Heavy Gunshots Armed Gunmen Kidnap Nigeria Senator

Several persons have been reportedly injured as gunmen kidnapped Senator Nelson Effiong, the immediate past Senator representing Akwa Ibom South (Eket Senatorial District) at the Red Chamber.

It was gathered that, the Oron-born Senator was seized by three armed hoodlums at his lounge, a popular sit-out along Oron Road, Uyo, the state capital late Sunday night. Eight of the customers, it was learnt, were injured in a resulting stampede as the patrons scampered for safety amid hails of bullets randomly fired by the hoodlums.

“I have just been shot along Oron Road,” Erick Ekwere, one of the victims cried out on social media, urging security agencies to rescue the situation”.

“The incident occurred at about 9:00 p.m on Sunday night. The armed men stormed the sit-out with a Toyota Camry car and started shooting sporadically at random, sending the customers and other guests to scamper for safety before they made straight to the former Senator” a source said.

Effiong, former Speaker of the state House of Assembly, the source added, was later whisked away by the hoodlums in a Toyota Camry car to an unknown destination for ransom cash to be negotiated. 

The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Mr Odiko Macdon, a Police Superintendent (SP) could neither pick calls to his phone or respond to text messages, but the Commissioner of Police (CP), Mr Amiengheme Andrew, assured that “there will be a statement on the matter.

HURIWA Asks Nigerians To Beg The President To Resign From Office

Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, HURIWA, has asked Nigerians to beg President Muhammadu Buhari to resign immediately.

The group is worried by the expanding frontiers of terrorism in the North West and the unprecedented levels of armed kidnappings in Katsina, Niger, Zamfara States and the constant bombardments of parts of Southern Kaduna State by armed Fulani attackers.

HURIWA raised the alarm that Nigeria was snowballing into a huge ungoverned space requiring the joint actions of World leaders and the United Nations to stave off the imminent collapse of constitutional democracy.

The rights advocacy group believes that the reason the attackers were becoming much more daring was because of the toxic body language of those in control of the political layers of power in Abuja.

The group also noted that all this was happening because of the fact that all the strategic security positions in the internal security architectures were headed by persons who share same ethno-religious orientation with the majority of the armed terrorists who were threatening the National Security and were getting away with their antics.

HURIWA said since Buhari does not believe in Federal Character in the appointment of security Chiefs and since his persistent and serial nepotistic appointments in the last 6 years has brought the nation to a near failed state, the next best option was to plead with him in the name of God to resign honourably.

HURIWA said “it will be more honourable for President Buhari to tender his letter of resignation if he still loves to see Nigeria remain unbroken.”

The rights group said this in a statement by the National Coordinator, Comrade Emmanuel Onwubiko and the National Media Affairs Director Miss Zainab Yusuf and made available to DAILY POST on Sunday.

The group regretted that since 2015 “the nation has increasingly become one huge ungoverned space following the abdication of their constitutional functions by the President and the commander-In-Chier of the Armed Forces Buhari”, who, according to the group, “has rather chosen to focus on promoting the primordial agenda of his religion and his Fulani Ethnic nationality to the deyriment, disadvantage and endangerment of the territorial integrity and national security of Nigeria.”

The rights group said the deeper cause of the national security crises facing Nigeria is the absence of an independent National Assembly since 2019 when the lackeys of Buhari were elected as the Senate President and Speaker of the Federal House of Representatives.

In the thinking of HURIWA, President “Buhari’s failure and unwillingness to decisively deal with the armed Fulani attackers because of Ethno-religious consideration is the motivation needed by such terrorist organisation like the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association to continue to threaten States that have decided to pass legislation banning open grazing of cattle.
“The Nigerian President at the moment has decided to fruitlessly chase after the private interest of cattle owners who are his kinsmen whilst neglecting his core function of protecting the territory of Nigeria from invasions by such armed groups.”

HURIWA carpeted the presidency and the National Assembly for failing to take lasting and actionable measures to combat the terror attacks while condemning the President “for failing to officially list these armed Fulani militias in those forests as terrorists and to seek clear, unambiguous international interventions by the United Nations and such nations like the United States, United Kingdom, Canada.”

