The Marriage Advice .

1. **Choose Love, Always:** Even in moments when you find it hard to like each other, choose to love. Love is a commitment, not just a feeling.

2. **Be Present:** Always answer the phone when your spouse calls. When you're together, try to keep your phone off, giving each other your full attention.

3. **Prioritize Time Together:** Make time with your spouse a top priority. Budget for regular date nights because time is the currency of relationships, and investing in your marriage is key.

4. **Surround Yourself with Support:** Keep company with friends who strengthen your marriage. Distance yourself from those who might tempt you to compromise your character.

5. **Laugh Together:** Make laughter the soundtrack of your marriage. Share joyful moments, and even in tough times, find reasons to laugh together.

6. **Team Up in Arguments:** In every disagreement, remember that you’re on the same team. There’s no winner or loser; you either win together or lose together. Work as partners to find solutions.

7. **Be Each Other’s Strength:** A strong marriage isn’t about both being strong at the same time. It’s about taking turns being strong for each other when one of you feels weak.

8. **Value Intimacy:** Prioritize what happens in the bedroom. While a strong marriage takes more than s=x, it’s nearly impossible to build a strong marriage without it.

9. **Give 100%, Not 50/50:** Marriage isn’t about splitting everything down the middle. Divorce is 50/50; marriage is 100/100, with both partners giving their all.

10. **Give Your Best:** Offer your best self to each other, not just the leftovers after you’ve given your best to everyone else.

11. **Embrace Uniqueness:** Learn from others, but resist comparing your marriage to anyone else’s. Your life is uniquely yours.

12. **Don’t Put Marriage on Hold:** Don’t neglect your marriage while raising your kids, or you might end up with an empty nest and an empty marriage.

13. **Be Transparent:** Never keep secrets from each other. Secrecy is the enemy of intimacy.

14. **Build Trust:** Never lie to each other. Trust is the foundation of a strong marriage, and lies will break it.

15. **Admit Mistakes:** When you’ve made a mistake, admit it and seek forgiveness humbly. Be quick to say, “I was wrong. I’m sorry. Please forgive me.”

16. **Forgive Quickly:** When trust is broken, be quick to forgive. This promotes healing and opens the door for trust to be rebuilt. Say, “I love you. I forgive you. Let’s move forward.”

17. **Practice Patience:** Your spouse is more important than your schedule. Be patient with each other.

18. **Model Love for Your Children:** Live the kind of marriage that inspires your sons to be good husbands and your daughters to be good wives.

19. **Protect Your Spouse:** Never speak badly about your spouse to others or vent about them online. Always protect them, in all places and at all times.

20. **Wear Your Ring:** Your wedding ring is a constant reminder that you’re connected to your spouse and that you’re off-limits to the rest of the world.

21. **Connect to Faith:** Being part of a faith community can make a world of difference in your marriage and family.

22. **Pray Together:** A marriage is stronger with God at its center. Pray together regularly.

23. **Choose Kindness:** If you have to choose between saying nothing or saying something mean to your spouse, choose to say nothing every time.

24. **Stay Committed:** Never consider annulment as an option. A perfect marriage is just two imperfect people who refuse to give up on each other.

*SEX BEFORE MARRIAGE, IS IT REALLY A THING?*

I know this is one topic many avoid, but it’s one we need to talk about.
Sex before marriage is becoming so common that it’s now seen as “normal.” Some even believe it’s how you prove love. But just because something is common doesn’t make it right.

Let me ask you:
Have you ever stopped to think about what sex really does?

It’s not just about the body. It connects your soul, your emotions, your heart. That’s why after sleeping with someone, it’s hard to just walk away.

Something deeper has been exchanged.
When you give your body before giving your commitment, things get complicated. Feelings get mixed. Expectations rise. Trust can break easily. And sometimes, heartbreak becomes the result.

Now, I’m not here to judge you. We all have a past, we've all made mistakes. But I’m here to remind you that waiting is not foolish. It’s wisdom. It’s protection. It’s saying, “I value you and I value us, enough to build a strong foundation first.”

If you’ve already had sex, listen, God is not done with you. You’re not damaged. You can start again. You can choose a fresh path. Purity is not about a perfect past; it’s about a decision you make today.

