After a 10-year hiatus, Big Brother Nigeria, the popular reality TV show is making a comeback, and this time, one of the house mates at its maiden edi
After a 10-year hiatus, Big Brother Nigeria, the popular reality TV show is making a comeback, and this time, one of the house mates at its maiden edition in 2006, law trained television presenter, Ebuka Obi-Uchendu has been announced as host for the reality TV show.
“We are particularly excited to have Ebuka as host of Big Brother Naija. This was the platform that unearthed his potentials and propelled him to stardom”, said John Ugbe, Managing Director, MultiChoice Nigeria.
In less than a decade, Ebuka has risen to take his pride of place in the entertainment industry. His hosting gigs include ‘Friend or Foe’ on NTA, ‘The GLO Show’, also on NTA, as well as ‘Guinness’ Greatness TV’. He is currently the host of ‘Rubbin’ Minds’, a youth-focused TV show on Channels television, while on EbonyLife TV, he is one of the co-hosts of ‘The Spot’, a show that combines a bit of talk show and sitcom. More recently, he added ‘Men’s Corner’, a talk show with an all-male ensemble who strongly air their opinions on a range of topical issues, to the number of gigs he handles.
Big Brother Naija reality show starts Sunday, 22 January at 7pm and will run for 11 weeks on all DStv packages on channel 198 and GOtv Plus on channel 29.
BBN, a spinoff of Big Brother Africa, created an easy entry point for the housemates to make easy inroads into Nollywood. Beside its entertainment value, BBN which will be sponsored by Pay Porte, also provided an opportunity for the ex-housemates to pursue their ambitions.
The BBN auditions took place simultaneously in Lagos, Port Harcourt and Abuja. Thousands of youth besieged the audition venues to have a chance of being selected to compete for the star prize worth N25 million and a KIA Sorento car. Twelve housemates will slug it out by showcasing their best selves, while also avoiding possible eviction by voters.
