On overactive bladder can have significant implications on your social life, while also hampering your ability to sleep. Whether you’re finding yourself rushing to the bathroom frequently, experiencing unbearable urges to urinate, or are unable to get a good night’s sleep, there’s no question that an overactive bladder can take its toll in multiple ways.
There is no “one size fits all” approach to treatment. The best thing to do is talk to your doctor to figure out what method may work best for you, whether through medications, surgery, or physical therapy. But there are also a few preliminary steps you can take on your own to try and limit the impact of an overactive bladder.
The first is tinkering with your diet and beverage intake. Caffeine and alcohol are both diuretics that can increase the frequency and urge to urinate, creating problems for people with an overactive bladder. But they aren’t the only culprits. Other foods and beverages can stimulate the bladder. These include:
Carbonated drinks
Cranberry juice
Aspartame in artificial sweeteners
Spicy foods
Acidic foods like tomato sauce and oranges
Night-time symptoms may be lowered by less fluid intake before bed
It should be noted that some people like to approach an overactive bladder by drastically reducing their overall fluid intake. This can be risky: too little fluid can increase the likelihood of dehydration, while highly concentrated urine may irritate and worsen overactive bladder symptoms. Instead, monitor what and when you drink.
Another step you can take is weight loss. Obesity has emerged as a direct risk factor for overactive bladder, and losing or controlling weight may help reduce symptoms. It’s possible that added belly fat increases pressure on the bladder or pelvic floor, and losing some of it relieves the pressure. Aiming for weight loss of about one or two pounds per week is a reasonable and sustainable goal.
These two steps may help reduce the impact of your overactive bladder and can be done without the care of a physician. If you’re trying them and they don’t work—give yourself a week or a few weeks to see if they take effect—talk to your doctor about other treatment options.
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, on Thursday called for the tightening of security in the South-West by the Federal Government amid the increasing attacks by herdsmen on communities in the geopolitical zone lately.
He noted that while not all Fulani herdsmen were involved in the attacks, it was the wish of Yoruba monarchs and their subjects that the Federal Government in collaboration with local communities, should fish out the “bad eggs” among the herdsmen.
The Ooni stated that the escalating security challenges in the country had led to some persons and groups beating the drums of war.
However, he clarified that the South-West was not ready to go to war with any part of the country.
The paramount ruler disclosed that it was the desire of the Yoruba to see improved security over lives and property, a responsibility he said was not impossible for the Federal Government to undertake.
The Ooni, who spoke with State House Correspondents after he held a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, said he came to the State House on behalf of royal fathers in the South-West to make a case for improved security.
His visit came just a week after the late Mrs Funke Olakunri, the daughter of the Afenifere leader, Pa Reuben Fasoranti, was killed by suspected herdsmen along the Kajola-Ore Road in Ondo State.
Speaking on whether he thought the Fulani were being stigmatised , the Yoruba paramount ruler said, “Well, it is not about stigmatisation; it is about separating the wheat from the chaff.
“A lot of them are mixed up with the good ones. We are not saying all the Fulani are bad. It is not only about the Fulani, it is not only about them; it is about the bad miscreants that are even hiding under the name of the Fulani.
“We want to try as much as possible to work with the government right now. They have all the security apparatus and they are meant to defend us; that is what we are looking up to now. We have to stand up and meet with Mr President and he has given us a listening ear and you (will) see a lot of result going forward.”
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Responding to a question on the purpose of his visit, Ogunwusi said, “(It was on) how to improve security. I came to speak on behalf of other traditional rulers. The issue at hand in the South-West is real. The issue of insecurity; we that live in the remote and rural areas of the south-western part of the country, most of the bushes are occupied by strange people and we decided to work with the government to fish them out.
“Everybody is beating the drum of war; we don’t want war. Who can stand war? We want something better for our youths.
“We should better use them (youths) for something good other than shouting war and anarchy. We don’t want that.
“We told the President that and he is on the same page with us. Politicians should be careful not to blow things out of proportion.
“We should make sure things are right and the President has given good directives to security chiefs including the Inspector-General of Police (Mohammed Adamu), to visit all traditional institutions in the South-West.”
The monarch canvassed efficient policing and intelligence gathering that involved using the locals to help fish out strange elements in the various communities.
