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Scientists confirm diabetes link with cancer
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dr. ohkuma and his colleagues discovered not only that diabetes both type 1 and type 2 put people at risk of developing specific types of cancer but also that this risk is much higher for women than it is for men1 a major new study has confirmed the link between diabetes and cancer. the new research also warns that the risk of cancer is sex-specific in people with diabetes1 now a review analyzing the data collected by 47 studies from across the globe including the united states united kingdom china australia and japan to name but a few confirms beyond doubt that diabetes heightens the risk for cancer1 the study authors note that women with diabetes are especially affected. they appear to be more exposed than men to the development of malign tumors1 the findings of this global review which assessed the health-related data of almost 20 million people are discussed in a paper now published in the journal diabetologia1 the review was conducted by researchers led by dr. toshiaki ohkuma from the george institute for global health at the university of new south wales in sydney australia1 his colleagues hailed from the university of oxford in the u.k. and johns hopkins university in baltimore md1 the study suggests that a diagnosis of diabetes places a person at an increased risk of various types of cancer1 women with diabetes are 27 percent likelier to develop cancer compared with healthy women. by contrast men with diabetes are 19 percent more likely to develop cancer than healthy men1 and women with diabetes are 6 percent likelier than men with the same diagnosis to develop a type of cancer1 specifically in contrast to men with a diagnosis of diabetes women with this condition have an 11 percent higher risk of developing kidney cancer a 13 percent higher risk for oral cancer and a 14 percent higher chance of developing stomach cancer as well as a 15 percent higher chance of being diagnosed with leukemia1 one exception was liver cancer for which men with diabetes have a 12 percent higher risk than women with the same metabolic condition1 we have also demonstrated for the first time he adds that women with diabetes are more likely to develop any form of cancer and have a significantly higher chance of developing kidney oral and stomach cancers and leukemia1 first published by medical news today1 -
Nine members of a family among 17 victims of U.S. tourist boat tragedy
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they ranged in age from one-year-old arya coleman to the oldest victim ervin coleman 761 nine members of one family were among 17 people killed when an amphibious us tourist boat capsized during a sudden storm on a missouri lake a tragedy which raised renewed questions on saturday about the safety of the craft known as duck boats1 the accident occurred thursday night in full view of witnesses at least one of whom captured video of the vessel bobbing in rough waters on table rock lake near the city of branson a vacation destination popular for its theaters and country music1 my heart is very heavy. out of 11 of us theres only two thats surviving thats me and my nephew tia coleman her voice breaking told fox59 from her hospital bed1 i lost all of my children. i lost my husband. i lost my mother-in-law and my father-in-law along with other relatives she told the indianapolis tv station1 coleman said the boats captain had told passengers earlier in their trip that they wont need life jackets1 he said it when we were in the water she told fox59. when it was time to grab them it was too late and i believe that a lot of people could have been spared1 she added that the water didnt look ominous at the very first1 coleman told cnn affiliate kolr of her own near-death by drowning i was yelling i was screaming and finally i said lord just let me die let me die. she eventually floated to the surface1 early saturday the stone county sheriffs office confirmed to afp the identity of the 17 victims nine of whom had the name coleman1 the hybrid vessels with wheels allowing them to drive on city roads but which can also travel on water are popular with tourists in many cities1 five of the dead were aged 15 or younger1 police said 31 people were aboard the vessel which was covered by a canopy and was seen struggling to reach shore against strong winds before it succumbed to the waves and began to sink1 the dead included the boats driver according to the sheriffs office. the other crew member who survived was in charge when the craft took to the water us media reported1 several people were injured1 the national transportation safety board ntsb has taken over the investigation which follows previous fatal accidents involving duck boats1 in 2002 the agency recommended that amphibious vehicles provide reserve buoyancy such as through watertight compartmentalization to keep them afloat in the event of flooding1 the advisory followed the 1999 sinking of the miss majestic a former us army landing vehicle with the loss of 13 lives in hot springs arkansas because of inadequate maintenance1 until reserve buoyancy retrofits were completed the ntsb urged other safety measures including the removal of canopies or installation of canopies that would not restrict passenger escape1 it also found that at that time the us coast guard lacked uniform nationwide inspection policies for duck boats1 -
34,000 Cameroonian refugees in C/River SEMA
