5 Things to know about Laycon aka Icon Prince that you didn't know (Photos)

 The Big Brother Naija season 5 tagged ‘Lockdown Geng’ edition began on Sunday, July 19, 2020, with astonishing pictures making rounds on the social media. Dorathy, Nengi and Ozo were particularly the topics of discussion on the lips of many before Laycon came out all lighted in a multicolour glowing vest and his long dreads making many conclude that he was truly a ‘Marlian’ as he said.

2. Laycon most used and cherished word is “BASICALLY”.

3. Laycon is a rapper and has done a couple of songs, his new EP “Who’s Laycon” has garnered about 200,000 live streams on Audiomack and on top 100 on Apple Music. He has featured artistes like Reminisce and Chinko Ekun.

4. Within two days that Laycon came into the house, his official account @itslaycon has been verified on Instagram, pulling about 100,000 followers from the initial less than 4,000 followers.

5. Laycon has gathered the support of many entertainers and media influencers since the beginning of the show on Sunday, the likes of Reminisce, Joeboy, Vector, Dr Pam Pam(Omo Iya Ologi), Pepenazi, Tomiwa, few to mention. Uti Nwachukwu, a one-time fellow of the house, particularly said things seem to be working in the favour of the rapper and he might eventually win the prize. 

And finally. He bagged the prize... Laycon? Everyone's favorite

Accident victim disappeared after taken to the hospital by a volunteer (photos)

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The family of an accident victim are asking for help in locating him after he was reportedly driven to the hospital by an unknown man who volunteered to help with his bus.

Daniel Igwe was involved in a road accident on Sunday 6th September 2020 at about 7:00pm along Ajah, Lekki Expressway and no one has been able to locate him since then.

According to eye witnesses, Daniel was knocked down by a lady who refused to stop. He was subsequently driven to a nearby hospital where he was given first aid treatment and adviced to go to the general hospital for full treatment. An unknown man agreed to convey Daniel in his bus and took him away. Nothing has been heard from the man who reportedly took him to the hospital. Neither has the family been able to locate Daniel after searching most of the general hospitals in Lagos.

Igwe's family is soliciting for help in locating him.

"Please if anyone has any information about his whereabouts, kindly contact us on any of the following numbers, 08123690880, 08035723257, 08165863478. Thanks." A family source said


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Victor Osimhen 'turned down Manchester United transfer before joining Napoli because he didn't want to compete with Odion Ighalo,' his brother reveals

• Victor Osimhen's brother has revealed he turned down a potential move to Manchester United before joining Napoli for £54million. 

The 21-year-old promising striker moved to the Italian club from Lille earlier this summer in the big-money deal, which made him Nigeria's most expensive player.  

Speaking in a new interview with Complete Sports, his brother, Andrew Osimhen disclosed that United were interested in signing him, but since his fellow Nigerian Odion Ighalo is already at Old Trafford, Victor decided not to make the move out of respect. 

'It is very true that Manchester United wanted Victor but he told me something like he had too much respect for Odion Ighalo to be competing for shirts with his senior colleague,' Andrew said.

'My brother holds Ighalo in high esteem and he just didn't see himself going to Old Trafford to battle for a striking role with the highest goalscorer at the 2019 AFCON in Egypt.'

Ighalo joined United on loan from Shanghai Shenhua in January and his deal with the club has been extended until the next year. 

Osimhen was linked with a number of Premier League clubs but ended up joining Napoli. 

"People are miserable" - Ebuka's wife says the Big Brother Naija host looks good naked as she slams 'hater'

Media personality Ebuka Obi-Uchendu is arguably one of the most handsome and stylish celebrities in the entertainement industry.

While the dashing 'TV host, who is currently hosting reality TV show, Big Brother Naija, looks great in some of the trendy outfts he has been donning on stage, his wife Cynthia openly confessed that he even looks better naked. 

A Twitter user had complimented Ebuka stating that the TV host is the'' best dressed Nigerian celebrity. Clothes sit perfectly on him and that he looks lovely in everything. ''

Cynthia responded stating that her husband ''also looks amazing when he isn't wearing anything"

The mother of two thereafter slammed a Twitter user who seemed to have a problem with her complimenting her husband.

"Someone said: Ebuka's wife is losing it" because I complimented my own husband. People are miserable sha" she wrote.

#BBNaija : "People are miserable" - Ebuka's wife says the Big Brother Naija host looks good naked as she slams 'hater'https://t.co/ELSq365dQl#socialmedia #teambraids #TwitterDaily

— Lydia Uzong (@lydia_uzong) September 9, 2020

Team Braid successfully won the 2020 bbn darling task; (photos)

Big Brother Naija Season 5 also known as Big Brother Naija: Lockdown is the fifth season of the Nigerian version of the reality show Big Brother. It premiered on 19 July 2020 on DStv channel 198 and GOtv channel 29. Ex-housemate Ebuka Obi-Uchendu from season one returned as host. The winner is expected to walk away with ₦85 million grand prize and some material gifts by avoiding being evicted from the Big Brother House.

