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  • Amaka Ndoma-Egba Is Simply Irreplaceable – Sandy Onor

    By Caterpillar Media

    The remains of Late Mrs Amaka Lauretta Ndoma-Egba (May 29, 1966 – November 19, 2020) was yesterday the 12th day of December 2020, committed to mother earth at her home town, Akparabong, Ikom Local Government Area of Cross River State.

    Family members, friends, religious and spiritual leaders, political associates from across the country and diplomats were all present at the funeral mass to pay their last respect to her, while they lent their support to her children and husband; Senator Victor Ndoma Egba.

    While delivering his tribute to the deceased, Distinguished Sen. Prof Sandy Ojang Onor who also read the tribute on behalf of the President of the Nigerian Senate; Sen. Ahmed Ibrahim Lawal, Ph.D., CON had this to say:
    “This year has been a year of too many negatives for you. You lost your mother in-law. You lost your mother. Barbarians invaded the sanctity of your home in Calabar, today, Amaka your wife is gone. Why did it happen? Many people shouldn’t bother anymore. It happened so that through you, the name of the lord might be glorified. Amaka is simply irreplaceable”.

    “Very close to you, i got to know who she was to you and the family. Simply irreplaceable. She was an excellent and dedicated homemaker, wife, mother, sister and friend to many. She was a model, mentor and benefactor to several persons. As a devout Catholic, she was dedicated to serving God and humanity. Her love for children and glowing passion for quality education prompted her to establish Start-rite schools. Her dedication to excellence was evidently expressed in the quality service delivery of the school. She will be truly missed”.

    “May God alone who is the God of all possibilities grant you and the entire family the fortitude to keep on even as she goes to heaven. On behalf of the exceedingly good people of Cross River Central, may her soul rest in perfect peace. Amen”

  • In Nigeria, Count The Cost Before You Ask For Power To Your Region – Agba Jalingo

    In Nigeria, Count The Cost Before You Ask For Power To Your Region

    Under OBJ:

    While former President Olusegun Obasanjo, from the South West region was in power, Human Rights Watch said in a report released in February 28, 2003 that, “the O’odua People’s Congress (OPC), an organization based in the south west, has killed or injured thousands of people over the last few years.” The 58-page report, “The O’odua People’s Congress: Fighting Violence with Violence,” provides detailed accounts of killings and other abuses by the OPC from when the government of President Olusegun Obasanjo took power in 1999.

    According to the report, “testimonies gathered by Human Rights Watch, confirmed that the OPC had played a central role in the violence in Ajegunle. In other cases, OPC members publicly killed and mutilated alleged criminals in the course of their vigilante work in the south west. They also attacked and killed policemen.” Obasanjo, a Yoruba man, got so frustrated and angry that in 1999, he declared a ban on the OPC, which I doubt has been lifted.

    Under Yar’adua:

    Upon his death, the Time Magazine of Thursday, May 06, 2010 said Obasanjo’s successor, former President Umaru Musa Yar’adua “did not look like the most promising of leaders.” He died and left behind a ceasefire and amnesty deal with militants in the oil rich Niger Delta and a Taliban style Islamic terrorist group in his northern part of the country. In fact, it was President Yar’Adua, a northerner, who first ordered a military crackdown on Boko Haram in 2009 following the group’s daring attacks on sensitive locations in his own northern Nigeria.

    Under GEJ:

    When former President Goodluck Jonathan took over, though violent agitations and militancy had been preponderant in the Niger Delta region where Jonathan comes from, his rise to power also saw the rise of violence again to the peak in the Niger Delta region with thousands of deaths and economic sabotage that nearly crippled the oil producing communities. His own region became one of the most violent in the world with near daily records of kidnapping for ransom, deaths and pipeline sabotage. By the time he left, thousands had been killed in the Niger Delta.

