THE CONFLICTS OF THE MIND, is a deep mind cogitations over our bogus national and personal issues that do conflict with our everyday thinking and understandings, with all the problem that comes with such mind-conflicts, both the psychological struggles that arises from its opposing demands and their impulses, this platform is to report such conflicts and offer the best ways, we can resolve such with factual information, public awareness, mind dialogues,open discourse plus exchanges of ideas.
Wednesday 30 December 2015
Tuesday 29 December 2015
Monday 28 December 2015
Uni- crime news
University Crime: UNN student arrested for robbery, cultism http://ameboapp.com/2m2id
Sunday 27 December 2015
Saturday 26 December 2015
Tuesday 22 December 2015
Sunday 29 November 2015
Saturday 28 November 2015
The man behind the curtain: Israeli colonel caught among ISIS forces in Iraq -- Puppet Masters -- Sott.net
The man behind the curtain: Israeli colonel caught among ISIS forces in Iraq -- Puppet Masters -- Sott.net: http://www.sott.net/article/307170-The-man-behind-the-curtain-Israeli-colonel-captured-among-ISIL-terrorist-forces-in-Iraq
Friday 27 November 2015
Thursday 26 November 2015
A LETTER FROM FORMER PRESIDENT SHEHU SHAGARI TO THE IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT GOODLUCK JONATHAN
Second Republic President, Alhaji Shehu Shagari, has described immediate-past President, Dr Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, as a ‘rare breed’ whose actions strengthened democracy in Africa and made the continent proud.
Shagari’s observations were contained in a letter to Dr Jonathan dated November 20, 2015 bearing the caption: ‘Happy 58th Birthday’, personally signed by him.
Dear Dr Goodluck Ebele Jonathan,
With all sincerity of the heart, “Your birthday deserves to be celebrated both at home and abroad given to your selfless services to our beloved fatherland. Your spectacular commitment in the development of our cherished values of democracy in Nigeria and Africa is legendary.
On the African political landscape, you are, indeed, a rare breed. Your name shall always be written in gold whenever the history of Nigeria is being dispassionately studied or analyzed.”
I watched with keen interest when a few days ago, my friend, the former US President, Mr Jimmy Carter, showered praises on Your Excellency, Your incredible achievements have done pride to both Nigeria and Africa.
President Good luck Jonathan you are the symbol of democracy in Africa, You set an example that African leaders should follow’.
Mr. Jimmy Carter’s my noble friend with abiding love and faith in our country Nigeria, Africa and humanity in general is not in doubt. He was the first US President to visit our beloved nation. I had the privilege of visiting him in the White House when I was President of our country.
This equally credible testimony from such a global political figure has done lasting honor on you, our nation and Africa as a whole, his remarks has endeared you to all and has also assured your deserved place in the annals of nations.
Your name shall always be written in gold whenever the history of Nigeria is being dispassionately studied or analyzed”, opined the former President.
Please accept, Your Excellency, the assurances of my highest brotherly considerations, my prayers and my very best wishes at all times.”
Yours sincerely
Alhaji Shehu Shagari
Wednesday 25 November 2015
THE STORY OF A LADY THAT IS IN LOVE WITH A TREE...
A tabloid from NEW YORK states that a 31-year-old woman is
actually finding happiness with a poplar tree, after a series of failed
relationships with human men.
Not only that, according to reports, the woman is quoted in the
magazine claiming that sex with the tree is the best she’s ever had.
But the questions in everybody mouth is how possibly can it be?
Some known health specialist
said that such act is indeed a psychological disorder called dendrophilia – when asked further on what can encouraged such
sexual attraction to a tree.
Dr. Chloe Carmichael, a
clinical psychologist, also says: “It could be a form of exhibitionism, in
which a person will go to any length to enjoy the focus of others on his/her
sexuality, or a form of acting out, in which a person might even have a minor
break with reality to act out a fantasy that assuages a particular upset. In
this case, rather than feeling rejected or betrayed by men, she feels powerful by
rejecting men in favor of something else that cannot leave her or betray her as
she says men have done.”
Just follow the link below and watch the documentary and
comments ……..
Tuesday 24 November 2015
FEDERAL ROAD SAFETY CORPS ALERTS ON THE RECKLESS USE OF THE ROADS AND BAD DRIVING...............
While addressing the general public and looking at the road safety problems objectively, has this to say, that it is might not be fair to completely attribute road crashes to the state of Nigerian roads alone because the human factor remains a prevailing variable as well,
Corps Public Education Officer, Federal Road Safety Corps, Commander Imoh Etuk, further said that is the wrong usage of the roads that causes most of the crashes and not always the poor road condition.
This factor, he said, explains why the FRSC invest heavily on awareness campaigns and other forms of advocacy to engender best road practices from road users across the country.
Etuk said from empirical studies conducted, speed limit violation remains a prevailing factor for road traffic crashes in the country. He said this informed the FRSC collaboration with the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON), National Automotive Council (NAC) and other relevant stakeholders to initiate the speed limiting device as part of measures to address the menace of speed-related road crashes.
There is also the re-certification of commercial drivers including routine medical checks and other proactive strategies towards addressing the menace of road crashes involving heavy duty vehicles.
Etuk, who spoke on the need to ensure safety especially as Yuletide approaches, said the FRSC has started its campaign for this period with: “Operation Sanity: Drive Safely into 2016,” as its theme. According to him, it is part of FRSC resolve to drastically reduce the spate of road traffic crashes during the Ember season.
Also, the introduction of the Driving School Standardisation Programme (DSSP) by the FRSC, Etuk further explained, is a further step at ensuring safety. The DSSP is a programme aimed at evolving minimum uniform standards for driving schools in Nigeria. DSSP seeks to regulate the establishment of Driving Schools in Nigeria, in line with Section 5 (f) of the FRSC Establishment Act 2007.
Monday 23 November 2015
Sunday 22 November 2015
Breaking News: Abubakar Audu feared dead, NOVEMBER 22, 2015
There are fears that the candidate of the All Progressives Congress in Saturday’s Kogi State governorship election, Abubakar Audu, is dead.
Audu, according to a report on Sahara Reporters, died shortly after the Independent National Electoral Commission on Sunday declared the election inconclusive.
Though the credible online news medium said it could not determine the cause of death as at press time, sources told it Audu died shortly after INEC said a date for fresh election in areas with nullified votes would soon be fixed.
Channels Television is also reporting the death of Audu.
However, his aides did not respond to calls by The Eagle Online, fuelling the suspicion that the report could be true.
At the conclusion of collation of results from the 21 local government areas of the state, Audu polled 240,867 votes, while the incumbent and candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Captain Idris Wada, came second with 199,514 votes.
The Returning Officer for the election. Prof Emmanuel Kucha, said 49,953 votes were cancelled and this was more than the margin between the votes of Audu and Wada.
INEC, Kucha said, will fix a date for the supplementary election in areas that had their votes canceled.
lists of what you always hear when a vagabond is in power , quotes from IDI AMIN DADA, former military president & detector of Ugada, who siezed power in 1971, and ruled till 1979
1. "I am not a politician but a professional
soldier. I am, therefore, a man of few
words and I have been brief through my
professional career."
2. If we knew the meaning to
everything that is happening to
us, then there would be no
meaning.
3. In any country there must be
people who have to die. They
are the sacrifices any nation has
to make to achieve law and
order.
4. I am the hero of Africa.
5. My mission is to lead the country
out of a bad situation of
corruption, depression and
slavery. After I rid the country of
these vices, I will then organize
and supervise a general election
of a genuinely democratic civilian
government.
6. Politics is like boxing — you try to
knock out your opponents.
7. I'm a good Muslim and I'm only
interested in Islam.
8. It's not for me. I tried human
flesh and it's too salty for my
taste.
9. I myself consider myself the most
powerful figure in the world
10. Although some people felt Adolf
Hitler was bad, he was a great
man and a real conqueror whose
name would never be forgotten.
11. You cannot run faster than a
bullet
12. I do not want to be controlled by any
superpower. I myself consider myself the
most powerful figure in the world, and
that is why I do not let any superpower
control me.
