Emotions Can Affect Physical Health

Back pain? Chest pain? Feeling angry at your spouse may be the cause.

Research has shown that emotions can have an effect on health, but might how we express those emotions be tied to specific physical symptoms?

This study
Participants in the study included 156 middle-aged and older married couples. Over a 20-year period, they took part in periodic assessments of their emotional reactions to interactions with their spouse — reactions that did and did not involve conflict.

During that time, 45 to 65 percent of the men and 60 to 76 percent of the women experienced cardiovascular symptoms, such as high blood pressure, chest pains or other heart problems. Also, 15 to 29 percent of the men and 30 to 36 percent of the women had musculoskeletal symptoms, such as back pain, stiffness in muscles or joints or severe leg or arm pain. People who consistently expressed anger during interactions with their spouse were more likely to have cardiovascular problems than were those who did not get angry. Those whose behavior during the interactions was described as stonewalling — meaning they suppressed their emotions — were more likely than the others to have musculoskeletal problems.

In both cases, the effect was stronger among men than women. The health problems did not develop immediately; rather, they increased over time. None of the other emotions expressed during the interactions, such as fear or sadness, were tied to either cardiovascular or musculoskeletal symptoms.

Who may be affected
Married couples, which number about 60 million in the United States.

Caveats
Health data came from the participants’ responses on questionnaires. The study authors noted that the findings came from “a thin slice of social behavior” and may not “accurately capture the emotional life of the couple.” Most participants were white.

Source: The Washignton Post

Developer Of Ikeja City Mall In Another Fraud Case

Developer of Ikeja City Mall, Michael Chudi Ejekam in the news again on suspicion of fraud and $1 Billion extortion attempt of Donald Trump

Michael Chudi Ejekam is once again the focus of a fraud investigation. Ejekam has now been linked to former basketball star Tate George’s real estate ponzi fraud scheme for which Tate George has been sentenced to a 9 year prison term. While employed by Bayrock, Ejekam partnered with Tate on several real estate deals. George and Ejekam used Donald Trumps name to entice investors into investing in their fraudulent ponzi scheme.
http://therealdeal.com/2016/04/14/bayrock-group-named-in-tate-george-fraud-case/

Bayrock Group, Ejekam’s former employer is a successful real estate development company, with several high-profile partnership projects with Donald Trump. Bayrock has been at the heart of several scandals relating to their top executives. http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/trump-pal-busted-allegedly-running-hooker-ring-yacht-article-1.191136

Ejekam with his partner and college roommate Jody Kriss, a former CFO of Bayrock have been involved in a $1 billion extortion scheme against the Bayrock Group, Donald and Ivanka Trump, and several other high-profile individuals, law firms (including Kriss’ father Ronald Kriss’ law firm Akerman Senterfitt, from which Kriss senior was fired right after the lawsuit was filed) and major real estate companies. Ejekam’s lawyers in that extortion case—Richard Lerner & Frederick Oberlander—were referred for criminal prosecution twice in that case for unethical and illegal practices of the law, by United States Federal Judge Brian M. Cogan. The United States Attorney for the Northern District of New York is currently investigating the criminal referral.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/06/nyregion/charges-considered-for-lawyer-who-revealed-witnesss-name.html?_r=0

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Ejekam and Kriss’ questionable business practices are not limited to real estate fraud. Kriss’ has been accused of having connections to the Persico Mafia crime family and is accused of trying to have a former business associate murdered.http://nypost.com/2014/03/16/mob-rat-says-business-partner-tried-to-nail-him-over-2-5m-suit/.

There have also been allegations of money laundering for Russian mafia kingpins. http://georgiatoday.ge/news/165/Jody-Kriss-%E2%80%93-Victim-Or-Gangster%3F

Kriss and Ejekam’s close relationship began long before they worked together at Bayrock—starting when they were both in the same class at the University of Pennsylvania, and lived in the same dorm.

