Big Brother Africa season 9: Nigeria's contestants unveiled. See FULL LIST and PHOTOS of new house

Ahead of the premiering of Big Brother Africa season 9, tagged "Hotshots", on October 5, 2014, 24 of the 28 contestants for the show have been unveiled. Along with 26 others from various countries, they will be gunning for the $300,000 prize money.

Nigeria’s representatives are Tayo and Lilian.

Tayo, 28

A model with a Higher National Diploma in Maritime Studies, He lists his favourite foods as Eba an Okra Soup mixed with fish stew, his favourite musicians as 2Face Idibia, Beautiful Nubia and D’Banj.
Tayo says his favourite place in Nigeria is Oyo Town, his place of birth. “That’s my home, where I started life. It reminds me of who I am now and how far I’ve come in life,” he says.
Tayo says he’s not willing to change who he is or disgrace his family and friends to impress viewers or his fellow Housemates.

Lilian, 22

Known as ‘SexyLeeLee’ to her friends, Lilian is a model, actor, presenter, and tax collector! Favourite foods are rice and plantain and she likes watching Baggage on TV and listening to 2Face Idibia.
Her favourite place in Nigeria is Lagos, and she says the best thing about Africa is its cultural diversity.
She’s not willing to sell herself short to win the grand prize. If she does win, she’ll invest in her talk show, which is about ‘helping upcoming talents’ and get herself a house.

Wishing Tayo and Lilian well, it is good to recall that Nigeria has won three of the past 8 seasons. Kevin Chuwang won season 4, Uti Nwachukwu, season 5 and Karen Igho jointly won season 6 with Wendall Parsons of Zimbabwe

Below is a list of other contestants

1. Botswana - Goitse
2. Botswana - Sheila
3. Ghana - Kacey Moore
4. Ghana - Ma'm Bea
5. Kenya - Melvin Alusa
6. Kenya - Sabina
7. Malawi - Mr. 256
8. Malawi - Sipe
9. Mozambique - Mira
10. Mozambique - Trezagah
11. Namibia - Luis
12. Namibia - Permithias
13. Nigeria - Lilian
14. Nigeria - Tayo
15. South Africa - Nhlanhla
16. South Africa - Samantha
17. Tanzania - Idris
18. Tanzania - Laveda
19. Uganda - Ellah
20. Uganda - Esther
21. Zambia - Macky2
22. Zambia - Resa
23. Zimbabwe - Butterphly
24. Zimbabwe - JJ
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The remaining four contestants would be unveiled during the week.

See more photos of the new BBA house acquired. Remember, the former was gutted by fire, leading to the shifting of the show's commencement from September 7 to October 5.