Posts

Showing posts from April, 2015

The school called marriage

Marriage is the only school where u get the Certificate before you start. It's also a school where you will never graduate. It's a school without a break or a free period. It's a school where no one is allowed to drop out. It's a school you will have to attend every day of your life. It's a school where there is no sick leave or holidays. It's a school founded by God: Be reminded that you are just a student not the principal. God is the only Principal. Even in times of storms, don't be unwise and run outside. Keep in mind that, this school is the safest place to be. Never go to sleep before completing your assignments for the day. Never forget the C-word...Communicate. Communicate to your classmate and to the Principal. If you find out something in your classmate (spouse) that you do not appreciate. Remember your classmate is also just a student not a graduate. God is not finished with him/her yet. So take it as a challenge and work on it ...

How getting screened for colon cancer could save a life

Image
A lot of people know the colon or large intestine as the part of the body that holds stool before having a bowel movement. But this organ is much more important and central to health and well-being. While stool storage is an important task the colon performs, the colon also absorbs most of the water from the digested material leaving the small intestine. Without this reabsorbing ability, we’d lose huge amounts of water in our stool and quickly become dangerously dehydrated. The colon also holds a huge and diverse population of bacteria that further digest the parts of food our body couldn’t break down. In exchange for these nutrients, these bacteria generate a wide variety of vitamins that our body otherwise can’t produce. These healthy bacteria also help to protect us from infection and keep our bodies healthy. How do colon cancer formed? Cancers begin when a single cell mutates enough to start growing out of control. As the cancer builds up more and mo...

Fact about breast

Image
Did you know that: The women of Russia, Finland, Sweden and Norway have the largest breasts in the world. World’s biggest breast implants are a size 38KKK The average breast weight is around 1.1 pounds One breast is usually one fifth of a cup larger than the other Bra and its sizing is invented in 1920s by Ida Rosenthal and her husband, founders of Maidenform. 80 percent of women wear bras that are the wrong size for them. Breast enlargement may lead to higher risk of suicide The left breast is usually larger 1 in 18 people is born with 3 nipples . Men can lactate too Norma Stitz, a 52-year-old from Atlanta, Georgia, has the world’s largest natural breasts (as reportedly confirmed by Guinness) — 102ZZZs. That’s 3.5 feet of cleavage and each side weighs in at 56 pounds. The average woman now wears a 34DD-sized bra. Check out this infographic that shows some amazing facts about large breasts:

Senator Uche Chukwumerije is dead

Image
A statement by Senate Spokesman, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe described the lawmaker who until his death was the Chairman, Senate Committee on Education as political giant and one of the nation,s finest legislator. Abaribe said the lawmaker who represented Abia North Senatorial District of Abia state in the current senate easily passes as a repository of legislative tradition and practice. “The Senate will surely miss his erudite contributions on the floor of the chamber and his painstaking approach to committee work. Chukwumerije was indeed an embodiment of legislative tradition and consummate activists democrat who loved his people passionately”, he said.

Fresh outbreak of epidemic in Ondo state

An outbreak of a strange ailment has claimed more than twenty five lives in Ode Irele in Irele local government area of Ondo State, a community leader has told SaharaReporters. Ondo state commissioner of health, Dayo Adeyanju claims disease outbreak not "Ebola" In a telephone interview with our correspondent, the community leader, Ayodele Omole, stated that the “strange ailment” broke out on Wednesday morning and had already created panic among residents, adding that many people were fleeing from the community. In a radio broadcast, the Ondo State Commissioner for Health, Dayo Adeyanju, confirmed the outbreak, but assured residents that it was not Ebola. Even though the source of the epidemic has not been determined, Mr. Omole stated that many residents had blamed it on an “evil spiritual attack.” “We noticed the strange ailment yesterday (Wednesday),” said Mr. Omole. “Several people lost their sight before they died instantly. ...

Cost of drinking

Lady Interviewer: Do you drink? Man: Yes Lady Interviewer: How much a day? Man: Around 1/2 a bottle of whisky. Lady Interviewer: How much does whisky cost? Man: Roughly $30.00. Lady Interviewer: How long have you been drinking like that? Man: 30 years Lady Interviewer: That means you have spent roughly $150,000 on booze. Man: OK Lady Interviewer: Did it ever occur to you that if you did not drink you could have bought a Ferrari? Man: Do you drink? Lady Interviewer: No Man: So where is your Ferrari?

