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BBTitans: 16 Housemates Left to Battle for Ultimate Prize
Marvin and the ‘mummy of the house’ Yaya have been evicted from Big Brother Titans. While this is one of the most unexpected evictions, voting statistics showed that Maya (Marvin and Yaya) got only 5.94% of the total votes, placing them at the bottom of the table. Marvin is the first Nigerian guy to be evicted from the BBTitans show.
While the eviction was the highlight of last week in Biggie’s house, there were other incidents worthy of note.
Big Brother introduced the ‘Great divide’ rule which forbade male housemates from speaking or interacting with female housemates. The rule only allowed conversation between the opposite sex to pass through the messengers. If there was a need to speak to the opposite sex, it must go through Yaya and Marvin who were nominated as the messengers for female and male housemates respectively. This rule saw more housemates of the same gender spending more time together.
Nigerian hunk, Yemi got a taste of his own medicine last week when he caught Khosi and Thabang cuddling in bed. Nelissa who had finally shared a kiss with Thabang told Yemi, in tears, that she caught Khosi and Thabang kissing and cuddling. The fight between Yemi and Khosi turned dirty fast and angry words were exchanged.
It seems this new ship, Khosi and Thabang is because of Yemi’s insistence on putting Khosi in the friend zone after Ebuka’s revelation of how he spent time with Blue Aiva.
New beef is brewing between Nelissa and Khosi because of her involvement with Thabang. This was evident when she was telling Yemi about getting up from the sofa she was sharing with Thabang to ease herself only to return and find Khosi in her spot. We also got to see her turning down Thabang’s offer to join them on the sofa.
South African Diva, Blue Aiva is bent on moving on despite her breakup with Yemi and his efforts to block other love interests from courting her. Blue was caught kissing Blaqboi soon after promising Yemi she will stay up to wait for his kiss on Valentine’s Day.
The housemates seem to keep us guessing with their actions and alliances. Follow all the excitement on BBTitans on channel 29 on GOtv. Follow the conversation on social media with the hashtag #BBTitans.
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Members of Nigeria’s entertainment industry turned out in large numbers on Wednesday for the service of songs of late actor Alex Ekubo.
Ekubo died on May 11, 2026, after a battle with kidney cancer.
Colleagues, friends, and dignitaries filled The Monarch Event Centre for the ceremony, dressed strictly in white as requested by the Ekubo family.
Attendees included Funke Akindele, Kate Henshaw, Chioma Akpotha, Ebele Okaro, Nancy Isime, Ruth Kadiri, Nkechi Blessing, Stan Nze, Blessing Obasi, Ik Ogbonna, Ebuka Obi-Uchendu, singer Chike, and socialite Cubana Chief Priest.
The evening featured worship led by gospel ministers Peterson Okopi and Ebuka Songs, with Pastor Jerry Eze, Nathaniel Bassey, and Kaestrings also ministering.
The Ekubo family had earlier released an obituary on the late actor’s Instagram page, asking the public to keep them in prayer.
Wednesday’s service of songs officially opened Alex Ekubo’s burial rites.
The funeral moves to Arochukwu, Abia State, for a wake-keep on June 17, with burial scheduled for June 18.
Tamunosoye Karibi-George has been crowned Miss World Nigeria 2026 after emerging winner at the pageant’s grand finale held at Balmoral Hall, Federal Palace Hotel, Lagos, on Saturday, June 6, 2026.
The 26-year-old beauty queen, who represented Bayelsa State and hails from Port Harcourt, Rivers State, beat 19 other contestants in the competition themed “Pride, Power and Purpose.”
She succeeds Joy Mojisola Raimi, Miss World Nigeria 2025, and will represent Nigeria at the 73rd Miss World Festival scheduled to hold in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, from August 9 to September 5, 2026.
Miss Karibi-George is the founder of Beyond Labels, an initiative that supports children with special needs and promotes inclusion and equal opportunities.
Joining Karibi-George in the top five were Dionne Chisom Nwagbo of Anambra State, who finished as first runner-up; Shuntell Ezomo of Edo State, who emerged second runner-up; Irene Irene of Abuja; and Gold of Rivers State.
Miss World Nigeria, organized by the Silverbird Group, is one of Nigeria’s leading beauty pageants and selects the country’s representative for the international Miss World competition.
Award-winning artiste – Davido – is scheduled to perform at FIFA’s World Cup 2026 Countdown Concert in Los Angeles, adding another major global platform to his career.
Davido will perform alongside Major Lazer, the music project led by producer Diplo.
FIFA announced the lineup on Instagram, noting that more special guests will be unveiled in the coming days.
The concert is part of FIFA’s first synchronised live entertainment series across the tournament’s three host nations: the United States, Canada and Mexico.
“Featuring Diplo’s Major Lazer and Davido, and more special guests to be announced soon,” FIFA wrote.
The Los Angeles show will open doors at 5:00pm PT, with the live broadcast beginning at 6:00pm PT.
The series is designed to link audiences across the host countries, with simultaneous live performances streamed from Mexico City and Toronto.
FIFA said the event will stream globally across its digital platforms, including an exclusive livestream on TikTok.
Full concert and behind-the-scenes footage will be available on VuMe Live the following day.
The 2026 FIFA World Cup begins June 11, 2026.
