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Romance / Re: Man Dumps Fiancee Over Inability To Afford Wig by xdlwilliams: 11:13am On Jan 09
placeofallure:


Man, you did the right thing. What kind of entitlement mentality is that? She was so desperate she placed a curse on the man, no nah!

It feels good to collect money from your man, every woman loves that sense of financial security, but you won't have him break the bank for you. Especially when he doesn't have and it's not a life threatening situation. All through the yuletide season, I no make any hair o, I just comb my hair in a bun and I'm ready to go, it was my best Christmas ever cause I didn't lack anything. I just made the hair this Saturday in readiness for work this week. This is a big, huge, humongous red flag. Thank goodness he had the sense to leave.

Moreso, she should be able to buy the wig herself, that's what real slay queens do.

Women should be up and doing on their own. What if something happens to the man - sickness or death - will you go a begging for the rest of your life?
"What if something happens to the man, will she beg for the rest of her life ?"
Mehn, this is the most sensible comment i have seen so far...

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Politics / Re: Governor Sanwo-Olu Approved ₦3.75 Billion For Perfumes, Rechargeable Fans by xdlwilliams: 6:36pm On Nov 20, 2023
I no fit laugh, dem still dey for Gov Otti thread grin

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Foreign Affairs / Shinzo Abe, Japan’s Longest-serving Prime Minister, ‘has Died’ After Being Shot by xdlwilliams: 10:22am On Jul 08, 2022
Shinzo Abe, Japan’s longest-serving prime minister, ‘has died’ after being shot twice by a navy veteran during a campaign speech, local TV reports.
Shinzo Abe, Japan’s longest-serving prime minister, ‘was shot twice’ earlier today as he delivered a speech in the country’s south, according to local media.
Ahead of the Sunday parliamentary elections, the 67-year-old, who held office for a total of nine years over two terms, was assassinated in the city of Nara at approximately 11.30 a.m. as he organized support for the local candidate. About six hours later, just as wife Akie had arrived at his bedside, state television NHK confirmed his passing.



Tetsuya Yamagami, 41 and a navy veteran, was arrested at the scene on suspicion of attempted murder while wielding what appeared to be a home-made shotgun. Police say he has since confessed, telling them he wanted to kill Abe because he was ‘dissatisfied’ with him.

Witnesses said Abe was about to start speaking when Yamagami approached him from behind and fired two shots, the second of which felled him. Several members of Abe’s security detail tackled Yamagami while others gave the politician chest compressions, before he was taken to hospital via helicopter.

Prime Minister Kishida called the shooting an attack on ‘the foundation of democracy’, describing it as ‘heinous’, ‘barbaric and malicious’, and ‘absolutely unforgivable’. ‘I would like to use the most extreme words available to condemn this act,’ he added.

Shinzo Abe, Japan's longest-serving prime minister, 'has died' after being shot twice
Tetsuya Yamagami, 41, a military veteran, was tackled by Abe’s security detail and then arrested by police on suspicion of attempted murder.
The shooting is a deeply shocking development in the life of Japan’s best-known politician, taking place a country that prides itself on its low levels of violent crime and has extremely tough gun laws.

Source: [url]metronews247.co.uk[/url]

Celebrities / Amina Muaddi Denies Having An Affair With A$AP Rocky, Brands The Ongoing Rumors by xdlwilliams: 10:26am On Apr 16, 2022

Amina Muaddi denies having an affair with A$AP Rocky, brands the ongoing rumors an “unfounded fabrication.”
Rihanna is expecting a child with rapper A$AP Rocky, and designer Amina Muaddi has denied any relationship with the artist.
She called the accusations of A$AP Rocky and Rihanna cheating a “unfounded falsehood,” according to the woman at the center of the scandal.
Amina Muaddi, the fashion designer and shoe designer behind the Fenty 2020 line, made a statement on her Instagram Story on Friday, rejecting any involvement with Rocky. Rocky also denied any involvement.

she said, before going on to say, “I’ve always believed that a baseless lie posted on social media does not deserve any response or clarification, especially one that is so ugly.” “At first, I didn’t think anyone would take this phony rumour seriously because it was made with such nasty intent.

I’ve been reminded, though, in the last 24 hours that we live in a society that is so ready to talk about things regardless of whether or not they are supported by evidence, and that nothing is off bounds.”

