Lagos, Nigeria – Naija, we don get big update for Gino World Jollof Festival wey go happen for September 12, 2025. The organisers don change the venue, and e go now dey happen for Eko Hotel Car Park B, Lagos. This change no be small matter, as dem wan make sure say plenty people fit enjoy the event, especially as Chef Hilda Baci go attempt to cook di world’s largest pot of Nigerian jollof rice!
According to Gino, wey be di brand behind di festival, di new venue go provide better space to host thousands of guests. (I hear say dem even dey plan to spice am up with some jollof rice competitions). Dis festival no just be regular celebration, but na serious cultural and culinary jamboree wey go make everybody dey jam to di beat of jollof rice – di food wey don unite plenty Naijarians!
Chef Hilda Baci, wey dey represent di brand, don prepare her mind well. E don talk say di love and support wey don come her way since di announcement dey mind-blowing. She don promise to make food wey go represent our culture, our togetherness, and di pride wey we dey feel as Naijarians.
For di matter of safety and comfort, GBfoods Nigeria Marketing Director, Oreoluwa Atinmo, don talk say dem move di event go Eko Hotel to ensure say everybody go enjoy di celebration. (No be small, you no go wan miss di chance to dey waka enter jollof paradise). Atinmo emphasis say dis venue dey fit di scale and ambition of wetin dem wan achieve – a world record attempt wey go show di beauty and culture of Nigeria.
Now, let’s gist about di food! Chef Baci go carry 250 bags of rice comot, using one special pot wey dem design to fit 22,619 litres of jollof rice. (Omo, dat one no be small pot o! If you enter dat pot, na jollof rice go dey greet you). E go dey filling di pot 80 percent full, so you fit imagine di quantity. Ingredients like garlic, ginger, thyme, rosemary, and curry go dey join di party. You never hear about food like dis before!
Di festival no go just stop for di jollof rice; plenty other activities go dey happen too – food exhibitions, cultural showcases, and live entertainment wey go make di whole place dey shine. Di festival na free event, but e go require registration through their website: www.ginoworldjollofday.com. No let anybody chop your jollof chance, go register sharp sharp!
As di day dey approach, we dey gbadun di excitement and anticipation. With dis new venue, na big jollof show we go dey experience, and we waka go celebrate food, culture, and community together as one. Make we gather, enjoy, and witness dis historic record-breaking event together as one Naija family!
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