Ejekam is rumored to have fled New York to distance himself from all the illegal activities and lawsuits. He was recently fired from the private equity firm, Actis, as Director of Real Estate for West Africa, when his past became know to the firm. Actis developed the largest mall in Nigeria and has extensive investments throughout Africa.

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Monarch Wife Give Birth At Kidnappers Den

Esit Eket (Akwa Ibom) – Mrs Ubong Assam, the wife of the traditional ruler of Esit Eket in Akwa Ibom, was delivered of a baby girl on Friday, May 13, while in custody of her kidnappers. A family source, who pleaded anonymity, said in Esit Eket, Esit Eket Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom, on Saturday that the monarch’s wife gave birth to the baby in an unknown hideout of her abductors The kidnappers abducted the traditional ruler’s wife and her four children in the Akpautong neighbourhood of Esit Eket on April 29. The source said that the kidnappers quickly released the woman and her four children due to the birth of the baby in their den. Reacting to the development, the Police Public Relations Officer in Akwa Ibom, ASP Cordelia Nwawe, said that the command expressed appreciation to God for the safe delivery of the monarch’s wife. She, nonetheless, said that the command had yet to receive any information about the release of the kidnapped woman and her four children. The traditional ruler’s wife and her four children were released on May 14. (NAN)

Source: http://www.vanguardngr.com

Why Saraki Must Resign

The Senate President Bukola Saraki should resign or be pressured to for the respect of the position.

Nigeria should no more encourage corruption and any government official found wanting should resign and face the law. Many will argue that he has not been found guilty yet and thus no reason for him to resign, but as it stand if not that Saraki ambition and doggedness to attain the highest office at his reach he would not have been in this situation.

Recently the Icelandic prime minister resign after he was implicated in the Panama Paper Expose, we can say he did that to respect the office he was holding. But with the case of Saraki, as it stands Nigeria politicians has no respect for the office they hold, they cannot be disgraced out of office but forced out. And I can see the only way Saraki is leaving that post is to be forced out by the law and that might ultimately end his political career.

Now, Saraki should not only resign and go fight his case not just for the respect of the senate office, but also for his political career because this CCT case might surely leads to the end of him if he fails to compromise.

Naira Fall Against The Dollar

The Naira has been on free fall against the dollar for some time now, falling as far as a dollar to N350 of the parallel market. The question most people are asking is why the dollar is falling at such a pace now, who is to blame? Is it the present government? While the present government should assume responsibility and find a way to fix the economy, it should be noted that it is not a situation created by the present government, rather a situation they find themselves due to global market demand and Nigeria lack of investment in other sectors of the economy overtime. Nigeria major export is known to be crude oil which makes almost 75% of the country income. Over the years the oil market has been booming and Nigeria oil has been of great demand thus the country has lots of foreign reserves and can cater for the demand of foreign currency by Nigerians. It should be also noted that Nigeria is a major importing country. We import lots of good from luxury items such as wine, clothing’s, beverages, to food such as rice, tomato paste, canned drinks and so much more. Nigerians are also funds of sending their family abroad for various reasons from education, holidays, shopping etc. And through all these we spend foreign currency to cater for these needs or luxuries, depending on how one look at them. Now during the oil boom the effect of these luxurious spending drift was not felt because there were more dollars coming in for the sales of crude. The excess profits made from goods were enough to balance the outflow of foreign currency. The cost of producing a barrel of oil is below $30 and during the oil boom; a barrel was sold at more than $100. So you can imagine the excess profit being made. It would have been prudent to invest in other sector of the economy and make them grow with the excess profit being made then and to watch and find way to plugged the excess foreign exchange leaving the country for that would have set the country in the right direction and prepare us for tougher time rather to looking for emergency solution now. Fast forward to present, and Nigerians still have the culture of spending foreign currency, importing goods, and spending so much abroad and the shortage in foreign currency due to fall in oil prices and lack of buyers for Nigerian crude, there is not much foreign currency coming into the system as it is going out, thus the simple economic explanation of the situation, supply and demand. The demand for foreign currency is high and the supply is low. The CBN tried pegging the naira to the dollar at just below N200 but it keeps rising on the parallel market as the dollar is scarce. The governments have implemented some measures to curtail the spending of foreign currency by placing ban on the importation of some goods and restricting some bank transactions abroad. But the situation seems not to be subsiding. Now sensing the situation at hand, one expect further rise of the dollar to the naira as it seems crude prices are not going to rise anytime soon, at least not to the extent we had seen it before as speculated by experts in the field as can be assume by recent OPEC meetings. In view to this the government need to set up a highly technical and active economic team to try and savage the economy as we have gone beyond the blame game and we need to be proactive and face the present situation we find ourselves. No doubt they will be sacrifices to be made and it has to start with the present administration as they try to build the economy away from oil

