The swearing in ceremony of the 2013 batch b corps members

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2013 ORIENTATION FOR BATCH B

The 2013 orientation course for corps members deployed to Bayelsa state will commence on Tuesday, June 25th and end onTuesday , July 16 2013 at kaiama grammar school kaiama kolokuma/opokuma local government area, Bayelsa state.

Registartion of corps members will begin on Tuesday 25, 2013 at 8:00am and end on Wednesday June 26th 2013 at mid night. The swearing in ceremony to be preside over by his excellency the executive governor of Bayelsa state, Hon. Henry Seriake Dickson is slated for Thursday June 27th 2013 at 10am

The general public is by this release invited to grace the swearing in ceremony slated for Thursday June 27 2012 at 10am at kaiama grammar school kaiama.

Prospective employers of corps members are expected to turn in their request stating clearly the number of corps members and their disciplines.

All media organizations are please requested to givetheirs release the maximum publicity it deserves

Thank you

Signed

IyamahPius

AN ARTICLE ON SICKLE CELL DISEASE AND MARRIAGE

            Jackie Houston was in her final year at Imo State University when her boyfriend, John Edward, proposed.  They began making plans to get married, but there was an unexpected pitfall.  The pastor of their church asked them if they were aware of each other’s genotypes.  That was a prerequisite for their wedding. Jackie and John, who had already been dating for over a year, then went to get tested.

John waited until after Jackie’s final exams before breaking the news to her.  Laboratory results showed that they were both carriers of the sickle cell gene.  They called off the wedding and broke up. “At first, I wanted to go ahead,” Jackie said, “but John told me to imagine how much more painful it would be if we lost a child to sickle cell disease in future.”

What then is Sickle Cell?

            Sickle Cell is an inherited gene blood disorder which occurs in eight out of every hundred thousand Africans. This Sickle Cell disease is said to be found in majority of the people from African descent most especially and other countries like; Sub-Saharan, South –America, Cuba, Central America, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Greece and Italy.

What is Sickle Cell Disease about?

            Sickle Cell is a situation whereby the Red Blood Cells (RBC) which are normally disc-shaped, soft and flexible become crescent or sickle-shaped and hard causing the Red Blood Cells to be abnormally stiff and fragile and also the hemoglobin (which is the building block of Red Blood Cells) becomes abnormal.

            These normal Red Blood Cells that are soft and round move easily through the blood vessels but a patient with the elongated, stiff Red Blood Cells called Sickle Cell have a tendency of experiencing clump together and clogged up blood cells in the small blood vessels throughout the body which can break apart causing blockages in the vessels. This can lead to decreased blood flow resulting in oxygen deprivation which causes severe pain and damage to organs and tissues that need the oxygen to function properly.

            These abnormal Red Blood Cells are usually recognized by the body and are destroyed at an unusually high rate than they can be replaced, causing a shortage of Red Blood Cells called Anaemia especially under these conditions which also triggers the “Pain Crises” ;

-Fever      

-Dehydration  

-Infection

 -Drop in oxygen or change in air pressure (mostly in occurs in the airplane).

The only way to get infected with Sickle Cell disease is through the:

Genetic Factor: When one inherits two defective genes, which is ‘SS’ that causes Sickle Cell disease, from one’s parent. But, in a situation where one receives only one defective gene from a parent and one normal gene from another parent giving a child a genotype of ‘AS’, he/she is said to have a Sickle Cell trait and not the Sickle Cell Anaemia disease. Although the ‘AS’ patient won’t usually have the symptoms, he/she can pass the gene onto his/her children.

SYMPTOMS

The symptoms of Sickle Cell Anaemia may be noticed as early as four months of age or may go undetected until later at the age of one year. Also, when the abnormal Red Blood Cells block blood vessels, oxygen deprivation occurs causing severe pain episodes called “Pain Crises”. The location of this pain depends on the tissue or organ deprived of oxygen. Therefore, the symptoms Sickle Cell disease is;

-Fever 

-Pain in: chest, arms, joints, abdomen, legs and bones

-Enlarged organs like the heart, liver, spleen

-Increased risk of infection especially pneumonia

-Symptoms of Anaemia: severe fatigue, headache, dizziness, shortness of breath and heart   failure

-Yellowish tone to the whiteness of the eyes and skin (Jaundice).

