Drive safe during the festive period.

 Christmas is a time that most people travel to see their loved ones. The road is usually busy during this period as there are many vehicular and human movement from one place the other.

Cars24, stressed that safety on the road is of prime importance as road accidents are among the highest causes of death. The sector commander of Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Mr. Matthew Olonisaye, pointed out that research had shown that a good percentage of road crashes in Nigeria was due to human factor. 

Many believe that evil spirits are responsible for the road accidents during this period but FRSC Crop  Marshal Dr. Boboye Oyeyemi quickly dismissed the claim, saying  that increased human and vehicular movement and the struggle on the part of most people to travel to meet their loved ones are rather responsible for this.

 According to him, the available indices of casualties and deaths from road crashes were attributed to ignorance on the part of the motorist and also disregard for safety tips.  However, it is of great importance that that the road users to be more responsible on the road especially during this period of marked increase in vehicular and human movement.

 According to Dr. Oyeyemi, motorist should shun night journey, avoid rickety vehicles and obey all traffic rules to avoid crashes during the festivities. He also advised the motorist to always ensure that their vehicles are in good acceptable standards for safe driving and in transportation of passengers and goods.  

Road safety is the responsibility of the road users both the motorists and the pedestrians because 

It is the drivers that is in control of the vehicle

It is the choice of the driver to over speed

It is also the choice of the driver to get distracted by such activities such as conversation over the cell phones. However, taking some safety precautions on the road will allow you to arrive safely for the celebration with the loved ones

Here are some of the road safety tips according to experts.

Make sure your car is in road worthiness before embarking on the journey.

Do not overload the vehicle

Have a good rest before embarking on the journey to avoid fatigue and drowsiness on the way.

Always try to drive defensively.

Always wear your seat belt and ensure that everyone in the car is wearing theirs.

Maintain a safe distance from the vehicle ahead .

Do not drive under the influence of alcohol or drive while driving (always drive with clear eye).  According to the FRSC, alcohol related road crashes remain a global issue which has taken the front burner over the years.

Driving during the day preferably when you have a clear vision of other road users.  According to National High Way Traffic Administration, you are more likely to have a fatal accident at night than during the day.

Drivers should driver within the speed limit

Always obey the traffic lights and signs on the road.

Avoid overtaken a vehicle from the wrong side. Notify the vehicle before overtaken by horning.

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What purpose does public hair serve??!

Having ones public hair is a   personal   choice through sometimes it may be influence by some factor such as what your sexual partner wants.

 Some have their views that not shaving the private hair will make the  area  not  attractive  but  according  to  study  , shaving the public may expose the person to some risk from rashes, infections ,injuries  etc. . Public hair is one of the signs that show that one is mamature.

Andrew  Thompson an author, also stressed on that when he wrote that public  hair is the only way out of  ours fore- fathers announce to  mate that they are well matured sexually.

 Women shave their public hair because they believe their genitals look attractive after shaving and look more appealing to sexual partner. Researchers noted that public hair serves some benefits which is mostly regarded by Osterberg  EC and co in their study  as a  modification to sexual transmitted infection, and also lessens friction during sex. 

Experts at Avat gynecology pointed out that public hair serves as a barricade to the virginal blocking some bacteria and Infectious from entering the virginal. It also helps to regulate the temperature around the public area.

Public hair is hair that grows around the genital. According   to sherry  ross  MP, an Ob-gyntnat providence  saint  John’s  health center, public hair can act as a gatekeeper for  prevention dirt from entering the virginal. She also noted that it can also protect against friction from sex. Healthline also agrees that public hair serves a similar function to eyelashes or nose hair. That is, it traps dirt, debris, and potentially harmful microorganisms. Public hair can limit the amount of sweat around the public area which can be a medium for some bacterial such as streptococcus. 

Some clinician  associate freshly shaved public area and genitals to  vulnerability  to herp infection due to the microscopic wounds  begin exposed to public hair removal  naturally irritates and inflames the hair follicles left behind leaving microscopic open wounds.

In one 2017 study, people who reported grooming their pubic hair were more likely to also report having had an STI at some potheir lifetime, compared to non-groomers. Dr Gunter, gynaecologist and the author of The Vagina Bible, waxing or shaving  the public hair may do more harm than good.Marc Gloshofr , a dermatology   and the American  Academy of Dermatology  stressed that public hair prevents frictions during intenon-groomers.

Public hair may also keep the genitals warm, which is an important factor in sexual arousal. However it is good to always keep it low. 

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How can the rising incidence of meth be cut down??

 Methamphetamine (mkpuru mmiri) as it is called on the street is  the trending hard drug especially among the youths in some parts of Nigeria that is causing havoc, rendering the users useless and causing premature death.

Methamphetamine is a powerful addictive stimulant that affects the central nervous system.It is beleved  that the ability of this hard drug to release dopamine (pleasure) hormone is the reason  it’s high intake among the youth.

 A department of NDLEA once causioned about the devastating effect of the hard called mkpuru mmiri or crytal chunk as the street name. An article in dailyPost dated November 18, 2021, stated that according to the River state command of the  National  Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), methamphetamine known as “ice” or “mkpuru mmiri” in the local parlance is spreading fast in the state.  The NDLEA spokesman , Emmanuel  Ogbu Mgbade,  stressed  that the hard drug was being imported from the neighboring states such as Abia and Imo where the clandestine laboratories for the production of  methamphetamine have being discovered.

 In another news, dated 18th, Oct, 2019, DailyTrust recorded that the Anambra state command of NDLEA busted a methamphetamine manufacturing laboratory where methamphetamine was being produced. According to the state’s spokesman, the drug is capable of rendering people around the environment useless with serious health issues. Despite the effort to curb the raising use of this hard among the youths, the intake of these hard drug is still on the increase. 

Many workshops and seminars have been organized to sensitize the youth on the dangers of this trending hard drug.

Prof. Theresa Obiekezie, Anambra state commissioner  for youth Empowerment and Creative Economy in a workshop organized for the youths, pointed out that the rise in the abuse of the methamphetamine (mkpuru mmiri) has led  to death among the youths, resulted in the vandalism of public properties and has sparked various degrees  of violence among the youth. . Some punishments have being giving to the handiers as we have seen but still was not able to stop the growing incidence of this drug.

 The question is why is the use of methamphetamine  among the youths on the increase despite the dangerous effect of this hard drug? The Chief executive of a Lagos pharmaceutical company has the answer when responded to enactafrica according to him, the growing incidence of methamphetamine is mainly due to the depressed economic reality faced by the youths in Nigeria.

What shall be done to cut down the rising incidence of this hard drug because it has done more harm to the youths with nothing good to show.

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Sources: operanews/avoid mkpuru mmiri-Anambra commissioner issues a warning to the youth.

Http://dailypost.ng/use of methamphetamine spreading fast in River State.