Love that waits is love that honors.
Love that respects boundaries is love that lasts.
You don’t need sex to prove love.

The right person will wait, and work on building a future with you, not using your body before making a commitment to your soul.

So yes, sex before marriage is really a thing. But you have a choice. A wise one.

Let’s build love the right way. Let’s do it God’s way. Let’s protect our hearts.

I love you enough to tell you the truth.

"You are the architect of your own happiness. Build a foundation of self-love, construct a framework of positivity, and design a life that reflects your true essence. Don't let external circumstances dictate your mood, don't let others define your worth, and don't forget to celebrate your own victory

𝐏𝐇𝐎𝐓𝐎𝐒: 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐄𝐚𝐠𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐬, 𝐂𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐓𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐬𝐭-𝐄𝐤𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐈𝐧 𝐋𝐚𝐠𝐨𝐬

Super Eagles players and top Nigerian celebrities turned up in style on Sunday for the Troost-Ekong Foundation Charity Match, organised by team captain William Troost-Ekong, at the Mobolaji Johnson Arena, Onikan, Lagos.

Now in its second edition, the highly anticipated event, themed #PlayForPurpose, was aimed at raising funds and awareness for underprivileged children, leveraging the unifying power of football.

The match brought together an impressive lineup of football stars, entertainers, and influencers, including Gov Sanwo Plus, Victor Osimhen, AY Makun, Broda Shaggi, Obafemi Martins, Victor Boniface, Stanley Nwabali, Mayorkun Odumodublvck, Gilmore amongst others.

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Fela Kuti and his wife, Remilekun (Remi) Taylor, shared a love story that began long before the spotlight of fame and the roar of political resistance. In the early 1960s, the two young lovers were far from the bustling streets of Lagos or the pulsating energy of the Shrine—Fela was a music student at the Trinity College of Music in London, and Remi, a British-born Nigerian woman, was part of his new world abroad.
They met in the vibrant cultural mix of post-war London, where African students, British jazz, and global ideas intermingled freely. Drawn together by shared heritage and a growing affection, they got married in 1960—the same year Nigeria gained independence. Their union marked the beginning of a personal journey that would produce not only a family but also the early emotional foundations of Fela’s legendary career.
Remilekun Taylor became Fela’s first wife and the mother of his first three children: Yeni, who would later become a renowned dancer and cultural curator; Femi, who would inherit and expand his father’s Afrobeat legacy; and Sola, their only daughter, who sadly passed away in 1997. During their early years together in London, Remi stood beside Fela as he experimented with sound, identity, and direction—far from the rebel icon he would later become.
Photographs from the 1960s capture them in quiet, elegant moments: a young couple full of promise, navigating life, music, and love in a foreign land. At that time, Fela was still Olufela Olusegun Oludotun Ransome-Kuti—a disciplined musician and dreamer—before he dropped the colonial “Ransome” and embraced “Anikulapo,” meaning “he who carries death in his pouch.”
Though their marriage eventually ended as Fela’s life took a more radical, unconventional turn—including his later controversial marriage to 27 women in 1978—Remilekun’s role in his life remains deeply significant. She was part of the quieter, more grounded chapter of Fela’s story—the years of building, of beginnings, of becoming.
In the grand narrative of Fela Kuti—the revolutionary, the cultural warrior, the Afrobeat pioneer—Remi stands as the woman who loved him first, the mother of his first children, and a witness to his transformation from a promising young musician to a global icon.

A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks that others throw at him.

Not Sunny Ade or Ebenezer Obey – Meet the Real Father of Juju Music

Long before Sunny Ade and Ebenezer Obey became famous, there was Tunde King the man who started it all.

In the 1920s and 1930s, Lagos was a lively city full of Yoruba locals and people who had returned from places like Brazil and Cuba. Together, they created a new music style called Palm Wine music, which mixed Yoruba traditional sounds with foreign influences. From this, Juju music was born right in a mechanic’s workshop in the Olowogbowo area of Lagos.

That’s where a group of young men would gather to drink, play music, and enjoy life. Tunde King led the group.

Who Was Tunde King?

