17 NUGGETS FROM TIWA SAVAGE'S MARRIAGE

A lot of us saw Tiwa Savage's interview where she aired (more like pata-hanging outside) the details of her marriage to TeeBillz. A few days ago most people were siding with TeeBillz because they thought "Oh what a terrible woman you must have been married to for you to want to jump off a bridge", but now that Tiwa has spoken...it clearly seems the problems were much bigger than Tiwa. This is not about Tiwa Savage. 

OILLESS OKRA SOUP - GBAGBAFOFO (FITFAM FRIENDLY!)

Let me tell you an interesting story of how Bobo, my husband fell hopelessly in love with this soup. On my trip to Warri I bought a lot of my Niger Delta Spices and I had to time to visit a restaurant or two to have my favourite soups, I had Gbagbafofo and promised to make it for my family. Oya oh, we reached lagos and Bobo asks what's for dinner, I say Gbagbafofo, he's like "abeg give me Egusi", I tried to encourage him  to go for the Okra but he no gree, so I made two soups, Okra and Egusi. 

LIFE IN LAGOS : SISI WEEKLY EP #44 " WHATEVER YOUR HAND FINDS TO DO... DO WELL"

I'm learning that a man's gift will make room for him, so whatever your hands find to do, do it well! I do Social Media :D.  This week we hop off to Abuja for #StartUpFriday where I  speak about how to grow your business through social media. I share tips on that HERE.

#FUNKESAYS : HOW TO PLAN AN INTERCULTURAL WEDDING!

It's Tuesday and it is time for #FunkeSays.

The vlog series by Funke Bucknor-Obruthe, the founder of Events company, Zapphaire Events, continues this week with a look at inter-cultural weddings.

3 AWESOME WAYS TO USE SOCIAL MEDIA TO GROW YOUR BUSINESS!

I was invited to Abuja a few days ago for #StartUpFriday to talk about How To Use Social Media To Grow Your Business. That they could sponsor me and my family from Lagos to Abuja for that topic should show you how serious this Social Media Business is-you cannot afford to not represent your brand on social media because the benefits are immense! When I hear about a brand the first thing I do is Google them. It will be difficult to take them seriously or trust their business if they are either not on social media or their social media presence is very poor. So let's talk about ways to use social media to sell ya markaet!

ANKARA HEAD WRAP TUTORIAL

I picked out this Ankara scarf from my mom's collection  on my last trip to Warri. She has a lot of short scarf she does nothing with, a lot of Naija moms do. This one is such a beautiful pattern and it inspired the head wrap style-I love head wraps especially on days when I don't know what to do with my hair. 

FIRST BITE: IS THE CHIN-CHIN BY LONGE FOODS WORTH BUYING?

I was doing my weekly shopping at Shoprite so I wandered into the aisle with biscuits, chocolates, drinks and all other ijekuje when I stumbled into this product. I love trying new things because how else would you have a new obsession if you don't try something new?!

I initially picked up one pack of the Chin-Chin and Bobo picked another. When I got to the till I realised they were different flavours....how did I miss this? I quickly sprinted back to that aisle and picked a third which turned out to be the Coconut flavoured Chin-Chin. Couldn't wait to try them!

SISIYEMMIE AT #STARTUPFRIDAY TOMORROW IN ABUJA!

I arrived Abuja today just in time for tomorrow's event, #StartUpFriday, if you want me you know where to catch me! LOL. 

StartUp Friday is an initiative of OIIE designed to promote and encourage new start-ups and foster relationships with investors, mentors and successful start-ups. StartUP Friday is a “meet-up” designed to bridge the gap that exist amongst startups, investors, mentors, buyers and other players in the Nigerian entrepreneurial ecosystem. It is to promote and foster resultant relationships that will help startups to grow and scale their businesses.

HOW TO DEAL WHEN BABY BITES WHILE BREASTFEEDING!

Oh motherhood! I've heard of babies biting their mother's nipples and the day it happened to me I thought I was dying! Bobo was almost rolling on the floor from serious laughter... "these nipples are sensitive my fren why are you laughing"? Even Tito looked up from his position and was laughing. Kini gbogbo katikati ? Wozalldis?! Bobo's mum told me that her son, my husband, was just the same! Biting you while staring deep into your eyes to see your reaction. Like father, like son!

