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(Written  By Cortney Moore, Fox News and Originally published in the New York Post) For trendy health-conscious folks, the start of a new year sometimes means the start of Dry January. The month-long public health campaign encourages people to abstain from alcohol as a way to improve wellness. Are there actual health benefits you can gain from Dry January? For the most part, experts say yes, but it’s not an absolute must for everyone to observe. “Ultimately, sober months like Dry January can be harmless for the majority of the population who do not have a severe alcohol use disorder,” said Dr. Deni Carise, the chief science officer at the Recovery Centers of America. “Diagnoses are characterized as mild, moderate or severe. Those who drink heavily could encounter very serious health risks when quitting abruptly and should take caution.” If you’re thinking of participating in Dry January this year, health considerations you should know before you ditch alcohol for 31 days. Alcohol’s...

Nigerian internationally celebrated artist, Burna boy has reacted to the comments by one Shatta Wale from Ghana about Nigerian artists.  In his words: "Nobody will ruin the unity we continuously try to build for a stronger and better Africa" - Burna Boy.   

 A former nurse’s aide Godbless Uwadiegwu recently pleaded guilty to sexually abusing patients  and was sentenced Tuesday to the maximum time in prison. The Enquirer of Cincinnati reports that Uwadiegwu was also previously indicted on three rape charges and three charges of gross sexual imposition. The rape charges and one of the gross sexual imposition counts were dropped as part of a plea.  Godbless Uwadiegwu.  Provided by Warren County Sheriff Office Mr Uwadiegwu will be spending three years in prison and will also have his name in the sex offender registry for at least 15years. 

 Months ago, it was reported that one Idara Gold, a young self proclaimed Biafra activist from Mbiafun Nkwono in Akwa-ibom state was arrested by operatives of the DSS after she published a picture on social media wearing an attire designed with colours like the Biafra Flag to celebrate her birthday. Civil society organisations and activists on social media demanded for the release of Idara Gold but not much has been heard about her since then.  Has she been released? Was she forced to keep quiet by the agents of DSS? Is she still suffering in DSS detention?  Many Nigerians are asking question right now about her whereabout.   where is Idara Gold? Idara Gold

  As we keep hearing that Olori Silekunola Naomi announces divorce from Ooni of Ife, it appears a new Queen is already in the building.   Meanwhile , this morning it is being reported that Olori Naomi's instagram account was hacked.  Well .Meet the new Queen... Oloori Afolashade Ashley Adegoke                                             We hope that what chased others keeps her...  Welcome to the palace. Olori Ashley !                                                          Ooni of Ife and Olori Ashley     

Prof Kingsley Moghalu wishes you all a brighter and better year ahead.  It has been widely reported that Moghalu is one of the Presidential candidates gradually and steadily building a base for his party as Nigerian look towards a presidential election in 2023.   

 The rumour that Prof Yemi Osinbajo has been endorsed for 2023 Presidential election by former military leader, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (IBB) is making round on the internet.  On the other hand, there has not been any statement from Prof Osinbajo who is Nigeria's Vice president. We have no report that the VP has declared interest to contest but rumour hunter believe that a certain group of supporters visited the former military leader who now said that the current Vice President is needed to lead Nigeria in 2023.  We will be watching out for the confirmation or denial of this rumour .                                                                                            ...

 The US Food and Drug Administration(FDA) has approved GlaxoSmithKline’s HIV prevention injectable drug called Apretude. This is the first of its kind as before now drugs comparable to this were all oral tablets. The Hill reports that the drug, called will be available to at-risk adults and adolescents who weigh at least 77 pounds and have tested negative for HIV immediately beforehand. The agency’s endorsement opens up the alternative for patients to receive the injectable drug instead of daily HIV prevention oral medication, such as Truvada. Apretude instead requires two initiation injections, one month apart, and then shots every two months. The Hill further reports that two trials conducted across 13 countries determined that Apretude was more effective at preventing HIV infection than Truvada. Among more than 4,500 cisgender men and transgender women who have sex with men, participants who took the injectable medicine after the oral drug cabotegravir were 69 percent less ...

