Temi Nkem wins BBNaija Season 11 Show Ya Sef and the ₦160m prize

By Editorial TeamPublished 4 Oct 2026, 22:21 WAT

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Temi Nkem has won Big Brother Naija Season 11, Show Ya Sef, with Aikou as runner-up and Sheba third. The full finishing order, what the ₦160 million package includes, and what is still unconfirmed.

Temi Nkem is the winner of Big Brother Naija Season 11, Show Ya Sef. Africa Magic, the show’s broadcaster, confirmed the result after the live finale on Sunday 4 October 2026, with Aikou finishing as runner-up.

She takes the season’s ₦160 million prize package. Sheba finished third, and the other six finalists were evicted one by one during the night.

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What we know

The winner: Temi Nkem, whose real name is Temitope Chigbue according to her official Africa Magic housemate profile, was crowned at the end of the live show. Africa Magic’s official finale clip names her the winner and Aikou the runner-up.
Second runner-up: Sheba finished third, Punch, TheCable and BellaNaija all reported.
Her age: she is 21, according to both Punch and TheCable.
The host: Ebuka Obi-Uchendu announced the results on the live show, which aired on Africa Magic and the DStv Stream app.
The prize: ₦160 million in cash and prizes, the figure Africa Magic set at the season launch. The cash part is ₦90 million, down from ₦100 million after deductions during the season (see below).

Full finishing order

The nine finalists left in this order. Africa Magic’s own clips confirm the groups of exits (Barry, Oyin and Ricky first, then Flora, Tram and Bluethopia); the exact positions come from TheCable and P.M. News, which agree.

Place	Housemate	Note
1st	Temi Nkem	Winner
2nd	Aikou	Runner-up (first runner-up)
3rd	Sheba	Second runner-up
4th	Bluethopia	Last out before the final three
5th	Tram
6th	Flora
7th	Ricky
8th	Oyin
9th	Barry	First finalist evicted on the night

Keivo, who had been the tenth finalist, was not in the race. Big Brother disqualified him on Day 65 (29 September) after a fight in the house, as we covered in our earlier Season 11 finale story.

What’s reported

Vote shares: BellaNaija reported that Temi Nkem took 25.87% of the final vote, Aikou 23.68% and Sheba 9.80%. Leadership’s headline gives Temi Nkem 25.3%. The figures differ between outlets and Africa Magic had not published a breakdown on its website when we checked, so treat any percentage as unconfirmed for now.
What the package contains: BellaNaija reported that the winner gets ₦90 million in cash, an SUV and other sponsored prizes. TheCable reported that Big Brother told the house before the finale that the non-cash prizes are worth ₦70 million, and that ₦10 million goes to the season’s most influential housemates.
Her background: Punch reported that she was born and raised in London, studies accounting and finance, and has family roots in Delta and Lagos states.

Why the cash prize is ₦90 million, not ₦100 million

Show Ya Sef started with ₦100 million in cash on the table. During the season, Big Brother took ₦5 million off each time the house failed his standards, and that money went into a separate pot for the Most Influential Player of the Week. Africa Magic’s own prize-money tracker showed the cash at ₦90 million by Week 6. That is why headlines say “₦160 million” while the cash cheque is smaller: the headline figure combines cash with the car and sponsor prizes.

How Temi Nkem got here

Her road to the crown was not smooth. On Sunday 27 September, host Ebuka announced that Ricky, Tram and Temi Nkem had been evicted, only for the three to return to the house as part of a fake-eviction twist. All three were back in the finale a week later, and Temi Nkem went on to win.

The house also reached the finale without a Week 9 public vote. Barry, who held the Ultimate Veto Power, chose “Immunity For All”, which sent all ten remaining housemates to the final. For the full timeline of twists before tonight, see our finale preview.

Her place in BBNaija history

BellaNaija describes Temi Nkem as the fifth woman to win Big Brother Naija. That matches the list of past winners: before her, the female winners were Mercy Eke (Season 4, 2019), Phyna (Season 7, 2022), Ilebaye (All Stars, 2023) and Imisi (Season 10, 2025).

What happens next

Official vote figures: we will update this story if Africa Magic or MultiChoice publishes the final vote breakdown.
The prize handover: the details of when and how the cash and car are presented have not been announced yet.
The housemates’ first interviews: post-show interviews usually follow in the days after a finale; we will cover anything newsworthy that the winner or runners-up say, and only with their own words.

New to the show? Our guide to how BBNaija voting and evictions work explains how the public vote decides the result.

Featured image: Centertainment share card (no licensed photo of the winner was available).

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