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President Bola Tinubu has assured Nigerians that the country’s toughest economic times are over.
He shared this message on Tuesday in Edo State during the swearing-in ceremony of Monday Okpebholo and Dennis Idahosa as Governor and Deputy Governor, respectively.
Represented by Vice President Kashim Shettima, the President said: “This atmosphere of joy and hope resonates with the voice of the people.
We have weathered the hardest days as a nation. We have pulled back from the brink of economic collapse, and now we step forward into a time of growth.
Securing the future of our economy demanded serious reform to stave off threats to the stability of this great nation.”
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Okpebholo sworn in as Edo State Governor
Senator Monday Okpebholo has been sworn in as the 6th elected governor of Edo State.
This marks the end of the eight-year administration of Godwin Obaseki of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
The inauguration ceremony took place on Tuesday, November 12, at Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium in Benin City, the state capital.
Okpebholo took the oath of office alongside his running mate, Dennis Idahosa.
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The United State authorities have issued a wanted notice for 48-year-old Nigerian man, Olalekan Abimbola Olawusi, offering a $25,000 reward for tips that lead to his arrest.
The suspect, who is believed to have fled to Nigeria, faces charges of first-degree m+rder and two counts of inflicting serious bodily inj+ry to a child.
The charges stem from an April 3, 2017 incident in Providence, Rhode Island, where emergency personnel found Olawusi’s 3-month-old son in critical condition, bleeding from the mouth and nose.
The infant was hospitalized in cardiac arrest with numerous inj+ries indicating long-term ab+se, including skull and rib fractures.
Despite being placed on life support, the child passed away six months later.
Olawusi was subsequently arrested and charged with first-degree child ab+se in April 2017.
He was released the same day and subsequently fled. The m+rder charge was added following the infant’s d3ath October 31, 2017.
The U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) investigation revealed that Olawusi had flown out of John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York on June 20, 2017, using his Nigerian passport.
Investigators believe Olawusi may be receiving assistance from family members in Nigeria and that he could be a d+nger to other children.
In a statement, Don Freeman, Supervisory Deputy U.S. Marshal, urged anyone with information on Olawusi’s whereabouts to come forward.
Olawusi, who uses the alias Olekun Olawusi, stands 5 feet 8 inches tall and weighs approximately 185 pounds. He has black hair and brown eyes.
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The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has reached an agreement with Dangote Refinery to lift products directly.
IPMAN National President, Abubakar Garima, announced this in Abuja on Monday, November 11, after a meeting of the National Working Committee of the Association.
He said the partnership will ensure steady, and affordable supply of PMS products nationwide.
“After meeting with Aliko Dangote and his management team in Lagos, we’re pleased to announce that Dangote Refinery has agreed to supply IPMAN with PMS, AGO, and DPK directly for distribution to our depots and retail outlets.
IPMAN members should rely on Dangote Refinery and Nigerian Refineries for white products, creating more job opportunities and supporting President Bola Tinubu’s renewed hope agenda,” he said.
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Police in Taraba State, reportedly following orders from Hajia Fatima Lau, the wife of Senator Shuaibu Isa Lau of Taraba North, arrested and detained skit maker Nafiu Hassan for several days, according to SaharaReporters.
Lau is a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Deputy Senate Minority Leader.
Hassan had done a skit where he decried the deplorable condition of roads in the senatorial district. He said that many of the roads are now killing zones due to their bad state.
However, a source who spoke with the news outlet said: “Nafiu Hassan made a video about a month ago about bad roads and dilapidated health facilities in Taraba North. However, this video led to his arrest last Wednesday and he was detained till Sunday.
He was arrested by the police on the orders of the Senator’s wife. Nafiu was passing through the Senator’s street while the wife, Hajia Lau, was about to enter her residence in Old Commissioner Quarters in Jalingo.
