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To prevent prostate cancer, some medical practitioners have advised men to eat a balanced diet and be engaged in regular sex. The experts gave the advice on Friday in Lagos. The Coordinator of One-Stop-Breast Cancer Clinic, Lagos University Teaching Hospital, LUTH, Dr Caleb Yakubu, said that men who engage in sex regularly stand a lower chance of developing prostate cancer. Yabuku, also a Consultant Radiologist, said it had been scientifically proven that men who ejaculate more frequently were less likely to develop prostate cancer. He explained that the prostate gland contains prostate fluid that mixes with the sperm to…

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Grammy-nominated musician David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has said that having money all by oneself is boring without significant others. He took to his X account as he indirectly hinted that having a circle of the rich is better than being the only rich person in a circle. He wrote: “It’s boring having money by yourself…” Davido’s statement was greeted by over 7, 000 comments. These are some of the comments: @dammiedammie35 suggested: “Let’s have it together boss” Read Also: Davido to headline UnitedMasters Grammy Weekend concert February 2nd @GucciStarboi wrote: “Tap that money on my head &…

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Polygamy is not another type of marriage. Polygamy is another level in the marriage pantheon. It is a special kind of marriage that involves more than one woman loving and laying claims to one man. Of course, no wife wants to hear of or have to contend with it, because no woman really wants to share the heart or any part of her man. But polygamy is real and I bet, at least one marriage is threatened by this harsh reality even as you read this. Do I support it? No, but what has my support…

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As the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON, kicks off today, let’s see past winners and runners-up. 1957: Egypt — Ethiopia 1959: Egypt — Sudan 1962: Ethiopia — Egypt 1963: Ghana — Sudan Read Also: AFCON records you need to know 1965: Ghana — Tunisia 1968: Congo (Kinshasa) — Ghana 1970: Sudan — Ghana 1972: Congo (Brazzaville) — Mali 1974: Zaire — Zambia 1976: Morocco — Guinea 1978: Ghana — Uganda 1980: Nigeria — Algeria 1982: Ghana — Libya 1984: Cameroon — Nigeria 1986: Egypt — Cameroon 1988: Cameroon — Nigeria 1990: Algeria — Nigeria 1992: Côte d’Ivoire —…

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As the people of Ondo State prepare for the burial of their former governor, late Arakunrin Rotimi Akeredolu, PETER DADA observes that the family of the ex-first citizen of the state has not arrived at Owo, his hometown, to mourn the deceased December 27, 2023, would not be quickly erased from the memory of the residents and indigenes of Ondo State as a day of passing into glory of one of the prominent sons of the state and former state governor, Arakunrin Rotimi Akeredolu. Akeredolu, popularly called ‘Aketi’ by his political associates, passed away in Germany during a long…

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Ibrahim Babangida, former military head of state, says he tried to be friends with Gani Fawehinmi, the late human rights lawyer. Babangida, who ruled Nigeria as military president from 1985 to 1993, spoke on Inside Sources, a Channels Television programme anchored by Laolu Akande. The former military head of state described Fawehinmi as a good critic, saying he valued his comments on national issues. “If we come up with a policy, my first question to my staff was: What would Gani Fawehinmi say? I like listening to him. I made it a point to become his friend,” IBB said…

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THE recent announcement by the immediate past governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, declaring that he and the other four members of the group of five PDP governors who backed President Bola Tinubu’s election in 2023 would support his reelection in 2027 is causing unease among them. Ortom said last Sunday at a luncheon hosted by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, that the group had decided to back Tinubu for another term after the present one. Ortom declared at the event: “Our leader, Nyesom Wike, has already made…

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•Insists only united opposition force can salvage Nigeria •Congratulates PDP, opposition party governors over Supreme Court victory The Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the 2023 Election, Atiku Abubakar, has expressed willingness to lead a coalition of opposition parties to oust the ruling All Progressives Congress, (APC), come 2027. He said this in a congratulatory message to governors of the PDP whose elections were upheld by the Supreme Court on Friday. In a statement signed by his Media Office in Abuja, he described the decision of the court as good news for the people of Bauchi, Plateau,…

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BlackRock agrees to buy Adebayo Ogunlesi’s Global Infrastructure Partners for about $12.5 billion BlackRock Buys Infrastructure Firm GIP for $12.5 Billion in Major Alternatives Push. Deal to make firm one of the biggest infrastructure investors GIP is led by Adebayo Ogunlesi and manages $100 billion BlackRock Inc. agreed to buy Adebayo Ogunlesi’s Global Infrastructure Partners for about $12.5 billion, vaulting the world’s biggest money manager into the top ranks of investors that make long-term bets on energy, transportation and digital infrastructure. BlackRock will pay $3 billion of cash and about 12 million shares, worth about $9.5 billion at Thursday’s…

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