The Tails Housemates got down to business with nominations on Monday (30 May) on M-Net’s Big Brother Amplified, putting Tanzania’s Bhoke, Uganda’s Ernest and South African Luclay up for eviction this week. Head of House Danny had the final say, though, using his power to save his friend Luclay, putting Miss P up for eviction in his place.

· Karen kicked off the nominations by putting up Bhoke and Ernest.

· Bhoke unwittingly returned the favour by nominating Karen and Bernadina.

· Mumba put up Ernest and Danny and unwittingly again, Ernest chose Mumba and Luclay.

· Head of House Danny nominated Miss P and Ernest while Luclay opted for Kim and Ernest.

· Bernadina nominated Luclay because he had offended her by saying that he sent Lotus home. “I liked Lotus a lot and we were getting close”. Her second choice was Bhoke.

· Miss P chose Mumba “because I took my time and tried to get to know her and I didn’t like what I found out, which is that she’s sort of a backstabber”. Her second nomination went to Luclay, “because I feel like he’s a little bit destructive and also can be way out of line”.

· Nic nominated Luclay and Ernest as a duo because he felt that the pair’s constant face-offs had brought a lot of distress among Housemates and made it uncomfortable to talk to other Housemates.

· Kim nominated Luclay “because on Friday he preached to the whole of Africa that he wants to go back home, so it’s only fair for me to grant him his wish”. Her second nomination went to Karen.

· Alex nominated Ernest because of the weekend’s confrontation with Luclay, “but mostly because of the type of expensive jokes he plays”. His second nomination was for Bhoke.

When the dust had settled, Ernest let the nominations with 6, followed by Luclay (5), Bhoke (3), Mumba & Karen (2 each), Kim, Bernadina, Danny and Miss P (1 each) while Alex and Nic avoided nominations altogether.

The winner of Big Brother Amplified, which is headline sponsored by Coca-Cola, will be named on 31 July, after 91 days of head-to-head competition – and the power to award to USD 200 000 prize rests in the hands of the viewers.
Big Brother wants your vote: Just remember you are voting to keep a nominated Housemate in the House!

Which means, the more you vote for your favourite nominated Housemate, the better their chance of staying in the house.
When you Vote, you also stand the chance of winning weekly prizes, including DStv Decoders, and from Samsung: Cameras, Camcorders, Laptops, Smartphones and the Galaxy Tab.
The Housemate who receives the least number of votes will be Evicted.
You can vote to keep a nominated Housemate in the house in three different ways:

1. Using MXit

2. Via the website, or the WAPsite on your mobile phone.
3. By sending an SMS
To vote using MXit: open the browser on your WAP-enabled mobile phone, and type in m.mxit.com to download MXit for free. Then locate MXit on your phone in the applications or games section and register. Once in MXit, go to Tradepost -> Entertainment -> Mnet. You will find the Big Brother contact in the M-Net bot. Add the Big Brother contact. Please note that voting on MXit is free and you can vote up to 10 times on MXit per voting period
To vote online: Register on DStv Connect, or use your existing DStv Connect profile details to log in. (www.mnetafrica.com/bigbrother). Please note that voting on the website or wapsite is free and you are allowed to vote once per hour during the voting period.
To vote via SMS: send the word VOTE followed by the Housemate's name to the number for your country. SMS’s are charged per specified network tariffs in the various countries. VAS rates apply. Free minutes do not apply. Please note that you can vote 100 times by SMS per telephone number during each voting period.
Ghana
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Voting begins immediately after the nomination show on Monday nights and closes at 06:00 CAT on the following Sunday morning.
Find out who has received the least number of votes and will be evicted by tuning in to DStv Channel 198 on Sunday nights for the live eviction show at 19:00 CAT.