Big Brother Naija | |
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Season 8 | |
Presented by | Ebuka Obi-Uchendu |
No. of days | 71 |
No. of housemates | 20 |
Winner | Ilebaye Odiniya |
Runner-up | Mercy Eke |
Release | |
Original network | Africa Magic |
Original release | 23 July – 1 October 2023 |
Season chronology |
Big Brother Naija Season 8, also known as Big Brother Naija: All Stars was the eight and All Star season of the Nigerian reality show Big Brother. [1] [2] It premiered on Sunday 23 July 2023 on DStv channel 198 and GOtv channel 29. [3] Ebuka Obi-Uchendu returned as the host for the 7th consecutive time. [4] [5]
The ‘All Stars’ edition featured carefully selected housemates and fan favourites from previous editions of the show which includes See Gobbe, Double Wahala, Pepper Dem, Lockdown, Shine Ya Eye and Level Up. [6] [7] The headline sponsor of the show is MoniePoint and the associate sponsor is HFM Nigeria. [6]
According to the organizers of the show MultiChoice, the winner of the season is expected to win a total of ₦120 million grand prize. [3]
Housemates | Age on Entry | Occupation | Residence/Birthplace | Day entered | Day exited | Status |
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Ilebaye Odiniya Level Up | 22 | Model | Kogi State | 0 | 70 | Winner |
Mercy Eke Pepper Dem | 32 | Video vixen, ambassador, businesswoman | Lagos State/Imo State | 0 | 70 | Runner-up |
Cynthia "Cee-C" Nwadiora Double Wahala | 30 | Lawyer, filmmaker, businesswoman | Enugu State | 0 | 70 | 3rd Place |
Adekunle Tobilola Olopade Level Up | 28 | Digital marketing consultant | Lagos State | 0 | 70 | 4th Place |
Pere Egbi Shine Ya Eye | 37 | Executive producer | Warri | 0 | 70 | 5th Place |
Ikechukwu Sunday Cross Okonkwo Shine Ya Eye | 32 | Fitness enthusiast, philanthropist | Kano State/Lagos State | 0 | 70 | 6th Place |
Angel Agnes Smith Shine Ya Eye | 23 | Influencer, podcaster | Akwa Ibom State | 0 | 63 | Evicted |
Somadina Anyama See Gobbe | 31 | Entertainer | Lagos State/Imo State | 0 | 63 | Evicted |
Venita Akpofure Pepper Dem | 36 | Actress | Delta State/UK | 0 | 63 | Evicted |
Asogwa Alexandra Amuche Sandra Double Wahala | 27 | Media personality | Enugu State | 0 | 56 | Evicted |
Emuobonuvie "Neoenergy" Akpofure Lockdown | 29 | Entertainment entrepreneur | Delta State | 0 | 56 | Evicted |
Kola "Sholzy" Oburoh Pepper Dem | 42 | Model & Club Manager | Delta State/Johannesburg | 28 | 56 | Left |
Hazel Oyeze "Whitemoney" Onou Shine Ya Eye | 31 | Businessman, Artist | Lagos | 0 | 56 | Evicted |
Doyinsola Anuoluwapo David Level Up | 27 | Medical radiographer | Ondo State | 0 | 49 | Evicted |
Chinonso "Kim Oprah" Opara Pepper Dem | 27 | TV Host, Travel Enthusiast, Business Woman | Lagos/Imo State | 28 | 49 | Left |
Nelson "Prince Nelson" Enwerem Lockdown | 28 | Model, fashion designer, interior decorator | Warri | 28 | 42 | Left |
Steve Ikechukwu "Ike" Onyema Pepper Dem | 30 | Model | Texas/Imo State | 0 | 42 | Evicted |
Lucy Essien Lockdown | 32 | Entrepreneur | Lagos | 28 | 42 | Left |
Oluwaseyi Awolowo Pepper Dem | 34 | Media influencer, businessman | Ogun State | 0 | 42 | Evicted |
