The Nation Newspaper

Tag: Ilebaye

  • People who refused to help me now in my DM, says Ilebaye

    People who refused to help me now in my DM, says Ilebaye

    The winner of the BBNaija All-Stars season, Ilebaye Odiniya recently revealed that people who have denied her help in the past and now in her DM, weeks after winning ₦120 million and other prizes as the show’s winner.

    The Nation had reported that Ilebaye, a contestant in BBNaija Season 8 All-Stars edition, emerged as the winner of the 2023 reality TV show.

    Read Also: Ilebaye thanks Doyin for genuine friendship

    The announcement was made by the show’s host, Ebuka, on Sunday, October 1, 2023.

    Weeks later, in an exclusive interview with media personality, Hero Daniels, she revealed that many people who had not helped her in the past are now in her DM.

    She also added that people often do not recognise anyone who doesn’t have money.

  • I’ll change my mobile phone number – Ilebaye

    I’ll change my mobile phone number – Ilebaye

    Big Brother Naija All-Stars winner Ilebaye has disclosed that she will change her phone to reflect her new status. 

    She said she doesn’t keep friends because of her experience with friendship betrayals.

    The 22-year-old, however, said she has people she talks to but haven’t had time to communicate with them since winning the reality show.

    Speaking in a recent chat with media personality Hero Daniels, Ilebaye said: “Before going to the Big Brother House, I didn’t have friends. I just have people who I talk to.

    Read Also: Ilebaye thanks Doyin for genuine friendship

    “But I didn’t have someone I could call a friend. Because I have had a lot of people betray me in the past. So, I cut off friendship. But I’ve people I talk to.

    “However, I haven’t really had time to chat with them since winning the show. I haven’t changed my number. I haven’t gotten in touch with anybody yet. Maybe when I’m done with my media rounds.”

    Asked if she is going to change her number, the reality star said, “Yeah, I have to.”

  • The kiss I shared with Ilebaye meant nothing – BBNaija’s Cross

    The kiss I shared with Ilebaye meant nothing – BBNaija’s Cross

    Former Big Brother Naija All-Stars housemate, Cross has revealed that his kiss intimacy with Ilebaye was just fun.

    He stated this in a recent interview with Pulse One on One, hosted by a former Level Up housemate, Christy O.

    Read Also: I was shocked to see the bully narrative on Ilebaye, says CeeC

    During the interview, Cross shared that the kiss he shared with Ilebaye in the Big Brother house wasn’t a sign of a serious romantic connection.

    This aligns with Ilebaye’s previous interviews where she also mentioned that the kiss didn’t hold any significant meaning for her, emphasising that it was just a playful moment between them.

  • I was shocked to see the bully narrative on Ilebaye, says CeeC

    I was shocked to see the bully narrative on Ilebaye, says CeeC

    Big Brother Naija All-Stars’ former housemate, Cynthia Nwadiora aka CeeC has denied the allegations of housemates bullying the season’s winner, Ilebaye.

    Recall that during the show, many viewers were of the impression that Ilebaye was bullied by some of the housemates.

    This narrative began after Ike Onyema, one of the male housemates, trashed the clothes of Ilebaye on the walkway to the washroom.

    Onyema disclosed that he vandalised the property of Ilebaye because of what she did to him in the house.

     According to him, Seyi is like a brother to him, hence, he felt triggered to fight on his behalf after getting disrespected by Ilebaye.

    Read Also: CeeC wins ‘Most stylish female’ award in #BBNaijaAllStars

    Speaking about the narrative with Toke Makinwa, Ceec stated that she was shocked when she heard about the narrative that housemates bullied Ilebaye.

    According to her, Ilebaye was taken care of in the house by fellow housemates.

     She mentioned how Mercy Eke helped her to shower anytime she was drunk, how her vomit was cleaned and also when they got her dressed up.

    CeeC said: “I was shocked that the narrative of Ilebaye was everywhere. This is someone that we cleaned her vomit and did her makeup, and her hair. We literally took care of her, nobody bullied her.”

  • Ilebaye’s N12m tithe:  Many pastors worship Mammon rather than God – Daddy Freeze

    Ilebaye’s N12m tithe:  Many pastors worship Mammon rather than God – Daddy Freeze

    Popular Media personality, Daddy Freeze has criticised religious leaders over their silence on Big Brother Naija All-Stars winner, Ilebaye’s promise to pay tithe.

    The Nation reported that the self-styled ‘GenZ Baddie’ had promised to pay a tithe of N12 million naira to God from the proceeds of her All-Stars win.

    However, the reality star later claimed in an interview that people misconstrued her words, saying that she would still be paying tithe to the church, but it wouldn’t be N12 million.

