The winner of the season 9 of popular reality TV show, Big Brother Naija (BBNaija), will walk away with a grand prize of N100 million and a new SUV.
The Executive Head of Content and West Africa Channels, MultiChoice, Busola Tejumola, disclosed this at a press conference in Lagos on Tuesday, July 16, 2024.
Tejumola said the show will commence on July 28, adding that the 2024 edition will run for 71 days.
She said: “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 October 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.
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“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.”
The MultiChoice official added that the BBNaija Buzz, to be anchored by Toke Makinwa, would be available for lovers of the show to catch up with the behind-the-scenes.
Tejumola stated: “There will be something that would be unraveled from the night of the premiere.
“We will not be having the head of house challenge as usual; there will be lots of twists from Big Brother.
“The pool party and the Saturday night party will hold and the show will air 24 hours.”
Also speaking, the Head of Marketing, MultiChoice, Tope Oshunkeye, disclosed some of the lucky games that would run in the course of the show.
Tope Oshunkeye said one of the games, “Lock-in”, would allow viewers to predict winners of the immunity challenge, stating that each viewer with a correct prediction would get N1 million.
He added that viewers from the last edition of the show got N120 million reward.
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