13. I want your heart. I want to eat your
children.
(Idi Amin to an adviser just before
dinner)
I ate them before they ate me
14. We Africans used to carry
Europeans, but now Europeans are
carrying us. We are now the masters …
They came from Britian and wanted to
show that they really have power in my
country.”
soldier. I am, therefore, a man of few
words and I have been brief through my
professional career."
2. If we knew the meaning to
everything that is happening to
us, then there would be no
meaning.
3. In any country there must be
people who have to die. They
are the sacrifices any nation has
to make to achieve law and
order.
4. I am the hero of Africa.
5. My mission is to lead the country
out of a bad situation of
corruption, depression and
slavery. After I rid the country of
these vices, I will then organize
and supervise a general election
of a genuinely democratic civilian
government.
6. Politics is like boxing — you try to
knock out your opponents.
7. I'm a good Muslim and I'm only
interested in Islam.
8. It's not for me. I tried human
flesh and it's too salty for my
taste.
9. I myself consider myself the most
powerful figure in the world
10. Although some people felt Adolf
Hitler was bad, he was a great
man and a real conqueror whose
name would never be forgotten.
11. You cannot run faster than a
bullet
12. I do not want to be controlled by any
superpower. I myself consider myself the
most powerful figure in the world, and
that is why I do not let any superpower
control me.
13. I want your heart. I want to eat your
children.
(Idi Amin to an adviser just before
dinner)
I ate them before they ate me
14. We Africans used to carry
Europeans, but now Europeans are
carrying us. We are now the masters …
They came from Britian and wanted to
show that they really have power in my
country.”
Saturday 21 November 2015
CONFLICTS OF THE MIND: LET THE CHANGE BEGINS.......
CONFLICTS OF THE MIND: LET THE CHANGE BEGINS.......: LADIES AND GENTLEMEN AND MY GOOD PEOPLE OF NIGERIA, After stumbling on the Cuban constitution and envisaging of its straightforwardne...
LET THE CHANGE BEGINS.......
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN AND MY GOOD PEOPLE OF NIGERIA, After stumbling on the Cuban constitution and envisaging of its straightforwardness and sincerity in encapsulating all the humanitarian issues concerning all the whole segments of their societies ,its benevolent , compassionate expressions really over-wind me especially the chapter I, Article 9b, c , and chapter IV for family values and protections running from Article 35 to down Article 38, chapter V and chapter VI of which all explicit more on the power of the people by guaranteeing
- That every man or woman who is able to work, have the opportunity to have a job with to -contribute to the good of the society and to be satisfaction of individual needs;
-that no disabled person be left without adequate mean of subsistence
-that no sick person be left without medical care;
-that no child be left without medical care;
-that no child be left without schooling, food and clothing;
-that no young person be left without opportunity to study;
-that no one be left without access to studies, culture and sports;
C-works to achieve that no family be left without a comfortable place to live
Chapter IV
Article 35. The state protects the family, motherhood and matrimony.
The state recognizes the family as the main nucleus of society and attributes to it the important responsibilities and functions in the education and formation of the new generations.
ARTICLE 36. Marriage is the voluntarily established union between a man and a woman, who are legally fit to marry, in order to live together. It is based on full equality of rights and duties for the partners, who must see to the support of the home and the integral education of their children through a joint effort compatible with the social activities of both.
The law regulates the formalization, recognition and dissolution of marriage and the rights and obligations deriving from such acts.
ARTICLE 37. All children have the same rights, regardless of being born in or out of wedlock.
Any qualification concerning the nature of the filiation is abolished.
No statement shall be made either with to the difference in birth or the civil status of the parents in the registration of the children’s birth or in any other documents that mention parenthood.
The state guarantees, through adequate legal mean, the determination and recognition of paternity.
ARTICLE 38. The parents have the duty to provide nourishment for their children; to help them to defend their legitimate interests and in the realization of their just aspirations; and to contribute actively to their education and integral development as useful and well-prepared citizens for life in a socialist society.
It is the children’s duty, in turn, to respect and help their parents.
CHAPTER V
EDUCATION AND CULTURE
ARTICLE 39. The state orients, foments and promotes education, culture and science in all their manifestations.
Its educational and cultural policy is based on the following principles:
a) the state bases its educational and cultural policy on the progress made in science and technology, the ideology of Marx and Marti, and universal and Cuban progressive pedagogical tradition;
b) Education is a function of the state and is free of charge. It is based on the conclusions and contributions made by science and on the close relationship between study and life, work and production.
The state maintains a broad scholarship system for students and provides the workers with multiple opportunities to study to be able to attain the highest possible of knowledge and skills.
The law established the integration and structure of the national system of education and the extent of compulsory education and defines the minimum level of general education that every citizen should acquire;
c) The state promotes the patriotic and communist education of the new generations and the training of children, young people and adults for social life.
In order to make this principle a reality, general education and specialized scientific, technical or artistic education are combined with work, development research, physical education, sports, participation in political and social activities and military training;
d) There is freedom of artistic creation as long as its content is not contrary to the Revolution. There is freedom of artistic expression;
e) In order to raise the level of culture of the people, the state foments and develops artistic education, the vocation for creation and the cultivation and appreciation of art;
f) There is freedom of creation and research in science. The state encourages and facilitates research and gives priority to that which is aimed at solving the problems related to the interests of society and the well-being of the people;
g) The state makes it possible for the workers to engage in scientific work and to contribute to the development of science;
h) The state promotes, foments and develops all forms of physical education and sports as a means of education and of contribution to the integral development of citizens;
I) the state defends Cuban culture’s identity and sees to the conservation of the nation’s cultural heritage and artistic and historic wealth. The state protects national monuments and places known for their natural beauty or their artistic or historic values;
j) The state promotes the participation of the citizens, through the country’s social and mass organizations, in the development of its educational and cultural policy.
ARTICLE 40. The state and society give special protection to children and young people.
It is the duty of the family, the schools, the state agencies and the social and mass organizations to pay special attention to the integral development of children and young people.
CHAPTER VI
EQUALITY
ARTICLE 41. All citizens have equal rights and are subject to equal duties.
ARTICLE 42. Discrimination because of race, skin color, sex, national origin, religious beliefs and any other form of discrimination harmful to human dignity is forbidden and will be punished by law.
The institutions of the state educate everyone from the earliest possible age in the principle of equality among human beings.
ARTICLE 43. The state consecrates the right achieved by the Revolution that all citizens, regardless of race, skin color, sex, religious belief, national origin and any situation that may be harmful to human dignity:
- have access, in keeping with their merits and abilities, to all state, public administration, and production services positions and jobs;
- can reach any rank in the Revolutionary Armed Forces and in Security and internal order, in keeping with their merits and abilities;
- be given equal pay for equal work;
- have a right to education at all national educational institutions, ranging from elementary schools to the universities, which are the same for all;
- be given health care in all medical institutions;
- live in any sector, zone or area and stay in any hotel;
- be served at all restaurants and other public service establishments;
- use, without any separations, all means of transportation by sea, land and air;
- enjoy the same resorts, beaches, parks, social centers and other centers of culture, sports, recreation and rest.
ARTICLE 44. Women and men have the same rights in the economic, political, cultural and social fields, as well as in the family.
The state guarantees women the same opportunities and possibilities as men, in order to achieve woman’s full participation in the development of the country.
The state organizes such institutions as children’s day-care centers, semi-boarding schools and boarding schools, homes for the elderly and services to make it easier for the working family to carry out its responsibilities.
The state looks after women’s health as well as that of their offspring, giving working women paid maternity leave before and after giving birth and temporary work options compatible with their maternal activities.
The state strives to create all the conditions which help make real the principle of equality
-that no disabled person be left without adequate mean of subsistence
-that no sick person be left without medical care;
-that no child be left without medical care;
-that no child be left without schooling, food and clothing;
-that no young person be left without opportunity to study;
-that no one be left without access to studies, culture and sports;
C-works to achieve that no family be left without a comfortable place to live
Chapter IV
Article 35. The state protects the family, motherhood and matrimony.
