I may not be a billionaire yet, but I’m a multi-millionaire- yes, in Naira-, but when you convert it to pounds, it’s another matter
My income status is not that I have the millions in the account, but I am asset-rich and seasonally rich, liquid-wise
Seasonal liquidity, in my case, means that I may wake up with N20k, but by the close of work, like N10m would have passed through me to various sources and initiatives
As an investment banker, I know the importance of cash flow – it enables you to bridge, borrow against, boost your credit status and enable you to do things
I have one of the most consistent cash flows in Lagos, and this allows me to live a life of fulfilment
Now if you take this my writing as boast, then stop reading and eff off cos this is not for you
But if you take this as – he is trying to say something, continue reading
Now, my cash flow is one of the best in Lagos cos I live a life of total fulfilment
I can afford almost everything I want, and that is the trick: what I want is tied succinctly to my income bracket and to my lifestyle
I can afford the kinds of clothes I like; I can afford to live where I want to live – at some point I was paying rent in Yaba, Gbagada and Magodo at the same time with no shaking and in real modern flats.
I can eat in any restaurant I want; I can holiday anywhere in the world; and most importantly, I can send my kids to any school I want in this world within my income bracket
Am I wealthy? NO, am I rich? YES, are my riches sustainably enduring! NO, can I fall back into poverty? YES – but not the Olumide Ohunayo type o
So what is the secret of my success in this life
GRACE. It is nothing but grace.
Now this is a quantity that cannot be measured, leans into different definitions, flows with no source and with no end
It produces goodwill and opens doors and gives you what we call good luck, and it is this good luck that opens doors, allows you to do things that even you will be wondering
So how do you get and sustain this grace?
Me, I don’t know o, but I hear people say Edgar you have grace, and that is why you do these things
Some people have used prayers to get and sustain it; others have used juju; some others have used the power of persuasion, and others have used brute force
For me, I don’t know my own o. But I sha know that once I enter a room, it lights up.
God has given me charisma, gift of the gab, small good looks, huge confidence, no ego and ability to cry – I can cry for Africa
All these, though, is not enough to produce grace, cos a lot more people have this thing much more than me and still do not have grace
Well, after thinking about this last night – one former Governor just called me out of the blue – Edgar, I no come your masterclass, I no believe in am, but send account make I dash you money, and he sent N6.5m, the exact amount I need to pay house rent in Canada, UK and China
Now that is another story; I’ve been doing about N5m monthly consistently on rent alone o in the US, UK and Canada, minus school fees and living costs for the last 7 years, all with no savings, no investments and no consistent income base – you see why I am talking about Grace this morning
The way God meets me at my point of need is another reason I am looking at this Grace
So this week the rents are due, and I was not even bothered as I was concentrating on preparing Alvin – Yes, his visa just came out, and he too is off to China this week
Then I looked at all my accounts and na N260k dey there; I shut it down and continued researching Nollywood porn, which is now a past time, when the oga called and gave me the money.
So why am I this ‘lucky’ in life?
I have good health for my age, I have vitality, I have fucking GRACE
What is the secret?
I have thought abt this thing so well and have come to only one conclusion
WIDOWS
yes widows. I love them too much and you know they are God’s widows
Now widows are not just those whose husbands have died but also those whose husbands can’t stand anymore
So yesterday, I was sharing fish, and my friend said, ” Me, I don’t want fish, Edgar; you know my problem and I said Yeah, we will deal
Her hubby is down with kidney disease and must do weekly dialysis; her problem was not fish but her hubby’s life
I have been giving her N100k as often as I can, but last night God said Surprise her and I raised N740k for her
Now imagine what she would have done last night-she would have knelt and said, God, you see this Edgar..
Now multiply it by all the widows that just sit down and see N500k in their pockets when they had nothing – the prayers on my head, no easy.
Multiply all these prayers to God on my behalf
Someone said, me sef dey do, but I no see grace
Well, if you do am like investment, it will not come, but if u are sincere and do commot eye no matter what, Grace will come
Na the prayers of widows and the rest that can make me wank, not go to church, generally live a life of hedonism and still face God’s true love
No mind me for this last paragraph o
Truth is that I really do not know why God has chosen me for all of this love and kindness
Whatever it is, he should not stop o cos if he does, he go bad o
Make una help me beg am ooo
Kai
Duke of Shomolu
Last modified: September 22, 2026
