Enugu poisoned meat tragedy: Pregnant victim dies.

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•UNN vet team steps up investigation

From KASSIDY UCHENDU, Nsukka

The casualty figure in the Enugu meat poisoning tragedy has increased with the death of a pregnant guest at the ill-fated funeral ceremony. The deceased is said to hail from Nze autonomous community in Udi Local Government Area, Enugu State even as a team of medical experts from the University of Nigeria Nsukka, Faculty of Veterinary Science has begun investigation into the alleged poisoned meat. It would be recalled that Sunday Sun reported that some guests who attended a funeral ceremony hosted by a widow at Elu Onicha Ama-Egbu Village, Ede-Oballa community in Nsukka LGA, Enugu State died after eating pork meat suspected to be poisoned.

Our correspondent who accompanied the UNN team of experts probing the source of the alleged poisoning to Elu Onicha Ama-Egbu Ede-Oballa community reports that the experts took blood sample and feaces of the only pig at the pen of the pig farmer who allegedly sold the controversial dead pig. Meanwhile, one of the victims of the poisoning admitted at the Shepherd Hospital, Nsukka Urban is in critical condition and hospital authorities are said to be contemplating transferring him to another hospital. According to a hospital source, victims of the alleged meat poisoning were defecating and vomiting blood when they were brought to the hospital and only one of them who was brought in late died at the hospital.

Mrs. Caroline Akweka, the widow who hosted the memorial ceremony in remembrance of her late husband, John, who died in 2002, told Sunday Sun at her home in Ama-Egbu that she bought the controversial pig at N13,000 and had shared it with another widow, Mrs. Asogwa Uchechukwu, who was also cerebrating the funeral ceremony of her late husband. According to the embattled widow, whose son Emeka, is now cooling off in police cell at Enugu in her stead, none of her children and even herself had any problem after partaking of the alleged poisoned pork meat.

Eze Ifeanyi, the seller of the controversial “dead pig” is being detained by the police but his elder brother, Ephraim told Sunday Sun that the pig had developed rashes all over its body and was treated by a female health worker with multi-vitamin drug before it died. Ephraim further claimed that he partook of the alleged poisoned meat with his other siblings but nothing happened to them. He however defended his brother saying that the female health worker did not instruct him to bury the animal on the event of its death as claimed by the health worker.

The pig farmer, Ifeanyi Eze, Emeka Akweka, son of the widow , who organized the ceremonies and another widow, Asogwa Uchechukwu are in police custody while the female health worker is said to be on the run. Ede-Oballa community reacting through its traditional ruler, Engr. Chris Asogwa, condemned the action of the pig farmer, Mr. Eze “for deliberately selling poisoned dead pig to the funeral celebrants”. “Ede-Oballa is a peace loving community.

We don’t make trouble. What the young man did was out of wickedness because we were told that the girl who treated the pig told him to bury the pig if it died within 21 days”. He commended the efforts of the UNN Vet team for stepping up an investigation into the source of the poisoning that has led to the deaths of some people and brought hardship to many, adding that their findings would be of immense benefit to humanity.” Leader of the UNN Vet team, Dr. J.A. Nwanta said the investigation was part of their commitment to their host community .

“When we got the news of what happened, as part of our mandate, our dean mandated us to go and investigate and find out what happened and collaborate with our medical colleagues”. He declined further comments until the investigation is concluded. A young research fellow, Dr. Uchendu Goodhead who catalyzed the faculty’s action said he was impressed by the prompt response of the Dean of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine.

 http://sunnewsonline.com/new/cover/enugu-poisoned-meat-tragedy-pregnant-victim-dies/

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Nigerian University students on a study mission at Cisterna di Latina Italy.

Fifteen students from the( IBI) International Bio-Research Institute, Ugwogo-Nike , in Enugu State, Nigeria, are on a study mission at the city of Cisterna di Latina (near Rome) since last August on the initiative of the Association di Volontariato Welcome Cisterna di Latina .The students reside in the city where they attend Italian language courses and a master's degree at the Pontifical University Regina Apostolorum Rome.

However, the bond between the Nigerian university/institute and the city of Cisterna has always been very solid. In fact here in Cisterna reside Dr. Edmund Ugwu Agbo, the promoter and director of the institute of research, as well as other officials and collaborators of the institute, including the cultural mediator Charles Okey Chukwubike, president of the Association Welcome.

