N1.5bn fraud: EFCC files 17-count charge against Fani-Kayode

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has filed a 17-count charge against a former Aviation Minister and Spokesman for the Goodluck Jonathan Campaign Organisation, Mr Femi Fani-Kayode over an alleged 1.5 billion Naira fraud. A former Minister of Finance, Senator Nenadi Usman, a firm – Joint Trust Dimensions Limited – one Danjuman Yusuf and another Olubode Oke, (said to be at large) were also charged alongside Mr Fani-Kayode. The defendants are expected to be arraigned at the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos as soon as the case is assigned to a judge. A copy of the charge showed that while Mr Fani-Kayode was named in all 17 counts, the former Finance Minister was only named in the first four counts of the charge. In the first count, Usman, Fani-Kayode, Yusuf And Jointrust Dimensions Nigeria Limited on or about January 8, 2015, within the jurisdiction of the Court conspired to indirectly retain the sum of 1.5 billion Naira, a sum the EFCC said they reasonably ought to have known formed part of the proceeds of an unlawful act of stealing. “They, therefore, committed an offence contrary to Section 18 (a) of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) (Amendment) Act, 2012. The Offence is punishable under Section 15(3) & 4 of the same Act,” the charge read. The EFCC had listed 17 witnesses to testify against the defendants including representatives of some banks.

NYSC: Tambuwal Increases Corps Members’ Allowance In Sokoto State

Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal of Sokoto state has approved the increment of the allowances of youth corps members serving in the state, with a pledge to begin immediate payment of the new payment structure.

Tambuwal announced the new policy on Wednesday during the swearing-in ceremony of 2006 Batch A Stream II corps members at the state NYSC orientation camp in Wamakko.

According to the governor, the increase affected all categories of youth corps members, while graduates of major health courses would get more.

His words:-

“Graduates of medicine will now be paid N50,000 from the current amount of N36,000. Pharmacists will now N25,000 up from the N19,000 obtainable in the past, while graduates of lab science and other medical technicians like nurses are now entitled to monthly stipend of N15,000, up from the current N9,000 they are getting from the state government.

“In the same vein, graduates of social science and humanities will now be paid N5,000 monthly, a one thousand addition from the previous N4,000 they received from as state allawee.”

He added: “I urge you to shun militancy, terrorism and cultism. I also invite you explore Sokoto and study its rich history, culture and people.”

I Planned To Make Vehicles Run On Gas – Obasanjo

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Sunday said his intention during his regime was to develop the nation’s natural gas for vehicles to use and reduce dependence on imported petrol.

Obasanjo said he gave out licences to companies in a bid to achieve this, adding that by now, 50 per cent of the vehicles in the country should have been running on gas.

The former President stated these during a courtesy visit by the management of Nipco Plc to him at his Presidential Hilltop residence in Abeokuta, Ogun State.

In 2006, the Obasanjo administration gave out licences to three companies, Nipco Plc, Contact Global and Global Steel, for the development of Compressed Natural Gas for vehicles.

But it was gathered that only Nipco, which later went into a partnership with the Nigeria Gas Company to form Green Gas Limited, had invested significantly in the project since then.

While reacting to comments by the Managing Director, Nipco, Mr. Venkataraman Venkatapathy, Obasanjo said, “When I gave the licence in my time, the idea was to use what we had and by now, we could have put half of all the vehicles on gas.”

Venkatapathy had earlier said the replacement of petrol by the CNG would save Nigeria the much-needed foreign exchange on importation of petrol.

He said, “The CNG is a superior auto fuel alternative to liquid fuels mainly petrol and diesel, specifically for countries like Nigeria, which is blessed with abundant (over 186 trillion cubic feet) availability of natural gas that remains untapped.

“To replace 20 per cent of the current petrol consumption of Nigeria, natural gas required is less than five per cent of the total domestic gas consumed currently and less than one per cent of the current gas production. Foreign exchange saved will be close to $2bn.”

