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The senate on Tuesday rose from
about two-hour executive session on
Wednesday and announced the
suspension of its planned process to
override President Goodluck
Jonathan’s veto on the Fourth
Alteration Act 2015 which seeks to
further amend the 1999 Constitution.
Senate President, David Mark, who
addressed the chamber after the
closed-door session, said the senators
as lawmakers, would always abide by
the law of the land, since the Supreme
Court had asked the federal parliament
to stay further action on the document.
Mark said,”We are law makers, we will
not be law breakers. In fact we are
responsible senior citizens who should
not be seen to be breaking laws in one
way or the other.
“However the executive should not take
the National Assembly for granted any
longer.”
The senators had on Tuesday vowed to
begin the process of overriding the
President’s veto today, by taking the
first reading of the bill to adopt the
gazette of the controversial
amendment Bill.
It will be recalled that Jonathan had in
a letter dated April 13, addressed to
Senate President David Mark and
Speaker of the House of
Representatives, Mr. Aminu Tambuwal,
announced his decision to reject the
Constitution (Alteration) Bill 2015.
He had cited perceived deliberate
attempts by federal lawmakers to
whittle down presidential powers and
their failure to strictly adhere to
constitutional provisions on the
amendments to Section 9 of the
constitution by observing four-fifths
majority support in each chamber
before it could amend it.
The president had further argued that
the National Assembly only observed
two-thirds majority support for the
amendment instead of four-fifths
stipulation in the constitution before
amending the section.
The amendment to the section strips
the president of the power to sign an
amendment bill before becoming
effective.
Following the president’s letter, the
Senate on April 15 demanded the
return of the bill to the National
Assembly by the president.
The demand was the fallout of an
allegation that the president had earlier
signed the bill before he was prevailed
upon by the AGF to withdraw his
assent.
Suspecting that the National Assembly
might move to override the president’s
veto as a result of the demand, the
federal government proceeded to the
Supreme Court to stop the National
Assembly from further carrying out any
legislation on the amendment bill with
the intention to render it handicapped.
The Supreme Court eventually ruled on
the suit on May 7, asking the National
Assembly to maintain the status quo
ante on the amendment until the final
determination of the suit.
It also described the suit as
incompetent, saying it should have
been between the president and the
National Assembly and not between
the AGF and the National Assembly as
the case had been.
The apex court also queried the federal
government’s counsel for not joining
the state houses of assembly in the
suit since they were also part of the
amendment process.
Source: www.punchng.com/news/constitution-amendment-senate-suspends-move-to-override-jonathan/

we are eager to see the change he talked about

The Fegge Divisional Police Onitsha
has arrested one Joshua Uzochukwu
Ezirim, about 19 years, who allegedly
used kitchen knife and severally
stabbed his father Mr. Sampson
Ezirim, a book seller at Onitsha Main
Market to death.
Sources revealed that Late Ezirim from
Imo State, was stabbed more than
thirty times by his last son Joshua
Uzochukwu Ezirim after he chased
away his mother, and siblings from
their yard and locked the doors in their
flat and stabbed his father severally to
death
Vanguard source said the incident
happened on Saturday May 9, 2015
and it was reported to the police by
one Chimdike Ezirim, of No. 51 Victor
Okafor Street Housing Estate Fegge
Onitsha who incidentally
Source:www.vanguardngr.com/2015/05/boy-19-stabs-father-to-death-chase-mother-siblings/

fyn gal

we deserve it. yeah.Mallam Inusa speaks from his heart.He is a true democrat n a freedom fighter who is desirous of a country where every segment of the Nigerian society is given equal opportunity to be represented in national politics.The southern part of the country has bn longed marginalized although it accounts for a chunk of the sources of national revenue.
However,I wonder if that WL see the light of the day as We r playing the opposition politics.Besides its doubtless that we WL be well represented If our second son is eventually appointed as the speaker cos our first son Mr ebele abandoned us even after we had bought him several pairs of shoes cos he had none.thanks goodness he has paid dearly for that as those whom he stood for decamped to the enemies camp when he needed them most.