Opposing a resort to war at this point, he said, “We shouldn’t keep over-hyping war and we still want to keep the peace in the South-West. We don’t want anarchy.”
Ogunwusi also noted that the controversial Ruga scheme appeared to have been given different interpretations, saying that Buhari did the right thing by intervening to ease the growing tension in Nigeria over the initiative.
He added that overall, what was of utmost importance to the people of the South-West was maximum security.
“What is important is for the youth not to take the law into their own hands, killing and causing violence. The drum of war is resonating loud and we are very worried.
“We need more federal apparatus to defend ourselves. We need security reinforcement from the Federal Government. We understand more than anybody. We don’t want war and we want to work with government to bring peace.
“We are not saying all Fulani are bad; it is about the bad guys working under the name of the Fulani,” the monarch further stated.
Call it the final before the final and you won’t be far from right. The third-place fixture at the ongoing African Cup of Nations, AFCON, will be played today between the two eagles – the Super and the Carthage.
Losing semi-finalists, Nigeria Super Eagles and Tunisia’s Carthage Eagles will battle for the third and fourth spots in African football.
Both losers from their last games will be hoping to end their campaign on a high. More so because only the winners on the day get medals for their victory.
Third place playoff: Nigeria beats Tunisia
In the end, it turned out to be an early strike by striker Odion Ighalo that settled the third-place fixture at the AFCON in Cairo.
The Super Eagles flew highest above the Carthage Eagles to win the bronze spot of Africa’s biggest soccer showpiece.
A female American Pastor, Daphne Patoir, has made a sensational claim on YouTube about controversial Nigerian Pastor, T.B. Joshua.
She insisted she saw the Nigerian cleric ‘in Heaven’ where she was taken during a vision.
Responding to a video alleging Joshua’s ‘powers’ were demonic, Pastor Daphne Patoir shared her ‘Heavenly experience’.
“On Tuesday January 2nd, 2018, I was crying out to God because I wanted to be a follower of Jesus… to serve Him with my whole heart,” she recounted.
“Suddenly, it was as if my body was a barrel and I had fallen to the bottom of the barrel and Jesus replaced me, in my body. I was conscious that my body was sitting in the chair, in our room. We were flying at the speed of lightning,” she added.
The American – who ministers in Georgia with her husband Raynard – explained that she saw multiple ‘demons’ who were screaming out in fear as they seemed like ‘roaches’ before the ‘Holy One’.
“I lost control of my body. I remembered crying and telling Jesus that I was a simple girl from a small town and that the mystery was too much for me,” she vividly described, describing how the experience significantly solidified her faith.
“At lightning speed, Jesus took me into a room passed the second Heaven. As we entered, I saw three gift boxes. One had my name on it, the second one was given to a pastor I know and respect and the third one was given to T.B. Joshua. I saw T.B. Joshua in Heaven receiving a huge gift box,” she remarkably revealed.
Pastor Daphne said Jesus told her to ‘fear not’ when she pleaded that she wished to return to her body.
“I know this might sound crazy but my body wouldn’t allow me access,” she explained when she attempted to return to her body during the vision.
Thereafter, the minister reminisced how after she “saw everything He wanted to show me, my body allowed me in.
“I fell on my knees and I wept. Hours later, I was still trembling. I felt as if electricity was flowing through my body. While this was happening, my husband was sleeping in the bed. He told me that he heard me making unusual sounds and when he tried to get up to wake me, the power of the Holy Spirit pinned him to the bed.”
Daphne concluded with her insistence that Joshua was a genuine servant of God and not using malevolent powers to hoodwink people.
“I saw T.B. Joshua in the presence of God! I fear God; I wouldn’t lie,” she concluded.
Members of the Northern Elders Forum and the Coalition of the Northern Groups have asked Fulani herdsmen to leave the southern part of Nigeria.
They said the herdsmen should return to the North where their (herdsmen) safety and that of their property could be guaranteed.
The northern elders and the youths said they were worried that some southern leaders had allegedly openly threatened war against the Fulani herdsmen.
They claimed that for this reason, all the herdsmen from the North living in the South should return home.
Recall that the controversial Ruga policy suspended by the Federal Government generated various reactions with southern leaders rejecting it.
The southern leaders had argued that it was wrong for the Federal Government to take people’s land by force and give it to herdsmen who were operating personal businesses.
The rejection was further fuelled by kidnappings and killings of innocent men and women by the suspected herdsmen.
