Sudden deaths: Be careful about sports, emotional events, NCS warn Nigerians

The Nigerian Cardiac Society (NCS) has warned Nigerians to be very vigilant about their cardiovascular health and avoid sports and other emotional events that can trigger arrhythmias, heart attacks and stroke in those with underlying heart conditions.

This is coming as a result of the several reported cases of

Lagosians have joined the number of states where there have been protests against High cost of living in the country.

In Lagos, market women and youths protested in the sudden deaths among Nigerians both at home and abroad directly and indirectly linked with the surge of emotions associated with the NigeriaSouth Africa Match during the ongoing African Cup of Nations (AFCON 2023) competition holding in Cote d’Ivoire.

NCS President, Prof. Augustine Odili said: “Several reports have documented a very high prevalence of many cardiovascular risk factors

Ibeju-Lekki area of Lagos State on Saturday.

They carried placards with the inscriptions such as “Baba Tinubu, Nigerians are hungry”, and ‘Tinubu, come and rescue us”, among others.

The protest is the latest in including obesity, metabolic syndrome, smoking Including passive smoking, drug abuse recreational drug use, alcohol intake, and physical inactivity among Nigerians. The risk of sudden death varies with the cardiovascular risk factor, the severity of the disease, genetics, and other precipitating factors among which may be acute stressful reactions to which the link with these recent deaths can be associated.”

Protest against high cost of living spreads to Lagos

the series of protests which had been held in Kogi, Osun, Niger and Kano States over the rising cost of living in the country.

Since the removal of the petrol subsidy in May 2023, prices of commodities in the country have been going up.