Ongacious (stylized as ONGAcious) is predominantly a Nigerian family magazine show with a special culinary slant; studio production format (with sprinkling of location shoot).
The show is a weekly culinary magazine show, which is targeted at families. On each episode, there will be a mix of content that appeals to the whole family, from aerobics to wellness to family talk to meal of the day, to City in Focus documentary, music from the band and the studio audience.
The Hosts will coordinate the various segments on the show with refreshing music from the live band.
Segments
Wellness (Pre-recorded) The health benefits of regular exercise and physical activity are hard to ignore. Everyone benefits from exercise, regardless of age, gender or physical ability. Hence this segment takes viewers through scheduled routine of exercise (majorly dance routines) with the aim of reducing stress and achieving a healthier lifestyle.
Healthy living (Pre-recorded, but simulated as a Skype call) Medical personnel from recognized institutions will be invited for a live chat on various medical conditions/issues and advise on the various healthy ways of preventing/managing these conditions. Topics could include diabetes, obesity in children, low blood pressure, etc.
Family Talk (Live on set) A consultant is invited on the show based on specific topical family issues and expert analysis is done on these issues with advices/references given. Topics could range from relationships with in-laws, couple’s joint bank account, bullying, peer pressure etc.
City in Fokus (CIF) Here, the guest cook and celebrity guest from the CIF are introduced. There is a conversation between the guest cook (who is a fan of the celebrity guest) and the hosts before the celebrity guest is introduced to the anxious guest cook and audience. There is meant to be a connection between the guest cook and the celebrity guest. The Docufeature is being played so as to create a familiar platform for the guest cook and celebrity guest.
Guest Cook: From the CIF that has been profiled, the shortlisted candidates (based on recipe earlier supplied), who could be indigenous to that community, married, lived or schooled there, would then be invited on set to prepare the meal of the day. Celebrity Guest: The celebrity (actors, actresses, artists, sport personnel, photographers, models, blogger, fashion designers, makeup artists, TV personalities etc.) with a very strong relationship with the city in focus (indigenous to that community, married, lived or schooled there) is invited on the show to the surprise of the guest cook and studio audience, to add spice to the show.
Meal of the day After having a few conversations with the hosts and guests, the guest cooks and celebrity guest proceeds into the kitchen to prepare the meal of the day. A local meal from the CIF is prepared in a healthy way using the different varieties of Onga seasonings for the celebrity guests to savour. Music is dished out by the live band to the enjoyment of the guest and audience seated.
The show ends with the Approval of the meal by the Celebrity and the Host signs off the show, with the band playing music while they continue to enjoy their meal.
