Meet 9 more Big Brother Africa Hotshots contestants

We have 9 more Big Brother Africa Hotshots faces for you to get familiar with as we get closer and closer to the launch date of the show.

Check out these fresh faces. 

Namibia
Permithias
Age: 25



Professional sushi chef Permithias unsurprisingly lists sushi as one of his favourite foods, alongside pizza.

South Africa
Nhlanhla
Age: 24




Nhlanhla is from Witbank in South Africa, and is a business analyst, actor and model with an Honours degree in Information Systems.

Zambia
Resa
Age: 25



Lusaka-born Resa is an event planner, MC and public speaker.

Malawi
Mr 265
Age: 23



TV presenter, Mr 265 is single and currently studying purchasing and supply management.

Mozambique
Mira
Age: 21



Mozambican student intern, Mira, likes to eat pap and beef stew, the music of Sia and Miley Cyrus and watching Lost and Covert Affairs.

Zambia
Macky2
Age: 29



Hip hop musician Macky2 is from Luanshya in Zambia. His favourite book is 48 Laws of Power and his top TV shows are Suits, Crisis, Game of Thrones and Idols SA.

Botswana
Sheilla
Age: 21



Sheilla is a student from Gaborone in Botswana, currently studying an AAT Diploma.


Kenya
Sabina
Age: 28



Sabina is a TV & Media personality from Mombasa. She has a degree in finance and is working on a post-graduate diploma in humanitarian studies and diplomacy. 


South Africa
Samantha
Age: 29



Self-employed former law student Samantha is from Potchefstroom in South Africa’s North West Province.

Sound Sultan acquires top basketball team

Award-winning artist Sound Sultan, is the new owner of Lagos Islanders Basketball Club, one of the top basketball clubs in Nigeria, reports The Nation

The singer has increased his portfolio from just being into the music business by exploring other grounds like movie production and sports management.

He confirmed the new acquisition on Wednesday, during Industry Nite, a weekly music networking event.

Also read:2face to star in Sound Sultan’s movie

Sound Sultan had earlier gone into film making when he produced and directed the comedy, Head Gone.
The film features  top celebrities such as Ali Baba, Afeez “Saka” Oyetoro, Eniola Badmus, Basketmouth, IK, Zack Orji, Wale Ojo, 2face Idibia and Basorge Tariah Jr.

He is also the owner of Naija Ninja record label.

Equalizer pummels rivals at box office

Denzel Washington fought his way to the top of the North American box office in action-thriller The Equalizer, which earned $35m in its first weekend out, industry estimates showed on Sunday.

The film knocked science-fiction Fox production to second place. Based on James Dashner's best-selling 2007 young adult dystopian novel of the same name, the film raked in $17.5m in its second weekend in theatres.

Meanwhile The Boxtrolls, an animated film about an orphaned human boy who is raised underground by friendly monsters, came in third with $17.3m, according to box office tracker Exhibitor Relations.

Comedy-drama This Is Where I Leave You, landed in fourth in its second week out, taking in $7m.

In fifth place for a second week was Dolphin Tale 2, a family-friendly sequel starring Morgan Freeman and Ashley Judd, which earned $4.8m. 

RMD returns to Nollywood!

Veteran actor, Richard Mofe Damijo, RMD, is retracing his steps back into Nollywood, reportsPulse.ng 
According to reports the  Delta State Commissioner for Culture and Tourism, is on  a film set in Bayelsa state.

The 53 year old was reportedly paid a hefty sum to get him out of his political routine for the film.

The the name of the movie, the cast and crew has been shrouded in secrecy.

He joins the likes of evergreen actress, Liz Benson to make a comeback to Nollywood.

In 2005, RMD won the African Movie Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role, and has been a commissioner in Delta state since 2009.

RMD returns to Nollywood!

Veteran actor, Richard Mofe Damijo, RMD, is retracing his steps back into Nollywood, reportsPulse.ng 
According to reports the  Delta State Commissioner for Culture and Tourism, is on  a film set in Bayelsa state.

The 53 year old was reportedly paid a hefty sum to get him out of his political routine for the film.

The the name of the movie, the cast and crew has been shrouded in secrecy.

He joins the likes of evergreen actress, Liz Benson to make a comeback to Nollywood.

