Pain can drive you crazy
There are more chronic pain sufferers than diabetics, stroke and cancer patients added together. In 2012, the American Academy of Pain Medicine published figures that showed 27 percent of reported pain was backache, 15 percent was neck pain, 15 percent was for severe headaches and 4 percent for facial pain. The same publication stated that among chronic pain sufferers, 86 percent report poorsleep, 75 percent report depression, 74 percent complain of low energy, 70 percent report poor concentration and 59 percent complain of decreased enjoyment of life.
UBA, EMEKA: APGA faults S-Court judgment
The All Progressive Grand Alliance, APGA yesterday faulted the recent Supreme Court judgment that declared Chief Chris Uba and Prince John Emeka winners in the last senatorial election conducted in Anambra South and Anambra North Senatorial zones respectively on grounds that it contravened sections 140 and 141 of the Electoral Act 2010 as amended.
Fixing Nigeria’s ‘socially useless’ banks
There is no shortage of excitement in Nigeria today. Although the incredible revelations regarding #DasukiGate read like something straight out of a telenovela, one must appreciate that it is necessary to purge the system of corrupt acts and persons in order for this country (and its government) to successfully function.
Image speaks volume in any business – Hajiya Bola Muse, maritime mogul
I knew right from childhood that I wanted to become a businesswoman. My dream was to be like my mother in business. Freight forwarding however came by accident. Right from my childhood, I have always loved challenging jobs. My father believed that a woman should get married and stay in the kitchen rather than get education. We lived in Kano and I grew up there. After secondary school, I worked in several offices in Kano just to garner working experience. As I said earlier, I got into the clearing job by accident.
Discordant voices over Anambra community’s royal stool
Awka—THERE have been dissenting voices in Ezennaja-Amada village, Oraukwu, in Idemili South LGA, Anambra State, over the selection of the traditional ruler for the community. However, a section of Ezennaja-Amada has denied any rift over the choice of a candidate for the stool. Chief Ogoo Mmeni, Chairman of Ezennaja-Amada village, whose turn it is to produce the traditional ruler, said that contrary to insinuation in some quarters, there is no crisis in Oraukwu over the selection of the next traditional ruler of the town, adding that all the required processes for the selection have been carried out successfully.
Igwe of Nanka celebrates last Ofala in grand style
AWKA—THE people of Nnaka, Orumba North Local Government Area of Anambra State, last week, celebrated their late traditional ruler, Igwe Gilbert Nwabueze Ofomata, who ruled the community for 24 years before joining his ancestors on February 9, 2015. Igwe Ofomata, whose title was Obu Nanka of Nanka, was selected and crowned after recognition by the then Military Administrator of Anambra State, Navy Captain Joseph Abulu in 1991. In fact, he was among the first traditional rulers to be recognised after the new Anambra State was created.