.no cause for alarm cos man had an encounter with orijin.
people are close to God when faced with problems but they distance themselves just after everything returns to normalcy. Why did he run into the church when he realised the fact that he was merely six metres away from his grave?

dulaman:
bp

he is just about to return to office for a second term n as such there is need for him to have his system checked.health is wealth

na tarry night or party?

gudnews

just another way of telling its supporters to keep quiet while the result is bn tampered with

The Independent National Electoral
Commission’s website, inecnigeria.org,
has been hacked by an unknown group.
On the website, the group, which
displayed an election cartoon of President
Goodluck Jonathan and General
Muhammadu Buhari, identified itself as the
Nigerian Cyber Army.
The INEC in its Twitter handle, @
INECNIGERIA, confirmed the hacking,
adding that it was working to rectify it.
Details later…
Source: www.punchng.com/news/unknown-group-hacks-inec-website/

A member of Gombe State House of Assembly, Alhaji Umar Aminu (APC), and eight others are feared killed by insurgents on Saturday. The insurgents who attacked Dukku and Nafada local government areas of the state were said to have killed the lawmaker representing Dukku South Constituency.

A source told newsmen that the insurgents, who came from Yobe, initially attacked Shole, Birin Bolewa and Birin Fulani towns of Nafada and later attacked Dukku. There was confusion in the two areas as some voters left the polling units but others later returned to be accredited, the source said.

According to the source, the insurgents killed three persons in Nafada Local Government Area, including a policeman and killed six persons in Dukku Local Government Area, including the legislator.

The source further said the insurgents left on the Dukku-Darazo road after the attack.

DSP Fwaje Atajiri, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, confirmed the report, adding that details of the incident would be given after investigations were completed. “There was an attack on the outskirts of Nafada in attempt to disrupt the elections.

A joint team of military and policemen promptly moved to Dukku and pushed the insurgents to the bush,” he said. Atajiri said elections were going on in the area and other areas of the state as the Special Forces were in control of the situation.
Reacting to the death of his colleague, member representing Akko North Constituency at the State House of Assembly, Alhaji Gidado Lawanti, described his death as unfortunate.

He described the deceased legislator as a friendly and nice person who went along with everybody. Lawanti prayed for the repose of the soul of the deceased. Aminu was fielded to re-contest the state assembly election on April 11.


Source: www.vanguardngr.com/2015/03/elections-lawmaker-8-others-killed-by-insurgents-in-gombe/

leave them jare.happy n fulfilled ladies doing their own things the way they want.

More than 200 girls who were abducted by
Boko Haram from government secondary
school, Chibok, Borno State, in April 2014
are in Gwoza, The Cable , an online
medium, on Wednesday quoted Mbutu
Papka, a woman who was recently freed
after eight months in the sect’s captivity,
to have said.
Papka, who made the revelation to the
international centre for investigative
reporting, said she was transferred from a
poor condition in Mdita to a fairly tolerable
facility in Gwoza where the abducted girls
were being held.
She said, “In the camp at Gwoza, there
were clear demarcations between where
people were kept. The Chibok girls, other
captives and Boko Haram members and
their family members all had their separate
areas secured, though the security in the
area where the girls are kept is visibly
different and much tighter.
“When we got to Gwoza, things changed
because there were facilities there and the
place was 10 times better than Mdita.
“We had a normal life in Gwoza, except
the trauma of living in captivity. Whatever
we wanted to eat, they were provided.
They would bring water, firewood, etc.,
and leave them outside. They even
provided perfume for anyone who
requested for it.”
The 56-year-old woman added that no
one was allowed anywhere near the
specific location of the abducted girls,
which was being guarded round the clock.
Papka was reportedly seized alongside
many others when Boko Haram attacked
Gwoza on July 4, 2014 and taken to Mdita,
a remote village near the notorious
Sambisa Forest, bordering Askira Uba and
Damboa. She and many others, including
children were kept in Mdita for five months
before they were taken to Gwoza, where
she was held for another three months
before being released on March 15.
The woman said the facilities provided for
them in Mdita were so poor that some
captives died of ill health.
“There was a Redeemed Christian Church
of God pastor who was killed during the
attack on our village, and his wife was
abducted with us. She died at Mdita due
to the condition of the place and the death
of her husband,” she said.
The pastor’s wife was said to have had
diabetes and had been on a special diet,
which could not be provided by the
insurgents.
Though she said she could not speak for
the abducted girls, Papka said she and the
other women abducted were neither raped
nor assaulted, saying the insurgents lived
with their wives and children in the Gwoza
camp.
When she was to be released by the sect
on March 15, Papka was given a sick two-
year-old boy who had been crying
uncontrollably. She was driven home on a
motorcycle and asked to pay N8, 000,
which her family did.
source: www.punchng.com/news/chibok-girls-are-in-gwoza-freed-captive-says/

