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After 78 days of dramatic activities in the Big Brother Naija (BBN) house, the lifestyle reality show came to an end, Sunday night, with Delta State contestant,  Efe Ejeba winning the coveted prize of N25 million and a Kia Seranto SUV. Efe, an upcoming rapper and last man standing on the show beat fellow finalists – Bisola, TBoss, Debie-Rise and Marvis – in a tension-filled finale that had fans of the show canvassing vigorously for their preferred housemates. The 24-hour three-month long live show which commenced recording in Johannesburg, South Africa on January 22, 2017, with 12 housemates who were later joined by two others, and another two but fake housemates, climaxed in glamorous live performances that had DJ Neptune, music artistes Innocent Idibia, aka 2Baba, Tiwa savage and Emmy Gee, throwing up so much vibes amidst pomp. While in the house, Efe, who is the youngest contestant – aged 24 – was unique for his frankness, multiple-term as Head of House, and his common use o

Egypt’s President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi has announced a three-month state of emergency after attacks on two Coptic churches that left at least 44 dead. The BBC reports that the measure allows authorities to make arrests without warrants and search people’s homes. It needs to be approved by parliament before it is implemented. The so-called Islamic State (IS) said it was behind the blasts in Tanta and Alexandria on Palm Sunday. The group has targeted Copts in Egypt recently and warned of more attacks. Mr. Sisi made a defiant speech at the presidential palace after a meeting of the national defence council to discuss the explosions. He warned that the war against the jihadists would be “long and painful” and said that the state of emergency would come into force after all “legal and constitution steps” were taken. The majority in parliament backs Mr. Sisi on the state of emergency. The president had earlier ordered the deployment of the military across

Egyptian Christians wept with rage on Monday as they recovered the bodies of loved ones killed in twin church bombings, furious at a state they believe will no longer protect them from neighbors bent on their murder. Forty-four people were killed in the attacks on Palm Sunday, a joyous festival a week before Easter when Christians celebrate the triumphant arrival of Jesus in Jerusalem. At Tanta University hospital morgue, desperate families were trying to get inside to search for loved ones. Security forces held them back to stop overcrowding, enraging the crowd. “Why are you preventing us from entering now? Where were you when all this happened?” shouted one women looking for a relative. Some appeared in total shock, their faces pale and unmoving. Others wept openly as women wailed in mourning. A middle-aged man who had just stepped out of the morgue after seeing his dead brother stood with his face buried in his hands weeping. “You sons of bitches,” he sh

THE price of paddy rice may drop to N6000 in the next six months., the President, Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN) , Alhaji Aminu Goronyo, has said Goronyo, who dropped the hint at the weekend, said in some northern states, paddies now go for as low as N10,000, adding that the demand and consumption of locally produced rice have increased tremendously in recent time, just as farmers are smiling to the bank due to the patronage they are enjoying. He said there is increased productivity as more northerners were keying into the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN’s) Anchor Borrowers Programme to start rice farming in earnest. Besides, he said his association was mobilising rice farmers to take advantage of the CBN window nationwide to get involved in rice production. “We are going to assist the Federal Government to produce more than enough rice. It is part of the plan to bring down the price of rice.There are several efforts that we are making to see that in no distant ti

Former Lagos State Governor Asiwaju Bola Tinubu yesterday congratulated astute businessman and philantrophist, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, descibing him as an inspiration to many people. In a letter to Dangote personally signed by him on the anniversary of his 60th birthday, the All Progressives Congress (APC) stalwart commended the industrialist for his boldness and bravery in taking the business risks he took, which he said have now paid off. According to Tinubu, Dangote has broken all business barriers and now helping to industrialise Africa, with the operations of his Dangote Group in 17 African countries and beyond. In his letter dated yesterday and released in a statement by his Media Office, Tinubu said: “Dear Alhaji Dangote, my family and I congratulate you on your 60th birthday. Your life has been an inspiration to many. From a lowly background, you rose to the top by dint of hard work and perseverance. “The boldness and bravery you demonstrated in taking the business ris

Police chief Ibrahim Idris has denied that he ordered the killing of Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike. The police yesterday described the report as “false” and “misleading”. In an interview, the governor claimed that the Inspector-General had ordered the state’s Commissioner of Police to kill him. In a statement yesterday, Force spokesman Jimoh Moshood, a Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP), said Wike’s claim was unbecoming of a governor. He said that adequate measures had been put in place to ensure security of lives, including that of the governor. The statement noted that 221 police personnel were recently deployed in Rivers to watch over the governor. The statement reads: “The Nigeria Police Force wishes to categorically state that there is no iota of truth in all the allegations and false assertions in the interview granted by the Executive Governor of Rivers State, His Excellency, Mr. Nyesom Wike as regards his accusations against the IGP and the Nigeria Police Fo

Eight persons were killed yesterday in a Lagos community where gunmen suspected to be militants and hoodlums struck. Many were injured. In the militants’ raid on Ishawo, a settlement on the outskirts of Ikorodu, four policemen, a soldier and one civilian were reportedly killed. Besides, two persons were killed in attacks by suspected cult members on Otodo Gbame community in Lekki. The militants reportedly ambushed the policemen attached to Owutu Division on their way back from a field operation. It was learnt that the security operatives had gone to rescue four civilians kidnapped by the gunmen and were being forced into the creeks. After rescuing the victims, the team was said to have boarded their Hilux patrol van and headed back to the station. But around Woodland Estate, the militants opened fire on the operatives from their hideout. Another account stated that the security agents got a distress call that the militants had entered the community and killed a police i