Big Brother Naija season 8

Big Brother Naija
Season 8
Presented byEbuka Obi-Uchendu
No. of days71
No. of housemates20
WinnerIlebaye Odiniya
Runner-upMercy Eke
Release
Original networkAfrica Magic
Original release23 July (2023-07-23) –
1 October 2023 (2023-10-01)
Season chronology
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Big Brother Naija Season 8, also known as Big Brother Naija: All Stars was the eighth 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]

This show had selected housemates and fan favourites from previous editions of the show and included See Gobbe, Double Wahala, Pepper Dem, Lockdown, Shine Ya Eye and Level Up.[6][7]

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

Housemates Age on Entry Occupation Residence/Birthplace Day entered Day exited Status
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 Businessman 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
The launch night (23 July) is marked as Day 0. The day after is Day 1.

Voting history & nominations table

Normal Nominations Pardon Me Please Normal Nominations Nominations
& votes
received
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 Tolanibaj 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 Pere Cee-C Frodd Doyin Angel Pere
Adekunle
Lucy 		Neoenergy
Doyin
Kim Oprah 		Pere
Adekunle
Neoenergy 		Angel
Venita 		Runner-up
(Day 70) 		13
Cee-C Seyi Ilebaye Did Not Vote Doyin Ilebaye Seyi
Adekunle
Prince Nelson 		Ilebaye
Doyin
Soma 		Adekunle
Pere
Ilebaye 		Adekunle
Soma 		3rd place
(Day 70) 		9
Adekunle Princess 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 Princess Cross Cross Ilebaye Cross Seyi
Venita
Sholzy 		Alex
Ilebaye
Neoenergy 		Alex
Soma
Mercy Eke 		Adekunle
Venita 		5th place
(Day 70) 		11
Cross Doyin Soma Kiddwaya Neoenergy Pere Lucy
Ilebaye
Adekunle 		Soma
Cee-C
Ilebaye 		Mercy Eke
Cee-C
Alex 		Angel
Soma 		6th place
(Day 70) 		10
Angel Seyi Soma Frodd Doyin Mercy Eke Lucy
Seyi
Ike 		Kim Oprah
Venita
Doyin 		Whitemoney
Sholzy
Ilebaye 		Venita
Adekunle 		Evicted
(Day 63) 		20
Soma Venita Uriel Angel Adekunle Angel Pere
Mercy Eke
Lucy 		Doyin
Ilebaye
Mercy Eke 		Sholzy
Ilebaye
Whitemoney 		Pere
Mercy Eke 		21
Venita Ilebaye Ike Adekunle Adekunle Cross Angel
Ilebaye
Prince Nelson 		Doyin
Kim Oprah
Mercy Eke 		Alex
Cee-C
Mercy Eke 		Soma
Pere 		17
Alex Ike Soma Seyi Doyin Angel Sholzy
Pere
Adekunle 		Neoenergy
Doyin
Venita 		Sholzy
Adekunle
Venita 		Evicted
(Day 56) 		10
Neoenergy Whitemoney Tolanibaj Tolanibaj Ilebaye Cross Kim Oprah
Whitemoney
Ike 		Kim Oprah
Ilebaye
Angel 		Alex
Cee-C
Mercy Eke 		15
Sholzy Not In House Exempt Lucy
Angel 		Soma
Kim Oprah 		Adekunle
Alex
Angel 		Left
(Day 56) 		6
Whitemoney Ilebaye Mercy Eke Alex Cross Cross Ike
Adekunle
Lucy 		Cee-C
Ilebaye
Venita 		Neoenergy
Soma
Cee-C 		Evicted
(Day 56) 		6
Doyin Venita Ilebaye Adekunle Ilebaye Angel Venita
Seyi
Sholzy 		Venita
Neoenergy
Soma 		Evicted
(Day 49) 		18
Kim Oprah Not In House Exempt Adekunle
Neoenergy 		Doyin
Neoenergy 		Left
(Day 49) 		7
Prince Nelson Not In House Exempt Adekunle
Ike 		Left
(Day 42) 		5
Lucy Not In House Exempt Angel
Soma 		7
Seyi Princess Soma Frodd Adekunle Cross Angel
Pere
Prince Nelson 		Evicted
(Day 42) 		8
Ike Soma Venita Frodd Neoenergy Angel Prince Nelson
Angel
Ilebaye 		7
Frodd Princess Adekunle Mercy Eke Doyin Angel Evicted
(Day 35) 		4
Tolanibaj Venita Neoenergy Neoenergy Neoenergy Cross 4
Kiddwaya Ilebaye Soma Alex Neoenergy Evicted
(Day 28) 		1
Uriel Doyin Soma Tolanibaj Evicted
(Day 21) 		1
Princess Venita 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
Lucy
Pere
Seyi 		Doyin
Ilebaye
Kim Oprah
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 		Seyi
3.55%
to save 		Doyin
17%
to save 		Neoenergy
4.36%
to save 		Venita
11.27%
to save 		Cross
4.6%
to win 		Pere
5.82%
to win
Tolanibaj
1.55%
to save 		Ike
17.76%
to save 		Kim Oprah
Biggie's choice to evict 		Whitemoney
8.06%
to save 		Soma
14.03%
to save

