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  • #BBTitans Recap: It’s the Season of Love, but Betrayal’s the Order of the Day

    You’d think Biggie’s children would get the February’s the season of love memo and act accordingly. Instead, they’ve gone around the house sowing seeds of discord with a sprinkle of disrespect and betrayal.

    Here are all the ways the housemates moved like they were in competition with Judas Iscariot.

    Yemi, the faithful 

    After Ebuka’s grilling and table shaking on Sunday, Yemi Cregx stepped into the new week as a changed man. He made a whole show of breaking things off with Blue Aiva and sticking to Khosi. We think this is only temporary because two days later, the whole world saw Blue and Yemi share lingering looks and touches.

    Love is in the air

    The boys, led by a lovestruck Juicy Jay, planned and executed a Valentine’s Day breakfast for the girls, and it was the cutest thing the show’s seen since the week before when Juicy Jay sang songs of love to his baby, Yvonne. 

    Big Brother took a cue from the breakfast and treated the housemates to a three-hour-long dinner, where they professed love for each other. But trust Kanaga Jr to say all the wrong things in all the wrong ways, like calling his kissing buddy a rat. 

    Miracle, you again?

    Miracle has made up his mind to treat Big Brother’s house as his personal fighting ground. He’s gone from actual verbal fights with Jennie O and Khosi to throwing subtle jabs at Yemi Cregx in the name of defending Khosi’s womanhood. He needs to give it a break because he’s already doing the most.

    The great divide and reunion 

    It was the week of love, but Biggie thought it right to put a divide between the lovers, triangles and squares, by separating the boys from the girls and insisting they don’t interact with each other. It lasted for two days, and the house was boring AF. So we just want to make a formal appeal to Big Brother to not do it again. We need our ships to survive, please.

    “Talk your talk” podcast

    The housemates seem to have found a new way to resolve their issues: a roundtable discussion led by at least two other people with issues of their own, who think they can solve other people’s problems. The podcasts might not work a hundred percent, but they’re incredibly entertaining and messy.

    The Thabang problem 

    Thabang put too much on his plate, and now, all his chicks have come home to roost, literally. He shared a steamy kiss with Nelissa that carried on through the night until she stepped out of his bed for a quick bathroom break, and Khosi came in to take her place. Yemi Cregx carried the matter on his head; he warned Thabang to take Nelissa more seriously and leave Khosi alone. 

    Bye Maya

    Maya have finally left the Big Brother House after sailing through two evictions and carrying Kanaga Jr’s name around the house like he stole a phone at computer village.

  • #BBTitans: This Weekend’s Drama Was Proudly Sponsored by Big Brother’s Girlies

    After the dramatic weekend the housemates had, it’s safe to say, city girls are up 50%…

    …and Biggie’s liquor suppliers need to tell us what they put in those drinks.

    RECOMMENDED: #BBTitans: Biggie, What Did You Add to Your Stew?

    Here’s a recap of all the drama that went down.

    Ipuleng’s win?

    At the beginning of week four, Yvonne got disqualified from the head-of-house games for stepping on a line, and spent the week wearing a tail and sewing pillows. Meanwhile, Ipuleng breaks the same rule during the Friday games and wins a thousand dollars? 

    Favour over labour

    Khoyemi, please

    It’s always something with these people. Where do we start? Yemi’s still kissing Blue Aiva behind Khosi’s back, while Khosi’s flirting with Thabang all over the house. Then instead of them to do ojoro cancel, Khosi Twala went on bended knees and tried to apologise to Yemi. It took a point off the city girl scoreboard, but we’ll live.

    Mmeli the scorned 

    Sometimes, honesty is not the best policy. Because if Olivia had kept her feelings for Mmeli and Thabang to herself, maybe Mmeli won’t have gone round the house dragging Olivia’s name in the mud. He was acting like she’d picked his heart out of his chest and shattered it simply because she looked at Thabang’s face when he interrupted their conversation.

    Ebuka, the breaker of tables and ships 

    Obviously, Ebuka saw our list. He went into the house on Sunday night and revealed EVERYTHING. From Yemi and Blue Aiva’s midnight kisses to Khosi and Thabang’s fake siblingship to Yaya and Marvin’s weird partnership. 

