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(Photo: Getty image) Regardless its detailed ringing name, “broken-heart syndrome” is in fact a real disease and now researchers have found evidence that it’s connected to the second leading cause of death worldwide: cancer. According to research, in 1990, scientists in Japan first recognised Takotsubo syndrome (TTS), and causes symptoms such as sudden chest pain, short of breath and low blood pressure. The Harvard Medical School describes it as a sudden “weakening of the left ventricle, the heart's main pumping chamber.” The condition has long been connected to an emotionally traumatizing events, which can also trigger mental illness. Research states that one in six of patients with TTS had cancer and, perhaps relatedly, were far less likely to survive for five years after it occurred. The most common cancer among participants, 87 percent of whom were women — was breast, but included cancers affecting other parts of the body, such as the skin and gastrointestinal system....

Kemi Olunloyo and Chude Jideonwo were guests on TVC’s Your View Tuesday morning and they discussed the Busola Dakolo rape claim against Biodun Fatoyinbo. Olunloyo said there were “elements of lies” in the Busola Dakolo interview with Chude. She said there were no timelines in the interview. Chude however said Busola had made a formal police case before the interview was published and that complaint contains all the details “I’ve concluded that she was not raped by that pastor,” Olunloyo said. “This is an attempt to use clout to become bigger,” Olunloyo continued, saying Busola and her husband Timi Dakolo are “looking for fame”. Chude on his part, said he’s listened to five survivors share their sexual assault experiences with Fatoyinbo. Watch video here...

The police have arrested some suspects allegedly involved in the killing of Mrs Funke Olakunrin, daughter of the Afenifere leader, Reuben Fasoranti. The spokesman of the Ondo State Police Command, Femi Joseph, who confirmed yesterday that some armed gangs killed Mrs Funke on Kajola-Ore road, Ondo State said the suspects were arrested when a team of security operatives stormed the forests near the area. He said the suspects will be paraded while investigations is still ongoing,

Nollywood actor, Kenneth Okoli and Jessica got married in December 2017. Now they are expecting their first baby. Kenneth shared a photo of his wife rocking her baby bump.

The Muslim Rights Concern, MURIC, Professor Ishaq Akintola reacted to the death of Funke Olakunrin, daughter of the leader of Yoruba Socio-cultural organization, Afenifere. The Muslim Activist sent a condolence message to the deceased’s father, and warned Nigerians against jumping into any conclusion about the killers. He said Nigerians must not allow those who have hidden agenda to destroy this country. However, the Ondo State Police Command PRO, Femi Joseph, said it has not been established if the woman is related to Pa Fasoranti or not. He also disclosed that some other passengers were kidnapped during the incident, which happened on Friday. Narrating how the incident happened, the PPRO stated that the hoodlums struck on the Benin-Sagamu Expressway. And attack two vehicles, one of which was shot at by the attackers. “What happened was that the hoodlums attacked two vehicles, one Toyota Land Cruiser which was conveying the deceased and four others. “When we (police) go...

Jide Macaulay  A 53-year-old Nigerian priest in the church of England is struggling to marry his partner. His partner lives in their birth country where homosexuality is seen abnormal only deserving of expulsion or death. Nigeria banned same-sex marriage in 2014, the same year it became legal in Britain. As a priest, the Church allows Jide Macaulay to be gay. But an outright marriage to his partner is not permitted. He can live with him in a celibate relationship but cannot get married in the church. He risks losing his job in the Church if he does. “To me, that is a great disservice and discrimination against same-gender-loving individuals,” Macaulay, also a lawyer, said in a BBC documentary – Too Gay for God? The Same-Sex Marriage Prohibition Act (SSMPA), signed into law in 2014 by former President Goodluck Jonathan, was enacted on the premise that the Nigerian culture is not in support to homosexuality.

Early hour yesterday, an Air Canada flight en route to Australia was forced to make an emergency landing in Hawaii after more than 12 passengers were injured during intense turbulence. Health officials in Honolulu said 37 people on board suffered injuries in the incident, which about 30 were rushed to local hospital, including flight crew, children and elderly passengers. Those on board described a terrifying scene in which the plane suddenly dropped with only a few seconds of warning, flinging passengers and crew across the cabin. Officials said victims sustained back, neck and head injuries. The plane was travelling from Vancouver to Sydney when it encountered unexpected turbulence just west of Hawaii. Flight AC033 then made an unscheduled stop at Daniel K. Inouye International Airport in Honolulu at 6:45 a.m. local time, where six ambulances and 50 first responders were on scene.