YORUBA ROMANCE- A STAGE PLAY! (EVERY SATURDAY THIS OCTOBER)

From the Producers of “The Wives“ (which was amazing by the way!) and the Artistic Director of the British Council’s Lagos Theatre Festival comes another wonderful production of the play called YORUBA ROMANCE every Sunday in October at Terrakulture. This epic comedy is about a Marriage proposal gone wrong

Ladoja wants to marry Ynneka a.k.a Nneka, Chief Evan's daughter! His attempt to propose is met with an unexpected response about who owns what lands and horses!

Find out how the proposal went in this hilarious comedy "Yoruba Romance"

Mr. Terrence, writer of the play has said the play is an adaptation of a Marriage Proposal, the 17th century Russian play by Anton Chekhov, a is a hilarious comedy about the age-old mating ritual between man and woman.

According to him, the play employs the use of different kinds of humor to explore some of the more deep-seated prejudices we have concerning inter-tribal relationships

MONDAY CHIT-CHAT : GARDEN PARTAY!

Good Morning lovelies! How are you all doing? I feel very excited this morning I don't know why oh. Oh I think I do! Oya wait, I'll tell you! Before I go off, how was your weekend? The first to leave a comment +email address  on this post wins airtime recharge - it's not a lot but at all at all naim bad pass you know... Today the key word is "meaningful comment", not the one you will come and put "1st" and then run away oh! You musto talk wetin you do this weekend...

Do you know today is #InternationalCoffeeDay? Yup it is! Follow Shoprite_NG on twitter, and tweet a selfie of your/your coffee #CoffeeSelfie You get a chance to win something awesome. Follow Shoprite on twitter @Shoprite_NG . Just incase you need recommendation for great coffe, you should try the #ForeignGroundCoffee range . I shall do a review soon!

20 RANDOM FACTS ABOUT ME - SISI YEMMIE

I was tagged to do the 20 random facts about me. I've done 10 random facts sometime last year on my Instagram page so I go just add 10 more to that one make e for complete. So here goes:

1.  I don’t like sharing my personal stuff, I will not share my spoon, clothes, jewellery, towel, sponge, makeup brush…no matter how close we are. I don’t like sharing personal items! I'm very content with my own.

"THE MAN IS SWEET LIKE AN OREO" - IYANYA RELEASES NEW STEAMY VIDEO "MR OREO"

Is the man sweet as an Oreo? After weeks of anticipation and intense expectation, Triple MG frontline artiste, Iyanya, releases the video to his banging hit track “Mr Oreo”. One of the tracks off the Triple MG album, 

“Mr Oreo” was produced by in-house producer, Selebobo. The video, directed by Mega Boi, is a compilation of pictures with a seductive, flirty feel to it, just as the song itself describes. With a flurry of pretty, classy girls, flirting and swaying with Mr Oreo himself, the video is definitely worth the hype

What do you think of the video? All I know is I suddenly need an Oreo and a hot cup of Foreign Ground Coffee!

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SEYI SHAY RELEASES NEW SINGLE "BECAUSE WE CARE" FOR GENEVIEVE MAGAZINE PINK BALL

Genevieve PinkBall ambassador Seyi Shay has written a song for us, that supports the prevention and treatment of breast cancer.

Seyi Shay penned the song for the Genevieve PinkBall foundation titled ‘Because We Care’, produced by London Boyz. Her interest in the foundation was inspired by a personal experience. The song was composed to give hope and courage to Breast Cancer patients.

SO MANY GODFATHERS EVERYWHERE IN NIGERIA; WHERE ARE THE GODMOTHERS?

"There is a special place in hell for women who don't help other women." - Madeline Albright, Former US Secretary of State in her Keynote speech at the Celebrating Inspiration luncheon with the WNBA's All-Decade Team, 2006

I have enjoyed many privileges of speaking to and engaging Women of various ages, classes and sizes at different fora and usually, in my openings, I would pose a quick question to the audience; "Can all the women in this room who believe they were MADE BY WOMEN please indicate by a show of hands?" I most often will see just a few hands lost in the crowd jostling for attention. And then I switch the question, "Where are the Women who were MADE BY MEN?" Then, PRONTO, there'll be hands, palms and fingers in plenty, many of their owners smiling, with almost a feeling of certain superiority and maybe a sense of guilt too.