    Thalissa 

    After Ebuka’s eviction show revelations, Thalissa seem to have understood each other, choosing to move forward with their situation.

    Mmelivia, the ship we never got 

    After the mess Mmeli dragged Olivia into on Saturday night because she paid a little attention to Thabang, we won’t lie and say we’re not happy this ship never sailed.

    The couples fight

    Between Juicy Jay and Yvonne’s ridiculous five-minute fight on Saturday and Kanaga Jr and Tsatsii’s five-second fight on Sunday, we need all the couples in the house to shift to one side so we can see road. Because why are they turning the house upside down with their spats if they’ll still reconcile before the day is over?

    Jenneli exit

    Goodbye Mmeli and Jenni O. The evil you’ve done is enough. Mmeli rubbished Nelissa and Olivia because they kept their options open, and Jenni O never kept Juicy Jay and Yvonne’s relationship out of her mouth, so their exit is much appreciated.

    This weekend’s chaos was sponsored by Olivia and Yvonne’s inability to hold their liquor, Khosi’s need to have Yemi where she wants him and Blue Aiva’s “give everyone attention” operation. We absolutely love it, and we need them to continue showing everybody shege this week.

    READ: 9 Things the Men of #BBTitans Should Do Instead of Gathering Like Ants

    Brought to you by LOVE LIFE
  • #BBTitans: Biggie, What Did You Add to Your Stew?

    Big Brother, what aren’t you telling us? 

    We get that you only choose the most dramatic people ever to enter the house. But these new housemates are a different breed. They spend every second of every day acting like an unseen force is moving them, and we need to know what exactly is going on.

    Throughout the week, we’ve seen fights, secondary school love, romantic declarations, hospital visits and dramatic returns.

    Here’s a recap of every chaotic thing that happened this week.

    Jenny and Nana vs Khosi and Miracle 

    After a week of enduring Nana’s snide remarks, Khosi decided the best way to sort out their issues was to fight it out. But Jenni, Nana’s in-house big sister, said over her living, breathing body and went all Hulk Hogan on Khosi and everyone (Miracle) who tried to standup for her.

    Juvonne are tails of the house… AGAIN

    At this point, Biggie might as well dash that tail to Justin and Yvonne because they’ve been wearing it for three weeks straight.

    A general warning?

    It looks like he’s getting soft because the Biggie we all know would’ve sent somebody packing after the multiple infringements and broken rules during the Jenna vs Khosicle battle.

    Juiovla, the hot cake 

    The partners seem to be bubbling like hot stew. 

    After shaking the foundation of Biggie’s house with his public declaration of love to Yvonne, Juicy Jay seems to be in demand. Because Ipuleng and Jenni O have remembered how close they used to be with Juicy Jay and would like to continue their friendship.

    On the other hand, Olivia is stuck between two men. Her casual talks with her crush, Thabang, are happening more often now, and Mmeli’s swapped beds with Yvonne just to be close to her.

    Yemi, there’s no monopoly of madness

    The association of Yemi’s wives — Blue Aiva and Khosi — seem to have finally gotten the memo. If he won’t make his choice, they don’t have to either. They’ve gone around the house Yemi style, flirting and frolicking with whomever they please. 

    Khosi and Thabang, her brother

    These two need to figure out what they’re doing. We get playing the game and doing your thing in the house, but if you want to go about calling someone your sibling, the least you can do is tuck your feelings for them away and not try to kiss them.

    We won’t lie and say we’re looking forward to the weekend. The game just started, and key players might be kicked out before we get to see the end of some things, like who would Thabang choose? And how long do we have to wait for Jenni O and Miracle to fight directly?

    Fingers crossed, Biggie has a good twist for us that’ll help the drama unravel faster.

  • #BBTitans Recap: Biggie and His Ships

    We’re three weeks in, but the Big Brother show’s clearly just started. Ships are shaking, the housemates are rattling, and Big Brother is as petty as can be.

    The end of Lukeng

    Lukay and Ipuleng have gone their separate ways, literally. Lukay and his partner, Jaypee, walked out the Big Brother doors after their Sunday eviction as Ipuleng remained in Biggie’s house.