Abdulrafiu Babatunde King was born on August 24, 1910, in Olowogbowo, Lagos Island, where many Saro (returnee African) families lived. His father, Ibrahim Sanni King, was a top court clerk and had spent time in Sierra Leone. Though Tunde was Muslim, he went to a Christian primary school and later attended Eko Boys’ High School. That’s where a classmate taught him to play the guitar.

Tunde became known among his friends who gathered at a mechanic's shop to talk, sing, and play homemade instruments. By 1929, he had a day job as a clerk and played music part-time. By the mid-1930s, his fame grew. He made records, performed on radio, and played live at events, which was how he earned most of his money.

For example, he performed at the wake-keeping of the well-known doctor Oguntola Sapara in June 1935. He usually charged about 8 shillings per show, but guests often gave extra gifts while he performed. On good nights, he and his band made over £15, and once, a woman even threw him a golden bracelet worth £50 as he sang her praises.

Tunde King’s music was simple but powerful. His songs were full of wisdom and emotion. One of his most touching songs was made to comfort **Dr. Macaulay** after the loss of his daughter.

Tunde King passed away in the 1980s, but his impact lives on. He laid the foundation for Juju music in Nigeria and his name deserves to be remembered.

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_*THE BEST WAY TO BE A FATHER:*_



1. BE THERE
The biggest failure as a man is having a child and rejecting that child, abdicating your responsibility as a father, being quick to have sex and quicker to run away when pregnancy comes. Too many children are hurting because of a father who is alive but has disowned them, it makes the child grow feeling unwanted and unloved, it dents the child's self esteem and some become adults with a constant feeling of rejection. If you have a child, be there; no matter how bad things are between you and the mother of the child- be there; you owe it to your young one.

2. TELL YOUR DAUGHTER SHE IS BEAUTIFUL
The first man to compliment a girl should be her father, the first man to take note of her beauty should be her dad. A girl should grow up convinced she is beautiful and feeling like a king's princess that even when boys and men try to woo her saying she's beautiful she responds "I know, dad has been telling me that for years". Too many girls fall for preying men because they are desperately looking for affection, they have daddy issues and had no encounter with a male figure who genuinely loved them before the preying men noticed their ***** and hips; so they fall prey to men who use compliments and give attention as a carrot to lure to a trap that leads to hurt.

3. MODEL MANHOOD TO THE SONS
A boy comes into the world as a naive student who will absorb what the male figures around him teach. He can be taught the right way to be a man or be misled. He learns how to treat females whether good or bad from the men around him. He should learn proper manhood from the father. The father should model how best to treat and respect females, how to love as a man, how to work, how to provide, how to be a man of integrity. This learning should be in the form of loving mentorship, too many men grow up with an absent father, too many grow up with a father who puts too much pressure on the poor boy inorder to win daddy's approval that they grow up frustrated and angry at the world because their transition from boy to man was cruel and made to be a test to win a nod than a smooth mentorship process. Too many boys are left to find their way and in so doing will make many mistakes and end up half-grown boys in men's bodies.

4. EAT WITH YOUR FAMILY
Food brings people together, one of the greatest show of security to a child is when the dad makes time to share meals.

5. BE THE SPIRITUAL LEADER
The father should be the High Priest. He should lead the child/ children towards living a Godly life, he should be seen praying, reading God's word, living out a Godly life, loving. The child should be given a Godly foundation that will shape a stable future and the father should be seen submitting to the God who gave the child life and who makes parenthood possible.

6. LISTEN
A child with a father who loves to listen grows in confidence. When a child feels he/she can tell daddy anything, no battle will intimidate the child. Sometimes you don't have to say much, just sit back and pay attention. The first need of love is to be listened to, to be treated like how you feel and what you have to say is important.

7. GIVE ADVICE
A father should be there to offer counsel whether solicited or not. Children cry for direction. As a father, be involved in the process of the seeking of answers. Be open about your mistakes (no lying you used to get straight A's in school), your childhood, your lessons and your expectations of the child. Give advice not as a dictator whose word is final lest you isolate yourself from the child because the child can do what you ask yet fear and despise you; but help the child understand why you are insisting on your way, help the child understand your reasons, train your child to think through solutions; this way, he/ she will grow up with the self-sufficient capacity of making sound and wise decisions.

