There is a saying that, “THE DEVIL YOU KNOW IS BETTER THAN THE ANGEL YOU DON’T KNOW”
Hmmm. It is a true life story and a must read to everyone for a serious life lesson.
HAVE YOU EVER BEEN BETRAYED?
Because you are the envious of people, that’s why they will just watch you from afar. Seeing the kind of love and care that you enjoy, they will come closer pretending to be a friend but they actually came for destruction.
Sometimes they think that they have succeeded. But don’t worry!
Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but God delivers him from them all.
Just be careful of the people you draw closer to yourself and family.
In the next article, you will hear the whole story and how it all started in trust.
I will also share with you how to find out who they really are.
Everything will be disclosed to you in our next episode.
The video you will be watching in this article is another story on betrayal but not this particular story.
Hypertension is a major cause of premature death worldwide, including in Nigeria. Unfortunately, not many people know they have the condition because they are not diagnosed and remain untreated.
People with high blood pressure may not feel symptoms and the only way to know is to get their blood pressure checked.
Below are the 10 things to know about hypertension:
1. Hypertension also known as high blood pressure is when the pressure in your blood vessels is too high -140/90 mmHg or higher. Blood pressure numbers of less than 120/80 mm Hg are considered within the normal range.
2. Studies say about 40 per cent of Nigeriaβs population live with hypertension. Over 80 million Nigerians are living with hypertension in the country. The prevalence is higher in the urban areas.
3. The things that can increase the risk of having high blood pressure are old age (age over 65 years), a family history of hypertension, and being overweight or obese (If your Body Mass Index is 25.0 to <30, it falls within the overweight range. If your BMI is 30.0 or higher, it falls within the obesity range), not being physically active, high salt diet, drinking too much alcohol, tobacco, and diet high in saturated fat and trans fats.
4. Poverty, anxiety, preeclampsia, and eclampsia also fuel hypertension.
5. People with very high blood pressure (usually 180/120 or higher) can experience symptoms like severe headaches, chest pain, dizziness, difficulty breathing, nausea, vomiting, blurred vision or other vision changes, anxiety, confusion, buzzing in the ears, nosebleeds, and abnormal heart rhythm. If you are experiencing any of these symptoms, seek care immediately.
6. The only way to detect hypertension is to have a health professional measure blood pressure. Having blood pressure measured is quick and painless. You can also measure your blood pressure using automated devices, but an evaluation by a health professional is important for the assessment of risk and associated conditions.
7. Hypertension can cause other health challenges like heart, brain, and kidney diseases, and is one of the top causes of death and diseases throughout the world. It can be easily detected by measuring blood pressure, at home or in a health centre, and can often be treated effectively with low-cost medications.
8. If you have heart disease or stroke, diabetes (high blood sugar), chronic kidney disease, or high risk for cardiovascular disease, your blood pressure goal is less than 130/80.
9. To prevent and lower high blood pressure, eat more vegetables and fruits, sit less, be more physically active (Walk, run, swim, dance, lift weights), and get involved in at least 150 minutes per week of moderate-intensity aerobic activity or 75 minutes per week of vigorous aerobic activity, lose weight if youβre overweight or obese, take medicines as prescribed by your health care professional, and keep appointments with your health care professional.
10. You can reduce the risks of hypertension by reducing and managing stress, regularly checking blood pressure, treating high blood pressure, and managing other medicalΒ conditions.
John Alechenu, Abuja The Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party, Mr. Peter Obi has formally submitted a petition challenging the process leading to the outcome of the Presidential Election held on February 28, 2023. The Independent National Electoral Commission had announced Asiwaju Ahmed Tinubu as the winner of the election after which it declared him President-Elect.
Chief Spokesman of the Obi-Datti Presidential Campaign of the Labour Party, Dr. Yunusa Tanko announced the submission of the petition in a short message to Vanguard, in the early hours of Tuesday.
He wrote, βIt is official the Labor Party Presidential candidate Peter OBI has filed his petition to the presidential elections tribunal in Abuja. The process of reclaiming the peopleβs mandate has started.β
The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Usman Baba has ordered the restriction of vehicular movement during the governorship and house of assembly elections on Saturday.
This is contained in a statement signed Thursday by the forceβs spokesperson Muyiwa Ade
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The restriction will take effect from 12 am to 6 pm.
βSequel to the forthcoming Gubernatorial and State Houses of Assembly elections scheduled to hold on the 18th of march, 2023, the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, CFR, has ordered the restriction of all forms of vehicular movement on roads, waterways, and other forms of transportation, from 12 am to 6 pm on election day in all states where elections will be conducted with the exception of those on essential services such as INEC Officials, Electoral Observers, Accredited Media and Observers, Ambulances responding to medical emergencies, firefighters, etc.
This directive excludes the Federal Capital Territory as no election is being conducted therein.
βSimilarly, the IGP reiterates the ban on all security aides to VIPs and escorts from accompanying their principals and politicians to polling booths and collation centres during the election.
βState-established and owned security outfits/organizations, quasi-security units, and privately-owned guard and security outfits are also barred from participating in election security management.
