BBNaija Lockdown Housemates Season 5 2020

The Big Brother Naija 2020 themed ‘Lockdown’ kicked off tonight with the reveal of the BBNaija Lockdown Housemates. Twenty housemates are competing for N85 Million worth of prizes as announced earlier by the organizer, M-Net West Africa.

The housemates would be lodged at the Big Brother House for the next 71 days (ten weeks) to entertain TV viewers across Africa and beyond.

Meet the housemates:

Ozo

Ozoemena “Ozo” Chukwu (27)

He is from Imo State.

Consultant and entrepreneur

One of his greatest achievements is working with a UEFA Federation in Europe. When he is not busy consulting or managing his urban clothing line, he is analyzing sports and watching documentaries and TV shows.

Vee

Victoria “Vee” Adeyele

23 years old

She is a singer

From London but her parents are from Nigeria

Hasn’t had a relationship for over six months.

She is bringing love, laughter and everything entertainment

Prince

Nelson Enwerem Prince

Age (24)

An entrepreneur from Abia. A jack-of-all-trades whose portfolio includes modelling, fashion designing and interior decoration. He enjoys active sports and reading about ancient religions and African history. He’s a graduate of pure physics from the University of Calabar and is currently living in Lagos.

He is expecting the unexpected

Fights, conspiracy or relationship? He chooses conspiracy

Lilo

Boluwatife “Lilo” Aderogba

Age 33

Dietitian

From Lagos

Lilo, as she prefers to be known, is also an entrepreneur and describes herself as “a product of God’s grace”.

Fights, conspiracy or relationship? She chooses conspiracy

Lucy

Lucy Essien is a 30-year-old entrepreneur from Lagos. Though she is a self-proclaimed simple girl and assures everyone that she is far from average. She believes in fairy tales, and hopefully, Biggie’s House will deliver just that for her.

What are your words to live by? Life is for the living. We only live every day. Be a decent human being, you never know.
What’s your biggest achievement? My grill business, getting into Big Brother Naija, graduating with a 2.1 and not falling pregnant after all these years.

Fights, conspiracy or relationship? She chooses fights

Trikytee

Timmy Sinclair is his name.

He is a 35-year-old creative artist and Lagos resident who hails from Bayelsa State, Nigeria.

Tricky Tee as he is also known considers himself a storyteller who uses the mediums of film, and music to express himself.

Nengi

Rebecca “Nengi” Hampson is a 22-year-old entrepreneur from Bayelsa State, Nigeria. She is a former model and MBGN Top 5 contestant who loves learning new things, having fun, traveling, taking on new adventures, and being true to herself. Nengi, as she prefers to be called, studied communications at the University of Port Harcourt and is a proud Capricorn

She wants everyone to know that beneath her beauty, is a hardworking young woman.

KIDDIWAYA

Terseer Kiddwaya (27) is self-employed and comes from Benue State.

He describes himself as confident, good looking, ambitious, a daredevil who is highly motivated. It is no surprise then that “bringing back the fun into the House” is what he won’t compromise on this season.

DOROTHY

Dorathy Bachor is a 24-year-old entrepreneur from Lagos

She believes she is the only one who should make you smile. Well, she literally got Ebuka laughing after watching her video.

He is a dance instructor.

He was once involved in a three way relationship

WATHONI

She is 29 and a mother

She is a fashion entrepreneur and can speak Swahili because her mother is Kenyan

Fights, conspiracy or relationship? She chooses Relationships

This multi-talented single mother juggles a fashion business and a parenting blog

What new habit or skill did you acquire during lockdown? I started eating chocolates more than usual, praying with the rosary three to five times (no jokes), and a lot of thinking.

TOCHI

Tochukwu Okechukwu Tochi

Age 28-year-old

Rapper and real estate agent from Imo state. He lives and breathes entertainment. He confesses to being clumsy on some days.

Ka3na

27

Rivers state

She is an entrepreneur. She describes herself as a strong woman who wants more from life. Her dream is to be famous and own the biggest luxury fashion brand in the world.

She hates poverty and not winning is not an option

Fights, conspiracy or relationship? She chooses fights

Eric

Eric Akhigbe (24)

He is a final year student at the University of Lagos and hails from Edo State. The bodybuilder is a confident hunk who takes pride in his 1.95m height. He describes himself as a fun, competitive sports and fitness enthusiast who enjoys winning. In addition, Eric also describes himself as a shy person who takes his time to unveil his wild side.

Erika

Ngozi “Erica” Nlewedim (26) She is an actress and commercial model from London, England. Erica returned to Lagos after studying screen acting at the Met Film School in London.

What new habit or skill did she acquire during lockdown? started reading motivational books and watching real estate sales videos on YouTube.

Praise

Praise Nelson is a 28-year-old dancer from Enugu state.

He is definitely not new to fame or competing, he was a winner at the K-Pop World Festival, South Korea 2015 and won third place at a national Dance Competition in 2010.

He is also a fitness and personal trainer and a certified Latin ballroom expert.

Kaisha

Aisha Umaru

She is a 25-year-old entrepreneur from Sokoto state. This adventurous young woman considers herself a great team player who gets along with people. She relies on a healthy diet and is God-fearing.

Laycon

Olamilekan “Laycon” Agbeleshe

He is 26-year-old

A singer and rapper from Lagos. He’s a graduate of philosophy from the University of Lagos who started his musical journey at an early age and has now emerged as one of Nigeria’s most promising new school acts. He describes himself as being versatile and able to coin words together to soothe scenarios and moods.

Neo

Emuobonuvie “Neo” Akpofure (26),

He is popularly referred to as Neo. He is a ride-hailing app driver and a Delta State native. Although he describes himself as fun, tolerant, loving and smart, he won’t hesitate to be Indaboski Bahose when it comes to issues concerning bullying and inequality.

Tolanibaj

Tolani Shobajo

She is a 27-year-old media personality from Lagos state. Tolani is an energetic gingered babe. People always call her the life of the party. When she’s not entertaining, she’s dancing and cooking.

Brighto

Ezekiel Bright “Brighto” Osemudiame is a 29-year-old sailor from Edo State. He is the youngest of six kids. He holds a degree in Marine Engineering from Arab Academy for Science Technology and Maritime Transport in Alexandria, Egypt with several other professional certifications. He also had a stint in the aviation sector. He considers himself an avid entertainment lover and a people’s person.