MAKURDI – An 11 year old boy, Terkula
Botwer has reportedly committed suicide
by hanging himself on a tree, at Achusa
village, in Makurdi local government area
of Benue state.
Vanguard learnt from an eyewitness that
the teenager allegedly took his own life
after being accused by his guardian of
stealing her only N200.
According to the source, “It all happened
on Sunday morning when Mrs. Nadoo
Hember, the boy’s guardian, was alleged
to have complained that her only N200
was missing in the house she lived with
the late boy.
“She confronted Terkula who denied taking
the money, but as she was leaving for
church, she allegedly warned the boy that
if the money was not found, she would be
forced to return him back to his parents in
the village.
“Unfortunately, when she got back from
church later in the day, she got into the
house and discovered that the boy was no
where to be found. But after a search, the
lifeless body of the boy was seen hanging
on a tree at the back of the house.
“It was at that point that she raised alarm
that attracted neighbours who gathered at
the scene to rescue the boy who was
already dead.”
Corroborating the story, the State Police
Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Assistant
Superintendent, ASP. Austin Ezeani said
the matter was reported last Sunday at
the ‘B Division’ of the State Police
Command from where officers went and
recovered the remains of the boy from the
scene after which they deposited same at
the Makurdi Federal Medical Centre.
Ezeani who said no arrests had been
made on the issue however added that
“we are carrying out serious investigations
into the matter in order to unravel the
mystery of the bizarre death.”
Source: www.vanguardngr.com/2015/03/11-year-old-boy-commits-suicide-over-n200/

why kill such a promising young man just becos u saw him with ur daughter?? rip bobo.God wl judge.