-Episodes of Sickle Cell Crises like severe chest pain, in males, painful prolonged erection (called “Priapism”) which may result in impotence and severe abdominal pain.

-Medical Conditions like leg sores, gum disease, enlargement of the heart attack, bone infection and abnormal bone growth.

TREATMENT

There is no permanent treatment or cure to Sickle Cell disease but that the “Pain Crises can be reduced to minimal through the consumption of much fluid, that is, “WATER”.

           

Sickle Cell therefore, will always be a torment to the bearer and pain to his/her loved ones if not prevented. In our society therefore, it should be a thing one would avoid at all cost and also try to stop by all means possible starting from educating his/her family, friends and loved ones and thereafter, other means possible. Then and only then will it become classified as a thing of the past.  

                                                                                                                       

                                                                                              OBIDOA CHIAMAKA IFEOMA

                                                                                                            BY/13A/1038

               

           

                       

AN ARTICLE ON SICKLE CELL DISEASE AND MARRIAGE

            Jackie Houston was in her final year at Imo State University when her boyfriend, John Edward, proposed.  They began making plans to get married, but there was an unexpected pitfall.  The pastor of their church asked them if they were aware of each other’s genotypes.  That was a prerequisite for their wedding. Jackie and John, who had already been dating for over a year, then went to get tested.

John waited until after Jackie’s final exams before breaking the news to her.  Laboratory results showed that they were both carriers of the sickle cell gene.  They called off the wedding and broke up. “At first, I wanted to go ahead,” Jackie said, “but John told me to imagine how much more painful it would be if we lost a child to sickle cell disease in future.”

What then is Sickle Cell?

            Sickle Cell is an inherited gene blood disorder which occurs in eight out of every hundred thousand Africans. This Sickle Cell disease is said to be found in majority of the people from African descent most especially and other countries like; Sub-Saharan, South –America, Cuba, Central America, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Greece and Italy.

What is Sickle Cell Disease about?

            Sickle Cell is a situation whereby the Red Blood Cells (RBC) which are normally disc-shaped, soft and flexible become crescent or sickle-shaped and hard causing the Red Blood Cells to be abnormally stiff and fragile and also the hemoglobin (which is the building block of Red Blood Cells) becomes abnormal.

            These normal Red Blood Cells that are soft and round move easily through the blood vessels but a patient with the elongated, stiff Red Blood Cells called Sickle Cell have a tendency of experiencing clump together and clogged up blood cells in the small blood vessels throughout the body which can break apart causing blockages in the vessels. This can lead to decreased blood flow resulting in oxygen deprivation which causes severe pain and damage to organs and tissues that need the oxygen to function properly.

            These abnormal Red Blood Cells are usually recognized by the body and are destroyed at an unusually high rate than they can be replaced, causing a shortage of Red Blood Cells called Anaemia especially under these conditions which also triggers the “Pain Crises” ;

-Fever      

-Dehydration  

-Infection

 -Drop in oxygen or change in air pressure (mostly in occurs in the airplane).

The only way to get infected with Sickle Cell disease is through the:

Genetic Factor: When one inherits two defective genes, which is ‘SS’ that causes Sickle Cell disease, from one’s parent. But, in a situation where one receives only one defective gene from a parent and one normal gene from another parent giving a child a genotype of ‘AS’, he/she is said to have a Sickle Cell trait and not the Sickle Cell Anaemia disease. Although the ‘AS’ patient won’t usually have the symptoms, he/she can pass the gene onto his/her children.

