N78.3M WEBSITE: CACOL REPLIES FASHOLA, INSISTS ON ALLEGATION

The Coalition Against Corrupt Leaders on Saturday took a swipe at the former Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, describing his administration as draconian and anti-people.

The activist group was reacting to Fashola’s condemnation of its call on President Muhammadu Buhari not to consider the ex-governor for appointment for his alleged mismanagement of state funds.
CACOL said the Fashola-led administration was engulfed in several controversies which could not be overlooked.

Fashola had come under fire after the Lagos State Public Procurement Agency posted a report on its website, stating that N78.3m was paid to a firm, Info Access Plus Limited, for the upgrade of his website,www.tundefashola.com, through the Office of the Chief of Staff to the Governor.

The ex-governor had last week defended the decision by his government to spend N78.3m on the upgrade of the website in a five-page letter he personally signed, in which he admitted that the money was actually spent on his website.

Fashola also berated CACOL, in his letter titled ‘When you wrestle with a pig, the pig gets happy and you get dirty,’ for dragging him to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and for calling on President Buhari not to give him a political appointment.

Fashola said, “I cannot conclude without responding to the crusade of CACOL and their ilk seeking my prosecution on allegations that have no proof and writing pre-emptive letters to the Presidency.

“In case they are unaware, I am not looking for a job. I expect them to know that allegations of wrongdoing are not resolved without evidence, neither are they resolved in press conferences.”

However, the Executive Chairmain of CACOL, in a statement titled, ‘We Don’t Mind Wrestling With The Pig As Long As It Produces The Pork,’ on Saturday, said if the former governor could justify the cost of his personal website, no matter what he used it for, then there might be many more shenanigans to be unearthed by the relevant anti-graft agencies.

He said, “The Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary defines a “pig” as an unpleasant or offensive person; a person who is dirty or greedy. Based on this premise, leaders who deliberately run elitist, oppressive and draconian government can only be described by no other name, but pigs.

“A government that causes so much hardship to the largest stratum of the socio-economic ladder, whereas it engages in obscene affluence all in the name of white elephant projects that have no direct bearing on the suffering Lagosians, is nothing but a pig.

“It will be foolhardy for a man who requires pork to say he wouldn’t wrestle with a pig. How does he intend to get it? After all it has been said, ‘No willing pig provides pork; whoever desires pork wrestles the pig down for it!’

Adeniran asked of what use was a N78.3m-website when several other developmental needs of people in Lagos were begging for attention.

Adenira further said, “Basically, what concerns us more is the issue of suspected corruption embedded in the award and execution of contracts in the regime of Babatunde Fashola, as illuminated by the award of this N78.3m website contract.

“Every IT person CACOL has contacted put an over-bloated estimate of the cost of the website at about N6m. We are not surprised that a contract that could have cost N6m could be ballooned to N78.3m, because that is a trademark of Mr. Fashola’s administration.

“The website contract is an eye opener and lending credence to the allegations of the ‘True Face of Lagos’ where most of the contracts awarded before 2010 were said to have been immorally inflated by the regime of Babatunde Raji Fashola.”

Lemon juice for your hair?

For health-conscious people, lemons play a big role. They say lemon tea is good for those who want to keep trim. Hot lemon is also good for sore throats and colds. Now, lemon juice also has health benefits for your hair. It is a natural agent and is not likely to damage your hair like chemicals do. Instead, it fights hair problems. Here is how it is beneficial for your hair:

Adding shine: When you rinse your hair with lemon juice, it achieves a great shine and shimmery look. The lemon juice rinse should be diluted with a cup of water. You could also mix equal amounts of lemon juice with a conditioner of your choice then apply the mixture on your hair. Leave the mixture on the hair for two to three minutes then rinse thoroughly. The result is soft, shiny hair

Hair growth: Women worry most about the length, thickness and strength of their hair. Mix lemon juice with olive oil or coconut oil and use the mixture to massage your scalp. This stimulates hair growth and also remedies hair loss. The vitamin C found in the juice also strengthens the hair. For best results, the scalp massage should be done regularly.