HURIWA called on the National Assembly to move for the impeachment of President Buhari who can’t protect Nigerians from ‘favoured terrorists named bandits’.

HURIWA said it won’t be shocking if the terrorists were able to take over the newly purchased Tucano military jets because the current administration was unwilling to wage a law-based war on terror against the armed Fulani attackers.

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5 Health Problems You’re Actually Not Too Young For

If you’re a woman in your 20s, you probably think you don’t have to worry about health problems such as strokes and colon cancer yet. But according to new research, they could affect you sooner than you think. Recent studies indicate that some disorders associated with older age are affecting younger adults, while others are greatly influenced by what you do in your 20s and 30s.

“With the epidemic of obesity and sedentary lifestyles, we’re seeing a rise in risk factors like high cholesterol, smoking and high blood pressure in younger adults,” says Erin Michos, M.D., M.H.S., associate director of preventive cardiology for the Ciccarone Center for the Prevention of Heart Disease at The Johns Hopkins University. “But it’s important to know that these risk factors are largely preventable. If women make lifestyle changes now, they can greatly lower their risk for developing these health problems.”

Protect yourself from conditions increasingly affecting younger women. Here’s what you need to know.S

Strokes: While the majority of strokes occur in people over the age of 65, a recent study found a 32 percent spike in strokes among women ages 18 to 34. This sudden rise is concerning, Michos says. “Although it’s less common for younger women to have strokes, when they do it’s more likely to be fatal.”

What’s behind the increase? Risk factors for cardiovascular disease — high blood pressure, diabetes, high cholesterol, obesity and smoking — have doubled in millennial women. Your risk is also higher than a man your age if you’re pregnant or take birth control pills, both of which can slightly increase your chance of stroke. Autoimmune diseases such as lupus and rheumatoid arthritis, which are more common in women, are linked to a much greater risk for stroke, too.

High Blood Pressure

High blood pressure (when your blood pumps too forcefully through your veins) is often called a silent killer. That’s because most people who have it don’t have symptoms, even though the disorder is damaging the heart, kidneys, blood vessels and brain.

Seven percent of women between ages 20 and 34 have high blood pressure. While the rate may seem low, the big issue is that young adults are far less likely to be diagnosed and treated for the condition. If left untreated, high blood pressure can result in heart disease later in life and is the leading cause of strokes. In fact, just keeping your blood pressure in check reduces your risk of stroke by 48 percent.

Pregnancy may give you a preview of your risk for high blood pressure and cardiovascular disease. If you have preeclampsia (high blood pressure during pregnancy), you have a much greater chance of having high blood pressure and heart problems later on. Michos explains, “Pregnancy is like a stress test for your body. If you develop complications, it’s a sign that there may be health issues that will re-emerge afterward.”

Colon and rectal cancer

Another study recently sounded an alarm about millennials being increasingly affected by colon and rectal cancers. “The major risk factor for the vast majority of patients with colorectal cancer is just age,” says Nilo Azad, M.D., associate professor of oncology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. “But now we’re seeing a bit of an increase in a younger population, and we’re not entirely sure why.”

The point to remember is that colorectal cancer (cancer in the colon or rectum) can affect younger people. Talk to your doctor if you see blood in your stool or notice changes in your bowel habits. Because younger people are less likely to have colorectal cancer, there’s often a delay in being diagnosed. If your symptoms don’t improve with initial treatment for another condition such as hemorrhoids, ask your doctor when you should be tested for cancer.

Also, if one of your parents or a brother or sister had colorectal cancer before age 50, you should get tested earlier, advises Azad. Start getting screened 10 years before the age at which your family member was diagnosed.

Diabetes

You could have diabetes and not even know it. That’s the case for an estimated 3.1 million women in the United States, who likely don’t know they have the disease because they haven’t noticed any symptoms.

