Iran’s foreign minister and the White House both announced that Princeton University graduate student Xiyue Wang was exchanged for scientist Massoud Soleimani.

Brian Hook, the U.S. special representative for Iran, accompanied the Iranian scientist to Switzerland to make the exchange and will return with Wang, a U.S. official told The Associated Press on condition of anonymity. The swap took place in Zurich and Hook and Wang are now en route to Landstuhl in Germany where Wang will be examined by doctors, the official said. Hook is expected to return to the U.S. from Germany alone, as Wang is expected to be evaluated for several days.

“After more than three years of being held a prisoner in Iran, Xiyue Wang is returning to the United States,” President Trump said in a statement released by the White House on Saturday. “The highest priority of the United States is the safety and well-being of its citizens. Freeing Americans held captive is of vital importance to my Administration, and we will continue to work hard to bring home all our citizens wrongfully held captive overseas.”

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Saturday that Wang was on his way back to the United States, where he will soon be reunited with his wife and son.

“The United States will not rest until we bring every American detained in Iran and around the world back home to their loved ones,” he said in a statement.

Mercy Eke has emerged the 4th winner of BBNaija after she was announced the winner of the 2019 edition tagged Pepper Dem.

The last five housemates were Mercy, Frodd, Mike, Omashola, and Seyi and on Sunday, October 6, 2019, Ebuka Obi-Uchendu announced the eviction of Seyi, Omashola, and Frodd from the Big Brother House.

Seyi was evicted as the 21st housemate leaving the house while Omashola emerged the 22nd housemate to be evicted from the house.
Minutes after, Frodd became the 23rd housemate to be evicted.

According to the organisers, Mercy will be rewarded with N30 million cash prize, a top of the range SUV from Nigerian automaker, Innoson Motors; a trip to Dubai for two packaged by TravelBeta; a home make-over courtesy Scanfrost; a year’s supply of Pepsi and One Africa Fest VVIP experience; a year’s supply of Indomie noodles & Munch it; and a brand new Oppo mobile smartphone. There’s also a bonus prize of two VIP tickets to watch a European Football final game LIVE, courtesy Bet9ja.

The Pepper Dem season ended in grand style with thrilling performances by top Nigerian music artistes Tiwa Savage, M.I Abaga, and Patoranking.

Ike and Mercy were having fun in the room with other housemates that include Frodd and Mike. Ike couldn’t believe his ears when Mercy said that she fears the day they would have sex together.

The lovers were on the bed covered with a duvet while holding and touching each other before heightening the touching game that saw Ike scratching Mercy on her hand. Mercy pulled away to show Ike that she was injured and a playful Ike tried dragging her back into the duvet but she resisted. Frodd lends his voice to the lovers’ conversation saying Ike has injured his lover.

Due to Frodd comment, Mercy “He’s too rough. The day this boy will f@*k me ehn..”

Jeff became the eighth housemate and the third male to be evicted from the Big Brother Naija 2019 house.

Jeff was popular for being the strategist of the house. The 30-year-old banker was the first Head Of House for the housemates. Jeff was nominated for eviction alongside Mike, Omashola and Tacha.

Tacha and Seyi were two of the five housemates on eviction list alongside Mike, Frodd and Tuoyo.
According to the voting results, Tuoyo was the evicted housemate with a total vote of 6.66% while Tacha led the votes with 27.25% while Seyi had 26.72%, Mike had 26.30%, Frodd had 13.07%.

During the eviction show, the host, Ebuka announced that there would be a fake eviction after the results of the eviction list was given to him.

Seyi and Tacha were fake evicted from the house with 14 remaining housemates believing the two had been truly evicted. The two housemates were asked to leave the house and all the housemates believed they had been truly evicted.

After their arrival at the ‘Secret Room,’ Biggie sent the two housemates the rules of the ‘Secret Room.’

The basic rules to the #BBNaija Secret Room:
1. They are not Evicted
2. They are still Housemates and must conduct themselves as such.
3. They must not be noisy.
4. No whispering allowed, they must speak in low tones.

While they were in the changing room, Tacha picked on Mike and other guys for getting drunk at the party. During the altercation, Tacha insulted Mike, pushed him and then threw tissue at him.

Reacting to the issue, Mike’s wife wrote on Instagram “That one time when you’re not tuned into the show and you return to see all kinds of drama involving Mike inside the house.
REGARDLESS of the OBVIOUS hate, being wrongly treated & being rudely spoken too by certain individual housemates. We all know alcohol can bring out different sides of a persons personality. I admire and love how Mike can handle himself in certain situations. I think if it were someone else the outcome could have been worse. Life is a teacher and there are people that will always test you just to get the reaction they’re looking for. Thing is it’s how you react that shows true CHARACTER & what makes you the BIGGER person. In my husband’s defence which I had no doubts about, he handled himself well with composure as always because he was raised to be a true gentleman!! #teammike #bbnaija”

Mike, Tuoyo, Tacha, Seyi, and Frodd have all been nominated for eviction ahead of Sunday eviction night. Mike and Frodd had six nominations each while Seyi and Tuoyo had five nominations and Tacha had four nominations.

Omashola, Jackye, Khafi, Mercy, Ike, Diane, Nelson, Jeff, Ike, Sir Dee, are housemates who escaped being nominated for Eviction by housemates.