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A cross section of smokers in Nigeria said they are more concerned about the quality of life they live and are less worried about living more years. This according to them is why they keep smoking and drinking alcoholic beverages despite the strong warnings that such lifestyles could put their lives at great risk.


Sulaimon Oladokun, a commercial motorcycle rider in Ibadan, Nigeria told HealthNewsNG.com he has a lot to worry about in his life. But anytime he drinks alcohol, he is able to set aside his worries.

"My brother, what is the essence of living very long when you are not happy?” he asked. “Whenever I drink my Regal Dry Gin, I get high and for that moment I am happy. If it will remove 5 years from my life, so be it. As long as I get some happiness, I am satisfied.”

Chinedu is from the south east region of Nigeria. He said he once preached against smoking and alcohol consumption. But when he couldn't get a good job and had to contend with pressures from all sides daily, a friend recommended alcohol and cigarettes.

"What many don't know is that cigarettes and alcohol are the only affordable options for a poor Nigerian under stress apart from God. If you don't have money, you live in a hostile community and things are not working well, you have two last resorts – commit suicide or suppress the pressure with alcohol.

"Look at me; I'm a graduate but no job. I had to come to the south west where I am now an Okada man in order to make ends meet. There are many Okada riders with worse stories. When I see them smoking, I don't tell them to stop because of my personal experience," he said.

However, the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) has identified excessive alcohol intake as a major cause of road accidents in Nigeria and has outlawed drinking and driving.

Experts however believe the central roles that smoking and drinking are playing in the lives of transport workers in Nigeria will make it almost impossible for the commission or government to really implement such ban policy.

"As petrol is to the car, so is alcohol to the transport workers. Do you think it is a mere coincidence that there are more sellers of cigarettes, hemp, local gins and cheap alcoholic beverages at our motor parks than elsewhere? Transport workers cannot function properly without them. Banning them would significantly increase the rate of suicides in Nigeria," Chinedu said.

Manufacturers of alcoholic beverages are aware of the strong bond that exists between transport workers in Nigeria and cheap alcoholic beverages. This has led to the emergence of several brands that attract buyers to the small sachets of drinks at rock bottom prices as low as NGN20.

Brands like Sabrina and Regal are making millions daily from purchases in what experts believe is a smart business move.

The medical implications of the ubiquitous nature of cheap alcoholic drinks will however increase the number of alcoholics and could raise the incidence of many medical conditions. Liver disorders positively correlate with alcohol intake; while smoking could also significantly increase an individual's risk of developing lung cancer.

But the popular notion among Nigerian smokers and drinkers is that everything in life has associated risks. They believe more emphasis should be placed on enjoying life and not just prolonging it.

Chinedu and others who believe they didn't commit suicide because of cigarettes and alcohol ask question that efforts aimed at tackling cigarette smoking and alcohol abuse need to provide answers in order to win the war against nicotine and alcohol.

They prove what we already know that sticks and shots are not entirely a medico-social issue; they represent the nexus of a constellation of problems in the society that cannot be solved with bans.

http://www.healthnewsng.com/2013/10/banning-alcohol-and-cigarettes-at-motor.html

Deekaydadon: R.I.P. to the dead


FIRSTly, I want TO dedicate this COMMENT to God, my daddy, my mummy, my brother and my sisters, my friends, my pastor in the Church and also not forgetting MTN for not messing up today.

how old are you?

homesteady: You should come to kano state and see how yoruba people are claiming hausa!! They are even speaking the hausa more than the real hausa people!

what is this one saying?

Is Seun paying these OPs to just copy and paste? Ubah sef no fit read this article finish.

OP, for your mind, u don do research abi? Good riddance to bad rubbish. No be ya fault, na ASUU I blame. Why did it make it to FP when better threads no make am. PDP tins

Lovely baby, pretty wife. She looks sexually satisfied. #JustSaying. Lol. End time tinz

mickyarams: I used to believe a lightning meant God was taking our picture

me too. I used to strike a pose. I remember when my hand was on a girl's bossom and thunder struck. I felt sick for weeks cos of the evidence waiting for me

uj_sizzle: you kidding me? I thought he was from Ireland

are you kidding me? I thought he came from Rome

abdulrey: i hav watched both of them, i am a movie freak. There is no recent movies that i havnt watched...

shut up there. U don watch imiaseuna obueze, the latest film from morocco? Cos u dey use cheat download u no wan make we hear word. Nne respect yourself o

deebrain: just when i started to believe that blacks have grew above this age-long stupidity....now this!!

just when I started to believe that you eloquent, u come drop this gbagaun. Anyway, na ghost mode we dey

Dr. Abdulrahman Tunji Funso, Chairman, Nigeria National Polio Plus Committee (NNPPC) has announced Nigeria has recorded 50 per cent reduction in the number of Wild Polio Virus (WPV) cases.


