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New Face Of Rivers NAWOJ

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The event that witnessed and announced the baptism of Ms Inale Ndubere Kodu as the Chairman of the Rivers State Chapter of National Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ) in Port Harcourt did not go beyond three hours, but it left members of the association in Rivers State beaming with joy and smiles. To these ones, it was a dawn of a new era, for they expect to savour the experience in a long time to come.

From her acceptance address immediately after her inauguration as the new Chairman, Ms Inale Ndubere Kodu did not leave anybody in doubt as to her capability in steering the boat of the Rivers State chapter of the National Association of Women Journalists entrusted in her care.

In a chat with our correspondent, the new Chairman of NAWOJ,  Rivers State, extemporaneously x-rayed the body called NAWOJ Rivers, its challenges and expressed unequivocally how she intends to reactivate and make it get to its eventual and expected destination.

In her words, she said “one of my main hopes is that we resuscitate the association. We have to start by knowing first and foremost the numerical strength of the professional female journalists in the state. As I speak with you, the exco is already creating a data base of the female journalists in Rivers State. This we think will help us assess what comes out of the collaborative effort we intend to embark on.

When we came on board, we saw the need for a  secretariat for the association to operate from, that we have quickly secured and for now, the Rivers State NAWOJ has an office in the NUJ temporary building within The Tide premises.

In trying to reposition the association, we intend collaborating with the Rivers State government especially the governor’s wife, Dame Judith Amaechi on her laudable project the Empowerment Support Initiative (ESI).

Through the collaboration, a lot of public enlightenment will be carried out by the female journalists in the state to ensure the sustainability of the programme and see to it that the women especially the rural women understand the need to key into programmes on ground.

There is also the issue of health in terms of reducing maternal mortality in the state. We are also aiming to divert women’s mind from superstitious beliefs especially on cases of infertility.

As the saying goes, knowledge is power, in Rivers State we know that a lot emphasis had been placed on education. The women in the state are the mothers of the youths and home makers, if they be properly informed on how they can gain access to most of the educational facilities put in place by my administration, they would be better positioned to advise their children and wards on how to go about their educational pursuit.

Women will also have to know the importance of getting themselves educated as well, no matter how old they think they might be.

Basically, the new face of the Rivers NAWOJ intends to give women in Rivers State a voice that will be heard in every sector of the society whether it be in the area of politics, business or professional capacity.

Women will play a major role in the developmental plans of the state government.

Women are passionate and are best  understood by their fellow women, that is why NAWOJ intends to be actively involved in every aspect of gender issue  that concerns women.

We are also interested in producing more 21st century female journalists, since the world had gone global, we can’t lag behind. There will be ample opportunities  for members to be sponsored on fellowship’ abroad. This we think will help them mingle with other foreign journalists and exchange  experiences with one another. This is a project of uthermost importance  to my exco and right now, we have had favourable responses”.

Ms Inale  who sees  female journalists as a people saddled with the responsibility of protecting the interest of the society calls on them to rise up to their responsibility by way of making enough impact as to correct some disadvantaged  stands of women in terms of politics, education, health and economic emancipation.

She also enjoins women generally to see themselves as God’s gifts to the world hence the need to view themselves as a veritable instruments in fighting the ills bedeviling the society they have given birth to.

It will be recalled that the Nigeria Association of Women Journalists, Rivers State, had on the 25th August, 2011 elected a new executive council to pilot its affairs for the next three years.

Sylvia ThankGod-Amadi

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The Wise Woman

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The wise woman builds her home. Mothers are supposed to live exemplary lives. The roles of mothers in the building of the modern Christian home cannot be overemphasized.
The function of the mother is to help the man build the home. She is a helper. A helper to the husband when the man is not doing well. It is important for the wise woman to assist when the man is not able to meet up with the items needed in the home.
A wise woman needs to reference God first and then the husband. Also the wise woman should respect her husband.
Caring for her own children as well as others is very crucial.
Do not despise children from other mothers. Discipline the child who is going the wrong way.
Ensure family bonding, show love and don’t discriminate. Connection with children is very important, especially the females. Find out who is her friend. Also find out the kind of lives they live. Caution, counsel and guide so that they make good partners.
Teaching children the dos and donts should start from birth. Inculcate the word of God in them so that when they grow, will not depart from it.
From the Scripture, some women influenced their families positively. Virgin Mary influenced the world, she never destroyed herself hence she gave birth to Jesus Christ.
Elizabeth, despite her age, God blessed her as she waited patiently.
A wise should curb favouritism in the family and love children equally. Whether a child is your biological child or not, it is necessary to show love equally. Reprimanding the children should be the function of both man and wife.