According to him, in Benin City, Edo State, over 4,000 vehicles run on the CNG which resulted in replacing 20 million litres of petrol from 2012 to 2015 and forex savings of over $9m.

He said Green Gas had developed nine operational CNG stations, with three stations under completion and five under construction.

A former Special Assistant on Petroleum Resources to President Obasanjo, Dr. Muhammed Ibrahim, who was on the Nipco team, said, “I was one of the team members when President Obasanjo was in office in 2006 that initiated the full concept of development of gas for vehicles and other applications in the country.

It was during his regime that President Obasanjo awarded three licences to three companies to invest in the promotion and diffusion of Compressed Natural Gas for vehicular application in the country.

“But because of the capital-intensive and high-tech nature of the project, only one company today after 10 years has invested millions of dollars in the project such that the entire Benin City is encircled with a network of gas pipelines with about seven CNG gas stations providing the CNG to more than 4,000 vehicles.

He said the company had constructed the largest CNG station on the African continent in Ibafo, Ogun State.

Source: PunchNg

Checkout “FBI List Of Nigeria’s Richest Politicians” | The Richest Will Shock You

The American Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI has released a shocking list of the richest politicians in the Nigerian political sector.

The FBI further in its revelation exposed the details of the top riches politicians’ US bank accounts.

The list is alleged to have been framed up from the investigative Amanpour Live show, the report also states that investigations are ongoing into revealing other Nigerian politicians who have amassed offshore wealth.

Among names listed in the intial reports are: former President Olusegun Obasanjo, former Lagos state Governor, Tinubu, former Vice-President Atiku including Sylvia, IBB, Jega, Maina, Oransanye, Lamido, Talba, Alamyeisegha and Adamu Muazu.

The list as published by Nigerian Watch in its 20 May – 2 June 2016, Issue No 075 Reads below:

NIGERIA’S RICHEST POLITICIANS

1. Rochas Okorocha ($1.4 Billion Jp Morgan Chase/New York)

2. Mohammed Rabi Musa Kwankwaso ($1.15 Billion American Express, Ny)

3. Kashim Shettima ($1.1 Billion Wells Fargo, San Francisco)

4. Vice Admiral Murtala Nyako, Gcon, Cfr ($805 Million City Group, Ny)

5. Ibrahim ($798 Million City Group, Ny)

6. Rotimi Amaechi ($757 Million Us Bancorp, Minnesota)

8. M Nyako Abdulaziz ($626 Million Ally Financial, Detriot)

9. Adama Oshiomole ($625 Million Bb&t, North Carolina)

10. Rauf Aregbesola ($513 Million City Group, Ny)

11. Umaru Tanko Almakura ($510 Million State Street Corporation)

12. Aliyu Magatakarda Wamako ($476 Million Wells Fargo, San Francisco)

13. Babatunde Fashola ($448 Million City Group, Ny)

14. Ibikunle Amosun ($442 Million Bank Of America)

15. Ahmed ($437 Million Us Bancorp)

16. Abiola Adeyemi Ajimobi ($422 Million Ally Financial)

Maradona, Pele end feud

Sport news

Two of the greatest players in the history of the game came together to take part in a one-off five-a-side match in Paris

. Together as one — Maradona and Pele embrace Thursday, ending a long standing feud 

So often at loggerheads, Brazil legend Pele and Argentina icon Maradona put their differences to one side for Hublot’s Match of Friendship at the Palais Royale in Paris to mark Euro 2016.

 The 75-year-old Brazil great and 55-year-old Argentine legend even embraced during the five-a-side exhibition game in a sign that they have drawn a line under their long-running feud.

 Pele and Maradona played the roles of coach as two teams of former stars went head to head in the palace garden the day before France play Romania at the Stade de France in the opening game of the Euros.

 Former England captain Rio Ferdinand, ex-Holland midfielder Clarence Seedorf, former Spain and Real Madrid defender Fernando Hierro and Italy’s World Cup-winning defender Fabio Cannavaro were among the names to take part.