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the cross river state emergency management agency sema on friday said that over 34000 cameroonians were currently taking refuge in six local government areas of the state1 mr john inaku the director general of sema in the state disclosed this in an interview with the news agency of nigeria nan in calabar1 inaku said that the inflow was as the result of the crisis in cameroon over the demand for ambazonia republic by the southern cameroonians1 inaku told nan that the asylum seekers were currently taking refuge in obudu boki ikom etung akamkpa and obanliku local government areas of the state1 so far we have 34000 cameroonian asylum seekers spread across six local government areas in cross river1 about 21000 of them have been documented by the united nations high commission on refugees and the national commission for refugees1 as an agency we go into the interior areas that have not been accessed by these organisations and holistically we have 34000 of them already on ground he said1 the director general told nan that the state government was doing its best in providing succour to the refugees adding that the increasing number was too heavy for the state government alone to handle1 he however appealed to the national emergency management agency nema corporate organisations and other humanitarian agencies to offer their support to the refugees1 -
Insecurity: Rep advocates decentralisation of Police Force
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he told news agency of nigeria nan in abuja that dismantling the force was necessary as its current structure was too big to be managed by one person1 according to him if we have a system where we have police for traffic terrorism financial crimes election matters and are all independent you will not have an overwhelmed igp1 shawulu said that the 2016 security and policing global index showed that nigeria police in terms of processes was the last in the world1 he explained that the factors considered for the ranking included effectiveness of the police the processes and public perception of the police1 in the nigerias system you are not sure of anything at all for instance the public order act says that the state governor issues permit for public rallies1 he said that the first point of call for people in distress ought to be the police but regretted that people did not have confidence in the police1 according to him not properly funding trained armed men to do their job could make them veritable tools to increase insecurity in the country1 what i think is that we should put all the options on the table and do what we should do unbundle the police force it is too big it is not achieving what it needs to achieve1 we have 350000 policemen on our records but the streets do not have policemen when there is a distress call we do not have policemen there1 why is it so it is because the police among other reasons are commanded by one person who tells them where to go1 -
South African police officers to face trial for killing Nigerian
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dabiri-erewa stated that no fewer than 117 nigerians were extra-judicially killed in south africa between 2013 and 2018 for one flimsy reason or the other2 olubajo said that the inability of the government to bring to book those perpetrating the heinous crimes against nigerians has given the criminals free hands2 the killing of nigerians in south africa had been on the increase in recent times2 the latest was the assassination of mr martin ebuzoeme by unknown assailant in yeoville johannesburg on july 12 2 before then was also the killing of mr ozumba tochukwu-lawrence by an unknown gunman at 10 koppe middleburg mpumalanga on july 62 another nigerian thankgod okoro was also reportedly shot dead in hamburg florida west rand johannesburg on april 9 by the south african police flying squad2 there was also the killing of mr clement nwaogu a father of two who was burnt to death by his assailants in april2 the wanton killings of nigerians in south africa had sparked a number of protests there2 at least 14 of the protesters were taken into custody and allegedly branded drug peddlers2 the senior special assistant to the president on foreign affairs and diaspora mrs abike dabiri-erewa had expressed worry over the killings of nigerians in south africa2 the consul general said that on hearing of the development immediately rushed to the scene where he interfaced with the aggrieved nigerians and the police to calm frayed nerves1 i led a delegation from the mission to visit the scene on receipt of the information. when we arrived at the scene the place was tensed up because nigerians there were not happy1 we immediately met with the station commander in the area with some selected nigerians1 the police assured that a thorough investigation would be carried out and that the culprit would be brought to book he said1 he said that the authority arrested the police officers that perpetrated the crime and commenced investigation1 the nigerian mission in south africa said on friday in an interview that the officers were implicated in the killing1 he stressed that the authorities had said that the suspects would be charged to court any moment from now1 the president of nigerian union in south africa mr adetola olubajo had blamed the incessant killings of nigerians in south africa on lack of prosecution of offenders by the authorities1 authorities would soon arraign south african police officers for alleged killing a 25-year-old nigerian mr. ibrahim olalekan-badmus in 20171 lack of prosecution of these criminal activities has actually emboldened a lot of people to feel that they can kill nigerians