Chukwuemeka "Frodd" Okoye Pepper Dem | 32 | Realtor, club owner, lifestyle promoter | Anambra State | 0 | 35 | Evicted |
Tolani "Tolanibaj" Shobajo Lockdown | 31 | DJ, actress, clothing brand owner | Lagos State | 0 | 35 | Evicted |
Terseer "Kiddwaya" Waya Lockdown | 30 | Self-employed | Benue State | 0 | 28 | Evicted |
Uriel Anita Oputa See Gobbe | 33 | Fitness enthusiast | Lagos State/United Kingdom | 0 | 21 | Evicted |
Linda "Princess" Onyejekwe Double Wahala | 30 | Businesswoman | New York City/Enugu State | 0 | 14 | Evicted |
Normal Nominations | Pardon Me Please | Normal Nominations | Nominations & votes received | |||||||||
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Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | |||
Head of House | Adekunle | Kiddwaya | Ike | Mercy Eke | Soma | Doyin | Sholzy | Cross | Ilebaye | Cross | ||
Ilebaye | Doyin | Did Not Vote | Doyin | Angel | Seyi Lucy Ike | Venita Kim Oprah Pere | Neoenergy Cee-C Whitemoney | Soma Angel | Winner (Day 70) | 21 | ||
Mercy Eke | Cee-C | Frodd | Doyin | Angel | Pere Adekunle Lucy | Neoenergy Doyin Kim Oprah | Pere Adekunle Neoenergy | Angel Venita | 2nd place (Day 70) | 13 | ||
Cee-C | Ilebaye | Did Not Vote | Doyin | Ilebaye | Seyi Adekunle Prince Nelson | Ilebaye Doyin Soma | Adekunle Pere Ilebaye | Adekunle Soma | 3rd place (Day 70) | 9 | ||
Adekunle | Soma | Venita | Doyin | Cross | Angel Whitemoney Prince Nelson | Mercy Eke Alex Doyin | Cee-C Alex Mercy Eke | Angel Soma | 4th place (Day 70) | 20 | ||
Pere | Cross | Cross | Ilebaye | Cross | Seyi Venita Sholzy | Alex Ilebaye Neoenergy | Alex Soma Mercy Eke | Adekunle Venita | 5th place (Day 70) | 11 | ||
Cross | Soma | Kiddwaya | Neoenergy | Pere | Lucy Ilebaye Adekunle | Soma Cee-C Ilebaye | Mercy Eke Cee-C Alex | Angel Soma | 6th place (Day 70) | 10 | ||
Angel | Soma | Frodd | Doyin | Mercy Eke | Lucy Seyi Ike | Kim Oprah Venita Doyin | Whitemoney Sholzy Ilebaye | Venita Adekunle | Evicted (Day 63) | 20 | ||
Soma | Uriel | Angel | Adekunle | Angel | Pere Mercy Eke Lucy | Doyin Ilebaye Mercy Eke | Sholzy Ilebaye Whitemoney | Pere Mercy Eke | 21 | |||
Venita | Ike | Adekunle | Adekunle | Cross | Angel Ilebaye Prince Nelson | Doyin Kim Oprah Mercy Eke | Alex Cee-C Mercy Eke | Soma Pere | 17 | |||
Alex | Soma | Seyi | Doyin | Angel | Sholzy Pere Adekunle | Neoenergy Doyin Venita | Sholzy Adekunle Venita | Evicted (Day 56) | 10 | |||
Neoenergy | Tolanibaj | Tolanibaj | Ilebaye | Cross | Kim Oprah Whitemoney Ike | Kim Oprah Ilebaye Angel | Alex Cee-C Mercy Eke | 15 | ||||
Sholzy | Not In House | Exempt | Angel | Kim Oprah | Alex Angel | Left (Day 56) | 6 | |||||
Whitemoney | Mercy Eke | Alex | Cross | Cross | Ike Adekunle Lucy | Cee-C Ilebaye Venita | Neoenergy Soma Cee-C | Evicted (Day 56) | 6 | |||
Doyin | Ilebaye | Adekunle | Ilebaye | Angel | Venita Seyi Sholzy | Venita Neoenergy Soma | Evicted (Day 49) | 18 | ||||
Kim Oprah | Not In House | Exempt | Neoenergy | Neoenergy | Left (Day 49) | 7 | ||||||
Prince Nelson | Not In House | Exempt | Ike | Left (Day 42) | 5 | |||||||
Lucy | Not In House | Exempt | Soma | 7 | ||||||||
