Phyna’s regrets will be long. Very long. Phyna was Season 7. She was 25 years old that year. A developed frontal lobe. No excuses. A full-grown adult. She had 6years of experience to key into from past winners. I’m not a housemate, just a fan of the show, but from observation, every year the current housemates only really have about one year to put their lives in order and maximize the fame that comes with the show. After that, visibility drops, popularity fades, and things quiet down. BBNaija is one of the fastest ways to become a celebrity, but also one of the fastest ways to lose relevance. From what I’ve observed, the biggest winner is usually the actual winner of the season. There is no financial reward from second place. That’s why it’s important for housemates to take the arena games and sponsorship tasks seriously that's where they made a few bucks. Even making Top 5 is not a guarantee of long-term success. At the end of the day, you just pray you have loyal fan...
Dangote Group: There is no rift between our founder and Tony Elumelu Dangote Group has denied Aliko Dangote, the founder of the company, fell out with Tony Elumelu, the chairman of United Bank for Africa (UBA). The rebuttal follows a post by Oghneminehhhhh on X, claiming Dangote said “in 2021, when the refinery I was building was only half-completed, I ran out of funds to continue the project The user further claimed that Dangote said he “reached out to many of my business colleagues for financial assistance, including Femi Otedola, Abdulsamad Rabiu, and Mike Adenuga”. According to the post, the billionaire said Elumelu “promised to assist me with $20 million,” but later “blocked my contact everywhere”. The user added that Dangote said his “other business colleagues came together and raised $500 million for me” and that Femi Otedola alone contributed $300 million. In a statement on Saturday by Anthony Chiejina, group chief branding and communications officer for ...