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the-vitamins-that-save-your-eyesight_300A condition called age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a leading cause of blindness as you age. To cut your risk of this vision loss, researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School have found three vitamins that can boost eye health. In a study of more than 5,000 women age 40 and older, the scientists found that a combination of vitamins B6, B12 and folic acid appears to decrease the risk of AMD. “(Our) trial findings reported herein are the strongest evidence to date in support of a possible beneficial effect of folic acid and B vitamin supplements in AMD prevention,” the researchers report. To benefit from the B vitamins, you have to take them for years. In the study, women taking the vitamin supplements had a 34 percent lower risk of any AMD and a 41 percent lower risk of visually significant AMD. “The beneficial effect of treatment began to emerge at approximately two years of follow-up...

OOU Admission Screening 2017: Cut-off, Date, Eligibility And Registration Details..... Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State will conduct a Post-UTME (PUTME) Screening for candidates who wish to be admitted into the University for 2017/2018 Academic year. The screening shall be conducted from Wednesday 26th July to Wednesday 9th August, 2017. The duration for application for UTME Candidates is three (3) weeks (open Tuesday 4th July 2017 and closes on Tuesday 25th July, 2017). Registration for Direct Entry Candidates starts from 24th July, 2017. A.  ELIGIBILITY/CRITERIA The following shall be eligible for the screening: A1 – UTME Candidates UTME candidates that picked the University with a minimum score of 180 in the 2017/2018 UTME Results. Candidates who did not pick the University but with a minimum score of 180 in the 2017/2018 UTME results. A2 – Direct Entry Candidates Candidates with ‘A’ Level/ OND/HND/NCE/A’LEVEL/JUPEB Resu...

In Nigeria, hunger has being the word for  days, hunger is everywhere in Nigeria regardless of how civilized the area is, wether urban or rural area. Hunger has no limit, regard,or respect for anybody, no matter the person's status in life. No man in this world ever desire the visitation of hunger, but yet it will make way into man. In our society today, we are quick to believe someone cannot be a hunger victim, because of his material acquisitions. I knew of a family, the father struggles in France while his nuclear family is based in Nigeria. Many people  believed so far the father stays in France, the family is okay and well to do, whereas the family is bitterly and silently crying everyday in the corner of their room just to get to bread to eat. In recent research, compelling desire for food has become rampant and it is fast getting out of hand in our society. The rate at which people die of hunger is getting out of hand and uncontrollable. AFOUDA HUNGER INITIATIVE is sa...

The Army General Court Martial in Borno State today sentenced a soldier, identified as Lance Corporal Hillary Joel, to death for killing a suspected Boko Haram terrorist. The condemned soldier was found guilty of killing the suspected terrorist during a cordon and search operation by the army in Damboa Local Government Area of Borno State. Lance Joel allegedly set the suspect ablaze, leading to his death. Other soldiers who were tried along with him were handed different sanctions including jail terms and demotions.

The All Progressive Congress, APC, has advised the embattled Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, and other people agitating for an independent nation, to form a political party, and contest for the Presidency. This statement was issued by the APC Spokesman, Bolaji Abdullahi, which was made available to Post-Nigeria. This came at the heels of the agitation by IPOB, and the Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB, to create their own sovereign nation, amidst the threat of eviction from the North. “The national assembly, the courts, and several lawful avenues, and are available to citizens, groups and sundry interests, to make change, seek redress, and advance legitimate causes. Therefore, we call on agitators to either join a political party which shares their ideology, or form a new party to push their cause.

The National Judicial Council, NJC, has recalled Justice Adeniyi Ademola, who once delivered a shocking against President Muhammadu Buhari’s fake WAEC certificate saga, and was later suspended on trumped-up charges on issues bordering on corruption. In a statement on Saturday, the Council said Ademola who is a Federal High Court Judge, was recalled alongside five others. Recall, that Ademola and seven other Judges were suspended in November 2016, months after he ruled that Buhari must come to the court to defend his WAEC result case. His resisdence was later raide by the Department of State Security Services, DSS, on what the security agency described as a ”sting operation”. The other recalled Judges are: John Inyang Okoro of the Supreme Court, Uwani Aji of the Court of Appeal, Hydiazira Nganjiwa of the Federal High Court, Musa H. Kurya of the Federal High Court, and Agbadu James Fishim of National Industrial Court of Nigeria

At my tender age, empty stomach has been the watchword, nothing to feed on let alone chew. Within me are sorrows and bitterness of hunger. My destiny is sold for food, My birthright is out for bread, How wealthy I am in poverty! How loud I cry in my silence! Who will fight my stomach pain battle? Dwelling in pains of emptiness, When will my life expire? Oh Living dead of hunger! Silently I cry... Someone Is Hungry AFO-Hi GoldenArtConcept EazyPoet

Five successful candidates have emerged N15 million winners of the sixth season of Diamond Bank’s Building Entrepreneur Today (BET6) Award. At the weekend, Ekanem Emmanuel, Aniete Abraham, Obaro Virtue, Okehi Ogechi and Udeme Okon were selected the winners of the year’s edition of BET6, carting away N3 million each as grant to develop their business, having displayed exceptional entrepreneurial skills and productive business ideas after six month of training. BET is a partnership between Diamond Bank and Enterprise Development Centre (EDC) of the Pan Atlantic University, which started about six years ago, bringing to a total of 30 successful candidates to date. According to the Head of Emerging Business of Diamond Bank, Mark Ifashen, both Diamond Bank and EDC were working towards empowering emerging businesses towards becoming a fully grown corporate entity, noting that for six months, 15 candidates successfully screened from multitude of applications were trained intens...

