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Although he spent less than the required 91 days in the action-packed confinement called Big Brother Nigeria, Katung on Sunday emerged winner of the Guinness sponsored M-Net reality TV show, with the whooping cash prize of one hundred thousand US dollars in his kitty.
Although he spent less than the required 91 days in the action-packed confinement called Big Brother Nigeria, Katung on Sunday emerged winner of the Guinness sponsored M-Net reality TV show, with the whooping cash prize of one hundred thousand US dollars in his kitty.
The two-hour tension-filled session marked the end of the show Sunday, just as presenters Olisa Adibua and Michel Dede were at their best while ushering in musicians and housemates into the arena. It was an evening of fun and great expectations as tension mounted at intervals prior to the announcement of each of the evicted housemates. The first housemate to be evicted out of the Naija Four was Sandy, followed closely by Ify. Musical entertainment followed and the anxiety and suspense grew more intense with just Katung and Francisca left in the house. The $100,000 cash prize was also conveyed to the venue of the show by UBA in a metallic jeep and Olisa was on hand to announce the winner.
Eventually, Katung was announced winner and Francisca was first ushered out of the house. A smart Katung did not leave the house without a bottle of Guinness Stout in his hands and expectedly, he was offered the box containing the cash in the presence of the remaining housemates and other dignitaries.
However, the remaining housemates did not lose out as some of them had several fantastic offers coming their way. First, Virgin Nigeria gave each of them a return ticket to London while JFC had a South African deal for Joseph. In the same way, there was a Dublin treat for Ify and Katung just as Francisca bagged a sweet offer for a tour of Australia.
It would be recalled that Katung and Sandy joined the BBN house three weeks after the first set of 12 housemates had already been established. Also two housemates; Yinka and Ichemeta had been evicted before the entrance of both Katung and Sandy- a ploy which some observers feared was designed to pave way for the victory of either Katung or Sandy. But other observers believe that Katung deserves the victory as he displayed skill, tact and smartmess in the BBN house throughout his stay.