Big Brother Naija

  After weeks of speculation, Big Brother finally unveiled this Season's theme and introduced Africa to the first batch of BBNaija Shine Ya Eye Housemates – and yes, your eyes are not deceiving you; they are all gents! Don't worry though, the ladies will be revealed during the second Live Show tomorrow (Sunday 25 July) at 19:00 WAT on DStv CH 198 Get to know the gents better below: BOMA Full name: Boma Akpore Raised by his single mother and grandmother, 34-year-old Boma grew up on the streets of Yaba in Lagos. He describes his childhood as “extremely tough”, having had to pay his way through school. One of the hardest decisions he had to make was to drop out in his final year, as he couldn’t make ends meet, but his life’s high point came when he saved enough money to pay for film school, an achievement that was subsequently eclipsed by his graduation. Boma describes himself as “sexy, intelligent, adventurous, strong and fit”, and considers himself “extr...

  Biggie makes a grand return as he welcomes the Housemates into the BBNaija House. After being away for such a long time, Biggie’s baritone’s voice filled the House and boomed through the speakers once again as he welcomed the first batch of Housemate into the BB Naija Shine Ya Eye. Turns out we weren't the only ones excited to hear Biggie's voice, the new Housemates were pretty ecstatic.   While congratulating them on making it into the House , Biggie shared a bit about the House that will become home to the Housemates for the next 10 weeks. Here’s his welcome speech Gentlemen... shall we refer to you with your distinguished and deserved title, Housemates? Housemates, welcome to Big Brother's house. You've been selected from tens of thousands as the chosen few...wait, you already know this. Let's talk about something else. Since the last guests, the house has gone through a makeover. Housemates, do you like the new house? No surprises here. Big Brother spared n...

This is great news for BBA fans all over the world!The new season of Bigbrother Africa;BBA 9,has been confirmed for August this year! Twenty eight (28) housemates from fourteen (14) participating countries will participate in this season’s edition  tagged “BBA All Stars 2″. Two (2) housemates from each country. The participating countries are Angola, Botswana, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Namibia, Nigeria, sierraleone, Tanzania, Southafrica, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. The housemates for the new season will be picked from season 6 Amplified -8 The Chase. The housemates may include; Angola - Seydou and Neyll,  Botswana- Eve and Motamma, Ethiopia- Bimp and Hanni, Ghana  Keitta and Alex,  Kenya- Huddah and Malonza,  Malawi- Lomwe and Natasha,  Namibia- Bernandina and Maria, Nigeria- Chris and Vina, sierraleone-    Zainab and Bassey, South Africa- Lee and Koketso, Tanzania- Nando and Hilda Uganda- Denzel and Kyle Zambia- ...

Beverly Osu, Big Brother Africa Housemate, tells ‘NONYE BEN-NWANKWO about her stay in the reality show and her relationship with Angelo, the South African housemate What was your experience like in the Big Brother house? It was very good. It was great getting to know people in the house. My 91 days there are days I will never forget. How did you get into the reality show? I have always been a fan of the BBA. I got the form this year and everybody told me I should try and be a part of it. I went for the audition and I was successful. How did you manage the whole 91 days without a mobile phone? It was very hard but I had to bear it. Were you surprised that you were the first to be evicted during the finals? I wasn’t surprised. I knew Nigeria had won it so many times and it might be difficult winning it again. But I still prayed and wished that God would make it happen. But as it didn’t happen, I was still very okay. I am still okay with the person that won. Dillis...

Beverly Osu, one of Nigeria’s representatives at the just concluded Big Brother The Chase, has said that contrary to the general assumption about what happened between her and fellow housemate, Angelo, while in the house, she never had sex both in the bathtub and under the duvet. “Nothing happened between me and Angelo. I didn’t have sex in the house. Though there were awkward moments, we never had sex. I know what happened then between us but we never got down to have sex,” Beverly said while speaking at a media briefing in Lagos Thursday. She disclosed that what happened between her and the South African housemate was real because she genuinely loved him. “We talk everyday. He loves me and I still love him. I would get married to him if I had the chance,” said Beverly. She said her 3-month stay in the Big Brother House was a lifetime experience and whatever people saw there was her real self with no pretence. She said in spite of revelations concerning her lifes...

