Ikponmwosa "IK" Osakioduwa came back to host the show for the fifth season in a row.

All fourteen countries were home to previous participants including Angola, Botswana, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Namibia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

The Emerald House didn't actually exist; it was a deception to make housemates second-guess their chances of winning.

On day 48 during the Channel O party, Big Brother introduced six housemates from the "Emerald House": Alusa (Kenya), Busi (South Africa), Eveva (Zambia), Jazz (Kenya), JJ (Zimbabwe), and Sophie (Uganda).

On Wednesday, 10 May 2016, it has been reported that Eveva died from surgery complications from an accident that occurred in 2014.

But, as he cheated in the task, Big Brother decided to veto him from the Head of House Competition.

This week, viewers were voting for the housemate they wanted to save: On Day 7, Denzel and Huddah were evicted.

Viewer votes for the housemate they wanted to save: On Day 14, LK4 and Koketso were evicted.

The results of viewer voting for the housemate they wanted to save: On Day 21, Biguesas and Neyll were evicted.

Diamond House The initial nominees were Annabel, Betty, Bolt, and Nando.Head of House Annabel decided to save herself and replace herself with Motamma.Betty, Bolt, Motamma, and Nando became the final nominees list.

Therefore, Betty, Bolt, Elikem, Motamma, Nando, Natasha, and O'Neal were up for eviction for the week.

Diamond House The initial nominees were Annabel, Dillish, Hakeem, and Nando.Head of House Nando decided to save himself and replace himself with Maria.Annabel, Dillish, Hakeem, and Maria became the final nominees list.

Therefore, Annabel, Bolt, Dillish, Hakeem, Maria, Natasha, and Pokello were up for eviction for the week.

Results of viewer voting to save housemates: *The tie-breaker rule applied to Bolt, Hakeem, Maria, and Natasha where the number of votes for the housemate were divided by the 15 regions to get the average percentage.

Diamond House The initial nominees were Bimp, Cleo, Nando, Pokello, and Selly.Head of House Melvin decided to save Selly and replace her with Hakeem.Bimp, Cleo, Hakeem, Nando, and Pokello became the final nominees list.

Therefore, Angelo, Bimp, Cleo, Fatima, Hakeem, Nando, and Pokello were up for eviction for the week.

Therefore, Annabel, Cleo, Melvin, Natasha, Pokello, and Selly were up for eviction for the week.

The results of viewer voting to save housemates: On Day 56, Bassey and Pokello were evicted.

The results of viewer voting to save housemates:: On Day 70, O'Neal was evicted.

The results of viewer voting to save housemates: On Day 84, Bimp and Angelo were evicted.