In an unexpected twist of fate, Lucille from Namibia left the Big Brother Africa house in tonight’s eviction leaving Takondwa (alias TK) of Zambia with a smirky face. There was tears, confusion, rage and anger in the few minutes following her eviction.
I am not cool the rage expressed by Uti (Nigeria) following the announcement that [...]

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I came by this event titled “Nigerian Bloggers Conference” via Deolu Akinyemi’s profile on Facebook.com
I added “2008″ to the title of this blog post because I believe there would be subsequent events like this in years to come. The host of this event is the man Deolu Akinyemi himself and it takes place tentatively at [...]

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Blogging as an online activity is increasing evolving in this part of the world. More people are getting online to share their expertise, experiences, passion, private life and more, for the fun of it or to earn some additional income to pay those bills. Although the motivation for blogging is as diverse as the various [...]

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26th August 2008 - Grand Bassam, Cote d’Ivoire
I get to see more of Grand Bassam today. The main hospital, Cote d’Ivoire Telecom offices, the Police, market square, taxi park, and every other thing typical with a small town in a west African country. One thing sets Grand Bassam apart though, it once served as the [...]

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Monday, 25th August 2008
My flight to Abidjan from Accra aboard an Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 757 jet was uneventful.

Landing at the Félix Houphouët-Boigny International Airport gave me a good idea of Cote d’Ivoire today. The airport though having good facilities was largely deserted and the activities way too low for an international airport of its status. [...]

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The 3rd edition of the popular reality TV series Big Brother Africa (BBA) is scheduled to begin later today at 17:00 hours. 12 house mates chosen from 12 African countries will enter the Big Brother house for 91 days.
The show which is exclusive to DSTV is available 24 hours everyday on channel 198.
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I am so infuriated this dawn, after going through a few headlines on Google News Nigeria. When I blogged about Nigeria for Obama (ObamaNigeria.org): A Misplaced Priority in March 2008, putting a spotlight on an effort by some Lagos State legislators, I suspected idleness and over-zealousness but this new move by yet another group of [...]

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