It all ensued during an interview on Complex about his new album ‘segwayed’ into a pop quiz over his ability to identify the different types of delicacies Africa has to offer.

The dish on the chopping board was ‘Jollof’.

It is a rice-based dish from West Africa typically made with tomatoes, onions, spices, and vegetables among other accompaniments.

While Burna Boy successfully identified Nigerian and Senegalese jollof rice, his confidence wavered when he encountered what he considered to be subpar jollof.

Although he mistook the origin of the third plate, suggesting it might be from Kenya, he wasn’t entirely off the mark in terms of the quality assessment.

Unfortunately for Burna Boy, his guess was incorrect, and he was informed that the jollof rice he deemed less flavorful actually hailed from Ghana.

He was visibly surprised claiming that his experiences with Ghana’s jollof were very different as this particular plate did not meet that standard.

“Ghana jollof is way better than this even if Ghana jollof is bottom of my list, it is a lot better than this. The real Ghana jollof is a lot better than this,” he insisted.

The BET award-winner hosted a few Nigerian friends at his plush home after they touched down in the country for his upcoming December events.

One of them is Afro-Fusion songwriter and pianist, Daniel Benson, popularly known as Buju, who has fallen in love with Sarkodie’s culinary skills.

The rapper treated them to a full bowl of assorted jollof rice and salad, in a bid to settle the long-held Ghana-Nigeria jollof debate.

Tasting alongside Buju were other music producers including Guilty Beatz who commented that he was “mind blown” Sarkodie could make a mouth-watering dish.

Buju on the other hand could be heard letting out some mmm-mmmm as he confesses he is shocked to the core Ghana’s meal could be such satisfying.

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All persons, who dished out portions of the meal, emptied their plates and unanimously rated Sarkodie an A.

The two have been spotted enjoying one of Ghana’s popular dishes, Jollof on their visit to the country as part of the ‘Year of Return’ initiative.

His wife had her head on his shoulders as the hip-hop rapper feeds them – the photo tells it all.

Not too long ago, the ‘Live Your Life’ rapper was seen at the Elmina Castle where he got all emotional with regards to the slave history he recorded and experienced.

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The ‘Year of Return’ initiative, aimed at marking 400 years since the first black slaves landed in Jamestown Virginia, has been very successful and is expected to get even better as the year draws to a close.

The Member of Parliament (MP) for Ablekuma South, who lost his wife in 2012, last week proved that cooking is no child’s play and also not exclusive to women, as he beat his daughter to win a jollof cooking contest on national TV.

He won the contest at a time there is an unending argument over which West African country prepares the best jollof.

There has always been a debate as to which West African country makes the best jollof, with Ghana, Nigeria, Senegal and Gambia being the main contenders.

Event organisers, on different occasions, staged different events to somehow settle the argument, but there hasn’t been a clear winner. No particular country has dominated the winning positions at those events.

But Mr Oko Vanderpuije appears to be dominating among his pals, as he becomes the first Ghanaian MP to showcase his jollof cooking prowess on TV.

He was on the cooking show, Dinning With, hosted by celebrated actress Yvonne Okoro on GHone TV, with his daughter Mildred Vanderpuije to display their expertise in preparing the popular cuisine.

He prepared his jollof with vegetables and other ingredients, making his jollof tastier than that of the daughter, who was very sure of winning the cooking contest from the onset.

But at the end of the show, Mr Oko Vanderpuije was adjudged the winner by two tasters who joined the show after the cooking.

They tasted two plates of jollof without knowing who prepared what. Their judgment was that Mr Oko Vanderpuije’s jollof tasted better than that of the daughter, and eventually he became the winner.

“I told you guys I’m a good cook,” he said on the show. But the daughter wouldn’t accept that she was defeated by the father, as she insisted her food tasted better.

A housemaid decided to punish her madam by adding 2 rats to the jollof rice she prepared and served her.

The housemaid whose name was given as Felicia admitted the offence.

In a video gone viral on social media, Felicia was speaking in Yoruba and crying while confessing.

This is not the first time maltreatments from housemaids is making the news.

In Uganda, a housemaid was caught on camera maltreating an 18-month-old child left in her care.

She was prosecuted and sentenced by a court in Uganda.

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Wizkid, 26, said although he loves Nigerian Jollof, Ghanaian Jollof is “bad.”

“I love Nigerian Jollof 100 percent, but when I go to New York or I am in Ghana, my friend’s wife makes this crazy Ghana Jollof with some goat meat…it is bad!” he told Ace in a recent BBC Radio 1Xtra interview in London.

