18 years after abducted at birth, Alexis Kelli Manigo has finally met her biological parents. Gloria Williams, who she had known all her life as her mother posed as a nurse and snatched her away when she was eight hours old at the University Medical Center in Jacksonville, Florida in July 1998. Gloria allegedly suffered a miscarriage a week before she stole her. The teenager whose real name is Kamiyah Mobley met her biological parents Shanara Mobley and Craig Aiken in South Carolina this week.
“First meeting it was beautiful, it was wonderful. It couldn’t have went no better. For anybody that has lost hope, just keep hope alive. Just keep praying just keep fighting. If it can happen to me it can happen to anybody.”
“It’s a feeling that you can’t explain this. It’s hard to put it in words right now. It’s hard to deal with this here right now. Like I said, we’re trying to process it… 18 years it’s going to be hard to make that up. Always thought I’d find her, always thought I’d find her.” Her elated Dad stated.
Remembering Fallen Heroes |By: Deji Adesogan
Armed Forces Remembrance Day Parade holds on 15 January every year. It is the day aside to remember service personnel that paid supreme sacrifice during the 2nd World Wars, the Nigerian Civil War and other operations within and outside Nigeria. Religious services to commemorate the remembrance day are held on the last Sunday for Church services and last Friday for Juma’at prayers which are preceding to the d-day. Both National and Regimental Colours are carried on parade. Of recent, Nigerian Armed Forces has performed and still performing creditably well in the war against Terrorism in North-East, Militancy in Niger-Delta, Herdsmen banditry in NorthWest and other internal security operations across the country.
The good leadership qualities of present COAS, Lieutenant-General Tukur Buratai has rekindle our hope in the Nigerian Army in defending the defenseless Nigerians against insecurity and threat to national security. Today 15 January we are celebrating and remembering our Gallant Soldiers (dead and alive) that fight to create peace and unity in Nigeria, “they speak to give silence, they train to get fit, they kill to live, they live to kill, Confidence and respect is not sold in the World Trade Centre, it’s earn by Nigerian Military.
Who else could challenge in the face of death if not our gallant troops, they do not see death as threat, it’s an obstacle they always cross so as to be a valiant compatriot whose name will never be washed away in the face of a million flood. Their family and friends are far away from them. What else could be so honourable than to defend your Fatherland. They suppress those who oppress, to impress the depressed, defend the defenseless. Field they sleep, sea they sail, sky they fly, to tread on the wings of the octopus and give peace to our people. They will fight till they die, sail till they sink, fly till they crash to restore anomie to normality. Three in one, they stand as one in togetherness to build a great nation”. Citizens and tge Government should see security of lives and properties as collective effort not security agencies work alone. God Bless Nigerian Armed Forces!!!#HappyArmedForcesReme
DEJI ADESOGAN is a Political-Scientist & Security Consultant. He writes from Abuja.
Diego Simeone launches jibe at Cristiano Ronaldo
Atletico Madrid coach, Diego Simeone has launched a very surprising dig at Real Madrid star, Cristiano Ronaldo. The Portuguese’s victory at the last Ballon d’Or awards must have really upset the Argentine as he took a sly dig at Ronaldo shortly after his side defeated Real Betis yesterday.
Ronaldo had a fantastic year winning the Champions League, Euro 2016, Club World Cup and recently The Best FIFA Award but perhaps to him, the best player in that Ballon d’Or category was robbed.
Speaking to reporters after their 1-0 win, the 46 year-old said, “You still doubt that results are the most important thing? If not, look at who won the Ballon d’Or.”
Atletico Madrid's gesture towards oldest season tickets holders is awesome.
For their game against Real Betis last weekend, Spanish club, Atletico Madrid invited the club’s oldest season ticket holders to be the mascots. They were blindfolded and till they got to the pitch. Awesome gesture
Body acidity might be one of the reasons you fall sick often
By: Tope Ijaola
You fall sick often. Done everything you could to stay healthy but nothing seems to be working. The problem could be that your body is too acidic.
The body system has been naturally made to cope by balancing between acidity and alkalinity to strike a equilibrium at any point in time. If you don’t know or believe, it is true and I’m telling you this moment that the body can be too acidic and it can cause problems for you.
The facts is that when the body become too acidic, the body produce a buffer which provide an alkali to balance the overall pH of the body cells and likewise if the body cells is more of alkaline. That’s why they say too much of something will end up in a problem. But this piece is focusing on acidity of the body as it can cause a lot of damage to the body than you expect and more so, theses damages might not show any sign or symptom until organ began to fail in their functions.
What is Acidity?
A condition of consistent increase in the acidic level produced in the body at any point in time. In other words when the acidic level of the body gives a value as low as 2.0; on a pH scale at any point in time and temperature which leads to disease conditions in the body system.
Why does the body get so acidic?
Foods such as meat, cheese, milk, grain and carbohydrates, when broken down produces acids and these put pressure on the regulatory organs in the body which help to buffer the effect of increase acidic secretion in the body. Organs include the lungs, liver, kidney and other parts of the digestive system. Therefore the more acids produced; the more these organs work to produce alkali to buffer the body’s equipment.
Effects of acidity in the body
- It affects the bones, joints, connective tissues, teeth, muscles and other organ systems
- General body wellness can be affected as well as fatique, heartburn, nausea and vomiting
- Acids in the body system provide a comfortable growth condition for organisms
- It can affect your sex life
- Pain and inflammation leading to Arthritis and Fibromyalgia
- It can also particularly affect the kidney and the urinary tract
How to avoid acidity and treat it naturally
Eat less of meat, cheese, processed foods and carbohydrates. Taking less of these meals can directly reduce acidity produced from the natural breakdown process in the body. Stay more on grains and vegetables.
