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One of the Big Brother Naija Season 6 “Shine Ya Eye” housemates, Ikechukwu Sunday Okonkwo, popularly known as Cross, has reunited with his brother after 15 years apart.
The Okonkwo’s had a family reunion in South Africa recently, and Cross got to see his sibling, whom he had not seen in over a decade.
Sharing the video on his Instagram story, Cross revealed that he and his sibling had been apart for 15 years. In the emotional video, Cross could be seen screaming for joy on sighting his elder brother. The reality star ran to hug him and they embraced each other for minutes.
Expressing gratitude to God, Cross wrote: “Happy to see u again buddy. I look good as fuck. God is amazing. 15 years later.”
TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports that Cross was the 3rd runner-up on season 6 of Big Brother Naija and the son of the late Ezego.
Cross was born in Kano state, Nigeria. He is from Oba, Idemili South in Anambra state. He is the son of Ezego.
Following the death of his father, his family had to seek asylum overseas as a result of the trauma surrounding his death. His mother, Uju Grace Okonkwo, is an Evangelist and pastor based at the Holy Ghost School Training Program in Canada.
Cross entered the 6th season of Big Brother Naija as the eleventh contestant to come into the house on 24 July 2021. He was the third runner-up.
He shared a close friendship with fellow housemate Angel while he was in the house. Cross was seen as one of the contestants that could have given Whitemoney stern competition in winning the Season 6 edition of the show.
TheNewsGuru.com )TNG) reports that Cross is the owner of the Cross View Hotel in Owerri, Imo state and a co-owner of Gemhouse restaurant, Abuja.
He is also the MD of Cross Fitness Nutrition and also has his fitness products. He is also a crypto investor and enthusiast, heading into crypto trading in 2015 and then into NFTs and the metaverse in 2021.