Wixkid Tweeted ........Moving On

 

Hmm, See what Star Boy Wizkid recently tweeted “Sometimes Love is just not Enough …Moving On” I hope is not what am thinking. Please, what does he mean by this statement? Is he contemplating of knotting tie with her or otherwise? hmm. Wizkid help me out.

U.S Website Scolds Mariah Carey For Coming To Perform In A Country Full Of Fraudulent Acts

 

After Mariah Carey performed in Nigeria and posted a picture online saying “Backstage in Nigeria” lots of comment has raised both from the side of those who invited her and from her own side, but the truth is that she isn’t the first performer who has taken a paycheck for appearing in countries known for performing in Nigeria, other artiste has found their way to perform in Nigeria like Chris brown and some others. But recently a United States gossip site Radar Online yesterday scolded Mariah Carey in an article posted on their site, saying she shouldn't have accepted to do a gig in a country known for 'terror, death and fraud'. What nonsense, they can talk when the US is the number one crime capital of the world. Read the Radar Online article below... on Saturday.But maybe the songbird should have done some homework before agreeing to the gig? Her show was at Access Bank’s Christmas Party which was also a farewell bash for the bank’s managing director. And while Access Bank is a reputable financial institution, should Carey have known a few basics about the African nation before taking the paycheck? Ironically — given that she was performing for bankers — it seems Carey wasn’t aware Nigeria is well-known as the center of the world’s email financial crimes! Nigeria is even part of the name — as in “Nigerian 411 Scams.” Nigeria is also, according to the United Nations, the hub of human trafficking as “a source, destination and transit country. AND, just for good measure, there are mass killings going on in two Nigerian states right now, and according to Human Rights Watch, the violence is being ignored by federal authorities. Shocking that citizens of other countries are scared of our country and that's why they are against her for risking her life to perform in such a country like ours. “Systemic corruption in the Nigeria Police Force” is the problem, a HRW spokesperson told CNN.

Credited: Nigeriafilm.com
 

Regina Askia Turns 46

 

Happy Birthday to Regina Askia-Williams is a Nigerian-born, American-based registered nurse, healthcare and educational activist, television producer, writer, and public speaker, who found fame as an actress and model. More years to come.

10 Health Problems Related To Stress That You Can Fix

 Still, you might be wondering why. Why would stress make us sick? Why would an emotional feeling wreck havoc on our bodies? Stress isn't only a feeling. "Stress isn't just in your head," Winner says. It's a built-in physiologic response to a threat. When you're stressed, your body responds. Your blood vessels constrict. Your blood pressure and pulse rise. You breathe faster. Your bloodstream is flooded with hormones such as cortisol and adrenaline. "When you're chronically stressed, those physiologic changes, over time, can lead to health problems," by Winner.

 What are some of the most significant health problems related to stress? Here's a sampling.

1. Heart disease. Researchers have long suspected that the stressed-out, type A personality has a higher risk of high blood pressure and heart problems. We don't know why, exactly. Stress might have a direct effect on the heart and blood vessels. It's also possible that stress is related to other problems -- an increased likelihood of smoking or obesity -- that indirectly increase the heart risks.
   Doctors do know that sudden emotional stress can be a trigger for serious cardiac problems, including heart attacks. People who have chronic heart problems need to avoid acute stress as much as they can.
2. Asthma. Many studies have shown that stress can worsen asthma. Some evidence suggests that a parent's chronic stress might even increase the risk of developing asthma in their children. One study looked at how parental stress affected the asthma rates of young children who were also exposed to air pollution or whose mothers smoked during pregnancy. The kids with stressed out parents had a substantially higher risk of developing asthma.
3. Obesity. Excess fat in the belly seems to pose greater health risks than fat on the legs or hips -- and unfortunately, that's just where people with high stress seem to store it. "Stress causes higher levels of the hormone cortisol," says Winner, "and that seems to increase the amount of fat that's deposited in the abdomen." 
4. Diabetes. Stress can worsen diabetes in two ways. First, it increases the likelihood of bad behaviors, such as unhealthy eating and excessive drinking. Second, stress seems to raise the glucose levels of people with type 2 diabetes directly.
5. Headaches. Stress is considered one of the most common triggers for headaches -- not just tension headaches, but migraines as well.
6. Depression and anxiety. It's probably no surprise that chronic stress is connected with higher rates of depression and anxiety. One survey of recent studies found that people who had stress related to their jobs -- like demanding work with few rewards -- had an 80% higher risk of developing depression within a few years than people with lower stress. 
7. Gastrointestinal problems. Here's one thing that stress doesn't do -- it doesn't cause ulcers. However, it can make them worse. Stress is also a common factor in many other GI conditions, such as chronic heartburn (GERD) and IBS, Winner says.
8. Alzheimer's disease. One animal study found that stress might worsen Alzheimer's disease, causing its brain lesions to form more quickly. Some researchers speculate that reducing stress has the potential to slow down the progression of the disease.
9. Accelerated aging. There's actually evidence that stress can affect how you age. One study compared the DNA of mothers who were under high stress -- they were caring for a chronically ill child -- with women who were not. Researchers found that a particular region of the chromosomes showed the effects of accelerated aging. Stress seemed to accelerate aging about 9 to 17 additional years.
10. Premature death. A study looked at the health effects of stress by studying elderly caregivers looking after their spouses -- people who are naturally under a great deal of stress. It found that caregivers had a 63% higher rate of death than people their age who were not caregivers.

Okiki Releases concluding part of Folashade

Award winning films and music marketing company, Okiki films&music production has released the concluding part of its wave-making flick, Folashade.

IEA Set To Unite Ndi Igbos

The Igbo Excellence Awards, IEA, an annual cultural and social contemporary event, will berth on Saturday, 1 February, 2014. The event is designed to celebrate Igbo sons and daughters, who have excelled without any undue scandal in their endeavours.

5 School Children Killed By Angry Tanker

          
What a tragedy! 5 school children were killed at Ikota (Lekki) today, on the 18th of November 2013 by a direct hit from a tanker. The community boys stopped all movement in protest for a pedestrian bridge...all cars held on stand still while force men on active movement