Here’s a list of the top five most followed teams in the world of football. This is based on the number of supporters on their social media platforms:
1. Real Madrid: The Spanish giants have over 250 million fans across social media. Madrid has over 111.2 million followers on Facebook, 37.5 million on Twitter, 99.5 on million on Instagram and 6.52 million subscribers on YouTube.
2. Barcelona: The Catalonian giants have over 200 million followers on social media. Instagram as a platform for the club holds 97.5 million, Facebook 103 million, Twitter, 36.9 million and lastly 11.8 million YouTube subscribers.
3. Manchester United: The Old Trafford club have the most popular kit in the world and it is the third most popular football team.
The Red-Devils boast over 41million followers on Instagram, 73 million on Facebook, 32.7 million on Twitter and 4.08 million YouTube subscribers.
4. Juventus: Juventus are the biggest Italian team and the second most successful team in Serie A.
The followers of the club are about 49.3 million with 44 million 9.2 million on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter respectively with 3.44 million subscribers on YouTube.
5. Chelsea: The current Champion Leagues and World Club winners have over 27.3 million followers, 49 million on Facebook, 17.1 million followers on Twitter and subscribers of YouTube 2.9 million followers.
Popular actress Kemi Afolabi in a recent interview with Chude Jideonwo revealed she’s been diagnosed with an incurable ailment.
Afolabi revealed she’d been diagnosed with ‘lupus’ and was advised by the doctor to spend more time with her family as she has five years to live.
The 43-year-old actress said the disease can only be managed through medication.
While many have continued to wonder what ‘lupus’ really is, here is major information on it:
What is ‘lupus?’ Lupus is an autoimmune condition, but the exact cause is unclear.
It’s is a long-term autoimmune disease in which the body’s immune system becomes hyperactive and attacks healthy tissue.
Due to its complex nature, lupus is sometimes known as the “disease of a thousand faces.”
Illustration of lupus:
The immune system is a complex network made up of organs, tissues, and cells. It protects the body by fighting off foreign bodies such as viruses, bacteria, fungi, and toxins. It also clears away dead or faulty cells.
The immune system protects the body by producing Y-shaped proteins called antibodies. These antibodies either neutralize a threat or send a signal to other cells to remove it. Specialized white blood cells, called B lymphocytes, produce these antibodies.
When a person has an autoimmune condition, such as lupus, the immune system cannot differentiate between unwanted substances, or antigens, and healthy tissue. The body mistakes itself as foreign in error.
As a result, the immune system directs antibodies against both the healthy tissue and the antigens. This causes swelling, pain, and tissue damage.
SLE can cause inflammation in the:
Skin
Joints
Lungs
Kidneys
Blood
Heart
This inflammation may happen in one of these areas or affect multiple areas at one time.
This condition typically goes through cycles of flare-ups and remissions. During times of remission, a person with lupus may have no symptoms. During a flare-up, the disease is active, and a person’s symptoms return, or new symptoms may appear.
Symptoms of lupus include:
A person with at least four of these symptoms may have lupus:
· Butterfly-shaped rash
· Raised red patches on your skin.
· You’re sensitive to light.
· Ulcers in your mouth or nose.
· Arthritis in two or more joints, plus swelling or tenderness.
· Inflammation in the lining of your heart or lungs.
· Seizures or other nerve problems.
· Too much protein in your urine.
· Low blood cell counts.
· Certain antibodies in your blood.
· Results from a blood test called an ANA test that suggests you may have too many “antinuclear” antibodies.
Drinking water often helps to maintain a healthy balance. Mild dehydration can decrease one’s energy level and mental functioning and increase stress on the body while severe dehydration can have far more damaging effects.
To avoid dehydration drink at least eight glasses of water every day as an adult.
The importance of water to the mechanics of the human body cannot be overemphasised. It serves as a lubricant to the digestive system and all other body processes.
Here are reasons you should drink enough water daily:
1. It lubricates the joints: Cartilage, found in joints and the disks of the spine, contains around 80 percent water. Long-term dehydration can reduce the joints’ shock-absorbing ability, leading to joint pain.
