Multichoice, organisers of the Big Brother Naija show, has announced auditions for its ninth season.
BBNaija, in a statement on its official X page, announced that the application for audition, which is slated to commence on Wednesday, March 27, 2024, at 8:00 pm, comes with a new format.
In a new twist, the organisers said contestants of the upcoming ninth season will audition in pairs.
According to the organisers, auditioning pairs can be close friends, family members, romantic partners, or any combination that embodies a “dynamic duo”.
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”This year, its a search for Dynamic Duos that love the show and can turn up the heat in Biggie’s house!
”Can you make a Dynamic Duo? Simply swipe and follow the instructions!
”Auditions open, 27th March at 8pm!’
”Contestants are encouraged to submit a three-minute video showcasing their personalities, strengths as a duo, and why they should be in the house for BBNaija Season 9.”
ABOUT EBUKA THE HOST
Chukwuebuka Obi-Uchendu was born on 14 July 1982, he is a Nigerian lawyer and a media personality who hails from Okija, Ihiala LGA, Anambra state Nigeria. He is popularly known for hosting the reality show “Big brother Naija, the long-running Rubbin’ Minds talk show on Channels TV as well as co-hosting The Spot and Men’s Corner on ebony life Television.
Ebuka was born in Benin City, Edo State Nigeria, to a banker father and a mother who is a nurse, he is the third of four children he has an elder sister as well as one older brother, and a younger brother. He did his nursery and primary education in the mid-western Nigerian city of Benin, he passed the common entrance examination into secondary school from Primary Four. He later relocated and moved to the federal capital city of Abuja with his family.
He did his secondary education at Christ The King College Abuja, he graduated in 1997, he then furthered his university education at the University of Abuja and graduated in 2004. He then proceeded to the Nigerian law school in Bwari, Abuja, and finished in 2005 and then went back to school after a 5-year working gap.
He graduated in December 2010 from the Washington College of Law of the American University Washington DC, with a VMaster of Law Degree, he specializes in Intellectual Property as well as communication law from the Law and Government program.
In 2006, he went in as one of the 14 housemates on the first-ever season of the popular reality show Big Brother Nigeria finishing in eighth place. To date, he is one of the most visibly successful and active BBN 2006 housemates. In January 2017, he was announced as the host of the second season of Big Brother Naija and the third season as well.
After the reality show in 2006, he signed endorsement deals with a major telecommunications brand as well as a popular brewing company, and as regards that, he hosted Friend or Foe on NTA the GLO Show, also on NTA, as well as Guinness’ Greatness TV. He also anchored a weekly column called Contrast with a Nigerian national daily newspaper, This day for up to 4 years and has written for other publications including What’s New & Ace Magazines respectively.
In the run of the 2011 general elections in Nigeria, he hosted the debut presidential debate, which was focused on youth issues, and was broadcast live across Nigeria. He also freelances as an MC for events and ceremonies.
In 2013, the producers of Rubbin’ Minds, the famous TV talk show for young Nigerians, announced that Ebuka Obi-Uchendu would be the new host of the show.
In July 2016, he became the host of Men’s Corner, Nigeria’s first all-male TV talk show.
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