without any consequence he said1 south africas president cyril ramaphosa had during his visit on july 11 said that the killing any national in the country was an act of criminality and not specifically targeted at nigerians1 the nigerias consul general in south africa mr. godwin adama said through a telephone from johannesburg that the south african authority had confirmed that investigation into the murder case was almost concluded1 badmus a native of lagos was brutally murdered by the south african police on oct. 10 2017 at vanderbidjk park south africa1 police officers implicated in the murder will be charged to the high court any moment from now he said1 police officers were alleged to have stormed the home of badmus an undergraduate at vaal university of technology in vanderbijlpark in south africa with claims that he was trafficking drugs1 however when the police searched his home they could not find any drug in it1 they allegedly asked the deceased for money and when he could not give them money they handcuffed him and used excessive pepper spray on him1 he passed out and died due to suffocation1 adama said that the case was classified as high profile because of the tension generated by the development as some nigerians who had confrontation with the police almost took laws into their hands1 adama said that the mission had followed up the case and it was clear that investigating authorities had done a very thorough job as promised1 -
3 killed, many injured as train crushes commercial bus in Lagos
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three persons died and many others were injured when a train hit a commercial bus at pen cinema railway crossing in lagos state on friday authorities have confirmed1 an eyewitness mr raji oladimeji told the news agency of nigeria nan that the accident occurred when the bus driver was trying to make u-turn on the rail line1 we warned the driver not to make u-turn at that particular point when a train was approaching but he refused1 so it was in the process of making the turn that the approaching train crushed the bus where people hanging on the train fell off andthree die instantly while other sustained various injuries oladimeji electrician said1 he said some youths set the bus ablaze in anger while the injured were taken to a nearby hospital1 mr jerry oche the lagos district manager nigerian railway corporation who confirmed the incident said the accident happened at 9.30 a.m1 we were informed that a bus was trying to make a u-turn at the railway line this morning at agege pen cinema area when a moving train crushed it in the process1 the police are on top of the incident bringing the situation to normalcy as youths went on rampage over the death of people who lost their lives in the accident1 the information given to us by the police was that a number of people hanging on the train were affected where two people died while many others sustained injuries he said1 mr ibrahim farinloye the public information officer national emergency management authority lagos office said the injured had been taken to the hospital. nan1 -
Dogara mourns ex-IG Coomasie
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speaker of the house of representatives yakubu dogara has expressed grief over the death of former inspector-general of police and chairman arewa consultative forum alhaji ibrahim coomasie who died on thursday1 dogara in a message signed by his special adviser on media and public affairs mr turaki hassan in abuja on friday described the late sardaunan katsina as an illustrious nigerian and eminent statesman1 he noted that the deceased served the country meritoriously and dutifully both in his eventful career in the nigeria police and in retirement1 this is indeed a huge loss especially at this trying time of security challenges when the country is in dire need of professional advice and elderly guidance from people of the ex-igps calibre1 but we must take solace in the fact that the late coomasie left a legacy of professionalism and selfless service to the country and humanity1 he will continue to be remembered for his outstanding courage discipline and exemplary leadership both in service as the police helmsman and in retirement1 my sincere condolences to his immediate family the government and people of katsina state over this great loss he said1 born on march 18 1942 the late coomasie had his education within and outside nigeria including the detective training college wakefield uk and washington dc u.s1 -
eSwatini gets EUs $44m loan
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source63 the kingdom of eswatini former swaziland and a small landlocked monarchy in southern africa has received a loan of 44 million from the european investment bank eib1 the money which will be directed towards funding an agricultural project was presented by a delegation from eib which was led by head of division africa public sector diederick zambon1 it was received by finance minister martin dlamini at his offices1 also to witness the presentation was economic planning and development minister prince hlangusemphi who said this will finance the third phase of the lower usuthu smallholder irrigation project lusip iii1 the country known for its wilderness reserves and festivals showcasing traditional swazi culture was presented the money on thursday1 lusip is a poverty alleviation initiative situated in the lowveld vegetation region of eswatini1 it is project aims to benefit 4 600 households 34 000 people through transforming subsistence farmers into commercial farmers of irrigated lands producing cash and food crops1 in its first phase the project has constructed dams and a tertiary distribution system to irrigate the first 6 500 hectares1 in phase ii the water delivery system was extended by 36km and there was construction of a tertiary distribution system to irrigate a further 5000 hectares of crops1 the prince said this project will benefit about 2259 homesteads 59 per cent of which are led by women by completion of an off-river storage reservoir to impound 155 million cubic metres of water harvested from wet season flood flows in the usuthu river1 -