Also, the Coalition of the Northern Groups had given the Federal Government a 30-day ultimatum to resolve the objection raised by the southern leaders.
However, at a press conference after a meeting of the NEF with the CNGs on Tuesday in Abuja, where the youths demanded the return of all the Fulani herders to the North, the NEF’s chairman, Prof. Ango Abdullahi, also backed the youth’s position.
However, Abdullahi said the call on the herders to retrun to the North was borne out of the alleged realisation that their lives had allegedly been put at risk due to the recent actions and utterances of the southern governors.
Abdullahi said, “We are worried about their well-being. If it is true that their safety can no longer be guaranteed, we rather have them back in areas where their safety is guaranteed.
“The bottom line is that their safety is far more important than their stay there. This is a country we all wish to keep together but not at the expense of other sections.”
Abdullahi, who is a former vice-chancellor of the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Kaduna State, also called for the establishment of a judicial enquiry that would be saddled with the responsibility of determining the quantum of loss of properties by herdsmen and farmers.
This, he said, should be done with a view to paying compensation due to each of the warring parties.
Also speaking at the event, the CNG’s spokesperson, Abdul-Aziz Sulaiman, who presented the position of the northern youths to the elders, alleged that the southern governors had on July 9, 2019, jointly agreed to stop the movement of herders and cattle in the South.
He also said the governors even arrogated to themselves powers to decide which category of herdsmen could be allowed to live in the South and others whom he said they allegedly tagged as criminals.
Sulaiman also regretted that herdsmen were being blamed for the killing of Mrs Funke Olakunri, daughter of the Afenifere leader, Chief Reuben Fasoranti.
He said this was wrong as the culprits had yet to be identified.
He noted, “Throwing caution to the winds, Gani Adams, Fani-Kayode, Yinka Odumakin and a host of other southern regionalists shamelessly insisted on changing the narratives around the killing of the Fasoranti lady.
“In the process, they threatened all forms of violations and breaches against northerners including the threat of an all-out war.
“With all these statements and steps taken by the southern governors and opinion leaders, we are worried that none of the northern governors or federal official has deemed it apt to caution them.
“The failure or neglect of the police to trace a connection between the Fasoranti daughter’s murder and the seeming prearranged conduct of Fani-Kayode, Odumakin and Adams by their haste to shift the blame in order to render the Fulani object of attack is certainly suspicious.
“We are concerned about the sincerity of the Federal Government in implementing the NLTP going by the manner previous efforts at executing developmental projects like the Mambila hydro-electric power project and several initiatives on the herdsmen dilemma were invariably stalled.
“We are equally worried that the NLTP is vested in the office of the vice-president that is believed to have frustrated previous projects meant for the North.
“We find it difficult to trust the commitments of this government ,which has for the past four years, failed to execute any positive initiative towards resolving the herders’ problems nor shown any encouraging concern for the dilemma of the Fulani who have been attacked in various states.
“Based on the above observations sir, and the fact that the instigation of hatred against the Fulani persists, we feel obliged to advise the leadership of the Northern Elders Forum to consider calling on the Fulani to forgo their right to live and flourish anywhere in the South and relocate to their various states in the North to ensure their safety.”
A member representing Aguata Federal Constituency, Umeoji Chukwuma in the House of Representatives has revealed that several ex-cultist are occupying important places in government.
The member disclosed that several ex-cultists operating under Non-Governmental Organizations have acquired massive influence and connection over the years.
The lawmaker stated this while reacting to a motion of urgent public importance moved by Nwajuba Chukwuemeka on the call for Federal Government and state governments for the creation of anti-cultism vanguard.
He also said that students rusticated for cultism should be prevented from gaining admission to other schools.
“The problem of cultism is deeper. The cultists of the 80s now occupy important positions. They form umbrella bodies after graduating. Their organization are highly connected. They escape because of higher connection. We should keep records and when they are expelled, they do not get admission. Once they are caught, they move to another university such as private university.
“The DSS should investigate NGOs to determine the ones that are linked to cultism and cut off their funds,” he said.
His amendment to bar cultists from regaining admission was rejected by the House, after the Speaker, Femi Gbajabiamila interjected that “Is education right or privilege? If we are saying that we want to prevent terrorism and the likes, preventing people from gaining admission would contribute.”
