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How An Immigrant Can Prosper – Charles Awuzie
(Inspired by a pro-immigration bible verse).
If you don’t live in your Village, you should read this.
If you live in a city away from your place of birth, this post is for you.
With the utmost respect to your personal religious beliefs, please permit me to glean wisdom from a particular verse in the Christian Bible and I quote:
“Build houses and settle down; plant gardens and eat what they produce. Marry and have sons and daughters; find wives for your sons and give your daughters in marriage, so that they too may have sons and daughters. Increase in number there; do not decrease. Also, seek the peace and prosperity of the city where you have gone into exile. Wish well for your host country, because if it prospers, you too will prosper.”
Jeremiah 29:4-7
Every immigrant should take home 4 lessons from the above text:
1. Settle Down In Your Host Country:
When you are an immigrant in a new land, don’t say “I’m here to make money and run back to my country.” No. Calm down and SETTLE DOWN. Some of you are not yet settled in your host countries that’s why you would rather build in Nigeria where you no longer live than to buy a home in the country of your residence. Invest where you live. Buy a home where you live before you think of building in your Village/country. Please Settle Down.
2. Marry:
If you are in a new land, stop looking for a husband or wife from the people you left behind in your home land. Marry from your new land and make a family. You will grow from there. It is another form of Xenophobia, Tribalism and racism to insist on marrying only from your tribe or race. Settle down in your new land and marry. Get used to dating from another tribe, race or culture.
3. Increase, Do not Decrease…
This is an instruction, not an advice. Be intentional about Increase and stay away from people or things that cause decrease in your life – including crime, waste of resources, paying for s£x and excessive consumption of alcohol.
If you ask those very close to me, they will tell you that I am increase-conscious. I stay away from anything that could bring loss of life, property or reputation. I am here to increase, grow and become. Have the same mindset. Increase, do not decrease.
4. Seek the Peace and Prosperity of the Country You migrated to.
I pay big tax in South Africa. I love South Africa and South Africans. I pray for the peace of the nation. I project a good image of the country. I block people who disrespect this nation or her people. I serve the community. I send 10% of my income to the poor in the community. I house the poor free of charge and pray for their prosperity. I do these because I know that the prosperity of South Africa’s economy will translate to the prosperity of everyone who lives in it including me.
Instead of using Social media to destroy the image of your host country, use it to position your host country for foreign direct investments and you will definitely prosper as the nation prospers.
This is the principle that guarantees prosperity of an immigrant the righteous way in a foreign land.
This is also why I disagreed with some secessionists who call Nigeria zoo, animals, dark nation, etc. I told them to make their case of self determination without using propaganda and abusive words against Nigeria because such will come back to them – IT IS A PRINCIPLE OF LIFE. If you call Nigeria a Zoo, you will live like an animal. After calling Nigeria Zoo, we started hearing “Crocodile military Dance, python dance”. What you sow in your nation is what you will reap as a person. If you call South Africa etc derogatory names, that’s also what you will experience. That’s why the Americans will always BLESS AMERICA and they see the blessings too.
I hope this article helps one immigrant struggling out there.
My name is Charles Awuzie and I care about people who left home to feed home. May your dreams come through
(Did this post shift your mind? Let me know in the comment section.)
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My name is Marydivine, and this is the most complicated, painful, and frankly, tragic story I could ever share. The story of how I ended up marrying the same man as my identical twin sister, Maryjane, all because of a mistake.
I Married the Same Man as My Twin Sister And It All Started with a Mistaken Affair”
My name is Marydivine, and this is the most complicated, painful, and frankly, tragic story I could ever share. The story of how I ended up marrying the same man as my identical twin sister, Maryjane — all because of a mistake. A mistake that changed our lives forever and led to one of the most heartbreaking and confusing events in my life.
