The Nation Newspaper

Tag: Debbie Rise

  • Housemates laud BBNaija for making history with 170 million votes in 2018

    Some housemates in the 2018 edition of the Big Brother Naija ( BBNaija ) TV reality show tagged “Double Wahala’’ late Sunday commended the organisers and viewers for making history as it recorded 170 million votes.

    The newsmen report that the show recorded that huge number from fans across the world who voted through the various online platforms for the candidates of their choices.

    “Big Brother Naija ( BBNaija ) pulled a show again in this edition; this is massive, 170 million votes,’’ said Debbie Rise, a former BBNaija housemate.

    “Every year keeps getting better and better and a lot of people got more involved this time around.

    “The online platform made a very huge impact. Big Brother Naija show and most housemates kept trending on twitter, Instagram and Facebook.

    “This shows how entertainment goes a long way in the heart of Nigerians, “she said.

    Also, Omololù Adetokunbo popularly known as Lolu in the house told the newsmen that the show lived up to its expectation as always.

    “I am now known due to viewership and votes. It is a dream comes true by my featuring in this reality show and I will surely make the best out of it.

    `Thank you all for the supports and votes, thank you Multi-choice for this platform, “he said.

    Similarly, Marianne Onyii popularly known as “Ahneeka ‘’ among the housemates said that she was amazed with the number of followers she gained on social network after she left the house.

    “I came back from the BBNaija show and was surprised to see how the number of my followers on Instagram, twitter and Facebook increased.

    “ I read most comments about me, both the negative and positive comments. And I can say that I have experienced and learned a lot this past few months.

    Read Also: Young pilot, Miracle wins BBNaija show

    “And I hope to continue using my fan page to stay relevant and keep people informed of my latest happenings, “she said.

    Rico Swavey also told the newsmen that BBNaija platform would help him boost his singing career and other projects.

    “As you can see, DJ Exclusive already said that he would love to work with me. This is a dream comes true.

    “Thank you Big Brother Naija and my fans. I promise to keep the flags flying and new songs coming soon, “he said.

    Antoinette Lecky also known as `Anto` in the house expressed her gratitude to the BBNaija organisers for giving her the opportunity to be a participant in the reality show.

    “I’m glad to have been a housemate in the Big Brother Naija show, to show the world my personality. It was a priviledge.

    “ Congrats to Miracle, he deserves the money, “she said.

    Oluwabamike Olawunmi known as “Bambam’’ said life was good after the reality show.

    “I hope to bring out the best in me as I have already discovered through my interaction with other housemates. I am grateful for all the love and supports, “she said.

    NAN

  • #BBNaija: Bauchi Gov. offers Efe holiday treat at Yankari

    #BBNaija: Bauchi Gov. offers Efe holiday treat at Yankari

    Gov. Mohammed Abubakar of Bauchi State on Monday offered Efe (Ejeba Michael Efe), winner of Big Brother Naija 2017 (#BBnaija) , some relaxation time at the famous Yankari Game Reserve.

    Efe who had been tipped as the show’s favourite raked in about 57.61 per cent of the over 26 million votes that the show recorded in the last week.

    He carted home the cash prize of N25 million and a KIA Sorrento SUV.

    The 24 year old Delta state indigene won the competition out of the top five housemates including Bisola, Tboss, Debie-Rise and Marvis.

    The information was shared via the governor’s official twitter handle @GovMAA read, “ Congratulations @EfeMoney!
    “We welcome you to visit Yankari and our beautiful Bauchi State FREE! Come, rest and #ExploreBauchi #BBNaija.’’

    Congratulations @EfeMoney! We welcome you to visit Yankari and our beautiful Bauchi State FREE! Come, rest and #ExploreBauchi #BBNaija.

    Yankari National Park is a large wildlife park located in the south-central part of Bauchi State, in northeastern Nigeria and is home to several natural warm water springs.

    Yankari was originally created as a game reserve in 1956, but later designated Nigeria’s biggest national park in 1991 and is described as the most popular destination for tourists in Nigeria.

    The reserve plays a crucial role in the development and promotion of tourism and ecotourism in Nigeria.

