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December 1, 2008
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13 No. 747 WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 17 - TUESDAY SEPTEMBER
22, 2008 ISSN 1116 - 7085 N70.00 |
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Provost Hails
Govt on HIV/AIDS Fight
The Provost of Kogi State
College of Education, Ankpa,
Professor Isa Abubakar Ochepa,
has lauded Kogi State Government
for choosing the College as one
of the centres designated for
HIV/AIDS couselling, treatment
and control in the state.
The Provost made the
commendation when the Special
Assistant to the State
Government on the Control of
HIV/AIDS, Hon. Eleojo Mercy Okpe,
paid an advocacy visit and to
assess the readiness of
structure for the centre in the
College.
Professor Ochepa in a press
statement by the College’s
Public Relations Officer, Momoh
Tairu, stressed that the state
government’s decision to partner
with the college in the control
of the pandemic that threatens
the existence of humanity is an
indication of its positive
disposition to the control of
the dreaded scourge.
He expressed the readiness of
the college to provide the
necessary logistics and
structure required for the
appropriate equipment to be
installed for the centre to take
off and provide necessary
service to people in Ankpa and
its environs.
The Provost commended the
transformative efforts of the
state in the areas of human
dignity, education, and
infrastructural and social
services provision.
The Special Assistant, Hon.
Eleojo Okpe, had expressed the
readiness of her office to
partner with the college in the
control of the disease and
solicited the complementary role
of staff and students of the
college in the fight against it.
Retired Hotel
CSO Buried
It was a glorious home-coming
for late Pa David Omale Agada, a
retired Chief Security Officer (CSO)
with NICON Hilton Hotel, Abuja,
during his burial ceremony at
his home town, Ogene Zawa in Ofu
Local Government Areas of Kogi
State.
Aged 72, Pa Omale died on the
22nd June, 2010 at St Gerald
Catholic Hospital, Kakum, Daduma,
after a brief illness.
In his funeral sermon, Pastor
Friday Oguche of United
Evangelical Church, charged
Christians to be upright in
their sojourn on earth.
Pastor Oguche, who emphasized on
the need for Christians to
believe in the resurrection of
Jesus Christ, urged them to fear
God.
He explained that a life lived
for Christ while on the earth
would give the salvation that is
required for their heavenly
race.
Among dignitaries that graced
the burial ceremony were, Hon.
Emmanuel Odoh, former Deputy
Speaker of the LGA, Mrs. Comfort
Musa, permanent Secretary
Ministry of Information, Mrs.
Jane Atti, a retired midwife,
Mrs. Jane Itodo, Assist.
Pharmacy with Ankpa General
Hospital and a host of others.
Pa Agada is survived by seven
children, eight grand children
and relations among whom are Mr.
Kenneth Itodo of Accounts
Department, The Graphic
Newspaper, Lokoja
By Romanus Ojotule.
NOA Warns
Youths on Drug Abuse
Youths in Nigeria have been
advised to shun drug abuse,
examination malpractices,
corruption in whatever form and
violence as well as resist any
attempt of being by politicians,
come 2011 general elections.
This is contained in a press
statement made available to The
Graphic by the Public Relations
Officer of the Agency, Patrick
Edogbanya.
The State Director, National
Orientation Agency (NOA), Chief
Ibikunle Medubi, made this plea
at the International Day against
Drug Abuse and Illicit
Trafficking organized by the
National Youths Council of
Nigeria, Kogi State Chapter,
held in Okene recently.
Medubi said the consequences of
violence especially by the
youths orchestrated through drug
abuse and illicit trafficking
can be devastating as it could
negatively affect socio-economic
and human development as well as
lead to wanton destruction of
lives and property.
The State Director urged
parents, governments, religious
and traditional organizations to
play their roles in stemming the
tide.
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