Funny reason for divorce

Judge Jeffries was interviewing a woman regarding her pending divorce, and asks, 'What exactly are the grounds for your divorce?' Amy replied, 'Approximately four acres and a nice little home in the middle of the property with a stream running by.' 'No,' Judge Jeffries continued, 'I mean what is the foundation of this case?' 'It is made of concrete, brick and mortar,' responded Amy promptly. 'I mean,' he sighed, 'What are your relations like?' 'Ah well, I have an aunt and uncle living here in town, and so do my husband's parents.' Judge Jeffries asked, 'Do you have a real grudge?' 'No, we haven't,' Amy replied, 'We have a two-car carport and have never really needed one.' 'Please,' Judge Jeffries took a deep breath and tried again, 'is there any infidelity in your marriage?' 'Yes, both my son and daughter have stereo sets. We don't necessarily like the...

Benefits of putting onion under your feet

Image
Most people know that onions can make a good meal great. However, what many don’t realize is how extensive the healing benefits are and how powerful an onion really can be. Often called the Queen vegetable, they are commonly used in traditional Chinese medicine to absorb and remove illnesses from the body. Studies show the bottoms of a person’s feet have over 7000 nerve endings and are direct links to one’s internal organs. By doing something as simple as cutting up an onion and placing it inside your socks while you sleep, you could be healthier or even healed of your virus in just a matter of time. The onion has been cultivated for over 5000 years. To ancient Egyptians, onions symbolized eternity and were commonly used as funerary offerings and even offerings to the gods. The exact time and place of the creation of the onion is unknown to us; however, their significance in food, medicine, art, and even worship is undeniable. But more notably, their use...

Win in Kwara

Image
The Chief Returning Officer of gubernatorial election in Kwara State, Professor Musbau Akanji yesterday declared the gubernatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed as winner of the election. Professor Akanji said that Governor Ahmed who was seeking re-election polled 295,832 votes to defeat the candidate of the PDP Senator Simeon Ajibola who scored 115,220 votes and came far second while the candidate of Labour Party Dr Mike Omotosho polled 2,973 to come third. Similarly, the APC as declared by the respective returning officers won all the twenty four House of Assembly seats across the 16 local governments in the state.

Ortom wins Benue and Tambuwal wins Sokoto

The APC, governorship candidate in Benue State, Dr. Samuel Ortom has emerged the winner of last Saturday’s governorship elections in the state. In the results so far collated by INEC in Makurdi, from 22 out of 23 local government areas of the state, Dr. Ortom polled 394,047 votes to defeat Mr. Terhemen Tarzoor of the PDP who polled 302,324 votes. Though the votes from Buruku Local Government Area were being expected at press time, it was not expected to alter the outcome of the entire result. As it stands, the difference between the votes garnered by the APC and PDP candidates is 91,723. Meantime, the PDP won 15 of the State House of Assembly seats so far released by the electoral body, the APC had 10, Labour Party secured one seat while results from four state constituencies were still being awaited. The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, was yesterday declared winner of the Sokoto State governorship election. The state’s ...

Ugwuanyi Wins Enugu guber poll

The PDP, candidate in the April 11 governorship election, Mr. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi has won with 482,277 votes against his main challenger of the APC, Okey Ezea who polled 43,839 votes. Returning officer of the election, Prof. Hillary Edoga, Vice Chancellor, Federal University of Agriculture, Umudike, Abia State, announced the result precisely at 3.36 p.m. at the INEC office, Independence Layout, Enugu. The announcement was followed with wild jubilation as residents of Enugu made bonfires along strategic streets in Enugu metropolis. However, the APC candidate in a press conference called for the cancellation of the election. “As far as we are concerned, there was no election in Enugu State, so we call on the INEC to cancel the exercise and fix a date for a fresh election “We cannot continue with this rubbish in Enugu State any longer; all of you are witnesses to what happened yesterday and if that is what we should expect in Enugu State, it is very unfortunate. ...

PDP wins 19 House seats in Ondo as two die

The PDP in Ondo State won 19 of the 24 house of Assembly seats declared by INEC in the last Saturday election just as two hoodlums were shot dead for hijacking electoral materials. It’s main opposition APC secured five seats while the results of Ilaje 1 and 11 constituencies were declared inconclusive. The PDP won in Idanre, Ifedore, Ese Odo, Akure South 1, Akure North, Akoko South East, Akoko North West 11, Akoko North East, Ile-Oluji/ Okeigbo, Irele, Odigbo 1 and Odigbo11, Okitipupa 1 and Okitipupa 11, Ondo East, Ondo West 1 and Ondo West 11, Ose, and Owo 1. The opposition APC won the seats in Owo11, Akoko North West 1, Akoko South West 1, Akoko South west 11 and Akure South 11. Addressing newsmen in Akure yesterday on the outcome of the Saturday poll, the Resident Electoral Commissioner Olusegun Agbaje said that the two electoral offenders were shot dead by Naval Officers in the oil rich Ilaje areas of the state. Agbaje added that eight guns, six mobile phones be...