    Under GMB:

    Until General Buhari took power, Katsina was very scanty in the news, even with religious extremism. But since Buhari took over, not just northern Nigeria, but even his own home state, Katsina has become inhabitable as it were. Even after signing peace deals with the criminals, the State and the federal government are overwhelmed by the audacity of militia leaders who incessantly abduct, rape, raid, maim, kill and enslave thousands in Katsina and neighbouring states. These are things that hitherto, couldn’t be imagined in Katsina until their son became President and chief security officer of the country.
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    With this trend, it is possible to extrapolate that the next region that will produce the next President should also include in their plan, how they will deal with violent insurgency from their own people especially. Their governors should also start preparing to count bodies and include insurgency appeasement bills and amnesty plans in their budgets.

    This way, the country can consolidate and boast of her “enviable achievement” from rotational presidency and cement her place as one of the most flourishing AK47 economies in the world.

    Yours sincerely,
    Citizen Agba Jalingo.

  • Nigerian Red Cross Society Calls For Application From Health Workers For Refugees Project In Cross River

    By Elijah Ugani

    Nigerian Red Cross Society (NRCS) is seeking to engage qualified applicants who will be interested to work as volunteers on her UNHCR refugee project in various Primary Health Care Centre HCs in Cross
    River State as follows:

    State: Cross River

    Location of the PHCs in Cross River State.

    Ogoja: Adagom and Ukende

    Obanliku: Upranch, Utanga and Amana.

    Boki: Bashua, Orim-Ekpang, Biajua,
    Danare and Bashu

    Etung: Ajassor, Agbokim waterfall.

    Akamkpa: Osomba

    Calabar Municipality: Red Cross PHC, Garden street.

    Bakassi: Ikang.

    The following professionals are
    needed.

    1. Midwives/Nurse-Midwives.

    Requirement:
    i. Must be a registered Nurse/Midwife with valid Nigeria recognized license.
    ii.Must be willing to reside in the PHC of choice.
    iii. At least 2 years post training experience.

    Duties/responsibilities:
    a. Examining and monitoring pregnant women, new mothers and infants.
    b. Assessing care requirements and writing care plans for patients.
    c. Undertaking antenatal care in PHC, settlement and host community.
    d. Carrying out screening tests, providing family planning services.
    e. Providing information, emotional support and reassurance to women
    and their partners.
    f. Perform any other task that may be assigned in line with the objectives of NRCS.
    In summary, he/she will be responsible and accountable for necessary professional support, care and advice during pregnancy, labor and the postpartum period, to conduct delivery (births) and to
    provide care for the newborn and
    the infant.

    2. Pharmacy Technicians.

    Requirement:
    Must be a pharmacy Technician with good knowledge of drugs and a valid Nigeria recognized license.
    Not less than 2 years post training practices. A good knowledge of storekeeping is an advantage.
    Must be willing to reside in the PHC of choice.

    Duties/Responsibilities:
    a. He/she will review and prepare medications by reviewing and
    interpreting physician orders and possibly detecting therapeutic incompatibilities.
    b. Dispenses medications by
    compounding, packaging, and labeling medications appropriately.
    c. Control medications by monitoring drug
    therapies; advising interventions.
    d. Keep inventory of commodity
    deployment to the store by preparing and delivering consumptions and needs reports.
    e. Perform any other task that may be
    assigned in line with the objectives of NRCS.

    3. Laboratory Technicians.

    Requirement:
    a. Must be a laboratory Technician
    with a valid Nigeria recognized license.
    b. Not less than 3 years post training practices.
    c. Must be willing
    to reside in the PHC of choice.
    d. Understanding and passion for humanitarian work is an added
    advantage.

    Duties/Responsibilities:
    a. He/she will be responsible for
    ensuring quality basic laboratory services at the PHC.
    b. Support efforts of the physicians to improve quality healthcare by
    conducting primary laboratory investigations.
    c. Make patients’ referrals where
    necessary to secondary facility for investigations beyond primary health care.
    d. Perform any other task that may be assigned in line with the objectives
    of NRCS.