    Captain Biggie

    Overall best in stirring the pot unprovoked. Big Brother made sure the housemates knew he was all seeing as he made them participate in the Friday games in order of their ships, triangles and squares.

    Mmelisa fight … again

    At this point, Mmeli and Nelisa need to tell us the actual reason for their weekly WWE smackdown. Because if they fight because of a game one more time, Big Brother would have to send his ninjas to drag them out of his house for our sanity.

    Blue, the head shipper

    Blue Aiva and Olivia have become friends since Sandra’s exit, and JayVonne’s perpetual gum body started. This means she knows about the crush and has decided to play matchmaker with Olivia and Thabang.

    That exclusive vibe

    The first official unofficial couple in the #BBTitans house, Tsatsi and Kanaga Jr, have defined their relationship and are now vibing exclusively, whatever that may mean.

    Juicy the trapped

    First, I blame Big Brother for acknowledging Jenni O’s involvement in Juicy Jay and Yvonne’s situationship.  Now she and Nana believe that Jenni is the one Juicy wants, and he’s only with Yvonne because he’s “trapped” there. 

    This makes sense when you think that Juicy most likely broke his bed just so he could share a bed with Yvonne, even though there are several other free beds and sleeping spots in the house. Definitely trapped.

    With the exit of Lukay, and Ipuleng’s newfound freedom, I hope all the shippers have lit a candle for their ships because no one is safe.

  • BBTitans Week 3: #Khoyemi, Please Free Us

    Last week, some people (Khosicle) were hoping to evade nominations, and others (me) were hoping Olivia and Thabang find their way into each other’s arms. Safe to say none of that happened. 

    Instead, Yemi continued double dating in Biggie’s small duplex, Olivia has denied her feelings for Thabang, and Maya and Miracle are on a press tour.

    General Kj’s reign

    Monday marked the beginning of Kanaga Jr’s military reign in the house as he and his partner, Blue Aiva, won the head of house challenge. Unlike the other tyrant, who shall not be named, General Kj’s requests were pretty simple, do your chores, participate in the wager task and don’t sleep when the sun is still out. Kj and Blue Aiva led the house to their second wager win of the season.

    MAYA’s media rounds 

    Heavy is the head and other stories. After Monday’s save and replace, Marvin and Yaya have gone around the house with Kanaga Jr’s name on the tip of their tongues. Yaya won’t stop asking why, and Marvin won’t stop with his ridiculous analysis about how Kanaga Jr’s decision was based solely on the fact that Tsatsii (Kj’s babe) apparently likes Marvin. 

    #Khoyemi’s weekly break-up make-up

    Once again, Khosi called it quits with Yemi Cregx because of his philandering ways and took him back exactly two hours later. Whoever washed Yemi’s head before he entered the house should give us a call. We have a country in need of divine intervention for you.

    Le tour de Miraculous

    Clearly, these housemates think the house is big, like Aso Rock. Miracle’s had enough of Jenni O, her reign in the kitchen, her loud mouth and all the boubous she brought into the house. Now he’s telling everyone to remember Jenni O’s name during the nominations. What we actually need is for them to get out with their rubbish before we get a battle of American accents.

    Introducing Thabang-er

    Mr “I’m just here for the money” Thabang has moved from wanting to avoid entanglements and ships to being the captain of one ship and an active participant in two others. Truly, anything worth doing is worth doing well.

    READ: How to Watch BBTitans and Retain Your Sanity

    “I Olivia do not like Thabang”

    We should abolish crushes, because look what it’s done to Oli baby. After Juicy Jay’s slip-up with Big Brother in the diary room, Olivia has gone on to throw a tantrum, cry, verbally swear an affidavit and renounce her feelings for Thabang, all under 12 hours. 

    Kanatsii’s first fight

    Is this how you relationship people used to fight? Tsatsii sat down on that day-bed and told Kanaga Jr “I’m going to leave” at least 5 times, and every time, he’d pull her closer and apologise. 

    I can’t lie, it’s cute as hell, and I’ll take it over daddy Cregx’s rendezvous any day. 

