- The large pot Hilda Baci would use for her record-breaking jollof rice event has landed at the venue
- The popular record-breaking chef is set to cook the largest pot of jollof rice ever on Saturday, September 12, 2025
- Netizens were amazed at how it was transported and questioned the size of the pot, sparking mixed reactions
Popular Nigerian chef, Hilda Baci, has transported her large pot to the venue where she’d be cooking the largest pot of jollof rice.
She said the movement of the pot took place from Gbagada where it was fabricated to the venue of the festival.
Source: TikTok
Hilda Baci had announced online that she would be attempting to make history for the largest pot of jollof rice ever cooked.
Where would Hilda Baci’s jollof festival hold?
Hilda Baci earlier announced the event, which was earlier scheduled to hold at Muri Okunola Park would now hold at Eko Hotel and Suites.

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She opened up on how many people registered for the event and the reason for the change in venue.
The event would hold on Friday, September 12, 2025 at 9am and the registration and meal is free.

Source: TikTok
On Thursday, she announced that the pot arrived at Eko Hotel by 4 am ahead of the record-breaking event.
She captioned the video:
“At 4am this morning, our pot safely arrived Eko hotel. God is good. At 4am this morning our pot was safely moved from gbagada where it was fabricated to Eko hotel where the event will be taking place I’m still pinching myself this is actually happening in less than 24hrs.”
Watch the video below:
In preparation for the event, Hilda Baci and her crew test-ran the pot she was going to use for her latest kitchen quest.
Reactions as Hilda Baci’s large pot lands
@chizzy’s Collection said:

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“Just curious o …hw will 250 bags of rice enter inside dis pot…is not as big as I imagined o.”
@Mamacita said:
“My wedding event is holding here on the 12th sep! You are all welcome,we would all have enough to eat! Come join me celebrate.”
@Précis said:
“You people are just asking who is going to wash the pot I am more concerned about how they are going to cook it are they using gas or firewood.”
@Brian_ coco said:
“Imagine say rain con fall the day when you wan cook.”
@Shikemi said:
“He pain me say my birthday na 14th sep! i for pack my friends make we go celebrate my birthday for there.”
@natural ann saidL
I’m so proud of Hilda and I pray my small restaurant will be known one day
@sojamama said:
“After cooking what you’re going to do with this pot.”
@Mariam said:
“Good luck! I’m rooting for you big! I will be online watching, you got this.”

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@Adedarasimi said:
“Na who go open the maggi for this event I dey wait make I see first.”
Man questions Hilda Baci’s cooking event
Meanwhile, Legit.ng previously reported that a Nigerian man raised six questions over Hilda Baci’s plan to cook the world’s largest pot of jollof rice.
The man’s questions sparked concerns over Hilda Baci’s latest cooking challenge, sparking reactions.
Source: Legit.ng