In 2005, RMD won the African Movie Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role, and has been a commissioner in Delta state since 2009.

Tiwa Savage misses out on MTV EMA wildcard

Singer Tiwa Savage missed out of the  2014 MTV European Music Awards(EMA) nominations, when she lost the wildcard nomination, reports Daily Post

She was earlier nominated alongside Davido for  the Best African Act category where she was placed in the Wild cat nomination slot.

Sauti Sol from Kenya was eventually chosen via fan vote through social media, and joins  Davido, Goldfish, Diamond and Toofan.

The wildcard fan vote saw a 19 million votes in from around the world.

Davido does not charge for collaborations!

 Multiple award winner Davido’s latest signing Danagog has said that Davido collaborates with other musicians for free, reports Nigerian Entertainment Today(NET)

Danagog who signed a four year deal with HKN  records  gave this revelation, which gives hope to musical acts who want to feature the star.

In a recent interview he said that Davido has love for everybody and will never charge a dime while collaborating with any artist on a track.

He also said that he believed that Davido and Wizkid will collaborate on a song very soon.

Davido currently charges about N6million to perform at a show.

Danagog has a hit single featuring Davido titledBamidele

KCee crowns himself a fashion icon

Despite criticism from fans about his poor sense of style, music star, Kcee has insisted that he is a fashion icon.

The Limpopo crooner posed the question on his Instagram next to a picture of his latest getup.

 "Am I not the fashion icon ? Oya say something #FASHIONICON #fivestarmansion #OGARANYA #OGADINMA #GOODBOYFRIEND #KCEE LIMPOPO” he wrote on his social media page.

In the Instagram photo he makes sure his clothes have  a touch of red to match with his red SUV.

 Majority of fans who commented  on his Instagram page slammed his fashion icon claim and urged him to dress with a sense of maturity.

Is KCee really a fashion Icon?

Nicki Minaj honoured to perform with Beyoncé

Nicki Minaj was "honoured" to perform with Beyoncé.

The 31-year-old Bang Bang hitmaker took to the stage with Beyoncé to perform their remix ofFlawless for a crowd of 81 000 people at the Stade de France in Paris.

Alongside a picture she posted on Instagram of the pair on stage, Nicki wrote: "Tonight was their last show which made it even more special, Honored to have experienced this with two ppl who've influenced me more than they'll ever know. Thank you BEY&JAY :)" (sic).


Nicki joined Jay Z and the Single Ladies hitmaker on the last two dates of their On The Run tour and appeared to be incredibly appreciative towards the couple.

Captioning a selfie of her and the 33-year-old singer, she wrote on Instagram: "The QUEEN,
could never thank you enough" (sic).


Nicki also revealed that the couple's daughter, two-year-old Blue Ivy, had taken a shine to her.

When asked by a fan if she had performed at both shows, she tweeted back: "Lol. Yes sir I did.

"Blue clapped for me when I came off stage and she asked for me today. SOCUTE" (sic).

Another fan asked if Blue had given her a nickname, to which she replied: "Lol she says my whole name. She's superior" (sic).

Check out the performance instagrammed by Minaj:

Justin Bieber wants Selena Gomez to be the mother of his children.

Justin Bieber wants Selena Gomez to be the mother of his children.

The 20-year-old singer reportedly wants to start a family with the 22-year-old brunette whom he has been dating on and off for four years, and wouldn't be upset if she got pregnant soon.

A source said: "They have a very romanticised and immature idea of what it means to have a child. When they first fell in love, they promised each other that they'd be parents one day, and Justin still says he wants Selena to be the mother of his children, especially when he wants to make her happy.

"They're rolling the dice, because they think whatever happens is God's will."

But friends close to the couple think their turbulent romance is toxic.

Another source told US OK! magazine: "They're so irresponsible when they're together. Every time they start seeing each other, they make all kinds of declarations of love and talk like they're going to be together forever. 

"But their relationship is dangerously toxic, and they're the only ones who don't realise that."

Image firm dumps Miss Nigeria brand

The Nation’s Premier Beauty Pageant, Miss Nigeria, has lost its image manager, Fruition Consulting, due to new policies and implementations.

Miss Nigeria pageant franchise currently resides with Folio Communications.

