BBNaija Pepper Dem Gang – Meet the Contestants

It's back again, Big Brother Naija aka BBNaija reality show is now on air. This season promises to be an even hotter one – going by its name, Pepper Dem.

Well, let’s meet this new Pepper Dem gang of the 2019 BBNaija show, all twenty-one of them.

Avala – 30 years old from Ogun State. A singer, she is taken and not ready to mingle. Hmm, we shall see.

Omatsola – A Delta State indigene. He says he is extremely talkative. We wait and see.

Khafi – She is from Ekiti State but lives in London. She is a policewoman and hopes to win the coveted prize. Don’t they all. Khafi is 29.

Frodd – 28 years old from Anambra State. Looks and appears to others as an artist but is really a 9 to 5 guy.

Ike – From Imo state and single. He is a model who loves fast cars, beautiful women and all things nice. He hates people who think they know-it-all.

Ella – Ella is 30 years old and is from Anambra State. She loves dancing, loves attention, and dislikes liars and cheaters. She is single but not available.

KimOprah – She is single and available and loves travelling and dancing. A former beauty queen, KimOprah has a lot of projects in the pipeline.

Isilomo – Is 27 years old and from Edo State. An HR manager, he is adventurous, athletic, and says he is ready to give us some fun. He is single and all out for any applications.

Jackye – A software engineer and indigene of Anambra State, she feels very blessed to be on the show. The tech lady loves sports, music, and real people. Describes herself as a chameleon and says she will just go with the flow in the Big Brother house.

Tuoyo – 24 years old and from Delta State, Tuoyo feels so overwhelmed to be on the show. he is a psychotherapist, a fitness enthusiast, and a part-time stripper. He is single, available, and for the girls.

Nelson – Single, searching, and very, very available, in his own words, Nelson is 26 years old and from Bonny in Rivers State. A former Mr Universe Nigeria and a masseuse, he hates smelly people.

Sir Dee – 28 years old from Kogi State. He still feels he is on cloud nine and is extremely excited to be a part of the show. He is a banker, but his bosses don’t know he is on the show. I’m sure they do now! However, he says he doesn’t plan to go back to banking after BBNaija.

Seyi – He is 30 years old and from Ogun State. He stated emphatically that he is not single and not available and is the only one in the house for the long holiday and the cheque at the end. Seyi who loves food is the grandson of the great sage, Chief Obafemi Awolowo.

Esther – She is a 22-year-old lady from Lagos State. Esther loves dancing, reading, and food. She is a lawyer and a part-time hustler (she says) and can be sarcastic and rude. She promises to keep it real and bring “fire and thunder” into the Big brother house.

Thelma – 26 years old and from Imo State. She has come to spice up the house but is also in for the experience. She dislikes liars and pretentious people but loves genuine people.

Gedoni - Gedoni is 31 years old and is from Cross River State. He is a fashion designer and sports enthusiast who is single and available but not searching. He feels privileged to be in the house. Gedoni says he dislikes lies.

Diane – 23-year-old Diane comes from Kaduna State. She loves music, cooking, and dancing but states that she is a terrible dancer. She is a professional model who gets angry easily. She promises not to uses her cooking skills as a strategy in the house.

Mercy – She is 26 years old and is from Imo State. She feels accomplished being a part of the reality show and is a professional video vixen. She loves cleaning, cooking, travelling, and swimming, and is single but not searching. She claims she can’t keep a secret sometimes.

Tacha (Natasha) – Tasha is 23 and comes from Rivers State. She loves life, loves making money, but hates house chores. She claims to be a very positive individual. Tacha is a social media sensation.

Jeff – He is 30 years old and hails from Anambra State. He feels blessed to be in the house and describes himself as a typical Ibo guy that’s in for the money. He promises to talk to the ladies and have fun with them. Jeff is single and available.

Mike – He is 28 years old and is from Lagos State but lives in Manchester in the UK. He is a straight talker and entertains no BS (his words). He makes sure he is always straight to the point. Mike is an athlete and a British and Nigerian high jump champion. He is married and loves his wife.

This year's BBNaija show promises to be a wonderfully pepper-hot and sizzling 99 days! Big Brother is so impressed with the line-up; he decided to add one extra week to the show. So, instead of 91 days, the BBNaija show season 4 will run for 99 days. Wow!

Related:

BBNaija Season 3 - Double Wahala

How Vandora Got It All Wrong

Ex-BBNaija3 housemate Vandora’s claim that she got evicted from the Big Brother house because she refused to have a sexual relationship is so far from the truth, to state it lightly. If it’s a way to console herself for being evicted from the house, then it’s a shame.

Vandora

Big Brother series is not about sex as many of the uninformed think. It’s mainly about confining some individuals, male and female, within an enclave and watching how they interact, cope, and live together in harmony (or not) with each other.

It’s about the psychology of being in a mini world with its own form of government and structure and without any outside interaction except a man they can’t see and the Ninjas who are always disguised. All they get is a voice that is stern and authoritarian, a voice that starts every statement with “this is Big Brother”!.

The show is deeper than such frivolities. Of course, many don’t care to look at things objectively.

It is true that anything can happen in the Big Brother house and when nearly two dozen housemates are stuck with each other, relationships may evolve, romantic, platonic, or close-friend relationships.

Going back to Vandora, what she failed to realise is that if people don’t vote for you, also meaning if you don’t have enough fans, the votes that trickle in will be insufficient. And since she is paired up with Dee One who also may not have enough votes from us viewers, it’s out the door for them. The same applies to Bitto and Princess. The two pairs had the least votes. It had nothing to do with the absence of intimacy on their part.

