I agree.
My marriage to my wife has taught me that marriage is a partnership, not competition.
The years leading to our marriage were turbulent for me. But the day I married this woman was the day I married peace into my life.
I married her into extreme lack. She endured the months when there was hardly any money, when we trekked long distances, and when even feeding was a struggle. There was a period when, as a breastfeeding mother, what I could afford was sometimes pap and beans.😃
Then abundance came. Then scarcity came again. We have seen different seasons together.
When I was struggling to raise money for the yoghurt business, she took ₦1 million from her cooperative to support the dream.
When her own career brought an opportunity for us to relocate abroad, it became my turn to stand behind her dream.
When I moved to the UK, she paid a year’s rent plus a huge deposit and took care of me and our four children while I found my feet.
This is what I understand marriage to be.
It is not about keeping score: “I brought this, you brought that.” Sometimes one person carries more financially. Sometimes the other does. Seasons change.
But through every season, you should know: this person has my back, and I have theirs.
And perhaps one of the things I treasure most is this: in all the years we have been married, through lack, abundance, relocation, raising four children, business failures and successes, I cannot remember one day that my wife deliberately disrespected me or use any negative words on me.
Marriage is two people saying:
“This is OUR life. This is OUR home. These are OUR responsibilities. These are OUR dreams. We will build them together.”
Choose someone who has your back and be the kind of person who has theirs too.
Good evening.
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The @NGSuperEagles will face Russia in a friendly at the Nizhny Novgorod Stadium on Tuesday, October 6, 2026.
It will be the second meeting between both nations in 16 months.
The fixture has been confirmed by Nigeria’s FIFA Match Agent, Jairo Pachon of Eurodatasports.
In 1997, I used to play the saxophone on our balcony. We had a neighbour downstairs who was a retired senior staff member of NEPA (now GenCo). The man was impressed and asked that we go on a short trip to see his close friend. He took me to Egbin Power Station in Ikorodu to see the turbines, then we proceeded to his friend’s house.
I later learned that he was best friends with the late Eddy Okonta, the trumpet maestro of Nigeria’s highlife Golden Age. They shared fond memories and took me on a journey of a lifetime filled with rhythms and melodies. I can’t forget the experience and was shocked days later (17 April 1997) to hear that Eddy Okonta had passed away.
The versatile Eddy Okonta I saw on TV with shining trumpet and pristine white handkerchief wasn’t the same man I saw in his humble home, half the size of our sitting room. That reality revealed a lot to me at that impressionable age, and I never forgot the lessons. That was the day I decided never to cede my validation to any external party lest I become enslaved to their perception.
Sir Eddy Okonta had meaningful relationships with his circle of friends, and the genuine love they shared carried great weight in the days before his demise. You can’t control the image others have of you, and that shouldn’t be your problem. Instead, value your loved ones and inner circle, for these are the ones you will want to see on your deathbed.
Rest in peace, Sir Eddy Okonta (1935–1997).
@elonmusk Happiness is relative. Money doesn’t guarantee happiness but it removes many sources of unhappiness. Think of it like this: 💸 What money can do? Reduce stress (rent, food, medical bills), Buy time (outsourcing chores, flexibility), Enable experiences etc
@_dinomelaye Guys, if you don’t get it forget about it. If you want to move abroad at a low budget. Follow me and check my YouTube channel. Step by step process well explained
Liam Rosenior's record since taking over at Chelsea:
✅ 5-1 vs Charlton (FA Cup)
❌ 2-3 vs Arsenal (EFL Cup)
✅ 2-0 vs Brentford (PL)
✅ 1-0 vs Pafos (UCL)
✅ 3-1 vs Crystal Palace (PL)
✅ 3-2 vs Napoli (UCL)
✅ 3-2 vs West Ham (PL)
7 games. 6 wins.
#CHEWHU