Big Brother Naija

Last updated

Big Brother Naija
Also known asBig Brother Nigeria
BBNaija
Country of originNigeria
Original languageEnglish
No. of series10
Original release
Network Africa Magic (2017–present)
M-Net (2006)
Release5 March 2006 (2006-03-05) –
present

Big Brother Naija, formerly known as Big Brother Nigeria, is a Nigerian reality competition television series based on the Big Brother franchise. On the show, contestants live in an isolated house and compete for a large cash prize and other material rewards by avoiding eviction, with viewers voting for their favourite housemates to remain in the competition. [1]

Contents

The first season of the show aired on M-Net and DStv Channel 37 from 5 March to 4 June 2006. The voting results were verified by the auditing firm Alexander-Forbes. [2]

Series overview

SeasonSubtitleLaunch dateFinale dateDaysHousematesWinnerRunner-upMain presentersNetwork
Big Brother Nigeria 1 None5 March 20064 June 20069214 Katung Aduwak Francisca OwumiOlisa Adibua
Michelle Dede 		M-Net
DStv
Big Brother Naija 2 See Gobbe22 January 20179 April 201777 Michael Efe Ejeba Bisola Aiyeola Ebuka Obi-Uchendu Africa Magic
DStv
GOtv
Big Brother Naija 3 Double Wahala28 January 201822 April 20188520 Miracle Igbokwe Cynthia "Cee-C" Nwadiora
Big Brother Naija 4 Pepper Dem30 June 20196 October 20199921 Mercy Eke Mike Edwards
Big Brother Naija 5 Lockdown19 July 202028 September 20207120 Olamilekan "Laycon" Agbeleshe Dorathy Bachor
Big Brother Naija 6 Shine Ya Eye24/25 July 20213 October 20217226 Hazel Oyeye "Whitemoney" Onou Roseline Omokhoa "Liquorose" Afije
Big Brother Naija 7 Level Up23/24 July 20222 October 202228 Ijeoma Josephina "Phyna" Brian Chukwuebuka "Bryann"

Chiji

Big Brother Naija 8 All Stars23 July 20231 October 20237124 Ilebaye Odiniya Mercy Eke
Big Brother Naija 9 No Loose Guard28 July 2024October 20247128 Kingsley "Kellyrae" Sule Wanni Danbaki
Big Brother Naija 10 10/1026/27 July 2025October 20257229TBATBA

Season 1

Big Brother Naija
Season 1
Big Brother Nigeria.gif
Presented byOlisa Adibua
Michelle Dede
No. of days92
No. of housemates14
Winner Katung Aduwak
Runner-upFrancisca Owumi
Release
Original network M-Net
DStv
Original release5 March (2006-03-05) –
4 June 2006 (2006-06-04)
Season chronology
Next →
Season 2

The first season of the show aired on DStv Channel 37 from 5 March to 4 June 2006. In a twist to the game, two new contestants were introduced on Day 23, much to the excitement of the remaining housemates.

Ebuka, the most popular housemate for several weeks into the show and widely believed to emerge the winner, was the seventh housemate to be evicted; many viewers blame the Joe's Fan Club (JFC) for his eviction. Joe himself was soon evicted.

Big Brother added another twist to the game on Day 79 by cancelling the scheduled nominations and making the housemates believe they will instead be evicted based on their performances on assigned tasks, while in reality, no more evictions were held, and viewers began voting for the winner, who turned out to be 26-year-old Katung Aduwak.

Housemates

HousematesAge on EntryOccupationResidence/BirthplaceDay enteredDay exitedStatus
Katung Aduwak 26Scriptwriter and production assistant Kaduna 2392Winner
Francisca Owumi (Late [3] )21Student Lagos 192Runner-up
Ifeoma "Ify" Ejikeme29Entrepreneur Jos Plateau 1923rd place
Sandra "Sandy" Osigbovo29Student Benin City 23924th place
Frank Konwea29Dancer and artiste Lagos 178Evicted
Joseph "Joe" Ada32Flight attendant Lagos 171Evicted
Helen Eremiokhale25Student Lagos 164Evicted
Chukwuebuka Obi-Uchendu 23Lawyer Benin City 157Evicted
Gideon Okeke 22Graduated Lagos 150Evicted
Maureen Osuji23Student Lagos (originally Imo State)143Evicted
Joan Agabi24StudentAwagir136Evicted
Chinedu Amah24Self employed Delta State 129Evicted
Yinka/Adeyinka Oremosu26Self employed and musician Lagos 122Evicted
Ichemeta Ochoga21Student Benue State 115Evicted