 ‘I want to thank Pele, we know who he is and who he will always be. We need icons like him,’ said Maradona, who starred in Argentina’s 1986 World Cup triumph.

The Science of Stress - How is stressed linked to the body and can it be responsible for sexual dysfunctions like premature ejaculation?

By Herballove Editorial 

Learn the solutions to this common problem: STRESS. Basically, stress is all the ups and downs of your life.

What Is Stress?

You might be surprised how much stress is running through your daily life. Stress is more than just the worry you have concerning work or school. Stress comprises all the surprises, joys, sorrows, and pain that you experience. However, stress is more than just the mental and emotional events you come across. Stress also includes all the physical wear and tear that you deal with.

Sexually, stress will cause a decreased enjoyment of pleasure, increased sensitivity to pain and stimulus, occasional impotence, and the constant occurrence of premature ejaculation.  

Normally, stress is a good thing. It helps us concentrate on important tasks, urges us to do things, and creates a new perspective, while generally making life more interesting. After all, how exciting can life be if everyday held no surprises or challenges? It might be stress-free, but extremely boring.

Occasionally, a stressing event may push you past what you may be able to handle, such as being unable to sleep because of worry over a test or excitement of a trip the next day. The emotions caused by a breakup in your relationship or someone passing away can be extremely overwhelming. All of these are obvious.

But sometimes, constant and persistent everyday stressors can build and affect your body the same way a larger event can. Problems with work, relationships, and your life can pound away at you until you break.

How Does Stress Affect The Body and Sex?

Most of the time, our bodies are able to handle the routine stressors of life. Missed the bus? No problem, I’ll walk. Deadline coming up? I’ll focus and concentrate. Our bodies were designed to meet these challenges by stimulating the sympathetic nerves, as they:

• Increase our heart rate to circulate more blood
• Produce hormones and chemicals for concentration and thinking
• Stimulate the body to produce more blood sugar and adrenalin thus providing more energy
• Divert the blood from less vital areas (such as the digestion system and genitals) to arms and legs for strength
• Increase breathing to provide more oxygen to the body

When it comes to sexual functioning and stress, the problem arises when your body is unable to keep up with all the demands put upon it. Our body has a certain threshold for stress.

Once it is surpassed, it will start to affect different parts of our bodies in negative ways.

Common problems with stress are difficulties with sleep, lack of energy, depression, mood swings, headaches, body pains, impaired immune system resistance, gastrointestinal complications, and of course anxiety.

How Stress and Anxiety Induce Early Ejaculation

Stress and stress-related anxiety induce all these problems by stimulating the sympathetic nerves and creating an imbalance of chemicals and hormones. The sympathetic nerves are responsible for a man’s urge to ejaculate.

Normally, this impulse is low and needs to be built up through sensory and mental stimulation until the orgasm is reached. In cases of stress, the sympathetic nerves have already been excited and overworked. Men will begin sex with a very strong impulse to ejaculate and of course climax far too soon.

To add to all the problems, stress wreaks havoc on chemical and hormone levels.

The most important of these are neurotransmitters. These substances are responsible for running the brain and sending its messages to all your organs, muscles, and tissues. By inhibiting its production, your parasympathetic nerves won’t be able to counteract and control the sympathetic nerves (the ones responsible for orgasm).

At all times, there is a constant struggle between the two. In a normal and healthy person, the parasympathetic impulses they receive from your brain are stronger than the sympathetic impulses. Stress causes early ejaculation by not only overexciting the sympathetic nerves, but also retarding and weakening the control of parasympathetic nerves. Exposure to a long-term stressful environment would make it even worse.