The Senate on Wednesday confirmed the appointment of Justice Tanko Muhammad as the substantive Chief Justice of Nigeria.
The red chamber had, on arrival of Muhammad into the chamber, gone into a closed session to set the template for the screening.
Muhammad, who arrived at the Senate at around 10:10am, was ushered into the chamber around 11:13am.
He was accompanied to the red chamber by top judiciary officers in the country.
The CJN answered questions on corruption, administration of criminal justice and the poor funding of the judiciary
Muhammad has been acting CJN since January 25 when the then CJN, Justice Walter Onnoghen, was suspended from office over alleged corrupt practices.
President Muhammadu Buhari had, last Thursday, forwarded to the Senate a letter requesting the confirmation of Muhammad as substantive Chief Justice of Nigeria.
The President, in the letter of request, said the nomination was sequel to recommendation made to that effect by the National Judicial Council.
The letter, titled, ‘Appointment of Chief Justice of Nigeria,’ reads: “In accordance with Section 231 (1) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended), which gives the President the power to appoint a Chief Justice of Nigeria on the recommendation of the National Judicial Council and subject to the confirmation of the appointment by the Senate, I have the honour to forward the nomination of Honorable Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammed for confirmation as Chief Justice of Nigeria.
“It is my hope that this request will receive the usual expeditious consideration of the distinguished Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.”
In making the confirmation expeditiously, the Senate listed it on its order paper on Tuesday, upon which it resolved to carry out the screening at the committee of the whole on Wednesday, July 17, 2019 (today) .
The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, said all the relevant credentials of the acting CJN have been distributed to all the senators for required perusal.
He said, “Distinguished colleagues, please study the documents already distributed in preparation for screening and possible confirmation of Hon. Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad as Chief Justice of Nigeria,” he said
Tunisia and Nigeria meet on Wednesday evening in the third-place playoff in the Africa Cup of Nations.
Both sides were defeated in dramatic circumstances in the semi-finals, with Tunisia losing out in extra-time to Senegal and the Super Eagles beaten by a 95th-minute winner from Algeria’s Riyad Mahrez.
Latest odds
bet365 make Nigeria the favourites offering Gernot Ruhr’s side at 29/20 (2.45) to win in 90 minutes and at 4/5 (1.80) to finish third. The Eagles of Carthage, for their part, can be backed at 2/1 (3.00) to win without extra-time and at 19/20 (1.95) to finish third.
Team news
Both coaches could make changes and opt to give some experience to younger members of the squad. Tunisia could give the first minutes of the competition to teenage midfielder Marc Lamti, who is on the books of Bayer Leverkusen.
Preview
Tunisia are unbeaten in 90 minutes so far during the tournament, having secured five draws and a win in normal time before exiting the competition against Senegal.
They may have lacked a bit of flair at times but the north Africans have been extremely well organised and could well prove frustrating opponents for Nigeria once more.
Tunisia Nigeria graphic
Nigeria, meanwhile, lacked creativity against Algeria and their only goal came from the penalty spot. Defensively, too, Ruhr’s men have failed to convince, having conceded in their last four matches.
Tunisia may have had to play a sapping extra 30 minutes in their semi-final but if they can find the energy for one last push, there could well be some value in backing them to make life tough for the three-time African champions.
Tips and predictions
Tunisia are available at 11/10 (2.10) in the Draw No Bet market. This selection returns a healthy profit if Alain Giresse’s side win, while our stake is refunded in full if the game ends as a draw in 90 minutes.
Odds correct at the time of writing. Please gamble responsibly.
A dangerous stagnation in vaccination rates is putting children at risk of preventable diseases around the world, the UN children’s agency has warned, blaming conflict, inequality and complacency.
One in 10 children, totalling 20 million globally, missed out on basic immunisation against the life-threatening infections of measles, diphtheria and tetanus last year, says Unicef.
Since 2010, vaccination coverage with three doses of diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis (DTP3) and one dose of the measles vaccine has stalled at about 86% globally. It needs to be at 95% to prevent outbreaks.
Most unvaccinated children live in the poorest countries or in nations riven by conflict. But in the affluent world, complacency about the childhood diseases which have slipped from view and suspicion of vaccines have led to falls in immunisation coverage and deaths and damage from measles.
