By Yemisi Suleiman

Lovers of the Big Brother Naija reality TV are in for 70 days of extreme entertainment, as the much anticipated BBNaija Season 8 All Stars hosts the screens this July. 

The BBNaija  Season 8 All Stars show will  premiere on Sunday, July 23, 2023 and will air across all Africa Magic Channel on DSTV, GOTV and on Showmax.

It will feature some of our past favourite bbnaija stars, who will slug it out for the grand prize of N120 million Naira among  other consolidation prizes.

As a reward for fans this season, 30 lucky fans will win one million each in the fan lock challenge where they have the opportunity to lock in their top three favourite housemates all through season.

All time BBNaija favourite host  Ebuka Obi- Uchendu returns again  as the host of the  show, which will end on the ,1st of October 2023.

The new season will bring back fan favourites from previous seasons. BBNaija Season 8 will premiere at 7 pm on Africa Magic Showcase, Africa Magic Urban and Africa Magic Family.

The show will continue to air for ten weeks on the 24-hour Big Brother dedicated channels.

The  ‘All Stars’ edition will feature carefully selected housemates and fan favourites from previous editions of the show. 

Fans can expect a line-up of exciting and engaging tasks, unpredictable twists and turns, including fan-favourite ‘Ninjas’, engaging tasks, and unpredictable twists and turns. 

This season will also include the famous pool and grill party and the Saturday Night Raves.

Speaking on this, Executive Head of Content and West Africa Channels at MultiChoice Nigeria, Dr Busola Tejumola, said, “We are excited to bring you a refreshed season of Big Brother Naija. I am sure you all have noticed the buzz on social media and all the speculations about the eighth season of this well-loved-show – we certainly have- and we can confirm to you all today; YES, the 8th season of Big Brother Naija is the All-Star Edition. We thank MoniePoint Nigeria for joining us as lead sponsors of this promising season in partnership with our lead sponsors, MoniePoint – as we get reintroduced to your favourite housemates. Welcome to Big Brother Naija Season 8.”

Chinedu Okpara, Head of Product Marketing at MoniePoint, noted their excitement about partnering with the show. He said, “This is by far the largest show in Africa, and we are the largest fintech at the moment, which is why we are here. You are going to hear and see more about MoniePoint for the next three months, thanks to Multichoice. Primarily, what we hope to get out of this partnership is to power the dreams of Nigerian youth with Multichoice and a platform to bring our product and banking services to more people in Nigeria and Africa. Once again, I’d like to thank Multichoice for this opportunity. We hope that this season is more exciting and better than all the seasons yet.”

In addition, the show is staying true to its reputation of having the biggest cash prize for any reality competition on the continent. This season’s winner will take home a cash prize of N120 million and other exciting prizes. As Big Brother Naija returns for another season, fans across sub-Saharan Africa and the United Kingdom will enjoy front-row, live-streamed access to all the activities in the Big Brother house on Africa’s top streaming service, Showmax.

Interestingly, DStv Premium subscribers will get access to the platform for free, while Compact Plus and Compact subscribers get Show for half the cost. 

The headline sponsor for BBNaija All Stars Edition is Moniepoint Nigeria, and the associate sponsor is Guinness Nigeria.