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  • Distinguished Senator Prof. Sandy Ojang Onor Bags An Award Of Appreciation.

    Distinguished Senator Prof. Sandy Ojang Onor Bags An Award Of Appreciation.

    Caterpillar Media

    The cerebral and eloquent Senator representing the Central Senatorial District of Cross River State, Distinguished Senator Professor Sandy Ojang Onor has been conferred with an Award of Appreciation by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) in recognition of his outstanding love, care, passion, support and effective representation.

    The Distinguished Senator who was represented by Mr. Wilfred Usani at the Annual Dinner/Inauguration of the ICAN Calabar and District Society at Channel View Calabar as Chairman of the award ceremony thanked the organizers and the leadership of ICAN for their contribution to societal development. Senator Onor who saw the award as a call to higher service promised to continue to offer his best to justify the confidence reposed on him by his constituents. He stressed the fact that his mandate came from the masses and said that he will leave no stone unturned to improve their welfare and wellbeing. He renewed his determination and commitment to the provision of basic infrastructure to enhance their standard of living.

    On behalf of the Distinguished Senator, Mr. Wilfred went ahead to Congratulate the newly inaugurated Executive Committee of ICAN Calabar and all the Awardees for their steadfastness in service to the noble Association in particular and the society at all. In his words; “Sen. Sandy Onor feels deeply honoured to be chosen to chair this august occasion. As we all know, ICAN is an esteemed and honourable Professional Association whose legacies and activities are worthy of praise and as such, being a part of this event, I must say it is a great honour and privilege which I’ll forever cherish.” Speaking further, he said that “Sen. Onor is a leader who is committed to changing the dynamics of politics and this can be seen in his numerous activities and programmes across the LGAs in Central Senatorial District within a short period of time. By God’s grace, the Central Senatorial District will wear a new look before his term comes to end. In all, he has asked me to inform you all that you should expect more from him even as you keep doing your best in all of your endeavours.”

    Meanwhile, in his presentation, the Chairman of ICAN, Sir Charley Joseph Arako, FCA described Senator Sandy Onor as a rare leader the Central Senatorial District and indeed Cross River State and the World at large is privileged to have, especially at this critical time when many politicians have drifted away from the ethics and raison d’etre of politics. He charged people in authority to always consider the poor masses in the sacrificially way Sen. Sandy Onor is doing. Describing the Distinguished Senator as a father to millions, Sir Arako appreciated him on behalf of the association for his moral, social and financial support which has assisted the Association enormously.

  • FHC Commits Former Enugu Poly Rector To Prison For Defrauding Students Of Over N1m

    FHC Commits Former Enugu Poly Rector To Prison For Defrauding Students Of Over N1m

    By Admin

    Justice N.I. Buba of the Federal High Court, Enugu, Enugu State, on Thursday, December 10, 2020, committed Dr Isidore Ojukwu Nwankwo to prison for fraud against students of Enugu Polytechnic.

    Nwankwo, former Rector, Enugu Polytechnic, Ndeabor, Ani-Nri, Local Government Area, was prosecuted by the Enugu Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on six-counts charges, bordering on conspiracy and obtaining money under false pretence to the tune of N1,153,700.00 (One Million, One Hundred and Fifty-three Thousand, Seven Hundred Naira), being the amount he obtained by fraud from some students of the school in contravention of Section 1(1)(a) of Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offences Act, 2006 and Punishable under Section 1(3) of the Same Act.

    Nwankwo’s journey to prison began when one Eze and 19 other students of the school petitioned the Enugu Zonal Office of the EFCC, alleging that they were deceived into believing that the school was partly owned by the Enugu State government and accredited by the appropriate authorities, following which they paid the sums of N5, 000 for admission form, N10, 000 for acceptance fee and N35, 000 for first semester school fees, before discovering that it was an illegal institution.

    Investigation by the EFCC, revealed that the state government has no business with the school; and that the school is neither recognized by the state government, nor registered with the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) and Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC).

    While noting that prosecution counsel, Michael Ani Ikechukwu, proved his case against the defendant beyond reasonable doubts, Justice N.I. Buba convicted and sentenced him to one year imprisonment and further ordered him to restitute the students, the sum of N1,153,700.00.

     

  • Prince Of Urhobo Kingdom Shot Dead By Unknown Gunmen In Udu 

    Prince Of Urhobo Kingdom Shot Dead By Unknown Gunmen In Udu 

    Culled From HGS Media

    Triple chief and Prince of Urhobo kingdom, Elvis Otedafe Onojerame also known as Prince Kasuwa was shot dead on Sunday afternoon. HGS Media Plus reports.

    The incident happened in the early hours of Sunday afternoon, December 13 at Udu road in Udu Local Government Area of Warri, Delta State.

    HGS Media Plus gathered that chief Elvis was also the Prince of Urhobo kingdom in Udu, Delta State.

    According to report gathered by HGS Media Plus, Prince Elvis was shot inside his car alongside his friend by the unknown gunmen who attacked them near a commercial bank, (First Bank) in Udu.

  • Tension In Calabar As 19 Suspected Arm Robbers And Kidnappers Escaped From Police Custody

    Tension In Calabar As 19 Suspected Arm Robbers And Kidnappers Escaped From Police Custody

    Culled from CrossRiverwatch

    No fewer than nineteenth suspected armed robbers and Kidnappers have reportedly escaped from Police custody in Calabar, the Cross River State capital. The suspects were said to have escaped between Saturday night and Sunday morning having used a hacksaw to cut the key to the cell.

    The suspects were cooling their feet at the police headquarters, Diamond Hill Calabar, were they escaped.

    As at press time, the station guard on night duty and some other officers on duty have been detained, but the police authority is yet to issue a statement to this effect.

  • Hon. Jarigbe Agom Hands Over Completed Solar Power Borehole To Ikandangha

    Hon. Jarigbe Agom Hands Over Completed Solar Power Borehole To Ikandangha

     

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  • Just In: A Medical Doctor Attacked At Ogoja By Unknown Men

    Just In: A Medical Doctor Attacked At Ogoja By Unknown Men

    By Admin

    The Medical Officer In charge of TBL Moniaya Ogoja, Dr. Njoku was attacked last night, Sunday December 13th 2020 at Ogoja Local Government Area of Cross River State.

    The Lumine News learnt that Dr. Njoku is currently receiving treatment in an undisclosed facility.

    This incident is unfortunate as medical doctors under the umbrella of Nigerian Medical Association in the state is currently embarking on strike to protest the insecurity in the state.

    As at the time of filing this report, what led to his attack, is yet to be disclosed.

  • Amaka Ndoma-Egba Is Simply Irreplaceable – Sandy Onor

    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 – 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

    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 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…..