The state recognizes the family as the main nucleus of society and attributes to it the important responsibilities and functions in the education and formation of the new generations.
ARTICLE 36. Marriage is the voluntarily established union between a man and a woman, who are legally fit to marry, in order to live together. It is based on full equality of rights and duties for the partners, who must see to the support of the home and the integral education of their children through a joint effort compatible with the social activities of both.
The law regulates the formalization, recognition and dissolution of marriage and the rights and obligations deriving from such acts.
ARTICLE 37. All children have the same rights, regardless of being born in or out of wedlock.
Any qualification concerning the nature of the filiation is abolished.
No statement shall be made either with to the difference in birth or the civil status of the parents in the registration of the children’s birth or in any other documents that mention parenthood.
The state guarantees, through adequate legal mean, the determination and recognition of paternity.
ARTICLE 38. The parents have the duty to provide nourishment for their children; to help them to defend their legitimate interests and in the realization of their just aspirations; and to contribute actively to their education and integral development as useful and well-prepared citizens for life in a socialist society.
It is the children’s duty, in turn, to respect and help their parents.
CHAPTER V
EDUCATION AND CULTURE
ARTICLE 39. The state orients, foments and promotes education, culture and science in all their manifestations.
Its educational and cultural policy is based on the following principles:
a) the state bases its educational and cultural policy on the progress made in science and technology, the ideology of Marx and Marti, and universal and Cuban progressive pedagogical tradition;
b) Education is a function of the state and is free of charge. It is based on the conclusions and contributions made by science and on the close relationship between study and life, work and production.
The state maintains a broad scholarship system for students and provides the workers with multiple opportunities to study to be able to attain the highest possible of knowledge and skills.
The law established the integration and structure of the national system of education and the extent of compulsory education and defines the minimum level of general education that every citizen should acquire;
c) The state promotes the patriotic and communist education of the new generations and the training of children, young people and adults for social life.
In order to make this principle a reality, general education and specialized scientific, technical or artistic education are combined with work, development research, physical education, sports, participation in political and social activities and military training;
d) There is freedom of artistic creation as long as its content is not contrary to the Revolution. There is freedom of artistic expression;
e) In order to raise the level of culture of the people, the state foments and develops artistic education, the vocation for creation and the cultivation and appreciation of art;
f) There is freedom of creation and research in science. The state encourages and facilitates research and gives priority to that which is aimed at solving the problems related to the interests of society and the well-being of the people;
g) The state makes it possible for the workers to engage in scientific work and to contribute to the development of science;
h) The state promotes, foments and develops all forms of physical education and sports as a means of education and of contribution to the integral development of citizens;
I) the state defends Cuban culture’s identity and sees to the conservation of the nation’s cultural heritage and artistic and historic wealth. The state protects national monuments and places known for their natural beauty or their artistic or historic values;
j) The state promotes the participation of the citizens, through the country’s social and mass organizations, in the development of its educational and cultural policy.
ARTICLE 40. The state and society give special protection to children and young people.
It is the duty of the family, the schools, the state agencies and the social and mass organizations to pay special attention to the integral development of children and young people.
CHAPTER VI
EQUALITY
ARTICLE 41. All citizens have equal rights and are subject to equal duties.
ARTICLE 42. Discrimination because of race, skin color, sex, national origin, religious beliefs and any other form of discrimination harmful to human dignity is forbidden and will be punished by law.
The institutions of the state educate everyone from the earliest possible age in the principle of equality among human beings.
ARTICLE 43. The state consecrates the right achieved by the Revolution that all citizens, regardless of race, skin color, sex, religious belief, national origin and any situation that may be harmful to human dignity:
- have access, in keeping with their merits and abilities, to all state, public administration, and production services positions and jobs;
- can reach any rank in the Revolutionary Armed Forces and in Security and internal order, in keeping with their merits and abilities;
- be given equal pay for equal work;
- have a right to education at all national educational institutions, ranging from elementary schools to the universities, which are the same for all;
- be given health care in all medical institutions;
- live in any sector, zone or area and stay in any hotel;
- be served at all restaurants and other public service establishments;
- use, without any separations, all means of transportation by sea, land and air;
- enjoy the same resorts, beaches, parks, social centers and other centers of culture, sports, recreation and rest.
ARTICLE 44. Women and men have the same rights in the economic, political, cultural and social fields, as well as in the family.
The state guarantees women the same opportunities and possibilities as men, in order to achieve woman’s full participation in the development of the country.
The state organizes such institutions as children’s day-care centers, semi-boarding schools and boarding schools, homes for the elderly and services to make it easier for the working family to carry out its responsibilities.
The state looks after women’s health as well as that of their offspring, giving working women paid maternity leave before and after giving birth and temporary work options compatible with their maternal activities.
The state strives to create all the conditions which help make real the principle of equality
I honestly and sincerely believes that this very kind of constitution can be practicable in our present day Nigeria, I know that some people will argue me that Cuba is a communist state thereby any social-socialist achievement they have attained is very impossible in our present society , I totally disagree and that is not the theme for my writing , that even in the impossible, I still sees i'm possible ,my call is for human altruism , self-sacrifice that will improve our society, a crony call for patriotism and good rational reasoning and judgement, that will project outwardly our nation wellbeing through a healthy dialogue via government of national unity that will finally faction out Nigerian peoples constitution that will take care all the whole segments of our society like the Cuban constitution , let us now call for a referendum that will discussed how our people can rightful be the owners of our political powers, let it be known that any community, no matter Where, in which any citizen is not allowed to have his voice in the Making of the laws he must obey, that community is a tyranny.
It is a matter of astonishment to me that the Nigerian leaders who are deliberately avoiding the call for open-dialogue that will be able to chat a new cause for a better Nigeria should now rethink their actions.
It is a matter of astonishment to me that the Nigerian leaders who are deliberately avoiding the call for open-dialogue that will be able to chat a new cause for a better Nigeria should now rethink their actions.
If they citizens vote can’t count and they are not allowed to vote for the person of their choice or allow govern themselves in peace then I fear for the tribulation that will follow such, there is no sound reason why we must not have a national dialogue that will allow us to fashion out better ways we can stay together in peace as one nation, if not then the American idea of democracy we are coping is obvious a failure on our side , upon this very ground am supporting the call for the government of national unity and regional- dialogue that will address our numerous problems as a people, from a refined view point, let the referendum start now , where my right to vote and be voted for, will count because I am a man and a citizen of Nigeria, and that right I should and willing to demonstrate............................................
RE-ECHOING THE RED RIBBON DAY
This is a poetic expressions, in line with the remembrance of all the law enforcement officers whom have paid the ultimate price of death in the line of duty while fighting and defending our society, especially for all the NDLEA officers whom lost their lives while fighting for a drug free society ………………..
Written by Aguiyi Henry
Oh our fallen heroes, the warriors of time
The kings of the night, the prince of day
The protectors of our land
The nemesis of the underworld
The kings of the night, the prince of day
The protectors of our land
The nemesis of the underworld
The lions of the new age
The gallants and combatant officers of the seasons
The legends and myths of our history,
Our great men and women who
has scarified and lost the body and soul in order to salvage our decadent
society from the perils of the illicit drug,
Yes you died in the battle front of the drug war, but you died for us to live in a drug free society
You lives to us was full of gains,
Y our dripping bloods and agonies of sudden death, we will never allow to go vain
Your banner for a drug free society we must keep flying
To free our nation from the menace we have swear to fight against--
Yes you died in the battle front of the drug war, but you died for us to live in a drug free society
You lives to us was full of gains,
Y our dripping bloods and agonies of sudden death, we will never allow to go vain
Your banner for a drug free society we must keep flying
To free our nation from the menace we have swear to fight against--
Your death have given us
hope, the future is now well assured -
The Glory, the pride and the strong feeling, you have generated in us, will remain forever
Your honor and scarifies, we shall all imitate, for you have not die in vain,
Your are dead yet you Live forever in our hearts, cause the drug war is yet to be over
We have wept for too long, but now we are back, back to continue with the war on illicit drugs
For the journey is still long, yet the night have seized to fall
In all we are back, back to save our nation once more from the terrors drug abuse
The Glory, the pride and the strong feeling, you have generated in us, will remain forever
Your honor and scarifies, we shall all imitate, for you have not die in vain,
Your are dead yet you Live forever in our hearts, cause the drug war is yet to be over
We have wept for too long, but now we are back, back to continue with the war on illicit drugs
For the journey is still long, yet the night have seized to fall
In all we are back, back to save our nation once more from the terrors drug abuse
With bar-hands we must
fight this war,
With all the armament of time we must fight,
With pens and pencils we must fight,
With everything we have, we must fight with,
For the fear of death we all must collectively defeat and overcome,
And in the chronicle of our your names will forever remain in the hall of fame
With all the armament of time we must fight,
With pens and pencils we must fight,
With everything we have, we must fight with,
For the fear of death we all must collectively defeat and overcome,
And in the chronicle of our your names will forever remain in the hall of fame
While at the end we will say,
to all glory to God and honors to all our men and women who were all part of
the campaign for a drug free society…………………
Sunday 15 November 2015
Splitting budget planning from finance ministry risky – Ezekwesili
A former Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili, says the splitting of budget planning from the control of the Ministry of Finance by President Muhammadu Buhari has grave implications.President Muhammadu Buhari, on Wednesday, inaugurated the Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, and Mr. Udoma Udo Udoma as the Minister of Budget and National Planning.
