Big Brother Naija season 5 to begin July 19

Big Brother Naija

Organisers of the Big Brother Naija reality TV have announced that the fifth season of the show will begin on July 19.

The announcement was made on Twitter on Monday.

“Breaking News: The newest season of #BBNaija launches 19th July. That’s the tweet. RT if you’re excited,” the tweet reads.

Auditions for the show were announced on May 28 and in keeping with the coronavirus guidelines, no physical auditions were conducted.

Prospective housemates were instead, required to submit a two-minute video introducing themselves and explaining why they deserve to be on the show.

Mercy Eke, a 26-year-old video vixen and entrepreneur, made history as the first winner of the show when she won the fourth season which was tagged, Big Brother Naija: Pepper Dem, on October 7, 2019.