Rita Odafe
Leo Dasilva, a former Big Brother Nigeria (BBNaija) housemate, recently opened up about his business and the huge debt it ran into. In a conversation with Poco Lee on the ‘Clout Africa’ podcast, Leo spoke about life after BBNaija, which he participated in during the 2018 season titled ‘Double Wahala’. He revealed that the COVID-19 outbreak in 2020 had a major impact on his business, leading to hundreds of millions in debt.
“In my personal life, I am extremely satisfied. Business wise I am very very satisfied because I can’t lie to you I was neck in debt for like three years because I run a private equity firm,” he said. “And in a month before my birthday. I paid off all the debts. Hundreds of millions.”
Leo explained that he had boxed himself into just real estate before BBNaija, but discovered that his passion was for money and started the equity investment after leaving the house. He also shared that he was often fearful of going to court due to people investing in his business, but he made sure to pay them back.
The reality TV show also helped shape his brand visibility as a business owner. “My brand has stayed relevant from Big Brother for almost five years. Just spending six weeks in the house, I really love that,” he added. “I have never acted. Never sang any song. All I am now is a working-class, businessman who has clouts and is professionally fine. I am satisfied with that.”
