NIH study finds regular aspirin use may reduce ovarian cancer risk Posted: 02/06/2014 Women who take aspirin daily may reduce their risk of ovarian cancer by 20 percent, according to a study by scientists at the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health. However, further research is needed before clinical recommendations can be made. The study was published Feb. 6, 2014, in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. It is estimated that over 20,000 women in the United States will be diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 2014, and more than 14,000 will die from the disease. Early stage ovarian cancer may be successfully treated. However, symptoms associated with this disease can mimic more common conditions, such as digestive and bladder disorders, so for this reason and others, it is often not diagnosed until it has reached advanced stages. Late stage ovarian cancer leaves women with limited treatment options and poor prognoses, making preventive strategies potentially important for controlling this disease. Chronic or persistent inflammation has been shown to increase the risk of cancer and other diseases. Previous studies have suggested that the anti-inflammatory properties of aspirin and non-aspirin NSAIDs (non-steroidal anti- inflammatory drugs), may reduce cancer risk overall. However, studies examining whether use of these agents may influence ovarian cancer risk have been largely inconclusive. This is the largest study to date to assess the relationship between these drugs and ovarian cancer risk. Britton Trabert, Ph.D., and Nicolas Wentzensen, M.D., Ph.D., of NCI’s Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, and their colleagues, analyzed data pooled from 12 large epidemiological studies to investigate whether women who used aspirin, non-aspirin NSAIDs, or acetaminophen have a lower risk of ovarian cancer. These 12 studies (nine from the United States) were part of the Ovarian Cancer Association Consortium. The scientists evaluated the benefit of these drugs in nearly 8,000 women with ovarian cancer and close to 12,000 women who did not have the disease. Among study participants who reported whether or not they used aspirin regularly: 18 percent used aspirin, 24 percent used non-aspirin NSAIDs, and 16 percent used acetaminophen. The researchers determined that participants who reported daily aspirin use had a 20 percent lower risk of ovarian cancer than those who used aspirin less than once per week. For non-aspirin NSAIDs, which include a wide variety of drugs, the picture was less clear: the scientists observed a 10 percent lower ovarian cancer risk among women who used NSAIDs at least once per week compared with those who used NSAIDs less frequently. However, this finding did not fall in a range that was significant statistically. In contrast to the findings for aspirin and NSAIDs, use of acetaminophen, which is not an anti-inflammatory agent, was not associated with reduced ovarian cancer risk. This study adds to a growing list of malignancies, such as colorectal and other cancers, that appear to be potentially preventable by aspirin usage. “Our study suggests that aspirin regimens, proven to protect against heart attack, may reduce the risk of ovarian cancer as well. However intriguing our results are, they should not influence current clinical practice. Additional studies are needed to explore the delicate balance of risk-benefit for this potential chemopreventive agent, as well as studies to identify the mechanism by which aspirin may reduce ovarian cancer risk,” said Trabert. Adverse side effects of daily aspirin use include upper gastrointestinal bleeding and hemorrhagic stroke. Therefore, a daily aspirin regimen should only be undertaken with a doctor’s approval, caution the scientists.# # #

Woman becomes first person to be jailed for trolling herself

 February 2014 A woman who used fake Facebook profiles to send
herself hundreds of abusive messages has been
jailed for 20 months. Michelle Chapman, from Cornwall, is thought to
be the first person in the UK to have been
prosecuted for "trolling" herself. Chapman set up fake accounts in the name of her
father and new stepmother; sending herself
hundreds of abusive messages of 'very unpleasant
sexual nature' before reporting them to the police,
court heard. She was cautioned for a similar offence back in
2009- yet police still took her allegations
seriously. Her father, Roy Jackson, and stepmother, Louise,
were arrested and given a warning as a result. Her
year-long campaign only came to an end after
forensic Internet inquiries revealed both accounts
had been created at her own address. Prosecutor Philip Lee said Chapman "wanted to
make their life hell" and sought "revenge on her
father for matters in the past". She fell out with her in-laws after attempting a
reunion with his father, whom she had not seen
for 21 years. But there was an altercation and she
became "upset". Chapman began her revenge by setting up a fake
account for her new stepmother to send offensive
messages to her father in a desperate attempt to
break them up. She then spent a year "trolling"
herself online. She admitted doing actions tending or intended to
pervert the course of justice by sending herself
degrading e-mails between February 2011 and
March 2012, at an earlier hearing. Her lawyer, Martin Pearce, said she suffered from
mental health problems and wishes "she had not
done it". Sentencing her to 20 months in prison, Judge
Harvey Clark said: "People have suffered a great
deal of distress as a result of your wicked
behaviour." Her husband, Glyn Chapman, said his wife was
crying for help. He added: "She is the victim, she has mental
health issues and it was a cry for help. She has not
had the help she needs. "This is what you do when you're in desperate,
desperate need of help - you scream out." Chapman has been given a restraining order and
her computer was confiscated.

