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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.)
“Conversion to CNG May Have Contributed to Deadly Inferno”
A devastating road accident occurred on [date] at G-Hostel Junction, Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, leaving multiple lives lost. An 18-seater bus caught fire, resulting in the tragic loss of passengers.
According to eyewitnesses, the bus driver had recently converted the vehicle’s fuel system from petrol to Compressed Natural Gas (CNG). While the exact cause of the accident is still unknown, concerns are being raised about potential safety risks associated with the CNG conversion.
The accident resulted in the deaths of all passengers on board, with bodies burnt beyond recognition. The incident has sent shockwaves through the community, with many offering condolences to the families of the victims.
Authorities have commenced an investigation into the accident to determine its cause and whether the CNG conversion played a role in the tragedy. The public is urged to remain vigilant and cautious when traveling.
Our thoughts are with the families of the victims during this difficult time. May their souls rest in peace.
The Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Police Command has said it’s operatives were still investigating the alleged murder of Miss Priscilla Ocheme by her boyfriend, Ekosuehi Elvis, also known as Richard at his residence in Lugbe.
The command made the disclosure, while reacting to publications circulating on social media concerning the alleged murder incident and claims that justice may be swept under the carpet.
The Police said: “The suspect was invited for questioning by operatives of the FCT Police on September 24, 2024.
“Preliminary investigations revealed that the suspect, Ekisuehi Elvis, a 30-year-old man from Oredo, Benin in Edo State, met the now deceased Priscilla at Madonna University.
“He lost contact with her when he left the university until 2019 when he came to the FCT for his youth service.
“He was a well-known family friend who frequently visited the deceased at her family home, just as she visited his.
“On September 22, 2024, she had a minor misunderstanding with her mother, which led her to leave her family home in the Karu area and go to Ekosuehi’s residence to cool off.”
“She eventually left his residence later that evening and was on her way home when she was involved in a fatal motorcycle accident at the Amala Moore junction in Pyakasa.
“They rushed her to Pyakasa Health Centre for medical attention, after which she was referred to the Federal Medical Centre, Jabi, accompanied by two police detectives.
“Upon arrival at the medical centre, she was confirmed dead by the doctor on duty.”
The price of a bag (50 kg) local rice rose year-on-year, YoY, by 152.9 percent to N95,738 in September 2024 from N37,853 in September 2023.
According to vanguard news, data from the National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, ‘Selected Food Price Watch’ for September 2024 showed that the price of 1 kilogram (Kg) of local rice stood at N1,914.77 during the period.
The report also showed that the price of beans recorded higher growth rate at over 200 percent, YoY.
The NBS report stated: “The average price of 1kg Local rice sold loose went up by 152.92 percent on a year-on-year basis from N757.06 in September 2023 to N1,914.77 in September 2024, while there was an increase of 4.57 percent on a month-on-month basis.
“Also, the average price of 1kg of beef boneless increased by 99.99 percent on a year-on-year basis from N2,816.91 in September 2023 to N5,633.60 in September 2024.
“On a month-on-month basis, it increased by 1.44 percent from N5,553.80 in August 2024. The average price of 1kg beans brown (sold loose) stood at N2,738.59. This indicates a rise of 281.97% in price on a year-on-year basis from N716.97 recorded in September 2023 and a 6.37 percent rise in price on a month-on-month basis from N2,574.63 in August 2024.
“Agric eggs medium size (12 piece) experienced significant price increases year on year by N137.43 percent from N1,047.47 in September of last year (2023) to N2,487.04 in September 2024.
“On a month-on-month basis, the average price of this item rose by 8.64 prices from N 2,289.19 in August 2024. There was also a notable price increase of bread (sliced) by 115.74 percent on a year-on-year basis from N708.36 in September 2023 to N1,528.19 in September 2024.
“On a month-on-month basis, it increased by 4.68 percent from N 1,459.85 in August 2024. The state profile analysis in September 2024 revealed that the highest average price of 1kg of Bean Brown (sold loose) was recorded in Bauchi at N3,450.04 while the lowest was in Adamawa state at N1,800.”
Giving the breakdown of prices across the states, NBS added: “The highest average price of Agric eggs medium size (12 piece) was recorded in Niger State at N3,000.84 while the lowest was in Borno State at N2,075.58.
