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Netflix was the big winner at Sunday’s Emmy Award ceremony, bagging best drama and limited series awards for “The Crown” and “The Queen’s Gambit” to finish on a joint-record overall haul of 44 awards. Here are major highlights from television’s version of the Oscars: ‘Qwhite’ the Emmy ceremony Hollywood’s record …

OSBCSeptember 17, 2021 Big Brother Naija Shine Ya Eye housemate has revealed that she would rather date someone for 10 years instead of getting married because she’s scared of marriage. She stated this while discussing with some of the housemates at the garden area on Thursday night, day 54 of …

OSBCSeptember 17, 2021 DJ Cuppy Popular Nigerian disc jockey, DJ Cuppy, has revealed the reason why she is still single. Dancing to Drake’s song, Way Too Sexy, the entertainer, via a video posted on her verified Instagram account, noted that her single status is because she is ‘way too sexy’. She captioned the …

OSBCSeptember 17, 2021 A Nigerian actress, Ejine Okoroafor, has revealed that she narrowly escaped being sent to jail in Paris over some fake Euro notes that were sold to her by a ‘reputable’ Nigerian bank. The actress shared on her verified Instagram page her ordeal, stating that on that fateful day, she …

OSBCSeptember 17, 2021 The Police in Jigawa have arrested a 25-old-man for alleged sexual intercourse with a goat in Gwaram Local Government Area of the state. The Police Public Relations Officer, Jigawa Police Command, ASP Lawan Shiisu, confirmed the arrest in a statement in Dutse on Friday. Shiisu said the …

American rap artiste, Lil Nas X, has caused a stir on social media as he showed off his ‘pregnant stomach’ to celebrate his baby shower in a trio of snaps that were shared to his Instagram account. The 22-year-old rapper, posed at the lavish event – which was complete with …

OSBCSeptember 16, 2021 Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala. The Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO), Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has been named in Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People for 2021.  Okonjo-Iweala made the list  – released on Wednesday – alongside US President Joe Biden, Angelique Kidjo, and the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, …

OSBCSeptember 15, 2021 The University of Port Harcourt has announced a ban on “pleasure swimming” at the Olympic size swimming pool in the institution. This followed the death of a student of the Rivers State University in a swimming pool. Spokesman of the institution, Sam Kpenu, who made the announcement …

Big Brother Naija Shine Ya Eye housemate, Nini, has queried Saga for giving her ‘attitude’. Nini confronted Saga in the early hours of Wednesday, day 53 of the show, to ask why he distanced himself from her. It is pertinent to note that Saga’s ‘attitude’ towards Nini is a prank by …

The Big Brother Naija Shine Ya Eye house is in for some fun this week as Liquorose and Saga have been tasked to avoid their love interests, Emmanuel and Nini. Big Brother gave them this assignment during their Diary Session on Tuesday, day 52 of the show. In Liquorose’s Diary …