Adekunle
12.61%
to win

Cee-C
23.41%
to win
Lucy
Biggie's choice to evict 		Alex
13.41%
to save 		Angel
15.88%
to save 		Mercy Eke
23.48
to win
Prince Nelson
Biggie's choice to evict 		Sholzy
Biggie's choice to evict
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
Cee-C
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

Notes

  • ^Note 1 : While the Head of House, Adekunle, was in his nomination process, Big Brother revealed that nominations were fake and all contestants were safe, but it had to be kept secret to the rest of the house.[8]
  • ^Note 2 : In week 1, Big Brother announced the black envelope challenge, where housemates had to look through the house for a hidden black envelope, and whoever found it first would be safe from eviction.[9]
  • ^Note 3 : In week 2, Big Brother announced a nomination twist, called "Pardon Me Please," where the housemates would nominate for immunity from eviction. After this nomination, every housemate apart from the black envelope winner and Head of House would be up for public voting.[10]
  • ^Note 4 : As part of Cee-C's and Ilebaye's punishments, they were not allowed to vote in the nomination process.[11]
  • ^Note 5 : Four new houseguests: Lucy, Kim Oprah, Prince Nelson and Sholzy enter the house.[12]
  • ^Note 6 : Big Brother annulled the Pardon Me Please nominations for Week 5 because Angel and Cross tied with seven nominations each.[13]

References

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  5. ^ Simon, Justina (2023-07-14). "BBNaija Season 8 Premieres July 23, Sets N120m Grand Prize". The Whistler Newspaper. Retrieved 2023-07-15.
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  8. ^ "Day 1: Fake nominations fuel confusion - BBNaija". Big Brother Naija - Day 1: Fake nominations fuel confusion - BBNaija. Retrieved 2023-07-25.
  9. ^ Itodo, Sunny Green (2023-07-24). "BBNaija All Stars: Mercy wins immunity from this week's eviction nominations". Daily Post Nigeria. Retrieved 2023-08-05.
  10. ^ "Day 8 – 31 Jul: Angel, Kiddwaya and Soma dodge eviction! – BBNaija". Big Brother Naija - Day 8 – 31 Jul: Angel, Kiddwaya and Soma dodge eviction! – BBNaija. Retrieved 2023-08-05.
  11. ^ "Day 14 -15 Aug: Breaking news - Double strike for Illebaye! - BBNaija". Big Brother Naija - Day 14 -15 Aug: Breaking news - Double strike for Illebaye! - BBNaija. Retrieved 2023-08-07.
  12. ^ "Big Brother Naija All Stars: Biggie introduces Omashola, Lucy and other new housemates". Big Brother Naija All Stars: Biggie introduces Omashola, Lucy and other new housemates. Retrieved 2023-08-20.
  13. ^ "Angel and Cross tie for Pardon Me Please nominations". Angel and Cross tie for Pardon Me Please nominations. 21 August 2023. Retrieved 2023-08-21.