According to him, the nation has recorded only 43 confirmed cases in 9 states as at August 9, 2013 against the 81 cases it recorded in 11 states within the same period last year.

He added that Kano, Borno, Yobe and Bauchi states are responsible for about 84 per cent. He added that the high incidence in the four northern states is connected to the activities of Islamic sect, Boko Haram.

“It remains a challenge for the country that about 200,000 children are still missing the three doses of polio vaccine needed to prevent the deadly virus. The danger is that for every polio infection we allow to happen anywhere in the country, it puts the whole country and the world at the risk of new spread,” Funsho warned.

Concerning the southern part of Nigeria, he said no case of WPV has been recorded.

"No case has been recorded in the south so far, but new cases in the north equally put us all at risk. Which is why we are still appealing for collective support to tackle polio disease through continuous routine immunisation and fund support," he said.

“Nigeria has no business being among countries that are yet to eradicate polio. Nigeria has eradicated Type 2 and Type 3 strains of the WPV said the country is currently faced with the challenges of eradicating Type 1. It will be embarrassing if the country is the last among the three countries to eradicate polio."

http://www.healthnewsng.com/2013/09/nigeria-records-50-reduction-in-polio.html

Professor Isaac Folorunso Adewole, vice chancellor of the University of Ibadan has become a member of the governing council of the Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) for a period of two years.


As the only West African on the council, Prof. Adewole will be joining 22 other members drawn from 13 countries on the council.

On Prof. Adewole's roles on the council, Professor John Wood, Secretary General of the ACU said the vice chancellor of Nigeria's premier university will be contributing his wealth of experience in terms of overseeing the ACU’s activities and determining its future direction.

“We are, therefore, delighted to have such an experienced set of university executive heads, including the UI VC serving over the next two years (2013-2015)," ACU stated.

http://www.ibpulse.com/2013/09/ui-vice-chancellor-joins-association-of.html

Stanley Onuegbu, central defender at El-Kanemi Warriors has decried the negative impact that home advantage has on the Nigerian Premier League.

Speaking after his side lost 0 - 2 in Ibadan to the Oluyole Warriors, Shooting Stars Football Club of Ibadan, Onuegbu said referees should not be concerned with who is "at home" or "away".

He told Supersport: “The referees should strive at all times to allow the beautiful game to flow irrespective of which of the sides are at home or away."

When El-Kanemi Warriors and Shooting Stars locked horns in Ibadan, Raphael Musa and substitute, Osaguona Ighodalo scored at the 52nd and 70th minutes thus giving the Oluyole Warriors the maximum three points from maximum points.

“It was a good game that both sides would have walked out the pitch embracing themselves except the referee’s unfair calls which killed the game for us. 3SC's first goal was disputable but the referee allowed it to stay however their second goal was good and we were confused while he decided to disallow our own goal.

“The match rightly would have ended 2-1 in favour of the home side and we won’t be feeling cheated as we at present feel. We’ve decided to take the defeat in good faith and march on in our aspiration to take over the top spot on the log.

“We just suffered a momentary setback in that direction but I’m confident we’ll recover the points in our next home game against Kaduna United in Maiduguri.

"We’ve given our words to the government and management to fight for a ticket to the continent in the ongoing league and we’re determined towards achieving the laudable goal,” he told supersport.com.

http://www.ibpulse.com/2013/08/home-advantage-is-killing-football-in.html?m=1

Kamil Akinlabi, honourable representing Oyo in the Federal House of Representatives has declared that the All Progressive Congress (APC) is sure of victory in Oyo state. According to him, the party has no opposition in the state.

"There is no other party in Oyo State. We have no opposition. Where is the opposition against APC? We don’t have any opposition against us,"he told Nigerian Tribune.

