Chioma Umeha

BY CHIOMA UMEHA According to the findings, you can do something about your arthritis. The first step is to learn everything you can about the illness. Rheumatoid arthritis is one of the most common types of arthritis, affecting the interior joints of the hands and feet, causing swelling and pain. Apart from joint discomfort and swelling, you may also have weariness and, in some cases, a fever. If any changes, especially during the cold season, may aggravate your problem. Osteoarthritis is another type of arthritis that mostly affects the elderly and those who have had trauma to their joints. Experts have discovered some natural arthritis treatments that can aid those suffering from this painful disease. Hippocrates wrote centuries ago, "Let food be thy medicine," which is especially wise if you suffer from arthritis. Several studies have found that certain foods can help relieve tender joints, reduce joint stiffness, and even help arthritis patients decrease the amount of

Tosin Babasanya-Craig, Country Manager, Performance Fact Inc .  facilitating one of the Alliance for Youth Nigeria sessions to equips youth across the country for employment. BY CHIOMA UMEHA The Alliance for Youth Nigeria has provided employment skills training to over 200 recent graduates across Nigeria. Building Winning Resumes, Career Positioning, Personal Brand Marketing, Personal Effectiveness, Time Management, and Starting the Career Journey were among the topics covered throughout the program. In addition, the top achievers will be offered internship and mentoring opportunities at the Alliance's six member companies. At the conclusion of the course, certain participants had the rare opportunity to participate in employment interviews and placements, advancing their careers. The program, which began in August 2021, is a business-driven movement of organizations committed to collaborating to help young people across the country gain the skills they need to succeed in the workp

Funmilola Oyewole, Category Development Manager, Nestlé Nigeria Plc addressing participants of the Savanna Conference of the 22nd Milo Basketball Championship at the Sanni Abacha stadium, Kano, recently. BY CHIOMA UMEHA The 22nd Nestle-Milo Secondary School Basketball Championships, held in the Indoor Sports Hall at Sani Abacha Stadium in Kano, were won by the girls and boys of Jigawa and Adamawa states. In the girls category, the girls from Government Secondary School, Numan, Adamawa State, defeated their counterparts from Government Girls Secondary School, Bukavu, Kano State, 20 to 8, while the boys from Dutse Model International Secondary School, Jigawa State, defeated the boys from Nigeria Tulip International College, Yobe, Yobe State, 51 to 23. The girls basketball team from Government Secondary School Numan, Adamawa, won the competition after defeating their opponents from Government Girls Secondary School, Shekarau School, Kano, 20-8. Dutse Model International Secondary School,

BY CHIOMA UMEHA The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has firmly opposed the brutal murder of Deborah Samuel, a Christian 200-level student at Sokoto's Shehu Shagari College of Education, by some orthodox classmates for blasphemy. On behalf of the association, the CAN's General Secretary, Joseph Bade Daramola, Esq, stated that the criminals' illegal and atrocious activities must not only be condemned by all right-thinking people, but security personnel must also discover and prosecute them as required. The group suggested that "in the past, the failure of security agencies and the government to respond to such criminalities gave rise to terrorists and bandits." And as long as the state government fails to bring these beasts and criminals to justice, society will continue to be their killing grounds. "We appreciate His Eminence, Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammadu Sa'ad Abubakar 111's prompt reaction, in which he not only condemned the illegal and religio

BY CHIOMA UMEHA   Adenike Isi Adeeko, an Abuja socialite and hospitality specialist, states that female entrepreneurs in the nightlife business work three times as hard as their male colleague. Adeeko noted poor societal perception, cultural and religious misrepresentation, and financial limits as some of the challenges they face. Adeeko told journalists on the sidelines of the inaugural Ibiza party hosted at Tiki Cultures Abuja, "Few women are in the nightlife business because it is demanding emotionally, financially, and there are so many hurdles placed against us." In a statement made on Thursday, she stated, "Women in the nightlife business must work three times as hard as males to be successful." Adeeko said why she opted to work in the nightlife industry: "First and foremost, I enjoy partying." Second, I saw a few years ago that people in this city aren't used to celebrating themed events, so I decided to fill that hole, and the people love it.&q

BY CHIOMA UMEHA Following the federal government's approval of the sport's two-year suspension from international play, Nigerian basketball has been cast into shadow.The government's move is based on a staged crisis engineered by some presidential figures who feel frightenend over Musa Ahmed Kida's re-election as president of the Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF). The government announced the decision as a result of the "unending problem that has afflicted and virtually decimated basketball development in the country," according to the administration. "President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the immediate withdrawal of Nigeria from all international basketball competitions for a period of two years," according to the statement. The statement, signed by Alhaji Ismaila Abubakar, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Youth and Sports Development, noted that the withdrawal will allow the country to revitalize the sport from the grassroots level as well as

BY CHIOMA UMEHA Heineken has hosted its most extravagant Trophy Tour in Africa, in an effort to keep the UEFA Champions League (UCL) experience closer to more football fans around the world. The 10-day tour, which concluded on April 13 in Abuja, Nigeria, ahead of the 2022 final match on May 28, included various public engagements in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Mozambique, Ethiopia, and Nigeria, where the UCL trophy was on display. Fans from Rwanda and Congo Brazzaville also attended the tour in Nigeria and DRC respectively. Open-truck city parades, novelty matches with local celebrities, UCL quarterfinal match viewings, fan meet and greets, picture sessions, media rounds, Afrobeats concerts, and visits to government agencies responsible for football were among the events surrounding the tour. Heineken has been a sponsor of the UCL since 2005, and the company's leadership says that its Africa-wide trophy tour for the 2021/2022 season would reach 50,000 Africans directly, with