A man, Godwin Elewana, has been
accused of killing a 22-year-old youth,
Douglas Ojugbo, for allegedly having an
affair with his daughter.
Neighbours said Elewana, who lives in the
Cross River Basin Development Authority,
Eight Miles area of Calabar, Cross River
State, had warned Douglas to stop coming
to his house to see his daughter.
It was learnt that Elewena could no longer
hold his anger on March 10 when he
pursued the boy from his house and
allegedly shot him to death.
PUNCH Metro gathered that Elewana
first shot Douglas in the arm, and later
gave him another shot in the leg.
Neighbours told our correspondent that he
subsequently bundled the lover boy into
his car and drove him to the Federal
Housing Police Station. It was learnt that
the youth died on the way to the station.
Residents of the area said policemen at
the station allegedly hastened Douglas’
burial at the Goldie Cemetery to cover up
the crime. But the Divisional Police Officer
in charge of the station, Mr. Mike
Ezenwenrem, said the allegation was false.
One of the neighbours, who spoke on the
condition of anonymity, said, “The girl’s
father had warned the youth not to come
near the daughter again, but the two of
them ignored the warning. I think that was
why the man decided to take that horrible
action.
“On that fateful day, we saw the man
running after the lover boy. When the man
caught up with him around the basin
authority gate, he shot him. After shooting
him, he dragged him into his car and
drove off.”
It was gathered that the parents of the
deceased got the information about their
son two days later and immediately went
to the Federal Housing Police Station.
PUNCH Metro learnt that on getting to
the police station, the bereaved parents
were told that their son was dead and had
been buried without their consent.
It was alleged that the DPO coerced the
father into signing an undertaking not
make any complaint to any authority
whatsoever.
But the bereaved father, Mr. Augustine
Ojugbo, who is also a lawyer with Kanu G.
Agabi & Associates, said he had ignored
the DPO and had petitioned the Assistant
Inspector General of Police, Zone 6,
Calabar, and the National Human Rights
Commission to investigate the cause of his
son’s death and bring those who killed
him to justice.
In the petition, Ojugbo said his son was
not having any romantic relationship with
Elewana’s daughter.
He explained that Douglas had sold his
mini laptop to Elewana’s daughter, who
made part payment, adding that it was
the balance the son went to collect when
he met his untimely death.
He said, “My son is 22 years old.
Sometime this year, he sold his mini laptop
to the daughter of Mr. Elewana Godwin.
Elewana’s daughter name is unknown to
me at the moment. But she made a part
payment of the agreed sum, leaving the
balance.
“My son, in a bid to collect or recover the
balance of his money, had been visiting
the lady at home and he ran into Elewana
on his previous visits. Elewana, not pleased
with the boy’s presence, demanded to
know what he was doing in his house. My
son explained to Elewana of his
transaction with his daughter. Elewana,
without any effort to verify the boy’s
story, asked him to leave his house and
warned him never to visit his house again.
“My son was about leaving when
Elewana’s daughter cornered him and
asked him to come on March 10 to collect
the balance of his money. On that faithful
day, my son went to Elewana’s house,
hoping to see the daughter as agreed, but
unfortunately he saw Mr. Elewana.
“Elewana, upon sighting Douglas, ran into
his room and fetched his gun. My son took
to his heels to save his life. However,
Elewana pursued him until he caught up
with him at the gate of Basin Authority,
and he shot my son first on the leg as a
result of which Douglas fell down. To
accomplish his goal, Elewana shot him the
second time on the arm.
“Elewana still bundled Douglas into his car
and took him to the Divisional Police Officer
of the Federal Housing Police station. The
DPO conspired with Elewana to get rid of
Douglas’ corpse.”
Douglas’ mother, Mrs. Maria Ojugbo, who
is a Director in the Department of Fishery,
Ministry of Agriculture, corroborated her
husband’s claim when she said the family
did not know about the death until March
12 when his body was exhumed from a
grave in Goldie Cemetery.”
But the DPO said he never knew Elewana
until the corpse of Douglas was brought to
his station as an unidentified suspected
armed robber.
Ezenwenrem told PUNCH Metro that
Douglas was brought in by the station’s
patrol team that got a distress call.
He said, “I got a call from one of my
patrol officers, who said an armed robbery
suspect was being brought in. I called the
control unit, informing them that a suspect
was apprehended at the Basin Authority
area. When the patrol came, I saw
somebody at the back of the pickup and
they brought him down.
“They brought some iron rods and one
locally-made pistol, saying an angry mob
nabbed the robber. Elewana was there
with the mob. He (Elewana) said he was in
his compound, when he heard his dog
barking and that when he checked, he
saw someone rushing out from the sitting
room of the other flat.
“He said the suspect (Douglas) threatened
him with the machete he was holding, but
he (Elewana) said he retreated to his flat
and brought out his double-barrelled gun
and shot the suspect. He said after the
shooting, the suspect still managed to
scale the fence, but the people around
pursued him, brought him down and beat
him up.
“I sought to know the boy’s identity, but
nobody knew him. I then told my men to
take the statement from Elewana who
acted in self-defence. The corpse was
unidentified and besides I could not raise
N35,000 to take him to the mortuary, so I
called health workers in the state to take
him away.
“I don’t know anything about this issue of
girlfriend and boyfriend. The man said the
boy came to rob in one of his flats and
later threatened him. So, it was a case of
robbery.
“People should not face the police, they
should face the man who shot him. The
man is not on the run.”
When asked why the police buried the
corpse in a hurry, the DPO said, “Where
do you expect me to keep the corpse
when I did not have the financial power to
send the body to mortuary?
“We have health authority that could be
called upon anytime to dispose
unidentified corpse.
“Where they could have faulted me is if
someone had come to identify the corpse
and I still went to the health authority to
bury the corpse. We normally call them to
come and dispose corpses, especially
unidentified ones. At every point in this
whole issue, I communicated with the
Commissioner of Police and also sent
signals. I did not follow the health
authorities to where they took the corpse
to..”
When contacted, the Police Public
Relations Officer, Mr. Hogan Bassey,
declined comment on the matter.
But PUNCH Metro learnt that the polce
in Zone Six had commenced action on the
matter by arresting Elewana.
Credit: www.punchng.com/metro-plus/man-kills-lover-boy-over-affair-with-daughter/

Thank goodness the presidential election is
by the corner.It wl put to rest
all illogical comments,unreasonable
excuses,libelous statements that have bn
made against the present administration
by those who have eyes but stl pretend
not to see.
Continuity is preferable to change cos we
just don't know the kind of change they
are planning to bring.
The APC presidential flag bearer and his
running mates are only going around
every corner of country telling people what
isn't feasible.Remember Buhari promising
to make the value of the naira equal to
the us dollars..lol.how
they have promised to pay monthly social
security allowance to Nigerians...did our
past leaders not make similar promise but
fsiled to make good their word?
Nigerians,the devil ur seeing is better than
the self acclaimed angel ur yet to see..vote
wisely..remember APC is only a waste
basket of the PDP
hmmmmm,but chekout the damn gate were dem close...e kt as e bio

