I didn’t grow up calling it “chicken sauce.” In my house, it was just that thing everyone rushed to the kitchen for once the aroma hit the air. The kind of sauce that makes rice disappear faster than planned and turns plain spaghetti into a serious meal. Over the years, I’ve cooked it tired, happy, broke, celebratory, and stressed. And somehow, chicken sauce has always shown up for me. There’s something comforting about it. It’s simple. You don’t need fancy ingredients or a culinary degree. You just need chicken, patience, and the willingness to let flavors do their work. This is not one of those intimidating recipes that makes you feel inadequate before you even start. This is real-life food. Nigerian-kitchen food. The kind that fits into busy days and still tastes like effort. I started appreciating chicken sauce deeply when I realized how versatile it is. On days when money was tight, chicken sauce stretched meals. One pot fed many plates. On days when guests showed up unannounced, ...

Swimwear Lookbook: Bikini Fashion Inspiration Disclaimer: This content is created for fashion, modeling, and artistic purposes only. Swimwear has always been more than just beachwear. It reflects confidence, design creativity, and personal style. In this swimwear lookbook, I’m sharing a curated bikini fashion showcase focused on fit, fabric, and overall aesthetic. This post is created to inspire beachwear styling ideas and highlight how different bikini designs complement different moods and settings. From minimalist cuts to bold patterns, each look emphasizes comfort, design, and visual balance.   STYLE & DESIGN NOTES The bikinis featured in this lookbook are selected with attention to fabric quality, stretch, and structure. Swimwear should feel secure while allowing ease of movement, especially for beach days, poolside relaxation, or vacation styling. Neutral tones offer a clean and timeless look, while vibrant colors and prints bring energy and personality. Pairing swimwear ...

I used to think wedding gowns had only one correct color. White. Ivory if you were feeling daring. Anything else felt almost illegal, like you were breaking a sacred rule nobody ever wrote down but everyone enforced. Growing up, every wedding I attended reinforced that idea. The bride must be in white. Pure. Calm. Safe. Predictable. Even when the hall was loud and the music was shaking the chairs, the gown was always quiet. But lately, something has shifted in me. And in weddings too. Colorful wedding gowns are no longer rare accidents or “fashion risks.” They’re becoming statements. Loud ones. Honest ones. The kind that say, this is who I am, and I refuse to disappear on the most important day of my life. The first time I saw a bride walk down the aisle in a deep wine gown, I couldn’t look away. It wasn’t shock. It was recognition. She looked like herself. Not diluted. Not softened to please tradition. Just fully present. And that moment made me question why we ever decided that white...

The Lipton, Cloves and Ginger Combo That Transformed My Body and My Health And Why Every Lady Should Have It I don’t play with Lipton, cloves and ginger. I really don’t. This combo has become one of those things I can’t joke with because it has shown me small miracles that money can’t buy. I used to spend so much on teas, detox powders, slimming syrups and all those online “miracle fat burners” that influencers hype. I kept trying one thing after another until the day I decided to stick to something simple. That was the day I combined Lipton, cloves and ginger together. Since then, I’ve not looked back. It still surprises me when I meet ladies who don’t have these three things in their kitchen. I always find myself wondering if they don’t know how powerful this combo is. Maybe nobody ever told them. Maybe they’ve tried so many things that they don’t trust simple remedies again. Or maybe they just don’t know where to start. If you fall into any of these categories, let me be the one to ...

Every day online feels like a soft pressure on your chest. Perfect faces. Hourglass bodies. Glass skin. Tiny waists. Influencers with jawlines carved like marble, and celebrities whose pictures look like they were sculpted by angels. You scroll and scroll, and a small voice whispers inside you “you’re not enough yet.” One tiny flaw becomes the beginning of insecurity. One stretch mark becomes a reminder of imperfection. One acne flare feels like a failure. I know this feeling, because I lived inside it for a long time. I used to think beauty was something people earned only after changing their bodies or bleaching their skin or contouring themselves into someone more acceptable. I even questioned myself sometimes — is natural beauty still relevant in this world of cosmetic enhancements? Is there still space for women who glow softly, not surgically. I found my answer in the mirror. Not after a doctor touched me. Not after someone else validated me. I found beauty on normal days, on qui...

How FCT Minister Nyesom Wike Was Ultimately Humiliated After Calling the Chief of Defence Staff, Hoping to Order Officer Yerima Out By Aniako Ogochukwu | Bites and Beauty | November 12, 2025 | Naija News, Power Plays, Abuja Drama      The confrontation between Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister Nyesom Wike and Lt. Ahmad M. Yerima, a Nigerian Navy officer, on November 11, 2025, has dominated headlines and social media, drawing widespread reactions from politicians, analysts, and the public. What began as a routine enforcement of a stop-work order at Plot 1946 in Gaduwa District, Abuja, escalated into a tense standoff that highlighted tensions between civilian authority and military protocol. The incident, captured in a viral video that garnered over 500,000 views within hours, culminated in Wike's phone call to the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Olufemi Oluyede, which failed to yield the outcome the minister sought. This report details the sequence of events, key...

By Aniako Ogochukwu | Bites and Beauty | November 2025          I still remember the first time I saw Tonto Dikeh after her first BBL. She walked into an event like confidence had a body literally. Nigeria’s social media went wild. Every blog post, every gossip page, every Instagram reel was filled with “Tonto’s new shape.” Some people praised her courage, some criticized her, but everyone was talking. She had that presence, that energy that made other women secretly check their mirrors. You could almost hear the sighs: “If only I had the money.”      Fast forward a few years later, and Tonto Dikeh is speaking up about the pain, the regret, the endless corrections. From a ₦5 million “confidence cushion” to what she now calls a flat-tire nightmare, her story feels like a slap of reality in an age where curves are currency and surgery is just another beauty routine. But her journey also exposes something deeper the unspoken truth about body image, v...