A Senior Correspondent with Channels Television in Kano, Mrs. Nanchin Vincent, and her husband, Vincent Hope, have launched three books designed to promote healthy family relationships, successful marriages and personal development.
The books—Finding Your Soulmate, Building a Great Marriage and Growing Up—were unveiled at a ceremony held in Kano over the weekend, attended by academics, government officials, media practitioners, religious leaders and other dignitaries.
Speaking at the event, the spokesperson to the Kano State Governor, Sunusi Bature Dawakin Tofa, described the publications as timely interventions that would provide practical guidance for young people preparing for marriage and family life.
According to him, many marital challenges arise from poor partner selection, noting that the books offer valuable insights to help individuals make informed decisions before committing to marriage.
“It is not just about having a wedding ceremony or getting connected to somebody in marriage. Managing life in marriage is the most difficult thing to do, and if you’re wrong in the choice of your partner, then you might be wrong in your entire life,” Bature said.
He added that the publications were long overdue, expressing confidence that they would contribute to strengthening family values and promoting stable homes in Nigeria’s conservative society.
Delivering the keynote address, Professor Aliyu Barau of Bayero University, Kano, urged families to navigate the complexities of modern society with wisdom, patience, courage and emotional intelligence. He said understanding people’s emotions and motivations is essential to building healthy relationships and peaceful homes.
Professor Barau described marriage as the oldest and most enduring social institution, calling on families to preserve its values and pass them on to future generations.
Explaining the inspiration behind the books, co-author Vincent Hope said the publications were written to address the challenges confronting children, adolescents, young adults and married couples. He noted that the books provide practical guidance on adolescence, choosing compatible life partners and sustaining healthy marriages.
According to him, the books were informed by years of counselling experience and were produced to make practical relationship and family-life knowledge accessible to a wider audience through both print and digital platforms.
Also speaking, co-author Nanchin Vincent said the publications were inspired by the belief that healthy families are the foundation of a peaceful and prosperous society. She explained that the books draw on lessons from the couple’s more than 24 years of marriage and counselling experience to offer practical solutions for building stronger families.
Mrs. Vincent stressed that patience, empathy and understanding remain critical to addressing the growing incidence of marital breakdown, adding that many marriages could be preserved if couples demonstrated greater tolerance and commitment to resolving differences.