Dandruff: Dandruff is a cause of embarrassment for many women. Mix a teaspoon of fresh lemon juice with three teaspoons of water, one teaspoon of vinegar add a quarter teaspoon of salt then apply this to your scalp. Leave it on for 20 minutes before rinsing with warm water then shampooing. This will rid your hair of dandruff for about four months.

Oily scalp: The citric acid in lemon juice helps to remove the excess build-up of oil on the scalp. Mix lemon juice and vinegar in equal amounts and apply on the scalp to remove clogged follicles that give rise to an oily scalp.

Drink lemon juice: Drinking lemon juice regularly will help clear body toxins thus keeping your hair strong and healthy.

Itchy scalp: There is nothing as irritating as an itchy scalp. Add a few drops of lemon juice to your regular hair shampoo or conditioner and massage into you hair for about ten minutes before rinsing off with cold water. Regular application will soothe your itchy scalp.

Split ends: Lemon juice also prevents split ends. Ensure you trim the split ends before or after the treatment; this is because split ends that already exist can only be treated by chopping them off. Simply mix equal amounts of olive oil and lemon juice and apply the mixture on your hair. Do this at least once a month and the problem will be history.

Hair loss: Lemon juice also prevents thinning hair. Mix lemon juice, vinegar, ground black pepper and powdered cumin seeds and apply to the hair. The juice also thickens the hair since it stops hair from falling while encouraging new hair to grow. To thicken you hair, mix lemon juice from half a lemon, an egg yolk, a teaspoon of honey and a tablespoon of olive oil and apply this to wet hair. Let it stay on for half an hour before rinsing it off.

Highlights: When highlighting the hair, it is good to be cautious with the products we use. Freshly squeezed lemon juice offers a natural way to lighten hair without side effects. Lemon juice has bleaching properties and the citric acid in it, combined with sunlight, will naturally lighten the hair. Mix one cup of fresh lemon juice with a quarter cup of slightly warm water. Wash your hair clean, pat it dry, and then apply lemon juice onto sections you want highlighted. Use a hair brush to apply the juice. Sit under the sun until the juice dries out completely. You can then rinse it off with warm water.

Eve

Kim Kardashian slams stepmum/dad, Caitlyn Jenner, for “unfair” comments about her mum, Kris Jenner

World famous reality TV Star/Model, Kim Kardashian has shown fury towards her step mother/father, Caitlyn Jenner for putting her mum down in her Vanity Fair interview.

In the latest episode of the new E! Tv series, I Am Cait, Caitlyn tells the camera, 'The Vanity Fair article was interesting to do, because it was the first time I ever really had the opportunity to be absolutely truthful with a reporter about every aspect of my life”. It was an honest article, and sometimes when you’re honest it can be upsetting to some people

Infuriated Kim then met with her, quoting her step mom/dad’ in the magazine, Kim said: If [Kris] had been really understanding of [my transition], we’d probably still be together.’

Furious Kim scolded her stepfather/mother: ‘That’s the most unfair thing in the world to say.’

The reality TV star was also upset over how her little half-sisters Kendall and Kylie were portrayed in Jenner’s historic Vanity Fair cover story in July.

You said Kendall and Kylie were a distraction, and so when they read that, they’re gonna think…I don’t know if they’ll quite understand that,’

Man Gave Up Being Human To Become A Goat

Of all the animals in the world, this brother decided to choose the behavioural adaptation of a goat! to clear his regrets of his past?! Wow!

Thomas Thwaites is so intruiged by goats he gave it all up to live with them in the mountains. He spent three days as part of a herd in the Swiss Alps while investigating goat behaviour.

He used special prosthetic limbs made to enable him to move around on all fours easily. And the designer even considered having a fake stomach fitted to let him to eat grass, just like his four-legged friends.

He told Mashable, “My goal was to take a holiday from the pain and worry of being a self-conscious being, able to regret the past and worry about the future.”

He also said, “I was able to keep up for maybe a kilometre or so on this migration down the side of this kind of rocky mountain, and then they just left me in the dust.

