‘I Never Thought I Was Going to Win’, Says BBN All-stars Winner, Ilebaye Odiniya

– Takes home N120 million, brand new car

Mary Nnah

Winner of the Brother Naija season 8 All Stars edition, Ilebaye Precious Odiniya, known as the GenZ baddie, has said that she never envisaged emerging as the winner of the recently concluded Brother Naija All Stars edition.

Expressing her excitement during the BBNaija Winner’s Press Conference and Prize Presentation held on Tuesday at the BBNaija House, Ilupeju, Lagos, where she was given the grand prize of N120 million cheque and a brand new car, the 22-year-old said, “ I’ve never thought I was going to emerge the winner. I didn’t use any strategy to win. I felt I was going to stay in the house for a maximum of two weeks. I didn’t know I was going to win.”

After 70 days in Biggie’s house, the 22-year-old model, outwitted 23 other housemates to clinch the grand prize.

Aside from the cash and car prizes, as the winner of the show 2023 edition, Ilebaye will get a weekend getaway for two by Travel Beta, a brand new car from Innoson Motors, a Techno phone, Nexus appliances, 1 year supply of Pepsi, Dano milk, Munch It, Waw, Hawaii soap, Titus, Lush hair, and Sardine products.

Odiniya from Kogi state was previously a housemate of the Level Up (season 7) edition of the show where she was the third housemate to be evicted. 

While promising to make good use of her N120m prize money, she thanked Big Brother organisers, her family, and other sponsors of the show.

“I’m really happy to be your star. And to my housemates, thank you guys so much and I promise to make you guys proud, I promise not to disappoint you guys, and I promise to make sure I make good use of the money. Thank you guys so much. I love you all.”

The keys to a brand new white Innoson G5T car  – a white 2023 IVM G5T sports utility vehicle (SUV) – were presented to her on stage along with the N120m cheque courtesy of Moniepoint Nigeria.

Speaking during the prize presentation ceremony, the Executive Head, Content & West Africa Channels, MultiChoice West Africa,  Dr Busola Tejumola said the Big Brother All-Star has been a Season of love, rekindled and new friendships, settling scores, comedic moments, fantastic showcase of talent and a battle for dominance.  

While congratulating the winner, Tejumola specifically thanked her for her creative gameplay that had delivered this win to her. 

Speaking further,  Tejumola said, “In this 20th year of Africa Magic’s operations in Nigeria we thank you for choosing to make magic with us. Thank you, our loyal viewers, for your love and support that sustains the conversations around all our productions”

“Our commitment to showcasing the best in sporting entertainment and telling uniquely authentic indigenous stories remains unwavering. This year, we have backed this commitment up with a total investment of NGN5.5billion, covering the costs of production, construction, fittings, technical, licensing, satellite, and marketing – in the production of this season of Big Brother Naija and, of course, there is the direct impact of over 2000 individuals employed to bring this project to life. As Africa’s most loved storyteller, we are proud to be part of creating opportunities for growth for the youth in their quest to build great futures”, she added.