CROSS KOPA YAKURR

The Vice Chairman of Yakurr Local Government, Cross River State, Hon (Mrs) Obia Lawrence Basey advised Corps members to always take a stand and dedicate their all to it. This was during an interview conducted with her by the Publicity CDS group, Yakurr LGA, on Thursday, December 1st, 2016. Mrs Lawrence, a mother of three, who said she’s from a humble background, also urged Corps members to be dogged and persistent in following their dreams because success is guaranteed only if they are. The interviewers, Lawal Temitayo, the group’s president and Seriki Adebimpe, the secretary, took turns to ask her several questions bordering on her educational background, political career, pipeline vandalism, state of the nation among others. The interview, which started around 8:15 and ended at the top of the hour, was at her private residence at Donald Duke Way, Ugep. Others present at the interview were Solomon Tutu, Anoma Uche and Ajao Azeezah who are equally members of the said CDS group. By: ...

It was an exciting morning on Thursday, November 10th, 2016, when the Medical and Health CDS group organised their first sensitisation programme at St Patrick Technical College, Ugep. The speakers slated for the day were Ms Wuarola, Otukwa Armstrong and Maledo Collins and they spoke in that order. The first speaker, Ms Wuraola, took them through Depression and how it could be prevented. Her speech was followed immediately by Armstrong’s who taught the eager students problem solving methods and decision making techniques. Mr Collins, the CDS group’s President, did a thorough session on the Principles of Mental and Emotional health. The principal of the School, Father Clement Akpanke, couldn’t’ be happier with the new knowledge and right orientation the students had gotten as the visiting Corps members were duly appreciated. The sensitisation started by 8am and the students and some teachers of the School were in attendance, apart from the Corps members. By: Sol...

The Education CDS group in Yakurr LGA organised a seminar, their first sensitisation in 2016, at Girls Secondary School, Ugep on November the 18th. According to the reports made available by the group’s President, Awonuga Oluwaseun, to one of our correspondents, the sensitisation programme which was held with SS2 and SS3 students of the school had only one speaker to expound on a conventional but interesting topic "Striving to achieve academic excellence." Ms Emanualla Ogugua, the sole speaker for the day, took the students through academic excellence and the need for the students to achieve it. She also pointed out the importance of university education and how “the economy is run by solution providers” who are smart people and, of course, mostly university graduates. The students were then charged to overcome whatever challenges they face during this academic sojourn. Apart from the students, the 45-minute sensitisation which took place at the school hal...