5 COMMON LIES WOMEN TELL!

After writing this article on Common Lies Men Tell, I got requests (from men of course!) to spill on common lies women tell, after all, no be only man dey lie. I'm a born Libran and that means I like to balance the scales. No time for ojoro here, let's talk about some common lies women tell too!!!

FUNKE SAYS: HOW TO CHOOSE YOUR WEDDING COLOURS

If you caught last week's #FunkeSays episode on 'Looking fabulous on your big day', then you should know what to expect- expert advice delivered in a fun, quirky, down to earth manner.

If you didn't see last week's episode, you can check it out HERE . Now this week, Funke Bucknor-Obruthe, Nigeria's leading event planner, takes us on a journey of colours!

LIFE IN LAGOS : SISI WEEKLY #EP 43 "HOW TIME FLIES..."

I've spent the past couple of days thinking about how much time has gone by and that happened because I took time to sort out my baby's clothes that no longer fit. It was emotional. I separated the tiny onesies, the socks, the blanket I wrapped him in when he was born, the cute little shoes he wore before he started walking and every clothing item he has. I can't believe he has outgrown them all and he still has more growing to do! 

STUDENT ASSAULT AT APOSTOLIC FAITH SECONDARY SCHOOL, ADATAN, ABEOKUTA

I received this email documenting details of assaults on secondary school students by their house master. I understand the need for discipline but I believe this goes beyond that. Please read.

"Hello, my name Adebola and I am writing this story on behalf of my brother who is a SS3 student at APOSTOLIC FAITH SECONDARY SCHOOL, ADATAN, ABEOKUTA. This incident happened on the 15th of April, 2016 at about 11pm. The normal time for light out in the school is 10pm but due to the ongoing WACE exams the school authorizes moved light out to 11pm to unable the students to read for an extra hour.

SISIYEMMIE GOT 4 MILLION VIEWS + GIVEAWAY WINNERS!

Hol up, Hol up Hol up! Go and grab your glass of Zobo and let's toast to SISIYEMMIE hitting 4 MILLION VIEWS yesterday! What does this mean? It means people all over the world have viewed my blog 4, 000, 000 times! I'm excited about that! You are one of the 4MIL and I thank you. Chop kiss. 

I know you want to know who won but #firstofall I'll answer these interesting questions:

HOW TO MAKE PUFF PUFF - MUMMY'S RECIPE

 The last time my mom came to Lagos she made puff-puff and I got a lot of requests to film a recipe. Now on my trip to Warri I whipped out the camera and begged mummy to make puff-puff. It was so delicious and she had her own signature recipe that includes ....pepper and onions! This gives it a different flavour from the puff-puff you get anywhere. I think this is why my dad is happier on days when he eats puff-puff. Fun fact: this ceramic bowl below is older than I am! My mom won it in a school competition when she was a teenager and imagine...we still have it! I also have an extremely easy way to make Puff Puff HERE 

VLOGGING: HOW TO CREATE VLOGS THAT PEOPLE WANT TO WATCH!

Vlogging is next best thing in the world of blogging : it is one way to take your brand to another level and connect with the World in the most deep way! From London to Germany to Australia to Canada to India! I love it and can show you how to vlog like a natural! On Youtube I have about 20,000 SUBSCRIBERS and I always find a way to redirect traffic from my videos to my blog-it's awesome! Since I have been consistent vlogging I get an average of 10,000 views on my blog daily! Don't sleep on Okada...Vlogging na the way forward. 

RAPE: WHOSE FAULT IS IT?

Beauty Blogger ZaraBeaute expressed her opinion about whose fault rape is and I want to address 3 points. First of all, I would like to applaud her bravado for talking about such a sensitive subject - the kind of topic that can destroy your career if you nor talk better tin.  Remember This Post about Rape? I'll be brief:

She talked about the double standards and I agree on only that point. Men too get raped.