AT the last eviction show, where South Africa’s representative Angelo and Ethiopia’s Bimp were evicted from the Big Brother Africa, observes tipped Nigeria’s Melvin and Namibia’s Dillish for the big prize. Forget their fine faces, both housemates have a lot going for them. With that on mind, everyone waited for that moment when both Melvin and Dillish would be the only ones left in the House. But at the grand finale, the results were different; it was a shocker for many. Nigeria’s second contender Beverley was the first to be evicted from the house; to many, that was expected. However, no matter the way you see Beverley, the young lady has set a record that would take a very long time for anyone to break; the only housemate in BBA The Chase that was never up for eviction. Whatever kept her in that ‘crazy’ house that long without her name coming up for once, our girl deserves to take a bow! However, the big surprise for viewers all over the world, especially ...

H ow do you feel winning the Big Brother show? I feel great. Winning the money is a great opportunity. It is a lifetime experience in the house. The money is going to change my life. I am so grateful to Africa and to God. It is a perfect feeling. Did you ever think you would become the winner? I didn’t think I would become the winner.  As you know, they said I was the underdog in the house. I didn’t see myself as the winner, but things changed for me, especially the week I was up for eviction alongside Angelo and Bimp. Africa saved me that week and that was when I realised I might have an impact out there. You were one of the few housemates that didn’t get into any relationship. Why? I made up my mind I wasn’t going into any relationship. It was the initial plan. Even before I got in, I made it very clear in the introductory video that I have somebody out there who is very special in my life and I wasn’t looking for love. When I walked into the house the first...

Here’s who which country voted for: Angola : Dillish  Botswana : Cleo  Ghana : Elikem  Kenya : Dillish Ethiopia : Beverly  Malawi : Cleo  Namibia : Dillish  Nigeria : Melvin  South Africa : Cleo  Sierra Leone : Elikem Tanzania : Dillish Uganda : Dillish Zambia : Cleo Zimbabwe : Elikem Rest of Africa : Melvin  Total : Dillish = 5, Cleo = 4, Elikem = 3, Melvin = 2, Beverly = 1.  ( Total : 15 Votes)

Finally Namibia’s Dillish has entered history as one of the winners of the Big Brother Africa game, she has managed to beat all her fellow housemates that made it to the final with her. The sexy Namibian lass actually won it with one vote more than the Zambian female rapper Cleo, Dillish got five votes from Africa while Cleo got four from Africa. Dillish’s victory is one that won’t be forgotten by all the Big Brother Africa fans as she didn’t spent 91 days in the Big Brother house without being Head of House at any one moment. As soon as she stepped on the live stage of Big Brother Africa, IK took the opportunity to invite her boyfriend Stephen who also attended the live show of Big Brother Africa. Stephen hugged his lady love and then put a crown on her head. He said that he had brought the crown for his girlfriend because she always spoke about being a princess while in the house. Mean while Dillish could not stop shedding tears of happiness, she was so happy a...

The last week of Chasers was somewhat eventful but they wouldn’t have it any other way. With the Eviction of two of the most powerful contenders Angelo and Bimp, life had to go on even though some of the Housemates took time to get over losing two good friends, Beverly being the one that felt it the most. The week has started off with Melvin being the last leader of the pack after Bimp, who was supposed to be Head of House, had been Evicted from the House. Melvin was the runner up on the previous week’s HoH challenge and was therefore the fitting leader this week. Diary sessions in the past week had been a mixture of emotions especially when Biggie had asked the Housemates how they felt about the Eviction of their friends Angelo and Bimp, and of course what their predictions were about the winner of The Chase. Elikem had been so proud of himself, telling Biggie that he has made history as being the first Ghanaian to have made it this far in the game and was grateful...