    In all this, my heart goes out to all Olibang shippers. Hopefully, we vehemently continue being delusional the same way Jenni O has vehemently refused to return Olivia’s bone straight. 

  • #BBTITANS: The Bad Bitch Battle and other things you missed this weekend

    Week one in the Big Brother house is done, and for that, we say thank you to Biggie’s liquor supplier. Because the way these housemates started this season with a determination to do the most daily? We’re surprised Biggie hasn’t opened the front door and told at least four of them to return to their family homes. 

    As week one comes to a close, let’s take a look at what happened in Big Brother’s house this weekend.

    The Richest Titan … for now

    The housemates played their very first arena games, and Marvin aka Abulegba Muscle Man, won a thousand dollars.

    The end of the #Khoyemi era?

    Khosi and Yemi started their stay in Big Brother’s house as conjoined twins, following each other up and down and doing touching body everywhere. Now, in true Yoruba man fashion, Yemi’s started moving to other babes in the house and complaining about being restricted by Khosi and needing his space. 

    Two Twins

    People say, “We’re all unique and one of a kind”, and all these nice things that make us feel special. But clearly, those are all lies. If everyone’s unique, then why and how are Yoruba man, Yemi and Xhosa man, Juicy Jay acting like twin brothers and moving in similar suspicious ways? 

    Alcohol doing the damn thing

    The housemates drank 5.9% beer on Saturday, and a lot went down. Mmeli and Sandra shared multiple kisses, Olivia drunkenly told Thabang, the small boy, that he should stop avoiding her and Jenni O basically went fuck friendship and moved aggressively to Juicy Jay.

    https://twitter.com/onekingnaija/status/1617081071006253056?s=20&t=iSQBwNOvIAnijc2tOfqZ4A

    Fake evictions

    Big Brother needs to come up with new ways to keep all of us on our ten toes because he’s done this in 2021, and now he’s doing it again? We get that it works, but Biggie is fast becoming predictable.

    Double Wahala reboot

    When Big Brother titled this season “Ziyakhala Wahala”, we should have known that both words meaning wahala was his own way of telling us Double Wahala 2.0. 

    A juicy family

    Friday night, Juicy Jay pulled Yvonne for a quick chat and basically confessed all his sexual and friendly feelings to her. They decided to embark on an open situationship, which should be considered criminal behaviour because what does that even mean. Now, it seems like the happy couple is a throuple after Jenni O confessed her feelings to Juicy Jay and has refused to let #Jayvonne mingle in peace.

    The battle of the bad bitches

    “Are you a bad bitch? No, I am a bad bitch.” “You want to fuck me up? You can’t fuck me up”. That was the entirety of this fight, a call-and-response that had absolutely no point and went on for entirely too long. 

     It was fine for a hot minute, but Sandra and Olivia shouting at each other from opposite ends of the house and almost sending their respective partners into cardiac arrest started giving agbero foreplay real quick.

    If we’re rating Big Brother fights, we’ll give this one a solid 2.5/10. 1 for the momentary burst of adrenaline it gave us and the other 1.5 for the sheer brilliance of Sandalili’s insults, cause what does Motorola forming to be an iPhone 14 MEAN???

    https://twitter.com/onekingnaija/status/1617310250973155328?s=20&t=iSQBwNOvIAnijc2tOfqZ4A
  • Everything You Missed on BBTitans This Week

    Big Brother Titans started four days ago, but with the housemates moving faster than their individual and combined shadows, it feels like they’ve been on our screens for an incredibly long time.

    What happened in the BBTitans House this week? We’ll do recaps every Monday and Friday, sometimes with tweets to back it up. Let’s begin!

    Introducing, the battle of the ships

    Everyone has started boarding their ships. Do you want things to get explained to you, or do you want to get lost at sea?

    Nigeria’s search for a baddie

    Nigerians were almost put to shame, but what Bros J can not do does not exist. After searching for forty days and forty nights, Nigerians finally found a strong baddie contender. Tiri gbosa for the spirit of Pan Africanism.