SYMPTOMS

The symptoms of Sickle Cell Anaemia may be noticed as early as four months of age or may go undetected until later at the age of one year. Also, when the abnormal Red Blood Cells block blood vessels, oxygen deprivation occurs causing severe pain episodes called “Pain Crises”. The location of this pain depends on the tissue or organ deprived of oxygen. Therefore, the symptoms Sickle Cell disease is;

-Fever 

-Pain in: chest, arms, joints, abdomen, legs and bones

-Enlarged organs like the heart, liver, spleen

-Increased risk of infection especially pneumonia

-Symptoms of Anaemia: severe fatigue, headache, dizziness, shortness of breath and heart   failure

-Yellowish tone to the whiteness of the eyes and skin (Jaundice).

-Episodes of Sickle Cell Crises like severe chest pain, in males, painful prolonged erection (called “Priapism”) which may result in impotence and severe abdominal pain.

-Medical Conditions like leg sores, gum disease, enlargement of the heart attack, bone infection and abnormal bone growth.

TREATMENT

There is no permanent treatment or cure to Sickle Cell disease but that the “Pain Crises can be reduced to minimal through the consumption of much fluid, that is, “WATER”.

           

Sickle Cell therefore, will always be a torment to the bearer and pain to his/her loved ones if not prevented. In our society therefore, it should be a thing one would avoid at all cost and also try to stop by all means possible starting from educating his/her family, friends and loved ones and thereafter, other means possible. Then and only then will it become classified as a thing of the past.  

                                                                                                                       

                                                                                              OBIDOA CHIAMAKA IFEOMA

                                                                                                            BY/13A/1038

               

           

                       

2012 BATCH B PASSING OUT CEREMONY

The ceremony commenced at around 10:45am with the arrival of the deputy governor Vice admiral John Jonah rtd who represented the state governor Rt Hon Henry Seriake Dickson.
Shortly after the National and NYSC anthems were sung respectively, THE SPECIAL GUEST INSPECTED a guard of honor.

INVITATION TO THE 2013 EDITION OF NYSC CORPS EMPLOYERS WORKSHOP

This is to respectfully invite you to the 2013 edition of the NYSC/Corps employers workshop which will be holding at the various zones at the same time 10:00am on Tuesday 28th May 2013.
Theme: harnessing the gains of the youth service corps scheme through cordial corps employers/corps members relationship.

VENUES:
Yenagoa - Yenagoa local government multipurpose hall
Southern Ijaw - Corpers lodge Amassoma
Ogbia - Ogbia local government conference hall
Brass - GSS twon brass
Sagbama - kaiama grammar school Kaiama

The forum will provide an opportunity for stakeholders to make inputs towards repositioning the scheme for maximum input.

Signed
Sanusi A. R. (Mr.)
State Coordinator

.AT THE END...

Yes! The one year service has come to an end.

If you look back to your service year and all you could give account of is only a few dough in your pocket, few extra things to take home and other
... small items given to you by those who considered your service year as suffering while your other colleagues serving somewhere else can boast of owning a car, a good job at hand and above all, a house of their own during the course of service.
You wondered, and ask yourself, where did I get it wrong? Am I not able? Is the world against me?

Let me remind you that the ways of men are not the ways of God.
In order to accomplish great things in life, focus is needed. The fact that a friend is ahead of you doesn’t make you less n life.

What will make your friend look greater than you is when you lose focus of yourself and the purpose of your
existence. We accomplish more by focus than by fitness. In most cases, the man that is best suited for a place does not always fit in. it is the man that focuses on its very possibility that makes an art of both his work and his life. You must be that man.

You must remember that the time-set for every man’s success is different from each other. Do not expect that you will always have easy sailing. Parts of your journey are likely to be rough, don’t let the rough places put you out of commission.

Keep on with the journey. Just the way the weather of a storm is, so also you have to show the world what material you are made of.

Do not let your mistake of the past weigh you down. Think of it as a mere incident that has to be overcome before you can reach your goal. You are made for a purpose and you will fulfill that purpose only if you stay focused in life.

As you prepare for life after service, do not lose focus and you will attain greater heights.

OSIBANJO OLUREMI OMOWALE
BY/11C/0341