βThe Inspector General of Police, therefore, urges all citizens to be law-abiding during and after the elections even as he assures that all necessary security arrangements have been emplaced to ensure they exercise their franchise unhindered,β the statement partly readtheir
Exactly 10 days after the Supreme Court judgement mandated the use of old N,1000 and N500 notes as legal tender till December 31, 2023, the Central Bank of Nigeria Governor, Godwin Emefiele, on Monday bowed to pressure and officially ordered commercial banks to comply with the court verdict.
He also announced that the old N200, N500 and N1,000 would remain legal tender till the end of the year.
Emefiele said the decision followed a meeting with the Bankersβ Committee that held on Sunday.
The development has put an end to the confusion over the legality of the old naira notes. The action is also expected to ameliorate the suffering of Nigerians who have faced severe hardships over the scarcity of new naira notes amid the controversial ban on the old notes.
The acting Director, Corporate Communications, Isa AbdulMumin, disclosed the latest development in a statement titled, βOld N200, N500, and N1,000 banknotes remain legal tender β CBNβ.
The statement read, βIn compliance with the established tradition of obedience to court orders and sustenance of the rule of law principle that characterised the government of President Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), and by extension, the operations of the Central Bank of Nigeria, as a regulator, Deposit Money Banks operating in Nigeria have been directed to comply with the Supreme Court ruling of March 3, 2023.
βAccordingly, the CBN met with the Bankersβ Committee and has directed that the old N200, N500 and N1,000 banknotes remain legal tender alongside the redesigned banknotes till December 31, 2023. Consequently, all concerned are directed to conform accordingly.β
Earlier on Monday, the Nigerian Bar Association and Nigeria Labour Congress had berated the Federal Government and the CBN for failing to obey the Supreme Court judgment on the old naira notes.
On Sunday, the Arewa Consultative Forum in a statement said Buhariβs failure to obey the Supreme Court would tarnish the reputation of his regime.
The NBA came down hard on the President and the Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, for failing to obey the Supreme Court judgment.
The Supreme Court had in its March 3 judgment extended the legal tender status of the old N200, N500, and N1,000 notes until December 31.
However, the AGF and the CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele refused to comply with the order despite pressure from Nigerians. Their actions also encouraged commercial banks to reject the old notes as legal tender.
Worried by the development, state governments involved in the suit threatened to file contempt charges against the two officials on Tuesday (today) should they fail to obey the apex court order.
In the judgment delivered by Justice Emmanuel Agim, the Supreme Court held that Buhari breached the constitution in the manner he issued directives for the naira notes
The seven-man panel also slammed the President over his February 16 broadcast in which he said only the N200 note should remain legal tender in flagrant violation of the restraining order made by the apex court.
Justice Agim stated, βThe rule of law upon which our democratic governance is founded becomes illusory if the President of the country or any authority or person refuses to obey the orders of courts. The disobedience of orders of courts by the President in a constitutional democracy as ours is a sign of the failure of the constitution and that democratic governance has become a mere pretension and is now replaced by autocracy or dictatorship.β
NBAβs commitment
Speaking on the continued disobedience of the Supreme Court, the NBA President, Yakubu Maikyau, SAN, on Monday warned that the bar would resist any action undermining the rule of law, constitution and democracy in the country.
The seven-page statement was titled, ββStatement of the NBA President, Yakubu Maikyau, SAN, on the naira redesign policy: Demand for compliance with the judgment of the Supreme Court in suit no.: SC/CV/162/2023 Between Attorney-General of Kaduna State and nine others vs Attorney-General of the Federation and two others delivered on March 3, 2023.
Citing several paragraphs of the Supreme Court verdict which berated the President for disregarding the orders, the NBA said it was sad and disheartening that the Federal Government and its agency, the CBN remained adamant about the plight of Nigerians which was a direct consequence of the implementation of the naira redesign policy in spite of several interventions for its review.
The body of lawyers noted, βRegrettably, not even the clear findings by the Supreme Court as to the unfair and deceptive nature of the policy could make the Federal Government retrace its steps
The Supreme Court has by this judgment proven to be the Supreme Court of the people of Nigeria,ββ the bar association further noted, stating that whenever public confidence in the other arms of government begins to wane, the legal profession, in particular the judiciary, must rise to the occasion by delivering justice with such courage and precision to provide succour to the people.
ββThis is what the Supreme Court has done so boldly and courageously in this instance,ββ Maikyau further noted.
Quoting section 287 (1) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended) to buttress its stand, the NBA stated, βThe decisions of the Supreme Court shall be enforced in any part of the Federation by all authorities and persons, and by the court with subordinate jurisdiction to that of the Supreme Court.
PresidentialΒ candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr. Peter Obi, yesterday, declared that Chijioke Edeoga remains his choice and that of the party for the governorship of Enugu State.
Obi, who spoke on a national television station monitored in Enugu, explained that there was no confusion over the partyβs candidate.
His explanation came on the heels of a major member of the OBIdient movement, Aisha Yesufu, declaring support for the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in the state.
But the LP standard bearer said it was not every member of the OBIdient movement that belonged to LP, Yesufu inclusive.