“So I spent the rest of the day trying to catch up to them and eventually I found them again, and it was quite nice, in the actual soft grassy pasture bit.

“But actually heading down the mountain was petrifying. Because if I fell I didn’t have any hands to stop me from hitting a rock.”

Thwaites has written a book about his experiences, called ‘GoatMan; How I Took a Holiday from Being Human’.

UK Mirror

Opinion: Skiibii is Truly Dead

In the Good Book it is written “And as it is appointed to men once to die, but after this the judgment”. That line is taken from Hebrews 9:27.

I am not God who is the judge who determines whether we make it past the pearly gates of Heaven or sent to the eternal flames of Hell. Inasmuch I am not the ‘I am that I am’, my name is my name, and I think I have racked enough gravitas to judge the show of shame that has happened within the last 24 hours in the 5 Star Music camp.

Yesterday, we were hit with the news that upcoming act Skiibii had passed away. I did not know him personally, and I was not aware of his music but the fact that a day before his ‘death’ he was on radio promo rounds pushing his new single made me slightly sad.

A 22-year-old upcoming act dies before his career takes off, sounds like a line in the trailer of a Hollywood movie about a rising star who never made it.

As the music industry started paying its last respects, the twist in the story came out- Skiibii was responding to treatment. The thing about crap is that you don’t need to see it before you smell it.

Skiibii resurrecting from the dead after his manager shared the picture of a candlelight on Instagram makes the whole scenario was a stunt of poor taste. But this is 5 Star Music we are talking about, good taste and the label don’t go together.

Skiibii’s tale looks suspicious and fake. Pulse has published a story of facts that counters 5 Star Music Group’s statement that Skiibii was ill and slumped.

The wave of sympathy from the music industry transformed into a backlash, and rightfully so. You do not joke with death. It is a serious thing. Grieving over a parent, brother, sister, a member of your family, friend, colleague, lover is something we should experience only once. No one has the mental fortitude to grieve over someone twice.

Mourning someone is a huge emotional act. It alters your mind, numbs your soul, and nearly crushes your spirit. For Skiibii and his accomplices in 5 Star Music to pull off such a silly stunt shows they are wicked and borderline evil. Fame is not that serious for you take people into the pit of bereavement and tell them its only a joke later on. How low can these guys go for them to trend and have their videos on Hip TV or Sound City?

We have known 5 Star Music for its brand of tasteless pop music, vulgar display of wealth, and annoying Instagram competitions. This new stunt shows how low E Money and his boys will go for relevance. Well Skiibii got what he wanted, he trended but not for his single or songs. He trended because he died.

To me Skiibii is really dead. In my mind he died after 24 hours of doing promo rounds, and there is nothing that can bring him back in my mind. I know a lot of other people in the music industry feel the same way to. I don’t care if two years from now he drops a dope album, as for me Skiibii died on August 14. That’s the end of his chapter. His ghost can roam around in parties and perform at Industry Nite, that’s his problem. Skiibii is dead and nothing can change that.

As for 5 Star Music, I suggest my colleagues give them a media blackout for a while. That label does not deserve to be in the spotlight right now. It is definitely not made up of right thinking people. DJs, VJs, and OAPs if you must take payola from them let them pay double, as a matter of fact triple.

Consider it payment for the emotional disturbance and stress you went through when you found out Skiibii died. They have the money, let E Money feel his bank account shake a little bit.

Now for the judgement. You, Skiibii after your death should remain in eternal music damnation of irrelevance. You are a struggle Lazarus. Don’t worry, your 5 Star Music brothers with the way their careers are going will soon join you there.

Rest In Peace Skiibii (and rise no more).

Culled from Pulse.ng

Indian Doctors meet to discuss why Marijuana is a good pain medicine

Indian doctors met for the "Seminar on Chronic Pain”, organised by AIIMS-Bhubaneswar and Medicinal Cannabis Foundation of India (MCFI) this month to discuss how chronic and cancer pain can be controlled using marijuana.

