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BBNaija, Ebuka Begin Season Seven Audition
Multichoice Nigeria, organisers of BBNaija have commenced online auditions for the seventh season of the biggest reality show in Nigerian television history, which has thrust several Nigerian youths into fame and stardom.
Their announcement reads: “Biggie is calling you back home #BBNaija Season 7 auditions are officially open; are you the next Efe, Miracle, Mercy, Laycon or Whitemoney? This is your time to show Biggie what you’re all about audition here: africamagic.tv/bbaudition Audition now!”
The application process for Big Brother Naija Season 7 started on Monday and is billed to close on May 30, 2022.
In 2019, the Big Brother Naija auditions were held in eight major cities across Nigeria. Lagos, Abuja, Warri, Benin, Port Harcourt, Ibadan, Calabar and Enugu. The 2020 and 2021 audition was held online because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
This year’s audition is being held online. It is open to interested male and female participants of Nigerian nationality with a valid Nigerian passport who must be 21 years of age by June 1, 2022.
The five easy steps to audition for BBnaija season seven are as follows.
1. Where to apply
Potential contestants are expected to record a two-minute video of themselves stating why they should be considered a Housemate in season seven of Big Brother Naija. Following this, they are to log on to www. Africa magic. Tv/BBAudition to fill out the online registration form and upload their videos.
2. Registration fee
There is no registration fee for online registration. The online audition is free and open. Separate data charges will, however, apply.
3. Do a short video of yourself
You are expected to record a three-minute video of yourself stating why they should pick you to be a Housemate in season 7 of Big Brother Naija. After uploading your video, you need to fill out the online registration form and upload your video below. Interested participants are expected to log on to AfricaMagic.tv/bbaudtion, upload a three-minute video introducing themselves, what is unique about them, their likes and dislikes and why they should be chosen this season.
They are also to speak about their family and friends.
While making your video, you must shoot landscape (horizontal) and not portrait (vertical) style.
4. Required information
As part of the prerequisite conditions for registrations, one must provide basic information about yourself, next of kin and a means of identification, like your National Identification Number and other relevant means of identification that show that you are Nigerian.
5. Final short listing
R&B star, Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems, has recounted the early-career challenges she faced, revealing that she was once booed out of the stage while performing at a school event.
Speaking in an interview with Newsmen, the Crazy Tings crooner shared that she wasn’t only booed but was also harassed with plastic bottles.
“I remember one time I was going to perform at my school as an up-and-coming singer and I thought I was going to receiving a standing ovation.
“But I got booed. They even threw plastic bottles at me,” she recalled.
Tems explained that despite the embarrassing incident and other such rejections, she remained determined to pursue a career in music.
The Tide Entertainment reports that Tems admitted that some of the initial rejections she faced could be due to her conviction to stick to her originality instead of doing covers or familiar sounds like most of her peers.
The Grammy-winning singer said looking back now, she is glad that she didn’t compromise her style despite the initial pressures.
A close associate of late singer Mohbad, Primeboy, has appealed for the artiste’s burial nearly three years after his death.
According to him, Mohbad’s body remains in the mortuary since September 12, 2023, pending burial arrangements.
The Tide Entertainment reports that in a statement Primeboy urged the family, public, and government to permit the burial, stating, “It’s been almost three years since Mohbad left us. His body is still in the mortuary. I’m begging the family, I’m begging the public, I’m begging the government, please let’s bury our brother. He deserves a befitting burial.”
It would be recalled that Mohbad’s death sparked public outrage, protests, and investigations. Ongoing autopsy examinations, police inquiries, and legal proceedings have delayed burial arrangements amid family disagreements and public scrutiny.