Actually, Many of the housemates were evicted from the Big Brother House. The remaining housemates were nine in number, which includes Ozo, Nengi, Dorathy, Vee, Neo, Prince, Laycon, Kiddwaya and Trickytee.

The housemates are actually facing some challenges and also playing so many games in the Big Brother Naija House.

Just recently, the Big Brother organized a challenge for the remaining housemates, the challenge is called 'Darling challenge' which was sponsored by 'Darling Hairs'.

The remaining housemates were grouped into three teams, which includes Team Braids, Team Empress and Team Crochet.

Team Braid consists of Nengi, Trickytee and Prince, Team Empress includes Vee, Ozo and Kiddwaya, while Team Crochet are Dorathy, Neo and Laycon.

The female housemates among them will take pictures, and the group with the best picture will reportedly be the winner.

Team braid is the winner for today's darling Nigeria challenge.. paticipanpar have successfully won 3 million each

Teenage Covid-19 patient 'is raped by an ambulance driver while being taken to hospital' in India

A 19-year-old girl was allegedly raped by an ambulance driver on her way to the hospital after she tested positive for COVID-19. 

The teenage girl was reportedly attacked by a man known as V Noufal, 29, while on their way to the Firstline Covid Treatment Centre in Pathanamthitta district of Kerala, India, on Saturday night, September 5.

Noufal was arrested on Sunday morning September 6, after the victim told a staff of the hospital about the alleged incident when she arrived in Pandalam. 

After his arrest, Police said he had not obtained the mandatory clearance certificate before joining as a driver.

Health Minister KK Shailaja described the attack in Kerala as 'shocking' and 'inhuman'. 

A health department official told The Indian Express that the driver is usually sent alone to a particular locality to pick up patients to limit the exposure of health workers. 

The official said: 'The driver’s chamber is partitioned and no other staff or nurse accompanies the driver while ferrying patients to hospital. 

'This is to limit the exposure of health workers to infected persons. In rare cases, if the patient is serious, we send a nurse. In this case, both patients were stable.' 

The attack is the latest in a series of high profile sexual offenses in India. Last week, a three-year-old girl was raped and strangled in the Lakhimpur Kher district, of Uttar Pradesh. 

Woman allegedly stabs her fiance to death in South Africa

Friends and family members on Monday September 7, took to Facebook to mourn a young man who was allegedly killed by his fiancee in South Africa.

It was gathered that Katlego Vura Sono was stabbed to death by Lufuno in the early hours of Sunday, September 6, in Meadowlands, a suburb of Soweto, Gauteng Province.

Sharing photos of the deceased, one Ray Horace wrote:

"We lost a soldier. Mara Lana ai. She took our dear brother, friend's life just like that."

See more photos and posts below...

https://t.co/hS32hrZnHR#bbrightvc #bbnaijialockdown #BBNaijaLockdown #BesokPuncak99

— Lydia Uzong (@lydia_uzong) September 8, 2020

BBNaija 2020: Erica admits Kiddwaya played a role in her disqualification

Erica has opened up on events leading to her disqualification [YouTube]

In an exclusive interview with the show's organisers, the 26-year-old actress tendered an unreserved apology to housemates including Laycon, Prince and Dorathy for her untoward behaviour.

Erica also briefly spoke about how her involvement with Kiddwaya may have negatively influenced her game while hinting on some of the qualities that first attracted her to him.What drew me to Kiddwaya was we have some similarities. We are both carefree, we are both crazy and kind of complete babies too and our conversations flowed naturally", Erica said.

"I do not think Kiddwaya feels the same way about me but I do not care about that. I think Kiddwaya played a role in my getting strikes. I think it is still my responsibility and I feel I also played a role in him getting strikes".

On her rift with Laycon, the reality star admitted she may have gone out of line but things went sour between them cause he tried to taint her image after a one time, drunken attempt to kiss him. 

With the show behind her, Erica revealed that the biggest lesson she's learnt from the show is to be content with being by herself. "The lesson I have learnt is I should be happy with being alone. I noticed that I wasn't fine with being alone but now I know that I have to be fine with being on my own".

Watch:

https://t.co/hS32hrZnHR#bbrightvc #bbnaijialockdown #BBNaijaLockdown #BesokPuncak99

— Lydia Uzong (@lydia_uzong) September 8, 2020

E! News cancaled after 29 years on air due to the economic impact of Coronavirus

E! News, the long-running entertainment news show that premiered in 1991, has been canceled after 29 years on air.

A representative for the network confirmed to EW the show was canceled along with "Pop of the Morning" and Jason Kennedy's interview show "In the Room" due to the financial fallout caused by the Coronavirus pandemic. 

