Here’s a list of 6 lessons we learned from this year’s BBNaija relationships;

1. Choose the people that choose you: Angel and Cross

Angel and Cross understood the ride or die assignment and we loved to see it. We saw Cross genuinely making efforts to understand and be there for Angel no matter how complex her personality was. They had their friendship on lockdown and it just proves that when the vibe matches everything else just sails smoothly.

2. Your network is your networth; Emmanuel and Liquorose

Despite not having a large fan base himself Emmanuel managed to survive all his eviction nominations and made it to the finals. The moral lesson is clear; if you want to go far in life, attach yourself to someone who is already ahead. Let them help your destiny.

3. Come correct on what you want: Jackie B and Micheal

This ship was the most tedious ship this year, they kept going back and forth and stressing everyone else involved because they couldn’t have an adult conversation on defining what they have. Between Jackie B’s “it’s not that deep/you’re disrespecting me” and Micheal’s “stap playin wid mi” it was just a lot of stress for viewers and any other female housemate who dared come close to Micheal.

4. Make sure you are your spec’s spec: Whitemoney and Jackie B

Whitemoney put Queen through a lot of stress because he was trying to prove his feelings for Jackie B. And all along Jackie B had already “Father zoned” him because she said she gets “daddy vibes” from him. Moral lesson; research about your spec’s spec before you start picking out baby names.

5. People can be angry with you and still show up for you: Saga and Pere

Pere was visibly hurt when Biggie played the clip of Saga badmouthing him to Nini. But when Saga was distraught over Nini’s disappearance, it was Pere who stood by him, kept consoling him, and even sat with him outside the rain. If people genuinely care for you, they will come through for you when you need them to. It doesn’t even matter how angry they are with you.

6. Go after what you want: Saskay and Jaypaul

Jaypaul saw what he liked and he went after it. He did not let the fact that what he liked had a whole relationship outside the house or that another housemate was passionately in the race too. He simply went after what he wanted and as a reward won himself a passionate kiss before he got evicted (insert a round of applause here).

Which other lesson did you learn from this year’s BBNaija relationships? Tell us in the comments.

Here’s a list of 5 evicted that definitely left the show too early.

1. Arin

For the first time on the show, we got to see a feminist who proudly wore the tag and went on a crusade to re-orientate as many other housemates as possible on Feminism. Arin didn’t stay too long in the house but before she left she built beautiful connections with other housemates like Angel, Nini, and Cross. She also established herself as an unshakeable girl’s girl and the resident therapist. Her no-nonsense approach to patriarchy and misogyny was definitely a vibe the show needed.

2. Beatrice

Beatrice may have been slow in unveiling her personality but the sneak peek she gave us before she got evicted shows that we would have been in for some multi-dimensional drama. Remember the kiss she had with Pere and how worked up it got Maria? Let’s also not forget the fight she had with Liquorose. Beatrice had spice to give, the viewers were just not patient enough.

3. JMK

If JMK was still in the house 2 plot twists are for sure; she would have given Queen and Jackie B a proper run for Whitemoney’s attention. Whitemoney would have probably leaped into a ship with her because if we remember correctly (and we do) he was quite persuasive in the friends with benefit discussion he had with her. But you people got her evicted with your pauper votes and now Mazi has missed out on the possible love of his life. We would have seen the coolest sismance between her and Angel.

4. Maria

Maria may have gotten on our collective nerves but there’s no denying that she brought a fire to the show that was visibly absent after she left. Her love/hate thing with Pere was an entire storyline on its own. She got Pere so deep in his feelings that after she left, the general made it a point to talk about her at least 9 times every day. And we got less drama, fewer fights, and more kumbaya sessions. But we don’t watch BBNaija for love and light, do we?

5. Honourable mention; Yerins

Imagine Yerins and Pere in a fight. All that comes up are scenes where Yerins uses his polymath brain to hypnotize Pere’s military brain and Whitemoney comes to settle the issue and gets hypnotized too. Mad stuff! But now we’ll never know because the resident polymath got evicted too soon.

Which other of the evicted housemates do you think would have brought more spice to the show? Tell us in the comments.

Here’s a list of 5 ships that sailed and crashed this year.

1. Angel and Sammie

This ship gave a lot of viewers anxiety because they were a terrible match from the start. It was like “Layrica” reincarnated. Angel said time and time again that she liked Sammie as a person but they didn’t connect mentally enough for a relationship. Sammie on the other side wanted her to tone down her personality and be less “flirty” with other male housemates. What eventually broke this camel’s back was the fact that Sammie kept trash talking Angel to other housemates. As predicted, everything came crashing down in a heated shouting match between the two.

2. Maria and Pere

This seemed like a recipe for a volcanic eruption from the very start. Funnily enough, of all the housemates they both seemed like the only ones capable of handling each other. And who better to match an overly cocky Pere if not an equally headstrong Maria? However because “cocky and, “headstrong” is not a sustainable match, this romance could not survive the few weeks Maria spent in the house. Rumour has it that the first thing Maria did after she left the house was to block Pere on all platforms. We can’t say we are surprised.

