Details of the meeting between the Acting President Yemi Osinbajo and President Muhammadu Buhari in London have started to emerge with the focus being on the ministers.
Osinbajo had flown to London on Tuesday, July 11, to meet with President Buhari briefly in the UK where he is receiving treatment for an undisclosed ailment.
According to The Nation, the focus was on national development especially as it affects the cabinet.
A presidency source who spoke on the condition of anonymity said the whole cabinet cannot be dissolved “because the nation cannot afford such a luxury now”. However, the source said, some ministers may be reshuffled.
It was also gathered that Osinbajo received approval for some appointment and major decisions.
“There is likely shake-up of the cabinet in line with the new fast-pace focus of the Buhari administration. Some of the ministers cannot cope with the portfolios assigned to them”, the source said.
“Some ministers were also found to be behind the crisis of confidence between the Executive and the National Assembly.
“So, apart from dropping some, others may swap portfolios for efficiency. It is just some restructuring of the cabinet to ensure service delivery.
“Obviously, there is disquiet in the cabinet on this latest development. I think the likely changes in the cabinet accounted for the delay in inaugurating two ministers-designate.
“I cannot tell you when the changes will be effected but the cabinet shake-up came up as an item between the two leaders,” he added.
Furthermore, it was disclosed that Osinbajo also briefed Buhari concerning some of the threat of secession. He was commended on his effort to keep the nation together so far and asked to continue to maintain the unity of Nigeria.
“The President endorsed all the consultations and actions taken by the Acting President and asked him to continue to take steps to keep Nigeria indivisible.
“The President was delighted that Osinbajo managed the threats to the nation’s unity with courage and maturity.”
“Osinbajo secured approval to take some decisions and make some appointments.”
“The President and the Acting President were together without any third party. And they had fruitful talks. We should expect some actions soon,” the source added.
A member of the federal executive council said Osinbajo briefed them concerning Buhari’s health.
“The Acting President told us that there was no cause for alarm. He said the President had been recuperating well. We were all relieved because this first hand information was the most authentic we have got.”
Meanwhile, Governor Ayodele Gators of Ekiti and former Minister of Ekiti Femi Fani-Kayode have described Acting President Yemi Osinbajo’s meeting with President Buhari in London as an act of deceit.
Fayose described the meeting as another attempt by the All Progressives Congress (APC) government to deceive Nigerians on the President’s state of health while Fani-Kayode alleged that Osinbajo was feeding Nigerians lies, arguing that President Buhari will never return as President.(BuzzNigeria)
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If you listen to the media, you might think it easy to believe the only way to boost your testosterone and energy levels is by springing for testosterone replacement therapy. However, there are free natural testosterone boosters available to all of us every day.
These natural testosterone boosters can be incorporated into your lifestyle and provide you with additional health benefits overall, ranging from better heart health to more vitality, improved mood, sharper cognition and more self-esteem. Best of all, these are fundamental lifestyle changes you need to make before turning to drugs or other expensive options. So what are they?
1. Exercise and weight loss
Whenever people talk about weight loss, the two factors that get the most attention are diet and exercise. When we talk about boosting testosterone levels, the exercise and weight loss combination gets high billing as well, and here’s why.
Obesity is a major cause of low testosterone
Males of all ages can be affected by low testosterone associated with obesity
Men can reverse testosterone declines by losing excess weight
A 2016 Australian study reported that obese men who lost weight on either a high-carb or high-protein calorie restricted diet experienced a significant rise in testosterone. Yet one more study noted that among pre-diabetic men older than 40 who lost weight, the incidence of low T declined by 50 percent.
You may need to work with a healthcare professional or trainer to develop an exercise routine for weight loss. Certain exercises can boost testosterone while other forms of exercise can actually decrease your energy and T levels. Focus on short, intense, interval (HIIT) and weight training which has been shown in the studies to boost T levels in men.
For example, a new study in the European Journal of Applied Physiology reported that levels of testosterone rose immediately as well as 30 minutes after athletes engaged in HIIT. Another research effort showed that men who participated in HIIT showed a significant increase in testosterone and an improvement in their testosterone-to-cortisol ratio when they completed the exercise. An Italian study found that adding resistance exercise to HIIT also resulted in an increase in testosterone.
2. Sunshine and vitamin D
Vitamin D is often called the sunshine vitamin because the body begins making the nutrient when the sun’s ultraviolet B rays make contact with the skin. At that point, a cholesterol in the skin called 7-dehydrocholesterol absorbs the rays and transforms the cholesterol into the pre-vitamin form of vitamin D3, called cholecalciferol. The cholecalciferol travels to the liver, where it is converted into hydroxyvitamin D, also known as 25-hydroxyvitamin D or 25(OH)D. That’s when the kidneys take over and convert 25(OH)D into dihydroxyvitamin D, aka 25(OH)2D, a form of vitamin D the body can utilize.
Most people have low or deficient levels of vitamin D because they don’t get enough healthy exposure to the sun and/or they are not ingesting enough vitamin D from food and vitamin D supplements. One consequence of insufficient vitamin D intake is low testosterone.
