BBAS: Uti makes it two in a row for Nigeria

The M-Net show, which this time around went by the signature Big Brother Africa All Stars, ended on Sunday with Nigeria's Uti Nwachukwu becoming Big Brother Africa's latest millionaire.  After fighting off stiff competition from Zimbabwe's Munya Chidzonga, Uti was declared the winner of a whooping USD 200 000.  There was palpable tension as soon as host IK was beamed onto the House screens to make the announcement.  Both Uti and Munya, who had earlier professed how nervous they were, sat on the couch, their cigarettes in hand.

Uti stared into one spot while Munya bowed his head and held Uti's hand.  Munya stared at the ceiling in disbelief for more than two minutes.  He held his head in his hands and looked like he was holding back a bucket of tears.  As soon as Uti found out he had won, he jumped onto the couch and sang his country's National Anthem.