Wizkid described Ghana as his second home and disclosed he has a property in Ghana.

The boy from Surlele who started singing some 15 years ago said his experiences are now beginning to count for his musical journey ahead.

“I have not done anything yet, I am only starting…and I am here to make music forever,” he said.

According to the Ojuelegba singer, he dreams of having a show where people of different races will come together to celebrate their togetherness and have fun.

He said he is ready to work with other musicians when he is available for collaboration especially to help push upcoming musicians.

Wizkid said that his collaboration with Drake happened “because every smart artiste should know you need to collaborate.”

He disagreed with criticisms that Drake takes advantage of other musicians who are hot on the scene and collaborate with them to ride on their popularity.

To the critics, he said the ‘One Dance’ hitmaker “Drake is only a true artiste,” that is the reason for his numerous collaborations.

Wizkids who describes his time in the studio and on stage as his only “my moments” added that some of the songs on his new album are two years old but assured they are classics.

He said there are collaborations with Chris Brown, Trey Songz, Mustard, Legendury beats, among others on his new album and fans should watch out.

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1. What is Jollof? – Legend has it that the Wolof people of Senegal invented this meal presumably because of it’s name. It is made with rice, tomatoes, tomato paste sometimes with spices and vegetables. It is accompanied by either meat, chicken, fish or eggs. Some even go the extra mile of adding ‘’cole slaw’’. But if it’s original name was ‘’Wolof’’, can Ghanaians and Nigerians stop the battle now and explain to us why the name ‘’Jollof’’? Well, now that we have identified what it is, let’s put both of them on the table. Which qualifies as jollof and which doesn’t? Per the method of preparation, ingredients and final outcome (devoid of taste however), we can confidently say that, both Ghanaian and Nigerian jollofs pass this test. Score after round 1: Ghana 1-1 Nigeria.

2. Taste : On to round 2. This is the most difficult parameter to have used thus far with taste being a subjective parameter depending on individuals. There is no way a ‘’Ghanaba’’ who has lived in Ghana since birth or a proper ‘’Omo Naija’’ will accept that the opposite country’s jollof is better than theirs. If you are used to eating one type of jollof always, then briefly tasting another will hardly cause a change in your preference. It is easy to fall victim to that school of thought which suggests that a neutral person tastes both and passes judgement. But with so many years of this practice, we seemed not to be going anywhere. Many tourists visit both Ghana and Nigeria tasting both ‘’Jollofs’’. In the end, when you ask which tastes better, you may not like what you hear. When in Accra, in order to avoid Ghanaian trouble, they choose Ghana jollof. When in Lagos, you dare not choose another. After interactions with a Ghanaian , Yaw Baah – who has lived in both Ghana and Nigeria tasting both meals, the findings were that he preferred Ghanaian jollof because it is often less spicy and the type of rice often used is perfumed long grain. On the other hand, Nigerian Jollof to him was very spicy and the grains were very big. The taste to him wasn’t that different but the moisture content of the Nigerian jollof was higher making it sticky. In order to avoid bias, we had a chat with a Nigerian lady as well who has lived in both countries and has tasted both meals. Expectedly, she chose Nigerian jollof over the Ghana one because she thinks Nigerian is more nutritious and gets one full as compared to the ‘’light’’ Ghana jollof. Their assertions may not reflect what the whole Ghana and Nigeria think but based on their submissions, we score this round Ghana 1 – 2 Nigeria.

3. Garnishing : So you may be wondering what garnishing has to do with any of this. The appearance of jollof can either make you fall in love or lose appetite depending on which end of the table you sit. WIthout fear or favor, when both meals are served on a table, even Nigerians want to eat Ghana Jollof. The glow and spark that accompanies garnished Ghanaian jollof can make you half full even before you begin to taste it. Some Nigerians have mastered the art of garnishing in recent years and present stiff competition for their Ghanaian counterparts. However, this round belongs to Ghana and round 3 ends Ghana 2-1 Nigeria.

And yes! There is absolutely nothing to pick between these two. Ghana Jollof is Ghana Jollof and Ghanaians love it just the same way Naija Jollof is Naija jollof and Nigerians adore it. When jollof is carefully prepared, noting the right ingredients and properly garnished, it doesn’t even matter whether it is Ghanaian or Nigerian. Just dive in and kill it! Just note that the social media polls and boastings have no bearing on the taste of jollof you decide to eat. If you are a tourist in Africa, just ensure to consult local folk before deciding on any type of jollof to eat. They know where the best food is.

‘’So whether na Ghana jollof or Naija jollof, na your own mouth go make sweet you’’.!!!