08 October 2017. Abuja  Supervisory Councilor for Health, Hon Gabriel Bravo Oluohu, has called for heightened vigilance and intensified awareness efforts on symptoms of Monkey pox following the outbreak of the deadly disease in some parts of the Country. The Honourable Supervisory Councillor made the call in a statement issued on Saturday in Abuja by Mr.Ogar Dominic , Special assistant on Media and Public Relations. The Honourable supervisory councilor advised health care providers and members of the public, to report any sign of illness to public health officials. He said in response to the announcement by Bayelsa state on confirmed cases of Monkey pox , government had directed health officials, to step up inspection activities. He said that the symptoms to look out for included fever,pox fatigue, weakness, dizziness and muscle aches. He also explained that patients with more severe cases would show severe sore on the skin, internal organs or even from mouth and ears. ...

I doubt in my mind if there exists any policy in Ayade Government that is not open for criticisms especially by agents of the opposition. You will agree with me that the major factor militating against the progress and development of the Northern district of the State and indeed other adjunct Local Government Areas like Boki, Ikom, Etung Obubra etc. is the location of the State capital in far away Calabar. The proximity disavantage has always hindered the spread of development of these areas. The former Gov. Donald Duke brought carnival in Calabar, the State capital to turn around the economic fortunes of the Southern district of the state. Cross River State today celebrates the Biggest Street Party in Africa while the people of the Southern extraction of the State are direct beneficiaries. Apart from that, ex Gov. Duke extended the same entertainment acumen to the Central district of the State to popularise the traditional festival known as Leboku which hitherto was celebrated as...

THE OTHER SIDE OF JOY ODAMA'S DEATH : LESSONS NOT LEARNT YET. Photo credit: Google.com The death of beloved ones is something that only the grace of God can bring solace to the bereaved. The pain is often psychologically excruciating mostly when the person is beaming with bright future but snatched by the brawny hand of death at his or her prime. It's always depressing and saddening. Since the death of Joy Odama, a promising undergraduate of Cross River University of Technology, CRUTECH in uncouth and blameworthy circumstances in the hands of an impostor-bloodthirsty philanthropist in the federal capital, Abuja; peace hasn't being itself to many folks. Her demise has lured pool of standing spring on the cheeks of her sympathisers. As days passes by, it hasn't cease raining from their eyes. Her untimely departure is indeed an irreplaceable loss just like any loss been or yet to be. The grace of God is surely their dependable solace. Since the sojourn of man on ...