#CCBNaija Reality TV Show: Mercy Aigbe, Ninalowo, Nkechi Blessing, Teddy A, Others In Camp As Contestants

A television reality show tagged; CelebrityComeBuild (CCB Naija) that will showcase the skill of building a house from the scratch to completion is about to hit the Nigerian television screen.

The show involves the camping of select celebrities including movie stars, music stars, comedians and others.

CCBNaija is one of its kind that will not only entertain the viewers, but take them through the process of learning how to build a house from foundation to completion.

According to the visioner of the show and Managing Director/CEO of Universal Learn Direct Academia Limited, the parent company of ULDA Media Limited, Mr. Gbola Oba, the three-month show is the first of its kind and it would demystify the process of building homes from foundation to completion.

Leading the pack of the celebrity contestants in the show is Nollywood superstar actress, Mercy Aigbe, followed by Josh2Funny, Teddy A, Lizzy J, Naledi Boltina, Funky Mallam, and Anto Lecky.

Others are Bolanle Ninalowo, Nkechi Blessing, Rosemary Afuwape and Akuapem Ploo.

Brief about the Contestants:

Mercy Aigbe
Mercy Aigbe is an award winning actress and filmmaker with so many movies to her credit.
Mercy is a Theatre Art graduate of the University of Lagos. She owns a drama school called; Mercy Aigbe Gentry School of Drama.
She is a brand influencer and has signed multi-million endorsement deals with top brands.
She is an entrepreneur and owner of the Mag Divas Boutique in Lagos and Ibadan.

Josh2Funny
Joshua Alfred, popularly known as ‘Josh2Funny’ is a content creator, comedian, actor, musician and the face behind so many funny characters like ‘Mama Felicia’, ‘Brother Zakius’ and ‘Jugas’, which have become an online sensation.
Josh2Funny is acclaimed the King of Trends as he inspires global trends. From the trending #AllMyGuysAreBaller, #FinkAbarrit down to the #DontLeaveMe Challenge.

Tope Adenibuyan aka Teddy A
Tope Adenibuyan popularly called Teddy A is a musician, brand influencer, entrepreneur and actor.
He became a household name after contesting in a popular reality TV show and has gone on to make a name for himself through his many endeavors.
He is an award winning brand influencer and the CEO of Le Fern Multiservices, a commercial and post construction cleaning company.

Lizzy J
Adeyela Adebola, popularly known as Lizzy Jay or Omo Ibadan is a Nigerian comedienne, host, singer and model.
She is the CEO of Omo Ibadan Cosin Senta, a principal comedy skit show which has attained populaity on social media, transcending language and cultural barriers.

Bolanle Ninolowo
Bolanle Ninolowo, popularly known as Nino B, is an actor and entrepreneur.
He is a successful and award-winning Yoruba and English film actor who has featured in several movies with the popular being, ‘Picture Perfect’, where he convincingly interpreted the role of a tout.
Ninalowo is a household name and brand ambassador to many multinationals.

Nkechi Blessing
Nkechi Blessing is a versatile actress, musician, filmmaker, and producer and script writer.
Blessing is regarded as one of the fastest rising actors in the Nigerian movie industry.
She studied Theatre Arts (Diploma) at the University of Lagos, Ojo and also bagged a degree in International Relations in Houdegbe North American University, Benin Republic.
She made a debut in her career when she produced the movie ‘Omoge Lekki’. She also produced three other movies; Fiditi, Church girls and Don.
Since her breakout, she has gone on to feature in over 50 movies and has gone on to produce her own movies.

Naledi Boltina
Naledi Boltina is a musician, actress and presenter.
She is a popular, artiste who has done several collaborations with popular artistes from around Africa with a recent collaboration with Nigerian artiste, Ice Prince
She is a very versatile entertainer with credits in blockbuster film deals.

Funky Mallam
Saeed Mohammed popularly called Funky Mallam is an actor, comedian, Mc Compere and musician.
He became a household name in the entertainment industry after featuring in the popular sitcom, ‘Paradise Park’.
He has gone to create a strong brand for himself sealing endorsement deals with multinational brands and featuring in blockbuster films till date.

