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Varsity Don Advocates Breast Cancer Awareness Campaign Among Women

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1 year ago

June 7, 2024

A university don, Prof. Adenike Olayemi Akhigbe has advocated the urgent need for awareness campaign to drastically reduce cases of breast cancer among women in the country.

She added that even health workers had such an embarrassing low level of awareness of the ailment.

Akhigbe made the call while delivering the 312th inaugural lecture of the University of Benin with topic, “Seeing the Unseen: Medical Imaging to the Rescue.,” .

Akhigbe, who is a professor of radiology, said late presentation has been observed to be the hallmark of breast cancer in Nigeria.

She added that there is a very poor knowledge about the risk factors for breast cancer.

Akhigbe, who stressed the need for a robust awareness campaign to tackle breast cancer ailments,
said reduction in breast cancer mortality has been reported in developed countries from population studies.

She noted that Africa was far behind developed countries, who have established national screening programmes for breast cancer, lamenting that there is no established screening programme in Nigeria.

“Late presentation of breast cancer in Nigeria has been linked to poverty, ignorance, poor access to care and under-education among other possible causes but health beliefs and cancer fatalism has been found to influence participation in breast cancer screening programme in other studies.

“The effects of health beliefs fatalism on the practice of breast cancer screening was accessed among 225 women between the age of 30 to 60 years , using Champions Health Belief Model Scale and Powe Cancer Fatalism Scale.

“We found that a higher percentage of the women do not perform Breast Self-Examination (BSE) regularly and majority of the women have never had mammography done.

“The study showed significant barriers from the health belief model and high level of breast cancer fatalism that impact negatively on the practice of the two main screening methods, BSE and mammography.

“There is a need for us to understand the psychological and psychosocial barriers that deter Nigerian women from having breast cancer awareness as well as routine screening. Such information can be useful in putting together culturally relevant awareness literature and media content that address these barriers,” Akhigbe said.

In her remarks, Vice Chancellor, University of Benin, Prof. Lilian Salami represented by Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Prof Adesina Ayinde, said the topic was apt as it aims to advance the field of medical imaging while prioritizing patient care and safety.

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Charlie Kirk Shooter Arrested, Named

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13 hours ago

September 12, 2025

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United States authorities have arrested a suspect in the fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

Law enforcement officials identified the suspect as 21-year-old Tyler Robinson from Utah, according to NBC News, citing five senior law enforcement sources.

Kirk was fatally shot in the neck on Tuesday while speaking at a debate at Utah Valley University.

Authorities said the attacker fired a single round from a rooftop in what they described as a targeted assassination.

US President Donald Trump confirmed the arrest, telling Fox News that investigators acted “with a high degree of certainty” in taking Robinson into custody.

Trump praised the joint efforts of local police and state officials in the investigation.

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FBI Releases Video Of Charlie Kirk’s Shooter, Recovers Weapons Near Scene [WATCH]

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21 hours ago

September 12, 2025

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The FBI’s Salt Lake City Field Office on Friday released video footage of the man suspected of fatally shooting conservative activist Charlie Kirk fleeing a rooftop after the incident on September 10, 2025.

The bureau, in a statement accompanied by the video link shared on X on Friday, noted that the video shows the shooter climbing onto a rooftop shortly before the attack and then jumping off and fleeing the scene after firing the fatal shots.

Investigators also reportedly found the weapon and ammunition used in the shooting in a wooded area near the university.

The agency wrote, “The FBI has released a video and more photos of the shooter in the Utah Valley shooting. The subject is seen jumping from the rooftop of a building after the shooting.

“Around 12 pm Mountain Time on September 10, 2025, the subject climbed up to a rooftop; after he shot and killed Charlie Kirk, he jumped off and ran away. He left a gun and ammunition in a wooded area near the university.

“Trace evidence collected from the rooftop scene included shoe impressions, a forearm imprint, and a palm print. Anyone with information in this case should call the FBI at 1-800-CALL-FBI or visit fbi.gov/utahvalleyshooting.”

The bureau added that it is working closely with law enforcement partners to seek justice in the murder of Charlie Kirk.

The PUNCH reported on Thursday that the FBI released initial images of a person of interest in the fatal shooting of Kirk.

The agency also offered a $100,000 reward for information leading to the identification and arrest of those responsible for his death.

Meanwhile, two people misidentified online as suspects in the fatal shooting of right-wing US activist Charlie Kirk also told AFP Thursday they were terrified by the misinformation targeting them, as the manhunt for the real killer continued.

31-year-old Kirk, a major ally of President Donald Trump and the head of the largest conservative youth movement in the United States, was shot dead while attending an event at Utah Valley University.

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Russia Threatens Poland Over Belarus Border Closure

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September 12, 2025

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Russia, on Thursday, urged Poland to reopen its border with Belarus, Moscow’s close ally, calling the closure “destructive” and warning of consequences.

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced Tuesday the closure of the border with Belarus from 0000 on September 12 (2200 GMT on September 11), in response to the upcoming joint Russian-Belarusian war games.

“We urge Warsaw to consider the consequences of such destructive steps and to review its decision as soon as possible,” foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said in a statement.

The border closure was to “justify a policy of further escalating tensions in the centre of Europe”, she added.

NATO’s eastern flank members Poland, Lithuania and Latvia are on high alert due to the massive drills, which according to Tusk are designed to simulate occupation of the Suwalki corridor, a strategically important area in Poland.

Usually held every four years, the 2025 iteration of Zapad is the first during the conflict in Ukraine, and is due to run until September 16.

Belarus had said in January that 13,000 troops would be involved in the drills, but in May it said the number was to be reduced by around half.

Zakharova said Warsaw had “demonstratively” ignored the “goodwill” gestures by Moscow and Minsk to move the exercise away from the Polish border and to reduce the number of military personnel participating.