Big Brother Naija All Stars Housemate Ilebaye this Sunday night, October 1, 2023, emerged winner of the reality television show.
She beat Mercy Eke, who won the BBNaija ˜Pepper Dem season in 2019 and took home the N60 million prize.
Cross was the first finalist to be evicted during the Grand Finale eviction show, followed by Pere, Adekunle and CeeC, leaving Mercy Eke and Ilevbye as the final two standing.
Ilevbaye eventually got the highest number of votes to emerge the overall winner of the hit reality show which started on Sunday 23 July 2023 with 20 housemates.
Ilebaye, the 22-year-old Gen Z baddie who was initially unaware of her strong fan base, took home the grand prize of N120 million.
Born in 2001 in Lokoja, Kogi State, Nigeria, and hailing from the Igala tribe, Ilebaye Precious Odiniya is a product of a Christian family. Although her accent suggests a Ghanaian heritage, Ilebayes roots lie in the Nigerian tribe of Ebira, with origins tracing back to Okpo, in the Olamaboro Local Government Area.
Ilebaye says she got her accent from her English teacher in secondary school who is Ghanaian. She came in as the youngest housemate and ever since has had fans and viewers with the constant thought of whether or not her controversial moments were one of her strategies in the game.
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