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Check Out Early Favourites Of BB Naija Season 6 Housemates
The much-awaited Big Brother Naija Season 6 has begun with the usual pomp and pageantry. After two weeks of uncertainty and anxiety, the pretenders and the real contenders are beginning to emerge as dictated by activities on social media.
Although it is never over until it is all over, social media has been set alight, with fans already queuing behind their choice of the N90 million ultimate prize winner. And the pendulum has been swinging the way of five housemates, who may very well go the whole distance. The early favourites are Liquorose, Whitemoney, Boma, Maria and Jackie B.
Liquorose: Roseline Afije, popularly known as Liquorose, has become the first housemate from the Season 6 of the Big Brother Naija reality TV show “Shine Ya Eye” edition to have over one million followers on Instagram. On Tuesday the handlers of the housemate celebrated 1.1 million followers, raising anxiety and enthusiasm as to the Edo State-born girl’s prospects in the Big Brother House.
Of course, the possibility of any housemate winning the show largely depends on their social media presence, particularly, Instagram and Liquorose appears to be the quickest off the mark in this regard.
Liquorose is also an actress, and a member of the dance group known as Girls Got Bold (GGB). She has worked with musicians such as 2face, Harrysong, Yemi Alade, Patoranking, Timaya, Kizz Daniel, etc. Her group is also the official dancers of the US-based duo known as Roze.
Whitemoney: Hazel Oyeye Onou, also known as Whitemoney stormed into the Big Brother House as a typical Igbo man, brandishing the culture and style of his people, much to the acclaim of many who lauded his grittiness. He soon found favour among his fellow housemates because of his culinary prowess and has since won the hearts of many as the ‘realest Nigerian’ in the house.
Whitemoney is up for eviction this Sunday but it is inconceivable that the ‘chef” would be allowed to walk based on his popularity outside the house. He has the second-highest followers on Instagram as at the time of filing this report at 315 thousand followers.
Boma: As at the time of filing this report, Boma Akpore’s Instagram followers stand at 276,000, giving him a huge community of fans rooting for him. He has described himself as a spontaneous guy and verily has demonstrated just that in dealing with fellow housemates. Being the second Head of House exempted him from the very first eviction list but his popularity may do more for him in the coming weeks.
Maria: Maria is a wild card that wasn’t meant to be in the house. But the failure of others to identify her and Pere as the two wild cards in the House has given them a lifeline. This may be the greatest undoing of the housemates as Maria the British-Igbo girl born Maria Chike Agueze may come back to haunt them all. Her popularity has since soared as a result of her beauty and effervescent nature. Her Instagram followership as at press time stands at 245,000.
Jackie B: Jackie B has made it openly clear that she does not trust anybody in the Big Brother Naija House, but when it is necessary for her to form a clique in the house, she would do so. According to Jackie B, she is fun to be with sometimes, even though her friends tag her as a stubborn person. The BB Naija’s housemate, Jackie B clarified that she would be honest and direct with everybody while staying in the Big Brother Naija House. Her Instagram Followers are 124,000 in number.
Popular businessman and socialite, Pascal Okechukwu, aka Cubana Chief Priest, has said that his relationship with singer Davido is beyond money and gossip.
He stated this in a recent interview with BBC Igbo.
“Davido is my friend. He is my in-law; he married Chioma who is from Imo State where I hail from.
“So the relationship I have with Davido is beyond money and gossip,” he said.
DAILY POST reports that Chief Priest disclosed via his Instagram page that his outfit for the wedding of the singer, Davido and his wife, Chioma, in Lagos on Tuesday cost seven million Naira.
The socialite recently appreciated Davido for not “discarding” Chioma.
He stated that the DMW boss has made Imo State proud by choosing to marry from the state.
Nigerian singer Simisola Kosoko, popularly known as Simi, has lent her voice to the ongoing anti-tax hike protests in Kenya.
The Tide’s source reports that Kenyan youths are marching against tax hike in widespread demonstrations tagged ‘RejectFinanceBill2024.’
Five people were shot dead and dozens wounded after police clashed with protesters who stormed the parliament building in Nairobi on Tuesday, according to Amnesty Kenya.
Reacting via her X handle on Tuesday night, Simi declared her support for the demonstrators.
She stated that “it is both powerful and heartbreaking for a people to have to fight and die for freedoms and rights.”
The singer wrote, “I stand with the people of Kenya. It is both powerful and heartbreaking for a people to have to fight and die for freedoms and rights. Godspeed and Strength. [Hash tag] RejectFinanceBill2024.”
In a series of other posts, she wrote: “Wow. When you’ve had enough, the fight is almost inevitable.
“African leaders- have not you done enough?
“I can’t wait for the day Africa is not a weapon fashioned against Africans. All of this amazing Black power and human resource, but the majority are not likely to thrive unless they run.”
Famous Nigerian Afrobeat singer, Davido was spotted among other top artistes at Asake’s ‘Lungu Boy’ tour concert in Atlanta, Georgia.
Asake’s performance at his sold-out show at the 17,000-capacity State Farm Arena in Atlanta began on August 16, 2024, and is set to run for 10 days.
In a trending video on social media, Davido appeared backstage with American rapper Quavo to support Asake during the live performance.
Other musicians in attendance included Nigerian hitmaker Zlatan and American rapper Russ Millions.
The Tide’s source reports that Asake’s ‘Lungu Boy’ tour is set to cover six U.S. cities, where he will headline notable venues including Madison Square Garden in New York, the Toyota Center in Houston, and the State Farm Arena in Atlanta.
Asake’s tour comes just days after the release of his latest hit, ‘Lungu Boy,’ which features several superstars, including Wizkid, British rappers Central Cee and Stormzy, Travis Scott and Brazilian singer Ludmilla.
‘Lungu Boy’ set a new record for the biggest opening week on Spotify Nigeria, garnering 18.9 million streams in its opening week and breaking the previous record of 14.4 million streams held by Davido’s ‘Timeless.’
