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

HEART OF EVERYTHING

Had I been dreaming? How could faith be so cruel? Has that day finally come. Was I forsaken?

My name is Nigeria and here goes my story.

I lived my life in paradise. As god, I shaped the world around me. I had riches  oth man-made and God-made. I thought the world was in my hands, but how wrong was i. the hands of faith snatched everything from me. So I started on the never ending quest for answers. Why did he bless me, yet curse me. I tried going into his world, tried to understand the patterns he left for all to see. I wanted him to see how much I yearned for him. What was my purpose? Why was l here? What was the heart behind everything?

Am I the last of my kind? Was it true what they had said, the the world was in our hands, were we to only try to find a way into his world. I wanted to understand the algorithms which he could excute this mathematically impossible planet called earth or was this earth or just another planet hell? So I decided to bring together people of different tribe, belief and culture into my house, hoping he could see how much I cared and loved his creations so he could let me into his world and give me what I yearned for.

But the dust of silence blew me away. Why all this pains and sorrows in this world? What were my mistakes, why all these lies? I knew I had to look above the truth and lies, but whay was he clothed in secrets. It tore me apart to sacrifice it all but yet I was greeted with sllence. I could not take this anymore. I do not want to lose what I had. I must see through his eyes, I must break through the surface and reah for his hands. I can no longer justify all this pain in his world. I must find the truth beneath the rose.

How could he be so cruel? I lay in my dying bed unfulfilled. My time ran out and my future was upon me and there was no escape. Was this day, the end of my tomorrow? Fear of the unknown clouded my thought. So this was my end. As my music died, I recalled all my wasted moments, am I never going to dance again?

What sound was that? Where was it coming from? Was it all in my head? Then I heard it. “mortal, come into my world, see through my eyes and see the best way of living between the truth and lies was to see who I am” He continued, “when you stay low, nothing happens. You have to stand your ground, you must not give in. with my last adding strength I asked him what I longed for. What was the hear of everything?

Then I heard so many voices say in synchronization “SACRIFICE”. What does it mean? I could not be this close and yet not get the answer I so desire. With the last strength in me I raised my hands. It was then I saw him. I felt his hands of faith upon me and He said:

NIGERIA, OPEN YOUR EYES, SAVE YOURSELF FROM FADING AWAY AND THEN YOU WOULD SEE WHAT YOU WOULD BECOME. THIS IS TRULY THE HEART OF EVERYTHING. NIGERIA, THIS IS NOT YOUR END.

ERO OSAZE

BY/12B/1293

LOOKING BEYOND THE SUPERFICIAL AND MAKING THE BEST OUT OF SITUATIONS

Sometimes in life, we find ourselves in certain places. Places we would never wish to be under normal circumstances. If we let our negative opinions or fears about such places get the better part of us, or fail to realize that God has special reasons for everything, we end up missing out on all the good things God kept in store for us.

The NYSC camp had always enjoyed the number one spot on my “places I never want to spend a moment in” list. I hated and dreaded it so much that I spent the whole of my third year in the university praying that the scheme gets scrapped before I become a graduate.

Till the day I stepped into camp, I never imagined myself there. This made me spend my first two days in camp whining about the environment. Then I thought to myself, “there must be the good side of the camp”

Three days into camp, I joined the Orientation Broadcasting Service (OBS). I actually joined to escape the parade and drills but then I figured that there was more to it than met the eyes. It’s crew members made me realize how wrong it is to judge people from afar without giving them the chance to prove themselves or getting to know them. I learnt that in the same way a book cannot be judged by its cover, individuals cannot be judged based on their physical appearances as looks alone reveal their potentials, capabilities and experiences.

The fact that our leaders in camo did not give up on us despite our shortcomings and lackadesical attitudes taught to give people as many chances as possible and help them realize their potentials and inner strength.

I made some real friends in camp who in one way or the other have served some sort of purpose in my life. These friends always give me reasons to be grateful to God for bringing us together and to Nigeria for coming up with the NYSC scheme.

 In all, overcoming the “horrible and unfair” obstacles in camp made me conscious of my potentials. Exposing me to thousands of strangers from varying backgrounds, with different ideologies has altered a lot about my social life positively.

Ironically, the most dreaded place holds some of my most cherished moments. I’m glad I found myself in NYSC Kaiama camp ground and made the best out of camp by learning some good lessons.

NWAIGWE MARILYN .C.

BY/12B/1624