Seyi | Soma | Frodd | Adekunle | Cross | Angel Pere Prince Nelson | Evicted (Day 42) | 8 | |||||
Ike | Venita | Frodd | Neoenergy | Angel | Prince Nelson Angel Ilebaye | 7 | ||||||
Frodd | Adekunle | Mercy Eke | Doyin | Angel | Evicted (Day 35) | 4 | ||||||
Tolanibaj | Neoenergy | Neoenergy | Neoenergy | Cross | 4 | |||||||
Kiddwaya | Soma | Alex | Neoenergy | Evicted (Day 28) | 1 | |||||||
Uriel | Soma | Tolanibaj | Evicted (Day 21) | 1 | ||||||||
Princess | Soma | Evicted (Day 14) | 4 | |||||||||
Note | 1, 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | none | ||||||
Black envelope immunity | Mercy Eke | Angel | none | Alex | none | Alex | Adekunle | none | Cee-C | none | ||
Head of House immunity | Adekunle | Kiddwaya | Ike | Mercy Eke | Soma | Doyin | Sholzy | Cross | Ilebaye | |||
Pardon Me Please immunity | none | Soma | Frodd | Doyin | none | |||||||
Against public vote | Adekunle Alex Cee-C Cross Doyin Frodd Ike Ilebaye Mercy Eke Neoenergy Pere Princess Seyi Tolanibaj Uriel Venita Whitemoney | Adekunle Alex Angel Cee-C Cross Doyin Ilebaye Kiddwaya Mercy Eke Neoenergy Pere Seyi Soma Tolanibaj Uriel Venita Whitemoney | Adekunle Angel Cee-C Cross Frodd Ike Ilebaye Kiddwaya Neoenergy Pere Seyi Soma Tolanibaj Venita Whitemoney | Adekunle Alex Angel Cee-C Cross Doyin Frodd Ike Ilebaye Mercy Eke Neoenergy Pere Seyi Tolanibaj Venita Whitemoney | Adekunle Angel Ike Pere Seyi | Doyin Ilebaye Venita Whitemoney | Adekunle Alex Cee-C Ilebaye Mercy Eke Neoenergy Whitemoney | Adekunle Angel Pere Soma Venita | Adekunle Cee-C Cross Ilebaye Mercy Eke Pere | |||
Evicted | Princess 3 of 3 Jury votes to be Evicted | Uriel 2 of 3 Jury votes to be Evicted | Kiddwaya 3 of 3 Jury votes to be Evicted | Frodd 1.22% to save Tolanibaj 1.55% to save | Seyi 3.55% to save Ike 17.76% to save Lucy Prince Nelson Biggie's choice to evict | Doyin 17% to save Kim Oprah Biggie's choice to evict | Neoenergy 4.36% to save Whitemoney 8.06% to save Alex 13.41% to save Sholzy Biggie's choice to evict | Venita 11.27% to save Soma 14.03% to save Angel 15.87% to save | Cross 4.6% to win | Pere 5.82% to win | ||
Adekunle 12.61% to win | Cee-C 23.41% to win | |||||||||||
Mercy Eke 23.48 to win | ||||||||||||
Survived | none | Seyi 2.66% to save Frodd 3.14% to save Neoenergy 4.99% to save Venita 5.31% to save Ike 5.46% to save Cross 5.47% to save Whitemoney 5.78% to save Angel 6.84% to save Soma 7.96% to save Pere 8.07% to save Adekunle 11.18% to save Ceec 13.98% to save Ilebaye 15.18% to save | Seyi 1.65% to save Neoenergy 2.60% to save Venita 4.24% to save Doyin 4.46% to save Ike 4.52% to save Whitemoney 4.68% to save Cross 4.96% to save Angel 5.10% to save Pere 6.83% to save Alex 7.97% to save Adekunle 8.22% to save Mercy Eke 11.76% to save Cee-C 15.09% to save Ilebaye 15.14% to save | Pere 22.39% to save Adekunle 28.14% to save Angel 28.16% to save | Whitemoney 17.22% to save Venita 26.16% to save Ilebaye 39.62% to save | Adekunle 15.22% to save Mercy Eke 16.23% to save Cee-C 17.79% to save Ilebaye 24.92% to save | Adekunle 28.08% to save Pere 30.74% to save | Ilebaye 30.08% to win |
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