Make drinking water a regular habit. The advantages of taking water cannot be over emphasized; it can help to speed up excretion of excess acids and also dilute them in the body.
Honey therapy. It’s useful in maintaining health of the stomach, tones up the stomach, proper digestion and decrease the over production of hydrochloric acid.
Fruits are very good to neutralize the acidity. Grape fruits, Coconuts and Sugar cane help to naturally neutralize acid secretion in the stomach.
Tope Ijaola is a pharmacist/health professional. He blogs at http://www.vbhealth.com.ng
Neymar's son joins Barca
Following daddy’s foot steps!
Neymar’s son Davi Lucca has joined Barca’s FCB Escola. He will now train along with Thiago Messi, Benjamin Suarez and Milan Pique all at the club.
Their superstar parents attend their training sessions which take place near the Mini Estadi every Monday and Thursday between 5pm and 6pm. Suarez’s son, Benjamin is reportedly the most outstanding of all.
Religion will kill Nigeria if not tamed – Wole Soyinka
Nigerian playwright and poet, Professor, Wole Soyinka, has has condemned the manner President Muhammadu Buhari and Governor Nasir el-Rufai of Kaduna State have handled the extra judicial religious killings in Southern Kaduna. More than 800 people have been gruesomely murdered by suspected herdsmen and little or no efforts have been made to stop the perpetrators. Speaking at the launch of the book, Religion and the Making of Nigeria, in Abuja, few days ago, the Nobel Laureate warned that If we do not tame religion in this nation, religion would kill us.
“Religion in the history of this continent has been a disastrous venture, a disaster in many zones and continues to be even so today. In this very nation in Southern Kaduna, over 800 souls were brutally extinguished suddenly. “While the issue of grazing lands versus farming is unquestionably part of the conflict, it is equally undeniable that religious differences have played crucial role in the conflict. “And yet some weeks before the latest outrage, the governor of that state was quoted to have claimed that peace was nigh since he had sent funds to the earlier wave of killers and they had agreed to end their killing spree. “What astonished me was not the admission by the governor, but the astonishment of others at such governmental response to atrocity. There was nothing new about it. Has appeasement to religious forces not become a Nigerian face of justice and equity? “First lethargy and then appeasement. Wasn’t Boko Haram’s Muhammed Yusuf not a beneficiary of appeasement in a similar fashion? “Southern Kaduna has reminded us once again that the monster is always lying waiting to pounce under the guise of religion. “If you ask why General Buhari did not act fast enough when these events take place, which degrade us as human beings, well it is perhaps he has been waiting for the governor of that state to send money to the killers first for them to stop the killing.
“The sitting President of this nation, General Buhari, once said ‘If you don’t kill corruption in this nation, corruption would kill us’. I would like to transfer that cry from the moral zone to the terrain of religion. If we do not tame religion in this nation, religion would kill us. I do not say kill religion though I wouldn’t mind a bit if that mission could be undertaken surgically, painlessly perhaps under anesthesia effectively spayed all over the nation or perhaps during an induced pouch of religious ecstasy However, one has to be realistic. “Only the religiously possessed or committed would deny the obvious. The price that many have paid not just within this society but by humanity in general makes one wonder if the benefits have really been more than the losses.”
Barcelona sack director for comments about Messi
Barcelona director, Pere Gratacos‘s recent remark about Lionel Messi has cost him his job.
Shortly after Friday’s Copa del Rey draw in Madrid, Gratacos told reporters. “Leo is one of the most important people in the team, but it’s not just about him. He would not be as good without Andres Iniesta, Neymar and company, but Messi is the best.”
Not long after that, Barcelona released a statement confirming that Gratacos, who once coached Messi during his spell at La Masia, had been sacked
“FC Barcelona have dismissed Pere Gratacos as head of institutional sporting relations with the Royal Spanish Football Federation for having publicly expressed a personal opinion that does not match that of the club after the draw for the quarter-finals of the Copa del Rey held today in Madrid.
“The decision has been taken by Albert Soler, director of professional sports, who will assume these functions directly from now on.”
The Argentine’s contract expires in 2018 and his club are keen to make him commit his future to Camp Nou.
Diego Costa dropped by Chelsea after a bust-up with fitness coach and coach
Diego Costa has been dropped from the Chelsea squad for Saturday’s Premier League fixture at Leicester City after a row with fitness coach, Julio Tous. The Spaniard has not trained with the rest of the squad for the past three days and reports are rife that he also fell out with The Blues manager, Antonio Conte.
In a not-too-surprising development, a club in China has reportedly offered him a £580,000-a-week deal. If he leaves, he will be the third Chelsea player after Oscar and Mikel Obi to be lured to the Chinese league.
The 28-year-old has scored 50 goals for Chelsea in all competitions
Paul Pogba becomes the first footballer to have his own emoji on Twitter.
Big Deal!
From bizarre haircuts to photo of him dabbing used to solve mathematics question in Pythagoras’ theorem, Paul Pogba sure knows how to get our attention. The Manchester United player has become the first footballer to get his own emoji on Twitter.
Head to Twitter.com, type #pogba and see his little emoji standing by.
Cool stuff