2. It forms saliva and mucus: Saliva helps us digest our food and keeps the mouth, nose, and eyes moist. This prevents friction and damage. Drinking water also keeps the mouth clean. Consumed instead of sweetened beverages, it can also reduce tooth decay.
3. It delivers oxygen throughout the body: Blood is more than 90 percent water, and blood carries oxygen to different parts of the body.
4. It boosts skin health and beauty: With dehydration, the skin can become more vulnerable to skin disorders and premature wrinkling.
5. It cushions the brain, spinal cord and other sensitive tissues:
Dehydration can affect brain structure and function. It is also involved in the production of hormones and neurotransmitters. Prolonged dehydration can lead to problems with thinking and reasoning.
6. It regulates body temperature: Water that is stored in the middle layers of the skin comes to the skin’s surface as sweat when the body heats up. As it evaporates, it cools the body.
The bowel needs water to work properly. Dehydration can lead to digestive problems, constipation, and an overly acidic stomach. This increases the risk of heartburn and stomach ulcers.
8. It flushes body waste: Water is needed in the processes of sweating and removal of urine and faeces.
9. It helps maintain blood pressure: A lack of water can cause blood to become thicker, increasing blood pressure.
10. The airways need it: When dehydrated, airways are restricted by the body in an effort to minimise water loss. This can make asthma and allergies worse.
11. It makes minerals and nutrients accessible: These dissolve in water, which makes it possible for them to reach different parts of the body.
12. It prevents kidney damage: The kidneys regulate fluid in the body. Insufficient water can lead to kidney stones and other problems.
13. It boosts performance during exercise: Some scientists have proposed that consuming more water might enhance performance during strenuous activity.
More research is needed to confirm this, but one review found that dehydration reduces performance in activities lasting longer than 30 minutes.
14. Reduces weight loss: Water may also help with weight loss, if it is consumed instead of sweetened juices and sodas. “Preloading” with water before meals can help prevent overeating by creating a sense of fullness.
15. It reduces the chance of a hangover: When partying, unsweetened soda water with ice and lemon alternated with alcoholic drinks can help prevent overconsumption of alcohol.
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has extended its warning strike by two months. This means undergraduates would have been home for three months when by ending of May.
Here are five productive activities to consider while waiting for FG and ASUU to resolve the impasse:
· Acquire a digital skill
As the world evolves, acquiring digital skills becomes vital. Digital skills are any skills related to being computer literate. Industries have digitalised their operations and processes. By implication, employers require specialised skills. Examples of digital skills students can acquire include: digital design, data analytics, programming and web development, social media among others.
· Take online courses
Technology has made learning easy. You don’t have to take lectures in the four walls of a classroom before you become certified in a course. There are so many online courses students can take which may eventually complement their discipline in school or extra knowledge.
Examples of platforms that award certificate at the end of your programme are: Udemy, Coursera, edX among others
· Intern
Graduating with good grades only doesn’t guarantee your preferred job. Work experience also adds value to the degree. Hence, internship has become crucial mode to make recent graduates stand out. During this ASUU period, it’s advisable to garner that work experience by interning to get hands-on knowledge in your career field as employers now rely on resume that emphasise on relevant work experience.
· Volunteer
There are so much to benefit while volunteering. Aside the experience one gathers while doing the task, it also strengthens relationship and networking among fellow volunteers. Volunteering as a social worker is simple way of contributing ones quota to the development of the community. Students who are loners with adverse effect on their mental health can consider opting for volunteering jobs.
· Read books
Most evident benefits of reading every day is learning. Although, learning is an unending process but this is an opportunity to open those books that one couldn’t read because school busy schedule. Read as wide as possible, be it your discipline related or not, the goal is to ensure that that time is well spent.
Here’s a list of seven champion wrestlers with the most world titles and recognitions:
1 Ric Flair
He was a successful wrestler for 40 years.
He was a 16-time World Champion with many more titles.
“The Nature Boy” is considered as the most title winner and that comes with massive recognition to his career.
2 Edge
Edge is the closest to have done as much as any other wrestler who has done it all.
He became a member of the hall of fame in 2012 after his impressive 31 total title career.