I have been bothered for a while now and I have made effort to lead this conversation in my public and private spaces but before we head along on this dialogue, YES, I was made by WOMEN but I must confess, it was a few Men who kick started me.

MONDAY CHIT-CHAT : FAMILY AND FRIENDS!

Hello people! How body? Hope you’re all doing well? My weekend was great I spent it kissing Tutusco….LOL. Well, she’s great company unless when she’s crying, or when she’s been fussy and wants to sleep, or when she wants rough play, I just jejely hand her over to Uncle Yom-Yom. Lately I’ve been calling Bobo Uncle Yomi, reminds me of those older couples that call their husbands “Daddy, Daddy Kinikan” and the man too will call his wife “Mommy”…is that romantic? Will that be me someday???? I shudder!

I didn’t get up to much this weekend… how can I when it started raining heavily on Saturday morning? Me I just shook myself under the duvet and change my sleeping gear…by the time I was ready for anything it was past 4: 00pm.

LABULE RESTAURANT REVIEW | BUKA FOOD, BUKA PRICE! + GIVEAWAY! (CLOSED)

I'm excited about this review because the food was so yummy! Labule, which means ‘in the village’ in Yoruba language, was conceptualized as an idea of a restaurant where local Nigerian dishes are prepared and served with the great local tastes and nuances served in a contemporary setting.Labule offers lovers of Nigerian food a delicious and unique experience by offering real Nigerian local delicacies hitherto only available in local ‘Buka’(canteens) in a cozy and serene environment.

POKELLO LAUNCHES SHOE COLLECTION NAMED AFTER EX BBA HOUSEMATES: MEET #POKELLOPINKBOTTOMS!

Pokello announced on twitter yesterday that she was launching her shoe line, see I was following her updates closely not because I have a shoe fetish but because I love Pokello's legs, she has beautiful legs and can model any shoe! She also has fabulous milk and honey skin...she can start a business as well in skincare, i'll buy. I'm getting distracted, back to #PokelloPinkBottoms

What was fun was that she named them after her fellow ex BBA housemate females,she sourced inspiration from 3 of her favourite designers, Sophia Webster for her feminine and soft colours, Sergio Rossi for his seductive shapes and elegant lines and of course Christian Louboutin for his signature trait and dizzy heights.

3 LESSONS YOU CAN LEARN FROM LINDA IKEJI !

I actually believe there are lessons you can learn from her...it's not just about the money, the cars, the houses. (even if it is, nothing do you). You can find inspiration from anything and today I am sharing that with you! Few days ago  I saw Linda Ikeji posing with one of my dream cars (I dream of a TUNDRA and a RANGE ROVER) and I was just smiling...the babe don try. Nod if you agree.

Fail Fast: I stumbled on a sermon from a pastor on Channels TV and he was saying that if you knew you'd have to fail 7 times before achieving success (success is relative) what would you do? Fail once a year or fail rapidly through one year so you know you're hitting success next abi?

NIGERIANS PORT FROM WHATSAPP TO PALMCHAT

The Nigerian demographics age 16-25 are aggressive adopting the PalmchatTM social platform over WhatsappTM for their daily online social engagement reports analysts.

“It is quite interesting to know that even though Whatsapp appears to be more popular globally, in Nigeria we see quite the contrary in trend. Nigerians are highly social people; they are not afraid to connect with other people that are total strangers and Palmchat’s fusion of instant messaging with online dating seems to be a key influencer for the adoption of its platform by millenials.” Ravajk Pesh, online social analyst said.

While a lot of young Nigerians would so easily opt to chat with someone new online, the Palmchat social platform has retained its sense of freshness amongst the young Nigerian minds by constantly driving engaging campaigns on their platform.

MISS PALMCHAT: MONAH CHIME LEADS OTHERS WITH 565,700 VOTES

The race for the golden crown is fiercely on as some damsels are pulling in quite interesting figures in this year’s on-going MISS PALMCHAT competition. The best of the best are slugging it out and the votes from admirers and fans alike are flooding in, who will reign supreme in this beauty arms wrestling? 

