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Edition: Monday, 2 November 2026

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Naija Is Winning!

Chef Hannah Ayorinde cooks her way to the Eko Flavours Season 3 crown! 👩🏾‍🍳🇳🇬

Pot don done, Naija! Chef Hannah Ayorinde has been crowned champion of Eko Flavours Season 3, the Lagos culinary talent competition, after beating more than 100 contestants. The winners were announced at the grand finale on Saturday night in Lekki, Lagos, with Jagila Colman finishing as first runner-up and Moyin Fashina as second runner-up. The competition is organised by the Lagos State Ministry of Agriculture and Food Systems with Culinara Group, and this season's theme was "Nothing Wasted". Organisers say the top 25 finalists will stay in the programme's culinary development pipeline, with further training, scholarships and international exposure, including collaborations with the Canadian culinary sector. Want to watch the journey? Episodes from the season start airing weekly from 4 November through mid-December. Congratulations, Chef Hannah! 🙌🏾

. Reported by The Guardian Nigeria and Vanguard on 1-2 November 2026.

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