    #BBDetectives discovered the Jack of reality TV

    The Circle, Big Brother USA, America’s Got Talent, Are you the one? Name it. Marvellous Marvin is collecting reality shows like they’re infinity stones.

    https://twitter.com/Rosllyn_/status/1614708128737632256?s=20&t=Y78vLwEg3WijpvTs-yDCJQ

    Adults are appropriating baby culture

    Yemi and Khosi, Yemi and Yaya, Yemi and Nelissa, Mmeli and Ipuleng, Juicy J and Yvonne, even Kanaga and Tsatsi that were doing brother and sisterly love before, are now babes and babying each other around the house.  Even Love Island couldn’t dream of bringing these many couples together in its first four days. Love at first sight, fr fr. 

    https://twitter.com/FolaLagos/status/1615875692188635136?s=20&t=Y78vLwEg3WijpvTs-yDCJQ

    Bob the builder finds love

    Everyone comes into Bigge’s house with a strategy. Yvonne’s decided brand building and shipping can’t coexist.
    But who can stand in the way of love? Maybe Miracle, but not Bob.

    https://twitter.com/thebbtitans/status/1614980017699815424?s=20&t=Zsx9Pe2ClMkZ-C4-jMX25Q
    https://twitter.com/Kuwbbnaija/status/1615556545236070401?s=20&t=Y78vLwEg3WijpvTs-yDCJQ

    Miracle has his eyes set on someone

    After what  Juicy J said to Khosi, some of us need that Yvonne and Juicy ship to burst into flames and capsize as soon as possible. And if Miracle can assure that’ll happen, who are we to come in the way of young love.

    Friends … with benefits

    Can’t a man have friends? Yemi just wants to be friends with his new housemates. What’s wrong with showing love to the people you’ll be living with for the next three months by talking to them in a bedroom voice and rubbing your hands up and down their bawdy?

    Some ships are also already shaking??

    They’ve been in the house for four days, and the ships have already hit strong tides? Come off it.

    Time for work, and the housemates lost their first wager

    After preparing for their task like they knew Big Brother personally and they bribed him to let them win, who would have thought the housemates would lose their wager.

    https://twitter.com/BigBroVideo/status/1616296676028735488?s=20&t=Zsx9Pe2ClMkZ-C4-jMX25Q

    New housemates came in

    In a bid to spice up the game after four days? Make the housemates tighten their belts? Make that dry-ass pool party fun? I don’t know what biggie’s plan was, but he had new housemates come in dressed as ninjas and do a surprise strip for the OG housemates as their entrance. Biggie, please don’t do it again.

    https://twitter.com/BigBroVideo/status/1616304388217393153?s=20&t=Zsx9Pe2ClMkZ-C4-jMX25Q

    The giants are not gianting

    The only thing the housemates have given right now are ships, gossip and a dead-ass pool party. Hopefully, the new housemates can give us something better.

    Sisterly love

    After playing love for a total of 3 days, Yvonne finally sent Juicy J to the brother zone.

    The Three Musketeers – J.O.Y

    Introducing Jenni O, Olivia and Yvonne, ironically named “The J.O.Y squad” by yours truly. 

    Jenni O, Olivia and Yvonne need to take a quick break from each other, stop having an opinion about everything and everybody in the house, and start talking reality things. Like who would cook for the house, who stole Marvin’s shirts and why Jenny O decided to begin her stay in the house giving low-budget Lekki wife.

    https://twitter.com/Kuwbbnaija/status/1615203755644932096?s=20&t=Zsx9Pe2ClMkZ-C4-jMX25Q
  • #BBNaijaS7 Week 8 Recap: What Is Biggie Really Doing?

    We know they said we should expect twists and turns, but this is getting ridiculous. Because tell me why Biggie is finding it hard to evict housemates when the show has just two weeks left. SMH.

    A recap of the previous week:

    Level three moved back to the main house 

    Biggie had created a different level for Doyin, Eloswag and Chomzy instead of letting them go after eviction. But that only lasted two days before he moved them back to the general house. 

    Rachel was tail of house 

    Big brother is having too much fun with this tail-of-house punishment. Because why would you tell a grown woman to wear a trash bag? Tears. 