The hottest of shapes, sexiest of smiles, prettiest of faces and the most sensual of eyes (I tell you there are beautiful girls in Nigeria o …judging by the selfies I’ve seenJ) are raking in figures on the competition’s microsite. Ok, babe if you think you are pretty and you know that a lot of people think the same thing too about you…girl then it is high time you join the MISS PALMCHAT contest! 

Tiaras are all it takes 

ANGRY BABE DRAGS BOYFRIEND ON THE FLOOR IN YABA

LMAO… I think she’s had enough; you can't just take a girl to the mall on a date and all you do is bury your head on your phone chatting the moment away I mean c’mon which Lagos babe wouldn’t snap? Me I will snap o, seriously. This spy shot of a thug-of-war between two supposedly lovebirds have been trending online for a while now.

Those who really know the full story said that the not-so-fortunate dude owe his girl friend a long overdue explanation for his divided attention and mischievous laughters while chatting with his phone. His girlfriend who had endured the excruciating wait for some quality time from her man had begun to share her moments from a movie they had seen at a cinema when her man switched to his Palmchat mode (eyes fixed on the phone screen and fingers punching letters from the phone’s key pad). The poor girl demanded for the attention she deserved politely at first…you heard that, politely. 

The dude apologized and put his cell phone on sleep mode while his girl resumed her talking. In less than 5 minutes our guy pulled out his phone while his babe was looking him straight in the eyes, flicked the cell phone’s function button and returned to his Palmchat mode; this time sending several loud chuckles to whoever he was chatting up. This was when all hell broke loose.

MISS GREENLAND NIGERIA 2014

Miss Greenland Nigeria (MGLN) is a nation wide beauty pageant in Nigeria. MGLN is opened to Nigeria female between the age of 18-27 years. The event is being organized and managed by C02 wet entertainment company fully registered the pageant is to bring girls from 21 states and 90 campuses across the federation. It was established in 2006 to promote and to project integrity, beauty, fashion, agriculture and culture of the Nigeria people and beyond .

MISSION STATEMENT 

Miss Greenland Nigeria (MGLN) mission is to empower young ladies in Nigeria as goodwill ambassadors to serve humanity while embrassing their true Nigeria culture and value. The main aim of Miss Greenland Nigeria (MGLN) is to promote long inherited culture and to also show to the world at large the fertility of the Nigeria soil. 

SPONSORSHIP

C02 wet entertainment company welcomes sponsors from the general public and corporate bodies for their annual Miss Greenland Nigeria beauty pageant. Sponsors will benefit from great visibility for their product as support for the great community of women making a difference.

MONDAY CHIT-CHAT : PATA PATA!!!

Hello lovely people! How was your weekend? Mine was awesome!!!! Tiring but awesome! Pesin nor fit tell una say e nor well again? I cannot tell you that I have malaria? I cannot count the number of phone calls I received  last week after I uploaded Monday's post. Una don even do naming ceremony in the comments section. Continue! LOL

I also notice y’all don’t tell me what you got up to over the weekend, I go strike Monday Chit-Chat oh! I cannot be the only one talking oh jare. Anyways back to the matter, it’s still recharge card giveaway oh until I can figure out how to deliver the Range Rover I will start using as giveaway. Don’t laugh. Just B E L I E V E…the first to leave a comment wins airtime recharge so leave a comment, it could be you!

I had so many highlights this weekend: one was a full house! My sister came with my nieces and Riwostic has been chewingumming Uncle Yomi (Bobo) since Friday, he has probably crammed all the barney songs by now because they've been watching it together. Me I've been chewingumming Tutusco, she’s just too cute and smiley everytime except in this photo below.

KONGA MAKEOVER: 1,881 USERS SIGNED UP OVER 8,000 POINTS BY TOP SCORERS

Time is ticking and some really ambitious babes are going for it. C’mon, this is not your ‘Who wants to be a millionaire’…Hello, this is the KONGA MAKEOVER challenge. Girl and if you’ve not heard by now I bet you’re just returning from planet Mars (…just joking, but how come na?)

In the first one week of this free…I mean totally free, online challenge for the most up-to-speed babe in Lagos on everything girly, the KONGA MAKEOVER challenge has gathered participants both on mobile and web to a whooping 1,321 female contestants! 

SPICE ROUTE LAGOS - REVIEW!