Ahead of crowning a winner for the Big Brother Africa show, BOBOYE ONDUKU previews the chances of the Top5 in landing the $300,000 prize and their possible country-votes. ‘Fine girl’ Dillish Pearl Mathews The official beauty of  The Chase  has survived five evictons enroute the grand finale. She has largely survived due to Nigeria’s backing. Fans believe her beauty has brought her this far, but they also see a certain manipulative spirit in the Namibian student. Possible country-votes : Dillish is depending on the Southern African support to bank  Biggie ’s $300,000.  Namibia, Nigeria and Ethiopia had voted four times to save her but going into the finale, she is sure of only Namibia and will go head-to-head with Melvin for Ethiopia. She can also look to Malawi, Botswana and South Africa for a couple of votes. Verdict:  a possible 3-country vote ‘Fine boy’ Melvin Oduah Nigeria’s finest on  Big Brother Africa  has been hailed as...

As usual on a Sunday, the remaining Chasers had their last complimentary hairdo before tonight’s show. The hairstylists gave the Top 5 a warm welcome as they took their seats and readied themselves for a make-over. Melvin and Cleo had their haircuts first. Zambian rapper  Cleo  had her side hairs trimmed first and then the barber relaxed it for her.  Melvin  also had his hair relaxed after they trimmed it, they also touched up his moustache. The gorgeous Dillish’s weave also went through some changes but was treated with conditioner first before she had to sit under a dryer for what felt like eternity to her. Needless to say, whatever she has on her head will always compliment her beauty, so in this regard she is never worried. Beverly removed her weave after her man Angelo got Evicted and has been without a weave throughout the week. so today the stylist relaxed her hair before putting on her weave but this time in a different style. She lo...

Today is D day and some of the Housemates have decided to sleep in, as usual on a Sunday morning, pending tonight’s crowning of Big Brother Africa The Chase winner, who will walk away with the grand prize of the USD 300 000. If last night’s Channel O Party with DJ Exclusive was anything to go by, the Housemates closed this season with a bang and a half. Elikem was one of the first to rise this morning, taking a walk in the garden while gathering his thoughts and probably praying hard that he walks away with the money tonight. With just his ONE Campaign sweater on and his briefs, he paced the garden clearly weighing a lot on his mind. Zambian rapper Cleo was also awake and she decided to go downstairs to see what she could do. She met up with a busy Elikem and exchanged a few words before heading back to the room again. Melvin then came down to help Elikem take the black couch back into the lounge where it belongs. Things might seem a bit normal and rather mundane t...

  Beverly Ada Osu, Nigeria’s representative can’t seem to keep her personal business out of the competition but then again that’s what reality shows are for right? While sharing one of her many precious moments with ‘boyfriend’ Angelo, Beverly, 21, disclosed to her ‘boyfriend’ that at one point in her life, she slept with men for money to take care of her family while her mother was away in the US. “I’ve done all sorts. I’ve slept with men for money when I had to take care of my family,” she confided in South African rep Angelo. Earlier, Beverly had revealed that she had a four-month baby aborted and that her mother was deported from the US. She also stated that she has never regretted ‘drinking, smoking, clubbing, partying, meeting with people’ except dating her ex-boyfriend 2shotz. The rapper weeks ago denied getting engaged with the video vixen/model. Beverly shocked Nigerian audiences when she got extra cosy with Angelo two weeks ago.

Africa stand up and salute your Top 5. After 25 bade the Show goodbye, Beverly, Cleo, Dillish, Elikem and Melvin are the final 5 and it has been quite a journey for them. We look at a few facts about their long journey in The Chase: Beverly : Originally a Ruby, Beverly is probably the luckiest of the pack having gone through the entire Season without facing the dreaded Eviction dagger. It’s safe to say that the Nigerian lass literally walked her way to the Finale. On love, she had a bad experience very early in the game when Uganda’s LK4  tried two-timing her  with South Africa’s Koketso. Seeing the Ugandan choose Koketso over her must have been a huge blow but she soldiered on, thanks to being  Swapped to the Diamond House . No one wanted to believe that Betty’s Bolt  had his eyes fixed on Beverly but that was  her story  and she stuck to it. It was only after Bolt moved to the Ruby House that he started confessing to a few transgressions. ...