Ezekwesili further said, that in a countries where budget and finance were managed separately, it took the professional maturity of the two ministers to get anything done.
According to her, the Ministry of National Planning as presently constituted by the Buhari government might not have the required skills needed for “the kind of strategic budgeting required.”
She said, “A minister of finance without control of the tool of budget can be hampered in managing the fiscal imperatives of the economy. Seeing that budget has been moved out of the Ministry of Finance to the Ministry of National Planning, there are some downsides and upshots. We have to watch out for more of the downsides.
“The movement of the Ministry of National Planning away from the Ministry of Finance is one risk to watch out for in the new structure of ministries. National planning has been rather anachronistic. With these new persons’ as managers of the budget, they need to overhaul and renew.”
Ezekwesili asked Nigerian to do effective engagement in policy debates across the sectors.
She commended President Buhari for appointing Chief Audu Ogbeh as the Minister of Agriculture, adding that the President was wise not to have wasted the skills of Ogbeh by putting him in a ministry where his skills might not be brought to the fore.
The former minister also advised the Minister of Science and Technology, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu, to make the ministry a driver of knowledge for economic development.
She added, “President Buhari and the Minister of State for Petroleum, Ibe Kachukwu, should bite the bullet and overhaul the distorted oil sector. Is it going to be easy (for the ministers)? A big no! Am I optimistic? Yes. Why? Some of the great assigning of talents can pull the rest up.
“The combination of Kemi Adeosun and Okey Enelamah in the Ministry of Finance must urgently face the humongous task of reversing the decline in economic growth. They will engage in structural transformation of the economy for job creation and economic growth.
“The best thing for Nigerian citizens to be doing at this time is to set up tools for effective engagement in policy debates across sectors of best interest. I pray that Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu will finally get our science and technology ministry as a knowledge driver for economic development.”
Saturday 14 November 2015
The mysteries of S120
A poetic reflects over my search for the S120 in the city of
Jos as cadet officer some years back……..
Written by Aguiyi Henry
In the city of stones, covered with the harsh cloud of smokes and cold weather, I saw it all
In the home of the Mountains, Plateaus and Rocks, I saw it
first in my quest for the S120
In the land of tins, marble, Granites and kaolin, I saw it
first
In the home of the savannah, plateaus and woodland, I saw it
first
In the cosmopolitan city of Jos, I saw it first
In the shelling hills mountain school, I saw it first
It was near and farthest edges of the lamigo dam, I saw it
first
It is great, it is massive, it is huge it is immense
It is tall, it is big, it is vast it is gigantic,
It is a mountain, it is a rock, and it is a stone
It is hidden in the jungle of Jos
It has no road leading to it
It has no sign post for directions
It can never seen by naked eyes of any advancing troopers
Nor knew by the people of the plateau whom lives around it
Yet it is inside the heart of Jos and the pride of the city
We the visiting troops of adventurers discovered it with our
compass
We climbed it to the
top
It is the highest mountain known by men in the city of Jos
On top of it was broadly written
It is called S120
Friday 13 November 2015
CONFLICTS OF THE MIND: Our everyday conflicts and the state of the nation...
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Billy Graham's daughter was interviewed on the Early Show and Jane Clayson asked her "How could God let something like this happen?" (regarding the attacks on Sept. 11).
Anne Graham gave an extremely profound and insightful response. She said "I believe God is deeply saddened by this, just as we are, but for years we've been telling God to get out of our schools, to get out of our government and to get out of our lives. And being the gentleman He is, I believe ...He has calmly backed out. How can we expect God to give us His blessing and His protection if we demand He leave us alone?" In light of recent events...terrorists attack, school shootings, etc. I think it started when Madeleine Murray O'Hare (she was murdered, her body found recently) complained she didn't want prayer in our schools, and we said OK. Then someone said you better not read the Bible in school .... the Bible says thou shalt not kill, thou shalt not steal, and love your neighbor as yourself. And we said OK. Then Dr. Benjamin Spock said we shouldn't spank our children when they misbehave because their little personalities would be warped and we might damage their self-esteem (Dr. Spock's son committed suicide). We said an expert should know what he's talking about. And we said OK. Now we're asking ourselves why our children have no conscience, why they don't know right from wrong, and why it doesn't bother them to kill strangers, their classmates, and themselves. Probably, if we think about it long and hard enough, we can figure it out. I think it has a great deal to do with "WE REAP WHAT WE SOW." Funny how simple it is for people to trash God and then wonder why the world's going to hell. Funny how we believe what the newspapers say, but question what the Bible says. Funny how you can send 'jokes' through e-mail and they spread like wildfire but when you start sending messages regarding the Lord, people think twice about sharing.
Thursday 12 November 2015
Sunday 1 November 2015
CONFLICTS OF THE MIND: THE BEAUTY OF NATURE
CONFLICTS OF THE MIND: THE BEAUTY OF NATURE: A fan of mine , said to me, that she is in love with the beauties of nature, that I should write something about it, I then elevat...
THE BEAUTY OF NATURE
A fan of mine , said to me, that she is in love with the beauties of nature, that I should write something about it, I then elevated my head and looked to the road leading to the south and to the north and said to my very self, yes we are all part of this infinite process called nature, we are the real brothers of the moon and the stars, the sun and the mother earth, the mountains and the seas, the trees and the flowers, animals and the birds, insects and fishes ,we were all integral partners in this beauty contest of our nature.
One does not really have to go very far to find the beauties of nature. The things of nature are spread all around us. Wherever we go, we see the beauty of nature in their shape, their colors and form, all attracts our attention. The beauty of nature is found in small object as well as in panoramic scenes. The little things are beautiful, so as the big things like the lofty snow-capped mountain.There are beauty in the quiet stream that winds its way softly among the fragrant bushes of an evergreen forest. There is beauty in the vast sandy beaches and blue water of the oceans. There is beauty in the sun, rising gloriously in the morning and then going down the horizon in the evening and fading twilight to the night, are all-beautiful.
A person who has artistic mind will always be inspired by the beautiful sense of nature.
The beauties of nature are endless, just like a garden with its flowers of so many colors and shades spreading their scent all around us, the same applies to the deserts, it grow and bloom under the scorching sun with its nature create beauty out of the barren sand.
The mountains present their own kind of natural beauty as well as the cloud that come down in the evening after the sun set. The trees turning a shade greener and the flowers becoming brighter after a drizzle are scenes that always live in one’s memory.
To me, Beauty seem to be hard to define, but easy to recognize. In nature beauty maybe discerned in all things and places, even in the most unexpected regions of the earth, there is beauty in the variety of everything; be it flowers, birds, animals and plants, many of which are vividly colorful in their own ways. There is beauty in mountain, valley and hill, and in the skies, even in rainfalls, beauty can be found in all the creations of God.