Ways To Eliminate Stress

• Reduce the factors - The best way to cure premature ejaculation caused by stressed is simply by reducing and eliminating the causes of stress.
• Take on a lighter workload from school or work - You may be pushing yourself too hard by taking on extra work or putting in more hours in a day. You need to find a healthy balance between work and play. If the daily demands are high and there isn’t a whole lot you can cut out, then perhaps a break from it all is what you need.
• Take a vacation - A different perspective and a new environment may be what you need
• Lighten your social engagements - Just because you’re not working, it doesn’t mean you’re not stressing. Yes, play gives much less stress than work and can even help to decrease work stress, but play is still another form of stress if you have too much of it.
• Set your body clock - Your body clock is responsible for many important things like sleep, body temperature, and your production of many important chemicals including serotonin. By following a regular sleep schedule and getting enough sleep, your body will have a better chance to replenish its resources during sleep while providing you more energy and control when you’re awake.

Diet

The foods you eat have a lot to do with the amount of stress you are able to take. Eating more vegetables helps to increase your body’s natural production of serotonin by improving and promoting the absorption of the amino acid, tryptophan. (Synthetic L-Tryptophan is not recommended and may contain fatal side effects.) Red meats also contain natural tryptophan.

However, because of the high amount of other amino acids contained in meat, the absorption of L-Tryptophan is extremely low. Vegetables offer a much richer source for the amino acid.

Reduce, or better yet eliminate, caffeine and sugar from your diet. Most people supplement the natural energy they have by drinking coffee, soda, or eating sugary foods. These may have the temporary effect of giving that extra boost you’re craving for, but in the long run it will alter your own body’s ability to supply needed energy and deal with stress.

Carbohydrates are also extremely important in a diet, especially if you feel fatigued and rundown from your normal day. Instead of opting for caffeinated and sugared pick-me-ups, eating more complex carbohydrates – like cereal, rice, pasta, bread, and potatoes – takes the body longer to break down, which provides a steadier supply of energy over a longer period of time.

Herbal remedy

By far, an herbal supplement is your easiest and most effective choice to help your body deal with the physical elements of stress. By increasing the production of essential neurotransmitters, hormones, and increase liver's detoxification of stress hormones, the affects of stress can be diminished.

Peace of mind natural calm ejaculation control remedy consist of invigorating, holistic, and calming ingredients to help you control ejaculation better, reduce stress, and bring back peace of mind for you. Invigorating ingredients like Rhodiola, Schisandra, and Tribulus will provide the extra boost of energy you need to get through the day. Holistic herbs like Chrysanthemum and Dong Quai will help to heal the whole body to bring you back into balance. Calming herbs like Os Draconis, Chrysanthemum, Passion Flower, and Jujube Ziziphi will calm and relax your nerves to provide the extra control you’re looking for.

No Recreational drugs

Some people may use alcohol to suppress the anxiety and stress of a long day. Or, they may use tobacco, marijuana, cocaine, heroin, and amphetamines to give them that extra boost.

These methods might work and are sometimes very potent, but the dangers of altering your body chemistry and creating an addiction will far surpass any benefits you may receive. In the long run, these will decrease your threshold for stress and ruin your ability to control ejaculation.

What If All Else Fails?

If you try all these solutions and still can’t alleviate stress yourself, be aware that it might be an early warning sign of some hidden illness. Problems with a thyroid disease, calcium imbalance, anemia, diabetes, bi-polar depression, liver disease, kidney malfunction, or the more common vitamin and hormone deficiency will all diminish your ability to handle stress and consequently increase premature ejaculation and other sexual dysfunctions.

Let your doctor be aware of the symptoms you are having. He may come across a problem you weren’t even aware of. Medication, herbal supplements, and counseling may be needed to help you deal with physical ailments and the unnecessary stress caused by it.

Alleged $40m contract scam: Jonathan’s cousin, wife secure N1bn bail

By Ikechukwu Nnochiri ABUJA –

 The Abuja Division of the Federal High Court, on Wednesday, granted bail to former President Goodluck Jonathan’s cousin, Robert Azibaola and his wife, Stella, to the tune of N1billion. 

The duo who were arraigned before the court by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, are answering to a seven-count criminal charge bordering on alleged $40million contract scam.

 Trial Justice Nnamdi Dimgba gave the defendants bail in the sum of N500million each, even as he ordered them to produce two sureties in the like sum. 