    It is also one of the most popular eco-destinations in West Africa.(NAN)

     

  • #BBNaija: Warri residents organize prayer session for Efe

    #BBNaija: Warri residents organize prayer session for Efe

    As the race to Sunday’s Big Brother Naija grand finale gets more interesting, residents of Warri have organized prayer sessions for one of the housemates, Efe at “God’s command church”. The sessions which held this morning saw men and women dressed in branded shirts of Efe praying for him to emerge victorious. In a video that was released on twitter earlier, a congregation of about twenty gathered to pray having the 24 year old’s picture placed in a Bible.

    Tboss, Marvis, Debbie-Rise and Efe are finalists in the ongoing entertainment show and the person with the highest number of votes wins an SUV and twenty five million naira.

     

    In recent days, fans of the housemates have intensified  campaigns  for their favorite housemates on various social media and many celebrities are already publicly supporting their favorites.

  • BASSEY UNYIELDING TO DEBBIE-RISE

    TBOSS was sat across the dining table wrapped in conversation with Debbie-Rise, both of them playing out their wedding characters. No one saw it coming when she dropped the bomb, “I think you’re in love with Bassey”, least of all Debbie-Rise. She stumbled over her words trying to find out if TBoss was still playing “the wedding designer” but it was soon clear what her friend and confidant was pointing out. Debbie-Rise couldn’t even muster the strength to pretend it wasn’t true anymore. “I’m blushing. I wish I could blush and turn pink” she exclaimed, unable to say to say “yes”.

    What was striking about the moment was she didn’t look to be a woman in love, experiencing all the joy it elicits. Instead she looked pensive and uneasy and it’s not hard to figure out why. It all started when Bassey infamously dodged her kiss on the dance floor making it clear that he wasn’t going to take things to the next level. She went ahead to plat a kiss on his lips while he was asleep.

    Although, he always praised her intellect, it was Uriel and TBoss that he always ended up having heated flirtations with. To his credit, he did tell her that he wasn’t going to lead her on but with the two of them being stuck in the same place it’s hard for them to put distance between one other. The emotional evictions and the feelings of loss they rouse also keep pulling them back toward each other to connect and confide. He also owe it to her, his new skill on the guitar.

  • BBNaija: Housemates battle to avoid eviction

    BBNaija: Housemates battle to avoid eviction

    As the eviction night draws closer, the housemates in the Big Brother Naija House are doing all they could to remain in the house, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports.

    Head of House, ThinTallTony had a pep talk with his fellow Housemates about being cautious in the use of household items.

    A tearful, Debie-Rise and TBoss had a heart to heart talk about cliques and how disrespectful and inconsiderate some of the Housemates are.

    The `task for the day saw the housemates doing all sorts of crazy things as Kemen had his face painted and Bassey licked Marvis’ fingers.

    While TBoss and Debie-Rise immediately changed the conversation when Marvis arrived, Bally and Uriel thought there was no obvious weak link on Big Brother Naija and that several people might be evicted.

    TBoss had accused ThinTallTont and Bisola of trying to make her a “”pawn’’ in their game.

    Earlier, popular Nigerian comedian, Ayo Makun known as A.Y. visited the housemates.

    During his conversion with them, he encouraged them to use their participation in the game show as a platform to move to the next level.

    A.Y. narrated his journey to stardom in the Nigerian entertainment industry as Personal Assistant to the King of Comedy, Ali Baba to becoming a movie producer and actor.

    He also narrated the success of his first movie “30 Days in Atalanta’’, “A Trip to Jamiaca and the recently releases “’10 Days in Sun City’’.

    The comedian stressed the need for the housemates to use the show as a platform to move high in the area of endeavour.

    Meanwhile, popular Nigerian Rhythms and Blues singer, Bankole Wallington also known as Banky W will perform live at the eviction this Sunday.

    Similarly, Kentalky will be in the wheel of steels at the Saturday Night Party for the housemates. (NAN)

  • Real ‘Gobbe’ begins among BBNaija housemates

    Real ‘Gobbe’ begins among BBNaija housemates

    …As five housemates are up for possible eviction

    Just two weeks into the show, the slogan for this year’s edition of the ongoing Big Brother Naija, ‘See Gobbe’, a slang connoting commotion, is coming to bear, with the housemates now engaging in serious backstabbing, gossiping, outright confrontation and some perfidious strategy meant to edge one another out of the competition.

    Reality of the game soon hit the housemates who had somewhat bonded so well in the first two weeks, when Soma and Miyonse were sacked from the show during last Monday’s live eviction show.