Anto Lecky
Anto Lecky is a leading media personality. She is an actress, model and sports administrator, public speaker, and brand influencer.
As an actress, she has starred in Cinema blockbusters.
She is the CEO of Anto Hair builder, Room 22 Agency and O’Compatriot Lifestyle.
She has represented multinational brands like Google, Bolt, Etihad, Coca-Cola etc as brand influencer.

Akuapem Poloo
Rosemond Alade Brown a.k.a. ‘Akuapem Poloo’, is a Ghanaian award winning actress, video vixen and brand ambassador. She began her acting career when she moved to Accra after her senior school.
At age nine, the actress was hawking a popular Ghanaian snack called ‘Poloo’, from which she earned her popular sobriquet, Akuapem Poloo.
She won the Most promising Actress Award at Ghana Nigeria Showbiz Award, 2018.

Rosemary Afuwape
Rosemary Afuwape a.k.a. Rosie came into the limelight after winning the maiden edition of ‘Ultimate Love’ in March 2020. Loved by fans for her sweet and gentle nature, Rosie studied International Relations and Affairs at Eastern Mediterranean University (Dogu Akdeniz Üniversitesi) for her Bachelor’s degree and had her Masters in Marketing Management at the same university.
She is a contestant and co-winner in the first edition of the ‘Ultimate Love’ reality TV show.
She was crowned Miss African Queen while in the university and during her service in Nigeria, she was crowned Miss Big, Bold, Bright, and Beautiful at the NYSC camp.
She has brand endorsements with top rated corporate outfits.

Explaining the concept of the show, the producer of CCBNaija and CEO/creative director of Ojis Media Limited, Asuelime Ojie Eniola, said the show is a 12-man contest consisting of top celebrities from across the entertainment genres including movie, music, comedy and reality.

The show, he clarified, is a marriage between the building construction and the entertainment industry.

According to Ojie, the entertainment industry ideally is being used to drive the ideas of the building construction industry, which we know that is long overdue.

“This concept is first of its kind in the whole of African continent and I think this is the reason we are getting a whole lot of attention from many countries,” Ojie stated.

Ojie added that CCBNaija is a show meant to get to the people in clear presentation the message of demystifying the building construction industry.

“When you want to get to some people, when you speak their language it is easier to get to them. So, CCBNaija is us trying to reach out to the general public in the language they understand, which is entertainment.

“Therefore, in the process of getting the entertainment, they are getting the real information that the show basically is all about,” Ojie explained.

Ojie further noted that even before the show starts fully, the celebrity contestants themselves, who are getting involved in the building training, are already admitting the positive import of the idea.

“One of the celebrity housemates said to me few days ago that she was building her house and that what she has learned so far from the training here has helped her to know so much about building a home with ease. She now controls the workers on her site.

“So, that actually is the message we are trying to pass across. By the time the followers of the show begin to see it, they also would get that information and we would have succeeded in driven home the main focus of the show which is to demystify the building construction industry,” he said.

He said the celebrities would learn theory and practical aspects of building fot two weeks and that the show would be aired for about three months.

Ojie stated that the celebrities would be divided into two teams and that they would build two houses; three bedroom bungalow each and that the two teams would compete on who applies the criteria they have been taught better.

“The eviction process starts later, and though it is a team work, the eviction is individual. The winner goes home with a five-bedroom duplex in Lekki corridor area of Lagos with other consolation prizes. That can be converted into money as they are not all Nigerians. It could be dollars.

“The first runner-up goes home with three bedroom bungalow, and the highest voting viewer also gets three bedroom bungalow that can also be converted into dollars based on location. You get an equivalent of the house like about $35,000. But we would prefer they take the houses. There would be winnings every week.

“Apart from the regular television stations there would be extended versions on the social media. It will be showed daily, buy the eviction would be live on weekends. We looked into the various industries in the entertainment circle and we looked at those who will come out strong.

“We look at their performances. You will get good entertainment, the first of its kind in Africa. You will get information on building industry.

“Industry experts in Nigeria would come on the show to talk to people about building. You will not just be entertained, you will learn a lot. So far, we have over one million engagement from our videos that were uploaded in the social media. This is when we have not put all of them together,” he said.