India's relationship with marijuana

Most importantly, the event focused on marijuana's pain relieving properties, and saw notable speakers, including Indian-American physician-scientist Sunil Kumar Aggarwal, M.D., Ph.D., who spoke on Cannabinoid Integrative Medicine.  He spoke on how India has since long understand  the medical properties of Cannabis, making it a part of Ayurveda.

“Cannabis Sativa”, has also been formally introduced into India's digital library to protect it international biopiracy.

The scientific benefits of smoking weed

Cannabis' effects on the human body have helped understand "major molecular signaling system, widespread in the human body and present in 600 million living organisms....". And just last month, scientists in Israel have discovered that certain chemicals in cannabis help broken bones mend faster. This chemical can possibly slow down or avert the onset of osteoporosis.

India's push for legalising

The push for legalising medical marijuana has gained steam over the last few months. Just in January this year, oncologists (doctors specializing in cancer), suggested that it could offer an effective cure for cancer. They decided to lobby to lift the ban on cannabis to allow them to explore the medicinal uses of the plant. They point out that the US allows its use for medicinal purposes, following several validations of the plant's derivatives giving a healing touch to cancer patients. Their interest in cannabis research was stirred up during recent debates on tobacco farming. "We are encouraging cultivation of tobacco that causes various types of cancer.

At the other end, we are ignoring the medicinal properties of a plant that can help cancer patients. We are not even able to take up research as procurement of the plant is illegal in India, whereas oncologists in 21 states of the US are prescribing derivatives of cannabis for cancer treatment," Dr Vishal Rao, surgical oncologist, HCG, told the Times of India.Cannabis derivatives prevent blood supply to the cancer tumour. "Cancer cells are hungry cells, once there is break in the blood supply, they shrink due to lack of glucose. It is also helpful in reducing nausea and vomiting sensation for cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy," he said.

Medical benefits

Pointing out how India is lagging behind other countries in cannabis research, Dr B S Ajai Kumar, chairman of HCG Enterprises, said, "We want to take up research on medicinal benefits of cannabis derivatives. But to take it up we need the plants, which is not available in India. We are approaching the government with a proposal to legalize medicinal use of cannabis."

But oncologists make it clear that they are not for encouraging recreational use of marijuana. "Isolated compounds in cannabis have medicinal properties. In the US, it is also used for treating Alzheimer's, Glaucoma and multiple sclerosis. Currently, there is a lack of understanding of the topic even among the medical fraternity, and even speaking about it is avoided. We have to overcome that," Dr Rao said.

Indian Times

Indian farmers seek government's permission to commit suicide

Around 25,000 farmers in Mathura have sought permission from President Pranab Mukherjee to commit suicide on August 15 after a 17-year-long struggle to get compensation from the government.

Compensation for submerged lands reutersWhat looks to be a new trend, the development comes a day after 70 Vyapam scam accused lodged in Gwalior, around 175 kms from Mathura, raised a similar demand, citing judicial disparity.

Demanding compensation against 700 acre of their lands which got submerged after construction of Gokul Barrage without their consent, the farmers from 11 villages of the district had been agitating since 1998 when the gates of the barrage were shut on the pretext of a test being undertaken and their land went under the water.

They even faced bullets for their causeagrariancrisisBharatiya Kisan Sangh, an off-shoot of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, took their cause and the agitating farmers even faced bullets in November 2014 but nothing has happened so far, Sangh state general secretary Kunwar Nishad said.

"In February this year, when the farmers sat on dharna, officials had promised to sort out the matter in one month but the promise was never fulfilled," Nishad said, adding "On the contrary, several protesters were falsely implicated for loot and dacoity."

Seeing no hope, now the villagers under the banner of Bharatiya Kisan Sangh sent a letter to the President on Saturday seeking permission to commit suicide by hanging.

According to the government officials' valuation, 25,000 farmers should get around Rs 800 crore as compensation for around 700 acres of land, Nishad said and added "however, despite several assurances and the matter being raked up in Parliament, the state government continues to turn a blind eye to the sufferings of these farmers."

Times of India