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The “leveled up” version of reality show Big Brother Naija has continued to dominate social media trends since the show debuted on July 23rd.
The Nigerian News Agency (NAN), while picking up on the trend, noted that the “record” disqualification of housemates and other dramas sparked several reactions on social media that week.
On August 7, BBN’s housemate, Beauty Tukura, aka Beauty, was disqualified after behavior that Big Brother described as “insane.”
Beauty was on strike earlier this week for pulling a housemate’s wig during an altercation between her and Irvai.
Also on August 6, after a party on Saturday night, Beauty misunderstood Groovy and threw his wig and glasses at him, trying to break his housemate’s microphone.
She was eventually served a double strike by Big Brother, which made her the first housemate to be struck and disqualified in the first week before her eviction.
On Monday, Nigerian singer Kiz Daniel was arrested in Tanzania while on his Afro-classical tour.
Social media went wild after Kiz Daniel was escorted to a police station on the orders of the show’s promoter.
There have been various reports claiming that Kiz Daniel refused to perform because he left his gold chains and clothes behind on the previous flight.
However, Kiz Daniel’s road manager said in a live-streamed meeting on Instagram with media personality Daddy Freeze that the show’s promoters’ lack of coordination and proper arrangements for scheduled events led to misunderstandings. rice field.
Kiz Daniel has since apologized for the incident and decided to make a free appearance at a later date.
While social media was chilling over Kiz Daniel’s arrest, a reality TV show, BBN started trending after housemates Khalid and Daniela made moves under the duvet.
The housemates became lovers when cameras showed what they described on social media as an “aggressive hug.”
Nollywood was plunged into darkness again on Tuesday after news of the passing of 54-year-old filmmaker Bi Vandere filled the air.
Bandele has an unreleased work called “Elesin Oba” (The King’s Knight), an adaptation of Professor Wole Soyinka’s classic drama “Death and The King’s Horseman”.
The film he directed for EbonyLifeFilms will premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival TIFF in September.
As the industry mourns the death of Bandele, another Nigerian filmmaker, Otu Njama, was reportedly dead Wednesday after a body was found in his apartment in the Aja neighborhood of Bador, Lagos. I’m here.
Njama, who is said to be in her 30s, is said to have been seen by a doctor before being told to rest, but after that she did not wake up.
On Thursday, Nigeria’s U-20 women’s national football team (the Falconets) received nearly 20,000 searches in anticipation of their match against France in the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup, which is taking place in Costa Rica at Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica in San Jose. It’s trending.
Falconets then defeated France 1–0 after Flourish Sabbastin turned a pass from Mercy Idoko into the winning goal in the second half in the 85th minute.
On Friday, Nigerian striker Asisat Oshoala joined the trend after being shortlisted for the 2022 Women’s Ballon d’Or.
Oshoara was recently named the 2022 CAF Women’s Player of the Year. She won the award for the fifth time, more than any other nominee.
English Premier League (EPL) team Manchester United had over 500,000 searches on Google after their 4-0 defeat to Brentford at the Gtech Community Stadium on Saturday.
However, this was the team’s second loss in the new Premier League season after a successful pre-season match that had given fans hope for an interesting season.
Fans of other English football clubs continue to troll Manchester United fans with memes, suggesting that the team’s other games be moved to kids’ channels and more serious games occupied by sports channels. .
On the same day, gospel singer Mercy Chingwo trended with more than 20,000 searches after she and her husband, the blessed Reverend Uzochikwa, tied the knot at a church ceremony.
Fans and well-wishers continue to congratulate the singer and politician Bank Cole Wellington, popularly known as Banky W, after sharing a photo with the groom on his Instagram page.
