According to the CDC Heart Disease report, one person dies every 33 seconds from cardiovascular disease and in 2022, over 702,880 people died from heart diseases which is equivalent to 1 in every 5 deaths.
It is perhaps the alarming rate of death from heart diseases that propelled Power Oil, one of Nigeria’s healthy cooking oils from the stable of Dufil Prima Foods, to beam the searchlight on the issue at BBNaija season nine reality show.
The brand task engaged the housemates on the best ways to ensure healthy hearts and wellness.
This is a deviation from the normal cooking and recipe tasks that brands like Power Oil brands focused on in the reality show.
In the brand task, Power Oil used the opportunity to create more awareness for its ‘Together We Can Save a Heart’ initiative. A new partnership between the brand and the Kanu Heart Foundation (KHF).
The brand task which was divided into three games, had the housemates grouped into three teams through a lucky deep and a pair of taskmasters.
In the first part of the game called Power Tussle, each team answered five questions regarding Nigeria’s dishes and the heart. The housemates had 60 seconds to give five answers to each of the questions. Each team nominated a member to write down their answers.
The first question tested the housemate’s knowledge of Nigerian dishes served at parties, the second question checked their knowledge of snacks/deserts made during festive seasons, the third question was on possible food that could be paired with plantain, while the fourth question tested their knowledge of heart diseases in Nigeria.
The second game aimed at testing the housemate’s knowledge of healthy breakfast, lunch and dinner popular in Nigeria. Each team was given cards with a list of food items like flour, bread, cocoa and milk, a team member read the clues, while the team had 10 seconds to decide which meal it was, each correct answer carried five points.
In the last game, the housemates arranged different sizes of Power Oil bottles on a table in alignment with a concealed arrangement behind the table. To start the game, each team chose two representatives, one to inflate a balloon while the other did the arrangement of the Power Oil bottles. Whichever team got their arrangement correct with the hidden one won some points.
At the end of the task, Team Heart comprising Chekas (Onyeka and Chizoba), Radicals (Mickey and Fairme), and Shatoria (Shaun and Victoria) won the task as Biggie announced the arrival of twin babies for one of the housemates, TJay of Beta pair.