                          Robert Azibaola and his wife

 According to the court, the sureties must be owners of landed properties within the Asokoro District of Abuja. It further stressed that the sureties must present evidence of payment of income tax. However,

 Justice Dimgba directed that the defendants should be remanded at Kuje Prison, pending the fulfilment of the bail conditions. Besides, the court ordered accelerated hearing on the matter, even as the case was adjourned till June 28, July 4 and 5 for commencement of trial.

 It will be recalled that the court had on Tuesday, remanded Azibaola in prison custody shortly after he pleaded not guilty to the charge. The court however allowed his wife to go home on the basis of an administrative bail the anti-graft agency earlier granted to her. Meanwhile, Justice Dimgba, in his ruling, said he was minded to release the defendants on bail. 

The judge stressed that “every citizen charged before a court is presumed innocent until proven guilty”.

 He said the defendants are under the law, entitled to a definite time and facility to prepare their defence. “Taking a holistic appraisal of all the evidence before me, I am convinced that admit the defendant to bail. “I believe the need not to make a mockery of the bail system”, Justice Dimgba held. Meanwhile, the charge against the defendants attract punishment varying from 7 to 14 years imprisonment upon conviction. Specifically, EFCC alleged that the defendants received a $40million contract from the detained former National Security Adviser, NSA, Sambo Dasuki, retd. Equally charged to court over the charge bordering on conspiracy, fraud and money laundering, was a company allegedly belonging to the defendants, Oneplus Holding Limited. Azibaola was arraigned before the high court after he had spent over 80 days in custody of the EFCC. While moving their bail application, counsel to the defendants, Chief Chris Uche, SAN, informed Justice Dimgba that an Abuja High Court had earlier granted his client bail in the sum of N10m. He said the order was flagrantly disobeyed by the EFCC. Meantime, EFCC, through its lawyer, Mr. Aliyu Yusuf, urged the court to refuse the defendants bail, insisting that allegations against them are “very serious”. Some of the charges against the defendants read: “That you Azibaola Robert being the Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer and a signatory to the Zenith Bank account of One Plus Holdings Nigeria Limited, Mrs. Stella Azibaola Robert, being a director and a signatory to the account of One Plus Holdings Nigeria Limited and Amobi Ogum( now at large) on or about 8th September, 2014 in Abuja within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court did conspire among yourselves to commit an illegal act to wit: money laundering of the sum of $40million transferred to the domiciliary account of One Plus Holdings Nigeria Limited with Zenith Bank, Account No. 5070365750 from the account of ONSA with the Central Bank of Nigeria upon a mandate Ref. No. 128/S.5LX/139 purporting to be for the supply of Tactical Communication Kits for Special Services and you thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 8(a) of the Money Laundering( Prohibition) Act 2011 as amended in 2012 and punishable under Section 15(3) of the same Act. “That you, Azibaola Robert, Mrs. Stella Azibaola Robert directly took control of $39.999,958 only out of the total sum of $40million transferred to the domiciliary account of One Plus Holdings Nigeria Limited with Zenith Bank, Account No. 5070365750 from the account of ONSA with the Central Bank of Nigeria upon a mandate Ref. No. 128/S.5LX/139 when you reasonably ought to have known that the said fund formed part of the proceeds of an unlawful activity of Col.

 Mohammed Sambo Dasuki(rtd), the then National Security Adviser( To wit: criminal breach of trust and corruption) and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 15(2) (d) of the Money Laundering( Prohibition) Act 2011 as amended in 2012 and punishable under Section 15(3) of the same Act. “That you Azibaola Robert and Mrs. Stella Azibaola Robert on or about 8th September 2014 in Abuja within the jurisdiction of this court directly converted $39.999,958 only out of the total sum of $40million transferred to the domiciliary account of One Plus Holdings Nigeria Limited when you reasonably ought to have known that the said fund formed part of the proceeds of an unlawful activity of Col. Mohammed Sambo Dasuki(rtd), the then National Security Adviser( To wit: criminal breach of trust and corruption) and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 15(2) (b) of the Money Laundering( Prohibition) Act 2011 as amended in 2012 and punishable under Section 15(3) of the same Act. “That you Azibaola Robert and Mrs.