Not even during what should be one of the most beautiful and celebrated periods in one’s life,” Muaddi continued, referring to Rihanna’s pregnancy as “one of the most beautiful and celebrated occasions.”

In an interview with the Daily Mail, Muaddi, 36, revealed that she chose to “stand up” because the allegations not only harmed her but were also directed at people she had “a great deal of respect and regard for.”
The designer ended her statement by wishing everyone a “wonderful Easter weekend,” while the singer of the hit song “Umbrella” continues to “enjoy her calm, best dressed pregnancy life,” according to the statement.
In the late hours of Thursday, writer Louis Pisano claimed on Twitter that Rihanna and the rapper of the famous song “Praise the Lord” had split because he had strayed with Muaddi. Rihanna, 34, and the rapper of the smash song “Praise the Lord” have denied any adultery. A source close to the couple, on the other hand, claims that they are still going strong.
“Everything is OK,” the insider confirmed. “It’s not true at all.”
According to a second eyewitness who saw Rihanna and Rocky on a date at Craig’s in West Hollywood two weeks ago, “She looked fine, and when they came out, they looked fine.” “It felt like everything was normal between them.”

Page Six was also able to secure video footage of the couple exiting the eatery while holding hands.

Neither Rocky nor Rihanna have responded to the rumors yet.

SOURCE: [url]metronews247.co.uk/amina-muaddi-denies-having-an-affair-with-aap-rocky-brands-the-ongoing-rumors-an-unfounded-fabrication/[/url]
Celebrities / Pictures Of Amina Muaddi, The Fenty Footwear Designer With Whom ASAP Rocky Cheat by xdlwilliams: 12:29am On Apr 15, 2022
Pictures of Amina Muaddi, the Fenty footwear designer with whom ASAP Rocky cheated on Rihanna, have been revealed.
Rihanna allegedly saw A$AP Rocky having an affair with high-end shoe designer Amina Muaddi, according to a reporter in Paris.
While nothing has been proven, LOUIS via ROMA claims it all happened during Fashion Week in Paris.
We don’t know if it’s even close to being accurate, but it’s gotten a lot of reaction on Twitter.

April 14, 2022 — LOUIS (@LOUIS via ROMA)
Source: https://metronews247.co.uk/pictures-of-amina-muaddi-the-fenty-footwear-designer-with-whom-asap-rocky-cheated-on-rihanna-revealed/

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Celebrities / Report: Rihanna And ASAP Rocky Have Ended Their Relationship – Here’s Why by xdlwilliams: 12:16am On Apr 15, 2022
Asap Rocky may be the unhappiest man on the planet right now as Rihanna, the rapper’s wealthy girlfriend, is said to have broken up with him according to sources.

The “diamond” celebrity and the young record producer called it quits after more than a year of dating, according to Louis Pisano on Thursday.
WHY DID ASAP ROCKY AND RIHANNA END THEIR RELATIONSHIP?
Rihanna reportedly ended their relationship after ASAP Rocky was discovered cheating on her with Fenty footwear designer Amina Muaddi.

According to the source, ASAP Rocky and Amina Muaddi are not strangers. She had seen him before and worked with him on a shoe collection.

Rihanna has also unfollowed Amina on Instagram, indicating that she is heartbroken.

Metronews247 revealed three months ago that the starlet was expecting her first child with A$AP Rocky after she flaunted her baby belly while out in New York City.

READ ALSO: Kanye West’s Reacts To His Son Saint Seeing Kim Kardashian’s Sex Tape On A Video Game
Rihanna and ASAP Rocky reportedly began dating in secret before announcing their relationship in the summer of 2020.

This is an ongoing narrative.
Source:
https://metronews247.co.uk/report-rihanna-and-asap-rocky-have-ended-their-relationship-heres-why/

Technology Market / Bet9ja Has Issued A Statement Regarding Its Hacked Website by xdlwilliams: 4:29pm On Apr 08, 2022
Bet9ja has issued a statement in response to their website being hacked yesterday, with the hackers demanding millions of money in exchange for access to their database.
Statement on a Cyber-Criminal Attack:

The Bet9ja betting platform, like many other market-leading global enterprises, has recently been the target of a sophisticated criminal cyber-attack, preventing our consumers from using the site.

To remedy this, we are working relentlessly with our IT team, independent forensics, and cybercrime experts.

This is an issue that we take very seriously. Our top focus is to protect our customers, and you can rest assured that your accounts will not be hacked and that all of your assets will be protected.

