What is behind Nigeria’s passion for showing reality?

The Nigerian fans committed to the reality of the reality that dates back to LOVE Island Usa are all preparing to watch the upcoming couples six weeks after the Fiji Finals.

“The Nigerians love the drama. We love” waala “. There is a lot on the island of love,” says Ashimi Olamiposi.

But the drama that appears on the screen also corresponds to tensions outside the screen between some at the base of the international fans.

Nigerian viewers are often arrested in the intersection with some “toxic” brands – and others want to ban them from watching the show.

All of this stems from the accusations that some in the African nation are trying to address the results of general voting as well as interfering in social media accounts of some participants.

For beginners, love Island Usa is the American cross to coordinate a successful British dating. The contestants, who are called “the inhabitants of the island”, and two wives in a luxury villa in Fiji, are moving in challenges, romantic intertwining, and public voices under the surveillance of the continuous camera. Prize: $ 100,000 (86200 pounds) and perhaps love.

This year, the winners of the Love Island Usa were Amaya Espinal and Bryan Arenales, who were associated with the last week of the show – and they are still together.

Ms. Olamiposi is keen to stay away from what she calls “crazy” to attempts to influence the result.

However, her passion for show is still clear when she talks to the BBC of Lagos – a month after the end.

There is an excitement in her eyes, and her blond ruds swing back and forth because she remembers the villa drama, group conversations late at night and fierce skirmishes on the Internet, such as the veteran warrior in sharing combat stories.

“Love Island Usa” has been tweet about 2.1 million times during the season in Nigeria, with a peak in 574,000 tweets in one day on X – more than South Africa or Ghana.

Nigerin can watch the VPN island, which makes it appear as if they were in the United States, then access to the application from Peacock Broadcaster or, such as MS Olamiposi, viewing the YouTube episodes by unknown users.

Ms. Alamipusi, who watched the previous seasons of Loew Island, USA, says this year was different – thanks to many Tiktok videos of a particular island: Huda Mustafa.

I was like: “Who is this girl who wanders in her eyes? “She says entertainment – adding that she was one of the only residents of the island who” came to the right reason “and they have” depth “.

The 24 -year -old became one of the most contestants who spoke because of her polarization personality, her general confrontations and complex relationships with her contestants.

Ms. Olamiposi stumbled on the WhatsApp group after she was wandering on social media in an attempt to find ways that she can vote for her favor in favor of her favorite islands, because people outside the United States are not supposed to be able to participate.

The group, which she joined, participated in establishing two people – one from the United Kingdom and the other in Nigeria.

Among 200 people in the chat, it was about 150 Nigerians, while the rest were from the United States, Ghana, Kenya and the United Kingdom, as Mrs. Olybousi BBC told Ms.

With military accuracy and design, the WhatsApp collection, which was well increased, collected the money to buy American phone numbers so that they can vote.

Donald Clark, London -based TV producer, works in the first series of the older brother Nigeria and has two decades -long experience on African reality TV, not surprised by this and the love of the Nigerians for reality TV.

“Nigeria has a huge culture of storytelling. Noliowood is one of the symptoms of this,” says, referring to the huge cinema industry in the country.

“This is drifted to reality TV and the way Nigerian viewers watch. They are invested so much, and they express this greatly on social media.”

He explains that this investment is enlarged by social media.

“The shows are raising talks, raising discussion topics, then the audience escapes with social media and how they have evolved into the common meters and moments, the conversation becomes great as the show itself,” he says.

For Dr. Wendi Osivo, the Lecturer of the American Nigerian Sociology at the University of Weslian and a member of a team in the real TV program for housewives in Bottomac, the Nigerians’ love is linked to reality TV with the political scene of the political scene in West Africa.

“Many Nigerians have lived their political life through the lens of being viewers,” I told BBC.

In a country that suffered from military rule for several decades and has allegations of the disputed elections, the Nigerians did not feel more than spectators.

“The largest reality TV is our political system,” she says about Nigeria, adding that this can also be applied to the United States.

It is recognized that both worlds tend to have large personalities, alliances, betrayals, dramatic transformations – in the legislative body and the Lof I Island Villa.

Like a policy, the culture of Love Island Usa can become evil very quickly.

When she was asked to connect the BBC to more people in the WhatsApp group, Mrs. Olamiposi was hesitant – cautious about potential spies there.

She explained that some Love Island Usa fans who support the inhabitants of other islands have infiltrated the group and leaked from their conversations and strategies.

After that, this was followed by “walaa” about allegations that the group was made by the group to close social media accounts of some contestants, which led to “poisonous” accusations.

“Please block the island of love from Nigeria.” This has collected approximately 9,000 likes.

“There must be a way to ban Nigeria entirely from watching the island of love again next year,” published another person in the United States.

Someone in the United Kingdom tweeted: “Why is the Nigerians always with this poisonous position towards TV programs? … Nigerians in Nigeria need to leave the island of love alone.”

Ms. Alamipusi says that tensions between American and Nigerian fans often decrease to their different views, especially when it comes to identity.

“Black Americans always make sweat while Nigerians do not bother this much,” she says.

In the starting assortment, there were four girls alongside Huda Mustafa, the Arab heritage.

Chilley Bisanth and Oldia Cartain were the only black female in that initial collection and faced many racist comments. When other black women did not support them, some saw it as betrayal.

Mrs. Alamipusi says she called her “Black Control” because she supported Mustafa.

“She was thirty,” she says, her eyes are wide with a shock.

Dr. Osivo says these cultural differences are rooted in distinct historical experiences.

“I think that when it comes from a black nation mostly, the race is not something at the forefront of your mind,” she says, explaining that blacks in America do not have the luxury of this thinking.

The academic says that Nigerian is also formed through the most colored use of language.

“There is a saying that if you hear the Nigerians speak, you think they are arguing, because we are very excited.

“Even in the way we guide people. Your mother may say in the United States:” You need to make your bed. “My Nigerian mother may say:” Do you want to live your life as a liquor forever? “He is deeper and translates this emotion into social media.”

For Mr. Clark, this confirms how deep reality TV has become included in the Nigerian culture.

“It is part of the fabric of society now. At its best, reality TV reflects the audience and reflects the desires and hopes of the people they watch.”

Watching parties – almost some – are expected to offer to reunite Love Island Usa, due to the later flow on Monday.

Using two hunting phrases that have become viral during this season, Ms. Alamipusi says, “I want everyone to stand on business”, “10 fingers”, “says Ms. Alamipusi – using two hunting phrases that have become viral during this season.

In their essence, they convey the message: I mean what you say and say what you mean.

If this happens, it, like most Nigerians, will be busy with “waala”.