Mercy emerges first female winner of Big Brother Naija

Mercy has beaten stiff competition to emerge as the winner of the Big Brother Naija reality show for season 4.

Host of the show, Ebuka-Obi Uchendu, announced the winner on Sunday evening to wild cheers from excited supporters.

Mercy got forty-one per cent votes while Mike got 19 per cent, making her the first female winner of the competition. A total of 240million votes were recorded for the BBNaija season 4, with over 50million votes in the final week alone.

Down from 26 housemates, the keenly contested #PepperDem race saw Mercy, Seyi, Omashola and Frodd reach the finals as they battled for the grand price of 60 million Naira.