 Stella Azibaola Robert did directly transfer $6,600,000 only being part of the $39.999,958 only out of the total sum of $40million to the bank account of Karahyna Nigeria Limited, a Bureau De Change company for Naira exchange, which you reasonably ought to have known that the said fund formed part of the proceeds of an unlawful activity of Col. Mohammed Sambo Dasuki(rtd), the then National Security Adviser( To wit: criminal breach of trust and corruption) and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 15(2) (b) of the Money Laundering( Prohibition) Act 2011 as amended in 2012 and punishable under Section 15(3) and (4) of the same Act. “That you Azibaola Robert and Mrs. Stella Azibaola Robert did directly transfer the aggregate sum of $1million only being part of the $39.999,958 only out of the total sum of $40million to the bank account of Reya Telecommunications Nigeria Limited, a sister company to One Plud Holdings Nigeria Limited, which you reasonably ought to have known that the said fund formed part of the proceeds of an unlawful activity of Col. Mohammed Sambo Dasuki(rtd), the then National Security Adviser( To wit: criminal breach of trust and corruption) and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 15(2) (b) of the Money Laundering( Prohibition) Act 2011 as amended in 2012 and punishable under Section 15(3) and (4) of the same Act”.

Clinton, Trump kick off their White House war

The protagonists are set: Hillary Clinton versus Donald Trump. The battleground? Fifty states. Voters will now be treated to a historic, bruising spectacle as two of America’s most polarizing figures wage war for the White House.

 On the Democratic side is a candidate rich with political experience, a pioneering if controversial stateswoman embracing her chance to become the nation’s first female commander-in-chief.

 The Republican standing in her way is the brash billionaire businessman and political neophyte who rewrote the campaign playbook as he vanquished his many rivals for the nomination with a mudslinging unparalleled in modern American politics. 

The ferocity of the primaries — Americans and many around the world had never seen a modern US presidential race play out with such insulting and denigrating attacks — promises to be just a preview of what is in store for the general election. 

Clinton, the former secretary of state, euphorically seized the Democratic Party mantle Tuesday, seizing the nomination in dramatic fashion with primary wins in four of six states including the grand prize, California. 

On perhaps the biggest night of her political career, as she declared a historic milestone for women, she assailed Trump for his divisiveness and his trademark slogan, “Make America Great Again.” “That’s code for let’s take America backward,” she said,

 “back to a time when opportunity and dignity were reserved for some, not all.” “Don’t let anyone tell you that great things can’t happen in America,” she said.

 Trump was pledging a tough fight, choosing to lay into Clinton in his own presumptive victory speech and accusing her and her former president husband Bill of enriching themselves by “selling access, selling favors, selling government contracts.” And he signaled there would be no honeymoon, announcing a “major speech” for early next week in which he will address “all of the things that have taken place with the Clintons.

” – ‘No out-Trumping Trump’ 

– The trajectory of the race is unlikely to soar into loftier issues. Norman Ornstein, a resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, feared the race will be less a battle over substance like the economy or foreign policy than a clash of two outsized personalities. “Clinton has deep knowledge and detailed platforms, but because Trump doesn’t have any, nobody focuses on the differences,” Ornstein told AFP in an interview. “And because we have two candidates who are more distrusted than trusted, more disliked than liked, this becomes a race to the bottom.” 

Clinton will be looking to exploit the various controversies ensnaring Trump — most recently his criticism of a Mexican-American federal judge, which sparked uproar within his own party — as a way to enhance her own resume.

“There’s no out-Trumping Trump, he is an extremely talented unique character,” said Tim Miller, a former communications adviser to Republican Jeb Bush, one of the many candidates defeated by Trump in the primaries. 