    Phyna and Bella fight

    Bella said Phyna was from the streets. Phyna said she pitied who brought Bella up ‘cause the person would be disappointed. Sheggz inserted himself by getting upset and defending his woman. Housemates told him to stay out of it because it wasn’t his fight — it was all just exhausting to watch. 

    Housemates’ movie date 

    Our focus wasn’t on the movie date. Eloswag, Chomzy, Phyna, Groovy, Chichi and Sheggz, the housemates who’d purchased the movie ticket, had a round table conversation addressing different issues in the house. Once again, they tried to trace where the sex rumours between Groovy and Phyna had started from. 

    The pool party of the season 

    Ebuka’s comment about dozing off while he watched the previous week’s pool party must’ve gotten to them because all the housemates brought their A-game this week. While Eloswag was dancing in one corner (ignoring Chomzy), Chomzy didn’t seem to care as she, Rachel, Adekunle, Brian and Chizzy formed the ultimate party squad. 

    Housemates won their wager 

    The theme of last week’s wager was “Green Earth”, and the housemates had to make art out of their trash. Even if it’s just ‘cause of the time Chizzy put into the task, we’re glad they won their wager. 

    Shella finally got their date 

    Bella and Sheggz had started to think Biggie wanted to run them street when he failed to grant them the private date they’d paid for. But on Saturday, Biggie finally surprised them with a beautiful, elaborate date in the garden. And guess who did Bella’s makeup? Rachel oh! 

    Mr and Mrs Ikoyi make wedding plans 

    You either find this ship very cute or very silly; there’s no in-between. Still, it seems there’ll be an Italy wedding to attend after the show. And Sheggz promises to give out 100 free tickets.

    Phyna and Groovy’s fight 

    There seems to be trouble in the Groophy ship because they had too many fights last week. And after the Saturday party where Phyna said Groovy refused to dance with her, she’s beginning to think he doesn’t really like her, and he has his eyes on another female housemate. He denied all accusations and said he’s just dealing with some “stuff”. 

    Biggie plays Groovy and Eloswag’s songs 

    We don’t think the level-up housemates are doing a good job selling themselves because most people didn’t even know Groovy and Eloswag are musicians. But Biggie played their songs on Sunday, and you could tell the housemates were genuinely happy for them. 

    Level three housemates were evicted 

    Biggie bid his house guests, Doyin, Eloswag and Chomzy, goodbye. And Chomzy was so sure she was the winner o. Leemao. 

    Dotun and Allysn were evicted 

    On Sunday, Dotun and Allysn were evicted from big brother’s house. They had a good run, and we’re looking forward to their growth after the show. 

    Big Sheggz isn’t so big 

    Sheggz was part of the bottom three housemates, and now, the audience is speculating that Biggie evicted two instead of three because the organisers didn’t want Sheggz to leave. 

    The pressure is getting werser.

    ALSO READ: What I Ordered vs What I Got: BBNaija Edition  

  • #BBNaijaS7 Week 7 Recap: Are Your Faves Losing Focus?

    For people who’ve made it so far on the show, this season’s housemates seem to have lost sight of the main goal — ₦100 million! Seeing as everyone’s main focus now is their ships.

    A recap of the previous week: 

    Hermes won the Head of House games

    We were beginning to worry that his ship with Allyson was affecting his game, but this win proved otherwise. And trust him to choose Allyson as his assistant to share the head of house lounge.

    Hermes exercises veto power

    For the first time this season, Biggie gave the head of house the veto power to save a nominated housemate. So Hermes saved Adekunle and put Bryan in his place. Even though Bryan took it like a champ, he said he’d expected it after his altercation with Hermes. 

    Housemates were sharing breakfast

    No, it’s not the type of breakfast you’re thinking. These housemates served their partners actual breakfast in bed. Bella put in extra effort to make sure she could get the surprise ready for Sheggz before he woke up. While Eloswag took it a step further by not just making breakfast for Chomzy but proceeding to feed her. God whenst?

    Doyin and Chizzy, a budding romance? 

    Biggie’s resident rider, Chizzy, known for catching cruise and hating on ships, seemed to have gotten really fond of Doyin. They spent most of last week bantering and subtly flirting, and we loved to see it. 

