- American streamer IShowSpeed, real name Darren Jason Watkins Jr., praised Nigerian cuisine.
- He specifically declared Nigerian jollof rice as the best in the world.
- This statement was made during a livestream from Lagos.
American streamer Darren Jason Watkins Jr., popularly known as IShowSpeed, has hailed Nigerian cuisine, declaring Nigerian jollof rice as the finest globally.
During a livestream from Lagos on Wednesday, Speed joined the ongoing conversation about which African nation serves the best jollof rice.
Having recently visited Senegal to cover the country’s AFCON trophy parade, the content creator remarked that Nigerian jollof surpasses the Senegalese version in taste.
“Nigerian jollof rice is good. It taste better than Senegal jollof rice. I think I would have to go with Nigeria in terms of which country has the best jollof rice,” he said.
In related news… Cubana Chief Priest has come to the defense of TikToker Peller after Nigerians mocked him for repeatedly being ignored by US streamer IShowSpeed during his visit to Nigeria.
Videos circulating online showed Peller making extensive efforts to meet IShowSpeed, including following his convoy and even riding on horseback, yet he failed to get the streamer’s attention.
Despite the ridicule, Chief Priest a friend of Peller despite their age difference criticized Nigerians for trolling the young creator over his persistence. On social media, he wrote:
“Why do we like to tear down our own brothers hustle or energy down? Small boy like Peller deh hustle him way to meet speed wey Dey at the top for the business wey him dey do una use am dey mock am. There is no shame in hustle I celebrate Peller’s energy to achieve his dream. Now you guys see why he is bigger than most of you because he is ready to push shamelessly.”
He further explained that even popular streamers sometimes reject people:
“If you follow speeds stream he gets rejected too so what’s the big deal. The ignore from speed to Peller is deliberate he knows the boy. It’s a management issue. The push from Peller is amazing that’s how you go for what you want and above all never shy away from rejections it must come. Keep pushing for the Top.”
Chief Priest’s defense underscores the importance of persistence and celebrating ambition, urging Nigerians to respect the effort it takes to succeed instead of mocking others.
