Jollof Rice Cooking Competition Between Nigeria, Ghana, Others As Sanwo-Olu Prepares Fish Pepper Soup

Jollof Rice Cooking Competition Between Nigeria, Ghana, Others As Sanwo-Olu Prepares Fish Pepper Soup

  • Lagos state governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has exhibited his cooking skills at the 2022 Lagos food festival
  • To the delight of thousands of people at the event, the governor prepared Nigeria's popular fish pepper soup
  • Meanwhile, there was a Jollof rice cooking competition between Kenya, Togo, Nigeria and Ghana chefs

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In what can be described as a beautiful scenario, Lagos state governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Sunday, December 12, joined other African chefs at the 2022 Lagos food festival.

At the event, the Lagos state governor also prepared fish pepper soup to the delight of participants, PM News reports.

The governor was joined by Chef Gbolabo Adebakin and a popular food blogger on Instagram “Diaryofakitchenlover” Chef Tolani.

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Governor Sanwo-Olu prepares fish pepper soup. Photo credit: PM News
Source: UGC

One of the highlights of the festival was the Jollof rice war cooking competition between Kenya, Togo, Nigeria and Ghana chefs.

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Ajiri from Ghana contested against Chef Feyi of Nigeria, News Agency of Nigeria added.

Legit.ng weekly price check: Lagos trader reveals real reason why bag of rice now sells for N39,000

It's a few days to the Christmas and New Year celebrations, in Lagos and across the globe.

While some are preparing big for the holidays, others are lamenting regarding the events which made up their lives in the year 2022.

The year according to the traders in a popular Lagos market has not been very rosy but they are grateful for life which signifies better days are indeed ahead, as they expressed hope for what would determine their fate in the New Year.

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The past few months have been tough for traders in major markets across the country, following the rise and fall of food prices and the reduction of the purchasing power of buyers.

Lagos government sends important message to schools over hijab use

In another report by Legit.ng, schools in Lagos state have been directed to comply with the Supreme Court judgement that students in schools across the state can wear hijab to attend classes.

This is the position of the Lagos state government. This was disclosed in a circular released by the Head of Service, Mr. Hakeem Muri-Okunola.

He said this compliance is in line with the directive, adding that it was in line with the decision of the apex court, Punch Newspaper added.

Source: Legit.ng

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