Elliot, Lai mohammed's son, others deckared winners as Obanikoro, Ajomale's sons lose

The opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has made in-road into the Lagos State House of Assembly, winning six of the 18 seats so far declared. Results for 22 constituencies are being awaited. Among the six PDP House members-elect is an Igbo, Mr Emeka Idimogu elected to represent Oshodi-Isolo Constituency II. This is as Nollywood star, Desmond Elliot of the All Progressives Congress (APC) won in Surulere I constituency and Lai Mohammed’s son, Folajimi also of the APC won the Ikeja I seat. Meanwhile, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro’s son, Babajide and Chief Henry Ajomale’s son, Olayinka, failed to win their constituencies. Babajide ran in Eti-Osa II while Olayinka sought for the Oshodi-Isolo II seat. Alhaji Lai Mohammed is the National Publicity Secretary of the APC; Ajomale is the Lagos State Chairman of the APC while Senator Obanikoro is Minister of State, Foreign Affairs. Those elected include: Desmond Elliot (Surulere I), APC Mrs Mosunmola Sangodara-Ro...

Ambode wins Lagos governor's poll

Image
Akinwunmi Ambode of the APC has emerged winner in the governorship election in Lagos beating his close rival Jimi Agbaje of the PDP Ambode polled 811,994 votes to defeat Agbaje of the PDP, who polled 659,788 votes. APC won in 15 local government areas, while PDP won in five local government areas across the state. Prof Isaac Adewole, INEC, returning officer for Lagos State governorship election, announced Ambode as winner at about 7. 30 pm having satisfied all the requirements in line with the electoral act According to Adewole, the margin of lead between Ambode and Agbaje is 152,206 while the total number of voters is 13,972, this he said was far less than margin of votes and would not invalidate the exercise. He said both parties scored 25 percent of votes cast in 20 local government areas. While describing the exercise as one of the most credible elections in the country, Adewole expressed his appreciation to INEC officials, security agencies, IG, Suleiman Abba and...

Oyo: Ajimobi breaks the re-election jinx

Governor Abiola Ajimobi has become the first governor to govern Oyo State twice. He defeated two other former governors in the state to clinch victory in a keenly-contested election. This came as Accord Party refused to sign the result sheets saying he was directed by his party not to sign. The secretary of the party, Nureni Adisa, said the mandate of his party had been stolen. The former governors who contested with the incumbent governor are Otunba Adebayo Alao-Akala of Labour Party and Senator Rashidi Ladoja of Accord. At press time, Ajimobi had won 20 out of the 33 local governments in the state leaving Ladoja with only seven and Akala with six.

APGA win anambra

Results of 25 out of the 30 House of Assembly seats in Anambra State have been declared by the INEC, with the ruling All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, in the state winning all. The state Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC, Mr. Edwin Nwatarali, who gave details of the Saturday’s polls in the state, said that there would be elections on April 18, 2015 in four state constituencies where the exercise was inconclusive. The result of Anambra West state constituency was still being collated at the time the REC was briefing reporters. Areas where there were inconclusive polls include Aguata 1 constituency (where election will be repeated at Uga ward), the whole of Ekwusigo constituency where a chieftain of one of the political parties led thugs to cart away election materials before the commencement of the exercise on Saturday, as well as in Anaocha 1 constituency, where there would be repeat election in five polling units at Adazi Ani, one polling unit at Adazi Nnuk...

El-Rufai prevails in Kaduna as Yero concedes defeat

Image
Kaduna State Governorship candidate of the APC, Mallam Nasir El Rufai emerged winner of the contest, beating his main rival,incumbent Governor Mukhtar Ramalan Yero of the PDP. Governor Yero conceded defeat even before the final announcement of the results in favour of the former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT. El-Rufai tweeted that Governor Yero had called to congratulate him. El Rufai tweeted at 3:20pm yesterday saying, “I just received a phone call from Gov. Mukhtar Yero congratulating me for winning the Kaduna guber election. I thanked him too”. Meanwhile, the returning officer for Kaduna state Gubernatorial election, Prof. Jafar Makau Kaura, declared Mallam Nasir El Rufai of the APC as the governor elect of Kaduna State at 6.20 p.m.