Unicef’s data shows that almost 350,000 measles cases were reported globally last year, more than doubling from 2017. Countries with violent conflicts such as the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Somalia had serious outbreaks, but the country with the highest incidence of measles was Ukraine, where vaccination rates slumped to 54% in 2010 and were low for several years before recovering. Vaccine shortages played a part, but so did mistrust of doctors and credence in the theories of anti-vaxxers.
“Measles is a real-time indicator of where we have more work to do to fight preventable diseases,” said Henrietta Fore, Unicef’s executive director. “Because measles is so contagious, an outbreak points to communities that are missing out on vaccines due to access, costs or, in some places, complacency. We have to exhaust every effort to immunise every child”.
The UK is not vaccinating enough children against measles to prevent outbreaks – it is third among affluent countries in the league table for unvaccinated children, after the US and France. Last year more than 60,000 children were not given the MMR (measles, mumps and rubella) jab. The vaccination rate is at 92%.
“Vaccines save up to 3 million lives every year, however public distrust fuelled by insufficient, inaccurate or harmful information means we’re taking a step backwards in the fight against preventable infectious diseases,” said Alastair Harper, director of advocacy at Unicef UK.
“In high-income countries like the UK, the proliferation of vaccine-related misinformation on digital and social platforms is one of the key factors associated with vaccine hesitancy. Anti-vaccination groups are exploiting parents, creating confusion and stoking their fears in order to disrupt regular childhood vaccination schedules.”
Most unvaccinated children live in the poorest countries and are disproportionately in fragile or conflict-affected states. Almost half are in just 16 countries – Afghanistan, the Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Haiti, Iraq, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria and Yemen.
“Vaccines are one of our most important tools for preventing outbreaks and keeping the world safe,” said Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of the World Health Organization. “While most children today are being vaccinated, far too many are left behind. Unacceptably, it’s often those who are most at risk – the poorest, the most marginalised, those touched by conflict or forced from their homes – who are persistently missed.”
“We have the chance to help them with an inexpensive, widely available intervention,” said Unicef’s principal adviser and chief of immunisation, Robin Nandy. “Immunisation is the silver bullet of public health. One dose once in a lifetime will protect them from a range of diseases like measles.”
Outbreaks of disease are extremely dangerous to the children, to their family and friends and costly for governments. Immunisation, Nandy said, “is far cheaper than investing in curative services”. The return on immunisation has been estimated at $16 to $44 (£13 to £35) for every $1 spent. “It is one of the best buys in public health,” he said.
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) rejected government allegations of supporting Biodun Fatoinbo, the senior the Commonwealth of Zion Assembly (COZA) who has been accused of rape.
Busola Dakolo, a famous photographer, claimed last month that when she was a teenager, Fatoyinbo raped her twice.
The accusation triggered a public outrage that ultimately caused the Fatoyinbo to take a leave from the pulpit.
As the leading Christian organization in Nigeria, many also called on CAN to explore and sanction the accused, but the association said it could not do so, particularly as COZA is not a member of the association.
However, many were disappointed to see two CAN officials addressing the congregation of COZA to give support to Fatoyinbo and his church on Sunday, July 14, 2019.
“We support the church. We support your priest. We stand by him and this church will continue to march forward,” said Samson Jonah, Chairman of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) of CAN, applauding in a sharp video.
In reaction to the outrage that has followed the public support for Fatoyinbo, CAN has disclosed that it did not sanction the solidarity visit, according to a statement signed by the organisation’s national director of legal and public affairs, Kwamkur Samuel Vondip.
“This message is to categorically inform the Christian leaders, the general public and all lovers of truth that CAN or the President of CAN did not approve and knows nothing about such a solidarity visit.
“Those who did so did it on their own. We stand by our earlier release on this issue that while we would never support any act of immorality from whatever quarter, we would not jump into passing judgement without investigation of the matter,” the statement read.
Vondip also revealed that CAN chairman Dr. Samson Ayokunle is in communication with Dr. Felix Omobude, president of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN), who ordered an inquiry into the allegation. He said the investigation’s result would be known in less than two weeks.
CAN encouraged its employees to be careful and implied that disciplinary action could be taken against Jonah and and its North Central chairman, Israel Akanji, the two representatives who publicly backed Fatoyinbo on Sunday.
Another former COZA member has also accused the Pastor following Busola Dakolo’s allegation, with many other victims rumoured to exist.