LIFE IN LAGOS : SISI WEEKLY #EP 42 " ROADTRIP, DAYCATION AND TRADITIONS"

We are done with travelling (2 weeks) and back in Lagos! Whoop whoop! It's a good thing we went straight to Intercontinental Hotel because coming back to face fuel issues and no electricity was a rude reawakening! LOL. At least we enjoy small for the Hotel (daycation) before we went home the next day. By the way, if you ever go to Intercontinental Hotel make sure you go to the Italian Milano Restaurant, they have amazing Pizza's (Asun Pizza, Prawn Suya Pizza, Gizzard Pizza and more)

WHAT NIGERIAN "EDIBLE WORMS" ACTUALLY TASTE LIKE...

Nigerian road trips are fun, you get to see the landscape, see different states, and of course buy some authentic Nigerian street food like kpekere, peppered snail, big bags of Garri for cheap buy ! If you have gone to the South you would have come across this thing called "Edible" (Okuka or Uton or Ikolo)...I see maggots sha. You will find it especially in that Sapele roundabout. The are harvested from Palm trees and are fried?roasted? on a stick kebab-style. Since my mother born me I never chop am before. I decided I was going to on this trip. 

LIFE IN LAGOS : SISI WEEKLY EP #41 "NEXT STOP PORT HARCOURT!"

No no no, next week's vlog is not extra early...although I wish it was! LOL. This is this weeks vlog which I didn't have time to put up on the blog because ....LIFE! Because ...travelling back to Lagos. Because... having a daycation at Intercontinental Hotel Lagos (BTW if you've not entered to win a weekend stay for you and bae + meals at Intercontinental Hotel, you can do so by clicking (HERE)

MY EXPERIENCE AT DAVIS CAFETERIA PORT HARCOURT

I've been in Port Harcourt for a few days and decided to go about town and we ended up at Port Harcourt Mall, a bit ravenous we decided to get something to eat so we stopped by Davis Cafeteria because as I was walking by the dishes on people's plates just kept calling me, calling me....I had to answer the call!

HOW I MAKE MONEY FROM BLOGGING + AWESOME GIVEAWAY!

Peep Peem....that is the sound of alert, as money dey enter the phone. Do you want more of that? I'm going to tell you how to hammer and turn your blog into a money-making machine! Am I exaggerating? Keep calm! I did it, you can too! All the other bloggers doing it don't have two heads... LOL

Before we go on I would like you to know that 4 giveaways are attached to this post:

SISIYEMMIE ON BBC AFRICA : DID I ECHO YOUR THOUGHTS ON FUEL SCARCITY?

Mama I made it on BBC!!! Whoohoo!!! Now on to the serious gist, I spoke to BBC Africa about the pain those of us in Nigeria are suffering because of this fuel scarcity and you can listen in the podcast below:

MY CATFISH PEPPERSOUP aka POINT & KILL RECIPE

The best pepper soup you will ever taste is from the Niger Delta because they have all the spices and if you have this recipe, you don't need another. You know I just visited Warri, so expect some Niger Delta recipes from me- I refreshed my taste buds: I had Banga Soup, Banga Rice, Ukodo, Owho Soup...so much! I also had time to visit the market and I purchased my favourite spices.

SISIYEMMIE IS SIX : BLOGGING GIVEAWAYS, TIPS & MORE !

It is amazing to me that I've been blogging for six years & what was a hobby has become a brand, a business ... basically my markaet is selling. And it is all because of YOU! I am grateful today for my journey so far and for the support I get. From the days of Gistdotcom...look at us now...

MY APRIL FOOLS PRANK ON MY HUSBAND!

I always try to think up the best prank to pull on my husband for April Fools day, it only worked once in our relationship and ever since he became more alert but today... I catch am! It felt soooooo good!!! This year I didn't overthink it and it worked...Make I nack una tori!

So last night we were cosy on the bed (nor think bad tin) and then just gisting random gist and somehow I was tweeting, reading the comments on my latest video HERE and realised kai, 12 don nack...what can I do to this guy oh...In that moment I decided to play the oldest prank in the world.