In a recent interview with Punch, E-
Money and wife, Juliet share their love
story.
Excerpts below:
How did you meet your spouse?
Juliet: I met my husband at a video shoot
by Julius Agwu, in 2003. I was at the
shoot to support Agwu as a long-time
friend of his. Prior to meeting my
husband, I was already friends with his
brother, Kcee.
Was your first impression of him
favourable?
Juliet: He bore a striking resemblance to
Kcee, so I imagined they were twins. I
liked him when we met for the first time
and we started out as friends. We dated
for four years and decided to get married
afterwards. He was very mature for his
age and had a kind heart. He was very
reserved, welcoming and spoke
affectionately about his family.
E-Money: When we met, I was a young
man who was struggling to make ends
meet and she was equally very young.
She was in her sophomore year at the
university. Because she was my first
girlfriend and the first woman I ever
loved, I remained faithful to her. I was
looking for a God-fearing lady who
wasn’t excessively concerned with
material possessions and who I could
plan a future with. Fortunately, I found
those qualities in her. Even though I lived
in Ajegunle, with my brothers at that
time, she visited me on several
occasions. I remember that on one of
those occasions, she fell into a gutter in a
flooded street.
Why did it take you so long to propose to
her?
E-Money: I was only waiting for the
right time to ask her to marry me but I
knew where the relationship was
headed from the outset. I had met other
ladies in the past, but they all lacked
the qualities I mentioned earlier.
How did you propose to her?
E-Money: I presented her with a car as
an engagement gift.
Why did you accept his proposal?
Juliet: My family and I were on the verge
of relocating to the United Kingdom, but I
was happy that I was already in a
relationship with him. I felt it was a good
reason to always visit Nigeria given that
I had fallen in love with him and his
personality. On one occasion, I was cash-
strapped and he willingly parted with the
last N1,000 he had on him. I was
completely taken aback by that act of
generosity.
Did you think he would become this
wealthy?
Juliet: When we started dating, my
friends were surprised that I sidestepped
all the rich guys in Lekki, where I was
resident for a man who lived in Ajegunle
but I was not bothered. I looked forward
to getting a good job upon my graduation
from the university. He didn’t even have
enough money to take us back to Lagos
after our traditional marriage.
E-Money: Kcee was the one who lent me
N20, 000. I used it to pay our fare to
Lagos.
At what point did you begin to experience a
turnaround in your finances?
E-Money: We were on our way to Lagos
when I received a phone call informing
me that I had been awarded a $2m
contract and that is how our lives
changed forever.
Did you face any challenges owing to the
differences in your backgrounds?
Juliet: My parents were already deceased
when we met but other members of my
family blessed our union.
You do not live in Nigeria…
Juliet: I’m a British citizen and I love the
environment over there. I like the quality
of education which is good for my
children. I tried to settle in Nigeria but I
could not fit in. When I am away, my
husband and I have unhindered
communication. It is so good that we do
not really feel any vacuum.
He visits us every two weeks and he’s
actively involved in the lives of our
children. We are okay this way.
How do you handle disagreements?
E-Money: We don’t invite anybody to act
as a go-between; we manage to resolve
disagreements ourselves. I won’t say we
are saints or angels but we hardly ever
quarrel. I may want to be by myself
whenever we disagree, but she won’t
allow it. We always find a way to resolve
our differences amicably.
Juliet: A lot of people don’t know that my
husband is a closet comedian; he always
finds a way to cheer me up when we
disagree. I owe the success of my
marriage to Kcee; he understands me so
well. Although we hardly invite a third
party to intervene when there are issues,
but I invite Kcee sometimes.
What would you want to change about your
spouse?
E-Money: I don’t want to change
anything about her; I love her just the
way she is.
How do cope with advances from the
opposite sex?
Juliet: We laugh about it and sometimes,
I tease him about his female admirers. If
anyone gets a bit out of hand, I step in
and put them in their place. We operate
an open-door policy.
Do you have access to each other’s social
media accounts?
E-Money: Yes, we do but we don’t have
any reason to go over each other’s
account. She controls our social media
accounts.
Do you both run a joint account?
Juliet: We do and I was the one who
initiated it. My husband doesn’t like to
carry cash so, I control and manage our
finances. I am very involved; I know who
he works for, his clients and other details
of his business.
Can you keep secrets from each other?
Juliet: No, I don’t and if it is something
that would affect him, I make sure I go
about it in a diplomatic manner.
E-Money: I don’t keep secrets from her
because I don’t have any reason to do so.
Describe your marriage?
Juliet: Our marriage is built on the fear of
God and founded on love. We are friends
to ourselves, children and staff. He has a
heart of gold even though some people
like to take advantage of him. There is
nothing I have asked for that he has not
provided. Sometimes, he makes things
available even before I ask.
E-Money: Juliet is God’s gift to me.