Concerning the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), he said the party is extensively divided in Oyo state.

"Which PDP? Is it the PDP of Teslim Folarin, PDP of Alao-Akala or the PDP of Jumoke Akinjide, which of the PDP? So, a fractionalised party cannot confront us, we don’t have any opposition. Already, we are taking maximum advantage of their crisis.

"Our camp is growing in leaps and bounds everyday. By the time they wake up to mend fences among themselves, they won’t see their supporters again," he said.

http://www.ibpulse.com/2013/08/apc-has-no-opposition-in-oyo-state-rep.html?m=1

Q3: Who is OMOTOLA!

mumu shut up

The Nigerian Police has said it is not providing escorts for Alhaji Taofeek Oyerinde, Oyo state chairman of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW).


According to DSP Olabisi Clet-Ilobanafor, spokesman of the Oyo state command of the Nigerian Police Force, many aggrieved members of the union had written petition against the force for providing police escorts for the NURTW chieftain.

“There is no iota of truth in what is being indicated here that two policemen were given to Oyerinde as escorts. Policemen were deplored to the NURTW building, not as escorts, but for security purposes due to the protracted NURTW crises that had been rocking the state," she said.

“But for the deployment of the policemen there, the place would have continued to be a battle ground as it used to be. However, the police command thought it wise that posting policemen there would definitely deter disgruntled NURTW members from turning the place to a theatre of war."

She urged the angry faction to guard against breaking law and order, adding that they can channel their petition through the right channels if they want a proper investigation.


“If they want anything investigated, it is not enough to allege. Let them address a copy of their grievances to the Commissioner of Police so that each allegation could be treated on merit.

“We want to tell them that if a hungry man becomes angry and he breaks the law of the land, the law will take its course on that person. We advise them not to take laws into their hands because this will mean that they want to confront the law.

“It is better for them to go through proper channels than issuing subtle threats because if anything goes wrong, they would be made to face the full wrath of the law,” she said.

http://www.ibpulse.com/2013/08/no-escort-for-oyo-nurtw-chairman-police.html

Olumide Akintayo, President of the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN), has accused the Nigerian minister for health, Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu of favoring doctors over healthcare professionals. He stated this in a chat with Guardian.


Responding to the directive issued by the health minister ordering all striking professionals to resume work immediately, he said he (the minister) would never say that to his colleagues (doctors).
“The fundamental issue is that there is no equity in the health sector. It is not right for the minister to ask the health workers to go back to work when the issues they raised have not been addressed. If we were his professional colleagues, doctors, he would not have said that," Akintayo said.

He added that members of JOHESU will leave no stone unturned to ensure that the inequity in the health sector is brought to the attention of the general public.


He said: “We should do everything possible to make sure that consumers of health should not continue to suffer. How can we do this? It is to ensure equity, for as long as there is discriminatory treatment we shall continue to contend with strikes and distortions in health services."

http://www.healthnewsng.com/2013/08/nigerian-pharmacists-accuse-health.html

The ongoing strike called by members of the Joint Health Sector Union (JOHESU) has been called off.


This was as a result of an agreement reached at the end of a meeting attended by the leaders of the union and Ministers of Health, Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu; and Labour and Productivity, Mr. Emeka Wogu.

Confirming the meeting with the union leaders, Prof. Chukwu told Guardian the meeting was scheduled to hold today.

“The only hope we have that the strike may be called off is that JOHESU has accepted to meet with Minister of Labour and Productivity and myself tomorrow (today), Monday by 2 p.m,” he said.

Details of the agreement would be revealed as soon as they are made available.

http://www.healthnewsng.com/2013/08/breaking-news-nigerias-healthcare.html

Tragedy struck today in the ancient city of Ibadan when an oil tanker belonging to the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) went up in flames.


The tragedy struck at Energy Filling Station, Orogun Junction along Iwo Road/Ojoo Expressway when the tanker caught fire and exploded in flames while offloading its highly inflammable content.

During the inferno, eight shops were torched and two SUV cars were also burnt beyond repair.

Eyewitness account revealed that the incidence occurred when the truck fall off the road. While it lasted, the entire area was filled with smoke and shop owners and occupants of torched houses made frantic efforts to retrieve valuable items.

http://ibpulse..com/2013/08/ibadan-oil-tanker-fire-kills-3.html

Mr Governor, no be laughing matter.

