BBNaija Is Haram: Nigerian Man Vows To Push For Permanent Ban

• A Nigerian man plans to petition for a permanent ban on the reality TV show Big Brother Naija.
• He has labeled the show as “Haram,” meaning forbidden under Islamic law.
• The man is identified on X (formerly Twitter) as @Arewa_Source.

A Nigerian man has expressed his intention to petition for the permanent ban of the widely followed reality TV show, Big Brother Naija, labeling it as “Haram.”

The man, identified on X (formerly Twitter) as @Arewa_Source, shared his disapproval in a post where he described the show as forbidden under Islamic law.

“Big Brother Naija is Haram, and I will submit a petition to ensure it is banned in Nigeria,” he wrote.

His comment surfaced just days after the premiere of the show’s 10th season, which unveiled 29 contestants 15 women and 14 men.

The post stirred a wave of reactions online, with many users debating issues of morality, entertainment, and freedom of expression in the country.

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See some reactions below:

@NubiSouth: “I don’t give a shit about Big brother but have you send petitions to your northern government to stop terrorism. Nonsense.”

@bnfaruk01: “Focus on more pressing issues in the country than a useless show that one has a will to watch or not.”

@BecksYusuf86774: “Mtchw misplaced priority, bandits and boko haram are committing genocide in the North, families are staving but ur problem is big brother Naija, Allah ya sawake, Allah ya wadaran na ka ya lallace.”

@CountLuchino: “Since they are forcing you to watch it. O kare kare, smart boy.”

@LukeObhokhan: “For me I don’t watch it and I don’t have interest in it, but I won’t support you to write petition because it is Haram, because it is not a must you must watch it. There are others who earn a living from it.”

@sir_majeid: “Guy just banned it for una house, i think e go better.”

@donald_esq92428: “Is that the problem in the north today , ? How will these fanatic mindset eradicate the unending poverty in the north , how will it end the insecurity in the north , you are just an emotional fool and idiot.”