It all began with Martins. He was handsome, charming, and everything I thought I wanted in a man. We met through friends at a gathering, and we hit it off immediately. I never thought much of it at first — just casual flirting, a few dates, some sweet conversations. But with time, things started to escalate. I felt myself growing more attached to him. He made me feel special, like I was the only woman in the room when he was around.
But here’s the thing about being an identical twin — we look the same. We share the same face, the same figure, the same eyes. For most people, it’s a blessing. For us, sometimes, it can be a curse. Our bond was always close, but things got even more complicated when Martins started showing more interest in both of us.
At first, it was innocent. I’ll admit, we both liked the attention, especially because we knew he couldn’t tell us apart at first. It was funny, harmless even. But then, one night, things went too far.
It happened at a party. Martins had invited both Maryjane and me, and we were having a good time, enjoying the music and laughter, when I had to step out for a bit. I told him I was going to the bathroom, but that’s when everything changed.
Unbeknownst to me, Maryjane had been wearing a dress identical to mine that night. When she walked into the room where Martins was waiting, he didn’t hesitate. He thought it was me. And what followed… was something neither of us could ever take back.
They had an affair.
It wasn’t supposed to happen. I didn’t know anything about it until the next day when everything started unraveling. Martins came to me, looking disheveled, and with guilt written all over his face. He told me he had something to confess. That’s when he told me about the night with “me.” But then he looked at me, confused, and said, “You were so different last night. Your energy, your touch… it felt off. Was it really you?”
That’s when I found out — the woman he had been with was not me, but Maryjane.
I was devastated. My twin sister, my own flesh and blood, had been with the man I was falling for. I couldn’t believe it. How could she? How could he? I felt humiliated, betrayed, and heartbroken. But that was only the beginning.
Maryjane, upon finding out what happened, was furious with me. She felt as though I had betrayed her by getting involved with the same man. She didn’t even realize that I had no idea what had happened between her and Martins. She was hurt that I had somehow “stolen” him from her, even though she had been the one to start the affair.
But Martins didn’t see it that way. He came to both of us, apologizing profusely for his mistake. He explained that he was confused about which one of us he had been with that night, but that he loved both of us. And in his twisted mind, he couldn’t imagine being with anyone else.
The situation spiraled out of control. Neither Maryjane nor I knew what to do. We fought, cried, and argued. Neither of us wanted to let go of Martins. But the truth was, we were both emotionally invested in him, and neither of us was willing to walk away.
And that’s when it happened.
Martins proposed. To both of us. On the same day.
I still remember it like it was yesterday. He stood in front of us, one on each side, looking back and forth between us with those pleading eyes. He said he didn’t want to lose either of us, that we were both “his” in different ways. He wanted us both. He couldn’t choose. He loved us both. And so, against all reason and common sense, he asked us both to marry him. And in a moment of weakness, in a haze of confusion and love, we both said yes.
We married on the same day, in the same ceremony, with both Maryjane and me wearing identical white dresses. The wedding was surreal — a nightmare that I couldn’t wake up from. It was beautiful, but the guilt, the confusion, and the emotional weight of it all lingered in the air.
Martins got what he wanted — two women who looked the same, two women who were both deeply in love with him. But neither Maryjane nor I could ever truly be happy. Our marriage, all of it, was built on lies, deception, and a mistake neither of us could undo.
I don’t know if this was love, or if it was just twisted fate, but it has ruined our lives in ways that I can’t even explain. Neither of us was truly happy in that marriage. And over the years, we both drifted away from Martins. We couldn’t stand to look at him, knowing what had happened. The fact that he had confused us, manipulated our emotions, and ultimately destroyed the bond between us, was too much to bear.
Today, Maryjane and I are estranged. We don’t talk anymore. We barely see each other. Our bond, once so strong, was broken by a man who thought he could have it all.
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Police arraign suspected killer of 19-year-old Enugu scavenger
The Enugu State Police Command has announced the arraignment and remand of 30-year-old Tsehemba Joshua for the alleged armed robbery and murder of 19-year-old scrap scavenger, Yusuf Ibrahim.
