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Celebrity Families Compete for Charity in Indomie Love Bowl 5
It was double the excitement on the last episode of Africa Magic’s Indomie Love Bowl game show. First, it was the celebrity episode where some of our favourite celebrities took the stage to compete against each other, and second, Stephanie announced that their winnings would be donated to their preferred charity organisation, to the elation of the studio audience.
Episode 5 featured three celebrity families, all stunning mother and daughter duos—the Okpocha family representing the green team announced they would be donating their winnings to the Special Foundation for Talented Kids to help fund their education program. The Adebimpe family representing the red team chose Tower Refuge Motherless Baby Home as their preferred charity, and the Oyemade family, aka the yellow team, stated that they would be donating to the Wives and Mothers Charity Foundation.
The show kicked off with the fire round session, and the red team won, giving them the opportunity to choose the first game of the night.
The first game of the night, Basketball Connect Four, required each family to stack balls with their team colour in a row of four, all within 60 seconds. The balls could be stacked vertically, horizontally, or diagonally. No points were awarded in this round as none of the teams could successfully stack their balls.
The Indomie Toss game was the second game of the night where teams had to toss bags into holes marked with different points. The red team won the segment with a total of 100 points.
Aim for Love was next. The families had to show teamwork and precision. The game involved families popping balloons representing their team colour. Teams yellow and green used the Love Card to double their points. At the end of the game, the green team won with 80 points, the original points of 40 doubled by the love card.
Everyone’s favourite segment, Indomie Time, had moms cook their signature bowl of Indomie, and the kids had to guess which bowl of Indomie was prepared by their mom. Teams green and yellow won 200 points each for guessing correctly. At the end of the episode, the Okpocha family won with a total of 304 points, securing donations to the Special Charity Foundation for Talented Kids.
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.