We regret for the inconvenience and will reward our loyal clients with a truly spectacular cornucopia of deals once we are back up. More details will be forthcoming. Any information that is not supplied by Bet9ja should not be trusted.
During this trying time, we appreciate your patience and understanding. As soon as it is technically possible, we will be back stronger, continuing to give you with the best-in-class betting experience.
https://metronews247.co.uk/bet9ja-has-issued-a-statement-regarding-its-hacked-website/
Education / The Federal Government Kicks Off N-skills Entrepreneurship Training Program In B by xdlwilliams: 4:20pm On Apr 08, 2022
HM Sadiya Umar Farouq, the Governor of Bauchi State, officially opened the N-Skills Training on Life, Vocational, and Entrepreneurship Skills yesterday. The N-Skills program follows the National Skills Qualification Framework (NSQF) for the creation, classification, and recognition of skills, knowledge, and competences gained by individuals, regardless of where or how they were learned.

The Ministry is collaborating with carefully chosen consulting firms to give N-Skills training to 6,475 unemployed youngsters across the Federation. N-Skills will aid in closing the gap between standard and market-relevant skills requirements.

As a result, I urge you to take advantage of this chance and actively participate in learning and developing your skills so that you can find work. Sadiya Umar Farouq, HM

HM Sadiya Farouq paid a visit to two of Bauchi State’s 13 Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) project centers, which are located in federal and state government secondary schools.

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The centers will help to develop the human capital needed for a knowledge-driven economy by improving digital literacy, functional skills development, school infrastructure, and teacher retraining.

After that, HM Sadiya Farouq went to Bauchi State’s Computer-Aided Learning Center.

The goal of this initiative is to improve digital learning among children with special needs. The project entails the provision of computer hardware and software, as well as furniture and other accessories enable visually and hearing-impaired students to engage in functional e-learning.
https://metronews247.co.uk/the-federal-government-kicks-off-n-skills-entrepreneurship-training-program-in-bauchi-state/
Science/Technology / How Ukraine Is Deploying Facial Recognition Technology In Identifying Russian Sp by xdlwilliams: 4:56am On Apr 08, 2022

Hoan Ton-That, the CEO of the facial recognition business Clearview AI, began thinking about how he could help after Russia invaded Ukraine and images of the devastation inundated the news.

He believed that his company’s technologies may provide clarity in wartime scenarios.



“I recall watching videos of Russian soldiers being caught and Russia claiming they were actors,” Ton-That added. “I reasoned that by allowing Ukrainians to utilize Clearview, they would be able to obtain more information to validate their identities.”

He sought out to persons who could assist him in contacting the Ukrainian administration in early March. Lee Wolosky, a lawyer who had worked for the Biden administration and a member of Clearview’s advisory board, was meeting with Ukrainian authorities and offered to send a message.

Ton-That wrote a letter explaining that his app “can instantaneously identify someone only from a photo” and that it has been used to solve crimes by police and federal agencies in the United States. Clearview has been criticized for this function, which has raised privacy concerns as well as problems about racism and other biases in artificial intelligence systems.

Ton-That said that the gadget, which can identify a suspect recorded on surveillance video, could be useful to a country under attack. By comparing their faces to Clearview’s database of 20 billion faces from the public web, including “Russian social sites such as VKontakte,” he said the technology might identify persons who might be spies, as well as deceased people.

Ton-That decided to offer Clearview’s services to Ukraine for free, as reported earlier by Reuters. Now, less than a month later, the New York-based Clearview has created more than 200 accounts for users at five Ukrainian government agencies, which have conducted more than 5,000 searches. Clearview has also translated its app into Ukrainian.



“It’s been an honor to help Ukraine,” said Ton-That, who provided emails from officials from three agencies in Ukraine, confirming that they had used the tool. It has identified dead soldiers and prisoners of war, as well as travelers in the country, confirming the names on their official IDs. The fear of spies and saboteurs in the country has led to heightened paranoia.

According to one email, Ukraine’s national police obtained two photos of dead Russian soldiers, which have been viewed by The New York Times, on March 21. One dead man had identifying patches on his uniform, but the other did not, so the ministry ran his face through Clearview’s app.

The app surfaced photos of a similar-looking man, a 33-year-old from Ulyanovsk who wore a paratrooper uniform and held a gun in his profile photos on Odnoklassniki, a Russian social media site. According to an official from the national police, attempts were made to contact the man’s relatives in Russia to inform them of his death, but there was no response.