He said different persons including non-partisan people supported, aggregated under the OBIdient and the Big Tent platforms and worked for the Obi-Datti Presidency.
Obi explained that such people reserved the freedom to support any governorship candidate of their choice but stated that LP members would support their partyβs candidates.
βI know this thing is coming up because Aisha Yesufu tweeted about her preferred candidate in Enugu. But, Chijioke Edeoga is my candidate and candidate of the party in Enugu State. There are people who are not members of Labour Party that are of the OBIdient movement, these people like Aisha have the right to support any candidate. But Labour Party, our party, has Edeoga as candidate and he is my candidate; he deserves all the support,β Obi explained.
INEC: BVAS reconfiguration, transport logistics forced shift by one week β’ Appeal Court grants Tinubu access to inspect BVAS for defence β’ Atiku, Obiβs request to inspect election materials still in force β’ Atiku inaugurates legal team β’ Lawyers weigh in on reconfiguration verdict β’ Lagos court orders INEC to upload results to IReV β’ NBA tasks INEC to fix BVAS glitches before Saturday β’ Afenifere: INEC illegally declared Tinubu as President-elect, Obi won
With barely 48 hours to the conduct of the governorship and state Houses of Assembly elections, the Court of Appeal, yesterday, refused to restrain the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from reconfiguring the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) machines.
In the ruling delivered by a three-member panel, led by Justice Joseph Ikyegh, it held that restraining the Commission would constrain INEC from conducting the March 11 polls. The court, in a unanimous decision, held that stopping the electoral body from reconfiguring BVAS would adversely affect Saturdayβs elections.
In an application, Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), had sought an order of the court βrestraining INEC from tampering with the information embedded in the BVAS machines until the due inspection is conducted and Certified True Copies (CTC) of them issued.β
Earlier, Obi had stormed the court in company of LP National Chairman, Julius Abure, Anambra Central Senator-elect, Victor Umeh, among others, to witness the proceeding.
This is as INEC, last night, postponed the governorship and states Assembly elections slated for March 11 till March 18. The postponement followed the Appeal Court judgment that granted the request of the electoral body to reconfigure BVAS used for the February 25 presidential election.
According to INECβs National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, it will take the Commission five working days to reconfigure BVAS used in the 176,974 polling units where voting will take place for the election.
The Presidential Election Petition Tribunal has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)Β to allow winner of the February 25 presidential polls.Β Bola Tinubu, to inspect electoral materials used for the conduct of theΒ disputed election.
Tinubu, of the All Progressives Congress (APC), had on Tuesday, filed an ex parte application urging the tribunal to allow him have access to the Bimodal Voters Accreditation System machines which were used in the conduct of the polls.
Ruling on the exparte application, a three-member panel of the tribunal led by Justice Joseph Ikyegh
said βafter reading the applicants motion exparte, I am satisfied that there is substance in the application. I accordingly grant him leave to inspect, scan and make photocopies of some of the electoral materials.βIt is the intention of the President-elect, whose victory is being challenged,
to inspect the Bimodal Voters Accreditation System (BVAS) machines and election results amongst others, in preparation for his defence against the election petitions to be filed by Atiku and Obi.
His counsel, Akintola Makinde, urged the tribunal to grant him leave βto inspect, scan and make photocopies of some of the electoral materialsβ to enable him prepare his defence against Atiku and Mr Obiβs challenge at the tribunal.
The materials, he stated, βwill be relevant in helping us to prepare our defence and also make comparison with the information contained in INECβs back-end server.β
Bola Tinubu, one of the leaders of Nigeria’s leading opposition All Progressive Congress, tries to calm the crowd after violence broke out during a campaign rally at the Taslim Balogun Stadium in Lagos on January 30, 2015. Nigeria’s main opposition party APC, which is expected to push the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) close at the February 14 presidential and parliamentary vote, on January 29 accused the government of blocking foreign journalists from covering next month’s elections and urged international monitors to press for access. AFP PHOTO / PIUS UTOMI EKPEI (Photo credit should read PIUS UTOMI EKPEI/AFP via Getty Images)
Nigeria football legend, Nwankwo Kanu is optimistic about Arsenalβs chances of winning the Premier League title for the first time in over 15 years.
Speaking exclusively with SportingSun, Kanu noted though Arsenal and Manchester City are neck and neck in the title race, Mikel Artetaβs men have what it takes to beat the Manchester giants to the top.
At the moment the two teams are in brilliant form and doing well. If Arsenal keep on playing the way they are doing and be focused, they will be unstoppable for the title,β the former Arsenal star posited.
Kanu, a member of the βInvinciblesβ, the Arsenal side that finished the 2003/2004 season of the Premier League undefeated was quick to heap praises on the Gunners for last weekendβs triumph over Bournemouth, citing the win as evidence that Arsenal are in top form and brimming with confidence.
βI think Arsenal really did very well against Bournemouth to bounce back with that amazing 3-2 win on Saturday. It was a crucial victory for them. I am glad that the confidence in the team grows week in week out.
βWinning the league wonβt be an easy task. Itβs going to be a keenly contested match between the two teams but I have a feeling that Arsenal will win the title at the end of the day,β Kanu predicted.
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