    Read Also: I will pay tithe before buying anything with BBNaija N120m win – Ilebaye

    Reacting to it, Daddy Freeze noted the hypocrisy in religious leaders as they were always quick and outspoken in condemning the reality show but have stayed silent to Ilebaye’s promise to pay tithe.

    He stated that many of them worship Mammon rather than God.

    “Many pastors say Big Brother na immoral show. Ilebaye brings N12m tithe from N120M prize money, and everybody is quiet. Mammon is the God most of them worship.”

  • Some housemates didn’t congratulate me, says Ilebaye

    Some housemates didn’t congratulate me, says Ilebaye

    The winner of the Big Brother Naija All Stars reality show, Ilebaye Odiniya has stated that not all the housemates congratulated her upon her emergence as the season’s winner.

    IIebaye said this while expressing her sadness over the behaviour of some of her colleagues.

    Read Also: My goal is to become the world’s youngest richest woman – Ilebaye

    Speaking in her recent interview with popular media personality, Toke Makinwa, the reality star noted that if she hadn’t won, she would have congratulated the winner and put the differences she had with the person aside.

    She was asked if all the housemates congratulated her on her victory.

    In her response, she said: “Not all of them did. I am sad about it because if it was the other way round, I would have congratulated the winner.”

  • My goal is to become the world’s youngest richest woman – Ilebaye

    My goal is to become the world’s youngest richest woman – Ilebaye

    Big Brother Naija All-Stars winner Ilebaye has stated that her ultimate goal is to become the world’s youngest richest woman.

    The winner of the just concluded All-stars season disclosed this in a recent interview with Arise TV.

    “I would say I wanted to become the biggest star everybody would recognise and also the youngest richest woman. So, that was my goal,” she said.

    Read Also: Interviewer slams Ilebaye over ‘classless’ act

    She was saving money to start her business before going into the All-Stars House.

  • Housemates felt intimidated by me – Ilebaye

    Housemates felt intimidated by me – Ilebaye

    Big Brother Naija All-Stars winner Ilebaye has asserted that housemates were intimidated during her reign as Head of House.

    The housemates did not fully cooperate during her tenure as the Head of the House in week 9 which made them lose their wager task that week.

    Fielding questions from fans during an Instagram live session, she claimed her colleagues may have disregarded her during the reign as Head of House because they were “intimidated” by her.

    Read Also: Why I left interview session in a hurry, by Ilebaye

    She said: “I really don’t know why housemates disrespected and didn’t have regard for me during my tenure as Head of House. I just felt maybe they were intimidated”.

  • Why I left interview session in a hurry, by Ilebaye

    Why I left interview session in a hurry, by Ilebaye

    Following criticisms by an interviewer, Charles Born, Ilebaye has narrated what transpired between them.

    The Nation reported that Charles Born called out the reality star for storming out of session after waiting for just ‘few minutes’.

    He claimed they were, at the time, interviewing Pere and Adekunle, but the GenZ Baddie, Ilebaye couldn’t wait.

    However Ilebaye narrated she rushed for the interview and failed to eat so she can meet up with time.

    Read Also: Interviewer slams Ilebaye over ‘classless’ act

    She said she had a lot of interviews lined up and needed to be on the go.

    The 22-year-old, who noted she was already getting hungry, said that they kept her waiting for up to 45 minutes and nobody came out to explain the reason for the delay.

    “I left my house in a hurry, I didn’t eat so I i could keep to time. Nobody came, and I was hungry. I had other live interviews I didn’t want to miss.

    “Nobody came to me to tell me what was going on. I waited for extra 45 minutes. It was only my chaperon that came checking on me,”she said.

  • Interviewer slams Ilebaye over ‘classless’ act

    Interviewer slams Ilebaye over ‘classless’ act

    Big Brother Naija All-Stars winner Ilebaye has come under fire as an Interviewer, Charles Born, dragged her for snubbing an interview.

    The interviewer claimed he booked an interview with former housemates Pere, Adekunle and Ilebaye.

    However, the interview started with Pere and Adekunle while Ilebaye was made to wait for her turn.

    However, after a few minutes of waiting, the reality star reportedly flared up and left in anger.

    Read Also: I will pay tithe before buying anything with BBNaija N120m win – Ilebaye

    According to the interviewer, Ilebaye said: “How dare they keep her waiting”. 

    Charles took to Instagram story to throw jabs at her while describing her as classless.

    He wrote: “Genz baddie

    Waited for a few minutes whilst we were filming with Pere and Adekunle and drove off saying we kept her waiting in her words “how dare we keep her waiting”. Celebrity of yesterday? Lol! Truly money is truly doesn’t buy class!!! Yuck!”