Identifying dead soldiers and notifying their families is part of a campaign, according to a Telegram post by Ukrainian Vice Prime Minister Mykhailo Fedorov, to break through to the Russian public the cost of the conflict and to “dispel the myth of a ‘special operation’ in which there are ‘no conscripts’ and ‘no one dies,’” he wrote.

Images from conflict zones of slaughtered civilians and soldiers left behind on city streets turned battlefields have become more widely and instantaneously available in the social media era. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine has shown graphic images of attacks on his country to world leaders in making his case for more international aid. But beyond conveying a visceral sense of war, those kinds of images can now offer something else: a chance for facial recognition technology to play a significant role.

Critics warn, however, that the tech companies could be taking advantage of a crisis to expand with little privacy oversight and that any mistakes made by the software or those using it could have dire consequences in a war zone.

Evan Greer, a deputy director for the digital rights group Fight for the Future, is opposed to any use of facial recognition technology and said she believed that it should be banned worldwide because governments had used it to persecute minority groups and suppress dissent. Russia and China, among others, have deployed advanced facial recognition in cameras in cities.

“War zones are often used as testing grounds — not just for weapons, but surveillance tools that are later deployed on civilian populations or used for law enforcement or crowd control purposes,” Greer said. “Companies like Clearview are eager to exploit the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine to normalize the use of their harmful and invasive software.”
https://metronews247.co.uk/how-ukraine-is-deploying-facial-recognition-technology-in-identifying-russian-spies/
Foreign Affairs / How China Launched A Plethora Of Cyber-attacks On Ukraine Days Before Russian In by xdlwilliams: 5:46pm On Apr 02, 2022

According to a study, China initiated cyber-attacks against Ukrainian military and nuclear targets shortly before the Russian invasion.

There is no evidence to support these claims, but the National Cyber Security Centre is looking into them. The allegations are that more than 600 websites, including Ukraine’s defense ministry, were subjected to hundreds of hacking attempts orchestrated by the Chinese government.



“The National Cyber Security Centre is investigating these allegations with our international partners,” according to a representative for the United Kingdom government.

It is claimed that the assertions are based on intelligence memos obtained by the Metronews247. The Ukrainian security service, on the other hand, denied on Friday night that it had provided any information about the claimed terrorist strikes.

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“The conclusions of the Metronews247 have absolutely nothing to do with the SBU,” the statement continued. “At this time, the Ukrainian Security Service does not have such information, and there is no inquiry underway.”

Research fellow at the Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies, Jamie MacColl, said the reported attempts looked to fit a Chinese strategy of scanning for holes in information technology infrastructure, such as firewalls and virtual private networks.

“If this is accurate, it seems like a rather regular situation to me. It has been determined that some Chinese groups have been reassigned to gather intelligence on the Ukraine conflict. Information is gathered by security services in order to inform policy. And it looks to be what happened in this particular instance.”

According to the Metronews247, a series of intelligence memoranda, believed to have been created by another country, described the scope of the hacking and identified nuclear targets. The hacking allegedly reached a high on February 23, the day before the Russian invasion, according to the Metronews247 report.



On March 18, the president of the United States, Joe Biden, warned his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, that China would face “consequences” if it gave material support to Russia during the invasion.

READ ALSO: China accuses the United States of being the “Leading Cause” in the Russia-Ukraine conflict.

In February, President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin met in Beijing to mark the beginning of the Winter Olympics. They issued a joint statement in which they said that the links between the two countries had no bounds. In the declaration, Xi and Putin both made it clear that they were opposed to any further expansion of the NATO alliance.

“We need be extremely cautious about this in two areas,” said Ciaran Martin, a professor of practice at the Blavatnik School of Government at Oxford University and a former director of the National Counter-Terrorism Center. In the first place, there is a significant distinction between digital spying and disruptive attack, and this appears to be the latter based on the information that has become publicly available.

“Second, there is nothing in the publicly accessible material that suggests collusion between China and Russia,” the author writes. Of course, the official denial from the Ukrainian Security Service has now been added to the mix. More facts are required, but for the time being, we should refrain from jumping to conclusions.”

https://metronews247.co.uk/how-china-launched-a-plethora-of-cyber-attacks-on-ukraine-days-before-russian-invasion/
Foreign Affairs / Tunisian Turmoil Escalates As President Controversially issues A Decree Dissolvi by xdlwilliams: 5:35pm On Mar 31, 2022

Tunisia’s president, Kais Saied, has signed a decree dismissing parliament, which has been in session since last year after it defied him by voting to overturn laws that he used to gain near-total control.

