The organizer of the most popular reality TV show in Nigeria, MultiChoice, has revealed plans to return for the sixth season of the Big Brother Naija reality show later this year.
The organizer made this revelation on Twitter on Wednesday, March 24, while also plan to offer to its customers on DStv and GOtv platforms an opportunity to be among the first to be auditioned.
The organizer also went further to revealed the grand prize for season 6 which already has topped previous seasons, stating that the grand prize will be N90m.
Giving the conditions to be considered for auditioning, the organizers stated that, Nigerian nationalities with valid passports, who are 21 years or older, will get an early audition when they pay for the DStv Premium, Compact Plus, Compact, Confam, Yanga package, or on GOtv Max or Jolli package between March 24 and March 31, 2021.
The organizer said that any interested participants are advised to make a two-minute video stating why he or she wants to be picked as housemates.
They also asked participants to send an email with their smartcard or IUC number to AfricaMagicEvents@ng.MultiChoice.com to receive a unique website link to complete registration.
Recall how the first season of the reality show was aired in 2006 and was won by a scriptwriter and production assistant, Katung Aduwak, who went home with the grand prize of $100,000. There was, however, a gap of 11 years before the second season (See Globe) of the show commenced on January 22, 2017. That season was eventually won by Warri, Delta State-born rapper, Efe Ejeba, who got the grand prize of N25m.
In 2018, the third season (Double Wahala) followed and was won by a pilot, Miracle Igbokwe. Igbokwe got N25m, a brand new Hyundai Tuscon SUV, home appliances worth N3m, and a trip for two to an exotic location, as well as a year’s supply of Pepsi and Aquafina water.
The 2019 season, tagged ‘Pepper Dem’, was won by a video vixen and entrepreneur, Mercy Eke, who took home N30m, an Innoson SUV said to be worth N25m, a trip to Dubai, and other prizes.
In 2020, despite the coronavirus pandemic, 30,000 Nigerians were said to have taken part in online auditions for BBNaija in 2020 which ushered in the fifth season of the show that was held amidst the COVID-19 pandemic and was aptly tagged the ‘Lockdown Edition’.
Season 5 was eventually won by another rapper and graduate of the University of Lagos, Olamilekan Agbeleshe, aka Laycon, who took home N30m, an Innoson Motors SUV worth N30m, a two-bedroom apartment, a trip to Dublin, Ireland, and other prizes.
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