    4. Data Assistants.

    Requirement:
    a. Must have been trained on ICT
    (Computer) with good knowledge of Microsoft packages including
    excel, word and power-point.
    b. Must be conversant with email
    communication and operation.
    c. Not less than 1 year post training
    practices. Experience in
    humanitarian health
    programmes is an added advantage.
    d. Must be willing to reside in PHC of
    choice.

    Duties/Responsibilities:
    a.He/she will be responsible for collecting, entry, organizing, storing and retrieving records used in diagnosis and treatment.
    b. Promote and support the effective use of data information, knowledge and
    technology within the facility to support and improve health and the delivery of patient care.
    c. Perform any other task that may be assigned in line with the objectives
    of NRCS.

    In summary, he/she collect and analyze patients’ data, ensure accuracy and privacy of patient records while managing and
    maintaining databases as well as generating and analyzing reports.

    How to Apply: Interested and qualified candidates who are passionate and willing to contribute towards the achievement of the project goals should send their CVs
    and application letter to the following:

    1.Nigerian Red Cross Branch and
    LGA Divisional Secretariats.
    2. LGA Health departments of the facility of choice.
    3.OIC of the health facility of choice.

    All applications should be sent before Wednesday, 17th December, 2020.

    Only Shortlisted candidates will
    be contacted.

  • A Lady Locked Her Husband In Their Room And Set It Ablaze In Benue.

    A lady locked her husband in their rented room and set the whole house Ablaze around 1am in the mid hours of the night, at shaahu road,@ Gboko south,Benue State.

    As at the time of filling this report, Sources confirmed to #ShomExpress that the husband is at the moment hospitalized in Gboko and he is receiving treatment, though, his condition is bad.

    More details Shortly…..

  • Eat Bitter And Groundnut Together To Solve These Health Problem

     

    It is commonly known that bitter kola is a very powerful seed used locally and even by specialists all over the world to treat various infections and diseases. But when it is mixed with groundnut the result it brings forth is a typical example of what we call amazing. Below are some of the health benefits of eating bitter kola and groundnut:

    1. It is very good for pregnant women

    You may or may have not heard that bitter kola and groundnut is good for pregnant women and you might be asking how or why I say this. This mixture is high in protein and foliate. Folic acid is an essential element that pregnant women need to avoid any kind of birth defect and contribute to the proper development of the brain and spine.

    2. Improves bed performance

    Bitter kola does not only improve your drive, it strengthens libido in men who take it. It is advised to chew bitter kola and groundnut two minutes before performing on bed. The bitter Kola will prove to be very effective if you take it.

    3. It lowers the risk of cancer

    Groundnut especially is one of the food crops that have antioxidants in then such as polyphenol which helps to protect the internal organs if the body from diseases like cancer and heart issues. It also boosts the strength of the immune system by flushing out dangerous toxins from the body.

    So, now that it has been explained properly. If you want to effectively utilize the above benefits, ensure that you chew bitter kola and groundnut every single morning when you wake up from sleep and before you go to bed at night for 7 good days.

    Feel free to ask your questions below. Please like, share and follow me for more. Thanks for reading! !

  • Agba Jalingo Receives Gani Fawehinmi Award For Impact And Integrity

    By Elijah Ugani

    A human right activist and a veteran Journalist, Citizen Agba Jalingo who was  declared a prisoner of conscience by Amnesty International, has been honored with Gani Fawehinmi Award for Impact and Integrity.

    Agba expressed unreserved satisfaction for the award and maintained that he was particularly very elated about the award because of the name behind the award, Gani Fawehinmi.

    Agba expressed his views on his verified Facebook page @Agba Jalingo.

    His views reads  “Yesterday Thursday, I had the honor of receiving the Gani Fawehinmi Award For Impact and Integrity presented by Honorable Justice Olubunmi Oyewole, Justice of the Court of Appeal JCA, at Radisson hotel, Ikeja Lagos.

    “I am particularly very elated about this award because of the name behind it. Gani Fawehinmi.

    “I also have very fond memories of Justice Oyewole. He jailed Bode George and Reverend King. He is a very progressive judge and one of the shining lights on the bench and I was very proud to recieve the award from his hands”.

