Footage: Charly Boy shares insights into his nearly five-decade-long marriage, confesses that lengthy relationships can become stale.

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Veteran Nigerian entertainer Charles Oputa, popularly known as Charly Boy, has opened up about his nearly five-decade marriage, admitting that being married to the same person for such a long time can sometimes feel repetitive.

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Speaking during an interview on Yanga 89.9FM which started trending on Wednesday, Charly Boy reflected on the realities of marriage, describing all unions as a form of “management.”

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According to him, he and his wife still have disagreements but continue to work through them.

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“All marriages are management, including my own. All marriages are management. Me and my wife, we are like Tom and Jerry now,” he said.

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He added, “No day we no dey quarrel. No day we no dey settle the quarrel. We go dey fix the quarrel dey go, Because, oyinbo people talk say the devil, you know is better than the angel, you don’t know.”

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The entertainer also spoke about the challenges of remaining with one partner for decades, saying the experience can become monotonous over time.

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“This year go be my 48 years of marriage to just one woman Ah, the thing is boring now. It’s boring now, every day, If every day no Egusi, Egusi soup, you dey eat, you go like am like that?” he said.

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Watch the video:

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𝐕𝐈𝐃𝐄𝐎: 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐁𝐨𝐲 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐬 𝐔𝐩 𝐨𝐧 𝟒𝟖-𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐠𝐞, 𝐀𝐝𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐋𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐂𝐚𝐧 𝐆𝐞𝐭 𝐁𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠

Credit: IG | yanga899fm

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June 24, 2026

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