None of like to think that items we use every day could be carrying germs or other contagions. Nor do we want to consider that we could “catch” things from items used by our friends and neighbors. But research suggests there are some everyday items that we shouldn’t share with others if we want to reduce our risk of contracting viruses and other infections. Read on to discover 7 things it’s better for you to keep to yourself. Because they’re frequently handled but seldom cleaned, remotes for televisions and other devices can be covered in germs. This includes remotes in…
Author: Odeworitshe Okafor
A 20-year-old man arrested over the alleged abuse of an Oldham footballer at Anfield has been released on bail. Merseyside Police said the suspect, who was arrested on suspicion of a racially aggravated public order offence, has been released pending further inquiries. The force launched an investigation following an incident at Liverpool’s Anfield stadium on Friday night. Oldham Player Tom Adeyemi, 20, appeared to have been visibly upset by an individual’s comments made during the third-round FA Cup tie.
Fans of Manchester United call him King Eric, and now Eric Cantona appears to have his sights on being a real world leader – the French president. The retired footballer, who needs to persuade 500 elected officials to back his bid in order to run, has reportedly sent a letter to mayors across France asking for their support and describing himself as “an engaged citizen”. The 45-year-old former Manchester United striker is pledging to represent “the millions of families who have been forgotten”, according to a copy of the letter printed by French daily newspaper Liberation.
Last Saturday, President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan addressed Nigerians for the second time in as many weeks. This time, he attempted a multi-pronged defense of his decision to remove fuel subsidy. It was a woeful failure.
Snoop Dogg has a medical prescription for cannabis in California, his home state, but that doesn’t fly in Texas. The rapper was arrested over the weekend after a drug-sniffing police dog found less than half an ounce of marijuana in a waste basket, according to reports.
Last week, we brought you the story of Elin Nordegren’s curious-at-the-time decision to knock down a $12 million mansion. It seemed, at first glance, a rather conspicuous display of wealth — I’ve got so much money I can demolish a mansion and build a new one! A divorce from Tiger Woods, it seemed, was the gift that kept on giving. Well, turns out that there was a pretty good reason for razing the North Palm Beach, Fla., estate: termites. A report in People magazine indicated that the 1920s-era mansion fell short of current hurricane safety codes, and combined with a…
Researchers are beginning to understand why lasting weight loss is so hard. They believe it has to do with damage to the part of the brain that’s involved in weight control. If obese people stop overeating, switch to a healthful diet and start exercising, they lose weight. However, they may quickly gain it back again. The reason, say researchers, is not a lack of willpower but injury to brain cells, or neurons, in the hypothalamus – a structure deep in the brain that helps control a number of body functions including appetite and weight.
Recently strengthened relations between Guinea Bissau’s Prime Minister and the military should help the country transition to new leadership after the death of President Malam Bacai Sanha was announced Monday, said International Crisis Group Senior Analyst, Vincent Foucher. “People are worried, but structurally speaking, if it’s possible to speak structure in a place like Bissau, my global assessment is that we have seen a strengthening of the Prime Minister and the Chief of Staff working with him,” he said. “Of course this strengthening doesn’t mean that no trouble will happen.”
The Trade Union Congress has thanked Nigerians for turning out in their millions for a mass action aimed not just at forcing the reversal of the pump price of petrol but to also instill transparency in governance. The Nigeria Labour Congress also expressed its gratitude to Nigerians for supporting the move to instill transparency into government. The TUC in a statement on Monday after the first day of the mass action, said it was impressed with the turnout of Nigerians in the march towards making the country greater.