"THE I. B. I. - Explains Chukwubike - in the last academic year had about 3 thousand students and researchers. It is a reality in large development and, thanks to the recent donation of a large parcel of land, we hope , as soon as possible, that a great and functional structure that can accommodate the institute will be realized . Since its foundation, a course has dedicated to the study of Italian language because of the strong bond that unites us to Italy and to the city of Cistern di Latina in a particular way".

There are great collaborations between the Institute and the ecclesiastical body – Pontifical University Regina Apostolorum of Rome one of which is the masters program through video conferencing.

Today the Mayor Antonello Merolla, the Deputy Mayor Alberto Filippi and the Regional Councillors Antonio Barbazza, Alfredo Cassetti and Teseo Cera, received in board room a delegation of students currently in Cisterna. "We are delighted – they said that this initiative which was started through the research institute will strengthen and bind more the already strong relationship between our community and that of Nigeria.

We are disposed to meet any requests and needs of the institute the way we have honoured and accommodated the promoters and some of the collaborators of this educational body including the director Edmund Ugwu Agbo and the cultural mediator/Educator dott. Charles Okey Chukwubike; a great figure of reference for his ever presence, humanity. humility and for the great professionalism with which he promotes the integration between people of different cultures . We are also available to assess possible initiatives that can see a close collaboration between the IBI and our schools or our university laboratories".

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Postato da Blogger su ASSOCIAZIONE WELCOME il 10/20/2012 06:17:00 p.

English version by:
Chukwubike Okey C.

Universitari nigeriani in missione studio a Cisterna.

• Quindici studenti dell’IBI, Internatonal Bio-Research Institute, di Ugwogo-Nike, in Enugu State, Nigeria, in missione studio a Cisterna. Su iniziativa dell’associazione Welcome di Cisterna, dallo scorso agosto risiedono nella città pontina per frequentare i corsi di lingua italiana ed un master presso l’Università Regina Apostolorum di Roma.
  
  Ma il legame tra l’istituto universitario nigeriano e Cisterna è ben più stretto. Qui, infatti, risiede il dott. Edmund Ugwu Agbo, promotore e direttore dell’istituto di ricerca, come pure altri collaboratori tra cui il mediatore culturale Charles Okey Chukwubike, presidente dell’associazione Welcome.
  
  “L’I.B.I. – spiega Chukwubike – nello scorso anno accademico ha contato circa 3mila iscritti. E’ una realtà in grande sviluppo e, grazie alla recente donazione di una vasta area, si prevede di realizzare quanto prima una grande e funzionale struttura che la possa accogliere. Sin dalla sua fondazione, un corso è dedicato allo studio della lingua italiana perché forte è il legame che ci unisce all’Italia ed a Cisterna in modo particolare. Sono attive molte collaborazioni tra cui quella con l’Ente ecclesiastico Regina Apostolorum con il quale si tengono master e videoconferenze.
  
  Quest’oggi il Sindaco Antonello Merolla, il Vice Sindaco Alberto Filippi e gli Assessori Antonio Barbazza, Alfredo Cassetti e Teseo Cera, hanno ricevuto in aula consiliare una delegazione degli studenti attualmente a Cisterna.
  
  “Siamo lieti – hanno detto – di questa iniziativa avviata con l’istituto di ricerca che rinsalda ancor di più il legame già forte tra la nostra comunità e quella nigeriana. Siamo a disposizione per andare incontro ad eventuali esigenze oltre che onorati di accogliere i promotori ed alcuni dei collaboratori di questa attività di studio, tra cui il direttore Edmund Ugwu Agbo ed il mediatore culturale Charles Okey Chukwubike, figura di riferimento per la sua disponibilità umanità e per la grande professionalità con cui favorisce l’integrazione tra i popoli. Siamo disponibili anche a valutare eventuali iniziative che possano vedere una stretta collaborazione tra l’IBI e le nostre scuole o i nostri laboratori universitari”. 
  

  
  

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I.B.I Ugwogo Nike to train herbal medical experts

Institute to train herbal medical experts

Raphael Ede | Sep 13, 2012 | 

Director of International Bio Research Institute, Ugwogo Nike, in Enugu state, Prof. Ugwu Edmund Agbo, said yesterday that the institute would produce medical experts “who will specialise in using local drugs manufactured from herbs in curing and treating various forms of diseases and ailments soon.”

