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WWTBAM ‘fires’ Frank Edoho as host, reduces star prize money to N5m [SEE WHY]

Popular family game show, Who Wants To Be A Millionaire, WWTBAM, has dropped renowned TV host, Frank Edoho as its host. The Who wants to be a millionaire is a Nigerian game show based on the original British format. WWTBAM ‘fires’ Frank Edoho as host.

Barely two months after popular TV game show, Who wants to be a Millionaire, went off air, it is expected to begin airing again across major TV stations on Sunday.

WWTBAM ‘fires’ Frank Edoho as host

WWTBAM 'fires' Frank Edoho as hostFollowing a partnership with Airopay, which is a global international payments operator, the show’s producer, Ultima Studios Limited, said the show has been revamped.

To this effect, the Managing Director of Ultima Studios, Femi Ayeni, said the show’s anchor, Frank Edoho, will likely be dropped.

“The presenter may not be returning as a host this time around but he remains a part of the team. We will also encourage him to partake in the auditions which will see us have a befitting replacement if need be.

“We will be getting a younger presenter but Frank remains a part of WWTBM. We will air highlights from captivating past editions of the show for about 5 weeks until we get a new anchor for the show,” said Mr. Ayeni.

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Mr. Ayeni revealed this at a joint press conference in Lagos on Thursday, announcing Airopay, as the new sponsors of the show.

WWTBAM 'fires' Frank Edoho as host

However, after 13 years of hosting the show, Edoho, would be dropped and replaced by someone yet to be unveiled.

While some persons wondered why Edoho was dropped, an organiser of the show told the Punch that they did not have any problem with Edoho, so it was an amicable agreement.

“The only difference about the show is that the star prize money has reduced from N10m to N5m. Also, it is very likely that we are not going to use Frank Edoho as our anchor. We are not dropping him because we had any issue with him. I think he feels it is time to go and find other endeavours.

“For now, our viewers would only be able to play on the MTN platform till we are able to sort out ways whereby they can play from any network provider and that would be resolved very soon. We are under no obligation to play on the MTN platform alone.”

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