Mercy Chinenyenwa Eke popularly known as Lambo is the winner of the Bbnaija season 4 reality tv show tagged pepperdem gang, which was 30 Naira in cash amongst other things. And oh did it pepper? Atarado! It was hot and spicy. Mercy's strategic gameplay, her beauty, and her aura won the hearts of millions of fans (Mercenaries) across Africa. She is the only housemate to this day that never repeated any outfit throughout the 72 days they were in Big Brothers' house.

She had a love interest (Ike) during the show. Their onscreen display of affection was what a lot of us want in our relationships but only if wishes were horses. Their love blossomed beyond the Big Brother show and they got their own reality tv Show titled Mercy and Ike which was sponsored by Multichoice. The show was cancelled after season 1 for reasons that were not made public. But we all suspected it was because of the nasty breakup between the two.

Since then, there's been bad blood between them. Ike‘s entire brand is centered around the breakup and how he's thankful for getting out of the toxic relationship. He says a lot of demeaning things about her in almost every interview he's ever had.

Mercy on the other hand has gone ahead to build multiple businesses for herself, ranging from fashion luxury brands, and real estate to major influencing gigs.

With the way they tear each other apart on social media platforms, we are almost certain that these two couldn't afford to be in the same space, breathing the same air.

Only for big brother to shock us all with the appearance of both Mercy and Ike on the Big Brother Naija all-stars reality tv show on the 23rd of July, 2023. The cash price for this season which is tagged biggieverse is 120 million Naira cash price plus other prices. Ike was the 14th housemate to be unveiled while Mercy was the 17th. So it's safe to say that Ike got the shock of his life. He never expected to run into her in Biggie's house. After all, there was a rumour that says the show is a second chance for people who didn't win their season, meaning winners are excluded. But of course, it's only an unfounded rumour.

Ike couldn't manage the surprise of seeing Mercy waltz into the house; he had to quickly take a huge gulp from the table water he was holding. Mercy's entrance was regal. Her dress was giving a flamboyant royal carnival peacock. With most housemates flocking around to welcome the queen of highlights.

Everyone wishes their ex will be miserable without them but that wasn't the case for Ike. His ex looked like a billion bucks. No wonder he took that forceful gulp of water to wash down the spit buildup.

His reaction fueled the #NotIke trend on Twitter. With many users giving out their free 2 cents on the matter

Here are some of the most hilarious comments under the #NotIke trend

Many users are still wondering why Ike is in the show. No matter what his game plan is, it's definitely not going to work with Mercy being there. Most of us just want drama. We want vawulence.&nbsp;

Too bad for Ike because anything he does to get a reaction out of Mercy will never work in his favour. Her silence will ruin his career as much as a confrontation with her.&nbsp; But what is his career anyways? Bad-mouthing Mercy on every talk show he's been invited to? Just asking for a friend. It's going to be a no-way-home experience for my guy.

Viewers want drama. And we trust Big Brother and Kayode to always point the camera towards Mercy and Ike. Nigeria is so hard that a lot of us are looking for an escape from our reality. What better way to escape than to focus on other people's lives?&nbsp;

A mental escape from the daily dose of hardship Nigeria throws our way is needed and big brother just provided that. So, Call us lazy youths or unserious, better still, be more creative with the names as these ones are old now.

If you are the mature type that feels like we should be doing more to be politically involved instead of being invested in a reality tv show, I just want to let you know that you are entitled to your own opinion and so are we. Leave us be!

Mercy is for sure the star of all stars. The undefeated queen of highlights. 

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