Ahead of the premiere of the most anticipated reality show in Africa, Big Brother Naija, the organisers have unveiled the grand prize for the Season 9 winner.
Kemi Filani reported in March that Big Brother Nigeria Season 9 was set to launch, as DSTV Nigeria took to their platform to hint at the fact that a twist could be unravelling in the Big Brother Nigeria franchise series. Biggie later announced that it was introducing a new twist to the game, like always, and participants of this edition had to bring in a partner.
Early this month, the show’s organisers teased the new season, which would start in July, as they urged the fans to mark their calendars.
In a press conference in Lagos on Tuesday, July 17th, Busola Tejumola, Executive Head, Content and West Africa Channels, MultiChoice, disclosed that the show would begin July 28. According to Tejumola, this year’s edition, which will run for 71 days, promises to be exciting and drama-filled.
She further revealed that this year’s edition winner would walk away with a grand prize of N100 million and a new SUV.
“The ninth season of the Big Brother Naija show will be going beyond drama; we will be bringing in different blends of unique entertainment.
“The show will run from July 28 to Oct. 6.
“The challenging aspect of the show will be that the housemates will be going into the house in pairs and doing some of the house challenges in pairs.
“Everyone curious about the theme should watch out for the premiere on Sunday, July 28. The show holds lots of fun, vibes, emotion, drama, dynamics, and intriguing twists,” she said.
She added that the Big Brother Naija Buzz, to be anchored by Toke Makinwa, would be available for lovers of the show to catch up with the behind-the-scenes.
“There will be something that would be unravelled from the night of the premiere.
“We will not be having the head of the house challenge as usual; there will be lots of twists from Big Brother.
“The pool party and the Saturday night party will be held, and the show will air 24 hours,” she said.
Recall that last year, the Big Brother Naija franchise ran its All-Stars series, which saw many past winners and past contestants from various seasons come together in one house to compete for the cash prize of 120 million Naira.
At the end of the run, Level-up housemate IleBaye had emerged as the overall winner of the All-Stars show, while Mercy Eke and CeeC had been close runner-ups.
