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Christmas Shocker

Just as a 55-year-old man in a 28-year old marriage gave a very shocking christmas 'present' to his wife and children yesterday did I receive a shocking experience on christmas day. I stayed back in Owerri because of some things I wanted to attend to.At a time the environment became deserted and boring that I became uncomfortable with the situation. There was no power supply nor water,everywhere was 'dry.' It was already 25th December and I had to leave for Onitsha with a friend of mine.As we got to the populous city,we went to the area known as Awada.Later in the day,we decided to move to Okpoko to fraternize with friends.As we were walking down to Okpoko,we took an apian way to make our journey shorter.We moved through the area known as Mammy. I learnt that Mammy is an Army Barrack,that is Onitsha Military Cantonment.Cantonment should be a temporary or semi-permanent military quarters. It can also describe permanent military stations.In this case it was more of a zone

Churg-Strauss Syndrome--A Battle For Mr President

On November 23,2009,Mr President,Alhaji Umaru Yar'Adua was hurriedly flown to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia via an air ambulance for treatment.For over a month,he has remained in the hospital in a critical condition.The fate of the country remains in God's hands as different groups are beginning to raise 'ugly' heads. He was diagnosed of acute pericarditis ,which is the inflammation of the pericardium(the covering of the heart).Doctors said that the condition is closely linked to the kidney problem he has. Uremia (the accumulation of urea in the blood as a result of the inability of the diseased kidney to effectively excrete it) was blamed for it. Medical experts said that he is suffering from Churg-Strauss Syndrome. Churg-Strauss Syndrome(also known as allergic granulomatosis) is a medium and small vessel auto-immune vasculitis,leading to necrosis. It involves mainly the blood vessels of the lung(it begins as a severe type of asthma),gastrointestinal system,and peripheral ner

...And He Died.

A day usually marks the beginning of the life on earth of every creature including humans.A day on the other hand marks the death of every creature. Some animals that lived several years ago are no longer in existence. Some have long gone into extinction while some are at the brink of extinction. Click Here or here to see the maximum number of years different animals could live. Evolution told us some lies that is very dangerous to believe. The oldest recognised person on record is Jeanne Calment,a french woman who lived for 122 years and 164 days. Maximum recorded lifespan for humans has remained about 105-122 calendar years throughout recorded history,despite steady improvements in life expectancy. Methuselah lived for 969 years,which should be the highest according to the Bible. Some animals such as birds and squirrels rarely live to their maximum life span,usually dying of accidents,disease or predation. Grazing animals accumulate wear and tear to their teeth to the point where