    The Shella and Rachel fight

    Mr and Mrs Ikoyi tag-teamed to fight Rachel because of beef, like literal beef. It quickly escalated to name-calling and Bella “accidentally” pouring the food on the floor. These housemates clearly don’t know the price of rice in the market now. SMH. 

    Find out: QUIZ: What Would Make You Fight in the BBNaija House?


    Housemates won their wager 

    The housemates put in extra hours to prepping for their dance presentation, except for Bella and Sheggz. Biggie however, asked them to apologise to their fellow housemates for their lack of participation. All in all, it was a well-deserved win. 

    Bella and Sheggz each got a strike

    The star ship each got a strike, but for different reasons. Bella’s was for provoking Rachel, while Sheggz had constantly failed to carry out the tasks assigned to him as tail of the house. 

    Ebuka shook tables

    As usual, on the Sunday eviction show, Ebuka decided to shake a few tables. Only, this time, he just might’ve broken the table when he asked Bella why she was always apologising to Sheggz. And if being called “stupid”, “fool”, and the likes was her love language. But Bella said she only allowed it cause she was in love, and Sheggz was trying to change. 

    Multiple evictions and twists

    On Sunday, Doyin, Eloswag and Chomzy were evicted. But Biggie couldn’t seem to let them go, so he added another twist. A level three! The three evicted housemates would stay in a separate house as Biggie’s guests. Afterwards, they’d be allowed back into the main house only to be evicted on the 18th. 

    Phyna is the new Head of House

    After the games yesterday, for the first time this season, a former level two housemate is head of house. We’re particularly excited to see what Phyna has up her sleeve this week. 

    We’re curious: QUIZ: What’s Your BBNaija Winning Strategy? 

  • BBNaija7 Week 4: Here’s All the Crazy Shit You Missed

    After the week that just passed in his house, we worry about Biggie’s mental health, because what was that chaos? Here’s a recap. 

    Eloswag won head of house 

    Making it his second time, and the fourth in a row, level 1 is winning the head of house challenge.

    Sheggz and Adekunle fought 

    Adekunle said Shella was Sheggz’s strategy, and Sheggz said he didn’t think Adekunle was straightforward. Since then, the vibe between the two has been awkward. But after Sheggz claimed Adekunle put Groovy up for eviction to spite him, the two started shouting at each other, and the other housemates were surprised at the bust of anger by the diplomatic Adekunle.

    Deji and Dotun gossiped about other housemates

    Deji had an earful to say about the ladies in the house, like how he was more aroused by Chomzy than Chichi, there’s no real ship in the house and Doyin is secretly jealous of the Shella ship.

    Level 2 won the wager

    Last week’s task was on Afrofuturism, and even though each housemate brought their A-game, level 2 won.  

    Level 1 and 2 exchanged a housemate 

    On Friday, Groovy was moved to Level 1, while Deji took his place in Level 2. Your fave, Phyna, was sulking because of the departure of her lover. Groovy, on the other hand, told Chomzy that Phyna was just like a mother to him. Fear men.

    Hermes and Allyson kissed

    No one can deny the passion that was carried in that single kiss. Although, some Allyson stans are not happy about this because Hermes made it clear he had not one but two relationships outside the house.

    Diana and Rachel fought 

    While we watched Eloswag, Hermes and Doyin burst the latest moves at the Saturday party, Diana and Rachel were in a corner having a squabble about Giddyfia.


    Learn a thing or two: 6 Relationship Lessons We’ve Learnt From BBN “Level Up” So Far 


    Kess and Pharmsavi were evicted

    This didn’t come as a surprise because they were up against Groovy, Chizzy, Modella and Amaka, so we kinda saw it coming.

    Groovy and Phyna sex rumours

    Amaka was supposed to tell people about Groovy and Phyna being together, but somewhere down the grapevine, it changed to a rumour of them having sex.

    Chichi and Diana also fought 

    We don’t want to believe it was just because of wardrobe space Chichi was raining insults, threatening to scatter Diana with her mouth. She even went ahead to throw Diana’s things in the bin.

    Both houses were merged on Sunday 

    Finally! With both levels in the same house, new friendships are forming, and ships maybe? Amaka and Giddyfia already shared an under-the-duvet moment, so we have our eyes open for that.