Saied accused them of a failed coup and a conspiracy against state security, and demanded investigations into them, speaking after an online session of more than half the parliament members, their first since he suspended the assembly in July.



Tunisia’s political situation was exacerbated by the parliament session and Saied’s response, however it was unclear whether it would result in any immediate change in his grasp on power.

Any attempt to detain parliament members who attended Wednesday’s session, as Saied’s promise of investigations suggests, would be a huge escalation in the president’s conflict with his opponents.

“We must save the state from disintegration… In a video released online late Wednesday, Saied stated, “We will not allow the abusers to continue their attack against the state.”

When he suspended the parliament last summer, pushed aside most of the 2014 constitution, and began rewriting the political system by decree, his opponents accused him of staging a coup.

“We are not frightened to protect a legal institution,” Yamina Zoghlami, a member of parliament from the moderate Islamist Ennahda party, stated. “The people’s faith in us has not waned.” The president used a tank to seal parliament.”

Former law professor Saied claims that his activities are legal and necessary to preserve Tunisia from years of political gridlock and economic stagnation at the hands of a corrupt, self-serving elite. He says he’ll appoint a commission to rewrite the constitution, have a referendum on it in July, and hold parliamentary elections in December.

The 2014 constitution of Tunisia states that parliament must remain in session during any extraordinary time, such as the one proclaimed by Saied last summer, and that dismissing the house should result in a fresh election, which he has yet to call.



After parliament was dissolved, the Free Constitutional Party, a major opposition party that surveys suggest will win the most seats in parliament if elections were held, urged Saied to call early elections. According to the constitution, Saied has no choice but to schedule elections within three months, according to Abir Moussi, the party’s leader and a follower of the late authoritarian president Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali.

The legislative session in Tunisia on Wednesday was postponed when the online meeting platforms Zoom and Teams stopped working minutes before it was scheduled to begin. Iyadh Loumi, an independent MP, said on the radio that the government had disabled the applications in order to disrupt the session, a claim disputed by the communications technology minister.

TUNISIA-POLITICS

On December 13, 2021, a television screen in Tunis, Tunisia’s capital, displays an announcement by Tunisian President Kais Saied, in which he stated that the Tunisian parliament would remain suspended until December 2022 elections, and that a constitutional reform referendum would be held in July of that year. – Saied declared a “popular consultation” with the Tunisian people in his statement on national television, adding that “additional draft constitutional and other reforms would be put forth to referendum on July 25,” a year after sacking the government and seizing a slew of powers.
As Saied tries to rewrite the constitution, seize control of the judiciary, and impose additional limits on civil society, Parliament’s greater confidence reflects growing opposition to him.

His most vociferous detractors have been Ennahda, the largest party in parliament with a quarter of the seats, and its leader, Rached Ghannouchi, the parliamentary speaker.

Despite the fact that political groups are still profoundly split, more of them are openly mobilizing against Saied and demanding that he take an inclusive approach to reorganizing Tunisia’s politics.

Tunisia deposed autocratic government in 2011 and ushered in democracy, but its power-sharing structure between the president and parliament has proven unpopular.

Saied, a political newbie, won a huge second-round victory in 2019 against a media magnate facing corruption charges, promising to clean up Tunisian politics.

Many Tunisians are disillusioned with his concentration on constitutional change as the economy deteriorates, with the government seeking an international bailout and a major labor union threatening a countrywide strike.



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https://metronews247.co.uk/tunisian-turmoil-escalates-as-president-controversially-issues-a-decree-dissolving-parliament-parliament/
Foreign Affairs / World Bank Freezes Projects Over Taliban”s Girls’ School Ban In Afghanistan by xdlwilliams: 3:50pm On Mar 31, 2022
In response to the Taliban’s prohibition on girls returning to secondary schools, the World Bank has postponed four projects in Afghanistan for a total of $600 million (£458 million).

Education, health, and agriculture were among the areas in which the programs sought to make improvements.



They also placed a “significant emphasis on ensuring that girls and women participate in and benefit from the support,” according to a statement from the bank.

Following months of restrictions, the Taliban revoked a decision to let schools to reopen last week, citing security concerns.