“The R- Rated Star” won 11 world championship titles in five years before retirement
3 Tripple H
Tripple H is also a highly rated wrestler. He was a champion before working for the Mc Mahon’s company.
“The Game” or “King of kings” as he is called had Ric Flair as his role model in the industry.
4 Hulk Hogan
Hulk Hogan brought wrestling to the mainstream and that made him very famous.
“The Hulkster” accumulated many titles, which is why he is considered one of the greatest world wrestling champions.
5 Undertaker
The Undertaker has an outstanding WrestleMania history.
His 20 victory run is yet to be matched and he has several other titles while he was still wrestling.
6 John Cena
John Cena is a 10-time WWE champion and he ranks first in the history of the company.
Cena’s run with the belt was his most successful one out of all other belts he won even if he doesn’t care about how many injuries he sustained to get these belts.
7 The Rock
The Rock is a filmmaker but a wrestler as well. He is third in the history of the company with seven WWE titles.
His five years in the game as a full-timer seemed everlasting and he his first wrestler to beat John Cena, Stone Cold and Hulk Hogan to WrestleMania.
They could have been doctors because they actually have medical degrees. But they dropped the stethoscopes for entertainment. Though they didn’t study entertainment-related courses, they have continued to draw applauses as entertainers.
Here are six Nigerian entertainers with medical degrees:
· Kate Henshaw
Kate Henshaw
Henshaw studied Medical Microbiology at the School of Medical Lab Science LUTH (Lagos University Teaching Hospital) in Lagos. Henshaw worked for some time at the Bauchi State General Hospital.
· Peruzzi
Peruzzi
Afropop artiste Peruzzi (Tobechukwu Victor Okoh), popularly known for his hit song Amaka featuring 2baba, studied Medical Surgery at Odessa State Medical University in Ukraine.
· Dr Sid
Dr Sid
Dr Sid studied Dental Surgery at the prestigious University of Ibadan (UI) before pursuing his dream of working in the entertainment industry.
· Beautiful Nubia
Beautiful Nubia
Music composer and band leader Beautiful Nubia graduated from the University of Ibadan with a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree in 1992 and practised as a veterinary doctor for about eight years.
· Kiki Omeili
kiki omeili
Nkiruka ‘Kiki’ Omeili is best known for her role as Lovette in the TV series Lekki Wives. She obtained her medical degree from the University of Lagos where she studied medicine and surgery.
· Jemima Osunde
Jemima Osundey
She graduated from the University of Lagos College of Medicine with a degree in physiotherapy.
Everybody loves the thought of a fresh start. So as the year is just beginning, people have set aside goals they want to accomplish within a particular period.
According to Tony Robbins, “Setting a goal is the first step in turning the invisible into visible.”
These goals can be set daily, weekly, monthly, or quarterly depending on what works for you. Some people start the New Year by joining a popular trend (New Year new me) without ruminating over this new them that they want to attain.
For you to be intentional about setting a realistic goal, you must have some quiet time with yourself. Think deeply about those habits that are preventing you from achieving certain objectives in life, then strategize on ways to amend the hindering habits so as to achieve all that was unachievable in the previous years.
Here are some of the goals:
1.Visualise your dream life
Visualisation is a great way to manifest the things you want most. Not only does your brain register that dream life as something that is possible for you, but studies show that you will then make decisions that help get there.
2. Your goal must have a timeframe
You probably already know this, but the best goals are the ones that follow the S.M.A.R.T criteria. Specific, measurable, achievable, realistic and time-specific. If the goals you create follow the criteria, you have everything you need to succeed. As you think about your money goals for the year, make sure you follow the criteria above so that you set goals that can be attained.
3. Review your budget
Review your budget to confirm if the goals you have set are realistic or not. Your budget should give you a good idea of what you can reasonably afford to put towards your goals each month. If your goal is too aggressive, your budget will let you know.
Also, as you are divvying up your profit, make sure you are putting money aside for some fun every month. If you are all work and no play, you may end up splurging and that doesn’t help anyone. You should also try to get a side hustle to enable you have multiple means of income to reach your goal.