The beauty that we find in flower objects, which concealed its beautiful nature from human sight, suddenly reveal their secrets to us when we stumbles over them, the same touches often fascinates the hunter who scans the forests for a catch. The beauty of the multitudinous creatures that swarm in the seas also do the same to the fishermen who turns to the sea for their livelihood. Many of these creatures are found even on the shore.
However, the oceans often conceal the beauty that lies below their surface, and for them is a quest to catch a glimpse of the beauty of the world below the sea even at the risk of losing their lives. Even the farmer and the traveler appreciate the beauty that is found in nature. The farmer finds beauty in the variety of the plants that he grow.
The traveler is impressed with the beauty of distant hills and mountains, and the beauty of meandering rivers in large valleys. He is also appreciative of the beauty of the night as he travels in the moonlight; he looks at the landscape and is lost in admiration of it, the same applies to man who finds a wife, is always hook by the beauty in the woman.The beauty in nature are all appreciated by man, almost every one delights to see the rushing streams and the numerous birds and animals that may be found in every part of the earth, for these are part of the ornaments of nature. Even the tiniest of creatures has beauty of its’ own.
In search of the beauties of nature, men in all parts of the world are all traveling great distances and spending a great deal of money, their life savings in appreciation of the beauties of our nature . Men have also visited the islands that are spread throughout the world in search of the natural beauty. Many have seen visited the cold mountains and deserts, in the Artic as well as the hottest desert where few plants grow, in search of the beauty that may be found in these regions, despite the lack of vegetation and animal’s life.
The deserts are equally a beautiful place, the home of many beautiful plants, animals and birds, which find sufficient refuge .Yet there are group of people who are most appreciative of natural beauty, they are the artist ,the poet, the essayist, men of vision, character and form, they find music and beauty in the movement of the clouds and winds, the flows of the streams and sound of ocean, the deep appreciation of the beauty they find around, impels them to give the utterance to nature in the most expressive language, which in itself often imperishable beauty.
Today I say to you all, let us celebrate the beauty of Nature - the heart of Mother Earth. Let us sing the pure and simple power of love and life, and celebrate its plants, animals, colors, movements and wonders. Let us enjoy the essence of things and experience the wondrous Universe that sings through our hearts. Let us become aware of the images of reality, nature has created for us all. Let us see what happens when our consciousness changes and we reach a state without any tension, a state of deep breathing, focused on the heart, full of peace and deep stillness.
We can evoke the power of nature through a direct relationship with all its aspects, by being one with everything. Let us develop respect and appreciation for all of the aspects of Nature for the healing that they are constantly giving us. Let us move beyond the simple satisfaction of personal needs and become something greater in order to create a reality in harmony with our spiritual aspirations. Let us go green and support our disabling eco-system, Let us take responsibility for our processes, raise our consciousness and find the love and the light in each situation.
What a marvelous feeling to be in harmonious relationship with All that Is - a feeling of right participation in the Universe.
Thanks for your considerations.........
CAPTAGON another hand drug in circulation, spreading the whole of middle east
Captagon is a brand name for the widely used amphetamine phenethylline.
Although this type of amphetamine has been prescribed in the past to treat childhood and other behavioural disorders, it is now used overwhelmingly as a stimulant in the Middle East.
It has long been banned in the West.
It is the drug of choice for front-line fighters on both sides in the Syrian war, allowing a heightened state of alertness.
It has long been banned in the West.
It is the drug of choice for front-line fighters on both sides in the Syrian war, allowing a heightened state of alertness.
DRAMA: GREAT TO BE A GUY ( CONTINUETION part 2)
so as we seated down at the CONER BAR, my lady friend phone rang , it was car mechanic telling her madam we need to buy new tyres for your car and she shouted what do mean ?, can you imagine a car I just drove yesterday myself; and I said to her easy and collected the phone from her and said to the mechanic please can I hear you well and he replies me, oga ...we just want to air the tyres and I said him, just go ahead, then she look at me said but this mechanic just lied to me now and he is saying another thing to you and replies her, is just because am a guy that is why he will always tell me the truth and she said to me... na you sabi ,there and then an old friend my RICH just boost into the same bar and first greeted her by addressing her as Mrs HENRY , she responded please for point of correction, am not Mrs henry and I said to her who cares after all, am a guy and my name will always stay put and can never be changed, Then RICH interrupted me and say guy when are you people getting married and I replied him guy, you know as guys wedding plans always take care of themselves, and what about you RICH , he replies that he just wedded last week and my lady friend interrupted again and said to RICH you are a very bad friend ,you never invited your so called friend to your wedding and here you are just saying it and I responded to her, dear we guy don’t really bother much about such things, then her mood changed and said to her again sorry that is why is great to be a guy, that we are always on one mood all the time, I quickly ordered the bar man to get us drinks, immediately she sighted the bar man coming staring at her chest she started covering her upper dress , I noticed her and laugh and then whisper to her that people never stare at my chest when am talking to them because am a guy, and I quickly turned to my friend and say guy you don’t want to change this your old funny hairstyle that is over a decade now , he replies yap I keep to my style cause that is why am a guy and it only cost me #100 a week to maintain and I use my pocket knife to take care of the rest like my nails, she then replies I think am okay with you guys for now.
The joke continues next week,
FLAKKA : the new dangerous drug, highly addictive, this is a warning that the drug is now hitting our streets
ANOTHER DANGEROUS DRUG HITTING THE STREET
THE DRAMA: GREAT TO BE A GUY
I told a friend my today, that is really great to be a guy ,and she asked me how and why am I saying that? and replied her by pointing at that my little travelling bag at the corner of my room and says to her, look at that down thing there, thus all I have here, just containing only three shirts and two pairs of pants which are enough clothes for my one month holidays , and she says what again and i reply her that with then all, I dont go around asking everybody again and again whether my pants really makes my butt look big or small and she then replies and so what ? I replies her that whether am beautiful or beast looking in my pants m-e-n i still get along with hot girls like her after all, there are no stretch marks on my body,then she says back to me, is like am taking it too personal on her and i said sorry and that is why i dont complain and only keep to myself, ok i said it again to her she is much free to join me at the corner bar, if it would take her all days and hours to get ready.Then she kept quite and I shouted it out, yes is really great to be a guy and i wish you are one.
Friday 30 October 2015
STILL ON CELEBRATING WOMEN
In the old days of barbarism, the days of the evolution of the first man, physical strength and the cruelty were used by men as a badge of superiority over women, where muscle was over placed more than the mind; the loving nature of woman was then totally abused. Her conscience was rendered morbid, horrid and diseased. It might almost be said that she was betrayed by her own virtues of beauty. At best she secured, not opportunity, but flattery -- the preface to degradation. She was deprived of liberty, and without that, nothing is worth the having. She was taught to obey without question, and to believe without thought, without thinking or hopes for greater aspirations.