    While the ladies shed tears crying out loud, the man showed signs of depression, but all that was for the night. By the next morning, they had warmed up for the next set of nominations which turned out quite surprising as Bassey, Bisola, CocoIce, Debie-Rise and Giftywere were announced as the housemates up for possible eviction.

    With last Sunday’s eviction still fresh in their memories, the housemates have come to understand the rule of the game, as they took turns in the diary room to nominate two housemates each, whom they wanted out of the house.

    First up was Bally. He delayed the use of his green advantage card and nominated Bisola and TTT. New comer Debie-Rise nominated Marvis and Bisola while Kemen nominated Bisola and TTT. Next was CocoIce, who nominated TTT and Bassey; with TBoss going with Marvis and Bassey. For Bassey’s first nomination, he picked CocoIce and Kemen while Uriel nominated CocoIce (no surprise there) and TTT. Gifty nominated Bassey and CocoIce; and Head of House (HoH) Efe went with TBoss and CocoIce. Finally, TTT nominated Debie-Rise and Gifty; and Marvis nominated CocoIce and Debie-Rise.

    At the end of the nominations, ‘Biggie’ called out CocoIce, TTT, Bisola, Debie-Rise and Bassey as the housemates with the highest nominations. As expected, HoH Efe was called on to save one of the housemates and replace with another. In less than 20 seconds, Efe opted to save TTT and put up Gifty in his place.

    Speaking on the show, Martin Mabutho, General Manager, Marketing, MultiChoice Nigeria said: “The next few days will no doubt be intense as five housemates will do all it takes to secure their places in the competition”. He also added, “With as little as N1,800 you can join in on the Big Brother Naija experience which is available on all DStv packages and on GOtv Plus.”

    The next eviction show holds on Sunday, February 12. And viewers in Nigeria are expected to text the word “Vote” followed by their preferred housemate’s name to 32052. While for the rest of Africa, fans are told to follow the AfricaMagictv official account on WeChat and click on the menu option ‘BBNaija’ and select their preferred housemate. Voting had opened at 21h00 WAT on Monday, February 6 and will close at 20h00 WAT on Saturday, February 11.

    Sponsored by online retail store, PayPorte, the show is aired 24/7 in 45 countries from Nigeria through East, West and Southern Africa on all DStvpackages on channel 198 and GOtv channel 29.

  • Debbie Rise, Bassey join BBN house, as mock eviction heightens emotion

    Debbie Rise, Bassey join BBN house, as mock eviction heightens emotion

    First runner-up in the third edition of Nigerian Idol, Debbie Rise and an actor, Bassey are the new additions to the Big Brother Naija house.

    The two were introduced during a live show anchored by Ebuka Obi-Uchendu on Sunday.

    It was mixed feelings for 10 of the old housemates, who were yet to get over the purported eviction of Marvis and TBoss who unknown to them were lounging in a separate apartment only to return to the main crib.

    Feigning convulsion on seeing the exquisite house, Debbie Rise’s slumping entry alarmed the already troubled old housemates, as they tried to administer first aid treatment to this stranger who suddenly ‘came alive’, bursting into laughter.

    The twist of additional housemates was Biggie’s idea and one that is meant to add intrigues to the show.

    It was a sort of reunion for the former 12 and somewhat new beginning for the now 14 contestants.

    Debbie Rise, a self-professed tomboy has been daddy’s little girl. Growing up, she’d help him out often and loved playing sports and staying active. He’s an electrical engineer and she studied Computer Science. Many will remember her as the melanin goddess that came in second on Nigerian Idol. She speaks both Yoruba and Hausa and is still as active as she was when she was young. From football, to dancing, to Taekwondo she’s a bonafide fitness freak with big dreams to take Nollywood by storm and isn’t afraid of being a little spicy and spontaneous.

    Bassey
    Bassey

    Bassey on the other hand comes from a large family but sadly lost his mom eight years ago, something he says was a huge low point in his life. He learnt to fend for himself from a young age and later studied Theatre at The University of Calabar with Acting as his major. He’s single and believes professions of love that aren’t backed up by deeds are pointless. He loves interacting with other gifted people.

    The 14 are playing for N25 million and a new Kia Sorento car.

    Nominations for eviction begins in the new week, but the two new housemates are immuned, just as they are also not allowed to nominate any for possible eviction.