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""It so important to find your voice and help others find theirs too, during these extraordinary times"."
""So in your quest to thrive, there will be curve-balls thrown your way and you’ll have to take risks, it’s a given. But you’ve just got to trust your journey"."
"I strongly believe that we all have a part to contribute to making the world better. I’m committed to using my platform and resources to help provide the much-needed health care, facilities, and education especially for our African children and people living with disabilities so they are equipped to live comfortably and compete on a global level."
"https://pmnewsnigeria.com/2025/05/04/dj-cuppy-betrayed-they-used-me-to-get-to-my-dad/ PMnewsnigeria"
"Best believe Tobi IS going to school and the @CuppyFoundation will provide EVERY she needs until she graduates!"
"Inspiration behind the Original Copy debut album (20 November 2020)"
"So I feel like I’m a bit of a, you know, oxymoron in my environment, I feel like I’m a contradiction. And so for me, it was about finding a name that represented me going against the grain."
"Well, Cuppy comes from cupcakes. I was obsessed with baking when I was younger and let’s just say, I had cheeks like cupcakes. I was really cheerful and I just loved anything sugary so people used to call me cupcake."
"With dating you have to be open-minded; I actually enjoy dating. When you go on a date, it is about talking and getting to know each other. I am ‘super open’, I want to be dating and that is why I met the bus driver."
"I was like 15, 16 and I walked into a club in Lagos, underaged, and I fell in love with the fact that the DJ had so much power."
"I’ve grown from being a young girl with dreams to a woman with a global vision. My talent is a platform for more things to come and everyday the Cuppy mission gets even bigger. I have the most supportive fans, friends and family rooting for me and I’m very determined not to let them down. Their love spurs me on and motivates me to keep pushing no matter how rough or tough things get."
"Covid-19 definitely threw a wrench in plans made for 2020. Nobody envisaged a pandemic of this magnitude when setting goals for the year. The need to limit all forms of physical contact has definitely shifted the perspective. We’ve had to adjust to the current reality and shift solely to virtual gatherings."
"100 per cent. London was the focal point for me, going to university in London allowed me to fall even more in love with nightlife and allowed me to create a space that was kind of transatlantic."
""The show represents a journey from West to East and North to South, but importantly a narrative of Africa then to Africa now.”"
"I’ve had quite a number of career highlights for which I feel truly blessed that my hard work has met with success. I’m so proud of my African heritage and always have a sense of fulfillment when I’m given the opportunity to serve."
"Africa is endowed with an array of diverse talents and creatives that are excellent in their fields. Music lovers from all over the world have begun to see how phenomenal Afrobeat is and have been captivated by our unique sound. There’s been a spin and the spotlight is on us now."
"So Neo-Afrobeats is basically a fusion of Afrobeats with different elements. So it can be Hip Hop, it can be House, it can be Pop."
""I’m excited not only to play music but showcase the vast array of talented artists cultivating the music scene on the continent.”"
"So many guys don’t want me, they want my dad. I dated a guy, and he was like; when is he going to meet my dad. I want someone to love the shit out of me and like to be happy and not my dad."
"I really think I have to find a partner that compliments me but still pushes me and is better at some things than I am, so they can inspire me to improve myself as a person."
"Hard work pays. Tobi is a hardworking girl who believes so much in herself and her coach (Jamaica's Lacena Golden-Clark). She didn’t give up after coming close to making the podium twice, first at the World Championships in Doha, Qatar in 2019 where she came fourth and at the delayed 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, Japan where she also came fourth, losing by the narrowest of margins, especially in 2019. She never doubted herself or her coach."
"This is good news for Nigerian athletics and sports in general and I pray and hope it inspires this generation of sports men and women of this generation and other generations to come."
"Remember someone saying that I'm a giant in Africa, but a wounded lion on the world stage."
"Physically, I think I was ready, but mentally I wasn’t. I think my mentality let me down."
"At this moment, Kendra owns the record and I don’t have any but she doesn’t have two heads. It will be good for me to run a PR or break the world record if she is not careful–just kidding…"
"Unknown now, but I will be UNFORGETTABLE … I will Persist until I SUCCEED …."
"The goal was to come out and to win this gold, Honestly, I believe in my abilities, but I was not expecting a world record at these championships."
"“When you have positive energy, everyone wants to be around you.”"
"Matrimony is not something to rush into and I intend to live by that I will not fall for the pressure of marriage because if I do and in the end something goes wrong the same people he asked me why I didn't take my time."
"https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=sisi+yemmie"
"I can be pretty much an open book but, like everyone, I have my little secrets and moments I keep to myself and for my family. The key for me is to always add value. It could be a jollof rice hack or sharing an experience; whatever it is, I hope it helps my audience somehow."
"I treat my audience like my friends. Whatever information I feel I would love to share with a friend, I will share the same on my social platforms, especially if it is content that will add value to my audience."
"Life inspires my ideas for my videos. Before I started vlogging, I was blogging and it was the same thing. I carried over the content from my blog to my videos."
"It has to be everything really, but something that keeps my blood pumping is creating content!"
""I started Sisiyemmie.com in 2011, April 2, and my husband (then boyfriend) adviced me to look up what a blog was. At the time I was studying for my Masters degree at the University of Birmingham UK and I realized I had a lot of free time. I “googled” what a blog was, I opened the blog immediately and I haven’t looked back since!"
"I have amazing potential i can make good choices i am never alone i can do hard things i am beautiful inside and out i am of great worth he has a plan for me i know who i am a daughter of God."
"I want to believe that I have successfully been able to identify and differentiate my brand as Annie Idibia the actress/career woman and Annie Idibia the wife/mother. I prefer being addressed as Annie and not Tubaba’s wife. I hate this because I am my own person and have worked hard to build my career and brand. I should be identified and respected on that basis."
"Growing up with only my mother really affected my life and I suffered and I do not ever want my children to face the agony of not having both parents together because it was so hard for us. Even right now, the way the world is, children are more enlightened than we were in our days, so the pressure would be harder on the kids from broken homes right now. I do not want my children to ever experience that."
"Even my mistake will speak grace for me. Soon."
"In order to love who you are, you cannot hate the experience that shaped you."
"As an individual, your own speech, your own choices matter, and can make a difference."
"The last 10 weeks have been the worst of my entire life. Yes the worst since I was born. I have gone from being so angry to being so broken and back to anger. And then Sadly which I am ashamed to admit suicide."
"https://thenationonlineng.net/why-i-reached-out-to-sarz-at-early-career-days-niniola/"
"Niniola was a pretty type, while I was the jaga jaga type."
"“What we think determines what happens to us, so if we want to change our lives, we need to stretch our minds.”"
"“Life is not a problem to be solved, but a reality to be experienced.”"
"“The greatest day in your life and mine is when we take total responsibility for our attitudes. That’s the day we truly grow up.”"
"“In the end, it’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years. “"
"“People with goals succeed because they know where they’re going.”"
"“Life is from the inside out. When you shift on the inside, life shifts on the outside. “"