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BBNaija 2020: Erica tells Biggie what happens between her and Prince on HoH bed Big Brother Naija lockdown housemate, Erica, has revealed what happens between her and Prince when they sleep in same bed as Head of House and Deputy Head of House. Due to Kiddwaya’s suspension from participating in the Head of House challenge, Erica was forced to pick Prince as her Deputy after she emerged HoH for this week. She said it’s awkward sleeping with Prince on the same bed because there is no conversation whatsoever going on between them. She said it’s been a struggle not having Kiddwaya around her. Speaking during her diary session on Friday, Erica told Biggie, “Another struggle for me as Head of House is for me to sleep in the same bed with Prince instead of Kidd. “On a normal day, me and Prince, we get along but sleeping in same bed is awkward. Like when we get into the HoH room and when he lies next to me, we won’t have anything to talk about. “Before, I and Prince used to have conver...

Former Super Eagles defender, Ajibade Babalade dies at 48 after suffering cardiac arrest Former Super Eagles defender, Ajibade Babalade has died at the age of 48 after suffering cardiac arrest. The retired footballer, who won bronze at the 1992 Africa Cup of Nations in Senegal, died on Friday afternoon, September 4, while being rushed to the University College Hospital, Ibadan. A close family friend of the deceased confirmed his death in a statement to TheCable “I can confirm to you that he died from cardiac arrest around 11am today,” the source said. “He was the one that drove himself to the hospital yesterday that he was not feeling too good. “On getting to the hospital, after taking his vitals, the doctor told him he had to be admitted because of his blood pressure, which was high. And it was what the medical personnels in the hospital was trying to work on. “Until this morning, when the boy that stayed with him in the hospital saw the way he was breathing, he had to call hi...

Agboola Ajayi With less than two months to the governorship election in Ondo State, Mr Agboola Ajayi, deputy governor of the state and vandidate of the Zenith Labour Party, has raised the alarm over plans by Governor Rotimi Akeredolu to attack him during his campaign to the some parts of the state. Ajayi alleged that Akeredolu had contracted political thugs loyal to the All Progressives Congress to attack and mob his convoy during his visit. Agboola Ajayi In a statement on Friday by his Special  Adviser on Media, Mr Allen Sowore, Ajayi said the new plot was part of series of plans to unleash terror on perceived opponents in the state.  The statement reads, “The deputy governor and candidate of the Zenith Labour Party, Agboola Ajayi, has uncovered a clandestine plan by Governor Rotimi Akeredolu (SAN), and senior members of his cabinet to attack the person of the deputy governor in the northern part of the state through the machinery of political thuggery and the ren...

Some 94 beneficiaries of the Niger Delta Development Commission’s foreign postgraduate scheme, who are yet to be paid by the commission, have said that their transcripts have been seized by their respective institutions due to the non-payment of their tuition. The agency had at the end of August confirmed the payment of $5.90m to settle the fees of 143 foreign scholars, some of whom stretch back to 2016. The Interim Management Committee overseeing the affairs of the commission had said prior to the confirmation of payment for the 143, that it was skeptical about paying over $7m to settle the outstanding payments. The agency’s head of Corporate Affairs, Charles Odili, said the commission needed to understand why there was an astronomical rise in the monies paid out to the foreign scholars. According to him, the last two managements of the agency paid $1.9m and $3.4m respectively. Whenever the commission decides to pay the 2.82m owed the 94 beneficiaries, it would swell the t...

The Africa Cup of Nations trophy has been stolen from the Egyptian Football Association headquarters in Cairo. The Egyptian Football Federation confirmed to Goal that the trophy won by the Pharaohs three times in a row had been lost. According to local reports, the former Egyptian Football Association, Vice President, who is also the current ONTime Sports broadcaster, Ahmed Shobir, the trophy was discovered missing during preparations to build a museum to house all the silverware won by the North African nation. He said they were informed by an employee inside the association that it was last held by former Egypt captain, Ahmed Hassan, who refuted the claim. “Officials of the committee which meets every five years and currently manages the Football Association were surprised that the trophy was not available, in light of their desire to create a museum at the federation headquarters, which would feature the trophy and the national team’s kits. “However, (they) were surprise...