This was disclosed in a statement by the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Daniel Ndukwe, which was also shared on the command’s X account and titled, “Enugu Police Arrest, Arraign and Remand Male Suspect for Conspiracy, Armed Robbery, and Murder of Scrap Scavenger.”
“Joshua is accused of conspiring with two accomplices, currently at large, to rob and strangle the victim. He has been remanded to the Enugu Correctional Custodial Centre following his court appearance,” the statement read.
Operatives from the Udenu Police Division arrested Joshua after a community alert about a shallow grave discovered at Ojo River, Ogbodu-Aba, Obollo Community.
“The suspect was arrested by operatives from the Udenu Police Division of the Command, following a community alert regarding a shallow grave discovered in a bush at Ojo River in Ogbodu-Aba, Obollo Community, Udenu LGA,” it noted.
Joshua confessed to luring the victim with a fake scrap motor vehicle sale, robbing him of N100,000, and then strangling and burying him on October 2, 2024.
“The suspect confessed to luring the victim under the pretence of selling a scrap motor vehicle propeller before robbing him of N100,000, strangling, and burying his body in a shallow grave on October 2, 2024.
“After a thorough investigation of the case by the Campus Monitoring/Anti-Cultism Section of the State CID Enugu, the suspect was arraigned and subsequently remanded, pending further court proceedings,” the statement concluded.
In August, the state command also detained a 30-year-old man for the alleged murder of his neighbour’s four-year-old daughter while she was sleeping.
The Command, in September, stated that it was investigating the murder of the Chairman of Ogbete Main Market Traders Association, Stephen Aniago.
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Panic as hoodlums loot evacuated building in flooded Ogun community
Residents of Isheri Estate Community at the OPIC end of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway have expressed worries over the safety of their properties as hoodlums looted an evacuated building in the area.
PUNCH Metro learnt that there was panic in the community on Monday night after a group of boys numbering three broke into the building inside Riverview Estate.
It was gathered that the hoodlums after looting the property, scaled the fence of the building and tried to escape.
The security guard who was on duty at the time however sighted them and decided to give them a hot chase.
One of them was arrested while others were said to have escaped.
Speaking to our correspondent, on Saturday, the chairman of Riverview Estate, Abayomi Akinde, said some items looted in the building were abandoned by others who escaped.
He said, “I was on my balcony when I heard the security guard shouting ‘thief, thief’ and by the time I came out to check, I saw him chasing one of them while they were both on the street. I put on my boots and decided to join to apprehend the thief. Although I decided to return because I was not holding anything, I later learnt that one of them was caught. He was new to the environment and could not navigate his way out. Meanwhile, others abandoned the looted items while trying to escape.”
Akinde added that the arrested suspect was detained by security awaiting the return of the building owner.
According to him, the suspect was badly injured in his legs as he was pierced by some thorny weeds in the flood while trying to flee.
“We later discovered that the person who led them had worked in a company in the community before after he led the police to his accomplice.”
Another resident, Kingsley, who spoke to our correspondent, said the incident caused panic in the community and fear in the minds of some residents who had left temporarily.
He said, “We were shocked when we heard about the incident because it looked like some hoodlums are trying to exploit our situation now. Although such hardly happened during the flood, this has made people more security conscious.”
While citing instances of some residents returning to the community to check on their properties, another resident, Kola Balogun, said others who could not come around had made several calls to ascertain the safety of their homes.
“Since the incident happened, people have been coming home to examine their properties to be sure thieves had not broken into them. Some have also been calling to be sure if they were not affected. I have received many calls, too, like some people I know.”
Meanwhile, Akinde said the extent of the break-ins could only be known once the flood receded and residents returned to their homes.
“We have to wait till the flood recedes and when people return to their homes to be sure if there are similar cases,” he added.
PUNCH Metro reports that some residents had evacuated the community following the flood occasioned by the release of water from the Oyan River Dam by the Ogun-Oshun River Basin Authority.