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Big Brother Naija

Season of television series

Summary

Season of television series

Field	Value
alt_name	Big Brother Nigeria
BBNaija
country	Nigeria
language	English
network	Africa Magic (2017–present)
M-Net (2006)
first_aired
last_aired	present
num_series	10

BBNaija M-Net (2006)

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.

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.

Series overview

Season	Subtitle	Launch date	Finale date	Days	Housemates	Winner	Runner-up	Main presenters	Network
	Big Brother Nigeria 1	None	5 March 2006	4 June 2006	92	14	Katung Aduwak	Francisca Owumi	Olisa Adibua
Michelle Dede
	Big Brother Naija 2	See Gobbe	22 January 2017	9 April 2017	77	Michael Efe Ejeba	Bisola Aiyeola	Ebuka Obi-Uchendu	Africa Magic
DStv
GOtv
	Big Brother Naija 3	Double Wahala	28 January 2018	22 April 2018	85	20	Miracle Igbokwe	Cynthia "Cee-C" Nwadiora
	Big Brother Naija 4	Pepper Dem	30 June 2019	6 October 2019	99	21	Mercy Eke	Mike Edwards
	Big Brother Naija 5	Lockdown	19 July 2020	28 September 2020	71	20	Olamilekan "Laycon" Agbeleshe	Dorathy Bachor
	Big Brother Naija 6	Shine Ya Eye	24/25 July 2021	3 October 2021	72	26	Hazel Oyeye "Whitemoney" Onou	Roseline Omokhoa "Liquorose" Afije
	Big Brother Naija 7	Level Up	23/24 July 2022	2 October 2022	28	Ijeoma Josephina "Phyna"	Brian Chukwuebuka "Bryann"
	Big Brother Naija 8	All Stars	23 July 2023	1 October 2023	71	24	Ilebaye Odiniya	Mercy Eke
	Big Brother Naija 9	No Loose Guard	28 July 2024	October 2024	71	28	Kingsley "Kellyrae" Sule	Wanni Danbaki
	Big Brother Naija 10	10/10	26/27 July 2025	5 October 2025	72	29	Opeyemi "Imisi" Ayanwale	Precious "Dede" Ashiogwu

Season 1

Michelle Dede DStv

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

Housemates	Age on Entry	Occupation	Residence/Birthplace	Day entered	Day exited
Katung Aduwak	26	Scriptwriter and production assistant	Kaduna	23	92
Francisca Owumi (Late)	21	Student	Lagos	1	92
Ifeoma "Ify" Ejikeme	29	Entrepreneur	Jos Plateau	1	92
Sandra "Sandy" Osigbovo	29	Student	Benin City	23	92
Frank Konwea	29	Dancer and artiste	Lagos	1	78
Joseph "Joe" Ada	32	Flight attendant	Lagos	1	71
Helen Eremiokhale	25	Student	Lagos	1	64
Chukwuebuka Obi-Uchendu	23	Lawyer	Benin City	1	57
Gideon Okeke	22	Graduated	Lagos	1	50
Maureen Osuji	23	Student	Lagos (originally Imo State)	1	43
Joan Agabi	24	Student	Awagir	1	36
Chinedu Amah	24	Self employed	Delta State	1	29
Yinka/Adeyinka Oremosu	26	Self employed and musician	Lagos	1	22
Ichemeta Ochoga	21	Student	Benue State	1	15