Money and wife, Juliet share their love
story.
Excerpts below:
How did you meet your spouse?
Juliet: I met my husband at a video shoot
by Julius Agwu, in 2003. I was at the
shoot to support Agwu as a long-time
friend of his. Prior to meeting my
husband, I was already friends with his
brother, Kcee.
Was your first impression of him
favourable?
Juliet: He bore a striking resemblance to
Kcee, so I imagined they were twins. I
liked him when we met for the first time
and we started out as friends. We dated
for four years and decided to get married
afterwards. He was very mature for his
age and had a kind heart. He was very
reserved, welcoming and spoke
affectionately about his family.
E-Money: When we met, I was a young
man who was struggling to make ends
meet and she was equally very young.
She was in her sophomore year at the
university. Because she was my first
girlfriend and the first woman I ever
loved, I remained faithful to her. I was
looking for a God-fearing lady who
wasn’t excessively concerned with
material possessions and who I could
plan a future with. Fortunately, I found
those qualities in her. Even though I lived
in Ajegunle, with my brothers at that
time, she visited me on several
occasions. I remember that on one of
those occasions, she fell into a gutter in a
flooded street.
Why did it take you so long to propose to
her?
E-Money: I was only waiting for the
right time to ask her to marry me but I
knew where the relationship was
headed from the outset. I had met other
ladies in the past, but they all lacked
the qualities I mentioned earlier.
How did you propose to her?
E-Money: I presented her with a car as
an engagement gift.
Why did you accept his proposal?
Juliet: My family and I were on the verge
of relocating to the United Kingdom, but I
was happy that I was already in a
relationship with him. I felt it was a good
reason to always visit Nigeria given that
I had fallen in love with him and his
personality. On one occasion, I was cash-
strapped and he willingly parted with the
last N1,000 he had on him. I was
completely taken aback by that act of
generosity.
Did you think he would become this
wealthy?
Juliet: When we started dating, my
friends were surprised that I sidestepped
all the rich guys in Lekki, where I was
resident for a man who lived in Ajegunle
but I was not bothered. I looked forward
to getting a good job upon my graduation
from the university. He didn’t even have
enough money to take us back to Lagos
after our traditional marriage.
E-Money: Kcee was the one who lent me
N20, 000. I used it to pay our fare to
Lagos.
At what point did you begin to experience a
turnaround in your finances?
E-Money: We were on our way to Lagos
when I received a phone call informing
me that I had been awarded a $2m
contract and that is how our lives
changed forever.
Did you face any challenges owing to the
differences in your backgrounds?
Juliet: My parents were already deceased
when we met but other members of my
family blessed our union.
You do not live in Nigeria…
Juliet: I’m a British citizen and I love the
environment over there. I like the quality
of education which is good for my
children. I tried to settle in Nigeria but I
could not fit in. When I am away, my
husband and I have unhindered
communication. It is so good that we do
not really feel any vacuum.
He visits us every two weeks and he’s
actively involved in the lives of our
children. We are okay this way.
How do you handle disagreements?
E-Money: We don’t invite anybody to act
as a go-between; we manage to resolve
disagreements ourselves. I won’t say we
are saints or angels but we hardly ever
quarrel. I may want to be by myself
whenever we disagree, but she won’t
allow it. We always find a way to resolve
our differences amicably.
Juliet: A lot of people don’t know that my
husband is a closet comedian; he always
finds a way to cheer me up when we
disagree. I owe the success of my
marriage to Kcee; he understands me so
well. Although we hardly invite a third
party to intervene when there are issues,
but I invite Kcee sometimes.
What would you want to change about your
spouse?
E-Money: I don’t want to change
anything about her; I love her just the
way she is.
How do cope with advances from the
opposite sex?
Juliet: We laugh about it and sometimes,
I tease him about his female admirers. If
anyone gets a bit out of hand, I step in
and put them in their place. We operate
an open-door policy.
Do you have access to each other’s social
media accounts?
E-Money: Yes, we do but we don’t have
any reason to go over each other’s
account. She controls our social media
accounts.
Do you both run a joint account?
Juliet: We do and I was the one who
initiated it. My husband doesn’t like to
carry cash so, I control and manage our
finances. I am very involved; I know who
he works for, his clients and other details
of his business.
Can you keep secrets from each other?
Juliet: No, I don’t and if it is something
that would affect him, I make sure I go
about it in a diplomatic manner.
E-Money: I don’t keep secrets from her
because I don’t have any reason to do so.
Describe your marriage?
Juliet: Our marriage is built on the fear of
God and founded on love. We are friends
to ourselves, children and staff. He has a
heart of gold even though some people
like to take advantage of him. There is
nothing I have asked for that he has not
provided. Sometimes, he makes things
available even before I ask.
E-Money: Juliet is God’s gift to me.
