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                        We are here with the 8th set of contestants for the coveted title of the Big Brother Africa Hotshots Winner! So far we have gone through 7 sets with 21 contestants. See them here: Set 1 , Set 2 , Set 3 & 4 , Set 5 , Set 6 and Set 7 . The show is set to hit your screens on Friday 5th October 2014 plus they have got some great news – Rwanda will be re-instated as a participating country in the BBA competition. So fans in and from Rwanda can look forward to their representatives on their TV screens See set 8 of the contestants below.

                              According to Sesan Adeniji, the publisher of Mystreetz Mag; ‘In a rising crescendo, her brand name is resonating within fans across Africa. Gradually and steadily, her music is crossing into more continents and her brand is staking a claim within the corporate world in Nigeria.

                           Fierce fighting has been reported on the outskirts of Baghdad where ISIS militants are attempting to seize control of the Iraqi capital - despite ongoing Western airstrikes against the terror group. The fighting is taking place just one mile to the west of the city, with government forces desperately trying to hold off the militants, who allegedly killed up to 1,000 soldiers during clashes yesterday. ISIS have held a number of towns and villages close to the Iraqi capital since earlier in the year, when government troops melted away following a lightning advance in the west of the country - enabling the terrorist group to seize further swaths of territory for their so-called caliphate.

                                  Egwuatu Francis Beacon (Mr Universe Nigeria 2014) released these shirtless pictures on his Instagram page @FrancisBeacon1. We heart those uber stylish ankara shorts.

          President Goodluck Jonathan on Sunday said that terrorism and kidnapping were still major national challenges because Nigerians had not united against them as they did against the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD). Jonathan made the statement at an inter-denominational church service at the National Ecumenical Centre, Abuja, to mark the country’s 54th Independence Anniversary coming up on Wednesday. He said the country was able to fight and defeat the deadly Ebola disease because Nigerians united against the virus irrespective of political persuasion, religion or ethnic origin. The president appealed for unity among Nigerians, noting that there was no problem or challenge that could withstand the force of a united Nigeria. Continue...