Nominations table

Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 13
Final	Nominations received	Katung	Francisca	Ify	Sandy	Frank	Joseph	Helen	Ebuka	Gideon	Maureen	Joan	Chinedu	Yinka	Ichemeta	Notes	Against
public vote	Evicted	Survived
*Not in
House*	Exempt	Ebuka,
Frank	Frank,
Helen	Frank,
Sandy	Helen,
Sandy	*No
Nominations*	Frank,
Sandy	Winner
(Day 92)	6
Ichemeta,
Ify	Gideon,
Ify	Chinedu,
Joseph	Joan,
Joseph	Gideon,
Ify	Gideon,
Helen	Frank,
Ify	Helen,
Katung	*No
Nominations*	Frank,
Sandy	Runner-up
(Day 92)	12
Chinedu,
Ichemeta	Chinedu,
Joan	Chinedu,
Joan	Francisca,
Joan	Francisca,
Maureen	Francisca,
Gideon	Ebuka,
Joseph	Frank,
Fransisca	*No
Nominations*	Frank,
Sandy	Third place
(Day 92)	21
*Not in
House*	Exempt	Gideon,
Maureen	Francisca,
Gideon	Ebuka,
Ify	Fransisca,
Ify	*No
Nominations*	Fransisca,
Ify	Fourth place
(Day 92)	11
Francisca,
Ichemeta	Francisca,
Joseph	Chinedu,
Francisca	Helen,
Joan	Francisca,
Maureen	Fransisca,
Gideon	Ebuka,
Katung	Katung,
Sandy	*No
Nominations*	Ify,
Sandy	Evicted
(Day 78)	13
Chinedu,
Yinka	Frank,
Yinka	Chinedu,
Helen	Frank,
Joan	Frank,
Maureen	Ebuka,
Gideon	Frank,
Ify	Helen,
Sandy	*No
Nominations*	Evicted
(Day 71)	20
Ichemeta,
Joseph	Chinedu,
Yinka	Chinedu,
Ify	Gideon,
Ify	Ify,
Joseph	Ify,
Katung	Joseph,
Katung	Joseph,
Katung	Evicted
(Day 64)	10
Ichemeta,
Yinka	Helen,
Joseph	Helen,
Joseph	Ify,
Marureen	Ify,
Joseph	Joseph,
Sandy	Ify,
Joseph	Evicted
(Day 57)	5
Ichemeta,
Yinka	Francisca,
Joseph	Francisca,
Joseph	Francisca,
Joan	Joseph,
Sandy	Fransisca,
Joseph	Evicted
(Day 50)	12
Ichemeta,
Yinka	Francisca,
Yinka	Chinedu,
Ify	Fransisca,
Ify	Ify,
Sandy	Evicted
(Day 43)	9
Ichemeta,
Helen	Gideon,
Ify	Gidoen,
Joseph	Gideon,
Maureen	Evicted
(Day 36)	8
Ify,
Maureen	Maureen,
Yinka	Joseph,
Maureen	Evicted
(Day 29)	10
Gideon,
Joan	Joseph,
Maureen	Evicted
(Day 22)	9
Frank,
Yinka	Evicted
(Day 15)	8
none	1	none	2	none	3
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
Ichemeta
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
Yinka	Joseph
Francisca	Joseph	Ify
Francisca	Ify	Francisca	Frank
Ify
Joseph	Sandy
Katung	Sandy
Ify
Francisca
Katung	Sandy	Katung
51.3%
to win

Notes

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

Season 2

Main article: Big Brother Naija 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.

Season 3

Main article: Big Brother Naija 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.

Season 4

Main article: Big Brother Naija season 4

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

Season 5

Main article: Big Brother Naija 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. Olamilekan "Laycon" Agbeleshe from Ogun State won the season and received prizes worth ₦85 million.{{cite news|title=Finale: Laycon wins #BBNaija: Lockdown!

Season 6

Main article: Big Brother Naija 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. Four additional housemates entered the house on Day 14. Hazel Oyeze "Whitemoney" Onou won the season and received prizes worth ₦90 million.

Season 7

Main article: Big Brother Naija 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. 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

Main article: Big Brother Naija 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

Main article: Big Brother Naija 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.

Season 10

Main article: Big Brother Naija 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. Imisi won the season and received prizes worth ₦150 million, comprising ₦80 million in cash along with other rewards.

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Result	Ref
2021	Net Honours	Most Popular Event
2022	African Entertainment Awards USA	Best Reality TV Shows

All You Need to Know About BBN S7

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

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