BBNaija Season 11: Keivo disqualified, leaving nine housemates chasing ₦160m

Updated 17:56 WAT, 29 Sep 2026: Big Brother has disqualified Keivo after a physical altercation with Tram, leaving nine housemates in the race for the ₦160m prize.

Big Brother Naija’s eleventh season, Show Ya Sef, is down to nine housemates in its final week after Keivo was disqualified on Tuesday following a physical altercation with fellow finalist Tram. Aikou, Barry, Bluethopia, Flora, Oyin, Ricky, Sheba, Temi Nkem and Tram are now heading to the grand finale on Sunday, 4 October.

The final line-up was set by a twist on Sunday. Barry, holder of the Ultimate Veto Power, was offered two options in the Diary Room: immunity for all, or immunity for none. He chose immunity for all, which cancelled the week’s eviction vote and took all ten remaining housemates into the final week. Keivo had won Head of House for the week before his disqualification.

Why Keivo was disqualified

The row began on Monday night, when Tram accused Keivo of taking his black shirt, BellaNaija reported. Keivo denied it, and the argument turned physical. Big Brother ordered the housemates to freeze and sent in three of the show’s security staff, known as Ninjas, to restore order, Vanguard reported.

Keivo’s name disappeared from the voting list on Tuesday morning. Later that day, Big Brother called the housemates to the lounge, showed them clips of the incident, named Keivo as the perpetrator and announced his disqualification, Legit.ng reported. He is the second housemate disqualified this season, according to BellaNaija.

Big Brother did not announce any sanction against Tram, a decision that angered some viewers, Legit.ng reported.

A fake eviction to keep everyone guessing

Sunday’s live show on 27 September still had a sting in the tail. Host Ebuka Obi-Uchendu sent Ricky, Tram and Temi Nkem out of the house in what turned out to be a fake eviction. The trio were the three housemates who had faced the chop before Barry’s decision, and all three remain in contention for the grand prize.

This season carries the biggest prize since the show returned in 2017: a ₦160 million package made up of ₦100 million in cash, a brand-new SUV and other sponsored rewards. The show premiered on 26 July with 24 housemates, so the nine left standing have already outlasted more than half the original cast.

There is a twist in the story of two finalists as well. Aikou and Flora spent the opening weeks as the season’s Gambit, a new role that guaranteed them a place in the finale but barred them from winning the grand prize. At the end of August, viewers voted to restore them as regular housemates, so both are now fully eligible and, like everyone else, depend on the public vote.

With no more evictions to fear, the final week is all about campaigning for votes, and fan groups on every side will be busy.

What next: The public vote now decides which of the nine remaining housemates wins. The winner will be crowned at the live finale on Sunday, 4 October, on Africa Magic.