So, she saw him and created a scene knowing he was the one that made a video about bad roads and dilapidated healthcare facilities in her husband’s village. She termed that as defamation of character and then ordered policemen attached to her to immediately arrest him. [SWIPE]
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There is a strong link between diabetes and fitness. Many studies have shown that people with type 2 diabetes lose more muscle mass and strength over time than people with normal blood sugars. This is thought to be a major reason why diabetes is associated with functional limitation, impaired mobility, and loss of independence. Studies have also shown that combining aerobic and resistance training can not only improve blood sugars in people who have diabetes, but can also prevent diabetes from developing.
For these reasons, scientists are very interested in the relationship between diabetes and fitness, teasing out the differences between muscle strength and cardiorespiratory fitness.
In a 2019 study published in the journal Mayo Clinic Proceedings, researchers looked at 4,681 adults, measured their muscle strength and cardiovascular fitness, and followed them over about eight years. Both upper and lower body muscle strength were measured using bench and leg presses at increasing loads, and participants were scored as having low, medium, or high strength based on the maximum weight lifted per kilogram of body weight.
They found that those with medium strength had a 32% reduced risk of developing diabetes than those with low strength. This is all fine and good and consistent with prior research. However, they did not see that those with high strength had any further reduction of diabetes risk. As a matter of fact, there was no association at all.
How could this be?
The authors focus largely on the also very important cardiorespiratory fitness factor. They point out that those participants with medium strength also tended to have good cardiorespiratory fitness, with good correlation between the two. However, in the low and high strength groups, it was a bit of a mix, with some people in the low strength group having high cardiorespiratory fitness, and vice versa. They point out that there may be added benefit to having both good muscle strength and good cardiorespiratory fitness, not just good muscle strength alone.
But another consideration is how things like strength and cardiorespiratory fitness are measured. It's important to note that just about every study looking at muscle strength uses a different method than this study. Hand grip strength is very common, for example. One large 2018 study of 8,208 Korean adults found that stronger hand grip strength was significantly associated with lower fasting blood sugars, HbA1c levels, and fasting insulin levels (all markers of prediabetes and diabetes). It's possible that hand grip is somehow a superior method of measuring strength than bench and leg press, or vice versa.
Maybe cardiorespiratory fitness is the more important factor after all?
This has been found to be particularly important in diabetes prevention. One large 2018 study out of Japan looked specifically at cardiorespiratory fitness (as measured by oxygen uptake while exercising on a cycle ergometer) in 7,804 men, and followed them over about 20 years, checking several times to see if anyone developed diabetes. They found that higher cardiorespiratory fitness was significantly associated with lower risk of developing diabetes at all follow-up periods. This is a pretty powerful association, though it would be good to do this study in women and in other ethnic groups.
Let's look at the big picture
Being in good overall shape, meaning having both decent muscle strength and cardiorespiratory fitness, is just good for you. Both can very likely lower your risk of developing diabetes, and even if you have diabetes, being fit can improve your blood sugars.
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Resources
Association of Muscular Strength and Incidence of Type 2 Diabetes. Mayo Clinic Proceedings, March 11, 2019.
Accelerated Loss of Skeletal Muscle Strength in Older Adults with Type 2 Diabetes. Diabetes Care, June 2007.
Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Show a Greater Decline in Muscle Mass, Muscle Strength, and Functional Capacity With Aging. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, August 2013.
Muscle dysfunction in type 2 diabetes: a major threat to patient's mobility and independence. Acta Diabetologica, December 2016.
Effects of Aerobic and Resistance Training on Hemoglobin A1c Levels in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes. JAMA, November 24, 2010.
Association between muscle strength and type 2 diabetes mellitus in adults in Korea. Medicine, June 2018.
Long-term Impact of Cardiorespiratory Fitness on Type 2 Diabetes Incidence: A Cohort Study of Japanese Men. Journal of Epidemiology, May 5, 2018.
Source: Harvard Health Publishing