Kenya increases shares in Africa50
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source63 kenya has resolved to increase by 50 per cent its shareholding in africa50 a continental initiative for funding infrastructure development1 kenya which initially had a share capital of 50 million is one of the founder investors in the venture fund which is supported by the african development bank afdb1 he made the announcement at the official opening of the 53rd shareholders meeting of africa50 in nairobi1 kenyatta said that kenya was pleased with the role the fund was playing in the transformation of africa1 kenyatta noted that kenya was particularly pleased that investments by africa50 gave market rate returns1 i am pleased to announce that kenya will double its investment in africa50 to 100 million said kenyatta 1 president uhuru kenyatta of kenya said the countrys shares has been increased to 100 million1 kenyatta observed that africa50s vision is supportive of kenyas big four development agenda which includes universal health care food security affordable housing and enhancing manufacturing to create more jobs1 he observed that infrastructure attracts investment and forms the backbone upon which his administrations big four agenda will be achieved1 infrastructure development is crucial because none of the big four will be achieved without proper infrastructure. it is a key enabler for development said kenyatta1 the chairman of the board of directors of africa50 dr. akinwumi adesina said kenya has achieved tremendous infrastructure development under president kenyatta1 adesina who is also the african development bank president said africa50 provides a new framework to address africas development needs adding that the continent has an infrastructure funding gap of as much as 108 billion1 while praising the growing number of projects financed by africa50 in kenya he underscored the importance of private sector in bridging investment gaps on the continent and challenged africas private sector to set a good example by investing in africa so that other investors from around the world can have the confidence to channel their funds to the continent1 -
Senate to investigate FGs appointments
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the senate on thursday mandated its committee on federal character to investigate alleged lopsided appointments into federal government agencies1 the decision followed a point of order by the deputy president of the senate mr ike ekweremadu at plenary1 ekweremadu alleged that appointments by the present administration were skewed in favour of a particular region of the country1 the point-of-order followed a letter from president muhammadu buhari seeking senates confirmation of appointment of mr tunde lemo as chairman federal emergency road maintenance agency ferma and six members1 lemo is a former deputy governor of central bank of nigeria cbn1 ekweremadu pointed out that some of the appointments by the administration were not in tune with the federal character principle1 he said that the constitution provided composition of government or its agencies should reflect federal character principle so as to promote national unity1 he added that it should be done in a manner that avoided the predominance of persons from a few states or from few ethnic or sectional groups in the government or in any of its agencies1 in his contribution sen. chukwuka utazi pdp-enugu said that most appointments of the present government were lopsided1 in his remarks president of the senate dr bukola saraki mandated the committee on federal character to investigate the matter and report back on tuesday1 -
Catholic bishop donates relief materials to IDPs in Plateau
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one of the worst events of life is for one to be forced out of the comfort of his home and his source of livelihood destroyed. such act is humiliating frustrating and inhuman1 most rev. michael gokum the catholic bishop of pankshin diocese in plateau on thursday donated relief materials to internally displaced persons idps in daffo district of bokkos local government area1 many villages in the district experienced attacks which led to loss of lives and property1 the bishop had before now visited the victims immediately the incident occurred1 you will recall that immediately the incident happened some months back we came here to sympathise and encourage you to live in peace. today we are here again to do same1 gokum preached peaceful coexistence among inhabitants of the area1 so we have come with some few items to provide succour and alleviate your sufferings1 let me seize this opportunity to encourage all of you to imbibe the culture of tolerance and forgive one another for the growth and development of our state he said1 gokum urged the youth to desist from being used by self-seeking politicians who would use them to perpetrate evil in the society1 the bishop held peace talks with community and religious leaders and advised them to preach peace at all times1 items donated include 40 bags of maize 20 bags of rice 20 bags of salt 20 cartons of seasoning three bags of millet 28 bags of used clothes and three bags of used shoes1 -
