The 8th edition of the Big Brother Naija TV reality show is set to kick off on July 23rd as an “All Star” show, featuring housemates from the previous seven seasons.
This was revealed by Dr. Busola Tejumola, Executive Head of Content & West Africa Channels at MultiChoice Nigeria, during a media briefing in Lagos on Friday.
Tejumola also mentioned that the show will be broadcast on all Africa Magic channels – Africa Magic Urban, Showcase, and Family – at 7 pm WAT. The grand prize for the winner of the show is a whopping N120 million in cash, as well as other prizes.
“The season 8 Edition of the Big Brother Naija show will premiere July 23 and run till Oct. 1, which is a 70-day show.
“The show will air on Showmax as usual and after the premiere on July 23, it will continue to air on DSTV channel 198 and GoTV channel 29.
“We were able to select the housemates based on their personality profiles and some other criteria which we will like to keep off the screen.
“We have done 7 seasons and for the 8th edition we feel it is the best time to bring everyone who has been on the show back for an opportunity to win N120 million,” she said.
Tejumola, the Lead Sponsor for Season 8, announced that Moniepoint would be the sponsor. She also revealed that 30 fans of the show would have the chance to win N1m each if they correctly predict who will win the show.
” The head of house challenges, arena games, pool party, and Saturday night party will all be in place to excite fans of the show.
“We have also introduced the “Black Envelop Game”, she said.
Tejumola expressed his gratitude to the show’s partners, such as Pepsi, Lipton, Knorr, Guinness, Innoson, Smirnoff, Oriflame, Power Oil, Munch It, Amatem Softgel, and more.
John Ugbe, CEO of MultiChoice Nigeria, mentioned that the year had been quite hectic for the company, but he promised that the 8th edition of BBNaija would be even bigger.
” Through the BBNaija show, we have seen worldwide trend change completely, and with the 8th Edition, we will have everyone engaged throughout the season,” he said.
Chinedu Opara, Manager of Moniepoint Authority, expressed the organization’s enthusiasm for sponsoring the show. He added that Moniepoint would be raising awareness of their plan to bring financial joy to people.
” Moniepoint is a platform to fulfill so many people’s dreams, we create financial happiness through our platform so we plan to offer good products and banking services to more people in Nigeria and Africa,” he said.
Segun Ogunleye, the Marketing Manager for Pepsi, also shared his thoughts, saying, “We are excited to be here, I say thank you to Multichoice and DStv for constantly believing in us as we co-create the show.
” We were able to market our new product “Supa Komando” through this platform last year, we have grown from an unknown energy brand to be known.
” As the show continues to empower the youths, we are also committed to the same course,” he said
