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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SOURCE: SAHARA REPORTERS
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