3. Boma and Queen

Queen and Boma seemed like a good match at first, she’s hot and he’s tall. But with time Boma started showing the other housemates and viewers his true colours and those colours were not really pretty. Between him constantly chanting his “Okro nation” slogan and his entanglement with Tega, what he had with Queen quickly went to dust.

4. Crosskay – (Cross and Saskay)

People liked the idea of a Cross and Saskay match because the narrative of a bad boy being “tamed” by the good girl sounds cute and grand on paper. But it doesn’t always work well in reality and in this case, it did not. Confronted with the options of Cross a bad guy, or Jaypaul, Saskay made her choice and that choice was not Cross.

5. Honourable mention: Whitemoney and JMK

Our honourable mention is Whitemoney and JMK. For a moment there Whitemoney and JMK were discussing the possibility of a “Friends with Benefits” type of arrangement. But because housemates propose and viewers dispose, we didn’t get to see what became of that conversation. JMK got evicted that week.

Did we miss any BBnaija ships? Tell us in the comments.

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Don’t worry, if you don’t agree now, you will agree by the time you get to point 3 on this list.

1. He will gladly sell his father’s land to buy you hair.

As long as he gets to see a smile on your face, he will risk being removed from his father’s will. Your slay is his priority and maintaining your beauty is his life’s mission.

2. You can cheat on him and blame it on the devil.

Add a sprinkle of tears and you’ll be off the hook. You know he hates to see you vulnerable and crying. If you tell him he indirectly pushed you to do it he might even be the one apologizing.

3. If his parents don’t like you, he will come and tell you himself and beg you not to leave him.

And if any of his friends dare say a bad thing about you he will cut them off with a quickness. You don’t have to worry about coming second in his life because this man will demote everyone else for you.

4. He will gladly give you 50% of his salary.

And extra if you need more. He will also make you next of kin on all his bank accounts and investments. You are his woman and his woman must be financially pampered.

5. You don’t even need to buy juju, he will focus on you alone.

So you can use your Kayamata budget for enjoyment.

6. He will be your ride or die

No matter the address you are riding to, he will happily sit at the steering wheel and chauffeur you there.

7. He will never serve you breakfast.

Even if all the restaurants are doing promo, he will never serve you breakfast. His love for you is unconditional and very stubborn.

I hope with these 7 points, we have convinced you that a BBNaija Saga is the man you need.

This article will take you through how Show fans graduate from viewers to sugar mummy/daddies.

1. The objective critique stage

At this stage where the show just started and no one has gotten emotionally attached yet. Everyone just gets on their high horse and starts publishing hot takes on how the housemates are boring and the production is wack and every one part of the eviction process should be fired because they did a horrible job.

2. The “interested, but not interested” stage

This is the stage where people start getting attached to housemates. They’ll start posting about housemates they like and subtly defending their favs on social media. At this stage they may reject the fan base name but, best believe in one week, they will add that same name to their handle.

3. The “stan” stage

This is the stage where people are now seen on social media “stanning” their favs every day. The stage where they carry their fav’s matter on their head and cuss out anyone that dares to slander this fav. This is also the stage where they start proudly joining Whatsapp groups to vote and campaign for their favs. And of course, they use their fav’s picture as their DP.

4. The sugar mummy/daddy

This stage kicks off when the show ends. This is the stage where fans start funding their favs. They crowdfund to give their favs extravagant cash gifts and may even go as far as buying properties for their favs that they themselves do not own yet. At this stage, the average BBN viewer has successfully gone from an objective viewer to an emotionally invested sugar daddy/mummy.

Which stage of watching the BBNaija show are you currently at? Tell us in the comments.

If you missed it, here are a few posts that captured the drama.

1. The drip was on point

Housemates were dressed like characters from Bling Lagosians by Yomi Casual and MrsSandra O. Both designers understood the assignment.

2. The DJ however did not understand the assignment

3. Liquorose came through with all the energy as usual.

We’re drafting a petition for her to bottle and sell her energy because it is plenty.

4. After party shenanigans

Jaypaul finally got some action. Hopefully it will be enough to take home with him after the eviction this Sunday.

5. General Pere collected small dragging from his “bro”.

Bro’s over hoes? Not under Saga’s watch please.

6. The Jaskay ship finally saw some action.

7. And THIS happened.

The most anticipated show down of the season. Cross and Angel fans were pleased.

8. And a new ship was born.

We don’t know where this ship is headed but we’re closely watching because this content is bound to be lit.

9. In conclusion…

Proof that this life still never balance.

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What went wrong? You’re about to find out.

1. Putting Whitemoney up for eviction

The first wrong move Maria made was nominating Whitemoney with her exclusive nomination power. This was dicey because Whitemoney had just told her he didn’t tell the other housemates she was a wildcard because he didn’t want her to leave the house. Her nominating him seemed too much like a “repaying evil with a good transaction”. As expected, fans took that personally. That singular act gave Whitemoney’s fan base a huge boost and spiked up his Instagram following to surpass hers.

2. Her alliance with Pere

The love/hate thing she had going with Pere didn’t help her game either. Ganging up with him to destabilize Whitemoney’s alleged strategy came off as a witch hunt and viewers were not a fan of that. Especially considering the fact that Whitemoney had only sent good vibes her way.

