Monday, 4 January 2016
Cameroonian guy apprehended for disguising self as female (See photos)
Cameroonian guy apprehended for disguising self as female (See photos)
The 'woman' in the photo is a guy who was apprehended by The Cameroonian Police for disguising himself as a female and going
around to deceive men. He was paraded and made to strip at a police
station in Yaounde. See more photos below
No telecom operator will shortchange Nigerians under Buhari – Communications Minister
No telecom operator will shortchange Nigerians under Buhari – Communications Minister
With respect to poor quality of service and regulatory deficiencies, the Minister of Communications, Adebayo Shittu, has vowed that no
Nigerian telecom service provider would be allowed to short-change any
subscriber under the current administration.
Shittu maintained
that the various complaints of telecom subscribers across board and the
challenges facing mobile telecom operators in Nigeria were being
comprehensively examined with a view to finding lasting solutions in
conjunction with relevant stakeholders within the shortest time
possible.
In a statement on Sunday, by his Special Assistant on
media, Victor Oluwadamilare, Shittu noted that the telecom sector holds
the ace to the litany of economic challenges confronting the nation.
According
to him, “As we celebrate the New Year, I appeal to all Nigerians, our
supporters, Oyo State indigenes and residents in general to continue to
rally support for President Muhammadu Buhari and Governors, so as to
ensure the success of the ongoing transformation.
“The various
complaints of telecom subscribers across board and the challenges
besetting telecom operators in Nigeria are being looked into
holistically with a view to finding lasting solutions in conjunction
with relevant stakeholders within the possible shortest time.”
Shittu
added that the telecom sector holds a lot of promise for the economic
growth of Nigeria in terms of revenue generation and massive employment
generation if all the industry’s potentials and ICT’s limitless
opportunities were well harnessed.
He urged the citizens to support President Muhammadu Buhari to provide the enabling environment for the industry to thrive.
Niger Delta is part of Biafra territory – MASSOB leader
Niger Delta is part of Biafra territory – MASSOB leader
One
of the leaders of the Movement for the Actualization of Sovereign
States of Biafra, MASSOB, Chief Solomon Chukwu, has denied the claims in
some quarters that the people of the Niger Delta area abandoned Ndigbo
during the Nigerian Civil war.
According to Chukwu, Niger Deltans had been strongly behind them before, during and after the war.
Speaking
with Vanguard, Chukwu said; “During the war, people said the Niger
Delta denied Biafra. It is not true; the major betrayers of Biafra were
even from the South East than the South South bloc. People like Ojukwu’s
second in command, Gen. Philip Effiong, fought for Biafra till the end.
“My
father and many strong men of Niger Delta also fought for Biafra. I’m a
Biafran from Ikwerre extraction in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of
Rivers State.
“I’m a true son of Niger Delta. Forget about the
role of people like Ken Saro Wiwa, but in the mainstream of Biafra, many
Niger Deltans stood to be counted. Today, they still support Biafra.
Now, Asari Dokubo, Kalada George, Uche Okwukwu, among other great Niger
Delta sons are in support of Biafra.
“Before now, everybody was
saying Biafra is for Ndigbo and South East, but today the story has
changed, the entire people of Niger Delta have realised the need to
actualize Biafra. Again, with what Uwazurike has done in shifting the
leadership of MASSOB to the Niger Delta, everybody has also seen that
Biafra is not the business of the South East alone. People have embraced
Biafra and it keeps expanding more than what they knew.”
He
disclosed that MASSOB had embarked on sensitization visit to all cities
in the Biafran territories where it had also opened liaison offices and
commended the support of the people of Niger Delta to the struggle to
actualize an independent state of Biafra.
“Today,
people from all over the former Eastern region and Niger Delta now
attend MASSOB meetings. Recently, we were in Warri, Delta State where
the people received us with a rousing welcome. They were jubilating that
this time, there will be no dichotomy again.
“There
will be no divide and rule; that Ikwerre is not Biafra or Niger Delta
is not Biafra. The former Eastern region and Niger Delta are working in
unison to actualize an independent Biafra,” he assured.
Checkout stunning photos of Regina Askia's 14-year old daughter
Former
Nollywood actress Regina Askia Williams shared the photos of her
stunning daughter Tessa who just turned 14. The
resemblance is unique. See more photos below
Did you know that sugar in fizzy drinks and snacks INCREASES chances of breast cancer?
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| Scientists believe diets high in sucrose, or sugar, could increase the chances of breast cancer |
Researchers discovered when mice were given a sucrose-rich diet, similar
to our own diet in the West, the mice showed increased levels of tumour
growth and metastasis, when the cancer spreads.
They also found fructose in table sugar and high-fructose corn syrup could be increasing cases of the disease.
Scientists at the University of Texas MD Anderson Centre, gave groups of mice one of four different diets.
Their research showed at six months old, 30 per cent of those raised on starch-controlled diets had measurable tumours.
Of those mice which had been raised on a sucrose-enriched diet, 50 to 58 per cent had developed breast cancer.
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| Lab rats were given a high-sugar diet similar to the modern Western diets during the experiment |
The study released in the online edition of the Cancer Research journal,
also showed cancers in mice on high sucrose or fructose diet were more
likely to spread than those on starch-controlled diets.
We found that sucrose intake in mice comparable to levels of Western diets led to increased tumour growth and metastasis
Professor Lorenzo Cohen, who was one of the authors to head up the
report, said: "We determined that it was specifically fructose, in table
sugar and high-fructose corn syrup, ubiquitous within our food system,
which was responsible for facilitating lung metastasis and 12-HETE
production in breast tumours."
Co-author Dr Peiying Yang said that she believed it was the first study
to investigate the direct effect of sugar consumption and effect on the
development of breast cancer. She added: "We found that sucrose intake
in mice comparable to levels of Western diets led to increased tumour
growth and metastasis, when compared to a non-sugar starch diet."
Both authors said that identifying the risk factors for breast cancer was a public health priority.
Sugar consumption on average in the UK is now 35 kilos.
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| Sucrose is a common type of sugar found in lots of food and drink, including Coke and ketchup |
The rise in obesity, heart disease and cancer worldwide has been blamed
on the rising amount of sugar rich drinks people are consuming.
Professor Cohen added: "This study suggests that dietary sucrose or
fructose induced 12-LOX and 12-HETE production in breast tumour cells in
vivo.
"This indicates a possible signalling pathway responsible for sugar-promoted tumour growth in mice.
"How dietary sucrose and fructose induces 12-HETE and whether it has a direct or indirect effect remains in question."
Two Filling stations in Nnewi gutted by fire this morning (See photos)
Two Filling stations in Nnewi gutted by fire this morning (See photos)
Two filling stations, Organiser and Red filling station at located
Amunko, Nnewi Okpuno Nnewichi in Anambra state, were gutted by fire this morning after an explosion suspected to have been caused by a
fuel tanker.
The Police have cordoned off the area and Fire Service personnel are currently at the location to put out the fire. No casualty has so far been confirmed. See more photos below:
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