Ogiri John Ogiri

By Ogiri John Ogiri. As important as love may be in any relationship, it may not be enough to sustain the relationship until the end. Mutual tolerance and accommodation can prove quite instrumental.  Being deeply in love with each other is not the issue. The question is " can you live with him? Can you live with her? Can you live with each other? Can you tolerate or accommodate each other? For instance, some partners have bad breath. Some are very dirty. Some are gossipers. Some love hanging out; some do not like hanging out. Some smoke, drink and club. Some do not. Some love sex without any apology. It is not because they are wayward. It js who they are. Some do not like sex at all.It is not because they are unexposed to modernity, it is who they were brought up to be. Some love children; others do not. Some love reading books. Some can even argue over the most trivial issue. The list is inexhaustible. Can you live with a partner who exhibits some of these traits? Unfortunately, ...

𝕭𝖞 𝕯𝖗 𝖀𝖌𝖔 𝕰𝖌𝖇𝖚𝖏𝖔 William Shakespeare said, “Uneasy lies the head that wears the crown.” Had Shakespeare encountered your political godfather, he might have advised you not to take a crown from him. Not because your head is too small for the crown but Shakespeare had warned in The Tempest, “What is past is prologue.” In other words, history will always come to haunt the present. Edmund Burke said it differently, “Those who don’t know history are destined to repeat it.” The man crowned Ali Sherrif. Once Sheriff became tired of being his zombie, he went for Sheriff’s jugular. Then he crowned Chief Secondus and put him in his pocket. Once Secondus crept out of his pocket to get fresh air, he discovered that Secondus was a chameleon. After discarding Secondus, he crowned Professor Ayu. When Ayu refused to be used like an aju — a head cushion for carrying loads, he discovered that Ayu was corrupt. Had Shakespeare encountered that your godfather, he might have said to you, “Bewar...