 “Getting down in a mud-wrestling fight with him is going to be a loser. She has to focus on the issues that drive her base” of minorities and women and inspire young voters, Miller said. –

 ‘Temperamentally unfit’ –

 But she will also need to make a compelling case for supporters of her Democratic rival, Bernie Sanders, to embrace her campaign to defeat Trump in November. Trump, beating Clinton to the punch Tuesday, extended an olive branch to Sanders’ supporters, saying: “We welcome you with open arms.” Sanders refused to capitulate Tuesday, vowing to “continue the fight” to the final Democratic primary in the capital Washington next week, and then on to the Democratic convention in July. But the Vermont senator meets on Thursday with President Barack Obama — perhaps a sign that Obama will play a significant role in uniting a deeply divided Democratic party to battle the 69-year-old real estate mogul. Obama is soon expected to offer a formal endorsement of the 68-year-old Clinton, perhaps serving to coax hardline “Bernie or bust” fans back into the party tent. Clinton has appeared completely dialed in to combatting Trump, especially since last week in San Diego when she earned plaudits from Democrats for her blistering critique of Trump as “temperamentally unfit” to be president, a line of attack she repeated Tuesday night. Howard Dean, the former Vermont governor who ran for president in 2004, said he was impressed with Clinton’s historic achievement. “Any time a glass ceiling is shattered, it’s important,” he told AFP. But he was quick to note that Clinton is capable of turning tough in an instant. “If Hillary Clinton continues to campaign the way she did last week in San Diego, I think Trump is toast,” he said

BEST and SIMPLE Ways To Get Rid Of Those DARK Knees, Elbows

Embarrassed about dark knees and elbows? Dry skin can affect any part of the body. However, the knees and elbows often receive harsh treatment when due to bending, leaning and kneeling. Dry skin on the knees and elbows is especially noticeable because the skin is thick and becomes dark and unsightly with a soiled appearance.

There are no oil glands in knee or elbow skin, so these areas dry out easily and collect dirt and impurities that are difficult to remove. Sun exposure, friction, pressure, and the buildup of dead skin cells also contribute to dark knees and elbows.

You don’t have to spend tons of money on salon treatments to get the even skin tone you want. The inexpensive remedies listed below are just as effective, and the results are long-lasting. They combine exfoliation, bleaching, and moisturizing techniques that will get rid of dark patches for good. So, here is a good chance for you to stop avoiding short skirts and sleeveless tops.

Sugar: To lighten the skin tone of your knees and elbows, you can also use a homemade sugar scrub. Sugar granules help exfoliate dead skin cells and soften the skin. Mix equal amounts of sugar and olive oil to make a thick paste, apply this paste on your knees and elbows and rub it around using circular motions for 5 minutes.
Wash it off with a mild soap and warm water. Do this once daily until the skin tone around your knees and elbows lightens, repeat this treatment on a weekly basis.

Baking soda and milk: Baking soda exfoliates the skin and scrubs away dead skin cells while milk bleaches and cleanses the skin. Mix one tablespoon of baking soda into milk to make a thick paste. Apply to knees and elbows, scrubbing gently in circles, wash off with water. Repeat daily or every other day. Once you see results, reduce to once a week.

Coconut Oil and Lemon Juice: Mix one teaspoon of coconut oil with 1/2 teaspoon of lemon juice in a small glass bowl. Rub this natural whitening solution onto your dark elbows and knees and leave it there for 15 to 20 minutes. Wipe off any excess lotion using paper towels. Coconut oil is not only very soothing, but it works as a hydrating agent and natural bleacher.

Yogurt and vinegar: This combination contains both lactic and acetic acid each of which helps lighten your skin colour. To use, combine one teaspoon of yogurt with one teaspoon of white vinegar and mix until they form a consistent paste. Apply to elbows, rubbing in a circular motion. Leave for 20 minutes, then rinse off and moisturize.