One in 10 North Koreans are modern-day slavesrights group
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the findings indicated two key drivers of modern slavery highly repressive regimes in which people are put to work to prop up the government and conflict situations which result in the breakdown of rule of law social structures and systems of protection1 one in 10 north koreans are modern-day slaves according to a human rights report released on thursday1 researchers interviewed 50 defectors from north korea on their experiences as part of the report. all but one described mandatory unpaid communal labour for adults and children1 pyongyang reportedly relies on large-scale forced labour to operate its mining industry including through prison-camp labour1 the government also reportedly assigns low-class individuals to work in mines in roles that are often passed down from generation to generation1 eritrea burundi the central african republic and afghanistan were among the top 10 worst offenders in the foundations analysis which estimates levels of forced labour debt bondage forced marriage slavery and slavery-like practices and human trafficking1 modern slavery estimates for the us australia britain france germany and the netherlands were also higher than previously thought but these countries were taking the most action to tackle slavery the report noted1 the rogue nuclear nation led by kim jong un has the highest prevalence of state-imposed forced labour according to the modern slavery index released by the walk free foundation1 but the report also pointed the finger at g20 countries for sourcing an estimated 354 billion dollars worth of products at risk of being produced by forced labour each year1 computers mobile phones fish and timber are among the highest-risk items1 the foundation urged countries to enforce sanctions passed by the un security council such as the ban on trading north korean coal1 despite the recent summit between kim and us president donald trump the us and other un security council countries have said sanctions must stay in place to keep up pressure on pyongyang to denuclearize1 the un special envoy for human rights in north korea tomas ojea quintana recently called for human rights to be included in any future talks1 the foundation compiled publicly available data and information from ngos and academic institutions to estimate how widespread modern slavery is in 167 countries1 -
Fayemi presents certificate of return to Buhari
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it is obvious that the wishes of the people have prevailed especially at a critical period in ekiti he said2 olayinka said the total valid votes in the election was 384594 while total votes cast was 403451 with 18857 votes invalidated1 prof. idowu olayinka the chief returning officer for the election and vice chancellor of the university of ibadan said fayemi polled 197459 votes to emerge winner1 olayinka made the declaration at the headquarters of independent national electoral commissioner inec in ado-ekiti on july 151 according to the result fayemi defeated the peoples democratic partys pdp candidate prof. kolapo olusola who came second with 178121 votes1 other results declared by olayinka were accord 250 action alliance 41 acd 1149 ad 216 adb 1082 ada 107 agao 31 anrp 125 apa 1199 and apda 4641 also declared were apga 70 anpp 14 da 14 dpc 147 dpp181 fjp 42 gpn 20 i.d 31 kowa 23 lp 280 mmn 35 mpn 23 ndlp 44 npc 353 pandel 74 and pgc 12421 the rest are dpa 632 ppn 107 sdo 367 udp 29 upn 33 ydp 31 and ypp 491 fayemi former minister of mines and steel development was the candidate of the national ruling all progressives congress apc in the july 14 governorship election1 fayemi is expected to take over from the incumbent mr ayo fayose on oct. 16 20181 an official of the alliance for credible elections dr omilusi mike commended the massive turnout of voters for saturdays governorship election in ekiti and the transparency of the electoral process1 i want to sincerely commend the turnout of the people from across the nooks and crannies of ekiti to vote for their chosen candidate1 the determination displayed by the people on saturday was unprecedented and unbelievable1 i saw the number of people coming out from their villages and homes contrary to the rumour of riot and crisis being spread across the state a few days to the election1 ekiti state governor-elect dr. kayode fayemi on thursday presented his certificate of return to president muhammadu buhari1 inec issued the certificate of return to fayemi early in the week1 -
Ortom meets Oshiomhole, denies leaving APC
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this he said was evidence of the fact that the apc was a free democratic party adding that it was the responsibility of the its leadership to help aggrieved members to find a common ground1 governor samuel ortom of benue state denied dumping all progressives congress apc confirming apc chairman adams oshiomholes claims that the governor was going nowhere1 the news agency of nigeria nan recalls that ortom on monday announced that the benue chapter of the apc had given him a red card1 he likened himself to a footballer who was out of the football pitch waiting to be picked by another club1 the governor and sen. george akume also a former governor of the state had been having a running battle over who controls the state party structure1 it was the benue apc that gave me a red card not the national apc and that was