Couple Charged After His Daughter
Died From Drinking Soda The Associated Press Feb 6, 2014, 2:08 PM An East Tennessee couple faces a murder charge,
accused of forcing the man's 5-year-old daughter to
drink more than 2 liters of grape soda and water,
causing her brain to swell and rupture, authorities
said. According to the Hawkins County Sheriff's Office
and the autopsy report, Alexa Linboom was brought
in to the emergency room on Jan. 1, 2012, by her
father, Randall Vaughn, and his wife, Mary Vaughn. The girl was blue and unresponsive with "an
abnormal body posture that indicates severe brain
damage," according to the autopsy, which was
completed in July 2013. The Vaughns were arrested on Wednesday and
were being held at the Hawkins County Jail on a
$500,000 bond each. Officials did not know whether
the Vaughns had hired an attorney. Their
arraignment was scheduled for Friday morning. An investigation revealed the girl had been forced to
drink approximately 2.4 liters of water and soda over
one to two hours as punishment. The massive
intake of fluid caused her brain to swell and
herniate. According to the autopsy, when she was forced to
drink all that liquid, she began vomiting, urinated on
herself and asked to take a bath. "Outside of the bathtub, she tried to eat oatmeal
with assistance then started clenching her hands."
She arrived at the hospital about 2 to 3 hours later. "Caretakers told hospital staff that during the ride to
the hospital, she sat up in the vehicle and played
patty cake," according to the autopsy. She was transported by air to a regional hospital
where she was pronounced brain dead two days
later. The autopsy states that the girl had moved to
Tennessee to live with her father about three
months before her death. The move was prompted
by allegations of neglect at her previous home. A pediatric check-up about three months before her
death had shown no significant problems. She was
taken to an outpatient clinic about a month before
her death for excessive thirst, urination and eating,
but nothing was found to be wrong with her. According to the autopsy, "Other adults who had
regular contact with the child before and after her
move to Tennessee describe her as a normal,
healthy child and did not notice any unusual eating,
drinking habits and that she did not wet her pants at
school." An obituary for the child said, "Some of the things
that brought enjoyment to her life was coloring,
playing with her Barbie dolls, her love of animals,
but her most joy came when playing with her
brothers and sisters." Tennessee Department of Children's Services
spokesman Rob Johnson confirmed that Alexa had
lived in the home with five other children, some of
whom were siblings and some of whom were half-
siblings. The other children were removed from the
house in Feb. 2013 and remain in DCS custody.