Nominations table

Week 2Week 3Week 4Week 5Week 6Week 7Week 8Week 9Week 10Week 11Week 13
Final		Nominations received
KatungNot in
House		ExemptEbuka,
Frank		Frank,
Helen		Frank,
Sandy		Helen,
Sandy		No
Nominations		Frank,
Sandy		Winner
(Day 92)		6
FranciscaIchemeta,
Ify		Gideon,
Ify		Chinedu,
Joseph		Joan,
Joseph		Gideon,
Ify		Gideon,
Helen		Frank,
Ify		Helen,
Katung		No
Nominations		Frank,
Sandy		Runner-up
(Day 92)		12
IfyChinedu,
Ichemeta		Chinedu,
Joan		Chinedu,
Joan		Francisca,
Joan		Francisca,
Maureen		Francisca,
Gideon		Ebuka,
Joseph		Frank,
Fransisca		No
Nominations		Frank,
Sandy		Third place
(Day 92)		21
SandyNot in
House		ExemptGideon,
Maureen		Francisca,
Gideon		Ebuka,
Ify		Fransisca,
Ify		No
Nominations		Fransisca,
Ify		Fourth place
(Day 92)		11
FrankFrancisca,
Ichemeta		Francisca,
Joseph		Chinedu,
Francisca		Helen,
Joan		Francisca,
Maureen		Fransisca,
Gideon		Ebuka,
Katung		Katung,
Sandy		No
Nominations		Ify,
Sandy		Evicted
(Day 78)		13
JosephChinedu,
Yinka		Frank,
Yinka		Chinedu,
Helen		Frank,
Joan		Frank,
Maureen		Ebuka,
Gideon		Frank,
Ify		Helen,
Sandy		No
Nominations		Evicted
(Day 71)		20
HelenIchemeta,
Joseph		Chinedu,
Yinka		Chinedu,
Ify		Gideon,
Ify		Ify,
Joseph		Ify,
Katung		Joseph,
Katung		Joseph,
Katung		Evicted
(Day 64)		10
EbukaIchemeta,
Yinka		Helen,
Joseph		Helen,
Joseph		Ify,
Marureen		Ify,
Joseph		Joseph,
Sandy		Ify,
Joseph		Evicted
(Day 57)		5
GideonIchemeta,
Yinka		Francisca,
Joseph		Francisca,
Joseph		Francisca,
Joan		Joseph,
Sandy		Fransisca,
Joseph		Evicted
(Day 50)		12
MaureenIchemeta,
Yinka		Francisca,
Yinka		Chinedu,
Ify		Fransisca,
Ify		Ify,
Sandy		Evicted
(Day 43)		9
JoanIchemeta,
Helen		Gideon,
Ify		Gidoen,
Joseph		Gideon,
Maureen		Evicted
(Day 36)		8
ChineduIfy,
Maureen		Maureen,
Yinka		Joseph,
Maureen		Evicted
(Day 29)		10
YinkaGideon,
Joan		Joseph,
Maureen		Evicted
(Day 22)		9
IchemetaFrank,
Yinka		Evicted
(Day 15)		8
Notesnone 1 none 2 none 3
Against
public vote		Ichemeta,
Yinka		Francisca,
Joseph,
Yinka		Chinedu,
Joseph		Fransisca,
Ify,
Joan		Ify,
Maureen		Fransisca,
Gideon		Ebuka,
Frank,
Ify,
Joseph		Helen,
Katung,
Sandy		Fransisca,
Ify,
Joseph,
Katung,
Sandy		Frank,
Sandy		Ify,
Fransisca,
Katung,
Sandy
EvictedIchemeta
57.2%
to evict		Yinka
61.4%
to evict		Chinedu
71.5%
to evict		Joan
45.7%
to evict		Maureen
51.9%
to evict		Gideon
56.4%
to evict		Ebuka
38.4%
to evict		Helen
58.4%
to evict		Joseph
31.2%
to evict		Frank
57.4%
to evict		Sandy
9.4%
to win		Ify
12.7%
to win
Fransisca
26.6%
to win		Katung
51.3%
to win

Notes

  • ^Note 1 : As new Housemates, Katung and Sandy were exempt from the nominations process this week
  • ^Note 2 : There were no nominations this week. All Housemates faced the public vote, except Frank, who won safety in a task.
  • ^Note 3 : During the final week, the public voted to win, rather than to evict.

Season 2

The second season of Big Brother Nigeria (titled Big Brother Naija) premiered 11 years after the first season on 22 January 2017 with 14 housemates; seven male and seven female. The season was sponsored by Nigerian e-commerce company Payporte and hosted by Ebuka Obi-Uchendu, a former housemate from season one. Efe Ejeba from Delta State won the season. [4]

Season 3

The third season of Big Brother Nigeria (titled Big Brother Naija) premiered on 28 January 2018 with 20 housemates; 10 male and 10 female. The season was sponsored by Nigerian e-commerce company Payporte and hosted by Ebuka Obi-Uchendu. Miracle Igbokwe from Imo State, won the season. [5]

Season 4

The fourth season of Big Brother Nigeria (titled Big Brother Naija) was the first to be staged in Lagos, Nigeria. [6] The show premiered on 30 June 2019 with 21 housemates and five additional housemates entered the house a month later. [7] In March 2019, Multichoice announced that the show would be broadcast on DSTV channel 198 and Gotv channel 12. [8] Mercy Eke from Imo State won the season, becoming the first female winner of the Nigerian show. [9] She received prizes worth ₦60 million. [10]

