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Africa Magic @20: MultiChoice Nigeria Rolls Out New Exciting Contents for Viewers’ Pleasure

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In keeping to its promise of providing wholesome and mouthwatering programmes for its teeming viewers, Africa Magic, the home of movie entertainment, has unveiled a bumper chain of indigenous and international content for customers across DStv and GOtv channels for the new calendar year.

The exciting catalogue of content includes news, music, sports, reality TV shows, documentaries, drama series, movies, and children’s programmes, which were unveiled at the company’s Victoria Island office during a Content Discovery event.

Speaking at the well attended event held on Thursday, Executive Head of Content and West Africa Channels, MultiChoice Nigeria, Dr. Busola Tejumola, said customers should expect a new and diverse set of captivating and relatable indigenous stories across Africa Magic channels.

“It’s been 20 years of Africa Magic and Nollywood growing together, building global careers and talents. In 2003, we began the journey of telling authentic Nigerian stories on Africa Magic to build a platform where everyday Nigerians see themselves in relatable stories reflecting our culture. In 2023, we are celebrating 20 years of creating and telling Nigerian stories.

“This year, we intend to break more boundaries and find new frontiers in local storytelling. We look forward to ensuring Africa Magic remains at the forefront of Nigeria storytelling. We are adding 28 more series titles and 20 original Africa Magic movies for our customers, starting from April 2023. This year, we are also investing more in our indigenous productions across our language channels: Yoruba, Hausa and Igbo,” she said.

Touching on the investment by MultiChoice in growing content on its platform, Tejumola stated that Africa Magic launched with a single channel in Nigeria and has since expanded to a cluster of seven channels

“From April 2022 to March 2023, we had over 2,500 hours of production and licensed 10,000 hours of authentic Nigerian stories.We have stories in English, and indigenous languages, Yoruba, Hausa and Igbo, broadcast to over 42 African countries,” she added

Highlighting some of the new content customers can look out for, Head of Production, West Africa, MultiChoice Nigeria, Victor Aghahowa, said the new roll call of content includes, The Residence, Ripples; Igbo drama series, Ugwu and Iwe; Yoruba series, Apo (The Bag), among others.

He disclosed that Africa Magic will now premiere new 130 episode series every six months as opposed to 260 episode series every year. The list of new programmes also include brand new unscripted game show, ‘Mind and Body’, and new drama series, Simbirella.

Customers will also continue to enjoy local and international sport entertainment contents across SuperSport channels, including EPL, FA Cup, CAF Champions League, Europa League and UEFA Champions League matches and WWE specials.

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BBTitans: My Only Priority is Securing My Bag – Khosi

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Though a quarter of the housemates have been evicted from the Big Brother Titans reality show, drama still pops up at every turn. The latest is the Khosi and Thabang situationship.

On day 60, Khosi and Thabang, who have been friends from the first day in the house, took their relationship to a romantic level. The duo shared a kiss which seems to have left Thabang feeling vulnerable.

It was evident during Khosi’s podcast tagged ‘Coffee with Khosi’. After the podcast, Thabang told Khosi that he may change after the show, and she needs to get to know him outside of the show.

In response to Thabang’s question about her relationship plans and what this new situation means, Khosi said, ‘The only thing I am prioritizing is securing my bag’. She added that although she liked Thabang, Yemi Cregx, and her mystery man outside the house, she doesn’t have control over them, and whoever wants a relationship with her will have to work for it.

Justin, Khosi, Blaqboi, Yvonne, Kanaga Jnr, and Thabang are up for eviction this week. Vote for your favorite housemate to give them the opportunity to win the ultimate prize of 100,000 dollars. Dial *288# or download the MyDStv or MyGOtv app to vote.

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Stop Deceiving Yourself, You Selected Yourself, Not Re-elected, Falz Tells Sanwo-Olu

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Popular musician and lawyer, Folarin Falana aka Falz has tackled Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu over his re-election as Governor of Lagos State.

The Governor in an appreciation post on his verified Twitter handle @jidesanwoolu thanked Lagosians for coming out in their numbers to seal his reelection.

However, his post did not go down well with Falz who promptly responded thus: “You were not re-elected. You selected yourself. Everybody saw it unfold. You are only deceiving yourselves.”

Recall that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Monday declared Sanwo-Olu winner of the governorship poll having polled a total of 762,134 votes to win a second term of four years.

The Labour Party (LP) came second with 312,329 votes, while the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) trailed in third place with 62,449 votes.

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BBTitans: I Only Used Blaqboi in Fake Relationship, Nana Confesses As Other Evictees Share Experiences

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The Big Brother Titans Reality TV show, already in its 10th week, has witnessed the latest eviction of three housemates. They are Blue Avia, Miracle OP, and Nana. They were evicted from the show on Sunday.

During her chat with Ebuka and Lawrence after her eviction, Nana claimed that she faked her relationship with Blaqboi.

She said, ‘I decided before coming into the house that I won’t date any Nigerian man, and if any came to me, I would only use him as a pawn. Unfortunately, Blaqboi fell into my trap’.

Miracle OP also seemed to retain his dislike for Yemi Creqx even after the latter got evicted from the show. Speaking to Ebuka and Lawrence, Miracle said he lost respect for Yemi Cregx when he noticed some of his actions after getting into the house. He further stated that he noticed some changes in his character before his eviction.

Blue Avia also shared insights into her actions in the house, including her relationship with Yemi Cregx. According to her, the relationship with Yemi Cregx was just her having fun, and she acted like a smooth operator to get ahead.

The BBTitans epic Reality TV show enters a new week, and the pressure seems heightened hust as viewers look forwardto unraveling whatever Biggie has up his sleeves to keep the housemates on their toes.

Accordingvto the organisers, the show promises more drama this week for the viewing pleasure of everyone. And all and sundry are advised to follow the conversation on social media with the hashtag #BBTitans.

“Join the GOtv Step-Up train to increase your voting power and save your favorites from eviction. Dial *288# to get started,” a statement from MultiChoice further advised.

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