Ahead the Big Brother Naija season 5, which premieres on Sunday July 19 on DStv, and which will also live-stream daily on Showmax, Entertainer takes a look at some of the most unforgettable moments from the last season tagged: ‘Pepper Dem’.
The season 4 made history when Mercy Eke was crowned as the first female Big Brother Naija winner, carting away N60 million worth of prizes after 99 days in the house. Since then, she’s gone on to star in her reality show, Mercy and Ike, alongside former housemate and boyfriend, Ike. The show is also streaming on Showmax, in addition to Pepper Dem reunion show, with new episodes equally running daily on Showmax.
1. Omashola’s first diary session
Omashola quickly made headlines after his first diary session, where he gave a detailed breakdown of his first few days in the house, and his impression of his fellow housemates. So popular was his diary session that music producer, Don Jazzy tweeted, “3 gbosas for that Omashola diary session abeg”.
Former Big Brother Africa winner, Uti Nwachukwu also tweeted, “And the diary session of Life goes to OMASHOLA KAI!!! Dude legit reminded me of my Sapele and Warri days!! Gatta Love it”.
2. Mike’s ‘I go report’ moment
While the housemates rehearsed for the Pepsi Know Da Lyrics challenge, Omashola helped Mike out with the lyrics of Teni’s Case. While the duo rehearsed, Mike, despite his best efforts, kept pronouncing “report” with a British accent, though the song was in pidgin English!
3. Frodd cries over Esther
On the Pepper Dem reunion show, Frodd has us believing that he has moved on from Esther. But while in the house, Frodd expressed his desire to have an intimate relationship with her; however, she was having none of it. Frodd, unable to handle the rejection, dissolved into tears leaving viewers both shocked and amused. The pair would later go on to have an on-off relationship that culminated in a kiss, another unforgettable moment in the house.
4. Tacha, Tacha, Tacha
Who can forget Tacha’s now-infamous interview with Ebuka, where he asked her to name three characteristics of a Big Brother Naija winner and she responded saying, “Tacha, Tacha, Tacha”. Tacha would later be issued two strikes for rudeness.
5. New housemates turn things upside down
In the fourth week of the show, five new housemates were introduced to the house, turning the game on its head. Newbie, Venita would go on to upset the budding romantic relationship between Khaffi and Gedoni, as well as be a third wheel between Frodd and Esther. Elozonam forged a relationship with Diane, while Joe got involved in a fight with Tacha, which earned him a strike.
6. Cindy, Enkay’s Ludo game
Perhaps one of the most bizarre twists in the Big Brother Naija Pepper Dem season was the eviction of Enkay over a Ludo game with Cindy. Trouble started after Enkay refused to play another round of Ludo with fellow newcomer, Cindy while in the house. Fans of the show went on Twitter to bemoan what they considered to be Enkay’s haughty attitude and proceeded to vote against her. Upon her exit from the house, Enkay described the whole situation as a big misunderstanding.
7. Seyi, Tacha’s fight
Seyi and Tacha developed a friendship following their fake eviction from the show. But the friendship would later start to fray around the edges. When Ebuka quizzed the pair about the misunderstanding during the live eviction show the following Sunday, Seyi described Tacha as a “silly little girl who tries to act gangster”. In response, Tacha described him as a “drunk”, adding that Seyi had not achieved what she had at age 23.
8. Tacha disqualified 10 days before show ends
The mother of all moments was the fight between Mercy and Tacha, which led to the latter’s disqualification from the show. Mercy flicked her hair in Tacha’s face during a heated argument, which led to Tacha pulling Mercy’s hair. In spite of being a hot favourite after surviving several nominations, Tacha was disqualified from the show. However, on the Pepper Dem reunion show, both said there are no hard feelings between them.