enough to make myself available out of the pitch1 but the leadership of the party told me that its decision is superior to that of any individual or group of people and i think that is good enough1 they have spoken to him and have spoken to me and the state stakeholders are going to be spoken to and thats where i belong1 we have not concluded the matter its an ongoing process i have always stood for peace and i always want peace to prevail thats what i call for1 i am here in apc i am a member of apc i am still flying the flag of apc i only said i was given red card but i have been corrected by the national secretariat he said1 the benue governor appreciated the partys leadership for intervening in the matter and expressed hope that it would be able to resolve the differences1 oshiomhole while reacting to the development said the apc does not have red cards in its cupboard and could not give what it doesnt have1 he noted that there could however be legitimate legal issues and disagreements in some of the partys states chapters1 ortom on thursday in abuja told newsmen after a closed door meeting mr adams oshiomhole the apc national chairman1 oshiomhole added that the issues in the benue chapter of the party were not too fundamental that it could not be resolved1 he expressed confidence that the issues between sen. akume and gov. ortom would be resolved by the partys national leadership1 he maintained that sen. akume was a very respected leader of the party and would recognise the need for peace adding that the apc leadership had what it would take to make peace1 in benue we are going for a win-win solution. gov. ortom is not going anywhere he is a very prominent member of our party and we appreciate his leadership in benue1 the peoples democratic party pdp that is hovering around must know that it is only people without honour that will vomit in the morning and convert it to lunch in the afternoon1 people like ortom cant leave pdp three and half years ago with his eyes open and two three years later because of some tension he is thinking of returning1 he is a man of honour and he knows that once you move one step forward you will want to take the second step to consolidate the first step thats the way to go1 be assured that the pdp can go and do whatever they want to do but it wont change the situation in the minds of those who are convinced in building the futureoshiomhole said1 this he said would not be without contestation but would be based on the understanding the party had the qualities required to resolve issues on a win-win manner even when contestations comes up1 he assured that such tools would be deployed in benue to make both gov. ortom sen. akume and the people of the state not just apc members happy1 he further assured that the apc leadership would do everything possible to help those who had issues to have those issues resolved1 oshiomhole stressed that the apc leadership would do everything possible to address crisis within its states chapters and ensure that its committed members remain in its fold. nan1 -
Apapa gridlock: Lagos Govt. turns to FG for solution
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he blamed the renewed congestion on the recalcitrance of owners and drivers of tankers and trucks to fully comply with the subsisting directive that restricts their movement within the state. bamigbetan also attributed the worsened situation to the ongoing industrial action by a section of workers at the apapa ports.1 the lagos state government on thursday sought the intervention of the federal government in enforcing the rule that all haulage operators must have designated parks immediately1 bamigbetan sympathised with the commuters and residents of apapa and other parts of the state over the lingering gridlock created by trucks and articulated vehicles1 he expressed sadness over the difficulties faced by motorists and commuters seeking the use of the apapa-oshodi highway and other routes leading to the ports1 the commissioner assured residents that the state government had directed security agencies to deploy their officers to the areas to further control traffic and bring immediate succour to the people1 bamigbetan said president muhammadu buhari had assured lagos state that the federal government would tackle the matter decisively noting that the latest hardship made the much needed intervention extremely imperative1 the commissioner for information and strategy mr kehinde bamigbetan made the assertion in lagos on the chaotic traffic situation in the state1 according to him this has slowed down the pace of goods clearance as well as the slow pace of repair works on the roads leading to the ports most of which are federal roads1 bamigbetan said the recent rehabilitation of the truck park at orile iganmu with capacity to take 3000 trucks showed the commitment of the state government to address the enormous traffic challenge1 he urged the haulage stakeholders to save residents from the threat of carnage on the highways by adhering to the directive and also invest in truck terminals themselves1 the commissioner regretted that the ongoing rehabilitation of roads in apapa and its environs and the efforts toward sanitising truck entry procedures had pushed the trucks to other parts of the city1 he said this was all because the haulage operators had continued to illegally turn major roads to parks thereby using public facilities to increase their private profit1 bamigbetan said that the state government would not allow its highways to be turned to death traps calling for speedy delivery of the roads under reconstruction within the axis1