THE BUDGET AND THE ECONOMY

The controversy surrounding the budget and the massive corruption discovered in it is something of a major concern, especially now with the present economic situation experiencing in the country following the fall in oil prices. Many have called for total withdrawal of the budget and for every ministry to go back and work on its departmental budget before compiling the whole budget, as many ministers have come to disown the whole or part of the budget concerning their ministries.

Recent cases have shown many minister are not aware of what is contained in the budget of their ministry, as was that of the minister of health, who in a Senate hearing disown the budget as it contains a lot of discrepancies and also the Minister Of information and culture, Lai Mahammed has also deny knowledge of almost N300 million budgeted for acquiring computers, as he said he does not know where that is coming from and believe the amount is too much for such a project.

The problem with the budget is that millions if not billions of Naira are going to be spent on over blotted project and in some cases nonexistent project as some corrupt party has manipulated them into the budget in a period where the country is experiencing a serious economic downturn, one it has not experience in decades and thus the country is looking to borrow to be able to finance the budget. And also the government had implanted some taxation measures on citizens to raise enough money to finance the budget.

Now the fear of most citizens is that the sacrifice Nigerians are being made to pay through taxation and the interest to be paid for borrowing to finance the budget is just going to go down the drain in corrupt practices by some few through the civil services it is the usual practice.

The government through the finance minister came out of recent to announce that they can reduce the budget deficit from money saved through the implementation of the Treasury Single Account TSA and how it has saved millions of Naira.

Now from the budget figures and the error noted so far, a proper look and professional analyses of the budget will save the country some millions of naira as the TSA did and further reduce the budget deficit and reduce the amount to be borrowed both internally and externally and in so doing saving the economy for further depreciating.

The best thing is to withdraw the budget and carry out a proper forensic audit and block loopholes prosecuting those involved in manipulating budget figures and come out with a revised budget. This will reduce cost, safe the economy and help in reducing corrupt practices in the civil service.

Manchester United Dominance Coming To An End?

There is no club in the premiership with enough pedigree as Manchester United, but could we be seeing the end of their dominance in the English premiership.



Since the departure of their long time couch, Sir Alex Ferguson, Manchester United has been struggling to make it to the top four of the most prestigious league in the world, continuing with this season where it is likely they will come below fourth at the end of the season with their week to week performance. They have already be eliminated from the Champions league at the group stage after failing to make it to the Champions League the previous season under David Moyes.

The club had been unable to find their feet after the exit of Alex Ferguson who spend more than 25 years running the club and was the key to their dominance in the premiership, his handpicked successor David Moyes ran the club down to their lowest finish at 7th position before he was fired and the board decided to go for the experienced Luis Val Gaal, and after his first season when he took Manchester United back to the Champions League, many though it was a building process that will see the club bounce back to his glorious position as the pride in English football. But this season has been one of disappointment as the fans experienced the team fall short when they were expected to be delivering.

The fans are not happy with his not too enterprising lay back kind of football as it has seen the team dropped points in advantageous positions. The fans believe the team are not playing the Manchester United way and Van Gaal has been accused of being too cautious, not attacking enough and outdated.

Manchester United are yarning for the days of Alex Ferguson, and his attacking style of play, but too bad for them, he is gone and probably the Manchester United era of dominance has gone with him as well.