According to NIH,  People who took the drug sildenafil were less likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease. Also, in cultured human neurons, sildenafil enhanced growth and reduced Alzheimer’s biomarkers. The findings support further investigation of sildenafil as a possible treatment for Alzheimer’s disease. To understand how sildenafil might affect AD, the researchers grew neurons from stem cells derived from AD patients. Exposing the cells to sildenafil led to increased growth of neurites, which connect neurons to each other, and decreased tau phosphorylation, an early biomarker of AD. Taken together, these results show an association between sildenafil use and reduced AD risk. But the researchers emphasize that they haven’t shown that sildenafil prevents or reverses AD. There may be other factors responsible for the association. The institute further reports that this was discovered by a team of researchers led by Dr. Feixiong Cheng at the Cleveland Clinic. "Because our findings on...

 Five students of Dowen College, charged with the murder of their 12-year-old schoolmate, Sylvester Oromoni have been admitted to bail in the sum of N1 million each. The police charged the boys who are minors with conspiracy and homicide. Yaba Chief magistrate Olatunbosun Adeola, after hearing the bail application from the defendants’ counsel, ordered the defendants to produce two sureties each in like sum. Adeola said that one each of the defendants’ sureties must be their parent and must swear an affidavit of compliance. She further held that the international passports of all the defendants must be submitted to the court, their residence must be verified by the prosecutor and they must stay within 2km of their residence at all times. Defence counsel, Miss Ifeoma Eson, Mr A.E. Amah, Mr Godwin Omoaka (SAN), Mr Eze Ajibo and Mr Micheal Ayinla were in court for the minors. The defendants were on Dec. 9, remanded in a juvenile home over the death of their schoolmate who was allegedly...

 In the spirit of Christmas, Philadelphia born rapper Meek Mills has donated $500,000 worth of gifts to communities in his hometown Philadelphia.  Meek, a criminal justice reform advocate has used this to give back and support families with more focus on neighborhoods in south Philly. 

Miss Dominion Okoro, a 25 years old girl, has confessed to killing Mrs Maria Igbinedion, the deceased mother of Chief Lucky Igbinedion, former governor of Edo State. The said Dominion Okoro worked as a house maid at the home of the late Mrs Igbinedion.  Miss Okoro made this revelation while being paraded by the police at the Edo State police headquarters.  She confessed that at about 12:01am on December 2nd, 2021, she sneak into her madam's room to steal her 100,000 naira, jewelries and watch. She noticed that her madam saw her and so she decided to hit her with a stool.  In her words, “I killed Mama (Madam Maria Igbinedion) to carry her money. She did not offend me. While she was sleeping on her bed, around 12:01 a.m. on December 2, 2021, I used a stool to hit her on the head and she was shouting for help, but only the gateman was around and he did not hear the shout. Mama later died. I waited till 4 a.m. on December 2, 2021, before leaving the house with Mama’s N100,000...

 Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court in Abuja , in a judgement, held that Andy Uba emerged from an invalidly conducted APC gubernatorial primary election.  The judge declared that by this ruling, the APC had no candidate in the Anambra governorship election. As the election was already conducted and Professor Charles Soludo of the All Progressive Grand Alliance(APGA) emerged, the court directed that INEC should expunged its record of APCs Andy Uba participation in the said election.  Senator Andy Uba

 This is Mother and Daughter Goal 2022 !!!  - Patience Ozokwor and daughter

 The international sport and fashion line PUMA announced its project with Davido on their homepage.  Davido also has release a short video on twitter announcing the venture #DavidoxPuma to his fans.  This for sure will be the beginning of greater things to come in 2022. Davido on Puma website

 Since morning, the internet has been on fire across Nigeria with dirty revelations from Tonto Dikeh and cross fire from Bobrisky.  Many of you have read it all on Instagram and all the rest.  Personal secrets... Exposed 😠 Rumours ... Confirmed 😖 AND MORE !!!! What else are they going to reveal by tomorrow ?  Is this the real dirty December for the two former best friends. 

  Fisayo Soyombo, a Nigerian investigative journalist and founder of the Foundation for Investigative Journalism has been arrested and detained in Abuja by men of the Nigeria Police Force. Mr. Fisayo Soyombo was invited by a division at the force headquarters and was subsequently detained.  “The decision to come was straightforward: I am a law-abiding citizen who has committed no crime unless journalism is one. If there is no update on this handle by dusk, it means I have been unjustly detained,” Mr Soyombo tweeted before honouring the invitation .                                                   Fisayo Soyombo Many concerned Nigerian at home and in diaspora are calling on the Nigerian government to release Mr. Soyombo immediately and unconditionally. 