Obesity is a leading risk factor for diabetes. Younger generations — even children — have much higher rates of obesity than ever before. Because of that, it is on the rise, says Michos. “Type 2 diabetes and the obesity epidemic are driven by the ways many people live these days. We consume more calories, sweet beverages and fast food, and spend far too much time sitting.”

Hispanic, African-American and Native American women have to be especially careful when it comes to factors that contribute to type 2 diabetes. That’s because they are up to four times more likely to develop the condition. Developing type 2 diabetes also puts women more at risk for heart disease.

You can also experience a form of the disease called gestational diabetes during pregnancy. If you do, you’re 20 to 50 percent more likely to develop type 2 diabetes at a later point. This means it’s crucial to be screened for the disease more often after delivery.

Brain Shrinkage

Brain shrinkage sounds pretty scary, but it’s actually a normal part of aging. However, certain factors are linked to a faster decline in brain volume. If you have high blood pressure, diabetes, are overweight or smoke, your brain could shrink more quickly than normal, which can affect your mental capacity, says Michos.

A study shows that making heart-healthy choices in your 20s may protect your brain from shrinking years down the road.  The study also found further evidence that taking care of your health can keep your mind intact. That research revealed that people with heart disease risk factors had more amyloid deposits in the brain, which are associated with Alzheimer’s disease.

“There’s no doubt that how you live the first half of your life not only impacts your current state, but it also affects how healthy you’ll be in the second half of your life,” Michos says. 

“The Law Will Catch Up With Killers Of Sowore’s Brother, Five Persons Was Abducted”. Police Confirmed.

Those who murdered the younger brother of Omoyele Sowore, Publisher of Sahara Reporters, abducted five persons, according to the police.

Sowore had broken the news of Felix Olajide, his immediate younger brother, in a Facebook post on Saturday morning.

Describing the incident as shocking, the publisher said the law will catch up with his sibling’s killers.

“My immediate younger brother, Olajide Sowore, was today shot and killed near Okada in Edo state by reportedly herdsmen/kidnappers on his way from Igbinedion University in Edo sate where he is studying Pharmacy,” Sowore wrote on Facebook.

Confirming the tragic incident, Edo State Police Spoeksman, Bello Kontongs, said the deceased was shot by suspected kidnappers.

He said the victim was killed at Isuwa community along Lagos- Benin expressway at about 6:45am.

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Mr Maccaroni Advised President Buhari To Resign On His Twitter Page

The popular Nigerian comedian cum Activist Debo Adebayo popularly known as Mr Macaroni, on his official Twitter page blasted the President over the high level of insecurity in the country especially devastating incident that recently occurred in kastina state. The abduction of hundreds of students from their school in Kankara Local Government Area of Katsina State.

 Mr Macaroni stated that it’s a big disgrace that on the President birthday, Boko Haram released a video claiming responsibility for the abduction of the just freed 344 Kankara students. He also advise the President to resign if he can’t do the job which he was elected to do. this was shared on his twitter handle page.

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Durotimi Yearns For More Votes As Closing Date For Vote Approaches

Just as participants and lovers of the popular BBNaija are canvassing votes for their loved ones, team durotimi recently took so social media to drum support for their favourite contestant in the ongoing reality TV show tagged Actors Crib Africa.

The innovative show which has begun since 29th of August 2021 is currently showing on DStv channel 369, NTA 2, Gotv channel 114, Startimes channel 104, R2TV and Gotv channel 112, since its debuts, it has captured attentions of both old and young Africans in diverse ways compared to how reality shows are been perceived by reality show lovers.

 Fans of one of the contestants, Durotimi who also doubles as the first head of the house are pleading to Nigerians and Africans at large to make Durotimi's dream of winning the competition a reality as voting closes on the 5th of September 2021.

Below is how individuals can cast their votes to support Durotimi.

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Okele Cries Out For Financial Support

One of the popular Nigerian Nollywood Comedian, Babatunde Usman popularly known as Okele is hospitalized with unknown ailment.  

One of his colleague who visited him in the hospital made a short video of the star and said it was good for his fans to know, just in case they want to reach out to him financially.