But today stories are different , the age of holding women down has pass away ,a lot of women have emerge to become great ,if not greater through simple share of hard work ,dedications ,illuminations and social enlightenment ,these women are too numerous and they are makers of the modern Nigeria , women like Oluwafunmilayo Ransome-Kuti – a political activism once described as the doyen of female rights in Nigeria and also regarded as “The Mother of Africa.” early on she was so powerful to have force for the advocating of women's right to vote, the Obiageli Ezekwesili - Co-founder of TRANSPARENCY INTERNATIONAL a woman of undiluted originality, simplicity and focus, the madam-due-process ,Dora Akunyili -Director General of NAFDAC (National agency of Food and Drug Administration and Control)prize-fighter against fake drugs, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala- the Finance Minister and Foreign Minister of Nigeria notable for being the first woman to hold either of these positions, chimamanda Adichie - the young novelist with chinua Achebe style of writing ,Margaret Ekpo- the foremost Nigerian women's rights activist and social mobilizer who pioneered female politicians in the country's First Republic ,Queen Amina of Zaria - A fierce warrior who loved fighting, She refused to marry like Queen Elizabeth the First of England, for the fear of losing power, She made Zazzau (Zaria) become the center of trade and gained more lands for zaria and also the introduction of kola nuts into cultivation in the area is also attributed to her , Flora Nwapa -a writer and the mother of modern African literature, first internationally published female African author (1966) builder and planner of the modern city of oguta her own home town , NWAYIRIUWA-the leader of the 1929 Aba women unrest and revolution, May Ellen Ezekiel [ MEE ]- is one of the greatest women in Nigerian history, She was Richard Mofe Damijo's ex-wife and she is dead and the publisher of the highly respected Classique Magazine [ No celebrity Magazine has ever matched the quality of Classique Magazine ] and she was also a solid novelist, She remains the most accomplished Female Journalist and Publisher in Nigeria ,MARY ONYALI - Queen of the tracks, HAJIA GAMBO SAWABA - woman politician who suffered torture and abuse for democracy and human rights - EFUNSATAN ANUWURA – Iyalode of Ibadan, KUDIRAT ABIOLA – Fighter for democracy in Nigeria, who challenged the brutal Abacha´s Regime and paid with the ultimate prize of death , DR. MRS BOLANLE AWE - foremost and internationally professor of sociology and head Institute of African Studies- Under her nose, the institute was one of the best globally. SUSAN WENGER - Nationalised high priest of the Osun shrine, the great mama and the preserver of culture whom brought osun shrine into a UNESCO World Heritage sites, CHINYERE ONYENUCHEYA, Falilat Ogunkoya- former sports caster on NTA back in the days, CHRIS ANYAWU – writer, publisher, human rights activist, politician and a senator, MADAM TINUBU - slave trade abolitionist, GRACE ALELE WILLIAMS - VC Uniben, the first Ph.D. Holders in Nigeria, , ONYEKA ONWENU - musician with angelic voice, CHIOMA AJUNWA – a great athletic -,BIMBO ODUKOYA- was a great pastor with passions, Agbani Darego the first African miss World, MODUPE OSIKOYA- first woman medallist in international athletics events and my own dear maternal grandmother, the late Mrs NWAKU NWAOYEOCHA- IFEME OKONKWO of Enugu-Agidi who personally and selflessly laboured to train all her children, even sending some abroad on scholarship with little or no means, all for her strong believes for quality education and great many other. some women without doubt have written their names in the Nigerian chronicles and worth celebrating.
This piece of writing is devoted to all women out there whom wants to make some great difference and also to my one time old friend, whom I have sometime ago sensed the women`s libber in her, she is a dyed-in-the-wool, acclaimed Christian fanatic, to her I say; I will meet you again at the walkway of prominence.
Drug Addiction and treatments
Being a paper presented by Aguiyi Henry, at the monthly lecture with the NYSC- CDS Drug Free Club Kaltungo.
Good morning ladies and gentlemen, my brothers and sisters, the theme of my topic today is:
Drug Addiction and treatments.Considering drug counseling as one of the best intervention technique to control drug addiction problems within our immediate environ.
Drug Addiction and treatments
Before driving further into our gradual procession on how drug treatments works in this very homily, I pray you permits me to imbue in, this very quote to stir up our discussions –
It says and I quote;- the cock crows only when he sees the light ,put him in the dark it will never crow ,today I have seen the light and am crowing ………………….
By Mohammed Ali,
The Heavy weight boxer.
Hopefully with our discourse today ,I believe that we will all see more lights on how drug treatment and counseling works and at the end may turn up to be better drug counselors ourselves ,in our own very little ways.
We have already said so many things on drugs abuse and addictions in this very forum before, with all their copious problems, they causes our society. However, to me I think, is the right time we should start regarding drug addictions as a serious health problem and to see how best drug counseling can serve as part of the solution approach to all addiction problems.
Some explanations have been presents by several schools of thoughts, to explain addiction in general terms. The moral explanation states that addictions are as the result of human weakness, and are defects of character.
The disease explanation holds that addiction is an illness, and that it comes about because of the impairment of healthy chemical or behavioral processes.
The genetic approach states that there is a genetic pre-disposition to certain behaviors.
The cultural approach recognizes that the influence of culture is a strong determinant of whether or not individuals fall prey to certain addictions.
The blended model attempts to consider elements of all other models in developing a therapeutic approach to addiction and dependency. It holds that the mechanism of dependency is different for different individuals, and that each case must be considered on its own merits.
While not everyone agrees on what constitutes an addiction, in general, it is recognized that an addiction can be of any substance (for example alcohol, amphetamines, Drug Alcohol Abuse, cocaine, nicotine, opioids, sedatives, hallucinogens, inhalants, cannabis, phencyclidine, caffeine, and a wide variety of other substances), which, when ingested, cross the blood-brain barrier and alter the natural chemical behavior of the brain. It is also accepted that addiction includes dependency on “things” as well as substances, such things as gambling, eating etc.
In general, the term addiction, describes a chronic pattern of behavior that continues despite the adverse consequences that result from engaging in the behavior. Many substances and behaviors that provide either pleasure or relief from pain pose a risk of addiction or dependency.
Drug Addiction as we all know, is the constant longing for drugs.
Addiction means that the use of psychoactive drugs has changed the brain of the drug user, so that it begins to demand for drugs. The addicted brain needs drugs the way the healthy brain needs natural food and sleep. The use of addictive drugs upset the way the brain controls the senses, movements, thoughts, and emotions. People addicted to drugs depend on them to feel normal and avoid the painful symptoms of withdrawal. Drug addiction is a sickness and a serious health challenge. To recover from it, the addict first needs to admit that he or she does have a drug problem and then seek help from family, friends, doctors and counselors.
In the other hand, When these body and brain of an addict needs drug to avoid feeling sick. One way to differentiate the types of drug addiction is to consider two categories of dependence. First, is physical dependence, characterized by symptoms of withdrawal, and second is psychological dependence.
Physical dependency on a substance (Drug Alcohol Abuse) is defines by the appearance of characteristic withdrawal symptoms when the drug is suddenly discontinued. Thus, the state in which the body is adapted to the presence of a particular drug. When the administration of the drug is discontinued, intense physical disturbances like muscular pains, body itching, involuntary muscular action, nausea, etc. will manifested, depending on the drug type (Opiates, cocaine, barbiturates, hallucinogens, benzodiazepines, barbiturates, alcohol, nicotine, and a variety of more modern synthetic drugs are all well known for their ability to induce physical dependence and addiction).
While physical dependency can be a major factor in the psychology of addiction, the primary attribute of an addictive drug is its ability to induce a ‘high’ while causing harm to health of the individual.
The speed with which a given individual becomes addicted varies with the type of addiction, the frequency of addictive behavior, and the individual for example, some alcoholics reports that they exhibited alcoholic tendencies from the moment of their first intoxication from Drug Alcohol Abuse, while most people can drink socially without ever becoming addicted. Because of this variation, some people hypothesize that physical dependency and addiction are in large part genetically moderated. Nicotine and caffeine are two of the most addictive psychoactive substances.
Psychological dependence, on the other hand, is a condition in which a drug produces a feeling of satisfaction and a drive to keep using it continuously or periodically to get the desired pleasure and avoid discomfort. Briefly, a person dependent on drugs needs them to avoid the painful, symptoms of withdrawal.
Psychological addiction, as opposed to physiological addiction (Drug Alcohol Abuse), is a person’s need to use a drug or engage in a behavior out of desire for the effects it produces, rather than to relieve withdrawal symptoms. Instead of an actual physiological dependence on a drug, such as heroin, psychological addiction usually develops out of habits that relieve symptoms loneliness, anxiety, depression and feelings of worthlessness. As the drug and/or behavior is indulge, it becomes associated with the release of pleasure and avoidance of pain, and a cycle started that is similar to physiological addiction. This cycle is often very difficult to break. It is quite common for an addict to express the desire to stop the behavior, but find that they are unable to stop the addictive behavior.
Psychological addiction (Drug Alcohol Abuse) can theoretically form for any rewarding behavior or as a habitual means to avoid undesired activity. The most common of the psychological addictions include dependency on such things as gambling, eating, sex work, internet use and shopping and spending money. It is possible to be both psychologically and physically addicted at the same time.
