Ongacious

Ongacious is predominantly a Nigerian family magazine show with a special culinary slant; studio production format.
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 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 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, 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 with a very strong relationship with the city in focus 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.

EP	STATE	CITY	ZONE	CELEBRITIES	MEAL OF THE DAY
1	Delta	Asaba	South South	Cassandra Odita	Ofe Nsala and Pounded Yam
2	Bauchi	Bauchi	North East	Paul Sambo	Miyar Kuka and Tuwo Masara
3	Ogun	Ijebu Ode	South West	Idowu Philips	Ikokore and Eba
4	Ondo	Owo	South West	Akin Adelegun	Koowo with Pounded Yam
5	Cross River	Calabar	South South	Patrick Doyle	Ekpang Nkwukwo
6	Kaduna	Kaduna	North West	Sani Idris Kauru	Miyar Zogale and Tuwo Shinkafa
7	Port Harcourt	Ikwere	South South	Julius Agwu	Okazi Soup with Eba
8	Katsina	Funtua	North West	Baban Chinedu	Dambu Shinkafa
9	Imo	Owerri	South East	Andrea Oduobi	Ofe Owerri with Pounded Yam
10	Niger	Bida	North Central	Kings Bawa	Beans Soup with Tuwo Shinkafa
11	Akwa Ibom	Uyo	South South	Ernest Essien	Edikaikong with Eba
12	Kwara	Ilorin	North Central	Abdulfatai Dan Kazeem	Gbegiri and Tuwo
13	Cross River	Ikom	South South	Ayang Azom Ayang	Edere with Pounded Yam
14	Anambra	Onitsha	South East	Alex Anyalogu	Onugbu Soup with Eba
15	Ondo	Ikare Akoko	South West	Taye Turaya	Obe Efirin with Semovita
16	Enugu	Enugu	South East	Cynthia Okereke	Ofe Oha with Pounded Yam
17	Kano	Kano	North West	Aminu Abba	Miyar Taushe with Guarasa
18	Osun	Osogbo	South West	Kareem Adepoju	Ila Alasepo with Pounded Yam
19	Enugu	Nsukka	South East	Kenneth Okonkwo	Ogbono Soup with Eba
20	Edo	Benin	South South	Benedict Ogbeiwo	Omoebe
21	Plateau	Jos	North Central	Ruby Gyang	Gwote Dankali
22	Osun	Ede	South West	Olofa Ina	Ila Alasepo with Amala
23	Akwa Ibom	Ikot Ekpene	South South	Ezekiel Nya Etuk	Afang Soup with Eba
24	Kogi	Idah	North Central	Love Idoko	Ogbonno Soup with Semovita
25	Kwara	Offa	South West	Tunde Yusuf	Anomo
26	Nasarrawa	Lafia	North Central	Magaji Mijnyawa	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. In the second season of the show we visited 26 cities covering all the zones in Nigeria.