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If I had five million dollars

On February 15, 202012:00 amIn My Worldby Nwafor

Travel restrictions could cost U.S. $10.3 billion in Chinese visitor spending

I had many things lined up for last Friday. I was actually looking forward to some of them; like my time at the club for instance. But they paled into insignificance as soon as I heard what was going to be on DSTV that evening. It was tagged: ‘The Match in Africa.’

Some things youths get up to

On February 8, 20201:13 amIn My Worldby Nwafor

We’ve all done things around our parents in our youthful years that they never wizened up to. They probably never believed we were capable of some of them. And no matter how liberal or strict a home is, youths will always want to test the limits.

Child flourishing: Nigerians ranks among bottom 10 countries globally — Report

Land of extreme wealth and of extreme poverty

On February 1, 20205:34 amIn My Worldby Urowayino Jeremiah

It is natural to develop some vested interests in a place when you have lived there for as long as I lived in FESTAC town.So ten years after I left, I still know about the traffic to and from the town; I am aware of the congestion in parts of the town that is threatening to turn them into slums; I know about the rising crime caused in the main by a growing number of loitering, jobless youths.

If Prince Harry were a Nigerian prince

On January 25, 20206:08 amIn My Worldby Urowayino Jeremiah

You have got to feel for Prince Harry. This time last year, he was literally the golden haired boy. He was a royal among royals: the quintessential upper crust.

Medical fugitives

On January 18, 20206:30 amIn My Worldby Urowayino Jeremiah

Ex-Governor Ayo Fayose could be excused if all he did was seek medical help from nature. There are many in the medical world who believe in letting nature do its healing work first before syringes and pills take over. The first thing our elders used to do whenever they visited a sick person who was bedridden was to open the windows and draw the blinds to let fresh air and light flood the room. It was their way of letting nature in. A close friend once had a child who had a nasal issue. The elderly doctor the wife consulted advised her to take the child to the beach early in the morning for a month to let the salty air do the healing. If that didn’t happen, then he would prescribe drugs. And in years past, luxurious sea travel used to be specially recommended for the rich who needed to recuperate. Exercises are also a good form of the healing process. And exercises come in different ways—from dancing to walking to aerobics to sports. Fayose obviously prefers dancing—and who would blame him especially if the instructor or dancing partner is a beautiful damsel.

It depends on whose hands it is in

On January 11, 20206:50 amIn My Worldby Urowayino Jeremiah

By Muyiwa Adetiba Simon Kolawole, the former Editor of This Day Newspaper and founder of a fast growing online newspaper, is ‘a beloved son in whom I am well pleased.’ I try to read his column as often as I can, and I am always impressed by his clarity of thought as well as his
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Every day is minus one

On January 4, 20204:50 pmIn My Worldby Urowayino Jeremiah

The year 2019 and its baggage, came to a final, inexorable end this week. It was without a whimper. In fact, it was so seamless that one had to make an effort to notice its passage and an even greater effort to stop whatever one was doing in acknowledgement. Yet, with it came the end of a decade—some would say a momentous one—to make it two decades after the much hyped millennium.

Touch a life, save a life

On December 28, 20197:55 amIn My Worldby Urowayino Jeremiah

I woke up late morning to a darkened room and looked out to see heavy clouds. I had started my morning devotion when the elements opened up. Thankfully not in torrents but in drizzles. It was one of those days you wished you could stay in bed and curl up with a good book. But it was a day I needed to venture out and rain would be a dampener.

Orji Uzor Kalu: Beyond celebrating Conviction, We Need To Ask ‘Why?’

Orji Uzor Kalu as a scape goat

On December 21, 20196:48 amIn My Worldby Urowayino Jeremiah

A man who has lived the greater part of his life in opulence having made money early in life and the latter years in superlative opulence—according to the picture of one of his homes that went viral—having allegedly appropriated the commonwealth of his people, recently changed his address, albeit unwillingly, to a much poorer abode.

A disturbing signal

On December 14, 20196:34 amIn My World, Newsby Urowayino Jeremiah

In any case, Tunde Fowler is gone. He has been replaced by a man of lesser visibility if not pedigree. The same day, Muiz Banire, the Chairman of AMCON was removed. Some will say rather unceremoniously. Some will say it was in line with the provision of the institution. Both are Yoruba men. Both were replaced with Northerners. Ordinarily, it shouldn’t matter where a replacement comes from as long as a better man gets the job.