Nkechi and Ikechukwu wedded in a colourful wedding ceremony, that attracted the cream of society. The marriage was a one-in-town wedding, that attracted the high and mighty in the town, and beyond. There was money to spend, and Ikechukwu spent it without hesitation. Every person who attended the wedding went home with a very precious gift--handbags, stoves, handsets, pots, gas cookers etc. After their third child, six years later, Ike's fortune nose-dived to an abysmal low, and he lost his wealth, and began to beg bread. As a motor parts dealer, he was well-connected, and imported his goods from abroad. His friends were notable millionaires, known in Nigeria and beyond. The dwindling economic fortunes of Nigeria affected his business adversely, but what destroyed him completely was the emergency of a greedy governor, who pulled down many houses in the state capital, and sent many hardworking people to their early graves, and before he vacated the office, imposed an imbecile ...
In as much as love is sweet; love can also turn bitter; very bitter that an embittered soul could kill his lover; very absurd indeed. The opposite of love is hate, or hatred. "I love you" is sweet; "I hate you" is bitter; unpleasant, acidic, and dangerous. I remember in those good old undergraduate days, when we used to enjoy the sweet song of T.P. Teddy Pendergrass sang out his soul with his famous love song: " When Somebody Loves You Back." It used to be a favourite number in ballroom dances. The university is a sweet place; if you lose focus, you end up as a casualty, because there are many distractions. A good number of days in a semester was spent in partying. During the first semester--it is wellcome parties for freshmen, while a good part of the second semester is spent in organising send off parties for final year students. If you are the carefree type, and spend all your time attending parties, you end up failing out of the university,...