Big Brother Naija

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Big Brother Naija
Also known asBig Brother Nigeria
BBNaija
Country of originNigeria
Original languageEnglish
No. of series8
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 television franchise, in which, contestants live in an isolated house and compete for a large cash prize and other material prizes, at the end of the show by avoiding being evicted from the house by viewers who vote for their favourite housemates to remain in the show. [1]

Contents

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

Series overview

SeasonSubtitleLaunch dateFinale dateDaysHousematesWinnerMain presentersNetwork
Big Brother Nigeria 1 None5 March 20064 June 20069214 Katung Aduwak Olisa Adibua
Michelle Dede 		M-Net
DStv
Big Brother Naija 2 See Gobbe22 January 20179 April 201777 Michael Efe Ejeba Ebuka Obi-Uchendu Africa Magic
DStv
GOtv
Big Brother Naija 3 Double Wahala28 January 201822 April 20188520 Miracle Igbokwe
Big Brother Naija 4 Pepper Dem30 June 20196 October 20199921 Mercy Eke
Big Brother Naija 5 Lockdown19 July 202028 September 20207120 Olamilekan "Laycon" Agbeleshe
Big Brother Naija 6 Shine Ya Eye24/25 July 20213 October 20217226 Hazel Oyeye "Whitemoney" Onou
Big Brother Naija 7 Level Up23/24 July 20222 October 202228 Ijeoma Josephina "Phyna"
Big Brother Naija 8 All Stars23 July 20231 October 202324 Ilebaye Odiniya
Big Brother Naija 9TBA21 July 2024TBATBATBATBA

Season 1

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

The first season of the show first 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 from the show.

Big Brother added another twist to the game on Day 79 by cancelling the day's 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 Owumi21Student 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 Okeke22Graduated 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 (entitled Big Brother Naija) premiered 11 years after the first season on 22 January 2017 with 14 housemates; 7 male housemates and 7 female housemates. The season was sponsored by Nigeria's eCommerce Company Payporte and hosted by former housemate Ebuka from season one. Efe Ejeba from Delta State emerged winner of the second season in 2017. [3]

Season 3

The third season of Big Brother Nigeria (entitled Big Brother Naija) premiered on 28 January 2018 with 20 housemates; 10 male housemates and 10 female housemates. The season was sponsored by Nigeria's eCommerce Company Payporte and hosted by former housemate, Ebuka. Miracle Igbokwe from Imo State emerged winner of the third season in 2018. [4]

Season 4

The fourth season of Big Brother Nigeria (entitled Big Brother Naija), unlike previous years, the stage is set in Lagos, Nigeria. [5] The show premiered on 30 June 2019 with 21 housemates entered the house and 5 more housemates entered the house a month later. [6] Multichoice announced in March 2019 that it would broadcast the show on DSTV channel 198 and Gotv channel 12. [7]

Mercy Eke was crowned the winner of the fourth season. She also became the first female winner of the reality TV show in Nigeria. [8] She received ₦60 million worth of prizes. [9] She is from Imo State

Season 5

The fifth season of Big Brother Nigeria (entitled Big Brother Naija), premiered on 19 July 2020 with 20 housemates and lasted 71 days. [10]

Olamilekan "Laycon" Agbeleshe from Ogun State was crowned the winner of the fifth season. He received ₦85 million worth of prizes. [11]

Season 6

The sixth season of Big Brother Nigeria (entitled Big Brother Naija), had a double premiere on 24 July 2021 and 25 July 2021 with 22 housemates. [12] Four new housemates were added to the game on Day 14. [13]

Hazel Oyeze "Whitemoney" Onou was crowned the winner of the sixth season. He received ₦90 million worth of prizes. [14] [15]

Season 7

The seventh season of Big Brother Nigeria (entitled Big Brother Naija), had a double premiere on 23 and 24 July 2022 with 24 housemates. [16] [17] Two new housemates joined the season on Day 7 and another two joined on Day 14. Ijeoma Josephina "Phyna" Otabor was crowned the winner of the seventh season, And won 100 million naira.

Season 8

The eight and All Star season of Big Brother Nigeria (entitled Big Brother Naija), premiered on 23 July 2023 with 20 housemates.It included ex housemates and fan favorites from previous seasons of Big Brother Naija. Ilebaye Odiniya was crowned the winner of the eighth season, and won 120 million naira.

Season 9

The ninth upcoming season of Big Brother Naija.It is set to premiere on 21 July 2024.

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryResultRef
2021 Net Honours Most Popular EventWon [18]
2022 African Entertainment Awards USA Best Reality TV ShowsPending

All You Need To Know About BBN S7

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

Trivia

Total number of days on airTotal number of housematesTotal number of housemates that walkedTotal number of ejectionsTotal number of winners
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