A recent study has shown a significant increase in total, bioactive, and free testosterone levels among healthy men who were taking vitamin D supplements (3,332 IU daily for one year) when compared with no increase among men not taking the supplement.
How much vitamin D should you take? First, have your vitamin D levels checked with a simple blood test. Depending on the extent of any deficiency, your doctor may make a specific recommendation, although many men can manage a deficiency with about 5,000 IU daily. Your healthcare provider will guide you on the right dosage for you.
3. Get more sleep
The link between sleep and testosterone levels is often overlooked, yet it is an essential relationship to recognize. Getting adequate sleep on a regular basis is critical for the natural production of testosterone. A study appearing in the Journal of the American Medical Association found that among healthy men, those who slept less than five hours per night for one week had lower levels of testosterone (by 10 to 15%) than when they got sufficient sleep.
The authors of the study point out that low testosterone is also associated with fatigue, decreased strength, low energy, and poor concentration, so low T isn’t the only health consequence of skipping out on enough sleep.
Testosterone does decline slightly as you age but the most recent studies have shown that testosterone decline is not a direct consequence of aging. Lifestyle and other factors play a huge part in declining testosterone levels, and many of these are within your control.
Source: Easyhealthoptions
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Seven people have officially sued Donald Trump for blocking them on Twitter. Mr Trump uses the ocial media forum to praise allies and lambast critics.
The lawsuit was filed by the Knight First Amendment Institute, a free speech group at Columbia University.
The seven Twitter users involved claim their accounts were blocked by the president, or his aides, after they replied to his tweets with mocking or critical comments.
The legal complaint argues that by blocking these individuals, Mr Trump has barred them from joining the online conversation. It calls the move an attempt to “suppress dissent” in a public forum – and a violation of their First Amendment right to free speech.
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US President Donald Trump has officially had an impeachment article filed against him.
It was introduced by Democratic congressmen Al Green and Brad Sherman in the wake of news about Russia’s possible involvement with the president’s election campaign. He accused the president of obstructing justice during the feds’ probe of Russia’s election meddling,
Sherman said the article was filed because the firing of FBI Director James Comeyconstitutes an ‘obstruction of justice’.
A statement on his website reads, “Recent disclosures by Donald Trump Jr. indicate that Trump’s campaign was eager to receive assistance from Russia. It now seems likely that the President had something to hide when he tried to curtail the investigation of National Security Advisor Michael Flynn and the wider Russian probe.
“Every day Democrats, Republicans, and the entire world are shocked by the latest example of America’s amateur President. Ignorance accompanied by a refusal to learn. Lack of impulse control, accompanied by a refusal to have his staff control his impulses. We’re no longer surprised by any action, no matter how far below the dignity of the office — and no matter how dangerous to the country…
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Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo, has announced that ailing President, Muhammadu Buhari, will soon return to the country, any moment from now, Post-Nigeria reports.
On the swearing-in of the new Ministers, Osinbajo said that he is not in any position to tell when the two new Ministers-designate, Stephen Ocheni (Kogi), and Suleiman Hassan (Gombe), will be sworn-in.
Osinbajo, made this disclosure while addressing State House Reporters, on Wednesday.
Asked when exactly he would swear-in the new Ministers-designate, Osinbajo said he is not in a position to tell that.
Recall, that Ocheni and Hassan’s nominations were confirmed more than two months ago, but Osinbajo is yet to swear them in.
The Acting President however, assured that Ocheni and Hassan would be sworn-in soon.
He also stated that President Buhari was in good spirit, and that he was recuperating fast.
He hinted that President Buhari would return to Nigeria very soon, adding that, he could not go into the details of his discussion with the President.
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Godspower Gbenekama, a chief in Gbaramatu kingdom, says that the people of the Niger Delta will resume attacks on oil facilities if they continue to feel that the government is ignoring them.
According to Reuters, Gbenekama said no one can be assured that nothing will happen in the Delta. Some youth from the region had allegedly carried out attacks on oil facilities to protest the continued silence of the FG about issues in the Niger Delta, which resulted in reduced oil production output.
Acting President Yemi Osinbajo had visited communities in the region, holding peace talks and town hall meetings to broker peace in the region. “The people of the Niger Delta can hold this government or any government to ransom because we are the people feeding the nation,” Gbenekama said.
“This peace is a graveyard peace. Nobody can assure anybody that nothing will happen in the Delta.” Annkio Briggs, a leading activist in Port Harcourt, described the peace talks as lies and deceit while Richard Akinaka, who represented the youth in Rivers state for a meeting with Osinbajo, said the government is treading a disastrous path.
“The government is treading on a path that is disastrous setting a precedent that they will only negotiate with the Delta when they start blowing stuff up,” he said. He dismissed the meeting with one word – ‘bogus’.
However, a government spokesman said the government has not reneged on the agreement and the government will never do so.
“The government has not reneged and will never renege on any agreement.
Call for resuming attacks when the government is diligent in actualising the terms of the agreements and requests made will not help matters,” he said.
The government official said it would take time for other agreements, such as the planned opening of a university and community ownership of small-scale refineries, to come to fruition.
Godspower Gbenekama, a chief in Gbaramatu kingdom, says that the people of the Niger Delta will resume attacks on oil facilities if they co...