Nigerian Professor Develops Drug For Cancer, Diabetes

The Deputy Vice Chancellor of Benson Idahosa University, Benin City, Professor Ernest Izevbigie, has announced a major breakthrough in the management of cancer, diabetes and prostate enlargement, with the announcement of a new drug for the treatment of the ailments.
He made the announcement at a press briefing organised by the University to announce the successful development of the medicines named Edotide. Izevbigie said the medicines, which are nature-based, have little or no toxicity, as is usually found in such drugs.
Prof. Izevbigie stated that the medicines which were made from the bitter-leaf (vernonia amygdalina), have been certified by the National Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), and have been internationally accepted, as the National Academy of Inventors (NIA), based in United States of America, has endorsed it.
“We started out in 2000 making initial observation. In 2001, we applied for provisional patent, and after one year we were assigned to a patent officer, and we were awarded patent in 2003. In 2005, we isolated two other products, and had to get patents for each.
“The patent gives us 18 years sole ownership. After three years, we came up with the right formulation to venture into commercial manufacturing. From 2008, we went into the market. So we have been on ground in Nigeria for 13 years, and 8 in the United States,”
Prof. Izevbigie also disclosed that he received two U.S. patents for Edotide in 2009 for the treatment of cancer and diabetes, adding that Edotide can suppress, kill, or delay cancerous cells, and it reduces blood glucose by 50% in mammals.
Naij.com

State Pardon: I have no regret – Diya thanks Jonathan

By Ameh Comrade Godwin 

A former Military Governor of Ogun state, retired Lt. General Oladipo Diya, on Friday expressed gratitude to President Goodluck Jonathan and the Council of State for recently granting him state pardon, saying that he has forgive Abacha.
He told newsmen at his Ikeja residence on Friday that God should forgive the one who suffered him unjustly.
The former Governor was accompanied by his son, Barrister Sinmi Diya, Senators Femi Okorounmu and Tony Adefuye.
Diya, while thanking all Nigerians who pleaded on their behalf during their trial period said that as a good Christian, he had forgiven those who neglected him, saying that he has been praying for them.
He said, “But for the grace of God, we would have been executed,” he said, but refused to narrate his experience, promising that the subject would be presented in detail in a biographical work in progress.
“Like my friend, Babatope, would say: I would have regretted if I had not served in that government,” he remarked.
The former Chief of General Staff under the regime of late Gen. Sani Abacha, was sentenced to death, along with other Military Officers and civilians in 1995 on treachery charges for what is now being referred to as a ‘phantom coup.’

Diya insisted that the Abacha regime had one of the best cabinet ever assembled in Nigeria, parading such men as current National Chairman of the PDP, Bamanga Tukur, former Lagos Governor, Lateef Jakande, and, Ebenezer Babatope.
He expressed displeasure over the report of the Oputa Panel set up by the Olusegun Obsanjo regime which has not been implemented yet.
He said: “Finally, I want to thank the President, His Excellency once again for his kind gesture and to appeal to him to publish and implement the Oputa Panel report.
“This was a panel set up by the Federal Government of Nigeria with state funds and a report was submitted on it; a lot of findings and recomendatiopns were made most especially on the phantom coups of 1995 and 1997.
“A similar panel called the Truth and Reconciliation committee was set up in the Republic of South Africa, and the implementation of that committee report in South Africa has contributed tremendously.
He recalled that he went through ‘hell’ over the charges levelled against him and many others, some of whom he never knew, but were forced to suffer because of the regime’s determination to eliminate him.
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Condom Dress Spreads Love, Not Disease (PHOTO)

By Christa Bigue
When Jenna Smith, a 2009 Terra Nova High School graduate who is now a senior at Fresno State studying Recreation Administration with an emphasis in Event Planning, asked her best friend what the best moment of his life was, the last thing she expected him to say was a 545-mile bike ride.
But that’s exactly what it was, and the more she learned about this seven-day Aids Life Cycle Ride, the more she became inspired to do it herself.
So much so, she made a dress out of condoms and condom wrappers to help spread the word about "Spreading the Love, not the Disease" and gain support from her community to sponsor her ride from San Francisco to Los Angeles June 2-8 to raise awareness and funds for the cure and prevention of AIDS.
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Why Terrorists Struck In Kano – SSS

The State Security Service (SSS) yesterday blamed Monday’s multiple bombings at New Road Motor Park in the Sabon Gari area of Kano State on the complacency of Nigerians as a result of the improved security situation in the North.

