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More than 8.5 million people globally have Parkinson’s disease. Researchers have linked Parkinson’s disease to exposure to toxins, such as pesticides and air pollution.Now, scientists from the University of Rochester believe a commonly-used chemical called trichloroethylene (TCE) may also cause Parkinson’s disease. More than 8.5 million people worldwide have Parkinson’s disease — a condition affecting the nervous system that causes movement issues, such as tremors, stiffened limbs, and cognitive problems.Doctors still do not understand why Parkinson’s occurs. However, the disease has been linked to low levels of dopamine and norepinephrine in the body. Additionally, people with certain risk factors, such…

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Bitcoin (BTC) is on track to close the week with gains of more than 23%. The banking crisis in the United States and Europe seems to have boosted buying in Bitcoin, indicating that the leading cryptocurrency is behaving as a safe haven asset in the near term.All eyes are on the Federal Reserve’s meeting on March 21 and 22. The failure of the banks in the U.S. has increased hopes that the Fed will not hike rates in the meeting. The CME FedWatch Tool shows a 38% probability of a pause and a 62% probability of a 25 basis points…

Supernets have an advanced technical architecture powered by Polygon Edge, trustless operation via Merkle trees, Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) compatibility and custom token support. Supernet architecture is closely tied to that of Polygon Edge. The six modules in Polygon Edge’s architecture that are relevant to supernets include the following: TX Pool: Acting as a repository for pending transactions, this module is the key to Polygon Edge’s event-driven architecture. Transactions can be added easily from multiple sources, and it seamlessly links up with other modules of the platform. Blockchain: This refers to the state database, and it holds information on accounts,…

The management of Chrisland School, Ikeja, Lagos, has denied an alleged plan to seek the exhumation of the corpse of Whitney Adeniran, a 12-year-old pupil of the school who died on 9 February during an inter-house sports competition. An autopsy conducted at the Lagos State University Hospital (LASUTH) has since confirmed that the deceased died from “asphyxia and electrocution”. But the school, which had claimed that the student “slumped in public view and not under any hidden circumstances,” did not acknowledge the autopsy report. Commenting on the alleged plans to exhume the student’s corpse, the school said: “We have no…

As I recall the tour, the lovely people, beautiful landscapes and the great potentials of not only the senatorial district but Kwara State, I realise that through party politics the dreams of the people can be actualised.  Probably, someday I can also join politics. Despite having roots in Ilorin Emirate, travelling through the 52 wards of Kwara Central was never on my bucket list. However, I started my 2023 embarking on that journey, experiencing the saying, “the best journeys are the unplanned ones.” so, I am glad I did. As the build-up for political campaigning started, I was made the…

Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) on Wednesday announced the resumption of oil exports from the Bonny crude oil export terminal. The resumption follows the lifting of force majeure on crude oil exports at the facility. Force majeure is a provision that relieves the parties from performing their contractual obligations when certain circumstances beyond their control arise. The SPDC had in March 2022 declared a force majeure on the Bonny Light oil export programme beginning from 3 March, citing a decline in flows to the export terminal. The terminal, situated on Bonny Island, 48 kilometres southeast of Port Harcourt, is the…

Some party agents in Unit 17, Ward 2, Oruku Anam in Akwa Ibom State, have called for the cancellation of results in the area. In a letter signed by the aggrieved party agents tagged ‘Electoral Fraud and Request for Cancellation of Election in unit 017, the agents claimed the exercise was marred by massive fraud, including rigging for the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, by the police and other security agents. The agents gave five reasons why the election in the area must be cancelled, stating that there were no results sheets as it was allegedly removed by the PDP. They…

Adamawa: REC Allegedly Pressurizes Returning Officer To Manipulate Results by Jatuski: 8:41pm On Mar 19LEAKED AUDIO: INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner, Hudu Directs Returning Officer To Rig Election For Adamawa APC Gov. Candidate, Binani*Returning officer insists on doing right thingWith collation of results currently underway in Adamawa State and results from Fufore Local Government Area being the only pending tabulation to conclude the process, it has been uncovered that INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner in the state, Barrister Hudu Yunusa is mounting pressure on the returning officer for Fufore to tamper with the results.An audio clip that was obtained reveals a conversation…

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) won 12 seats out of the 19 constituency seats so far declared in the Edo House of Assembly elections conducted on March 18. There are 24 seats in the Edo House of Assembly. Results from five other constituencies – Egor, Etsako I, Etsako II, Oredo East and Ovia Southwest have yet to be announced. The All Progressives Congress (APC) has so far won six seats while Labour Party (LP) won one seat. Meanwhile, Mr Marcus Onobun, Speaker of the Edo House of Assembly and candidate of the PDP has won in Esan West, Esan Central…