3. Her one-sided beef with Angel

Maria passionately carried on a one-sided beef with Angel for reasons that are still unclear to viewers. From reporting Angel to Big Brother during her diary sessions to hosting a full-on character assassination podcast against Angel with Peace and Nini during their stay in the executive lounge. This made her come off as a slut-shaming and condescending character. Both of which are attributes viewers are not keen on seeing.

4. Her beef with Queen

At first, this didn’t come off as a big deal. Things took an interesting turn when Queen unknowingly formed an allegiance with Whitemoney. This connection spurred Whitemoney’s fans to vote for Queen when both Queen and Maria were up and we know how that plot twist ended.

5. Her reaction to her nomination

To top it all off when Maria realized she was up for eviction she threw one too many tantrums. For someone who herself had enjoyed exclusive nomination powers, it made no sense for her to take her nomination that personally. Especially to the point where she began to spite her alleged bestie Liquorose. Viewers were not a fan of that behaviour either.

To sum it all up, Maria’s game fumbled because she formed an allegiance with the wrong people and picked too many unnecessary fights with other housemates who themselves are top contenders. Between not being liked by the housemates inside the house and being considered annoying by voters outside the house, she didn’t stand a chance.

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1. Whitemoney

Whitemoney re-wrote the male lead script. He is not in any ship and he’s not pining away for a female housemate who has no interest in him. Whitemoney is also not asking viewers to vote for him because he is poor. He made it his job to cook for all the housemates; a role that Nigerian audiences are accustomed to seeing women play. With his vibrant personality, he has won himself a huge fanbase and even the friendship of his fellow housemates. He is one BBNaija Shine Ya Eye housemate that is really shining his eye.

2. Pere

We’re used to seeing female housemates be the villain of the year. This year Pere said no. He came to show us that man can cause all that commotion too. Love or hate him you have to admit that no one has worked the Villian template the way Pere is doing.

3. Angel

It’s not really strange to see female housemates look sexy and show a lot of skin. But Angel turned up the heat a thousand notches higher with her tattoos, piercings, and total disregard for a bra. And what more? She has one of the most beautiful personalities we’ve seen in a BBNaija housemate, she has shown herself to be a no-hate zone and we love to see it.

4. Arin

Even though we didn’t get to have her on our screens for long we could see from the start that Arin is different. She came through with a vibe that is authentic, unique, and truly refreshing. We loved to see how genuinely interested in other housemates she was and how passionately and eloquently she portrayed feminism in the house.

Disclaimer: The point of this list is not to say every other housemate is fake or boring, we’re just saying it’s hard to say any of the housemates on this list behave like or copied a past housemate.

1. Maria – The beautiful female antagonist

The female character who is literally on top of the world when the movie starts. She’s rich and is dating the richest guy as well. But she’s spoilt and has way too many enemies because she’s mean and rude to everyone. She’s also the one whose address Karma has a delivery for.

2. Whitemoney – The male protagonist

The heartwarming from “grass to grace story”. The one who the audience roots for and can relate with. He gets his happy ending at the end of the movie and gets the woman of his dreams too.

3. Pere – The Cunning Villian

Chiwetelu Agu ran so Pere can waltz. He’s smart, extremely calculating, and annoyingly cocky. But of course, without him the plot would be one-dimensional and who wants that? By the way, Thanos better watch out, this one is coming for his rings.

4. Liquorose – The supporting character

The antagonist’s friend who is actually a good person herself. She gives the best advice but her advice is always ignored of course. And she has enough content surrounding her to get a significant number of scenes but not enough drama to be the main character.

5. Saga the protagonist’s friend who is in a happy relationship

The happily married and extremely boring friend. The one who always declines hangout invitations from his friends because he wants to stay home and help his wife loosen her hair.

6. Nini- Another happily married character

The one getting married at the very beginning of the movie. Her relationship is goals for the other female characters and they rely on her to matchmake them with her eligible bachelor friends. They also fight viciously to catch the bouquet at her wedding.

7. Angel – The girl next door

The hot and fun girl next door. All the guys like her and all the girls are threatened by her but her drip remains fresh and unmatched.

8. Peace- The Female Antagonist’s Side Kick

The one desperately trying to impress and be friends with the female antagonist. She talks trash about other people too and inherits the female antagonist’s enemies.

9. Cross – The resident bad boy

The one who hosts all the parties and dates all the hot women.

10. Saskay – The all round good girl

This is the character who always has her shit together. She has a good job, is in a serious relationship, and just does no wrong.

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Now that the violence has ended, here are 13 hilarious tweets celebrating Laycon’s win, trolling other housemates, and shading fan bases;

1. They have been saying it since Mr President.

2. LMAO! Omo!

3. LOL! Get you an ambitious fanbase.

4. Why?

5. LMAO! We learn and unlearn everyday dear.

6. LOL! This is so mean.

7. LMAO!

8. Please!

9. LMAO! Why thisss?

10. LMAO!

11. LMAO! We saw that!

12. LOL! A word of prayer for the babies please.

13. In conclusion

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