SSS spokesperson Ms Marilyn Ogar, who stated this on Channels television yesterday said: “Maybe Nigerians became too relaxed because there was a little bit of respite.”
She claimed that operatives had taken out the leadership of the fundamentalist sect, Boko Haram, and that some loose cannons, who are trying to “find their feet”, are staging these new wave of attacks.
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Mussolini’s ‘most secret’ bunker discovered beneath historic Roman structure

By Eric Pfeiffer, Yahoo! News

A secret bunker meant to house Benito Mussolini was discovered in Rome (Wikicommons)Workers in Rome have stumbled across a top-secret bunker once belonging to former Fascist leader Benito Mussolini, hidden underneath the historic Palazzo Venezia.

The discovery is the 12^th such bunker as is said to have been the “most secret” of the former strongman’s hideouts, according to the Italian publication La Stampa.
And in what has become a tradition of sorts, the bunker will soon go on display for the public to tour and document, as has been done with other recently discovered Mussolini bunkers. City officials plan to install lighting, a touchscreen system and an air siren, meant to simulate the sounds of an impending air raid.
The nine room hidden compound was reportedly unearthed by city superintendent Anna Imponente and architect Carlo Serafini, who were busy inspecting a restoration project on the 15^th century building that sits atop the bunker. The Palazzo Venezia currently houses a national museum and has been a historically significant structure for centuries, having been used by high ranking members of the Roman Catholic Church and other important figures over the years.
During their inspection, Serafini and Imponente noticed a tiny wooden hatch, which led down to the bunker nearly 50 feet beneath the earth.
“When we saw the concrete, it was all clear,” Serafini told the paper. "It’s the twelfth bunker of Rome -- Benito Mussolini’s last bunker."
Although the bunker was never finished, there are holes in the wall meant for indoor plumbing and electricity, Serafini says the structure is so solid it would have likely held up under an assault from Allied forces.
"The walls rest on the foundations of an old tower, and are almost two meters thick in some places," Serafini told the paper. "It would have probably only been designed for Mussolini himself and one other person; more than likely his mistress, Claretta Petacci.”
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Twin Explosions Rock Different Locations Of Kano State

The troubled northern city of Kano has been rocked by two explosions in different locations of the city on Saturday some few days after a deadly blast at a motor park killed scores and left several others injured.
Although details are still sketchy, it is reported that the first explosion happened at Hotoro area, close to the NNPC Mega station.
A source who pleaded anonymity said, “We are yet to get details of the explosion, but sources around the area said that the explosion was from a car who refused to stop for search at a military stop and search point.”
He said the military patrol team subsequently pursued the car and later engaged the occupants in an exchange of gun fire.

“The car was actually loaded with explosives which was detonated as a result of the heavy gunfire” he added.
The other explosion reportedly occurred at Tishama neighbourhood along the Eastern Bye-Pass Road.
Details about the second explosion is still sketchy. Residents said it was also followed by sporadic gunshots.
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Meteor Sighting Reported Across Northeast US

On Friday night around 8 p.m. EST, Twitter lit up with multiple accounts of a bright object, possibly a meteor, shooting across the skies of the northeast United States. Many of the spectators appear to be in the Washington D.C. area, but The Huffington Post has received reports of sightings from South Carolina to Connecticut.
Bill Cooke of NASA'S Meteoroid Environmental Office said it appeared to be a "a single meteor event." Derrick Pitts, chief astronomer at Philadelphia's Franklin Institute, told AP the flash was likely one meteor or a "space rock." Pitts also added it is difficult to be "100 percent certain of what it was," but that the given descriptions seemed consistent with a meteor.
Above, footage captured by security cameras at Hopkins Automotive in Salisbury, Md. The footage has not been confirmed, but could plausibly depict the meteor due to factors such as timing, location and relative positioning of the company on its block.
The object was described as bright green in color and visible for about 40 seconds. It was also described in multiple accounts as "sparking" or "flashing."
So far, there are no conclusively confirmed photos of the event. Several photos have circulated Twitter and Facebook, purporting to depict tonight's event, but at least two of the most widely shared of these depict earlier events (see here and here).
In addition, reports of an impact in Delaware have circulated. However, these may also be false.
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