tijani Joshua has revealed quitting Aduana Stars due to persistent injuries. Joshua said the club were willing to extend his stay beyond January next year but he kicked against it.He instead reached an agreement with the club for the termination of his contract.”Since I joined the team have been always struggled with injuries so the team approached me and I told them I want to terminate my contact,” the left-back told West FM.”They asked me about contract extension because my years with…

Press Informant, Nigeria News Paper Just In – Kano Television Station On Fire Government-owned television station in Kano, ARTV, is on fire. The cause of the inferno is unknown but firefighters are currently at the scene trying to bring the situation under control. Details later… Just In – Kano Television Station On Fire Stanley Iritobor List Of Buhari Critics Who Have Died Within 8 Months Police Stray Bullet Kills Pastor During Morning Devotion In Ebonyi (Photo) Northern Governors Should Develop Economies Not Bicker Over VAT – Ex-NBA President Source link

Nigerian singer, Oladapo Daniel Oyebanjo popularly known as D’Banj has dropped a new body work of art he tagged “Stress Free (Chapter 1)”. “Stress Free” shows a polished artist who is not only experimenting but having fun, along with slick production values featuring the spectacular skills of music producer Rexxie. On “Stress Free”, D’banj slips into Afrobeats innovation mode, visible in the multi-layered fusion of horns, saxophones and futuristic synths across tracks. The Egypt 80 brings the horns on the Afrobeat fusion, “Zombie”, and the Afro-meringue mix of “Welcome To Lagos” as well as the free-wheeling “Stress Free” and “Banga”.…

PICTURE EXCLUSIVE: Our boys deliver! Military starts training emergency drivers as Britain’s fuel crisis is set to last another week RAF airmen had a day of intensive instruction at a BP oil refinery in HertfordshireThe soldiers belonged to a ‘reconnaissance party’, according to defence sourcesMore are expected at the site in the next few days as the Government ramps up ‘Operation Escalin’ By Mark Nicol and Arthur Martin for the Daily Mail Published: 17:11 EDT, 1 October 2021 | Updated: 17:11 EDT, 1 October 2021 Troops were yesterday seen finalising their training to deliver to fuel-starved forecourts.As our exclusive images show, RAF…

The BepiColombo mission will make its first flyby of Mercury around 7:34 p.m. ET on Friday and pass within 124 miles (200 kilometers) of the planet’s surface. During the flyby, BepiColombo will collect science data and images and send them back to Earth. The mission, jointly managed by the European Space Agency and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, launched in October 2018. It will ultimately make six total flybys of Mercury before entering orbit around the planet in December 2025. The mission will actually place two probes in orbit around Mercury: the ESA-led Mercury Planetary Orbiter and the JAXA-led Mercury…