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THE SIDE EFFECTS OF ENERGY DRINKS

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The Side Effects of Energy Drinks  By  Barnabas Benjamin-Iorguma - June 27, 2024 Reading Time: 1 min read Young neighbour. Can't be older than 24. Had what I suspect to be a stroke yesterday evening. I gleaned a few, "His temperature was high yesterday"..."He has been ill for 3 days." I saw the guy. Face drooped on one side. Limbs stiff. His blinking showed that he could hear us all, and me shouting, "He must get to the hospital NOW. It's a stroke!" Thank God he was carried away on time. But from the cold limp and scary blinking stare I saw, looks like the damage was already extensive as of the time he was being taken to the hospital. Incidentally, I had always had it in mind to warn this youngin of his excessive intake of energy drink and sachet alcohol. That's because he often littered the entrance of my gate with the empty sachets and bottles, around where he sometimes sat under the light to rest after a hard day's work. ...

Easter: Catholic Group, NCS Chaplain Takes Message of Hope to Suleja Prison…Feeds Inmates

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Easter: Catholic Group, NCS Chaplain Takes Message of Hope to Suleja Prison…Feeds Inmates By   Barnabas Benjamin-Iorguma  -  April 06, 2024 Reading Time: 2 min read In a deliberate move to comply with the biblical teachings of Jesus Christ, a faith group, The Compassionate Family, in collaboration with the Catholic Chaplaincy of the Nigerian Correctional Service, Abuja, on Tuesday embarked on a one-day ‘Feed the Prisoner’ Campaign visit to the Suleja Correctional Centre, where they also preached the message of hope and salvation to the inmates. The Very Reverend Father Victor Nyoroh, who led the team for the charity, said the visit was part of spiritual activities to mark the 2024 Easter Celebrations. He called on Nigerians to lend a hand of fellowship to inmates across correctional centers in the country, adding that inmates are part of humanity. He encouraged the inmates to allow themselves to pass through the rehabilitation period, saying that a...