A statement by the consulting firm announcing its withdrawal in Lagos, said it opted out of the agreement due to the "change in direction’’ that the brand owners was seeking for the pageant.

"It has been a great experience executing this mandate so far.However, we exit this partnership to enable Folio Communications, implement the new direction for the Miss Nigeria brand as it envisions,’’ it stated.

Miss Nigeria is an annual pageant show which showcases positive attributes of Nigerian women and awards university scholarships.

The winner portrays exemplary qualities and serves as a role model for young women in the country. The pageant is currently organised by Beth Model Management Africa.

The current title holder is a law graduate, Akudo Anyaoha, from Imo.

The defunct Daily Times, was the original owners of the Miss Nigeria franchise, which started as a photo contest in 1957.

Stella Damasus will no longer host NAFCA 2014

 Nollywood actress, Stella Damasus has pulled out of hosting the 4th Edition of the Nollywood & African Film Critics' Awards (NAFCA ).

She disclosed this via her Instagram page and Youtube page on Thursday.

According to her, some agreements were not met and things were not going as planned. 

Also read:Half of a Yellow Sun gets top nomination at NAFCA 2014

The event which holds on September 13 had Stella Damasus and Michael Adegoke as designated hosts.

The event holds at the SABAN Theatre in Beverly Hills, California in the United States.

She apologized to fans but encouraged them to go for the show.

Sola Dada wants musical talents nutured in Nigeria

 A musician, Sola Dada, on Thursday said the many talented people in Nigeria’s music industry should be properly nurtured for better output.

"Stakeholders need to really do something to regulate the industry because we have good upcoming musicians with raw talents which should be tapped. I am appealing to all the stakeholders and government to help in any way they can to promote local musicians both locally and internationally. Some Nigerian musicians have been travelling and are getting acknowledgements in the international arena but more needs to be done to help them grow locally’’, she said.

Dada said that Nigerians would need to export their creativity in arts, culture and music for the world to see.

She, however, suggested that musicians should organise concerts and perform regularly  "if they have the right support.’’

Dada said that a good song was not enough to make a music career; ``the artiste must be a brand in the public consciousness.

"An industry consists of the various specialists that make up that industry. A singer should be packaged very well. It should be done by a group of specialists that will include managers, songwriters, arrangers, musicians, costumiers and stage designers. These are all people who would package that product which is the singer”, she said.

She said that the Nigerian music industry had certainly witnessed great advancement because of how a lot of the talents had emerged, adding that  "more needs to be done’’.

Dada will release her second album entitled Ragabomi on October 3.

COSON may resume war with broadcasters

The loyalty row between the Copyright Society of Nigeria (COSON), Broadcasting Organisations of Nigeria (BON) and Independent Broadcasting Association of Nigeria (IBAN) may resume according to The Nation

COSON is accusing IBAN and BON of failing to live up to the agreement reached in May for the broadcast agancies to pay arbitrary charges to musicians through the society.

In a statement released to the media on Wednesday COSON urged  BON and IBAN to respect the royalty agreement.

Also read:COSON order hotels to pay outstanding music royalties

COSON said that  broadcasting stations in the country are still deploying music without paying the negotiated royalty.

In 2013, COSON filed law suits worth millions of Nigeria against some broadcast stations including AIT, Ray Power, STV, Rhythm FM, Beat FM, Classic FM, Naija FM, Smooth FM and Brila FM.

Also read:COSON seeks government support against piracy

The chairman of COSON Tony Okoroji believed that the matter will be steeled amicably.

Silverbird Galleria give conditions for refund

Silverbird Galleria says its cinemas will rather refund the money than allow parents bring children to a film show for adults.

Silverbird Galleria says that it complies with the rules and regulations of the Nigerian Films and Video Censors Board (NFVDB) regarding movies shown to the public.

Ehi Paul, a staff of the organisation who spoke on behalf of the manager of the cinema, said although the original owners of films had to first rate their products, the regulatory agency must review them before they could be shown by any cinema.

She added that the regulatory authority also censored foreign movies before giving approval for cinemas to show them.

On movies for children, Paul said the cinema had enough films for the underaged, adding that about four films were slated for children per week.

According to her, children are not allowed into the cinema to watch films meant for adults.