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Longer breast-feeding reduces cancer risk – Expert

Longer breast-feeding reduces cancer risk – Expert

Women who breast-feed their babies for longer periods face a lower risk of becoming infected with cancer. This was disclosed in Lagos by the National Coordinator of the National Cancer Prevention Programme, NCPP, Dr. Kin Egwuonwu, during a breast cancer awareness walk tagged, Walk for Life.

Flood displaces 3,000 in Badagry as epidemic looms

Flood displaces 3,000 in Badagry as epidemic looms

A seven year-old girl (names withheld) was killed, while over 3,000 others were displaced by the flood that submerged all five communities in Badagry Local Government Area of Lagos State.

I don’t have a godfather – Fashola

I don’t have a godfather – Fashola

Governor Babtunde Fashola of Lagos State, weekend, dropped a bombshell on the public perception of him being a stooge of his former boss, Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu, saying he (Tinubu) is not a godfather to him but a political mentor.

Aero blames air mishap on humidity

Aero blames air mishap on humidity

Following Sunday’s mishap in which 15 passengers aboard Aero flight AJ320 were injured when the airline made an emergency landing at the Murtala Muhammed Airport in Lagos, the management, yesterday, attributed the development to humidity and warm air mixing which metamorphosed into a cloud of smoke.

Atiku berates EFCC over ban on Obasanjo-Bello

Atiku berates EFCC over ban on Obasanjo-Bello

FORMER Vice-President, Atiku Abubakar, yesterday, accused the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, of re-inventing unconstitutional tactics earlier outlawed by the courts in its proposals to stop certain politically-exposed persons from contesting the 2011 elections.