HEALTH FACT: How Eating Sugar Make You Old

Eating sugar causes your body to secrete high levels of insulin. Insulin and the stress hormone, cortisol, are two hormones that can dramatically speed up the ageing process. Sugar depresses the immune system; it contributes to atherosclerosis, and it causes oxidative stress by creating AGEs (advanced glycosylated end-products). These accumulate in body tissues such as the skin (causing age spots), arteries, kidneys and brain.

In other words, eating sugar makes you old.


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President Jonathan fires NNPC boss, Austen Oniwon, names Andrew Yakubu

President Goodluck Jonathan has fired the Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Austen Oniwon, and other top officials of the corporation.

Mr. Oniwon was sacked along other top management of the corporation in a sweeping move by Mr. Jonathan.

The NNPC management has been involved in several scandals including the petroleum subsidy payment scandal.

Part of the recommendations of the Farouk Lawan committee report by the House of Representatives is the removal of Mr. Oniwon and the NNPC management.
Andrew Yakubu, an engineer, has been appointed Mr. Oniwon's replacement.

According to a press release by Special Adviser †o the President, Media and Publicity, Mr Reuben Abati, the appointments is to "To further strengthen the ongoing reforms and transformation of Nigeria's Petroleum sector, and in furtherance of efforts to achieve greater transparency  and accountability in government.

The names of the new appointees are:


1.      Engr. Andrew Yakubu - Group Managing Director

2.      Mr. Bernard O.N. Otti - Group Executive Director (Finance and Accounts)


3.      Engr. Abiye Membere - Group Executive Director (Exploration and Production)

4.      Dr. Peter S. Nmadu - Group Executive Director (Corporate Services)

5.      Engr. Anthony Ogbuigwe - Group Executive Director (Refineries & Petrochemicals)

6.      Dr. Attahir B. Yusuf - Group Executive Director (Commercial & Investments)

7.      Dr. David Ige - Group Executive Director (Gas & Power)

The incoming Group Managing Director, Engr. Andrew Yakubu graduated from the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria in 1979 with a degree in Chemical Engineering. He joined the NNPC in 1980. Positions he has held in the corporation include Managing Director of the Warri Refining and Petrochemicals Company and Group Executive Director (Exploration and Production). Engr. Yakubu is an indigene of Kaduna State and a Fellow of the Nigerian Society of Engineers.

President Jonathan has also approved the appointment of Engr. Victor Briggs as the new Managing Director of the Nigerian Petroleum Development Company (NPDC).

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2face Idibia weds Annie Macauley secretly

We didn’t think it’ll be such a secret but somehow it ended up so. 2face Idibia & Annie Macaulay have tied the knot in a private ceremony which took place on May 2nd, 2012.

A close friend of the musician disclosed that “the private ceremony was attended by only close family members including the parents of the bride and groom…2face’s parents had to fly in just to meet with Annie’s parents and family, he wanted to go alone but later thought it best to bring his parents along.”

According to a local newspaper report, both families gathered at the Macaulay’s home in Ajah, on the outskirts of Lagos, for the private meet. An introduction was done on Tuesday, May 1, 2012, while a private registry was held on Wednesday, May 2, 2012.

We didn’t think it’ll be such a secret but somehow it ended up so. 2face Idibia & Annie Macaulay have tied the knot in a private ceremony which took place on May 2nd, 2012.

A close friend of the musician disclosed that “the private ceremony was attended by only close family members including the parents of the bride and groom…2face’s parents had to fly in just to meet with Annie’s parents and family, he wanted to go alone but later thought it best to bring his parents along.”

According to a local newspaper report, both families gathered at the Macaulay’s home in Ajah, on the outskirts of Lagos, for the private meet. An introduction was done on Tuesday, May 1, 2012, while a private registry was held on Wednesday, May 2, 2012.

The pop singer took the first step towards marriage with the sensational proposal to Anne, mother of his two-year-old daughter Isabella

Cassandra, Another Nollywood Actress Dies

The Nigerian movie industry, Nollywood, is mourning again as star actress, Cassandra Gabriel, is dead.

The actress, who was more popular playing one of the major roles in AK Media’s television drama, Face-2-Face, died on Saturday after a protracted illness suspected to be breast cancer.

A spokesperson of AK Media Concepts confirmed the death of Cassandra, whose stage name was Sisi Caro, to NollywoodReel yesterday, but details of her death were still sketchy as at the time of filing this report.

The late actress’ colleagues who spoke with NollywoodReel described her death as another devastating blow to the entertainment industry, describing her as one of the role interpreters who made Nollywood what it is today.

“Honestly, it is a shocking and sad development because she was quite intelligent and talented. She ranked among the calibre of people who can actually take this industry to the next level with their talents. She will be missed greatly,” said actress Titi Osinowo.

Chief Executive Officer of AK Media Concepts, Benson Akindeju, said: “I still find it difficult to believe that she is actually gone. Cassandra was one of the best behaved actresses that have worked on my set. And she was talented too. May her soul rest in peace.”



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Quotes of the Day, Tuesday, May 8, 2012

All television is children's television.
         Richard P. Adler 

If time flies when you're having fun, it hits the afterburners when you don't think you're having enough.
         Jef Mallett, Frazz, 08-01-05 

Science is organized knowledge. Wisdom is organized life.          
         Immanuel Kant (1724 - 1804) 

Love is an exploding cigar we willingly smoke.
         Lynda Barry

Word of the Day for Tuesday, May 8, 2012

pother \POTH-er\, noun:

1. A heated discussion, debate, or argument; fuss; to-do.
2. Commotion; uproar.
3. A choking or suffocating cloud, as of smoke or dust.

verb:
1. To worry; bother.

    "An' why all the pother?" Mrs. Rickards emitted a series of sniffs and returned his scowl with a frosty glare.
    -- Colin Arthur Roderick, The Lady and the Lawyer

    I don't know what's so extraordinary about it, or why there should be such a pother.
    -- William Dean Howells, Novels 1886-1888, Volume 2

Pother is of unknown origin. It is not related to the word bother which did not enter English until the 1700s and is related to the word both.

Big Brother Season 7: Meet the Stars and Housemates

 This year’s Housemates are from Angola, Botswana, Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Namibia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

 The VIPs are:
Ghana- Derick Kobina(DKB): Comedian, TV presenter, talent manager
Kenya- Jackson (Prezzo): Musician
Namibia- Martha (Lady May): Musician
Nigeria- Susan (Goldie): Singer
South Africa- Babalwa (Barbz): Model, salon owner
Zambia- Mampi: Singer
Zimbabwe- Rockford (Roki):Singer

The Housemates are:
Angola couple- Esperanca and Seydou
Botswana- Edith and Eve
Ghana couple- Keitta and Mildred
Kenya couple- Alex and Malonza
Liberia- Luke and Yadel
Malawi- Nafe and Wati
Namibia- Junia and Jesica
Nigeria- Chris and Ola
Sierra Leone- Dalphin and Zainab
South Africa- Keagan and Lee
Tanzania- Hilda and Julio
Uganda- Kyle and Jannette
Zambia- Talia and Tamara
Zimbabwe- Maneta and Teclar