  • Vacancy: PHED Calls For Application From Engineer Trainee

    By Admin

    The Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution has called for application from suitably qualified graduate trainees in the field of engineering.

    To apply, visit https://www.cognitoforms.com/PortHarcourtElectricityDistributionPlc/PHEDEngineerTraineeSchemeApplicationForm

     

  • Keke Rider Shot Dead By A Yet To Be Identified Police Officer In Rivers State

    By Admin

    A keke rider plying the Mgbuchi axis of Rukpokwu area in Obio/Akpor LGA was today 10/12/2020 shot dead by an un-know police officer.

    The Lumine News gathered that the police officer ran away after gunning down the keke rider. What lead to the mis-understaning between them is yet unknown as at the time of filling this report.

    Other keke riders have blocked the roads protesting over the death of their member.

    A development that has caused traffic jam in the area as people are forced to trek.

  • Inyang Asibong Tells UN, EU And Human Right Commission How Linda Ayade Is Curtailing Money Marriage In Cross River State

    By Admin

    The efforts of the wife of Cross River State Governor, Dr Linda Ayade to fight the practice of Money Marriage in Becheve community of Obanliku Local Government Area of Cross River State, took the centre Stage at the two days workshop organised by the National Human Right Commission in Collaboration with the United Nations and European Union.

    The workshop which held at Lagos Hall, Transcorp Hilton Abuja, had the Commissioner For International Development Cooperation, Dr. Inyang Asibong gave the expository of the Cross River Challenge.

    Dr. Linda Ayade had through her pet project Mediatrix Develoment Foundation intervened and engaged the communities involved in the act, through the traditional rulers, religious leaders, the Media as well as Civil Society organizations.

    The Governor’s wife efforts according to Asibong had increased advocacy to policy makers and community leaders, expanded efforts to educate, sensitize and provide a platform for the people of Becheve and Utanga communities to discuss issues related to gender-based violence.

    Asibong explained how Cross River State Government had also set up a high-powered Committee through the effort of the wife of the Governor in a bid to end the inhumane cultural practice of money-Girl-marriage which she described as a form of Gender-based Violence.

    She explained the Cross River Challenge and the effort of the State Government with hope that the United Nations (UN), European Union (EU) and other International Donors will partner the state Government and possibly be on ground in Becheve to see things for themselves.

    According to Asibong, the plight of the girl-child should be a collective concern with a drive to end human right abuses in the Country.

    “These young girls are married out to pay debts owed by their parents. This marriage could take place at age five, three, and sometimes even before their conception, where hey are already sold to pay debts. This can go on for decades, so it’s a form of child slavery.

    “It has been an age long cultural practices which have been transferred from generation to generation. But what I came here to tell you is that Cross River State Government has taken it as a challenge and we are solving the problem using the political will of the Governor and special support of his wife, Dr Linda Ayade.

    “Ladies and gentlemen, it is better to be there than said because it is real and on behalf of His Excellency, I wish to call for immediate support and partnership between Cross River State Government and the United Nations, the European Union and other Development Partners to end the practice of Money Marriage in the State” she added.

  • NDLEA Arrests Brazil-Based Nigerian Cocaine Trafficker A Month To His Wedding

     

    The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a Nigerian at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja with 12 parcels of cellophane wrappers, weighing another 7.2kg, with white substances which tested positive to cocaine.

    In a statement, NDLEA spokesman Jonah Achema said the new method was uncovered in a recent operation.

    “The operation involved Elechi Adendu Kingsley, a Nigerian aged 39, who was arrested with a bag containing cellophane bags during the inward clearance of Ethiopian Airline flight ET 911,” the statement read.

    Achema said that Elechi, the suspect, an indigene of Umulolo Local Government Area of Imo State who has been living in Brazil for the past 13 years said he would not blame anybody for his involvement.

    He said Elechi alleged he was promised N3 million upon safe delivery of the drugs to somebody in Nigeria, adding he was in Nigeria preparatory to his wedding in January 2021.