Ilebaye confirms receiving N120m, 6 months after show ended
By Jeph Ajobaju, Chief Copy Editor
BBNaija Season 8 winner Ilebaye Odiniya has confirmed receiving her N120 million prize money, six months after the show ended, and a few weeks after Phyna – who won Season 7 – lamented she is yet to get all of her N100 million prize, a claim she repeated on X (Twitter) on Tuesday.
Ilebaye pocketed N120 million after she won the All-Star edition of the reality show in October last year.
“I have received my [BBNaija prize] money. I haven’t even touched tiny part of it. My money haven’t finished. I haven’t touched my prize money. And this is a fact,” she disclosed in a recent Instagram live session with fans.
Phyna reacts to Ilebaye
In reaction to Ilebaye’s announcement, Phyna wrote on X: “Them girls take a chill pill. I’m happy y’all got your money in full according to you, seems I’m being cheated on then. Women supporting women in the mud.
“I believe I should at least get what I worked so hard for 72 days. Y’all suddenly remembered your alert screenshots and IG Live………… Common……one among others is 1BTC which is over 80m in today’s market.
“To those who got their money in full I’m happy for you. As poor man pikin, make I ask for my money and things wey remain…..”
Phyna still shortchanged 18 months on
BBNaija Season 7 ended back in October 2022, and Phyna (real name Ijeoma Josephina Otabor) said she is yet to receive all of the N100 million the organisers promised.
Phyna has since become a reality star and Nollywoood thespian.
She went away from BBNaija 7 with the coveted 100 million grand prize, including N50m cash and N50m worth of other awards from the sponsors.
The show premiered on 23 and 24 July 2022 with 24 housemates and later two fake housemates and two riders making 28 housemates, who were eventually pruned down to six housemates: Phyna, Bryann, Bella, Daniella, Adekunle, and Chichi.
Phyna became the second ever female winner after Mercy won season 4 Pepperdem edition.
Other former winners include Katung Adwuak, Efe, Miracle, Laycon and last-season’s winner, Whitemoney.
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