 

Agbo, who disclosed this in Ugwogo Nike, said development partners, Rev. Fr. Don   Gonzalo Miranda and Mr Emmanuel Di Leo of Regina Apostolorum University in Rome, Italy, were “projecting the institution with a strategy that the students of the institute will be receiving lectures at the same time with their colleagues in Rome through Video conferencing.”

He said the introduction of Herbal Medicine as a course in the institution was predicated on the fact that medicinal herbs and shrubs abound in the country.

“Our herbalists due to their incapacitation and low level of education do not know how to manufacture, purify and administer these drugs as what is supposed to be for effective cure.

“But the new trend of herbalists, which the institution is bound to produce, having passed basic science courses at their secondary education level, will be further taken on further courses to understudy laboratory analysis of the various medicinal herbs, their uses and dosages to effect cure of a particular disease or ailment. And by so doing, they will make a difference between the so-called illiterate native doctors by becoming the modern herbalists who are science-inclined,” he said.

http://blueprintng.com/2012/09/institute-to-train-herbal-medical-experts/

 

 

14 Agosto 2012

http://www.parvapolis.it/index.php

Continua a rinsaldarsi il legame fra Cisterna e la Nigeria

15 studenti africani dell'istituto di bioricerca in Italia per un corso di formazione

Continua a rinsaldarsi il legame tra Cisterna ed il popolo nigeriano del quale una nutrita colonia è ormai presente ed integrata all’interno della comunità della “patria dei butteri”. E’ dei giorni scorsi, infatti, l’iniziativa coordinata dall’associazione Welcome e finalizzata al confronto ed integrazione culturale tra i due popoli. Si tratta di 15 studenti dell’istituto di ricerca nigeriana Internatonal Bio-Research Institute (IBI) Ugwogo-Nike, in Enugu State, Nigeria, giunti a Cisterna per un corso di formazione in lingua italiana da svolgere presso la sede dell’associazione di volontariato Welcome con sede in via Cairoli 33 a Cisterna di Latina.

L’iniziativa nasce dalla stretta collaborazione tra l’associazione e il direttore dell’istituto di ricerca, dott. Edmund Ugwu Agbo, anche lui residente a Cisterna. “Lo scambio culturale e l’integrazione – spiega Charles Okey Chukwubike, mediatore culturale da tempo residente ed operante a Cisterna e presidente di Welcome – è tra gli scopi fondamentali della nostra associazione. Nata nel 2000 dall'idea di alcuni immigrati di nazionalità e professione diversi, il fine è quello di assistere e migliorare le condizione di vita degli immigrati, soprattutto i più deboli, per inserirsi nella società che li ospita. Offre servizi di segretariato, di assistenza agli immigrati nella procedure per la regolarizzazione, l'orientamento socio educativo, la mediazione sociale e culturale, l'informazione sulle opportunità di lavoro e corsi professionali, corsi di lingue (italiano per stranieri e lingue straniere), scambi culturali”.

 LINK

 http://www.parvapolis.it/page.php?id=57737

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INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON BIOETHICS. Theme: Bioethics in Africa: Challenges and Prospects

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON BIOETHICS

 

HOLDING AT THE

ODUMEGWU OJUKWU AUDITORIUM

       INTERNATIONAL BIO-RESEARCH INSTITUTE

UGWOGO-NIKE,

ENUGU STATE.

DATE: 25^TH TO 27^TH JUNE, 2012.

TIME: 9 A.M. DAILY

WELCOME

As you have unreservedly expressed your concern for the life and survival of man and also demonstrated your love for this noble bio-friendly Institution, the citadel of education and research by setting aside your various engagements in order to be part of this intellectual exercise, we would not know how to appreciate you. We can only say: Deje nu; Nno nu o!

As indicated in your letter of invitation, this Conference on “Bioethics in Africa: Challenges and Prospects”, is the first of its type in the history of the African Region. The first aims of the Conference are to galvanise thoughts on, exchange ideas of, and share insights in the adverse effects on the life and survival of man of the production/counter production of the men of science and technology; the political leaders, the law makers; the social crusaders, the economic/policy makers; the religious leaders; the ecologists; the medical operators; the agriculturists; the members of the press (men of the mass media or mass messiah?); liberal opinion leaders, to mention but a few; using the bioethical lens.  The second aims of the Conference are to search for a way to conscientise Africans on the adverse effects of the said productions and how also to promote those practices that are salubrious in the African continent; how to adapt these productions by the various fields of life to African reality by giving them man an African face; how to blend the good African personalist ethical principles of life to the personalist principles  Bioethics promoted by the Catholic Church in a solid appreciation of the bio-principles promoted by those in other religious confessions, and so forth.