Thank goodness the presidential election is by the corner.It wl bring to an abrupt end all illogical comments,unreasonable excuses,libelous statements that have bn made against the present administration by those who have eyes but stl pretend not to see.
Continuity is preferable to change cos we just don't know the kind of change they are planning to bring.
The APC presidential flag bearer and his running mates are only going around every corner of country telling people what isn't feasible.Remember Buhari promising to make the value of the naira equal to the us dollars..lol.how
they have promised to pay monthly social security allowance to Nigerians...did our past leaders not make similar promise but fsiled to make good their word?
Nigerians,the devil ur seeing is better than the self acclaimed angel ur yet to see..vote wisely..remember APC is only a waste basket of the PDP.

The Ministry of Interior Affairs has announced the closure of all land and sea borders ahead of Saturday’s presidential elections.

According to a statement released and signed by the Ministry's permanent secretary, Abubakar Magaji, the closure takes effective from midnight today Wednesday March 25, to midnight Saturday, March 28. The statement says the closure is “to allow for the peaceful conduct of the forthcoming national election". A directive has been given to the Immigration service to ensure that non Nigerians do not participate in the elections.
credit: http://lindaikeji..com/2015/03/nigeria-shuts-all-borders-ahead-of.html?utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=twitterfeed&m=1
www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/179084-breaking-nigerian-shuts-all-borders-ahead-of-election.html

Porn addiction is hard to quit.anyway,u cud stl come outta it by doing the following.
try to be more sociable than ever before.get urself involved in extra-curricular activities in school.
pray n read ur Bible everyday.
eat well
get serious with ur studies.u need know why ur in school.do u wanna grash with a third class??
talk to a christian friend abt it.
delete those video clips from ur phone.they suck.

A Chinese restaurant in the Kenyan capital
Nairobi has been shut down and its
owners summoned by authorities after it
emerged it was barring black patrons,
reports said Wednesday.
The restaurant fell into the spotlight of city
authorities after furious residents took to
social media to denounce an apparently
racist policy of not allowing African patrons
to eat there after 5pm.
The owners of the restaurant said the
measure had been put in place following a
robbery in 2013, and have apologised for
causing any offence, the Daily Nation
reported.
But it said the Chongqing Chinese
restaurant, situated in Nairobi’s bustling
commercial and residential district of
Kilimani, had been shut down anyway for
not having the proper licences.
“We have established that the restaurant
did not have the licences and I have have
ordered it closed until the management
complies,” Nairobi governor Evans Kidero
was quoted as saying.
He also said that “all business and service
providers must ensure that all customers
and clients are treated with respect and
dignity, irrespective of race colour, sex,
tribe and religion,” the Standard
newspaper quoted him as saying.
Reports said the restaurant’s Chinese
owners and managers had also been
summoned by Kenya’s immigration
authorities.
A city official however told the Star
newspaper that the incident “has nothing
to do with the friendship and diplomatic
relations Kenya enjoys with China,” a
major investor in east Africa’s biggest
economy.
Credit: www.vanguardngr.com/2015/03/no-blacks-chinese-restaurant-shut-down-in-kenya/

its obvious that the apc card house is gradually falling.i saw it coming.
those guys never started well n they won't end well neither.They left a party that spoonfed them till they matured to another under the guise of change.were they able to effect any change when they were in their former party??
from where comes this sudden change in their characters and dispositions??
Why the sudden insatiable desire for change?

thinking.

i think the Nigerian judiciary system is beginning to distance itself from bn an appendage of the executive to an independent body.The rule of law cant operate successfully in an atmosphere of unnecessary interference from the politicians.
Im not an ardent supporter of the pdp but i wl vote for its aspirant come next week.however,i believe they overstepped their boundary by stopping the fund.i stand for fair play.
hence i do congratulate the the apc family on their feat.they deserve it.

Just passing tru

Glowstone:
Crazy and stupid post ¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬

www.punchng.com/news/court-orders-ncc-telecom-firms-to-pay-apc-n500m/
yeah it may sound silly but that's the gospel truth.wake up

Charliewyt:
No source ?