8. BE PRESENT
The father's presence should be felt, too many fathers have left parenting to the wife. The best test of love is the giving of time, do not fail this test.

9. REFRAIN FROM THROWING MONEY AT THE PROBLEM
No matter how rich you are, fatherhood is not done by throwing money at issues. When your child complains of your absence, when problems arise, when dealing with your child becomes a handful and you feel you have no time; don't use money to silence or appease the child. Fatherhood is a hands on approach, it will not be easy but its fruits are sweet. Don't escape through your ATM. Material things can contain a child for a while, but soon the child will look around and see empty things but no love from dad.

10. SHOW UP
Make daddy appearances; show up at your child's sports day, birthday, parent's day, graduation or any other special day. Make random visits to what your child cares alot about even if for a few minutes. Meet your child's friends briefly, let your child feel daddy's loving eyes are watching over me. An employee feels special when the boss makes a random visit to smile at the employee's work, a citizen feels special when The President makes a surprise visit to greet the citizen, a child feels special when daddy makes a loving phonecall or shows up to demonstrate he cares.

11. BE A SUPER HERO
Be strength to your child, the rock that is a shelter, the refuge and defender to your child. The attributes of God the Heavenly Father, model them as an earthly father.

12. CAST A VISION
With your wife, cast a vision for your family. Define what you expect from your child because children love living up to a target. Make the vision and values that should govern your family plain and simple for the child to live by. Your role is to show leadership.

13. STAY FOCUSED
Casting a vision is not enough, you must not abandon ship. The man is the one who proposes to a woman for marriage, he initiates the formation of a family, but too many men let down the family they themselves initiated. They start having affairs, wasting time and money on women and being distracted by meaningless pursuits as their children suffer. Don't let go of the steering wheel, drive your family car its full course.

14. BE A SUCCESS STORY,
SUCCEED AS A MAN successed as a professional, succeed in life, shine in society. Children love to brag about their dad, be the best man in your child/ children's eyes, the one to grow up to be like. Let it be an honor to carry your name as a surname.

15. LOVE THE MOTHER
Your wife acquires a new position when you have children, she is not just your wife but the mother of your children. Your child/ children love both of you the same and the desire of a child is to see mum and dad in love working as a team. A child should grow up with the demonstration of how true love looks like from mum and dad.

This #Pi2Day2025 at Stanford isn't just a celebration; it's a strategic declaration of Pi Network's future, deeply intertwined with the power of AI. With Dr. Nicolas Kokkalis, a #StartX co-founder, and Dr. Chengdiao Fan presenting at the AI for Good Summit, the implications for Pi are profound and multifaceted.

We've already seen Pi's commitment to #MassAdoption through partnerships like Mastercard and Chainlink, simplifying fiat-to-crypto. Now, integrating AI takes this a quantum leap further.

Imagine the possibilities:

Smarter DApps (Option A): AI could power incredibly intelligent DApps within the Pi ecosystem. Think AI-driven marketplaces that personalize recommendations, smart contracts that self-optimize based on real-time data, or even AI tutors for educational DApps within Pi. This makes the user experience seamless and highly valuable.

Global AI Access (Option B): This is where Pi's global reach shines. What if Pi becomes the decentralized infrastructure for AI computing? Pioneers could contribute their processing power to train AI models, or even provide unique, anonymized data sets from their daily lives (with consent, of course) to fuel AI development, earning Pi in return. This democratizes AI creation and access, moving it away from centralized tech giants.

New Utility & Value: AI can enhance security, fraud detection, and even help in managing the network's enormous user base more efficiently. It could also facilitate more complex financial products or services directly on the Pi blockchain, creating entirely new economic models within the ecosystem.

This move signals Pi Network's ambition to be more than just a cryptocurrency; it aims to be a foundational layer for the next generation of #Web3 applications, where AI isn't just a feature, but an integral part of a decentralized, intelligent, and accessible future. The questions posed in the original post are just the tip of the iceberg. I'm leaning heavily towards Option B, as it aligns perfectly with Pi's vision of widespread utility and inclusivity. The true magic will be how Pi manages to decentralize the benefits and contributions of AI, empowering billions. This is truly #FutureOfMoney and beyond!

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