A decision on female students’ uniforms, according to the Taliban, would only be made in accordance with “Sharia law and Afghan custom” once a decision on male students’ clothes had been reached.

It has prompted widespread worldwide outrage, and demonstrators gathered near the Ministry of Education in the country’s capital Kabul on Saturday in order to demand that the schools be reopened.

Protesters call on the Taliban to reopen girls’ educational institutions.
Girls’ tears as a result of chaos in Taliban classrooms U-turn
The World Bank projects were designed to provide women and girls with the same level of access to services as men in Afghanistan, according to the organization.

They are supported by the Afghanistan Reconstruction Trust Fund (ARTF), which was suspended last year following the Taliban’s seizure of power of the nation.

Starting at the beginning of this month, the World Bank’s executive board approved a proposal to deploy more than $1 billion from the Global Development Fund to support “critical needs,” such as those in education, agriculture, and health.



According to the plan, the money would not be given to Taliban officials, but would instead be disbursed through United Nations agencies and humanitarian aid organizations.

ARTF donors will select four projects totaling around $600 million to assist pressing needs in the education, health, and agriculture sectors, as well as community livelihoods, according to a statement released by the bank on March 1.

This $600 million will be augmented by additional allocations from the ARTF during 2022, if and when conditions permit, according to the statement.

“This staged strategy is intended to be flexible and adaptable, taking into account the fact that the situation on the ground continues to be fluid.”

The BBC believes that the initiatives will only be restarted if the bank is confident in its ability to achieve its aims in the short term.

Taliban acts were regarded as “profoundly worrisome” by officials from 10 countries, including the United States and the United Kingdom, in a joint statement released on Friday.

Meetings with the Taliban, which were due to take place in Qatar, have also been canceled by the United States State
Health / 7 Ways To Prevent Injuries At Old Age by xdlwilliams: 6:00pm On Mar 25, 2022
There are numerous health risks that come along with aging, which is a natural part of the process. Elder adults are more vulnerable to injuries, particularly those caused by falls, than younger adults, but this does not rule out any measures to prevent this phenomenon. When taking certain precautions and remaining vigilant, it is very much possible to avoid injuries when growing older.

It is possible to try a variety of fall prevention strategies that have proven to be beneficial for all high-risk groups of people as well as for elderly people who have already suffered from fall-related injuries in order to reduce the likelihood of a recurrence in the future. Bones become brittle and fragile as we age as a result of a lack of appropriate minerals in the body, such as calcium and vitamin D, which are two essential nutrients for bone health and are deficient in many people.

Falls and injuries associated with aging are extremely typical occurrences all over the world. In fact, every year in the United States, one out of every four older persons suffers a fall. This is the most common cause of both fatal and non-fatal injuries in adults over the age of 65, regardless of their gender. Hip fractures, ligament fractures, rib fractures, and head injuries are among the most common types of injuries sustained by elderly persons as a result of falling down.

It is the dread of falling and the potential for injury that leads to anxiety and sadness in older persons, regardless of whether they have experienced a fall or are at risk of falling. This limits their ability to carry out their daily activities as well as the overall quality of life they enjoy on a regular basis. However, the good news is that the dread of aging-related falls and injuries can be alleviated by using certain simple but effective strategies that make the lives of elderly people more comfortable and secure.

Common Reasons for Falls in Older Adult
Reduced Vision- Among aging-related deterioration in physical health, reduced vision is the vital one. This reduced level of vision while aging makes older adults more vulnerable to falls especially in places where there is very deem light or no light source is available. Due to aging very lesser amount of light reaches the eyes of aged people retina which makes it difficult for them to see obstacles in the path, tripping hazards, and contrasting edges.
Loss of Balance- With aging most of us lose our flexibility, coordination level, and ultimately whole body balance that otherwise save us from falling and getting a victim of injury. This primarily happens in older adults because of inactivity or a sedentary lifestyle that makes the way of falling easier.
Improper Home Interior- Sometimes it is the imperfectly set or uncomfortable interior of homes that increase senior people’s risk of falling. With aging, some modifications in home interiors are not wrong especially if an older adult is living alone. In the lack of appropriately placed home internal environment, the safety level of senior people reduced with aging by increasing their risk of falls and injuries thereon.
Certain Medications Intake- Certain prescribed as well as over-the-counter medications develop side effects like dizziness, severe dehydration, etc which increases older people’s risk of falls to a great extent. Also, many older adults have to take blood-thinning medications especially in the case of arteries blockages that increase their health risks as well as complications chances that can even lead to death if they met any trauma. As falls and vehicle accidents are the two most common causes of injury in aging people so these two primary concern areas must be taken into account proactively.
Chronic Health Conditions- Chronic health conditions are very common among older adults such as arthritis, diabetes, and cardiovascular diseases. Often these health conditions increase the risk of falling in elderly people. These chronic illnesses dwindle or deteriorate the normal functioning ability of different organs that are required to maintain balance and avoid the injury risk.
Different chronic illnesses lead to inactivity, pain, lost function, depression, and the necessity to take multiple medications. Older adults who are diagnosed with certain cognitive deficits concern such as dementia have a greater risk of delirium with trauma. This can lead to long term hospitalization and even death risk.