Talk about so close yet so far! After making it to the top 7 in The Chase, South Africa’s Angelo has become the 22nd Housemate to be Evicted from The Chase. Just like a tornado sweeping everything that is in its sight, the curse of the couples has swept through the Big Brother House and tonight it reared its ugly head once again. The final couple in the House Bengelo has been torn apart, at least for the time being. Angelo did not even get a chance to say goodbye to his lady love tonight because the Nominated Housemates were called into the Rendezvous Room. As soon as IK announced him as the second Evicted Housemate of the night, Angelo walked out the Rendezvous Room and head to the Live Show stage for a heart to heart chat with the presenter. “I think if Bimp did not have a girlfriend, he and Beverly would have had something,” Angelo confessed on stage. Bimp who was sitting next to Angelo clarified his relationship with Beve...

Ruby resident Bimp ‘s Chase has sadly ended today after he was Evicted from the show after 84 days filled with mixed emotions. Bimp has generally enjoyed his Chase and has also kept a cool head towards his fellow Housemates. Even when his buddy and ‘brother from another mother’ Nando was disqualified, he didn’t confront Elikem who was part of the altercation that led to the Tanzanian’s immature exit but rather told him how he felt and the two gents talked things over. Prior to his Eviction, host IK told all the nominated Housemates to head to the Rendezvous room. He was the first one to get the boot and was not allowed to head back to the house to bid farewell to the others, he only had 10 seconds to exit. Bimp’s boot means that Ethiopia is officially out of the Chase after Betty, another Ethiopian got Evicted after a month on the show. You definitely fought a good battle Bimp, all the best for the future!

The Chase Grand Finale will not only revel the ultimate winner of the USD300 000 but the winner of the Most Romantic Gesture will also walk away with an amazing holiday package valued at USD10 000. The Most Romantic Gesture winner wins a 5 nights all expenses paid stay in a luxury room at the Sarova White Sands Hotel in Mombasa, Kenya with anyone they choose to take. The winner will also receive two return air tickets on Rwanda Air as well as spending money. Over the past weeks, you Voted for the week’s Most Romantic Gesture and these are the finalists for this lucrative prize: Vote A:  Hakeem asking Cleo on date Vote B:  Koketso’s strawberries and cream Vote C:  Hakeem’s gifts to Cleo Vote D:  Elikem’s breakfast in bed Vote E:  Hakeem’s real marriage proposal Is this love? Angelo, Bimp and Dillish are up for possible eviction this week. Please vote for your favourite housemate to keep them in the game given that next week will be the fin...

Beverly had to be carried to bed twice this evening, after she had downed a little too much to drink. Drinking in the Big Brother is something of a sport. Nigeria’s Beverly is a great player, as evidenced by her many drunken shenanigans since The Chase started. This evening, Beverly ran amok, stumbling about the House as her man watched. When Beverly tried to get Angelo to tuck her in, Angelo told her “Beverly, you’re not that drunk.” Beverly then found solace in Bimp, who led her upstairs and attempted to tuck her in. As soon as she lay her head on her pillow, Bimp looked for her pyjama bottoms, found them and helped her into them. Beverly looked grateful, but unfortunately as soon as Bimp attempted to leave the bedroom, Beverly followed. She then sat with her fellow Housemates, ate and engaged them in a lively but drunken conversation. Angelo then walked off in a huff and retired, leaving his lady yapping. Melvin then helped Beverly upstairs an...

Every Sunday, the Big Brother House goes short of a housemate or two and so will today. After all yesterday’s fun, Sunday is here again to be worried about. Today’s Nominees Cleo,Dillish and Feza will be meeting their fate in the battle for the US$300,000 grand prize. With just eight housemates remaining and two weeks to go,the pressure in the game has now mounted and tensions are spiraling out of control so the rest that the Housemates are getting this morning is a much needed one. With the voting closed at this particular juncture,the most awaited moment is the eviction hour where we’ll get to know who Africa decided to keep in the chase and who’ll pack back home. Among these three nominees on the block, one of them is going back home tonight. We’ll say goodbye to either Zambia’s Cleo, Namibia’s Dillish or Feza from Tanzania. Your votes have decided.Who do you think will leave us tonight?