Ify Fajemisin is a Lagos Celebrity Lady who is doing well in business. She runs a restaurant and bar in the Ilupeju area of Lagos. She is the CEO of Ifycious Kitchen. It was her birthday a few weeks back and she celebrated it abroad while on vacation.
She recently told CityPeople Publisher, Seye Kehinde her
success story. Below are excerpts.
Happy
52nd birthday. What are the lessons life has taught you as you celebrated your
birthday?
Firstly it’s a privilege, honor, and grace for me to see another year, knowing that some celebrated their birthday last year and they didn’t live to celebrate this year, all glory to baba God. The lesson here is humility, to remain humble and live my life like it’s the last day.
What
has been your staying power?
My Faith, My belief, hard work and conviction in Success in my chosen field. Most especially my
passion for what I do because without
that I don’t think I will be where I’m today also the support and backing
of my family and loved ones can not be ignored… Those are the staying
power that kept me going.
Tell
us what you do?
I’m into Events
management, hospitality business….. My passion for cooking lead me to catering for parties and opening a
restaurant which I registered a company
name as lfycious Kitchen. Situated at
Ilupeju. The company has expanded to a restaurant, a lounge, a bar and a guest house.
To the glory of God, we
now have the guest house extension opening soon at Gbolade Adebanjo also in Ilupeju less than
10mins away from the present outlet.
What
sort of a person is Ify?
lfy is a
vibe, as in fun-loving individual with
positive vibes, an extrovert, a philanthropist, love having beautiful souls
around her She has got plenty of energy that sometimes people wonder where the
energy is coming from. She is a hardworking lady and she has zero tolerance for
nonsense and does not suffer fools gladly.
How
do you spend your typical day?
My typical day starts usually with prayers. I go to the Gym. But
my going to the gym is not on a daily routine. My gym is 3 times a week. So those other
days I exercise at home. Thereafter, I resume work at my
outlet for business and spend the entire day there attending to customers
as well. Sometimes I join them at the
lounge in the evening to dance to some
good music.
I love dancing though, which I can do anywhere.
What
is the secret of your beautiful look and physique??
No secret to my beauty first and foremost to appreciate
God for all the packages he blessed me with.
Seeing people spending millions of naira to achieve what I have
naturally is a great deal . .. Baba God l Say Thank You. Again
Meanwhile, to maintain this I live a healthy lifestyle,
exercise daily and take lots of water. And I don’t involve myself in anything that has to do with artificial skin
enhancement. Nothing beats being natural.
Tell
us about your growing up years. Where were you born?
Ifeanyi Stephenia
Omuni was born in Lagos at island maternity to be precise in the year 1970 to Mr. and Mrs. Alex Omuni, into a family of 6. I’m
second to the last born in the family.
My dad was a police officer so we moved with him on his
various transfer to different parts of the country. But majorly l grew up in
Ibadan, where I did my primary and secondary education, my higher education in
Delta state and back to base Lagos
Tell
us about the schools attended and how you
got your big break
l attended St Mary Primary School and Holy Trinity Grammar School both in Ibadan.
I didn’t make my result at once, I had to retake that exam at
Nshiagu College in my hometown Ogwashi.
I settled for that school because my shakara in my secondary days was so
much that I obviously did not want any of my schoolmates to know about me
retaking my papers... Lol
I had My higher instruction in College of Education Warri l studied French and Delta state University both in Delta State where I won the Miss Campus and Miss Delta
State respectively.
I won the 1st ever Miss Delta State after the creation of Edo
and Delta from the former Bendel State in 1992.
When
was your birthday?
My birthday was on Monday, Sept 12, a business day. The
celebration was preceded by a thanksgiving service on Sunday at the Household
of Christ Church, 1221 Caraway CT #1090 Upper Marlboro Maryland on the 11th of September, where I
gave glory to God for the journey so far.
On the day proper, l spent most of the day at home with friends and family since I’m on vacation and later went out for a family birthday dinner.
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