Season 5

The fifth season of Big Brother Nigeria (titled Big Brother Naija) premiered on 19 July 2020 with 20 housemates and lasted 71 days. [11] Olamilekan "Laycon" Agbeleshe from Ogun State won the season and received prizes worth ₦85 million. [12]

Season 6

The sixth season of Big Brother Nigeria (titled Big Brother Naija) premiered over two nights on 24 July 2021 and 25 July 2021 with 22 housemates. [13] Four additional housemates entered the house on Day 14. [14] Hazel Oyeze "Whitemoney" Onou won the season and received prizes worth ₦90 million. [15] [16]

Season 7

The seventh season of Big Brother Nigeria (titled Big Brother Naija) premiered over two nights on 23 and 24 July 2022 with 24 housemates. [17] [18] Two additional housemates entered on Day 7, followed by another two on Day 14. Ijeoma Josephina "Phyna" Otabor won the season and received prizes worth ₦100 million.

Season 8

The eighth season of Big Brother Naija (titled Big Brother Naija: All Stars) premiered on 23 July 2023 with 20 housemates. It included The season featured former housemates and fan favorites from previous seasons of Big Brother Naija. Ilebaye Odiniya won the season and received prizes worth ₦120 million.

Season 9

The ninth season of Big Brother Naija premiered over two nights on 28 and 29 July 2024 and lasted 71 days, with a total of 28 housemates competing in 14 pairs. Kingsley "KellyRae" Sule won the season and received prizes worth ₦100 million, comprising ₦65 million in cash along with other rewards. [19] [20]

Season 10

The tenth season of Big Brother Naija premiered over two nights on 26 and 27 July 2025, featuring 29 housemates over a 71-day period.

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryResultRef
2021 Net Honours Most Popular EventWon [21]
2022African Entertainment Awards USABest Reality TV ShowsNominated

All You Need to Know About BBN S7

Application Form for Big Brother Naija (BB9ja) 2023 Auditions. BB9ja News.

References

  1. ↑ "Eviritin you need to know about BBNaija season 6". BBC News Pidgin. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  2. ↑ "Big Brother Naija 3rd Audition Begins In 2018". Leadership News - Nigeria News, Breaking News, Politics and more. 1 December 2017. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  3. ↑ ADEKUNLE, MUSA (2 September 2024). "Former BBNaija runner-up Francisca Owumi dies after brief illness". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  4. ↑ "#BBNaija 2017: Why Efe won Big Brother Naija". Vanguard News. 10 April 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  5. ↑ "Breaking: Miracle wins Big Brother Naija 2018". Vanguard News. 22 April 2018. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
  6. ↑ "Big Brother Naija House Location". BBN. BBN. 30 June 2019. Archived from the original on 29 June 2020. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  7. ↑ "#BBNaija: Initial number of housemates in the house". Andyke. Andyke. 1 July 2019. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
  8. ↑ "MultiChoice launches special BBNaija pop-up channel on Dstv, GOtv". Vanguard News. 2 March 2019. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  9. ↑ Dimlaw, Lawal (6 October 2019). "BBNaija: Nigerians react as Mercy emerges winner" . Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  10. ↑ "#BBNaija: Winner of Season 4 to get N60m". Oak TV Newstrack. Oak Tv. 24 June 2019. Archived from the original on 6 October 2022. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
  11. ↑ "Big Brother Naija season 5 to premiere in July". Pulse Nigeria. 29 June 2020. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  12. ↑ "Finale: Laycon wins #BBNaija: Lockdown!". africamagic.dstv.com. 27 September 2020.
  13. ↑ "BBnaija season 6 premiere date announced". Pulse Nigeria. 19 July 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  14. ↑ "BBNaija S6: Four new housemates introduced". Punch Newspapers. 8 August 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  15. ↑ "Whitemoney wins BBNaija Season 6 ahead of Liquorose". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 3 October 2021. Retrieved 4 October 2021.[ permanent dead link ]
  16. ↑ Olowolagba, Fikayo (4 October 2021). "BBNaija: Whitemoney receives N30m cash prize, car, house [PHOTOS]". Daily Post Nigeria. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  17. ↑ "BBNaija season 7 premieres, tagged 'Level Up'". Punch Newspapers. 23 July 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  18. ↑ "Full list: BBNaija S7 welcomes 12 more housemates". Punch Newspapers. 24 July 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  19. ↑ "Twins, pairs battle for N100m as BBN Season 9 begins". 28 July 2024.
  20. ↑ Egodo-Michael, Oghenovo (6 October 2024). "BREAKING: Kellyrae wins Big Brother Naija Season 9". Punch Newspapers. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
  21. ↑ "Net Honours - The Class of 2021". Nigerian Entertainment Today. 9 June 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2021.

8°53′06″N7°36′09″E / 8.88507°N 7.60254°E / 8.88507; 7.60254

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.