This is just you imagination,
Guy wake-up.

wake up bro..its no dream but reality.
www.punchng.com/news/court-orders-ncc-telecom-firms-to-pay-apc-n500m/

A Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered
the Nigerian Communications
Commission and five others to pay the All
Progressives Congress N500m for
unlawfully shutting down the party’s
presidential campaign fund-raising
platform.
Apart from NCC, the other judgment
debtors are Etisalat, MTN Nigeria Limited,
Globacom Limited, Airtel Nigeria Limited
and Visafone Communications Limited.
Justice Ibrahim Buba gave the order on
Tuesday in Lagos.
Details shortly…
Credit:www.punchng.com/news/court-orders-ncc-telecom-firms-to-pay-apc-n500m/

Depression is the worst experience to have.Its the end product of worries, anxiety and fear.Depressions itself can give birth to suicidal thoughts.i have heard stories of people who took their own life because they couldn't cope with depression anymore.Have u ever felt depressed and how did you overcome it?

Many of us try, but often fail, to get
eight hours' sleep each night. This is
widely assumed to be the ideal
amount - but some experts now say
it's too much, and may actually be
unhealthy.
We all know that getting too little sleep is
bad. You feel tired, you may be irritable,
and it can contribute to obesity, high blood
pressure, diabetes, and heart disease,
doctors say. But too much sleep? You
don't often hear people complaining about
it.
However, research carried out over the
past 10 years appears to show that adults
who usually sleep for less than six hours
or more than eight, are at risk of dying
earlier than those sleep for between six
and eight hours.
To put it more scientifically, there is a
gradual increase in mortality risk for those
who fall outside the six-to-eight-hour
band.
Prof Franco Cappuccio, professor of
cardiovascular medicine and epidemiology
at the University of Warwick, has analysed
16 studies, in which overall more than a
million people were asked about their
sleeping habits and then followed up over
time.
Cappuccio put the people involved into
three broad groups:
• those who said they slept less than six
hours a night
• those who said they slept for between
six and eight hours
• those who said they slept for more than
eight hours
His analysis showed that 12% more of the
short sleepers had died when they were
followed up, compared to the medium
sleepers.
However, 30% more of the long sleepers
had died, compared to the medium
sleepers.
That's a significant increase in mortality
risk, roughly equivalent to the risk of
drinking several units of alcohol per day,
though less than the mortality risk that
comes from smoking.
But can it really be true that getting nine
hours' sleep is worse for you than getting
five?
There are different ways of looking at this.
Cappuccio was aware of the possibility
that people sleeping too long might be
depressed, or might be using sleeping pills.
He corrected for this, though, and found
the association was still there.
His own theory is that people who sleep
for more than eight hours sometimes have
an underlying health problem that is not
yet showing in other symptoms.

Credit: www.bbc.com/news/magazine-31928434

Many of us try, but often fail, to get
eight hours' sleep each night. This is
widely assumed to be the ideal
amount - but some experts now say
it's too much, and may actually be
unhealthy.
We all know that getting too little sleep is
bad. You feel tired, you may be irritable,
and it can contribute to obesity, high blood
pressure, diabetes, and heart disease,
doctors say. But too much sleep? You
don't often hear people complaining about
it.
However, research carried out over the
past 10 years appears to show that adults
who usually sleep for less than six hours
or more than eight, are at risk of dying
earlier than those sleep for between six
and eight hours.
To put it more scientifically, there is a
gradual increase in mortality risk for those
who fall outside the six-to-eight-hour
band.
Prof Franco Cappuccio, professor of
cardiovascular medicine and epidemiology
at the University of Warwick, has analysed
16 studies, in which overall more than a
million people were asked about their
sleeping habits and then followed up over
time.
Cappuccio put the people involved into
three broad groups:
• those who said they slept less than six
hours a night
• those who said they slept for between
six and eight hours
• those who said they slept for more than
eight hours
His analysis showed that 12% more of the
short sleepers had died when they were
followed up, compared to the medium
sleepers.
However, 30% more of the long sleepers
had died, compared to the medium
sleepers.
That's a significant increase in mortality
risk, roughly equivalent to the risk of
drinking several units of alcohol per day,
though less than the mortality risk that
comes from smoking.
But can it really be true that getting nine
hours' sleep is worse for you than getting
five?
There are different ways of looking at this.
Cappuccio was aware of the possibility
that people sleeping too long might be
depressed, or might be using sleeping pills.
He corrected for this, though, and found
the association was still there.
His own theory is that people who sleep
for more than eight hours sometimes have
an underlying health problem that is not
yet showing in other symptoms.

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