Perhaps if she and her strategic partner weren’t put up for eviction with all the others housemates excluding Khloe, K Brûle, Leo, and Alex, she may have escaped the hammer. Nonetheless, Vandora was not popular enough to garner votes from the BBNaija 3 diehard fans and that’s the fact.

It is good for her to take her loss in good faith and remember that ‘Double Wahala’ is just the name of the game.

So, it’s just a game.


Further reading:
Ifu Ennada - A Bold and Daring BBNaija 3 Housemate
Cee C - Will She Be Bad News for Tobi?

Ifu Ennada - A Bold and Daring BBNaija 3 Housemate

Many of you will agree with me that BBNaija3's housemate IfuEnnada is unique and quite different from the other female housemates. She has her own ways and style.

Ifu Ennada of BBNaija Season 3

I haven't decided yet who my top five contestants are because for some like me, it's a bit early. I usually study each housemate closely for about four weeks before I begin to make up my mind.

Her style is simple yet distinctive, call it daring and you won't be far off the mark. I think I like her and it appears I do, as the days in the Big Brother House progresses.

Cute, pretty, and petite, she is not one to be described as sweet. On the other hand, she depicts the tough, outspoken, and worldly woman. But one thing is for sure, her cool but tough mien speaks volumes about her character.

Saturday's party of the 17th, and it's five minutes for housemates to move to The Party Zone. Ifu Ennada struts out in a beautiful African print dress, wearing a truly vintage African hairdo that I only see in Nollywood movies.

Most of the others just don wigs. Nice, but typical hairdos.

I think I'll like Ifu to end up in the top five of BBNaija 3 Double Wahala.


Further Reading

Cee C - Will She Be Bad News for Tobi?

Cee C - Will She Be Bad News for Tobi?

Watching each housemate of the Big Brother Naija House, it is amazing how different each contestant is, from the others.

It took me nearly three weeks to finally come to the conclusion that one of the not-so-well-liked contestants, Cee C, is not quite friendly, somewhat rude and kind of standoffish.

Yes, it took some like me a while to finally come to this conclusion and perhaps it is because that the day Cee C walked into the room, I kind of liked her poise, comportment, and the way she appeared to ooze confidence. Well, I don't expect less from a lawyer.

However, after seeing the way she tosses Tobi's (her paired partner) emotions up and down, making him appear to cringe and beg her all the time,  her bold unapologetic arrogance, and the way she treats some of her fellow housemates with utter disdan, she is highly disappointing.

Many of us just like me really fear for Tobi. Not in terms of danger, but remember, if for any reason (and its not hard to find some) voting viewers get further irritated and displeased with BBNaija3's Cee C and decides that she must leave the house if she comes up for nominations, Tobi will go down with her and that will be too bad for him.

As at now, she has 'dragged' Lolu into some muddle, unintentionally, but nevertheless causing him bodily harm and if Big Brother decides to weild the big stick, she will not only drag Lolu down, she will also drag down Anto too, Lolu's paired partner.

In other words, she is begining to appear like bad news for these three housemates.

What is your view on this?

BBNaija Season 3 - Double Wahala

It's the first day of a new season on Big Brother Naija, tagged "Double Wahala".

Walking into the Big Brother's house, you'll find it absolutely amazing. There is even a telephone in the house but we all know it won't be for calling family and loved ones. The booth still remains and so does the other zones and areas - lounge, dining area, kitchen, bedroom, and beautiful walk-in closet.

There is a lavish use of bold vibrant colours with a trendy blend of muted hues. Modern furniture and furnishings fill the spaces that flow beautifully into each other and there is a cosy niche, carved out as a special spot and set with a lone arm chair. This zone is for the head of house who traditionally possesses a privileged position, but this season, it comes with a difference.

Meet the New Housemates 

All looking smart and radiant, the new BBNaija 3 contestants came onstage to meet the host, Ebuka Obi-Uchendu. They came in groups of four.

The first contestants to come on stage are Nina, Vandora, K Brûlé, a football fan, and Teddy A, a father.

The next four contestants are Alex, Dee-one, Princess, and Miracle, a pilot who also works as a model in his free time.

Then came a group of four who all work in the media industry,  Ahneeka, BabBam from Ogun State, Ricco Swavey, and Bitto who wears a wedding ring but says he is not married.

Then the business-minded ones. They were young entrepreneurs, they were money makers - Ifu Enada, Leo the suave looking businessman, Khloe a fashion designer, and Angel a filmmaker and cinematographer.

The final four contestants of the reality show Season 3 are all intellectuals. They are Anto, Tobi, Cee-C, and Lola, an investment manager.

Before they all walked into the house, each one of them had to pick out a number from a Ninja’s bowl and were instructed to look for a bed that has each number. Only fourteen of them found their beds. The remaining six housemates who couldn't find beds that matched the numbers they held were asked to leave the house by Big brother. Is this twist number one? Of course, the others are baffled but some believe the six will be back.

This is getting interesting, especially as us viewers can see that they've been taken to a different space, a pleasantly coloured bedroom somewhere obviously cut off from the main house. The open space appears to be the arena of season 2.

On Wednesday, the housemates will pair up in the house. Paired up in twos, one will be a half of the other. So, if one-half of the pair gets rewarded, the other will, if one gets evicted, so does the other, and if one half of the pair gets punished, so will the other half. What a twist!
Big Brother certainly knows how to bring it on!

20 housemates, 85 days, 45 million naira cash and gifts, one winner takes all.