Following the identification of at least four new genes linked to the disease, a blood test may help better identify women who are at risk for breast cancer. Important genes like BRCA1 are already well-known to be associated to breast cancer. However, researchers have recently discovered four previously undiscovered genes, one of which may increase a woman’s risk of breast cancer by five times. Important genes like BRCA1 are already well-known to be associated to breast cancer. Famously, a Hollywood actress’s risk of developing breast cancer was increased by a mutation in this gene. The discovery suggests that future…
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The Federal Government, according to the Presidency, is prepared to monitor the state-level distribution of palliatives to Nigerians in order to lessen7 the effects of the removal of subsidies. This was announced on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Friday by Ajuri Ngelale, the Special Advisor to the President on Media and Publicity. It’s accurate to say that a check is unnecessary. Palliatives distribution was established because there needs to be a way to monitor the situation, according to federal regulations, he added. The Federal Government approved N5 billion for each state and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to enable them…
Ali Mahaman Lamine Zeine, the Niger’s new prime minister, told The New York Times on Friday that the generals who overthrew President Mohamed Bazoum on July 26 will not hurt him. “Nothing will happen to him, because we don’t have a tradition of violence in Niger,” Zeine, the highest-ranking civilian selected by the military leaders, said in an interview with the newspaper from Dakar on the fate of deposed President Mohamed Bazoum. Zeine stated that neither Russia nor the Wagner group’s Kremlin-backed mercenaries were interested in working with the leaders of the Niger coup. Zeine also insisted the…
Reactions trailed the appointment of Mr Oyetunji Rasaki, as Senior Special Assistant SSA, on government house pool, by Osun state governor, Ademola Adeleke. In a letter signed by the Secretary to the State Government SSG, in Osun, dated 7th August, 2023, with a headline, “Appointment As Senior Special Assistant To The Governor On Government House Pool”, which circulated online, generated a perception of swimming pool management. However, the state governor, through its spokesperson, Mallam Olawale Rasheed, who reacted to the misconception said that, the word ‘pool’, used in the appointment letter is a term referring to the transport unit…
Kabir Abdulsalam Former Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Farouk Yahaya (rtd), has joined others to unveil a book in honor of the former Commandant of the Nigeria Defence Academy, Major General Ibrahim Manu Yusuf (rtd). This book is a compendium of written tributes dedicated to General Yusuf and intended to serve as a guiding manuscript for junior officers. Tittled ‘Welfare, Command And Capacity Building In Nigeria,’ the literary work was formally unveiled at the Nigerian Army Resource Centre in Abuja. “This is a compilation of well-rounded experiences from both those who mentored him and his superiors, all of whom…
Nigerian singer Ayodeji Balogun popularly known as Wizkid has lost his mother. Wizkid’s mum, Mrs Jane Dolapo Balogun, died at around 1.30 am, Friday. Confirming the incident to The PUNCH, Sunday Aare, Wizkid’s longtime manager said Mrs Balogun died in the early hours of Friday. Wizkid becomes first African to headline Glastonbury Festival “Yes, she died this morning, at about 1.30 am,” Aare said. The late Balogun is the mother to two other children, Yetunde Balogun and Lade Balogun
Tinubu Sets up Presidential Initiative on CNG, Targets 11,500 Gas Vehicle President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the establishment of the Presidential Compressed Natural Gas Initiative (PCNGI) as part of measures to ease the pain of fuel subsidy removal. This initiative according to presidential spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, is poised to revolutionise the transportation landscape in the country, targeting over 11,500 new CNG-enabled vehicles and 55,000 CNG conversion kits for existing PMS-dependent vehicles, while simultaneously bolstering in-country manufacturing, local assembly and expansive job creation in line with the presidential directive. The landmark initiative, which comprises of a Comprehensive Adoption Strategy, will…
Prof. Rasheed Jimoh, a renowned computer science specialist from the University of Ilorin, has emphasized the crucial requirement for Nigerian universities to introduce specialized cybersecurity programs. This call comes in response to the escalating incidents of cybercrimes within the nation. During his presentation at the 239th Inaugural Lecture of the University of Ilorin, titled “Deconstructing the Crawling Mindsets: Addressing Security Challenges in Net-Centric Computing,”. Prof. Jimoh outlined the necessity of integrating cybersecurity programs into universities. Such programs, he emphasized, would empower the nation to combat the rising wave of cybercrimes effectively. Jimoh also urged the Nigerian government to embrace biometric…
Human rights lawyer Femi Falana, SAN, has slammed the floating of the naira by the Central Bank of Nigeria. Falana also disclosed that he is challenging the decision to float the naira in court, noting that it is ‘illegal’. On June 14, when the naira was trading at a range of 730 to 755 against the dollar at the Investors and Exporters window, the CBN allegedly instructed Deposit Money Banks to allow the naira to float freely against international currencies. Currently, according to the CBN website, the exchange rate is listed as N744 to N746. However, speaking on Channels…
The ministers-designate chosen by President Bola Tinubu, according to Daniel Bwala, are “square pegs in a round hole,” the PDP’s presidential contender Atiku Abubakar, during the general elections of 2023. Speaking during Channels TV Politics Today on Thursday, Bwala stated that some people are not competent enough to be on the list. “There are people on the list who are not competent enough to be there in the first place, and there are competent individuals whose positions they are attached to are a mismatch. “For example, Hannatu Musawa is made Minister of Art, Culture, and the Creative Economy, while her…
The Supreme Egbesu Freedom Fighters of Niger Delta, SEFFND, a militant group in the Niger Delta, yesterday, warned Igbo groups to cease further attacks on Niger Delta leader and freedom fighter, Alhaji Mujahid Dokubo-Asari. It specifically mentioned the Ibo Lawyers Association, ILA, the Secretary General of Ohaneze Ndigbo, and the Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, HURIWA. Leader of the militant group, Agadagba I, aka River Don, and other commanders, in a joint statement, in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, said: “We will not allow the Ibo Lawyers Association ILA, HURIWA, Secretary General of Ohaneze Ndigbo, and other disgruntled personalities to go…
Justice Nicholas Oweibo of a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, yesterday, noted that the Federal Government has shown signs of not being law-abiding and has no respect for the court. The judge made the pronouncement, while striking out the firearm possession charge against the suspended governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Mr. Godwin Emefiele. The charge was brought against Emefiele by Department of State Services, DSS. Justice Oweibo, struck out the charge for want of diligent prosecution, noting that the Federal Governnment had shown signs of not being law-abiding and had no respect for the court.…