Yesterday, former President Olusegun Obasanjo received his Permanent Voters’ Card (PVC), which was given to him by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
PVC has a life span of ten years and seeing this, the former president prayed that he would outlive the card.
He was speaking at the Presidential Hilltop Estate in Abeokuta, Ogun State, and said: “My prayer to God is for him to please let me outlast this card.”
“This means that if I outlast this card, I can be smiling. But then, it is only the grace of God. But I heard that some people were complaining that they have not collected their card. I do not complain because I know that I will eventually get my card. But people that genuinely complain will be attended to before the elections.”
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Following an intelligence report of a likely invasion of the House of Representatives by hoodlums and thugs, the Nigeria Police Force promptly deployed its personnels to the premises to prevent a breakdown of law and order.
In the course of this lawful exercise, Alh. Aminu Tambuwal CFR, arrived the venue with a motley crowd, who broke the cordon, assaulted the Police and evaded due process and the Police had the duty to restore order and normalcy, using lawful means
Put down your phone and pick up your head. Texting might be ruining your back.
When you tilt your head forward 60 degrees to look at your phone, you're putting 60 pounds of pressure on your neck, according to a new study by New York spine surgeon Kenneth Hansraj. Hansraj's study was just published in Surgical Technology International's 25th edition.
As you bend your head down to look at the phone in your hands, the pressure on your neck gets stronger and stronger, as shown in Hansraj's illustration below:
Hansraj created a model of the spine via computer-aided design, and bent the head 0 degrees, 15 degrees, 30 degrees, 45 degrees and 90 degrees, all while measuring the force on the spine. "It's a very sophisticated assessment of the stresses that are borne by the neck when the head is in various positions," Hansraj said in a phone interview with The Huffington Post.
"This is one assessment just based on bringing the neck forward," Hansraj said. Different things could happen to your neck if you're bending it forward and to the side, he noted.
So what should you do to protect yourself?
"We recommend that people should continue to enjoy their smart devices, but that they pay specific attention to where their head is in space," Hansraj said. "You want to be careful that your head is straight up with you're using a smart device."
Hansraj also pointed out another common spinal issue: sitting at a desk all day. For office workers who spend their days staring at a screen, some options for alleviating back pain include making sure you stretch, taking frequent breaks to walk around, and positioning your monitor so that you're looking at it straight on.
Nigerian military operating in the North-East had taken full control of Gombi, Pelia and Hong communities in Adamawa State.
The communities had in the past few weeks fallen under the control of Boko Haram insurgents resulting in the displacement of many persons.
The information is gleaned from the website of the Defence Headquarters in Abuja on Wednesday.
“The Nigerian troops in their daring exploit have taken full control of more communities in Adamawa State, including Gombi, Pelia and Hong.
“The ongoing military operations in the North-Eastern Nigeria is to clear all areas infested by terrorists.’’
The statement also said that many terrorists were captured while some died during confrontation with the military.
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Some of their demands include immediate release of circular on adjustment of salary since January 2014 and immediate payment of at least two months arrears.
Others are immediate and full payment of arrears of salaries of CONHESS since the year 2010 and immediate release of circular on adjustment of salary since January 2014.
A visit by NAN to some of the hospitals showed that health workers were complying with the strike as only very few people were seen within the hospitals.
The hospitals visited are the National Orthopaedic Hospital (NOH), Igbobi, Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital, Yaba, Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Ebute Meta and Lagos University Teaching Hospital, (LUTH) Idi-Araba.
Some patients on appointment were turned back as health personnel were unavailable to attend to them at the different hospitals.
Speaking to NAN, the Chairman, JOHESU, Lagos Chapter, Ibe Nwokenta,said the union had resolved not to suspend the strike until their demands were met.
“We have been going around the hospitals to make sure our members are complying with the directive.
“It is the government that forced us and allowed the situation to get to this point of strike.
“Since we have started we are not going back and there is no way patients will be attended to in this situation,’’ he said.
He urged the government to heed the demands of the union so that activities at the hospitals would be normal once again.
Also speaking, the Chairman, Medical and Health Workers Union, Igbobi branch, Segun Siwoku, said that 99 per cent of patients at the hospital were discharged since Nov. 14.
He said that the hospital was complying with the strike and other departments, including the X-ray centres and the pharmacies.
“You can see when you go round the hospital, it is only a few patients that are still in the ward and will be discharged soon.
“This health issue is a team work and without health workers, the doctors cannot work.
“We appeal to the government to do what is expected of it in order for us to go back to work,” he said.
In his remarks, the Public Relations Officer, Nurses Union, Igbobi branch, Samuel Awodele, said the health workers were part of the health team.
Awodele said that “during the time of the Ebola outbreak, we the health workers were on ground to monitor the disease and make sure it was kicked out of Nigeria.
“And at that time, the doctors were not around for two months, they were on strike but we were on ground to attend to patients.
“Until our demands are met, we are not going to turn down our fight for our rights’’.
Two patients who spoke to NAN said that they were disappointed and appealed to the health workers to resume work in order to save lives.
Rebecca Atifie, said that she had been on admission since Nov. 12 after undergoing a surgery at Igbobi hospital.
Atifie said she was not happy with the development as she needed to get treatment to get well.
“I am not happy that the strike is on.
“I do not know what to do now as my leg that was cut off during surgery needs to be treated.
“I am appealing to the government to heed the demands of the workers and prevent further delay of medical treatment of patients,’’ she said.
Another patient, Ejiro Enajite, said he visited the hospital to get a medical report and was surprised that he was not being attended to.
Enajite said: “I need my medical report for another important event, only to come to the hospital and be turned back.
“I wonder when all these strike issue will be resolved once and for all.
“We need stability in our health institutions and the government should ensure that,” he said.
The Public Relations Officer of LUTH, Hope Nwawolo, called for a quick resolution of the strike because of the effect it was having on patient care.
“In the mean time, our doctors are doing their best and going beyond their specific duties to help the patients as much as they can but this is not a sustainable solution,” she said.