    Wouldn’t you want to know? QUIZ: Which BBN “Level Up” Housemate Matches Your Personality?

  • A Week In The Life: 8 Must-Read Stories Of 2021

    A Week In The Life” is a weekly Zikoko series that explores the working-class struggles of Nigerians. It captures the very spirit of what it means to hustle in Nigeria and puts you in the shoes of the subject for a week.


    I don’t know about you but it has been a long year. A lot has happened that it feels like we’re starting to forget a few things. With that in mind, I decided to refresh our memories on some episodes of “A Week In The Life” that I have enjoyed writing.

    Whether you started reading in January or just last week, here are some stories that deserve to be read twice.

    1) A Week In The Life: The Interstate Driver With Girlfriends In Many States

    To be honest, I’m even changing. I’m not bad like that. If I count my girlfriends, I have only five consistent ones. I’ve removed the inconsistent ones from my list because no time. I’m also thankful that God take libido bless me to be able to keep everyone satisfied. It’s grace. I be pure Igbo guy, I strong die.

    This long-distance driver has gone from having a girlfriend in almost every state in the country to having “just” 5. Why does he do it? What’s his motivation? and is he not scared of the risks involved?

    Click here to find out.

    2) When I’m In Front Of A Camera, I Feel Like Wizkid Or Davido — A Week In The Life Of A Pornstar

    Forget everything you know because this story will challenge it. After failing to get into Nollywood, Juliet, the subject of this story decided to go into acting porn. She talks about the stigma involved in her job, not being ashamed to show her face in her videos and how powerful she feels in front of a camera.

    According to Juliet, “During video shoots, I tell my men that it’s acting we’re acting so they shouldn’t get carried away thinking it’s their girlfriend they’re fucking. I also make it clear that they must not cum in me —  they can cum on my laps, face, tummy but not inside me.”

    Read more here.

    3) A Week In The Life Of An Unpaid Full-Time House Wife

    What’s it like being an unpaid full housewife? It’s a lot of thankless hard work, unnecessary suffering and acceptance in the grand scheme of things.

    The heaviness in this story still haunts me today. See why here.

    4) “Everyone Shouts At You” — An Exhausting Week In The Life Of A Medical House Officer

    Doctors are leaving Nigeria for many reasons ranging from poor pay to terrible work conditions. What’s it like being a junior doctor in a toxic work environment? It’s a lot of shouting and being treated like you don’t matter or exist. It’s also a lot of crying and making up your mind to leave Nigeria as soon as you can.

    Don’t take my word for it, instead listen to a junior doctor narrate their story here.

    5) A Miraculous Week In The Life Of A Nigerian Olympian

    If you watched the recently concluded Tokyo Olympics, the name Enoch Adegoke must ring a bell. If it does, it’s because, for the first time in over 20 years, Enoch took Nigeria to the 100m men’s final.

    What does it take to be a pro athlete in Nigeria? Are Nigerian athletes rich? Satisfy your curiosity here.

    6) I Don’t Have Any Human Friend —A Week In The Life Of A Zookeeper

    As a zookeeper, you spend more time with animals than with humans. What happens when your job becomes your life? Well, if you’re like Mr Emeka, the subject of this story, it means you have no human friends.

    How must that feel? Start here to experience what it feels like.

    7) I Earn Dollars But I Still Feel Unsafe — A Week In The Life Of A Freelancer

    The Naira is tanking and everyone is screaming “earn dollars or save in dollars.”

    Alright, you listen to them and do both. However, you still feel unsafe because deep down you know that if anything happens to you, dollars can’t save you.

    This is an anxiety-filled “A Week In The Life.”

    8) Manager By Day, Sugar Baby At Night: A Week In The Life

    The subject of this story has gone from swearing not to sleep with married men to not refusing their advances.

    The result? A lot of gifts and houses. Why did she suddenly change her mind and go down the sugar baby route?

    Click here to read her origin story.


    Check back every Tuesday by 9 am for more “A Week In The Life ” goodness, and if you would like to be featured or you know anyone who fits the profile, fill this form.