Big Brother Naija Season 5, also known as Big Brother Naija: Lockdown, is the fifth season of the Nigerian version of the reality show Big Brother. It premiered on 19 July 2020 on Africa Magic with a live feed available on DStv channel 198 and GOtv channel 29. Ex-housemate Ebuka Obi-Uchendu from season one returned as host.

The winner of this season was Laycon and he won ₦85 million worth of prizes.

Auditions Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a virtual audition was held to select contestants for the show. Video submissions were received from 20 May to 30 May 2020. Interested contestants submitted a two-minute video stating why they should appear on the show. At the end of the online audition, over 30,000 contestants showed their interest. Of the 30,000 contestants that showed interest, 20 housemates were selected.

Nomination and eviction voting format In the previous seasons, housemates nominated two of their fellow housemates for eviction. The public then voted for the housemates they wanted to save. In that format, the housemate who received the fewest votes would be evicted. In this season, the nomination and eviction format was reversed for the first half only.

Each week, all housemates, except the Head of House and Deputy Head of House, face the public vote. Public voting is opened every Monday night after the Head of House Game and closes on that week's Thursday night. The four housemates who receive the fewest votes will be nominated for eviction by the housemates.

During the live eviction shows every Sunday, the nominated housemates at risk face a Diary Eviction Votes Session to determine who among them will be evicted. In the Diary Room, each housemate votes on one or two of the bottom four housemates who they want to leave. The housemate who receives the most votes is then evicted.

During the sixth live eviction show on Day 42, the host Ebuka announced that the voting system would be switching back to the old one, with housemates nominating who they want to evict and the public voting who among these housemates to evict.

Housemates Housemates Age on Entry Occupation Residence/Birthplace Day entered Day exited Status Olamilekan "Laycon" Agbeleshe 26 Singer and rapper Lagos 0 70 Dorathy Bachor 24 Entrepreneur Lagos 0 70 Rebecca "Nengi" Hampson 22 Entrepreneur Bayelsa 0 70 Emuobonuvie "Neo" Akpofure 26 Ride-hailing app driver Delta 0 70 Victoria "Vee" Adeyele 23 Musician Lagos/London, UK 0 70 Ozoemena Chukwu "Ozo" 27 Consultant and entrepreneur Imo 0 63 Timmy Sinclair "Trikytee" 35 Creative artist and storyteller Lagos, Bayelsa 0 63 Nelson Enwerem "Prince" 24 Model, fashion designer and interior decorator Lagos/Abia 0 56 Terseer "Kiddwaya" Waya 27 Self-employed Benue 0 56 Lucy Essien 30 EntrepreneurLagos 0 49 Erica Nlewedim 26 Actress and commercial modelLagos 0 49 Ezekiel Bright "Brighto" Osemudiame 29 Sailor Edo 0 42 Florence Wathoni Anyansi 29 Fashion entrepreneur and parenting blogger Karatina, Kenya 0 42 Tolani "Tolanibaj" Shobajo 27 Media personality Lagos 042 Praise Nelson 28 Dancer Enugu, Enugu State 0 35 Aisha Umaru "Kaisha" 25 Entrepreneur Sokoto 0 28 Eric Akhigbe 24 Student, fitness enthusiast and bodybuilder Lagos/Edo 0 21 Tochukwu Okechukwu Tochi 28 Rapper and real estate agent Imo 0 21 Boluwatife "Lilo" Aderogba 23 Entrepreneur and dietitian Lagos 0 14 Kate "Ka3na" Jones 26 Entrepreneur Rivers 0 14 The launch night is marked as Day 0. The day after is Day 1.

Public nomination percentages The public voted for their favourite housemate. Voting started on Monday and closed on Thursday. On Sunday's live eviction show, only housemates at the bottom were revealed.

Full percentages were revealed on 1 October 2020 on the official website. +Public nomination phaseWeek 2Week 3Week 4Week 5Week 6 Brighto 3.52% 4.20% 3.76% 3.86% 2.68% Dorathy 9.30%DHOH 10.89% 8.48% 8.54% Erica 15.60% 16.20%HOH 17.28% 16.09% Kiddwaya 6.33% 5.98%DHOHHOH 5.62% Laycon 24.28% 26.55% 27.36% 25.06% 24.97% LucyHOH 4.08% 7.71% 5.42% 4.41% Nengi 10.62% 12.73% 12.05% 10.69%DHOH Neo 3.76% 3.67%3.13% 7.31% 6.90% Ozo 8..84%HOH 8.09% 6.79%HOH PrinceDHOH 5.54% 4.97% 3.84% 7.64% Tolanibaj 1.84% 3.30% 3.77%DHOH 2.75% Trikytee 1.61%2.29%3.47%3.58% 8.80% Vee 2.47% 3.26% 3.89%2.79% 8.03% Wathoni 2.93% 2.76%3.25%3.25% 3.57% Praise1.28% 2.99% 4.18%1.65% Kaisha 1.63%2.41%3.48% Eric1.37%1.91% Tochi 1.82%2.11% Lilo1.52% Ka3na1.28%