4. Stop accumulating debt and start paying it down
Debt is draining. Debt is heavy. Debt is expensive. It is something we should all be working to get rid of. Just think about how much you currently send to your debt payments every month. Imagine if that money was back in your pocket. Imagine if that money was allocated to the things you want to achieve. That is why it is critical to stop accumulating debt (first and foremost) and then start paying it down. The goal is to be debt-free. It may seem like decades away, but that doesn’t mean you don’t work towards it anyways. Do the right things with your money, and the right things tend to work out.
Once you have stopped accumulating debt, you can craft a plan to help you pay it off.
5. Save monthly, quarterly and half years’ worth of expenses
Everyone is at a different stage of their financial success journey. Because of that, you don’t want to stretch yourself too thin, or focus more time than necessary working towards a goal. If you don’t have anything or much saved, make it a goal to save one month’s worth of expenses. This is a realistic and achievable goal. If you don’t have debt, or you have a handle on it, your next goal should be to save 3 months’ worth of expenses. Depending on how much you currently have saved, this could take some time. This is perfectly fine. You will feel so much more secure when you reach this goal. It is worth the time it takes to achieve it.
Rounding out the milestones is 6 months’ worth of expenses. Having this number in your savings as your true emergency fund will cover you if something major were to happen. There is no better feeling than having your emergency savings fully funded. This should be a goal for everyone. You can even take it a step further and save 1 year’s worth of expenses.
In conclusion,the money goals listed above are things everyone can and should work towards. The goals will help anyone improve their financial situation, no matter where they currently stand. Make it a point to work towards one or all the goals on this list.
Here’s a list of five reputable deserts in Africa.
1 Sahara Desert
The Sahara is the largest hot desert in the world and the third-largest desert on planet-crossing over 12 African countries with 3.6 million square miles. Its size is compared to the entire United States consisting of nomadic tribes, lost cities and shifting sands. It is around 7 million years old.
2 Kalahari Desert
The word Kalahari comes from the Tswana word Kgala, meaning great thirst, and Kgalagadi, meaning waterless place. It’s a 350,000 square miles desert that cuts across Botswana, Namibia, South Africa.
3 Karoo Desert
This is a 155,000 square miles desert in South Africa and it is known for low rainfalls. It’s very extremely hot and cold weather is also a known feature of the desert.
4 Danakil Desert
This desert oreads across Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti. The 52, 879 square miles desert has one of the most extreme environments with lava lakes, volcanoes hot springs and some multi-coloured salt lakes.
5 Chalbi Desert
This is in north Kenya and it is 38, 610 square miles. It is one of the hottest and most Harris places in Kenya.
Many rely on using public transportation but it can be risky because it is just like putting your hands in the life of a stranger.
Most reports of kidnapping, one chance, robberies that happen in Nigeria usually take place in public buses.
No one boards a bus to get harmed; the only intention is to get to your destination in ample time.
By being aware of your safety while on buses and even private cabs, you can greatly reduce the risk of attack or assault.
Here are some safety tips to consider :
1. Be aware/alert: Always stay alert no matter how tired you are. Your driver could be just as dangerous as a common criminal.
The most important way to protect yourself on public transportation is to be aware of your surroundings. If you feel uneasy or threatened, change your seat or alert the driver. If needed, get off at the next busy bus-stop.
2. Always inform close persons of your movement: Let someone close to you know your routine or travel schedule. However, two crimes that easily comes to mind when discussing travel itinerary is kidnapping and targeted robbery. So if you must tell people your travel plans tell it to those who need to know.
3. Whatsapp live location: If you want people to know where you are, turn on live locations in chats where it’s enabled.
WhatsApp location feature can be used to share one’s location in a WhatsApp message. You should only share your location with people you trust.
On an iPhone: Go to WhatsApp > Account > Privacy > Live Location to see a list of the chats where you’re sharing this information, and remove anywhere you’d like to restrict live location access.
On an Android phone: Go to WhatsApp > Menu > Account > Privacy > Live Location. From there, you can allow WhatsApp to access your device location while using the app or deny access.