The frosty relationship between the immediate past Governor of Rivers State, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, and his successor, Chief Nyesom Wike, took a fresh turn on Friday when the former announced his rejection of an award reserved for him as one of the contributors to the development of the state. Amaechi is among prominent Rivers sons and daughters to be bestowed with awards on Saturday (today) as part of the celebrations to mark the state’s Golden Jubilee. But the ex-governor, who is currently the Minister of Transportation, said through a statement from his media office that the award from the state governor would not be accepted. According to the statement, “The minister (Amaechi) was shown a publication of the Rivers State Government indicating his name as one of many others to be given awards by Nyesom Wike. But as of today, Amaechi has not received any communication from Nyesom Wike and/or Rivers State Government in this respect. “Be that as it may, we want to stat...

Buhari made the call in a congratulatory message through her twitter handle on Saturday in Abuja as the country marked the 2017 Children’s Day. “On the occasion of this year’s Children’s Day celebration, I encourage parents to protect our children from abuse.” “Our children deserve happy, emotionally and healthy lives; protecting children is a sacred duty.” “Our children are our future,” Buhari said. On the occasion of this year’s children’s day celebration. I encourage parents to protect our children from abuse , 1/2  pic.twitter.com/IXPB7YjnI0 — Aisha M. Buhari (@aishambuhari)  May 27, 2017 our children deserve happy and emotionally healthy lives . Protecting children is a sacred duty. Our children are our future. 2/2 — Aisha M. Buhari (@aishambuhari)  May 27, 2017 The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that the First Lady on May 7 paid a visit to Aminu Kano Teaching Hospit...

Resident Mohammadu Buhari, returned from Saudi Arabia over the weekend, where she had gone to perform the lesser hajj. On arrival at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International airport, she urged Nigerians to pray for peace, progress and stability for Nigeria. She also urged Nigerians not to relent in their prayers and good deed for Nigeria to prosper among the comity of nations. The wife of the President, who expressed her gratitude to God for the successful trip, also prayed for Nigerian leaders and for peaceful coexistence of Nigerians. ”I thank God for a journey mercy, I prayed for Nigeria and Nigerian leaders and we should not relent in prayers and good deed,” she said. She also expressed her gratitude to Nigerians for their support for President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration; urging them to sustain the tempo. ”I want to use this opportunity to thank all Nigerians for the goodwill and support for my husband and Nigeria in general,” she said. She was received by the wife of the S...

Ahead of Monday’s celebration of Democracy Day, the ruling All Progressives Congress, (APC) has thumbed up its chest, with a declaration that Nigerians have every reason to roll out the drums and celebrate its leadership of the nation. Appraising the two years of the President Muhammadu Buhari administration, APC spokesperson, Bolaji Abdullahi told newsmen at the weekend that the present administration has delivered, substantially, on its promise to the electorate. The former Minister of Sports and Youth Development enunciated the fight against insurgency and crusade against corruption, as enviable achievements of the present administration. He said: “I believe very strongly that there is every reason to celebrate. I know that because of the difficulty that people are going through, there is a temptation to think that there is no much to celebrate.” “But I think that if we look more closely, paying more attention to where we are coming from and where we were two years ago, you will...

The US Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. Stuart Symington, has said that the Executive Orders signed recently by US President Donald Trump, does not significantly affect Nigerians who want to visit the US, pointing out that deserving Nigerians will be issued visas to visit the US. He spoke at a press briefing in Abuja last week, to explain the importance of Trump's Executive Order and how it affects Nigeria and Nigerians. The Executive Order, which temporarily banned nationals of some dominant Muslim countries, has since been stood down by the US Appeals Court. According to Amb. Symington, "Security is not the job of only one country. Let me reassure Nigerians that every single action the U.S. takes would be based on legality and due process. Protecting America from terrorists would not affect the two year visa validity policy currently enjoyed by Nigerians or cause them to be discriminated against based on their religion" Recognizing that the United States is a nation of im...

