Obesity and the Nigerian
Obesity is defined as abnormal or excessive fat accumulation that presents a risk to health. It associated with non-communicable diseases (NCDS) like type 2 diabetes, hypertension, and heart disease. At an individual level, obesity is as a result of the combination of excessive food energy intake and a lack of physical activity. Other causes include inactivity, pregnancy, and lack of sleep, genetics, medical reasons, or psychiatric illness. According to research carried out on Nigeria in the past, over a quarter of Nigeria’s population is obese.
Bombings at APC rally: Atiku calls for calm
Former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar, has called on Nigerians to be calm following Tuesday’s bombings in Yobe and Rivers States which claimed the lives of several persons.
Tayo Faniran, Toke Makinwa excited as they become Payporte ambassadors
A MODEL and Big Brother Africa season 9 housemate, Tayo Faniran and On-Air-Personality and a TV host, Toke Makinwa have started the year on a good note as they were recently unveiled to the public as the brand ambassadors of Payporte Global Systems Limited, an online shopping and retail brand.
DSS investigates Okirika APC rally attack
Following an attack on the All Progressive Congress (APC) rally in Rivers State, the Department of State Service (DSS), Tuesday, said it had taken over the matter for a thorough investigation. – See more at: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/02/dss-investigates-okirika-apc-rally-attack/#sthash.wUlma8S8.dpuf
Buhari equipped the military far better than Jonathan
The All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Organisation (APCPCO) has disputed the message of a newspaper advertorial about Nigeria’s military expenditure during the 20-month reign of General Muhammadu Buhari, saying that the presidential candidate of the APC expended more in equipping the military within his short stint as Head of State than President Jonathan did in two years.
Defendant’s illness stalls Cynthia Osokogwu’s murder trial
Cynthia Osokogwu murder trial suffered another adjournment on Wednesday an Igbosere High Court, Lagos, due to the alleged illness of Ezike Olisa-Chidera, one of the defendants.
I-G orders full scale investigation into Okrika shootings
The Inspector-General of Police, Mr Suleiman Abba, has ordered a full-scale investigation into the shooting incident at the All Progressives Congress (APC) rally at Okrika in Rivers, on Tuesday.
Air strike on Niger village kills at least 20
Between 20 and 30 mourners at a funeral ceremony were killed when an unidentified plane bombarded a village in Niger near the Nigerian border, local officials and humanitarian sources said Wednesday.
Court jails 2 men for stealing church billboard.
A Wuse Zone 2 Magistrates’ Court, Abuja, on Wednesday sentenced two men, Julius Morrison and Abdurahman Sale, to one month imprisonment each, for stealing a church billboard, valued at N160,000. Morrison, 29, and Sale, 23, both residents of Mabushi, Abuja, were arraigned on a two-count charge of conspiracy and stealing.
Why I featured Sound Sultan, W4, Cynthia Morgan in my new single —Mcvance
EDwin O. Ayovuna, popularly known as Mcvance , is indeed one of the music producers in Nigeria who have written their names in gold. The multi-talented producer, sound engineer and singer who recently dropped a single, Suddenly, where he featured Nigerian born female rapper, Cynthia Morgan has opened up on why…
UK journalist’s resignation after HSBC leaks makes waves
A British journalist’s resignation and public denouncements of his newspaper’s coverage of the HSBC tax leaks scandal has shocked the media establishment. Chief political commentator Peter Oborne announced his resignation from the Daily Telegraph on Tuesday in a searing attack on the newspaper published online.
Any further vote delay ‘unconstitutional’: Jega
A further postponement of Nigeria’s general elections beyond the rescheduled polling day of March 28 would be “unconstitutional”, INEC boss, Attahiru Jega, said on Wednesday. “I don’t see how anybody can contemplate any extension beyond these six weeks because there is no constitutional grounds on which you can do that,” Jega said in testimony to the Senate.
UN Security Council adopts resolution endorsing new cease-fire on Ukraine crisis
The UN Security Council has unanimously adopted a resolution endorsing measures for the implementation of the new truce on Ukraine crisis. In the Russian-drafted resolution, the Council reaffirmed its full respect for the sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity of Ukraine. The council also expressed its grave concern at the tragic events and violence in eastern regions of Ukraine.
Authorities probe ‘racist’ Chelsea fans video
French prosecutors and British police on Wednesday pledged to investigate footage of self-proclaimed “racist” Chelsea supporters preventing a black man from boarding a Paris subway train.
NATO urges Russia to ‘withdraw all forces’ from eastern Ukraine
NATO on Wednesday urged Russia to withdraw all forces from eastern Ukraine and to stop its support for separatists as a ceasefire appeared to unravel.
Man used baby as club to attack lover, S.African court told
A man accused of murdering his baby daughter by using her as a club to attack his girlfriend has appeared in a South African court, local media reported Wednesday. Police said it was believed an argument erupted when the 32-year-old Cameroonian man questioned whether he was really the three-day-old girl’s father.
