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Ten years ago, the very first edition of popular reality TV show, Big Brother Nigeria (BBN) was launched, a spinoff of Big Brother Africa. Throngs of applicants struggled on the queue to be selected for the show, but Katung Aduwak, Ebuka Uchendu, Gideon Okeke, and a few others were among the lucky ones who made lasting impression on the judges. For those 14 lucky housemates, the platform offered on a platter of gold an easy entry point into the entertainment world. Thus, the show brought to the limelight 14 vibrant youths who entertained us with their different personalities and unique talent. Ultimately, Katung Aduwak emerged winner and carted home $100,000 after multiple rounds of public voting and contestant eliminations. The ex-BBN housemates have since moved on to various pursuits - some into private businesses which have kept them out of the spotlight, while others trode the path of stardom. With the second edition of the competition set for January 2017, here’s ...

It is the mandate of the church to go into the world and preach the gospel. The greatest of this gospel is that of love. It is a core responsibility of the Christian to show love to all irrespective of religious and cultural backgrounds. House on the Rock has taken this mandate seriously as displayed over the years through its outreach program, Project Spread. Project Spread is a love laced program aimed at making the Christmas season a memorable one for families around Lagos State. This is done by donating food items, clothes, medical supplies and more to families in selected local government areas so they have a reason to celebrate joyfully during the Yuletide season. Last year, over 2,400 families across 4 different local government areas were beneficiaries of the Project Spread outreach. The Christmas-themed giveaway had families receiving food items and free medical supplies. It was done simultaneously at Makoko, Ijesha, Lagos Island (Isale Eko) and Jakande co...

House on the Rock Church has announced the 11th edition of its annual gospel concert “The Experience” scheduled to hold on the 2nd of December 2016 at the Tafawa Balewa Square Lagos, Nigeria. The Experience Lagos, as it is popularly known, has been home to thousands of worshippers every December as it heralds the festive vibes of Christmas. With over 750,000 worshippers gathered at the Tafawa Balewa Square yearly, there's little wonder, gospel ministers across the world see this one- of- a- kind concert as a glowing platform for them to express worship.  Last year, The Experience celebrated in awesome style, the decade landmark and this year's edition shows that, there is no stopping the move. The theme of the Experience 11 is Revealing Jesus. Throwing more light on the 2016 theme, the Senior Pastor of House on the Rock, Pastor Paul Adefarasin explained that the purpose of this edition is to further reach the world with the message of the Gospel ...

MultiChoice Nigeria has announced the return of the Nigeria reality TV show based on the Big Brother TV series. Now referred to as Big Brother Naija, the show will air on dedicated event channels on DStv and GOtv in January 2017. Ugbe Speaking on this latest development, Managing Director, MultiChoice Nigeria, Mr. John Ugbe said the comeback of the show is one of the ways the company is enhancing the quality and variety of content available on its platforms. He also said the show has been well developed following the successes of past seasons of Big Brother Africa. “Big Brother Africa was popular for its entertainment value and ability to showcase ordinary Africans from different walks of life. We decided to re-invent the reality show once again by bringing back the Nigerian version which we are confident will draw pan-African audiences for the same reasons that Big Brother Africa did”, said Ugbe. Katung Okeke In the first edition of...

Tiwa Savage The 80’s and early portions of the 90’s saw Nigerians rocking to the groovy tunes of Onyeka Onwenu, Christy Igbokwe and Evi Edna Ogholi. What these women had in common were their effortless ability to create music that was easily identified with by the Nigerian populace, their grace as female singers and mostly by the message behind their songs. They touched on certain vital social issues as love, peace and unity, and also served as a form of female empowerment in their limited capacity; instantly gaining an enviable status as female role models in the society. Asides all these, they possessed the vocal ability to perform to a live crowd, and also, were huge commercial and critical successes in their respective genres of music. Onyeka Essien     Edna The mid 90’s and early 2000’s saw a sharp decline in the quality and number of female artistes in the Nigerian music industry, a few solo female acts strove and were constantly faced wit...