Fluid Changes- With aging older people ability to adjust with fluid changes reduces that derives from resuscitation or withstand surgery for the treatment of traumatic injuries like a bone fracture. Also, senior people are left with very less amount of physiological reserve that can easily handle a traumatic incident such as injuries caused by falls or from a vehicle accident. Hence, these conditions make aging people more vulnerable to injury.
Normal Aging- The very common and understandable reason behind more injuries risk in aging people is the normal aging process that deteriorates the functionality of all sense organs with each passing year. Several things happen as a natural or normal part of your life during the aging process that increases the risk or incidents of falls and injuries thereon.
Bones and cognitive ability get weaken with the time that makes it simply harder to adapt changes in posture quickly. Also blood pressure level drops when an elderly person stands up fast. Falls and injuries also happen in older adults because they have less muscle mass as well as slower reflexes.

Motor Vehicles Accident- Out of the two most common causes of injures in aging people this is the second leading cause. Often elderly people get an easy victim of motor vehicle accidents. The injuries caused by a vehicle accident may occur to an old age person as a pedestrian, driver, or as a passenger.
Tips to Prevent Injuries while Aging
Prevent Injuries while Aging

In order to ensure a very comfortable and successful aging process, it is vital that you take proactive steps in order to prevent injuries to keep yourself safe and protected in your old age. Do take care of below mentioned physical factors to prevent your injuries risk during aging.

Get your Vision Checked Regularly
Weak or poor vision is one of the common symptoms or aging-related physical concerns that elderly people face. Also, it is the most common factor that increases the risk of injury. So to prevent your falls or accident risk during your old age make sure that get your vision checked regularly at least twice in a year from a specialist doctor.

Due to changes in eyesight during the aging process, it becomes difficult for older people to see things properly and clearly. Some common vision-related concerns that older people faces include lost or reduced sense of depth perception, weak night vision, and sensitivity to glare.

If you are facing any of these vision-related concerns then without making further delay take necessary medical treatment and use devices that can reduce your risk of falls and injuries. In case you are diagnosed with eye health concerns that are primarily associated with aging such as glaucoma and cataracts then take necessary treatment otherwise in its developed phase these conditions can even lead to total blindness. Get checked your glasses on a fixed interval to evaluate their effectiveness and make a new one if you require it.

Get Checked your Hearing Ability Regularly
Just like vision hearing ability also diminishes with aging that increases the risk of injuries of elderly people. As a result of hearing loss older adults face immense difficulty in identifying dangers especially while walking on a roadside. Like elderly people face difficulty in listening to cars honking, sirens, and smoke alarms which increases the risk of motor vehicles accident the second big cause of injuries while aging.

So to prevent the risk of any kind of traumatic event it is essential for older people to get checked their hearing ability from a health specialist at least once or twice times in a year as they get older. Also, use hearing aids if you need them especially while going outside to prevent your risk of falls and accidents.

Get Check Your Mental Health
Just like your physical body, even your mental health deteriorates with aging. So like your other organs, it is vital that you do get checked your mental health if you find you are facing difficulty remembering even important things of your life necessary for survival. In the lack of strong mental health and its functionality, you can’t expect to react instantly after seeing any danger and this delay in prompt reaction make you more vulnerable to face an injury either from a fall or through a motor vehicle accident.

You can improve your brain health and cognitive ability even in your older age by incorporating different natural and effective means to boost the growth of new brain cells in the older age such as playing puzzles or other brain game, keeping your mind engaged in productive things instead of keeping it engaged in stress and worries, spend some time in the environment, find purpose in your life, etc.

