Popular Nigerian content creator Jarvis has sparked reactions online after blaming eba (garri) for making her stomach appear bigger.
In a viral livestream shared on social media, Jarvis said she had just eaten eba and claimed the meal always caused her stomach to become noticeably bigger.
She said: “I just finished swallowing eba. I told you people whenever I eat eba, the tendency of my stomach becoming big is 100 percent.”
Nigerians react to Jarvis’ comment
Her statement quickly attracted humorous reactions from social media users, with many joking about her explanation.
Queen Fiona wrote: “Nor be your baby dey kick so which one come be eBa again.”
Delcan commented: “No matter how good a woman is when it comes to her Tummy it always Eba that takes the blame everytime.”
FegeDaddy wrote: “Jarvis Eba. Ruth Fufu. We are getting there. Make una continue to Dey chop men money o. Una go soon Dey like frog.”
Another user, Popsyeverybody, joked: “Same Eba wey Dey give me and my babe flat tummy? She tuned the Eba to the left that’s why.”
Jarvis’ comment has since generated further banter among social media users, with many turning the incident into a light-hearted conversation about Nigerian staple foods and their perceived effects on the body.
Watch the video here….
Jarvis blames eba for her big tummy during a TikTok live pic.twitter.com/7x7TDQxqUb
— YabaLeftOnline (@yabaleftonline) August 18, 2026
