HOW A NEWSPAPER VENDOR BECAME A JOURNALIST AND GOVERNOR’S MEDIA ADVISER: THE ENYINNAYA APPOLOS’S SUCCESS STORY  Enyinnaya Appolos has served Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State in diverse capacities, and is adjudged today as a successful young member of the Abia State Government. What most people do not realize is that Appolos climbed the ladder of success from the very bottom. He was a motor mechanic, okada rider, book seller and nesppaer vendor as he trekked the path. In this interview, the Special Adviser to the Governor on Media tells his success story to  Jungle Journalist Magazine . Excerpts: You assumed a larger than life personality before the 2015 elections and during your service as the CPS to the governor. Who really is Enyinnaya Apollos? My name is Enyinnaya Emmanuel Ogadimma. This is my name and I am from Isiko in Obingwa Local Government Area of Abia State. I am a journalist. Before I became a journalist in 2007, I was in the village, I was a ...

Igbinedion University Teaching Hospital Gets New Public Relations Officer Moses Uyi Osaretin Ace broadcaster, Moses Uyi Osaretin has been appointed as Public Relations Officer of Igbinedion University Teaching Hospital, Okada as part of the ongoing repositioning of the institution. Uyi Osaretin, a British Broadcasting Service, BBC certified broadcast journalist, holds a Bachelors degree in Economics Education(Bsc.ED) from the Delta State University, Abraka.   Until his appointment, he served selflessly with the Independent Television and Radio, Benin for almost a decade as news editor, reporter and newscaster, before venturing into advertising, media and communications consultancy services since November 13, 2006. The new Public Relations Officer to the Igbinedion Universtity Teaching Hospital(IUTH), is coming on board with a vast experience garnered from decades of media activities and public relations. Uyi Osaretin is currently the Chairman, Nigeria Union of Jo...

Baby boys born to older mothers likely to develop heart problems later: Study Source: www.devdiscourse.com  Women who get pregnant in old age generally suffer changes in the placenta, which in turn, means that baby boy being born to such mothers are more likely to develop heart problems later in life, a new study has found. Representative Image. Image Credit: ANI Highlights Both male and female fetuses do not grow as large in older mothers. Pregnancy in older mothers is associated with a heightened risk of complications for both the mother and her baby. Women over 35 are considered to be of advanced maternal age and in this study. The study was carried out by Dr Tina Napso, post-doctoral fellow at the University of Cambridge. Women who get pregnant in old age generally suffer changes in the placenta, which in turn, means that baby boy being born to such mothers are more likely to develop heart problems later in life, a new study has found. Changes occur in t...

..........Despite this mass migration and devastation, the Nigerian government continues to turn a blind eye to the violence and hurt President Muhammad Buhari of Nigeria The continuation of Attacks in Nigeria is causing mass devastation amongst Christian communities. Hundreds of thousands of Christians have displaced throughout the Middle Belt due to the violence. 04/30/2020   Nigeria  (International Christian Concern) – On April 12, a couple was holding their wedding in the town of Tegina Kabata in Niger State of Nigeria. According to Morningstar News, the couple and many of those who were attending their wedding were taken by armed gunmen believed to be Fulani militants as the pastor was conducting the ceremony. A local resident said that those who were not able to escape out of the church were taken and no news has been reported about their current situation In another series of attacks, the same town lost at least five individuals to Fulani militant attac...

Two House Churches in China Raided by Local Authorities This post originally appeared in www.persecution.org 04/23/2020 China  (International Christian Concern) – On April 19, a house church in China’s Xiamen, a city in southeastern Fujian province, was raided by local authorities during their Sunday service. According to preacher Titus Yu’s Twitter account (@earthenling), government staff from five different departments were part of this raid. After they tried to stop the service for 30 minutes, Yu and his other coworker were summoned verbally while he was preaching. The reason for the summon, was that the church located in Jimei allegedly violated the notice as announced in the January Xiamen City No.5 Document – during the pandemic, all should halt “folk religion” religious gatherings. But this document does not seem to have any legal binding. Yu believes that this raid was possibly led by the church’s property management company, which had been taking photos o...

THE EPISTEMOLOGY OF "UKWEKI IZAGHEN" IN ESAN TRADITIONAL THOUGHT By Prof. Matthew A. Izibili Opening thoughts~ Knowledge is power to those who have it. Hence,  it is correct to say it differently,  that it is what you know that gives you an edge. This, of course, is the true nature & purpose of knowledge. Epistemology as a branch of philosophy, deals with knowledge,  its advanced theories, asking questions like: What knowledge is & how it can be acquired, what is it that is knowable?  By extension,  do we know what we claim to  know....? At any time the subject of what could be known & "how" of knowing such, comes to the fore,  it presents along with it that which is not yet known & it is seen to be  located within the ambience of IGNORANCE. This is the starting point of knowledge, to know that you don't know. When education becomes expensive, ignorance is not as an option. Prof. M. A. Izibili The thrust of this reflect...