Antibody machinery ‘can misfire and cause leukaemia’

The tools used to fortify the body against infection are also one of the causes of the most common form of childhood leukaemia, say researchers.
The machinery used to produce millions of antibodies in the immune system can misfire, making cells more likely to become cancerous.
The UK research group hopes to understand why some children do not respond to treatment.
The findings were published in the journal Nature Genetics.
Patients with leukaemia produce abnormal blood cells, and acute lymphoblastic leukaemia is the

Iheanacho signs City pre-contract

Nigeria Under-17 striker Kelechi Iheanacho has signed a pre-contract with Manchester City according to his father James.
In an interview with Brila FM the player’s father confirms that he has signed a pre-contract with City but with him being 17 years-old a proper contract will be signed when his son turns 18, and only then will they get money from his

I Stepped On Powerful Toes Says "Oduah"

In a session in Lagos, Aviation Minister, Princess Stella Oduah, took us through her two-year old administration of the aviation sector. She spoke on the rot she met on her assumption of office, the reforms she introduced to make our skies safer, and the airports' remodelling she initiated as part of the efforts to key into the Transformation Agenda of President Goodluck Jonathan.
Opinions differ about the situation on ground in the aviation sector when you came in as minister in 2011. Some people claim the situation was bad. Others say it was not so bad. What exactly was

Davido, D'banj Record First Ever Collaboration!

Davido has never hidden his admiration for D’banj; from praising him on songs like ‘All of you‘ to bringing him out on stage, it’s not hard to see the young Pop star looks up to Banga Lee.
The pair recently recorded their first ever collaboration and Davido is quite happy about it. ‘In the studio With the King!! 2014 year of all!!!!! @iambangalee‘, Davido said.

Cynthia Osokogu’s murder: Judge accuses defence counsel of stalling trial

Justice Olabisi Akinlade of a Lagos High Court sitting in  Igbosere on Monday accused the defence counsel of stalling the trial of the four men charged with the murder of Cynthia Osokogu in Lagos in 2012.
Akinlade made the accusation when counsel to the first and second defendants — Miss Mosunmola Oladapo and Mr Michael Ajayi — were unable to file their written addresses as directed by the court.
The defendants are Okwumo Nwabufo, 33; Olisaeloka Ezike, 23; Orji Osita, 33; and Ezike Nonso, 25.
A source says that Osokogu was allegedly murdered on July 22, 2012 at Cosmilla Hotel, Lakeview Estate, Festac Town, Lagos, by her facebook lovers — Ezike and Nwabufo.
The counsel had at the last hearing closed their

Controversy Trails Death Of 2 Nigerian Students In Ukraine

Two Nigerian students at the Donetsk National Technical University, Ukraine, have died, after what the Ministry of Foreign Affairs sources described as circumstances bothering on alleged negligence on the part of the hospital authorities where they were admitted for treatment.
The late students, Theresa Olaoluwa Oresanya, third year Electrical Engineering  and Bede Olunna Ogbu, a Masters Degree Engineering died Friday, December 10 and Wednesday, December 18, 2013 respectively.
News of the death of the two Nigerians students was reportedly relayed to

Justin Bieber throwing an egg at a building somehow caused $20,000 in damage. How hard did he throw it?

Justin Bieber’s egg-throwing escapades last week have somehow caused $20,000 worth of damage to his neighbour’s house, which begs the question: how hard can Justin Bieber throw an egg? If he gets the angles right it sounds like he could pelt an egg into the very heart of the sun. If he threw an egg through a wind tunnel the resulting friction could be a clean source of energy for the rest of the world. Why do we let him