Big Brother Naija season five is in full swing with the first round of voting set to begin Monday night.
During last Sunday’s live show, Ebuka announced that all housemates except for the Head of House and the Deputy Head of House, will be up for Nomination and therefore possible Eviction each week. This means that viewers will begin voting this week to keep their favourite housemates in the competition.
Viewers can vote via Mobile and Web whilst only DStv and GOtv customers in Nigeria will be able to vote via SMS and the MyDStv and MyGOtv apps.
Here’s how to vote on the BBNaija Lockdown season:
Registering on the Big Brother Naija website:
- You can register to vote on the Africa Magic website– africamagic.tv/bigbrother
- Click on the Vote menu item.
- Click on Register and enter your name, surname, year of birth, gender, location and cell phone number in the international format e.g. +234xxxxxxxxxx and your preferred password
- You will receive an OTP (One Time Pin) via SMS.
- Enter your OTP
- Once registered, you will be able to vote after the show.
- Website votes are free.
- Data costs apply.
Voting on the Big Brother website if you’re a registered voter:
- You may vote for your favourite housemate via the Africa Magic website– africamagic.tv/bigbrother
- Click on the Vote menu item.
- Click on Login and enter your cell phone number in the international format e.g. +234xxxxxxxxxx
- Enter your chosen password
- Select your favourite housemate.
- Enter your number of votes and cast your vote by clicking VOTE.
- Votes on the website are limited to 100 votes per user.
- Website votes are free.
- Data costs apply.
Registering on the Big Brother mobile site:
- You can register to vote on the Africa Magic mobile site– africamagic.tv/bigbrother
- Click on the Vote menu item.
- Click on Register and enter your name, surname, year of birth, gender, location and cell phone number in the international format e.g. +234xxxxxxxxxx and your preferred password
- You will receive an OTP (One Time Pin) via SMS.
- Enter your OTP
- Once registered, you will be able to vote after the show
- Mobile site votes are free.
- Data costs apply.
Voting on Big Brother via SMS (Nigeria only).
- You may vote for your favourite housemate by sending VOTE and the housemate name to 32052 on participating Nigerian networks only.
- Votes via SMS are limited to 100 votes per user.
- Costs are N30 per SMS.
- VAS rates apply.
- Participating networks – MTN, AIRTEL & 9Mobile
Meanwhile, this season DStv and GOtv customers in Nigeria will have the more votes to keep their favourite BBNaija housemates in the house with the introduction of a tiered voting system. DStv Premium customers will get 2,500 votes; Compact Plus will have 1,500 votes; Compact customers will get 750 votes while Confam and Yanga customers will get 500 and 200 votes respectively, For GOtv customers on Max, they get 350 votes and GOtv Jolli customers get 200 votes.
How to vote via the MyDStv or GOtv App (Nigerian subscribers with eligible packages only)
- Get additional votes with the MyDStv or MyGOtv App.
- Additional votes are awarded based on your subscription package or tier
- Download the MyDStv or MyGOtv App from the Google Play Store or the Apple App Store.
- Log into the app by selecting Nigeria as the default country, use your surname or mobile number and your smartcard number.
- Once you’ve logged into your MyDStv or MyGOtv app account page, look for the “Vote Now” button.
- You must be an active Nigerian MyDStv or MyGOtv subscriber on one of the eligible packages to receive your additional votes
- Click on “Vote Now” follow the instructions to cast your vote.
- Registering on the MyDStv or MyGOtv App (Nigerian subscribers with eligible packages only)
- You can register to vote by clicking on the “Vote now” button inside the MyDStv or GOtv App.
- Click on Register and enter your name, surname, year of birth, gender, location and cell phone number in the international format e.g. +234xxxxxxxxxx, confirm your smartcard number and your preferred password.
- You will receive an OTP (One Time Pin) via SMS.
- Enter your OTP.
- Once registered, you will be able to vote after the show.
- MyDStv and MyGOtv App votes are free.
- Data costs apply.
Voting on the My DStv or MyGOtv App if you’re a registered voter (Nigerian subscribers with eligible packages only)
- You may vote for your favourite housemate by clicking on the “Vote now” button inside the MyDStv or GOtv App.
- Confirm your smartcard number and enter your cell phone number in the international format e.g. +234xxxxxxxxxx.
- Enter your chosen password.
- Select your favourite housemate.
- Enter your number of votes and cast your vote by clicking VOTE.
- MyDStv app or MyGOtv app votes are allocated based on your subscription package/tier (active Nigerian subscribers on eligible packages only)
- MyDStv and GOtv App votes are free.
- Data costs apply.
Voting limits and costs
Each user may cast 100 votes per voting platform per vote round i.e.:
- SMS – 100 votes (Nigeria only).
- Costs are N30 per SMS
- Web – 100 votes
- Mobi – 100 votes
- Network data costs will apply for the use of the internet on web and mobile
- Terms and conditions apply
- MyDStv app or MyGOtv app – votes are allocated based on your subscription package/tier (active Nigerian subscribers on eligible packages only)
Big Brother Naija season 5 airs 24/7 on DStv channel 198 and GOtv Max and Jolli on channel 29. Sign
up to DStv today via www.dstvafrica.com or get GOtv Max or Plus on www.gotvafrica.com. Also, you can download the MyGOtv and MyDStv apps for more self-service options.
Betway is the Headline sponsor of BBNaija season 5 and the Gold sponsor is Guinness.
To keep up with all updates on the show, visit www.africamagic.tv/bigbrother. You can also follow the official Big Brother Naija social media pages for news and updates with the hashtag #BBNaija on Twitter @bbnaija, Instagram @bigbronaija and Facebook www.facebook.com/bigbrothernaija as well as all verified social media pages of DStv Nigeria, GOtv Nigeria and Africa Magic.