Sugar And Olive Oil: The sugar present in this home remedy work as exfoliate and the olive oil will moisturize the skin. Mix equal quantities of olive oil and sugar to make a thick paste apply this mix on to the black knees and elbow. Rub the skin using this mixture for about five minutes, wash using mild soap and water.

Olive Oil: This oil has natural bleaching properties and it also softens the rough skin on the knees and elbow giving it smoothness and glow. This is one of the cheapest remedy for dark skin formed by friction and dryness. Rub warm olive oil to the knees and elbows every day for 10 minutes

Exfoliating Brush: You can use any exfoliating brush or loofah to remove the dead cells from the knee and elbow. Use the exfoliating brush or loofah while taking bath, when the skin is moist and scrub the skin in circular motion.

Bleaching Fruits: Fruits like lemon, tomato and grapes have bleaching property and help to get rid of black skin when used regularly. Apply the juice of any of the bleaching fruits regularly to the skin, you can use different fruit juices on different days.

Aloe Vera gel: Aloe Vera is great for the skin, and has been used for sunburns and other skin conditions for thousands of years. Using this on black knees and elbows will help to reduce the damage caused by the sun, moisturize, and help prevent further black skin from appearing. Using aloe vera gel in its natural state is the best way to achieve the results you are looking for. Apply the fresh gel to your knees and elbows and let sit for about thirty minutes before rinsing it off. Your skin will look fresh, much smoother, and the darkness will be visibly lighter.

Use Moisturizers: Moisturizers hydrate the skin and avoid the dryness of the skin. This will prevent darkening of the skin. The moisturizers also reduce the friction on the skin. Apply good quality moisturizes after having shower to keep your skin fresh and supple.

The Side Effects of Hot Peppers

By Carole Anne Tomlinson

basket full of red peppers Photo Credit Paul Katz/Photodisc/Getty Images

Types of peppers people use in cooking and salads include jalapenos, serranos, cayenne, banana peppers, szechwan and habaneeros. Many dishes such as Indian soups and curries and Jamaican menus contain these peppers. Capsaicin, an ingredient in these peppers, has many therapeutic uses such as antioxidant effects that may prevent cancer, as well as serving as an anti-inflammatory that may help decrease the pain of arthritis. Hot peppers also contain vitamins such as A, C and B-6. Before starting this supplemental food, talk to your health practitioner. He will guide you because hot peppers have reported side effects.

Heartburn

Ingesting hot peppers of any type can cause indigestion, particularly if you do not usually have them in your diet. The burning sensation that you experience in your mouth from eating hot peppers also can occur in your stomach during digestion. This can send the hot sensation back into your esophagus as gastric reflux. Over-the-counter antacids, proton pump inhibitors such as lansoprazole and H-2-receptor blockers such as ranitidine or cimetidine may help suppress the reflux. You should take proton pump inhibitors at least an hour before eating the hot peppers because they do not act instantly as other antacids do.

Indigestion

While the hot peppers pass through the first stage of digestion in your stomach, they can unsettle your overall digestion. The fire sensations can disrupt your normally quiet digestion, again primarily if you do not eat hot peppers regularly. Proton pump inhibitors, H-2-receptor blockers and more traditional antacids can help suppress the stomach discomfort of digesting hot peppers.

Rectal Burning

As the hot peppers progress through your digestive tract, they can continue to retain some of the burning ingredients that makes them hot in the first place. This can cause a painful, burning sensation in your rectum as you pass stools containing any type of hot pepper waste. Although this side effect does not classify as serious, it can cause discomfort for a few days. Once your body acclimates to the inclusion of red peppers in your diet, this side effect may cease or decrease.

Skin Rash

Even if you do not eat hot peppers, you can experience a side effect from handling them. Capsaicin works its fiery sensation even on your skin if the juice from red peppers absorbs slightly. This can turn your skin red and cause the burning sensation or itch. Unless you are allergic to hot peppers, however, this type of side effect should occur only briefly and then dissipate. When handling hot peppers, wear gloves to avoid such a rash and burning sensations.