In my Monday Chit-Chat post I told you all of how the lovely Tuke invited me to Spice Route for lunch, she wanted to take me out as wedding gift to Bobo and I. I was very very very happy about that especially as I've heard a lot about the place. I pass it often on Adeola Odeku and I always wondered..."what goes on there".... I remember when Kemi Adetiba complained about the restaurant saying they didn't allow her enter because she was unaccompanied by a man: that made me scared. `Now that I've been there I can probably understand why: the place is filled with expatriates and they are being careful not to turn it into a semi-brothel...they are probably trying to keep it clean. I get that. I still think it is a bit discriminatory sha. 

GIVEAWAY: FABULOUS SAVVY CHIC SATIN CAPS/BONNET! (CLOSED)

Dear #TeamNatural and even anyone interested in keeping their hair healthy should take a look at this giveaway!

I know you've heard that Satin bonnets /pillowcases do wonders for your hair? In case you don't know, here are the benefits:

• It prevents hair from getting dry,
• Reduces Frizz- your hair glides along the material rather than be snagged
• Keeps your hair in place

Owners of the Savvy Chic hair/beauty Hub in Ikoyi Lagos and publishers of the Savvy &  Chic hair/Beauty magazine recently introduced Savvy & Chic Pure silk/satin sleep caps. These caps are made from the highest luxury satin which helps retain hair moisture, protect the hair line and prevent hair breakage while sleeping. You can visit their website   www.hairbeautyhub.com 

Isn't it awesome that they have decided to offer this to you for free? It is. 

WHO CAN ENTER?

Anyone can enter as long as you live in Lagos or you can get someone in Lagos to receive it for you. You can also enter on behalf of your friend/family. What are you waiting for?

BIG ON SPECS: LITE ON YOUR POCKET!

Samsung has just recently signed up Reminisce as the brand ambassador for their newest addition to their range of devices. This is hinged on their aim to further connect with their customers at all touch points, especially through music, which is one of the passions of people worldwide.

In sync with their strategy of introducing innovative, smart mobile devices from which consumers can derive optimum value, Samsung has unveiled its new Galaxy Trend Lite and Galaxy Ace4Lite smartphones, targeted at the new generation of mobile phone users. 

MEET "WOMEN OF DESTINY" AT THE AWESOME TREASURES FOUNDATION PORT HARCOURT SUMMIT 2014

 The Awesome Treasures Foundation presents its maiden edition Port Harcourt Summit themed “Woman of Destiny” which will be a gathering of entrepreneurial women of faith.

The summit will feature interesting interactive sessions with Josephine Itonyo(Managing Director, Quantum Projects Limited), Iroghama Obuoforibo (Chief Executive Officer, Hairven Hair Care Products & Winner if the Next Titan 1) &Mina Ogbanga (Executive Director, Centre of Development Support Initiatives(CEDSI Nigeria)).

The panel session will be hosted by Olajumoke Adenowo (CEO AD Consulting/ Founder Awesome Treasures Foundation). The event promises to be a life changing experience to discuss with entrepreneurial women of faith from all walks of life.

Date: Saturday 13th September 2014

Venue: The Arena, 30 Tombia Str, GRA Phase II Port Harcourt

Time: 3PM Prompt

HONEYMOON SERIES 2 : FOOD CHRONICLES FROM DUBAI - AL MAHARA, ALI'S BBQ, ASIA REPUBLIC, CHINA TIMES...

Hey lovelies! I still have a couple of more posts and videos about the honeymoon, this is a series remember????In case you missed the first one: click here to see! I've been unable to get to the hard drive I stored them, but seeing Berry’s post yesterday and today about her Dubai honeymoon gingered me to fix up! Go visit her blog to see what she and her hubby got up to - most of which Bobo and I did not do…next time Dubai, na you and me! 

Today’s post is going to be my food waka: eating good food is my number 1 fun thing to do…Sisi Yemmie olounje! My food chronicles will start from our breakfast buffet every day at the Burj Al Arab, I LOVED IT! I never missed it because that meal took me till evening when most of the restaurants were open (because it was fasting period most restaurants were closed). So our first food adventure is breakfast at Burj Al Arab! Use your eye to sample wetin we chop:

SUCCESS DRIVEN BY INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY – THE TECNO MOBILE STORY

All successful brands the world over share one key element in their success story and that is hard work. TECNO Mobile is not left out in this universal trend of unique brand development, high quality product offerings, affordability and improvement…improvement….improvement.