Hillary Clinton gave the commencement address at her alma mater, Wellesley College, on Friday afternoon, delivering the most extended and blistering attack on President Donald Trump since her loss in the 2016 election. At the crux of Clinton's speech was a call to arms to the graduating class at the women's college, encouraging them to get politically engaged and to "advance the struggle for equality, justice, and freedom. But she peppered the speech with a series of strongly-worded criticisms of the Trump administration's conduct and policies, attacking its use of the term "alternative facts," its boasting about the size of the crowds at Trump's inauguration, its proposed budget, and Trump's use of the phrase "nasty woman" to refer to her in a debate. Clinton warned the students that they're "graduating at at time when there is a full-fledged assault on truth and reason." "When people in power invent their own facts a...

Rwanda’s telecom industry regulator has fined MTN Rwanda, a division of South Africa’s MTN Group, 7 billion francs (8.5 million dollars) for running its IT services outside the country in breach of its licence. The regulator said in a ruling posted on its website in Kigali that MTN Rwanda was hosting its IT services hub in Uganda, which it had prohibited. “They are punished for relocating their IT services outside Rwanda, and this was deliberate,’’ Rwanda Utilities Regulatory Authority Spokesman Anthony Kulamba said. MTN Group said it had also received a notification about the fine. “MTN has been engaging with the regulator on this matter over the past four months. “MTN Rwanda is currently studying the official notification and will continue to engage with the regulator on this matter,” it said in a statement. In 2016, the company, which operates in 20 countries, set aside 600 million dollars to pay a fine imposed by the Nigerian go...

Former President, Goodluck Jonathan has said that the performance of Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has justified the support he received from the people during the 2015 election. Jonathan was speaking during the commissioning of the Second Nkpogu Bridge as part of the second year anniversary of Wike’s administration. He said, “Governor Wike has performed wonderfully well. “I have no regrets that Governor Wike is the governor of Rivers State. I am happy that the governor has opened up Rivers State through projects. “Wike has shown so much commitment to infrastructural development. The whole of Rivers State is now a construction yard.” The Former President further said that the appreciation for the works done by Wike goes beyond party lines. He recalled that Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo after visiting the state also stated that the governor is delivering on projects. Jonathan expressed happiness for the invitation to commission the all i...

Former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, says national leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, and other top Youruba leaders in the party are crying over the treatment being meted out to Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo and the southwest region in general by the “cabal”. He also lambasted Igbos who joined the APC, saying Buhari hated and had nothing to offer them. In a statement Thursday night, Fani-Kayode said “it is only now that the Yoruba wing of the APC are really getting to know him and his evil cabal and they are all crying behind closed doors. They regret supporting them during the 2015 election deeply. “Any Igbo person in the APC needs to have his or her head examined. Such a person is a confused soul who has been conned and who has sold his soul to an Igbo hater, a radical islamist, an ethnic supremacist, a religious bigot and a racist. “You say he chose an Igbo man as his running mate in the past and my answer is so what? He did so...

THE Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has said that the Federal Government has commenced the process of institutionalizing the patronage of locally-made products among its Ministries, Departments and Agencies. The Minister disclosed this in Abuja, yesterday, at the National Media Launch of the “Buy Made-in-Nigeria” Campaign. “The Federal Government is not just paying lip service to this buy Made-in-Nigeria. We have taken concrete steps to actualize it. It is true that the Federal Executive Council at one of its meetings resolved that the Bureau of Public Procurement Act must be amended in a manner that will give more emphasis and advantage to made in Nigeria products. ‘’However, we have also realized that less than 30 percent of government spending ever gets to the level of Bureau for Public Procurement, which means that we must start a ‘root and branch’ reform. This campaign must go down to the level of Permanent Secr...

Mr Alfred Aderibigbe, the nurse who treated Sen. Isiaka Adeleke before he died, on Thursday in Osogbo  told a  coroner inquest that he never administered  a  drug  overdose on the  late politician as was reported. Aderibigbe, while giving  evidence before the coroner, Chief Magistrate Olusegun Ayilara, said all the drugs he administered on the late first civilian governor of Osun  were in  normal dosage. He also told the coroner that he had been treating the late senator in the last  15 years, adding that the drugs  he administered on Adeleke  the day he died were those the late politician gave to him. Aderibigbe said:  “The senator gave me his drugs  which he brought from Lagos  to keep  on the evening of Monday, April 17,  with the understanding that when he wants to take them,  he will call me to bring  them. “On Sunday, April 23, at about 4 am, I was, however, woken up by t...

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, yesterday, said that Nigeria has not been able to make progress because successive governments failed to continue with good policies put in place by their predecessors. Also, former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, said that about 40 per cent of Africa’s non-land assets are held outside the continent, adding that Africans must repatriate such funds to form the fulcrum on which to build a large poll of international capital for the continent’s infrastructure development needs. This came as Acting President Yemi Osinbajo urged Africa Finance Corporation, AFC to do more in providing necessary leadership towards mobilizing private capital for infrastructure development in the country, noting , “We will be relying on AFCs, especially our own DFIs to do much more; we will be relying on them to show much more leadership and to take greater risks.” Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo They spoke, ...