Author: News Room
Lung cancer is the second most common form of cancer worldwide.Each year, around 2 million people receive a lung cancer diagnosis, and 1.8 million people die of the disease.There are two types of lung cancer — small cell lung cancer (SCLC) and non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) — with NSCLC causing the majority of cases.NSCLC can be treated with surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy, but is rarely cured.Now, research has found that, in mice with NSCLC, a combination of two drugs reduces Read the full article here
MONROVIA – A witness has told a Finnish Appeals Court in Monrovia that a Sierra Leonean man accused of aggravated war crimes and aggravated crimes against humanity, including murders and rapes, was not in Liberia during a year prosecutors say he committed his crimes. Called by both prosecution and defence lawyers, “Defense 9,” also a Sierra Leonean claimed Gibril Massaquoi, a former commander for Sierra Leone’s Revolutionary United Front (RUF) was in his native country in… Read the full article here
Nigerians looked forward to their just concluded State elections – Gubernatorial and State Houses of Assembly – held on Saturday 18 March, with fervent hope that their expectations would be met. They had managed to survive the Presidential and National Assembly elections of 25 February which resulted in controversy, protests, and two of the major parties heading to the Presidential Election Tribunal to challenge the process and the declaration of the candidate of the ruling All… Read the full article here
Mohammed Sagiru will not harvest any rice at the end of this farming season. No thanks to devastating floods that ravaged his rice farm in Kebbi State, north-west Nigeria. Mr Sagiru, in his 30s, is a rice farmer in Argungu, a community known for its robust rice farming, among other grains it produces. But floods continue to affect farming activities every rainy season, destroying crops and rendering community dwellers homeless. This year, the young farmer, with a wife and two kids,… Read the full article here
The Board of Trustees and Management of the Society of Book and Magazine Editors of Nigeria (SBMEN) is proud to announce its forthcoming editing workshop themed: Elementary Copyediting. A 2-day virtual training scheduled to be held from 24 to 25 March 2023. The training will teach participants the elements of copyediting to produce a good publication or content. This includes writing, spelling and punctuation errors, grammar problems, inconsistent style format, inaccuracies,… Read the full article here
The Super Eagles of Nigeria continued their preparations for their next round of matches in the Africa Cup of Nations qualifying series. The latest camp news as of Tuesday morning was that 18 players had arrived with just five more expected to complete the roster at the John Woods Hotel camp in Abuja. Update: Bassey just clocked in. 18 players in camp now. Akpoguma, Aribo, Lookman, Iwobi, Ajayi, Aniagboso, Uzoho, Ndidi, Bameyi, Omeruo, Onyeka, Simon, Onuachu, Osayi, Musa, Moffi,… Read the full article here
A former Governor of Oyo State, Senator Rashidi Adewolu Ladoja, has enjoined Governor Seyi Makinde to face the realities of governance. Ladoja who ruled the state as governor between 2003 and 2007 made this disclosure via a message sent to the governor on Tuesday. DAILY POST recalls that Makinde was on Sunday declared as the winner of the gubernatorial election on Saturday. The governor won the second term election on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Makinde defeated… Read the full article here
All Progressives Congress, APC, governorship candidate in Oyo State, Teslim Folarin, has reacted to a video of him making certain political remarks. The Senator representing Oyo Central lost the March 18 gubernatorial election to Governor Seyi Makinde of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. In a disclaimer on Twitter, Folarin denied blaming President-elect Bola Tinubu and other chieftains for the defeat of the APC. The lawmaker said it was a plot to clog the wheel of his closeness to the… Read the full article here
Popular celebrity car dealer Ikechukwu Ogbona, aka IVD, was, on Monday, arraigned before the Lagos State High Court in Ikeja for the alleged manslaughter of his late wife, Abimbola Ogbonna. Recall that Bimbo died on the 15th of October 2022, following an injury sustained from a fire incident that resulted from violence in their home in Megamound Estate in the Lekki area of the state. IVD was charged with one count of involuntary manslaughter in suit No LD/21055C/23 by the Lagos State… Read the full article here
Super Eagles legend, Austin Jay Jay Okocha has encouraged Victor Osimhen to switch to the English Premier League this summer. Osimhen has been linked with Premier League giants, Chelsea and Manchester United following a fruitful campaign with Serie A leaders Napoli. The 24-year-old has also expressed his desire to play in the English top flight in future. Okocha admitted that playing in the Premier League would be ideal for Osimhen. “Well I mean he’s done well, he’s having a great… Read the full article here