TECNO Mobile offerings in mobile voice and data technologies, which include: smart phones, tablets and feature phones ranges enjoy huge popularity and adoption in Africa

RAY RICE ELEVATOR KNOCKOUT: 4 QUESTIONS I HAVE!

Horrible things happen in an elevator: I thought the worse that could happen is me farting alone in one and then someone enters. But this video I saw today...chilled me to my bones. Here's the gist: Ray Rice is an NFL player. In this video we see him knocking out his then fiance, now wife unconcious.  If you watch the video properly you will notice that just one punch sent her to the ground and she hit her head against the rails... I try to imagine how painful that was, but I shudder!

Apparently before they got into the elevator she shoved him, when he first hit her in the elevator she hit back and then he gave a the fatal knockout. So, some people argue that he was provoked.

The incident took place Feb. 15th at the Revel Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City. FYI, they got married a month after that.

Here are the questions I have:

1. Why did she go on to marry him about a month after that assault?
2. If a man (woman) hits you once, can they change?
3. Is provocation enough justification for physical violence?
4. Does verbal abuse always lead to physical abuse?

MONDAY CHIT-CHAT : HIGHLIGHTS!

My people how are you???!!! How was your weekend? Hope it was amazing? I had a turbulent weekend. One minute I’m fine, the next I’m feeling poorly. On Friday I was feeling very ill, by Saturday I thought I was better. Sunday night I started feeling ill again… Anyways, how are you doing? Don’t forget that the first to leave a comment wins airtime recharge! So hurry :) In other news, my cousin, the Duchess of Cambridge is preggers! Whooop whoooop! Bros Williams is not taking it easy at all!

THE WIVES: DON'T MISS IT THIS WEEKEND!

THE WIVES 

SYNOPSIS

Four Women, a Family and a Funeral.

The Wives returns to the stage this September full of mystery and intrigue. This dark comedy pulls a twist which will keep you at the edge of your seat from the beginning to the end. Cecilia, Angela, Tobi and Auntimi are four women trapped in a web of lies spun by their billionaire benefactor Gbadegeshin.

Accusations of murder, incest and inheritance fraud are rife between the women. This is further compounded by Gbadegeshin family insisting on upholding tradition. Prof Ahmed Yerima’s twist on this beautifully woven tale of polygamy is witty, humorous and full of lessons for all.

IS A FOREIGN MASTERS DEGREE REALLY WORTH IT? MY TAKE!

On my way home yesterday I was listening to the radio and the topic of the day was very interesting. Wanawana was asking if studying for a master’s degree is worth it and she requested that people call to share their opinion. I would have called but …I got home and headed straight for the kitchen. I had Ila Asepo and Amala on my mind so I continued listening while I cooked. 

Shebi September is the time lots of students resume school and those travelling abroad for their masters are probably packing their bags now or still waiting for their acceptance letter or applying for visa. This was me a few years ago. After I finished uni (Igbinedion University) and I finished my NYSC, I had this burning desire to do masters by fire and by force, all my friends had traveled and I felt a masters degree would greatly boost my CV (which is not a lie). How I even got into University of Birmingham was a miracle because it was so impromptu…I applied late, applied for visa late and I resumed when everyone else had resumed so I had to catch up fast!

MONDAY CHIT-CHAT : H E L L O S E P T E M B E R!

Hey lovelies, how was your weekend?! Mine was fun and interesting oh!  But first of all, happy new month!!! It's September!!! WOW...We are in the EMBER months. Today na my papa and mama anniversary oh, 30 years in their permanent site is not pot of beans. We give God the gloooooory! 

The first to leave a comment on today's post win's airtime recharge (I feel like giving more sha, so the person gets double the usual airtime!)

So a few weeks ago after my wedding I got a message from the lovely Tuke telling me that she was going to take me out to Spice Route as my wedding present, as an olounje me I agreed. Ha ha ha. Plus that was really sweet of her, don't you think so? I've never met her before but I've read her blog HERE and I follow her on instagram, I thought she was a sunshine of a girl! I wasn't wrong! Did I mention she's a saxophonist too?