Season 1 The first season of Ongacious kicked off on Saturday 7 April 2018, and is shown on several stations across Nigeria including DSTV, African Magic, TVC, AIT and others. In the first season of the show we visited 26 cities touching all the zones in Nigeria. +EPSTATECITYZONECELEBRITIESMEAL OF THE DAY1DeltaAsabaSouth SouthCassandra OditaOfe Nsala and Pounded Yam2Bauchi BauchiNorth EastPaul SamboMiyar Kuka and Tuwo Masara3OgunIjebu OdeSouth WestIdowu Philips (Iya Rainbow)Ikokore and Eba4OndoOwoSouth West Akin AdelegunKoowo with Pounded Yam5Cross RiverCalabarSouth SouthPatrick DoyleEkpang Nkwukwo6KadunaKadunaNorth WestSani Idris KauruMiyar Zogale and Tuwo Shinkafa 7Port HarcourtIkwereSouth SouthJulius AgwuOkazi Soup with Eba8KatsinaFuntuaNorth WestBaban ChineduDambu Shinkafa9ImoOwerriSouth EastAndrea Oduobi Ofe Owerri with Pounded Yam10NigerBidaNorth CentralKings Bawa Beans Soup with Tuwo Shinkafa 11Akwa IbomUyoSouth SouthErnest Essien (MC Miracle)Edikaikong with Eba 12KwaraIlorinNorth CentralAbdulfatai Dan KazeemGbegiri and Tuwo13Cross RiverIkomSouth SouthAyang Azom Ayang Edere with Pounded Yam14AnambraOnitshaSouth EastAlex AnyaloguOnugbu Soup with Eba 15OndoIkare AkokoSouth WestTaye TurayaObe Efirin with Semovita16EnuguEnuguSouth EastCynthia OkerekeOfe Oha with Pounded Yam 17KanoKanoNorth WestAminu AbbaMiyar Taushe with Guarasa18OsunOsogboSouth WestKareem Adepoju (Baba Wande)Ila Alasepo with Pounded Yam19EnuguNsukkaSouth EastKenneth OkonkwoOgbono Soup with Eba 20EdoBeninSouth SouthBenedict OgbeiwoOmoebe (Black Soup)21PlateauJosNorth CentralRuby GyangGwote Dankali22OsunEdeSouth WestOlofa Ina Ila Alasepo with Amala23Akwa IbomIkot EkpeneSouth SouthEzekiel Nya EtukAfang Soup with Eba 24Kogi Idah North CentralLove IdokoOgbonno Soup with Semovita 25KwaraOffaSouth West Tunde YusufAnomo (Potato Porridge)26NasarrawaLafiaNorth CentralMagaji Mijnyawa (Uncle M)Miyan Busheshen Kubewa with Pounded Yam
Season 2 The second season of the show kicked off on Saturday 16 March 2019. It premiered with the prestigious city of Ikorodu in Lagos state with Veteran actor Babatunde Omidina popularly referred to as Baba Suwe with the amazing delicacy called Asaro (Yam Porridge). In the second season of the show we visited 26 cities covering all the zones in Nigeria. EPSTATECITYZONECELEBRITIESMEAL OF THE DAY1LagosIkoroduSouth West Babatunde Omidina (Baba Suwe)Asaro (Yam Porridge) 2KogiLokojaNorth CentralHalima AbubakarAfiame Soup and Oje Oskapa 3OsunIlesha South West Kunle Coker Egusi Soup with Pounded Yam 4BornoMaiduguriNorth EastArewa Pots (Jassmine Hamman Tukur)Burabisco5Anambra NnewiSouth East Amaechi MuonagorUkwa 6LagosBadagrySouth West Segun ArinzeImoyo with Eko 7Benue GbokoNorth CentralAda AmehBeni Seed Soup with Pounded yam8JigawaDutseNorth WestMikail Bin Hassan (Gidigo)Miyan Gyeda9EnuguAchiSouth EastMartins Nnebo (Mc4God)Abacha10OsunOAUSouth WestFemi BranchEfo riro with Semovita11NigerMinnaNorth CentralIsah Yakubu (Isah Emarcy)Miyan Kuka with Tuwo Masara12AnambraAwkaSouth EastJoy HelenFio Fio13Mother's day special with Shaka MuniratOwo with Plantain14KatsinaKatsinaNorth WestRabiu RikadawaMiyan Kubewa Bushenshe15AbiaAbaSouth EastChy NwakanmaAchara Soup with Eba16EkitiAdo-EkitiSouth WestCh. Akinlade Ojo ErugaleIsakpa Soup with pounded yam17AdamawaYolaNorth EastHamza UsmanMiyan Yakawa18OndoOkitipupaSouth westPrincess Dupe AdetuwoMarugbo Soup with Pupuru19GombeGombeNorth EastUmar Labaran (Umar Gombe)Kayan Ciki Peppersoup20EbonyiAbakalikiSouth EastDoris UgoAchi soup21OgunIlaroSouth WestHassanat Taiwo Akinwande (Yetunde Wunmi)Egusi soup with Fufu22NassarawaKeffiNorth CentralMohammed Adamu (A. Wamba)Dafa Duka23OndoIgbokodaSouth WestChief Adeoye Ikuesan (Akonga)Orugbo soup with Pupuru24LagosAjegunleSouth WestIfeanyi UdezeEwedu soup with Amala25FCTUNIABUJANorth CentralAnayo Onyekwere (Kanayo O. Kanayo)MTN Rice (Palm Oil Rice)26Season FinaleJollof Rice and Chicken
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