Medical experts at the Lagos University Teaching hospital, LUTH, on Wednesday said most cases of spine and joint pains are due to postural challenges even as they raised the alarm over the increasing number of younger persons coming down with health conditions associated with postural problems. The experts who called for more awareness on the benefits of maintaining good postures always said most health challenges including spine, cervical and low back pain among others are associated with postural Speaking during a lecture tagged: “Postural Challenges and Barriers to Productive Active Service Life” to mark LUTH’s 60th Anniversary, the Chairman…
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THE Presidency has said only candidates presented by the All Progressives Congress (APC) would get the backing of President Muhammadu Buhari in the campaigns ahead of the 2023 general elections. Presidential spokesman Garba Shehu disclosed this in a statement released on Wednesday. The Presidency warned decamped party members and some others who are still in court against official candidates of the APC that they are on their own. The statement stressed that nobody outside the party tent should link what they are doing to Buhari. Presidential Villa officials were also warned against loose talk that could…
The All Nigeria Football Players Union, Ondo State chapter, on Wednesday presented an Award of Recognition and Excellence to the Deputy Governor of Ondo State, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, for his selfless service to football development in the state. Chairman of ANFPU, Ondo chapter, Kayode Julius, said Aiyedatiwa had contributed greatly to grassroots football development in the state. “He was the interim Chairman of Ondo State Football Agency and in charge of Sunshine Stars FC and Sunshine Stars Academy. Last season when Sunshine Stars were about to be relegated, he was there for the club and managed the club effectively,”…
Tennis star Novak Djokovic will not play at the US Open slated to commence on Monday, August 29th, according to the official website of the player. It will be recalled that the Serbian also missed the Australia Open, ATP Masters 1000 and the Cincinnati Open this year. The 21-time grand slam winner’s refusal to vaccinate against COVID-19 is cited as the reason he would be missing out from the tournament. The U.S Center for Disease Control and Prevention had announced that for a non-US citizen to travel by air to its country, they must “show proof of…
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, yesterday, called for the arrest and prosecution of high profile sponsors of electoral offences. Chairman of the commission, Prof. Mahmoud Yakubu, made the call at the public hearing of a “Bill for an Act to Establish the National Electoral Offences Commission and Related Matters 2022,” organised by the House of Representatives Committee on Electoral Matters. Throwing their weight behind the bill and the creation of offences commission, Yakubu said INEC was saddled with many other responsibilities that would not allow it prosecute offenders effectively, hence the need for the commission. He…
The Ibadan Zone of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has alerted the public that the Federal Government “undertakers of privatization” are ready to take over public universities from the reach of the children of the masses. It said that President Muhammadu Buhari is leaving a legacy of a tragic epigram on the education sector in Nigeria. The union made this disclosure on Tuesday. The ASUU has been on strike since February this year. The union said that it embarked on the indefinite strike due to the failure of…
The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, says there are enough medical doctors in the country, and the Federal Government is working toward replacing any medical doctor who resigns and leaves the country. Ehanire made the assertion on Tuesday in Abuja during a media conference. He also said there was no embargo on the employment of doctors and other health personnel in the country. “There is no embargo on employing doctors; where there is a need, we do. But, because there is a Civil Service regulation, there are processes before doctors are employed. “We have heard…
As at Wednesday, 24th August 2022, the team that represented Nigeria at the ongoing FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup are sleeping in the departure hall of the Istanbul airport. They have been there for over 20 hours, and by the time they depart the airport at 6.15pm on Wednesday, they would have spent close to 30 hours in that departure hall. According to reports, they departed their hotel in Costa Rica at 6.30am local time on Monday, they were to travel via Colombia to Istanbul for the flight to Abuja. That simple journey has turned into a nightmarish experience. The…
President Muhammadu Buhari declared Tuesday in Abuja that football remains Nigeria’s number one sport and a national asset, and that his administration will resist any attempt to undermine its development. This is even as he has further warned that attempts to disrespect and undermine the institutions supervising the nation’s sports and subjugate national interest for narrow interest or disrespect the laws of Nigeria, as well as attempt to inflict injury on football fortunes will no longer be taken lightly. According to a statement by Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, he made the…
There are strong indications that the All Progressives Congress presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, is intensifying efforts to get the support of the Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike for the 2023 presidential poll. Contrary to some online reports that the duo met in France on Tuesday, multiple sources confirmed to The PUNCH on Tuesday that Tinubu and Wike met in London, the United Kingdom, on Monday as part of moves to work together ahead of the election. It was gathered that some APC and Peoples Democratic Party governors also attended the crucial meeting. Prior to the Monday…