  African Giant and Grammy Award Winner Burna Boy  has announced a big show for New York 2022! Burna Boy will be in Madison Square Garden on 28th of April 2022.  Get your tickets and all your information at www.onaspaceship.com 

 David Hundeyin, Founder of West African Weekly has stated that Kemi Olunloyo is mentally ill and should not taken as a source of news.  This is statement is a fall out of many allegations made by Kemi Olunloyo in the past days about David Hundeyin and above all , Kemi's twitter space conversation about activities that lead to the killing of Sylvester Oromoni of the now infamous Dowen College in Lagos.  David Hundeyin                                   

 Pope Francis has stated that lust is not the worst of the deadly sins. As earlier reported by New York Post, the highly revered religious leader stated that there are worse indiscretions than sex outside marriage. This followed the resignation of Michel Aupetit, the Archbishop of Paris, who quit after his relationship with a woman was made public.  According to the Pope, “It was a failing against the sixth commandment (You shall not commit adultery) but not a total one, one of small caresses, massage given to his secretary — that is what the accusation is,”  He also added, in reference to the action of Michel Aupetit  “There is a sin there but not the worst kind.” Pride and hatred, according to Pope Francis are top transgressions instead.       Pope Francis . Courtesy NYP

 In his reaction to the gruesome killing of Dowen College Student, Sylvester Oromoni, President Buhari has said that no one involved in the act will be spared.  President Buhari made this clear in the statement released by his person assistant on media and publicity, Garba Shehu.  In his words "I share the anger and grief up and down the country following this incident. On behalf of my family and I, and the government of the federation, I convey our heartfelt condolences to the Oromoni family, the government and people of Lagos State and give the firm assurance that this incident will be thoroughly investigated and the appropriate punishment meted out to all those who are culpable" President Muhammadu Buhari Late Sylvester Oromoni Many notable Nigerians also have spoken out calling for Justice for Sylvester. 

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 Finland's Prime Minister Sanna Marin has apologized for breaking COVID 19 isolation protocol. The PM who came in contact with Foreign Minister who had tested positive to the virus went clubbing in Helsinki Finland instead of going on precautionary isolation.                                                    Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin . Courtesy New York Post Many are celebrating her tonight as a PM who goes clubbing like many of us.  

 Precious Chikwendu, mother of four children with Femi Fani-Kayode details her experience with the former minister in an explosive interview with Chude Jideonwo. . Precious talks about being beaten while she was pregnant the first time. She said Fani-Kayode will punch her on the stomach while she was pregnant.  According to Precious, so many notable individuals intervened at different moments of their crisis ridden marriage.  Among other things, she portrayed Fani-Kayode as a hater of Igbos who pretend to support Igbos in public.  Among notable names who tried to resolve issues in their marriage is Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of IPOB.  Please go to Chude Jideonwo's youtube channel and view for yourself. 

The world richest man, Elon Musk,  is calling on the world to focus more on having children to save civilization.  Elon Musk is worth about 300 billion Dollars and has six children.  Can we all beg Elon Musk to help save civilization by having more children himself?  He can surely handle having sixty more children.  Elon Musk- credit Wikipedia   

Dr Chris Ngige, an Igbo man from Anambra State and the current Minister for Labour in Nigeria stated in a Channels TV interview that his region is not interest in development projects but only care about appointments.  This statement coming from a once highly respected politician is a measure of how a Nigerian politician can easily misrepresent the interest and needs of his people in defense of the government they work for.  Our sources who have travelled widely across the south east region of Nigerian reported that this statement from Dr Ngige is strange and deceitful as the entire region calls for help from Onitsha to to Owerri.  Months ago, President Buhari visited Imo state to commission projects. Notable among the projects was a gutter that passed through Dick Tiger street to the popular Otammiri river. This project, classified officially as a Flood Control Tunnel reportedly built at the huge cost 2billion Naira.  The governor of Imo state and Dr Chris Ngige are...

 Professional Boxer Raphael "Trouble" Igbokwe based in Texas has announced that he graduated with Honors and bagged an Accounting degree.  Trouble has always been proud of his Igbo, Nigerian and African Ancestry. We celebrate with him.