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The Desire Of Every Woman In Marriage

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Marriage is beautiful when there is love. Before and after marriage, couples show love to themselves. But you discover that after some years, that same love turn to be something else. A lot of people start going through emotional trauma in the hands of their loved spouses.
There are many things the woman desires to keep the love on as far as marriage is concerned.
Women are blesssed with feminine abilities that can be used for good in husbands lives. With your abilities, you can create a marriage that will last till couples get old.
A woman needs
man that is honest,  trustworthy,  nice,  loving and financially stable.
There are no two ways about finance in marriage. No matter the level of love, if there is no reasonable finance,  it is always difficult to manage the home.
Referring to the Biblical belief in Genesis 3: “Your desire  shall be unto you…….. “
What this means is that whatever the woman desires in life shall be provided as far as she performs her role in her home. There are many things  the woman expects her husband to take care of.
A woman wants a husband that is not lazy,  at least helping to do one or two things when he is at home.
A man that is educated and intelligent so that they will transfer such traits to their children.
Knowing that there are traits that her husband has,  traits of taking care of people,  giving freely to people and caring for her family. She expects him to exhibit them.
A woman wants to love a husband that has family interest at heart. A man that spends time with his family,  remembering his family even as he is away from home.
No matter where he finds himself, he is not destracted by external influence. He returns home to his loved ones.
A woman should not antagonise her husband because of one error or the other. No matter the level of offence he may have committed, you still show some love.
According to the Scripture, it is with wisdom that a woman builds her home. As far as he rreturns home, you accept him as your own.
It is not as if the woman will not monitor her husband, but to certain limit.  Don’t be a monitoring spirit.  Don’t allow anything to take your joy.
Don’t loose trust in your husband. The idea of checking your husband’s phone should be discouraged. The more you check your husband and his phone, the more you loose your joy.
You can show some form of jealousy, but to an extent. Cooperation, respect and being honoured from time to time is what the woman desires.
The home should not be a battle ground for a woman and man.  A woman should be able to ask herself if the check on her husband will pay her any good.
Draw a line to a point where you checkmate your husband’s activities.
A woman wants a man that will love her and telling her you love her will be all she desires.

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The Desire Of Every Woman In Marriage

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A woman needs a man that is honest,  trustworthy,  nice,  loving and financially stable.
There are no two ways about finance in marriage. No matter the level of love, If there is no money,  it is always difficult.


Referring to the Biblical belief in Genesis 3:Your desire  shall be unto you……..
That is one aspect  the woman expects her husband to take care of.
A woman wants a husband that is not lazy,  at least helping to do one or two things.   A man that is educated and intelligent.
She knows that there is a trait that her husband has.  Traits of taking care of people,  giving freely to people and caring for her family.
A woman wants to love a husband that has family interest at heart. A man that spends time with his family,  remembering his family even as he is away from home.
A woman should not antagonise her husband because of one error or the other. No matter the level of offence he may have committed, you still show some love.


According to the Scripture, it is with wisdom that the women builds her home.
It is not as if the woman will not monitor her husband, but to certain limit.  Don’t be a monitoring spirit.  Don’t allow anything to take your joy.
Don’t loose trust in your husband.
The idea of checking your husband’s phone should be discouraged. The more you check your husband and his phone, the more you loose your joy.


The home should not be a battle ground for a woman and man.  A woman should be able to ask herself if the check on her husband will pay her any good.
Draw a line to a point where you checkmate your husband’s activities.
A woman wants a man that will love her and telling her you love her will be all she desires.

Eunice Choko-Kayode

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