Abortion and all it entails, artificial insemination and reproduction, drug abuse and experimentation on human beings, homo-sexualism and trans-sexualism, environmental degradation and economic dehumanization; political and religious abuse of human rights, and so on , were some of the areas critically considered from the perspectives of bioethics. 

We so strongly convinced that Africans can tackle the problems posed on the life and survival of man by embracing promoting bioethics in all the fields of human endeavour. We equally believe that our large bio-friendly family in Africa and across the globe will remain ever satisfied by the intervention you will all make.  The floor is now open for you to use your wealth of experience and expertise to give colour to this event. It is rest assured that your contributions will be highly instrumental and indispensable to the success of this Conference and the enthronement of the culture of life against the prevailing culture of death, especially in the African continent.

                                                                     Edmund Ugwu Agbo, PhD, LL D

                                                                     Promoter.

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON BIOETHICS.

Theme:  Bioethics in Africa: Challenges and Prospects

1.    Bioethics: Origin, Evolution and Status quo

Prof. Agbo E.U,, Director Institute of Bioethics, Madonna University Madonna University, Nigeria

2.    The Epistemological Status of Bioethics.

 Prof. Joseph  Eneh, Dept of Philosophy, UNN

3.    Artificial Insemination/Reproduction in Nigeria: Bioethical Evaluation.

Solomon Onyekweli , Researcher (Embriology)),  IBI

4.    Bio-Politics and the Nigerian Situation

 Ezechi P. D. Chukwu, PhD, Head of Dept. of Philosophy, Caritas University, Amorji Nike, Enugu,

5.    Islam and Bioethics

Ambrose Ukaonu,CMF,  PhD,  Dept of Philosphy, Claretian Institute of Philosophy, Maryland Neked.

6.    The Committee On Bioethics: Roles and Challenges in Africa.

Prof. Antonio Bienvenue, Dept. of Philosophy,

University of Abomey-Calavi, Republic of Benin.

7.    Ethical Terms and Bioethical Principles

 F.O.C Njoku, CMF,  Head of Dept of Philosophy, UNN.

8.    Bioethics and Education in Africa

Dr. Bartholomew Ozo

Vice-Rector (Admin) IBI

9.    Bio-law in Africa: Problems and Solutions

Prof. Okara Okpara, LL D

10.                    The Question of HIV/AIDS in Bioethics – An African experience.

Forbellah Agwunglefah, PhD, Microbial Research Centre,

 Bamenda,  Republic of Cameroun.

11.   The Place of Medical Ethics in Bioethics

Dr. Eke Chris Bismark, MD

University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, (UNTH), Enugu, Nigeria

12.                    Bioethics and Nursing Ethics.

Mme Marceline Foba, Researcher, University of Buea, Republic of Cameroun

13.                    Female Genital Modification in Africa: Bioethical Approach.

 Beneditcta Agu, HOD Public Health, Madonna University, Elele and Rev. Sr. Angeline Onwnghalu, Nettuno Italy.

14.   Herbal Medical Practice in Africa: the Bioethical Questions.

Aloysius Nwokolo, TRADO-MD, Head Dept. of Herbal/Natural Medicine IBI, Enugu, NigeriA

15.     Genetic Modification of Food: Bioethical Implication.

Albert U. Ogbodo, Director of Research IBI, Enugu, Nigeria

16.                    Abortion and Bioethical Questions in Nigeria.

Fr. Dr. Stephen Ani FJS,  Essen Germany.

17.      Waste Management in Nigeria: a Bio-ecological consideration

Paul Nnamdi, Head, Admin. IBI, Enugu, Nigeria

18.                    Patient-Medical Operators Relationship in Nigeria – A Bioethical Appraisal

 Ifeanyi Ugwu Odogwu Esq, Head, Computer Forensics IBI, Enugu, Nigeria

19.                     Health in Time of Violence: An African Experience

Prof. P.J.C. Nwosu. Provost, College of Medicine, Madonna University, Elele, Nigeria.

22.   Cultural Mediation and Bioethics: Recasting the Questions of Bio-culture

Charles .O. Chukwubuike, Former HOD Cultural Mediation,  Asswelcome, Cisterna di Latina, Italy/HOD Cultural Education/Mediation, Comune di Cisterna di Latina, Italy.