4. Always trust your instincts: If you board public transport and you feel uncomfortable, move away if you can or alight from the bus.
5. Avoid public vehicles with tinted glasses, and Sienna cars used for public transport. Sienna cars do not have back windows that can be opened.
6. Avoid night journeys but If you must embark on the journey, follow vehicles that are registered, and have a known park/office. Criminals always look for the best time of the day to carry out their activities.
They look for a time when they have a better chance of not getting caught by the security guards or law enforcement officers. Hence they exploit the early hours and late hours of the day. Traveling very early or at night may expose you to dangers.
All of these measures are safety precautions you can adhere to. The tips are endless. All you need is to understand the environment that you’re and be security conscious.
2022 has been fruitful so far for some Nigerian celebrities in the area of childbearing.
Here are seven of them who have welcomed babies in 2022:
1. Woli Arole
Woli Arole
Comedian Woli Arole, and wife welcomed their new baby boy on Sunday January 2, 2022.
He broke the news on his Instagram page.
The comedian wrote: “There are some testimonies you can’t share wearing clothes.
“God has blessed our family with a bouncing baby boy.
“Woli Arole the latest Daddy in town. God bless you my wife.
“Yemi, you’re God’s gift to me.
“In case you see me dancing around today or smiling up and down, don’t ask me why oooo.
“I am a daddy.”
2. Williams Uchemba
Williams Uchemba
Actor Williams Uchemba and wife welcomed their first child, Chikamara Isabella Uchemba on Tuesday February 8, 2022.
The excited father shared a video which revealed the pregnancy journey of his wife, Brunella, as he made the announcement.
Celebrating the good news, Williams Uchemba appreciated his daughter for fulfilling his greatest desire of being a dad.
3. Omashola
Omashola
Ex-BBNaija season 4 housemate Omashola welcomed a baby boy with fiancée on Monday January 10, 2022.
Omashola revealed this via an Instagram post on Tuesday where he shared a short clip in which he was seen opening and popping a bottle of champagne.
It the post’s caption, Omashola made the announcement. He wrote: “It’s a boy.”
This happened several days after the reality TV star shared a video of his fiancée’s sonogram which displayed the baby’s movement in the womb.
4. Yomi Fabiyi
Yomi Fabiyi
Movie producer Yomi Fabiyi welcomed a baby boy in February.
Fabiyi announced the news on Thursday February 10, 2022 via his Instagram page where he shared a collage of videos with the mother of his child showing her bare belly in her heavily pregnant state while they were in a car.
The other showed him holding his newborn son beaming with utmost excitement and joy.
The new dad expressed gratitude to God for the baby’s safe arrival and appreciated the doctors, their parents, friends and neighbors for their support all through the journey.
5. Lanre Gentry
Lanre Gentry
Lanre Gentry, former husband of actress, Mercy Aigbe, welcomed a baby girl with his new wife, Oluwabusayo, on Sunday February 27, 2022.
Lanre remarried Oluwabusayo in September last year.
Confirming the arrival of the new baby, Lanre wrote on Instagram: “Thank you Lord for the gift of marriage. I’m very happy.
“It is a baby girl. Thank God.”
Lanre and Mercy parted ways after a 7-year tumultuous union.
6. Oghenekaro Etebo
Oghenekaro Etebo
Super Eagles midfielder Oghenekaro Etebo welcomed a new baby on Friday, February 11, 2022.
Etebo took to his official Instagram account to announce the arrival of the new baby.
In the photo posted, Etebo and his wife posed with the baby.
The post also came with a message that said, “we did it again Introducing our bundle of joy @isietebo thank God for the courage and strength you put in bringing this cutie to the World
7. Korra Obidi
Korra Obidi
Dancer Korra Obidi welcomed her second child, Athena Dean on Tuesday March 1, 2022.
The dancer, who is married to Dr. Justin Dean, also has a daughter named June Dean.
Korra revealed that she had her second child through a “natural raw water birth.”
“Welcome the latest addition to the #DeanClan @AthenaDean_,” the dancer wrote in a caption to a photo of her newborn laying with her, her husband Justin Dean, and big sister June.
