“What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun? Or fester like a sore and then run?” This timeless poem of Langston Hughes is one of many ways to describe the matrimony of John Shittu a dried up, now festering dream. But life goes on, sores heal, and cracks in the heart eventually thin out.
When John Shittu, NFL-level agent and former manager of Mikel Obi announced his engagement to well-known Lagos society lady and owner of Pride & Joy Salon, Vivianne Chiologi, Lagos was smoking with gists. It was 2016, a good year to wed, and crowds of well-meaning individuals turned out to celebrate their matrimony.