21.        Bioethics and the Teachings of Catholic Church

 Fr. Anayochuchukwu  Ene, PhD,  Chaplain, Annunciation Hospital, Emene  Nigeria

22.  The Concept of Life in African Ontology and Its Implication for  Global Bioethical Discourse

 Fr. Anthony I. Kanu, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka Nigeria.

23.     Bioethical Questions in Medical Laboratory Sciences: Issues and Trends

 Sir Colman Akuta, HOD Medical Laboratory Sciences, Madonna Uinversity, Elele, Nigeria Elele, Nigeria

24.            Experimentation of Drugs on Human Beings: Bioethical Questions

Pharm Onwudiwe T. C., Faculty of Pharmacy, Madonna University, Elele

Nigeria.

25.                     Bioethics and the  Mass Media 

Prof. Emeka Nwabueze, HOD Theatre Arts/Film Production, University of Nigeria Nsukka Nigeria/Emma Ayalogu, HOD Film/TV Production,  IBI Enugu Nigeria

26.           Anglican Teaching on the Beginning of Human Life- A Bioethical Analysis.  Rev. Chinedu Ogbonna, Parish Priest, Anglican Church of Ascension, Oguta Nigeria.

27.        Alcoholism, drug-dependence and Tabagism: a bioethical evaluation by  Engr. Bethrand Orah, Researcher, IBI Enugu Nigeria

28.       Homosexuality and Gayism: A bioethical consideration

 Christopher  O. Ukabam, Researcher, IBI Enugu Nigeria

29. Hospital/Health Management in Nigeria examined in the light of Bioethics.      Dennis Osuagwu, CMF, PhD, Imo State Polytechnic, Umuagwo, Nigeria

30. Family and Marriage in Bioethics.

           Oliver Udaya FJS, Chaplain, Madonna University, Nigeria

31. Professional Secrecy, Confidentiality, Privacy and Informed Consent: Bioethical Consideration.

Obieke Anthony, Researcher, IBI Enugu Nigeria.

32. Bioethics and Chemical Technique for Value-added Treatment of Bio-Waste

 Engr. Omotioma M, Faculty of Engineering, Madonna University, Elele Nigeria

33. Genetic Engineering on Micro –organisms: Ecological and Bioethical Issues

Godwill Engwa Azeh, Researcher University of Buea, Republic of Cameroun

34. Bioethics and the Dignity of the Human Person

Kenneth Edeh O., Researcher, IBI Enugu Nigeria

35. Pharmacological Abuse and the Insurgence of Violence in Nigeria

Wisdom John Nzube Okoye, Researcher, IBI Enugu Nigeria

36. The Limitations of Use of Force and Lethal Weapon by the Law Enforcement Agents in Nigeria: A Bioethical Consideration.

Rabiu Garba DSP,  Nigeria Police Mobile Force, Squadron 54, Anambra State.

37.  Herbal/Natural Medical Practice in Nigeria: Challenges and Prospects

Chrysanthus Ogbozor CMF,  PhD, University of Nigeria Nsukka.

38. Life and Death in the Teaching of Islam

Bolaji Ajangboju, University of Ibadan Nigeria

39. Paternalism in Medicine: Bioethical Implications

Fr Achi Benjamin, Deputy Rector, Sacred Heart Seminary, Nsude Nigeria

40. Atomic Energy and the Concept of Life and Death

Engr Hyacinth Nsude, Faculty of Engineering Madonna University Akpugo Nigeria/Reserch Fellow IBI Enugu Nigeria.

41. Bioethics and Education in Africa

Engr Peter Igwe, Researcher, IBI Enugu Nigeria

42.  Bioethical Issues in Organ Transplant

Fr Theodore Nwodo, PhD, Godfrey Okoye University, Ugwuomu Nigeria

43.  Contesting the ‘Factual’ with the ‘Speculative’ tales of the “Oil Encounter” in Nigeria: “The Oil Lamb”

Philip Onoriode Aghoghovwia, Department of English, Stellenbosch University, South Africa.

44. Traditional Birth Attendance (TBA)(Midwifery) in the African Herbal and Natural Medical Practice

Dr Exim KC Ezeonye, TRADO-MD, Divine Monarch Health, Aba Nigeria

45. Solar Energy, Bio-energy and the Promotion of the Life and Survival of Man.  ENGR. NAZZERENO CERACCHI   Director SACER  ITALIA (Solar Energy  Company. Italy

46. The Ecological and Economic Importance of Solar Energy in Africa

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