As you may have already seen, 11 out of the 22 contestants of the Big Brother Naija Season 6 are men.
A lot of things have been said about the personality and lifestyles of the male housemate. But who actually are these BBNaija Shine Ya Eye male housemates?
This article provides some quick facts about the eleven male housemates of BBNaija Shine Ya Eye.
Yousef:
Yousef graduated from the University of Jos. He was crowned Mr Unijos in 2014 and King of Jos Carnival in 2018. Yousef did his youth service in Kano State and he is currently working as a teacher.
When he was interviewed by Ebuka Obi Uchendu, Yousef said he was going to look for his soulmate in the Big Brother Naija’s house.
Whitemoney:
Onyeze Hazel a.k.a. Whitemoney is a stereotyped Igbo businessman from Enugu State. He is into importation of shoes and the business is allegedly generating much profits for him.
Whitemoney also run a cosmetics business with his brother. Several Big Brother Naija fans said he the Obi Cubana or the Cubana Chief Priest of the show.
Pere Egbi
Pere Egbi, better known as Pere is an actor, a nurse and a model. He is from Delta State but resides in Dallas USA.
He has acted movies with top Nollywood stars like Nancy Isime and Ramsey Noah. Pere was born on June 27, 1986.
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Cross Ike
Cross is an adventurous young man who resides in Dubai. He likes to party a lot and has already admitted that he can party from Thursday to Sunday.
This guy literally works three times in a week and unwinds four times in a week. He also owns a fitness centre and a SPA. Cross said he believes so much in love.
Saga
Saga is 28-year-old Engineer from Lagos State. Aside from his profession, he is also an artist and a fitness trainer.
He said that most housemates especially the guys are going to hate him because of his relationship with ladies. This guy is 28 years, but he acts like an eighteen-year-old. He is very liberal and carefree with people.
Yerins
Yerins Abraham is one of the most talented Big Brother Naija season 6 housemate. He became a professional doctor in 2015.
Aside from his profession, Yerins is also a Cartoon animator (this is a skill that necessitates that someone ought to have a certain level of proficiency in Computer Programming). He is an artist and a talented musician. Yerins has a YouTube channel where he’s doing very well as a musician.
Paul Ephraim
Paul Ephraim popularly known as JayPaul, is a 29-year-old businessman. He is from Calabar, Cross River State. JayPaul is an actor and a singer, he also owns a tourism company in Calabar.
JayPaul could have been a Big Brother Naija lockdown housemate, but due to circumstances, he was discharged by the management team for some unknown reasons.
This guy was already in the hotel waiting to be called up to enter the Big Brother’s house, unfortunately they told him that he won’t be making it in the lockdown edition.
Niyi
Niyi is a 33-year-old Muslim from Oyo State. He is married to a white woman and they have a son together. Niyi studied Computer Engineering and he is currently practicing.
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He proposed and got married to his wife in 2018. The couple are famous Tik Tokers.
Emmanuel Umoh
Emmanuel Umoh is from Akwa Ibom, but currently resides in Port Harcourt. Emmanuel is a model and an entrepreneur. He owns a fitness center, a SPA and a saloon in Port Harcourt.
He is the first African to win Mr Africa International, he has also won Mr Ideal Naija. He’s allegedly into humanitarian activities.
Sammie
Samuel Jacob Alifa is a 26-year-old junior actor and filmmaker. He is a final year student of Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria.
Some of the things he enjoys doing includes storytelling, eating, videography, basketball and hanging out. Sammie pictures himself as a “tall, handsome and charismatic” guy.
Boma Akpore
Boma Martins Akpore is a 34-year-old United States based Nigerian Model, Mixologist and Masseuse (MMM). He was born in Yaba Lagos as an only child of his parents.
Boma was the very first housemate that was unveiled during the official launching of the Big Brother Naija Shine Ya Eye edition on Saturday July 24.
He once represented Nigeria for Mr Imperial Universe 2016, and won the Best Body Imperial Universe in 2018.
