M-Net has announced a new date for the 2010 edition of Big Brother Africa series.
The new season, according to the South Africa cable network, commences on July 18 and will be screened from July 24 for 91 days for the premium and compact subscriber channels.

Top rated Nigerian television and radio star I.K. Osakioduwa, whose easy humour and professional style are well known, returns to the Big Brother stage for a second time. The star, whose credits include Comedy Club and Studio 53, is a familiar face to DStv viewers and a longtime fan of the Big Brother series.

I.K. Osakioduwa

This year’s Big Brother will be a departure from the usual.

M-Net affirmed that “It won’t be calling for entries for the new show, instead the company, revealed that having run the series four times previously, they’re now head-hunting contestants from a database of previous entries submitted for the show.