Samsung has opened its first Samsung Experience Store in Ibadan.


The store which is located in Agbowo area of Ibadan will offer residents of the ancient "immerse understanding of the Samsung brand."


On its official Twitter page, Samsung Nigeria said its experts would be on hand at the experience store to explain each products to visitors.


Every Samsung Experience Store in every part of the world is a place where visitors can share, play and learn through the latest technology releases from Samsung.


A statement on Samsung's official website enjoins individuals to visit the store.


"See it, feel it, touch it, in store. The possibilities are endless," Samsung stated.

http://ibpulse..com/2013/08/samsung-opens-experience-store-in-ibadan.html?m=1

Professor Oladapo Ladipo, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Association for Reproduction and Family Health (ARFH), has stated that God is in support of family planning since He frowns at uncontrolled child birth.


He said: "God himself does not support producing children you cannot cater for. God does not tell us to bear children that we will be seeing die under-nourished and leading unproductive lives."

He therefore urged African nations to intensify efforts aimed at promoting and enforcing birth control. This according to him is essential to ensure that African families only give birth to the number of children they can satisfactorily take care of. He stated this in an interview with Vanguard newspapers.

“There is great wisdom in having only the number of children you can provide for. We need a population moderation and management policy because people should not just be having as many children as they want.

“It is important for Nigerians and indeed Africans generally to recognize the need to have just the number of children we can care for, rather than just reproducing and expecting God to take care of them. There is no reason for having children who are just languishing in abject poverty, roaming around, doing nothing productive,” he said.

Concerning the role of family planning in national development, he said most of the developed nations of the world are nations that promote family planning by regulating the number of children each family can give birth to.

He said: “We are just being deliberately blind to reality. It has been shown clearly in the Asian countries there is no country classified as developed that has not moderated its population. If one person is telling another to reproduce recklessly, to me, it is a crime to the state. It is a crime to just be reproducing recklessly and transferring the responsibility of looking after the children to somebody else”.

http://www.healthnewsng.com/2013/08/god-is-in-support-of-family-planning.html

Yungwizzzy: why is it that I'm never sad when a politician dies?

pls I'm I a bad person?

no you are not a bad person, just a cynic and psychotic sociopath

Kairoseki77: Second place is just the first place loser.
- Dale Earnhart

slowpoke you sabi the last time Nigeria got a medal at the competition? 19 yrs ago. So no carry your godforsaken bad belle spoil our celebration. Were. Onye oshi

MTN Nigeria has confirmed it recorded a glitch on its system that resulted in a host of subscribers enjoying free 3GB data bundles.

HumanIPO revealed on Monday MTN’s customers had noticed they had not been charged for the substantial data bundle, but the the network operator had remained silent on the issue.

Chineze Gbenga-Oluwatoye, senior manager of corporate communications at the corporate services division of MTN Nigeria, has now told HumanIPO the network’s data charging interface was affected.

“A series of service disruptions occurred which affected the charging interface for this data service,” Gbenga-Oluwatoye said HumanIPO.

The company also confirmed HumanIPO’s earlier report that the glitch had been fixed.

Chineze said: “These issues have since been resolved and the regular charging process restored.”

According to the latest figures released by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), MTN at the end of the first quarter had 22,725,089 subscribers, meaning
the loss could be substantial http://www.humanipo.com/news/29286/mtn-nigeria-confirms-system-glitch-blames-service-disruptions/

Korrection: Cant see dbanj around shaking his guvnor....instead he is busy in d US seeking cheap recognition.....

what is this one saying?

This is why African referees don't officiate World Cup matches. Why did he agree to officiate when he knew he would break the fast?

babarazy: you and who?

coldhearted muthafucka

LesbianBoy: Photoshop jare!

you need brainshop too

Obiagu1: Governor Obi had claimed in the protest letter that "Lagos State did not even bother to consult with Anambra State authorities, before deporting 72 persons considered to be of Igbo extraction to Anambra State, is illegal, unconstitutional and a blatant violation of the human rights of these individuals and of the Nigerian Constitution."

What is the lie in the above statement made by Gov. Obi?
Read, Read, and Reread.

And people say GEJ is dull when we have a duller one here. Mumu you sabi read at all? or u blind? Onye oshi.

Onye ara