APC's Abubakar wins in Bauchi

In Bauchi State, Mr Mohammed Abubakar of the APC won the governorship election. Abubakar scored 654,934 votes to beat his main challenger, Auwal Jatau of the PDP who scored 282,650 votes across the 20 local councils of the state. Abubakar won in 19 local councils while Jatau, who won only in Bogoro local government area of the state where he polled 16,980 votes as against the APC which had 9,914 votes. The Bauchi State returning officer, Mohammed Kabiru Faruk, a Professor and Vice Chancellor of the Federal University, Kashere, Gombe State who announced the results at the INEC office in Bauchi returned Abubakar as the winner after meeting all the requirments.

Umahi wins Ebonyi in land slide victory

Image
Ebonyi State Deputy Governor and PDP Governorship candidate, Engr Dave Umahi won the April 11 governorship election after scoring 289,867 votes to beat his closest rival, Edward Nkwegu of the Labour Party, who polled 124, 817 votes. The governorship candidate of APC, Senator Julius Ucha came third with 27, 583 votes. Announcing the result at the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC’s) headquarters in Abakaliki, the State Collation Officer and Vice-Chancellor of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Prof. Joseph Ahaneku declared that Umahi had met all the constitutional requirements and returned elected. Meanwhile, the state governor, Chief Martin Elechi was defeated in his home town in Ikwo Local Council, as he was unable to deliver his preferred candidate, Nkwegu.

APC sweeps Governor poll

Image
LAGOS — WITH ferocious intensity, the All Progressives Congress (APC), yesterday, swept into its kitty most of the 29 governorship seats contested at the weekend. The huge victory has catapulted the party to the enviable position of the dominant party in Nigeria. With the results announced at press time, the APC won in 19 states and was leading in Plateau and Kebbi states while the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) won in Akwa Ibom, Ebonyi, Gombe and Enugu and was coasting home to victory in Rivers, Delta and Taraba. This came as the PDP made in-road to the Lagos State House of Assembly winning six seats for the first time as APC’s Mr Akinwunmi Ambode won a tightly contested governorship election beating PDP’s Jimi Agbaje. Meanwhile, Senator Abiola Ajimobi, yesterday, broke the re-election jinx, which has dogged Oyo State politics since 1983 by winning the governorship polls after fencing off Senator Rasheed Ladoja of the Accord Party; Christopher Alao Akal...

Violence in Gabon after the death of Andre Mba Obame

Opposition supporters in Gabon have set fire to the embassy of Benin and burnt cars in the streets of the capital Libreville. Reports say the violence came after the announcement of the death of senior opposition figure Andre Mba Obame. The 57-year-old died after a prolonged illness in neighbouring Cameroon earlier on Sunday. Mr Obame refused to accept defeat in elections in 2009 and declared himself president. The former advisor to long-time President Omar Bongo lost that election to the president's son Ali Bongo. 'Unclear conditions' But Mr Obame said that he was the rightful winner and legitimate president. His National Union (NU) party was dissolved by the government as a result, and Mr Obame was accused of treason. The ban on the NU party was lifted in February. The NU announced Mr Obame's death in the Cameroonian capital Yaounde but did not give a cause of death. Some of his supporters have accused the government of murdering Mr Obame. "I ...

Amosun's victory: PDP kicks, alleges irregularities

The PDP in Ogun State has kicked against the declaration of Senator Ibikunle Amosun as winner of the governorship election in the state. The party said the development “ is clearly not a true reflection of Ogun people’s wish and it will be challenged as appropriate”. The INEC in the state had declared Amosun who is the candidate of the All Progressives Congress as governor-elect having polled 306,988 votes to defeat the PDP governorship candidate in the state, Prince Gboyega Isiaka who polled 201,440 votes. Reacting to Amosun’s declaration, the party, through the Gboyega Nasir Isiaka Campaign Organization declared the gubernatorial election “as very unfortunate and a travesty staged to help the APC achieve victory”. The party in a statement signed by Director of Media , Ifekayode Akinbode , said “whereas , INEC declared APC the winner with 307,008 votes and the PDP coming second with 201,440 votes, we are not oblivious of the clea...

Misao Okawa, world's oldest person, dies at age 117

Image
(CNN)— Misao Okawa, the world's oldest person according to Guinness World Records, has died at the age of 117. Okawa passed away Wednesday morning in Osaka, Japan, Tadahi Uchimura, a local official from the city told CNN. She left behind three children, four grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Okawa was born on March 5, 1898.