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How Botswana’s Queen, Balopi Won Miss Africa’s 2017 Crown
Botswana’s queen, Miss Gaseangwe Balopi has emerged the winner of the 2017 Edition of Miss Africa beauty pageant hosted by the Cross River State Government. She won the second edition of the pageant after a fourth round appearance in different attires by 25 contestants.
According to a recent report, the red carpet event started at around 10.45pm last Wednesday at the international convention centre and ended around 3.00a.m..
The next day, Thursday morning. She went home with $35,000 and a Ford Edge Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) as her star prize.
Miss Rwanda, Fiona Nwringwa and Miss Luyolo Mngonyama of South Africa emerged first and second runners up respectively.
Fiona took home $10,000 while Luyolo received $5,000.
Speaking at the event, Governor Ben. Ayade said that the theme of the event “Climate Change and Migration”.
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They Booed, Threw Bottles At Me – Tems Recounts
R&B star, Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems, has recounted the early-career challenges she faced, revealing that she was once booed out of the stage while performing at a school event.
Speaking in an interview with Newsmen, the Crazy Tings crooner shared that she wasn’t only booed but was also harassed with plastic bottles.
“I remember one time I was going to perform at my school as an up-and-coming singer and I thought I was going to receiving a standing ovation.
“But I got booed. They even threw plastic bottles at me,” she recalled.
Tems explained that despite the embarrassing incident and other such rejections, she remained determined to pursue a career in music.
The Tide Entertainment reports that Tems admitted that some of the initial rejections she faced could be due to her conviction to stick to her originality instead of doing covers or familiar sounds like most of her peers.
The Grammy-winning singer said looking back now, she is glad that she didn’t compromise her style despite the initial pressures.
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Primeboy Pleads For Mohbad’s Burial
A close associate of late singer Mohbad, Primeboy, has appealed for the artiste’s burial nearly three years after his death.
According to him, Mohbad’s body remains in the mortuary since September 12, 2023, pending burial arrangements.
The Tide Entertainment reports that in a statement Primeboy urged the family, public, and government to permit the burial, stating, “It’s been almost three years since Mohbad left us. His body is still in the mortuary. I’m begging the family, I’m begging the public, I’m begging the government, please let’s bury our brother. He deserves a befitting burial.”
It would be recalled that Mohbad’s death sparked public outrage, protests, and investigations. Ongoing autopsy examinations, police inquiries, and legal proceedings have delayed burial arrangements amid family disagreements and public scrutiny.
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