The announcement comes after NBCUniversal, the parent company of E! shared plans to restructure its programming with an emphasis to "focus on streaming and away from traditional television."

Lilliana Vazquez and Scott Tweedie served as the most recent hosts for "E! News," providing celebrity news and covering some of the biggest parties and events in the industry.

Vazquez addressed the cancellation of the show with an Instagram post on Wednesday 

She wrote: "Thankful for this incredible adventure and I will miss this team and crew beyond belief," she wrote, captioning a picture taken at 30 Rockefeller Plaza. "Yes...even the 4am call time."

US rescinds order denying visas for foreign students

The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) have rescinded its controversial decision to revoke foreign student visas whose courses move online due to the Coronavirus pandemic.

The agencies reached an agreement with the universities of Harvard and MIT after they filed a lawsuit on July 8th against the move the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) had announced on July 6.

"The government has agreed to rescind" the decision as well as any implementation of the directive, Judge Allison Burroughs said in a brief hearing.

The resolution came less than five minutes into a hearing for the case, federal Judge Allison D. Burroughs announced.

Harvard and MIT earlier this month had asked the court to block the order announced by ICE that students must leave the country if their classes are only online, or transfer to a school offering in-person tuition.

The universities referred to ICE’s directive as “arbitrary and capricious and an abuse of discretion.” The suit was followed by a separate lawsuit including 17 states and DC, with support from hundreds of universities. 

The universities also claimed in their lawsuit that the order would harm students "immensely," both personally and financially.

The ICE will now reinstate the guidelines it applied to the Spring 2020 semester, which allowed international students with F-1 visas to take fully online course loads while retaining their visa status. 

According to the Institute of International Education (IIE), there were more than one million international students in the US for the 2018-19 academic year, 

NAF Airmen/Airwomen Recruitment Exercise (BMTC 2020)

BASIC MILITARY TRAINING COURSE
The Basic Military Training Course is a Short Period Training for the Airmen and Airwomen, not normally more than 6 months of training. It is mainly for those who possess Secondary School Certificate, National Diploma certificate, NABTEB, RN/RM/NCE, or City & Guild Certificate and Trade Test Certificate. The BMTC is comprised of Non-Tradesmen/Women with age limit between 18 and 22, and Tradesmen/Women with age limit between 18 and 25.

GUIDELINES
1. Interested and qualified applicants are to apply FREE OF CHARGE online at www.airforce.mil.ng
2. Applicants are to apply once. Multiple applications will be disqualified.
3. Applicants are to print out the under listed documents after completion of the online application:
a. Local Government Indigeneship Form.
b. Attestation Form to be signed by a Military Officer or Local Government Chairman of the Applicant.
c. Parent/Guardian Consent Form.
d. Acknowledgment Form.

QUALIFICATIONS
4. Applicants must be Nigerian citizens by birth.
5. Applicants must not be less than 1.66m tall for males and not less than 1.63m tall for females.
6. Applicants must be medically and physically fit.
7. Applicants must be free of any previous conviction(s) on criminal ground, by a court of law.

8. Non Tradesmen/women.
a. Applicants must be between the ages of 18 and 22 years by 30 June 2021.
b. Applicants must possess a minimum of 5 credits, including Mathematics and English, in not more than 2 sittings in SSCE/NECO/GCE/NABTEB.
9. Tradesmen/women.
a. Applicants applying as tradesmen and women must be between 18 and 25 years of age except for those applying as assistant chaplains/ imams and drivers who must be between 18 and 28 years.
b. Applicants must possess at least a lower credit in ND/NCE or any relevant trade certificates from reputable and approved government institutions/organizations, with a minimum of 2 passes and a credit in English in not more than 2 sittings in SSCE/NECO/GCE/NABTEB.
c. Applicants applying as drivers must possess a minimum of 2 passes in SSCE/NECO/GCE/NABTEB, with a credit in English and trade test certificate.
d. Applicants applying as sportsmen/women are to present evidence of their professional experience which should include certificates and medals.

NOTE
10. Online Registration Starts on 24 July 2020 and closes on 21 August 2020.
11. Recruitment interview Exercise will hold from 24 September – 12 November 2020.
12. Nigerian Air Force Online Registration and all other recruitment processes are FREE OF CHARGE and no payment should be made at any point throughout the Exercise.
13. The Attestation Form must be accompanied by the passport photograph and photocopy of the signee’s driver’s Licence or International Passport or National ID Card. The signee is also to authenticate the passport photograph of the applicant.
14. For further information see the instruction page on the website from 24th July 2020 or call the following support lines from 0930am to 0530pm Monday to Friday: 09064432351, 08043440802, and 09055840142 or e-mail: careers@airforce.mil.ng.

Signed
MAHMOUD EL-HAJI AHMED
Air Vice-Marshal
for Chief of the Air Staff