A study published by a joint venture of the University of Texas Southwest’s Medical Center and the Cooper Institute in Dallas has linked low levels of vitamin D to depression, according to the Mother Nature Network. The study appears in the latest edition of Mayo Clinic Proceedings. What are the specifics of this study? Researchers compared the vitamin D test results of about 12,600 adults over four years, beginning in late 2006. According to ProHealth, participants were divided into two groups, based on whether they had a past history of suffering from depression. The participants’ current levels of vitamin D…
Millions of Roman Catholic devotees paraded with a statue of Christ through the Philippine capital under a massive police cordon Monday after the president warned that terrorists might target the raucous annual procession. The government did not have specific intelligence on a terrorist plot. Still, about 15,000 policemen, backed by hundreds of army troops, secured the three-mile (five-kilometer) procession route for the charred wooden Black Nazarene statue from seaside Rizal Park to a popular church in Manila’s congested Quiapo district. Air force helicopters stood by and cellphone service was blocked in procession areas to prevent its use to trigger bombs.…
Gums, patches and nasal sprays that supply smokers with nicotine do not help people quit cigarettes over the long term any better than going it alone, a US study said on Monday. The research by the Harvard University School of Public Health followed 787 adults in the state of Massachusetts who had recently quit smoking, and found that over time just as many relapsed after nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) as without — about a third. “This study shows that using NRT is no more effective in helping people stop smoking cigarettes in the long term than trying to quit on…
Bill Daley on Monday confirmed that he resigned last week as chief of staff to President Barack Obama of the United States of America. Senior administration officials confirm that Jacob “Jack” Lew, the current director of the Office of Management and Budget, will be the new chief of staff. Daley was brought in to replace Rahm Emanuel, but in November his role was “changed,” with more power given to senior adviser Pete Rouse. At the time White House officials insisted the move was in no way a demotion, but it certainly wasn’t a vote of confidence.
The Power Holding Cimpany of Nigeria (PHCN) has been liquidated by the Nigerian Government. Employees of the liquidated company will be absorbed into 18 firms. In addition, the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has also withdrawn the funds it previously allocated for the maintenance of the PHCN head office.
Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi on Monday called on the private sector to support efforts at making life more meaningful for ex-military servicemen in the country. Speaking at the launching of the year 2012 Armed Forces Remembrance Emblem in Ado Ekiti, Governor Fayemi described the ex-servicemen as “our brothers and sisters who had served this nation in their various capacities at their prime in the spirit of patriotism”. Fayemi lamented that many of those that did not lose their lives, lost parts of their bodies and are of no more effective use to themselves, adding that their problems were…
Nigerians in their omniscient best never bargained for the unfolding shenanigans coiling around their polity like poison ivy. Less than a year, Jonathan has morphed quite badly from that gentle, humble and honest Itueke journeyman to being the most pathologically and shambolically misfit president this nation ever had.
Barcelona and Argentina forward Lionel Messi has won the 2011 FIFA Ballon d’Or to claim the title of world player of the year for third successive time. Messi beat Barcelona team-mate Xavi Hernandez and Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo to emerge triumphant from the final three-man shortlist to scoop the award at Monday evening’s Ballon d’Or gala at the Kongresshaus in Zurich. The 24-year-old becomes only the fourth player in history to win the trophy three times, along with Dutch legends Johan Cruyff and Marco van Basten, plus Frenchman Michael Platini.
The family of a young man who was today killed in Lagos by officers and men of the Nigeria Police Force, Pen Cinema Division, has described their late son as a “very quiet and promising young man. The victim, whose name was given as Ademola Aderinde, was playing football with some others when he was shot, with three others also.
The Leader of the Senate, Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba has endorsed Governor Liyel Imoke’s bid to continue as the governor of Cross River State on a second term mandate. Ndoma-Egba, during a telephone interview yesterday said that Governor Imoke had demonstrated unequalled leadership in steering the ship of the state. He particularly commended Governor Imoke for, “judiciously managing the resources of the state, even at such a time like this when there is paucity of resources to run the state.”
Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State has expressed solidarity with the labour unions and the civil society groups in their protests against the removal of fuel subsidy, saying they have a right to stage peaceful protest against any policy they feel aggrieved about. Speaking during a protest to the Government House, Benin City yesterday by the labour unions and civil society groups, led by the state NLC Chairman, Comrade Emmanuel Ademokun and TUC Chairman, Comrade Joe Aligbe, the Governor said government feels the pains of the people as a result of the subsidy removal, saying however that the issues would…