Alcohol addiction, the powerful craving for alcohol which often results in the compulsive consumption of alcohol, is one of the most widespread and costly addictions in our society.
The causes of its craving as popular beliefs are that it is:
1. Chemical or nutritional imbalance;
2. Genetic predisposition;
3. Neurological effect caused by runaway learning mechanisms; or
4. Inability to curb one’s own desires for enjoyment.
Psychological addiction of Alcohol Abuses is also involved in alcoholism since many alcoholics believe that they gain benefit from the use of the substance.
They may believe that the alcohol improves their ability to socialize, helps them handle pressure, and allows them to feel superior to others in that they can handle extreme intoxication, or that drinking allows them to fit into their peer group. These effects all contribute to a person’s impression of the beneficial effects of alcohol in his/her life, and may result in a denial of the negative effects. It is important to recognize that many of these benefits can be real, not imagined. The person must be convinced of the net negative value of alcohol in their lives before any treatment can have meaningful lasting effects. An inability to stop drinking despite a clear understanding of alcohol’s negative balance of effects on his or her life is a primary indicator that a person suffers from alcoholism.
So when a drug abusing individual got to this very stage of high addicts, we assumed that the very individual drug problems has gotten into the secondary or tertiary stages of interventions, what I mean is that :
A. Secondary Interventions stage
This stage treatment for drug dependent persons means that such individuals need to be confined in a treatment centre, where he or her will go through detoxification, counselling and, in most cases, drug therapy. Early intervention measures employed when a drug abuse problem begins to develop also falls under secondary preventions. Examples are counselling, and referral services offered by our Agency to clients brought in from various sources.
B. Tertiary Interventions stage
Intervention at this stage has to do with rehabilitation and social re-integration of treated drug dependent persons. The main goal here is to provide support for clients in order to facilitate their rehabilitation and getting back into the mainstream of society, e.g., family, work, school, etc. Family members of clients have a major role to play in this regard.
TREATMENT AND REHABILITATION
Treatment: This is an organized means of assisting drug dependent persons either in a hospital setting or outside the hospital with the aim of making the patient recover his or her normal status and state of health.
Professionals such as medical doctors, psychiatrists, nurses, psychologists, counselors, law enforcement agents and social workers, render this assistance; their aim is to stabilize the client under a well-planned treatment programs while Rehabilitation is the process of improving the residual functional capacity of the drug dependent addict person. Such that the individual can resume his or her expected role within the society.
Due to the adverse effects of drug abuse on the dependent, rehabilitation assists the treated individual to recover those lost capacities caused by drug dependency.
Rehabilitation aims at assisting the drug dependent individual reintegrate into the community as a productive person.
Detoxification in the other hand is a medical process by which the body of a drug dependent person is free from a substance of abuse, while treating any physical complications that develop from severe withdrawal symptoms. Detoxification may take a few days or weeks, depending on the drug of abuse, the severity of the problem, and the individual’s peculiar circumstances. During this period, patients usually stay in a specialized residential treatment facility or a separate unit within a general or psychiatric hospital. Detoxification, therefore, can be view as a process whereby the patient or client is stop from using of drug of his choice with either drug substitution or cold turkey.While considering drug counseling as the best intervention and most affordable approach to drug problems, With the W.H.O. estimations that 23.5 million people may have suffered from substance abuse issues as back as 2009. Drug abuse counselors are a necessary part of the workforce Of the 23.5 million, but only 2.6 million receive treatment in specialized facilities according to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA’s) National Survey on Drug Use and Health. Drug abuse counselors are an integral part of the substance abuse treatment industry.
May work in places such as:
• Research facilities
• Educational centers
• Hospitals
• Mental health facilities
• Methadone clinics
• Private practice clinics
• Detention centers
• Drug rehabilitation centers
• Detox centers
Drug Abuse Counseling:Means the helping relationship or a face- to- face interaction between the individual with drug problem (client or counselee) and a professional helper (counselor), who will assist the counselee overcome his or her drug problem. That is to say, that drug abuse counselors specialize in the treatment and recovery of substance abusers. They work with people suffering from dependencies on any type of drug ranging from cocaine to marijuana etc.
Why Counseling Is Important in Addiction Treatment
Opioid addiction is more than a physical dependence on drugs. Even after detox, when physical dependence is cure, addicts are at high risk for relapse. Psychological and social factors are often powerful stimuli for prescription drug abuse relapse:
• Stress, especially sudden life stresses
• Hints or clues from the environment, like visiting a neighborhood
• Social networks, like spending time with friends who continue to use drugs
These factors can create ongoing, nearly irresistible urges to use drugs. Prescription drug counselor helped the addicts escape craving and learn to cope with life, without using drugs.
Several counseling therapies are available for prescription drug abuse; no method is known to be the best. Likewise, no one approach is appropriate for everyone with opiate addiction. The right drug abuse treatment plan; is tailored to a person's addiction and his or her individual needs.
Counseling Objectives
(i) To assist clients to realize their current situation and the factors that have made such problems persist.
(ii) To assist them to understand self, interests, and the abilities and capabilities they have in resolving their difficulties.
(iii) To teach them skills that are lacking and that will assist them in the process of adjustment and growth towards self-actualization.
In drug counseling, the client learns of his personal attributes that are assets to his development in any area of human undertaking.
What does a drug abuse counselor do in nutshell?
A drug abuse counselor works with the drug user in a therapy setting. His or her purpose is to find the root of the addiction and help patients progress into sobriety. Depending on the underlying cause of the addiction discovered, the counselor develops an individual treatment plan for each patient. To help their patients work past the addiction, counselors educate them about addiction and teach them how to move on through life without substance abuse. The main goal of a drug abuse counselor is to guide the drug abuser into moderations through counseling.
TYPES OF COUNSELLING
• Individual Counseling: This is a one-to-one relationship involving only the counselor and the client. The process is strictly confidential.
• Group Counseling: This involves two or more people with similar or different problems but are seeking help together, e.g., peer counseling. Group counseling enables members to appreciate their individual problems in relation to those of others and develop insight into new ways of seeing things once the veil of addiction is removed from their sub-conscious mind. It also offers the group opportunities to constructively criticize for attitudes and behaviors that are contrary to rehabilitation goals of the individual and group.
• Family/Parent Counseling: Because the family is at the center of the client’s upbringing, what affects a family member affects the family. Family Counseling helps the members understand and cope with the situation and enlist their support in achieving recovery goals of a drug dependent family member. By doing so, a tension is reduced and everybody becomes part of the rehabilitation process.
Qualities of a Good Counselor:
A good Counselor must possess the following qualities.
(a) Is a good listener
(b) Is honest, genuine and sincere in dealing with drug abuse clients
(c) Allows clients the right to make their own choices and goals without imposition.
(d) Maintains a client’s confidentiality
(e) Has a good personality presentation
(f) Respects and accepts the feelings, emotion and experiences of clients.
(g) Ability to mediate and resolve conflicts among participants.
(h) Ability to be focused, to confront contradictions as well as to reward efforts and achievements.
(i) Must be trained in the art of counseling with good application of psychological skills in test instruments, administration and analyses.
Treatment for drug abuse is different for each patient and can include some combinations:
A. Motivational interviewing
B. Contingency management
C. Cognitive-behavioral therapy
D. Family therapy
Motivational interviewing is a type of therapy that prepares individuals to change from the regular behavior and accept treatment for their addictions.
It is a much-focused activity and requires the drug patients to explore their own behavior and recognize where change is needed.
It is used to help the user realize that change needs to be made on his or her part to get better and live a sober lifestyle.
Contingency management is a type of positive reinforcement counseling that encourages the patient to abstain from drug use.
When a progress is achieved, the patient is reward for his or her efforts, and on the contrary, when he or she regresses, a punishment is incurred and the reward is withheld.
Cognitive-behavioral therapy is a plan that leads patients to understand and avoid situations that are most likely to influence them to use drugs.
It also teaches coping skills to the patient. The process teaches the user to recognize negative thoughts, triggers and emotions and then have an acceptable response that excludes the use of drug. It is an extremely important therapy step for drug abusers.
