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A new study has found that exposure to pesticide-heavy environments may raise cancer risk by up to 150 per cent, even when the chemicals involved are individually considered safe. According to ScienceDaily on Monday, citing the study, living in areas with high levels of mixed pesticide exposure could “raise cancer risk by up to 150%,” adding that such mixtures may “silently damage cells years before cancer appears.” The study found a strong connection between environmental exposure to agricultural pesticides and an increased risk of cancer. It combined environmental monitoring, national cancer registry data and biological research by scientists from the…
Arne Slot said Mohamed Salah “deserves a big send-off”, confirming he expected the departing superstar to return from injury before the season is over. The Egypt forward, who will leave Anfield at the end of the campaign, was forced off in last weekend’s 3-1 win at home to Crystal Palace, prompting fears he may have played his final game for the Reds. An emotional Salah applauded the fans and was given a standing ovation as he made his way off the pitch. But Liverpool confirmed earlier this week that the 33-year-old had only suffered a “minor muscle injury” and was…
R&B singer D4vd used chainsaws he bought from Amazon to cut up the body of the teenage girl he murdered and left to rot in the trunk of his Tesla, prosecution documents claimed Wednesday. The internet breakout star killed Celeste Rivas Hernandez because she threatened to reveal their long-standing and illegal sexual relationship, which began when she was just 13, charging papers allege. He then hacked up her corpse, using a plastic paddling pool to contain the blood, and stuffed it into bags that he left in his car on the streets of the swanky Hollywood Hills neighbourhood, before leaving…
The Niger Delta Development Commission said it has conducted a Computer-Based Test for 6,200 shortlisted applicants from the nine Niger Delta states for its Foreign Postgraduate Scholarship Programme. Speaking during the CBT held on Thursday at the Rivers State University, Port Harcourt, the NDDC Director of Education, Health and Social Services, Patience Ezugu, said the 2026 computer test was the second phase of the scholarship exercise. This was contained in a statement issued on Thursday by the NDDC Director of Corporate Affairs, Seledi Thompson-Wakama. Ezugu noted that the programme was designed to deepen human capital development across the Niger Delta…
The Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency, Kashifu Inuwa, has said Nigeria is moving from planning to full implementation of its national Artificial Intelligence strategy. In a post obtained from NITDA’s X handle on Friday, he made the remarks while speaking at the Global Partnership for Human-Centric ICT Standardisation Nigeria Introductory Stakeholder Workshop in Abuja, where he represented the Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Bosun Tijani. According to him, Nigeria has already developed a national AI strategy and is now focused on putting it into action through structured frameworks and policy direction. “We have developed…
In this interview with WALE AKINSELURE, the founder and pioneer National Chairman of the African Democratic Congress, Ralph Nwosu, explains the origin of the David Mark-led coalition, addresses factional and legal disputes, and the party’s strategy ahead of the 2027 general election A lot is going on with the African Democratic Congress, among which is litigation, factionalisation spearheaded by the likes of Nafiu Gombe and Dumebi Kachikwu, which gives us the genesis of the David Mark-led ADC coalition that is being disputed. This coalition happened immediately after the court judgment on the last election. I was moving around seeking a…
Dreame, a Chinese manufacturer best known for its robot vacuums but with ambitions to do much more, says it’s making smartphones now. I’m not sure I believe it.The company showed off two phones at its own Next event, which took place in California this week, though both had previously been revealed in China in March. Neither phone has actually launched though — in China, the US, or elsewhere — and the company has revealed only a handful of specs about either.Aurora Nex LS1 is the more interesting of the two, but also the less plausible. It’s a modular smartphone with…
Key points:Bitcoin will have to flip the $80,000 level into support to continue its up move to $84,000.Several major altcoins are finding buyers at lower levels, but they will have to overcome the overhead resistance to start a new up move.Bitcoin (BTC) has risen above $78,000, extending upon its 11.87% rally in April, per CoinGlass data. The recovery in April was supported by solid buying in the US spot BTC exchange-traded funds, which saw $1.97 billion in inflows, according to SoSoValue data.The rally is expected to encounter selling in the zone between the True Market Mean at $78,000 and the…
Kelsea Ballerini and Chase Stokes are “not back together” despite a recent hangout in New York City, multiple sources tell Us Weekly exclusively. “There’s always a feeling of unfinished business with them, and both feel it’s hard to fully close the door on the relationship,” one source explains to Us, noting that there haven’t been any discussions about “rekindling” their romance. TMZ reported on Wednesday, April 29, that Ballerini, 32, and Stokes, 33, were spotted on a walk on the West Side Highway in NYC. “Chase was visiting NYC for separate commitments and asked her to meet up,” the source…
The Ikeja Electric Plc has asked customers in Lagos to remain patient amid ongoing power outages, attributing the situation to reduced electricity allocation from the national grid. In a statement posted on its X handle on Friday, the company apologised for the disruption, noting that some parts of its network were experiencing supply constraints. “We sincerely regret the ongoing power supply challenges currently affecting some areas within our network due to reduced power allocation from the grid,” the company said. It added that, to manage the shortfall and maintain grid stability, it had introduced temporary load shedding across affected feeders.…