Voting history and nominations table Voting to EvictNominate to EvictNominations& votesreceivedWeek 1Week 2Week 3Week 4Week 5Week 6Week 7Week 8Week 9Week 10Final Head ofHouse Nengi Lucy Ozo Erica Kiddwaya Ozo Erica Trikytee Nenginone Deputy Head ofHouse Wathoni Prince Dorathy Kiddwaya Tolanibaj Nengi Prince Layconnone LayconNoVoting Ka3naEric EricTrikytee TrikyteeKaisha WathoniTrikyteeNoVoting TrikyteeLucyOzoDorathyOzoDorathyWinner(Day 70)5 DorathyNoVoting EricLiloTochiEric TrikyteeKaisha VeeTrikyteeNoVoting VeeLaycon KiddwayaNeoRunner-up(Day 70)6 NengiHead ofHouse Ka3naPraise KaishaEric KaishaWathoni PraiseWathoni LucyLaycon DorathyPrinceHead ofHouseThird place(Day 70)3 NeoNoVoting Ka3naLilo KaishaTochiBottom Four WathoniPraiseNoVoting KiddwayaLucy PrinceDorathyFourth place(Day 70)1 VeeNoVoting Ka3naLilo EricKaisha KaishaWathoniBottom FourNoVoting TrikyteeDorathy PrinceDorathyOzoDorathyFifth place(Day 70)8 OzoNoVoting Ka3naLiloKaishaTochi KaishaTrikytee PraiseTrikyteeHead ofHouse LucyKiddwaya PrinceKiddwayaEvicted(Day 63)4 TrikyteeNoVoting Ka3naPraiseBottom FourBottom FourBottom FourNoVoting LucyLayconPrinceKiddwayaOzoDorathyEvicted(Day 63)19 KiddwayaNoVoting Ka3naLilo KaishaEricKaishaWathoniVeePraisePraiseNoVoting LucyTrikytee VeePrinceEvicted(Day 56)5 PrinceNoVotingEricLilo KaishaTochi KaishaWathoni WathoniVeeNoVotingNengiOzo OzoNengi Evicted(Day 56)6 LucyNoVotingEricLilo KaishaTochi TrikyteeWathoni WathoniTrikyteeNoVoting NengiTrikytee Evicted(Day 49)6 EricaNoVoting EricLilo TochiKaishaKaishaWathoni WathoniVeeNoVotingVeeLaycon Ejected(Day 49)0 BrightoNoVoting EricKa3na TrikyteeEric TrikyteeKaisha TrikyteePraiseNoVotingEvicted(Day 42)0 Wathoni Ka3naPraise TochiEricBottom FourBottom FourNoVotingEvicted(Day 42)12 TolanibajNoVoting Ka3naEric EricTochi TrikyteeWathoniPraiseVeeNoVoting Evicted(Day 42)0 PraiseNoVotingBottom Four TochiEric KaishaTrikyteeBottom Four Evicted(Day 35)11 KaishaNoVoting Ka3naLiloBottom FourBottom Four Evicted(Day 28)19 EricNoVotingBottom FourBottom Four Evicted(Day 21)17 TochiNoVoting PraiseEricBottom FourEvicted(Day 21)9 LiloNoVotingBottom FourEvicted(Day 14)9 Ka3naNoVotingBottom FourEvicted(Day 14)11 Note none 1 none 2 2, 3 4 5 none 6 none Againstpublic votenoneAll Housemates KiddwayaLayconLucyNengiTrikyteeVee DorathyKiddwayaOzoPrince DorathyLayconOzoTrikyteeAll Housemates Bottom four LiloEricKa3naPraise EricKaishaTochiTrikytee TrikyteeKaishaWathoniNeo TrikyteeWathoniPraiseVee none Ejected none Erica none EvictedNoEvictionKa3na11 of 16 votesto evictEric9 of 14 votesto evictKaisha11 of 12 votesto evictPraise7 of 12 votesto evictTolanibaj2.75%to saveLucy8.12%to savePrince20.53%to saveTrikytee4.10%to saveVee1.18%to winNeo1.94%to winWathoni3.57%to saveLilo9 of 16 votesto evictTochi9 of 14 votesto evictKiddwaya24.92%to saveOzo19.11%to saveNengi15.03%to winDorathy21.85%to winBrighto2.68%to save Saved Eric8 of 16 votesPraise4 of 16 votes Kaisha8 of 14 votesTrikytee2 of 14 votes Trikytee7 of 12 votesWathoni6 of 12 votesNeo0 of 12 votes Wathoni6 of 11 votesTrikytee5 of 11 votesVee5 of 11 votes Top 674.07%Neo6.90%Kiddwaya5.62%Lucy4.41% Laycon41.41%Kiddwaya16.20%Nengi13.32%Trikytee11.19%Vee9.76% Ozo27.97%Dorathy26.58% Laycon50.11%Dorathy26.68%Laycon60%to win

Notes

: During the eviction show on Day 14, the host Ebuka announced that two housemates will be evicted from the house. : Only one housemate was evicted rather than two during the eviction show. : As the vote was a tie between Praise and Wathoni, the Head of House, Kiddwaya, must cast a tie-breaker vote (in bold). He voted for Praise. : During the sixth live eviction show, Ebuka announced a twist that a triple eviction will occur and housemates did not vote to evict in the Diary Room like in prior weeks. Evictions were only based on the voting percentages of favourite housemate voting by the public. At the end of the show, the host announced another twist that starting from Day 43, the voting format was changed back to the old one, with housemates nominating and the public voting to evict. : Erica was ejected from the house on Day 49 for disregarding the rules and the show's process. : For Week 9's nomination, the housemates were divided into two teams, with membership determined through a random draw. Team Black: Dorathy, Neo, and Ozo. Team White: Laycon, Trikytee, and Vee. The Head of House, Nengi, does not belong to any team. Each team directly nominated two housemates from the other team for eviction.

References

External links Official site