With age, the ability of older adults to understand and correlate with the surrounding environment deteriorates which is vital for ensuring personal safety. Dementia is a very common mental health problem that occurs in aged people leading to their ability to remember even the most essential things of life hampers.

So their risk of falling and injuries increases to a great extent. In such cases, it is vital that dementia affected aged persons get enough level support from family members and caregivers which can prevent their risk of accidents. Dementia affected aged patient should either live in a safe home environment or in a modernized dementia care facilities that are specially designed to offer safety and freedom to older adults.

Be Aware of Your Medications Side Effects
With aging, several health concerns including minor to chronic ones appear in the life of elderly people which increases their dependency on several medications. Though these medications help in coping up with the concerned health issues but these are often accompanied by side effects risks like drowsiness, dizziness, muscle relaxation, and blurred vision which increases their risk of falls and motor vehicle accidents.

So, to avoid and prevent the risk of injuries while aging it is vital to consult with your doctor particularly about the expected side effects that may or may not happen. In this way, you can remain alert and sit or lie down in a safe place after taking these medications that will protect you from the injuries risk. Also, you can ask your doctor to change your medications if its side effects are very frequent or get worst with time. For senior adults, it is vital to stay aware of their condition and stay awake with active senses.

The senior adults should remain aware of non-prescription or over-the-counter medications side effects such as pain killers as these have sleeping aids that will make you fall by misbalancing you if you do not sit or lie down on a safe place. In older adult insomnia related concerns are very common which increases their dependency on sleeping pills. However, in such cases, it’s better to consult with the doctor to get a safe alternative option.

Stays Physically Active
With age the body of elderly people gets lethargic and that is also because of inactiveness or sedentary lifestyle that they start living with time. This kind of inactiveness increases the risk of injuries with aging. However, it can get rid of by following a good exercise routine.

There are some exercises that are particularly safe for seniors including the frail elderly. It helps them in improving their body balance, muscle tone, and gait. Regular exercise practices help in strengthening muscles that prevent the risk of falls and injury risk.

Also, it increases the flexibility of ligaments, tendons, and joints. Osteoporosis which is the most common chronic joint health concern especially in aging people can be prevented by practicing mild weight-bearing exercises such as walking and climbing stairs.

Avoid Driving Hazard
Motor vehicles accident which is the second leading cause of injuries in aging people can be avoided by strictly following some safety measures while driving a car or while walking on the roadside. Seat belts must be worn whether you are driving the car by own self or sitting as a passenger to avoid the risk of trauma. Also, seniors should be refrained from driving if they are drunk or have taken psychoactive drugs.

The driving ability of the elderly people must be investigated with extra questions like they must be asked about their physical and mental health condition, their ability to coordination, visual power, significant impairment of neck or trunk movement must be evaluated before issuing them a driving license or renewing the old driving license. This is highly important for the life safety of not only the elderly drivers but also the passengers in the vehicles.

Preventing Home Hazards
Elderly people often get injuries inside the home which can be prevented with some proactive measures. Older adults who are the patient of dementia for them the risk of getting an injury remains high compare to other senior adults. For them, the usage of gas and electrical applications is very risky which can be avoided by letting them available automatic shut off features appliances.

Also, a ringing alarm bell while using an electrical device can prevent their risk of injuries. Older people who are the patient of peripheral neuropathy or contain the risk of burns from excessively hot water is preventable by setting the hot water heater temperature at < 49-degree celsius. Elderly people who are living alone, the smoke and carbon monoxide detectors must be installed in their homes to prevent the risk of fire.

There must be a good lighting system so that they won’t fall down in the lack of sufficient light. There must be two rails in every stair for ensuring the security of the older person as the risk of trembling or falling from stairs remains quite high in aging people due to their lack of body balance.

In bathrooms to avoid the risk of slippery or falling down it is vital to install the grab bars near the toilets and in the shower or tub. Older people should be allowed to stay in the room that is closest to the bathroom area. Their safety level can be enhanced by providing them a shower chair or a hand-held shower inside the bathroom.

Other than above mentioned most vital tips to prevent injuries while aging some other important things too must be considered and managed on time before it gets a reason for your or your loved ones falls and injures. Lack of proper sleep, lack of nutritious foods that support bones’ health, and above all lack of compassion and care from the loved ones are some factors that must not be ignored to ensure healthy and successful aging without any fear of injuries or trauma.
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