Family therapy is also called multi-dimensional family therapy. It is use to improve the functioning of a family as well as address influences that may be pressed on the patient from the family as well as address influences that may be pressed on the patient from the family unit.
This approach involves the family of the user in treatment by working with each member alone and the family together as a unit. Family therapy is essential for the treatment of youth users.
How the drug abuse counseling do his or her work?
When the counselor first meets the drug addict, he or she will discuss with the client about his or her addiction as well as his past.
The counselor will attempt to get to know who he is and what may have caused the substance abuse. Through treatment, he or she will discover the most suitable way for the client to lead him or her into a more sober living lifestyle, with each meeting fine –tuning their plan of recovery.
A drug abuse counselor will help you identify the client addiction-related behavior patterns and help him or her confront those behavioral and emotional issues that may be hindering his or her progress. Some sessions will be easier than others will, but each session comes more progress.
What does family need to do when a member is under-going counseling?
Another key role of drug abuse counselors is to work with the families of patients as the user moves through treatment. In addition to providing their loved one with individualized care, they educate the family on treatment, drug information and the progress of their loved one.
Studies have shown that family bonding programs are particularly effective with patients, as they promote a healthy home life and offer preventative education to other members of the family unit.
A family can better deal with the addiction and achieve ultimate sobriety if they are knowledgeable.
What else do the Drug counselors do?
Their job does not end when you loved one leave their office. Drug abuse counselors also help arrange additional mental health treatment and healthcare that may be needed. They may consult with psychiatrists and psychologists if they suspect an underlying mental condition and then refer you to their services for care in needed. Some may recommend impatient care at a substance abuse residential center if they believe it is best for the patient. Counselors are trained, to think beyond the counseling session and always make treatment decisions in the patient´s best interest.
Individual vs. Group Therapy
While any counseling therapy for drug abuse treatment is better than none, group therapy is generally preferred over individual therapy. In group therapy, a person is more likely to be both challenged and supported by peers who are also going through drug rehab. Twelve-step programs like Narcotics Anonymous are the most known group therapy organizations.
Individual therapy can be helpful in the case of a dual diagnosis: coexisting depression, bipolar disorder, or other significant mental health condition that requires treatment in its own right, separate from the opioid addiction.
Outpatient vs. Residential Treatment
Residential therapy allows the addicted person to temporarily escape, the environment that allowed him or her to use drugs. A person goes away to a specialized facility for a period of weeks to months. While highly effective in the short term, there is debate as to whether residential programs lead to longer abstinence from prescription drug abuse than outpatient programs. Residential drug abuse treatment program are very expensive, usually costing tens of thousands of dollars.
Outpatient treatment programs are the usual setting for ongoing prescription drug abuse treatment.
Rehabilitation: The process of recovering those capacities and abilities, which have reduced or lost-out due to drug abuse. The aim is to enable treated drug dependent persons acquire necessary skills to make them self-reliant and live normal lives in the community. (See the topic on Treatment and Rehabilitation
Social Reintegration: This is the final stage of the rehabilitation process. It involves bringing the recovered drug dependent person into the main stream of societal activities, thereby removing the social stigma that society may have on such a person.
Relapse and Relapse Prevention: - Relapse is a situation whereby a recovering drug dependent person starts to use drug again after a period of abstinence, while relapse prevention is a process of ensuring that the recovering addict does not go back to the drug use habit.
The following factors can bring about relapse:
(I) Nature of the drug;
(ii) Improper treatment and rehabilitation process;
(iii) Inadequate treatment and rehabilitation facilities;
(IV) Lacks of family support
(v) Psychological make-up of the individual.
To prevent relapse, all these issues must be properly addressed. Briefly, all stakeholders should give adequate support and understanding to the recovering client.
After-Care: This refers to services that are available to clients in the later stages of recovery. It denotes measures to stabilize the client through various measures that may include drug education and recreational activities.
Follow-Up: Follow-up is a process of putting the client into checks to control the possibility of relapse. This usually involves monitoring the recovered patients and collecting information about them long after they graduate from rehabilitation programmer. This may take the form of home visits or asking the client to report to the counselor for observation.
Counseling Stages/Processes.
Usually six main stages are involved in the counseling process that has to start and end in an orderly manner.
1. Structuring
This is the first contact between the counselor and client. Here the framework for the interaction between the counselor and client is set. That is, both parties agree on TIME, DURATION and FREQUENCY of counseling sessions. The ROLES of both counselor and client is to carefully spell out and the bounds of CONFIDENTIALITY discussed as well as CLERKING/HISTORY TAKING done.
Format for History Taking
A - Bio-Data: Name, date, age, addresses, phone nos., religion, marital status and next of kin.
B - Educational qualifications, with dates.
C - Work History: Employed, unemployed, satisfaction on job, duties and responsibilities as well as relationship with boss and co-workers.
D - Medical History: Diseases suffered and previous hospitalization and treatment obtained.
E - Family History: Family type (monogamy, polygamy, single parent, etc.).
Name of parents, occupation and addresses.
Status (dead or alive)
Relationship between parents and client as well as between parents themselves, and between client and other siblings
Birth order in the family. Names and occupations of relatives.
F - Social History: Roles in the house
Family attitude towards client
Neighbour/Community attitude
Interest/Hobbies.
G - Drug History: - Drug used, method of use, and reasons for abuse
- Duration of use.
- Motivational factors (feelings after use, factors encouraging use, attempts to stop, and difficulties encountered).
- Relapse, when, why, and how?
H - Case Diagnosis - Determine the real problem of the client and any physical or psychological impairment observed.
This involves assessment of the problem and the client’s needs. This is to identify:
A - Social and behavioral contingencies that leads to and promote client’s abusive behavior.
B - Alternatives within the clients’ behavior repertoire that can remove the antecedent contingencies.
Psychological test instruments can also be administered at this stage.
3. Treatment Goals
Definition and setting of counseling goals is done at this stage. Counseling goals are then defined and set because of painstaking assessment and history taking procedures. An action plan is then worked out between the counselor and client.
4. Intervention
In Intervention, the client with the active and empathic support of the counselor implements the action plan. This is usually accomplished through role modeling, bargaining, and reinforcement techniques and where necessary, tutoring as is the case with coping skills training.
5. Termination
Is the point at which the drug problem is fully or partially solves and the client takes leave of the counselor? It is important that the drug abuse client be assured that he/she is always welcomed in the future, where follow-up is not necessary.
6. Follow-Up
This is to ensure that the goal achieved during the counseling period is well maintained.
THE SIX POINT THERAPEUTIC PROCESS
But for the unprofessional concerned individuals, who wants to help in achieving drug addiction consoling and treatment goals can apply— the six point therapeutic process in handling addicts through one on one connections, well-articulated cure program and painfully patient cares and understands through the following steps
First Stage: -Addict must admit to himself that he is into drugs and for him to realize why he always-on drugs cause addicts takes to junk to escape something.
Second Stage: - Teach him or her, why he/her is using narcotics and other hard drugs and for him/ her to understand that he/she is spending too much on drug, which only enrich the drug barons more and more.
Third Stage: - let him know there are ways out to he can exploit to stop his or her addiction problems.
Fourth Stage: - Addictions shatters self-images and ego, build him up until he realized that he had within him a self-power to end his addictions by improving him mentally, to discover his self-pride.
Fifth Stage: - The addict should voluntarily undergo a cold turkey break with drug, which means enduring the physical agonies of abruptly quitting hard drugs.
Six Stage: - Always eliminates what so often defeats the average social addicts hostilities and suspicion by replacing his addicts bodes with something else, like exposing him/her to some other social situation among proud and clean people like churches, debating and sports clubs, who shows each other mutual affections and respect instead of the familiar hostility of the street life which will help him to feel the effects of self pride.
With all the above, profound techniques for drug treatments and counseling, I hope that we can now all comfortably step-out there, to confront the raising menace of drug addict problems within our homes and immediate environments.
Finally, if we as individual can at least help e person out there to quite drug addiction, I bet you that individual will never forget you for standing with him during his time of need, redemption and final recue from special hell of drug addictions
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