It happens

     GIVING BIRTH CHEATING Shameless star Tina
Malone wants
another baby despite
dramatic birth at age
50 which could have
killed her TINA MALONE 1 day ago The Mirror columnist, famous for playing
'Mimi' Maguire in the TV drama, says she
does not want baby Flame to grow up a
single child Miracle baby born
three months early
weighing just 2lb
allowed home to be
with delighted mum
and dad BABIES 4 days ago Claire McGilligan thought she would never
have another child after being diagnosed
with a womb defect, but baby Lukas has
become her 'little miracle' Front page Most Read In pictures News Football 3AM Sport TV Opinion Lifestyle Money I've had two children
with my best friend's
dad and she's
disowned us - but we
don't care Jemma Wilson even had her best mate's
mum as her birthing partner - and didn't tell
her the truth for five months Jemma Wilson grimaced through another
contraction and gripped the hand of her
birthing partner. Caring Vicky Overton, stepmum to Jemma’s
best friend, never left her side for two days
as she helped ease the pain. But all the time the new mum had a shocking
secret that made a mockery of that
kindness. Because the man who got her
pregnant was Vicky’s husband. The father of her best friend Danielle. At 20, Jemma had fallen into a drunken one-
night stand with Adrian Overton, 17 years
her senior and a man who had known her
since she was a toddler. Danielle and Vicky didn’t find out the truth
until five months after the baby was born
when Adrian left home to move in with
Jemma. The couple have two sons now – Jayden,
five, and Bailey, four – and they are defiantly
unrepentant. “There’s no point in regrets,” says Jemma,
now 27. “It’s one of those things. Adrian
wasn’t happy with Vicky. Maybe we shouldn’t
have got together when they were still
married but it happened and there’s nothing
I can do to change that. "I’ve got my boys now. They’re the only thing
that matters.” Adrian, 44, adds: “Two years prior to Jemma
coming along Vicky didn’t want me. Our
marriage was over, so in my eyes I didn’t do
anything wrong.” Jemma, a nail technician from Huddersfield,
West Yorks, was three when she first met
Danielle, then one. They were inseparable
as they grew up together. “We went to the same primary school and
then high school. I saw her as a sister,” says
Jemma. Best friends: Danielle and Jemma when
growing up together In 2001 they lost touch when Jemma moved
away. But six years later she moved to the
street where Danielle lived with her dad and
stepmum Vicky. “Me and Danielle became close again,” she
recalls. “We’d go out to the cinema together
or drinking.” She also got on well with Adrian and Vicky,
who had wed three years earlier. “When Danielle used to go out to her
boyfriend’s I’d still go round because I’d
made friends with them too. Adrian
remembered me as a child but to be honest
I didn’t remember him." “They used to argue a lot,” she adds. Which
explains why she and Adrian, a PC engineer,
started spending time alone. “I had a two-
bedroom house so he used to stay in my
spare room.” She insists that, at 20, she didn’t have
feelings for him. “I didn’t see him in that way
at all. He was a lot older, the same age as
my mum.” But Adrian was very attracted to her and as
they spent one evening together he made
his move. “He said Vicky had thrown him out and
asked if he could stay,” Jemma recalls. “We
were watching TV and talking over a bottle
of wine, like friends do. Then he leaned over
and started kissing me.” No going back: With Bailey and Jayden “I didn’t feel guilty,” Adrian insists. “I’d been
sleeping on the sofa for a while. Vicky didn’t
want me and I didn’t want her. I just had
nowhere else to go.” Though deep down she knew it would hurt
her best friend, Jemma didn’t resist. “I’d had
too much to drink and just went with the flow.
Afterwards I went to bed and he stayed
downstairs. "It only sunk in in the morning. He’d already
gone home when I came down. And when I
next saw him we acted as if nothing had
happened.” Seven weeks later a test revealed she was
pregnant, but even then she didn’t think of
Danielle or Vicky.vvvvvv “They didn’t come into my head, to be honest,” she admits. “I had to focus on the baby.” Rather than tell Adrian face-to-face she sent
him a text. And she told Danielle she’d had a
one-night stand with a stranger. “She kept
asking me who he was and where he lived
but after a while she stopped.” At that point Jemma didn’t want any
romantic involvement with Adrian but he
went with her for the scans, saying he was
visiting relatives. Vicky, unaware of their
betrayal, even helped pick out baby clothes.
And it was Vicky that Jemma shamelessly turned to when she went into labour. “I was walking my dog when my contractions
just started,” she recalls. “I went round there
because I didn’t know what the pains were.
She was supportive, telling me to breathe.
Adrian was there too. “I was in so much pain I let her come with
me to hospital. I was in labour for two days
and she never left my side once. I feel a bit
bad about that now but at the time I didn’t
really care. She even cleaned Jayden and
was the first one to hold him.” New mum: Jemma with Jayden Vicky insisted that the new mum stay at her
house rather than go home on her own.
“When he was first born, I didn’t have a clue
what I was doing,” Jemma explains. “I didn’t sleep properly and I wasn’t eating
properly. Vicky used to help look after him
and feed him. Danielle doted on Jayden and
bought him a baby seat.” Seeing Danielle holding her secret half-
brother didn’t prompt any remorse in
Jemma. She was thinking about Adrian. When Jayden was two months old she was
in the same room as him and Vicky when
she sent him a text to say she now had
feelings for him. With Vicky sitting right by
him, he replied saying he felt the same. “A couple of days later Vicky was out
shopping,” says Jemma. “We kissed and it
just felt right.” Three months later Jemma moved out of the
home were she had been shown so much
kindness and Adrian brazenly went with her. She recalls: “I texted Vicky, telling her we were together and I was sorry. I did feel bad a bit – but not much. “Vicky must have told Danielle because a
few days later they came round calling me a
marriage wrecker and all sorts.” Vicky, 39, has now divorced Adrian and his
daughter Danielle, 25, has two children –
grandchildren he has never met. Jemma says: “As far as I’m concerned my
boys don’t have a sister. I don’t feel sad
about it.” Adrian adds: “I haven’t bothered with
Danielle for years. If I never see her again it
will never bother me.” Jemma with Adrian: 'I felt bad a bit about his
wife Vicky, but not much' The couple got engaged four years ago but
have no immediate wedding plans. Jemma, incredibly, says: “I think the only
reason I have feelings for him is because
I’ve had his kids. If it wasn’t for me getting
pregnant I don’t think anything would have
come of it.” Asked if he’s in love with Jemma, Adrian
says: “I wouldn’t quite put it like that but
obviously there was Jayden, then she got
pregnant with Bailey so I’ve done the right
thing.” It’s a long way from love’s young dream. Vicky, meanwhile, had nothing to say on the
issue and Danielle would only tell us: “As far
as I’m concerned, my dad and Jemma are
dead. They don’t exist.

Ghost white baby born without blood

Jennifer Juarez had a gut feeling that something
was wrong when her baby, who had kicked up to 10
times in a half hour during the latter part of her
pregnancy, suddenly went still. Hope was delivered three weeks early in December
2013 by emergency cesarean section, but she was
so pale at birth that when doctors tried to prick her
foot to measure oxygen levels, they could barely get
a drop of blood. About 80 percent of her blood had drained from her
body due to a fetal-maternal hemorrhage. "When they first pulled her out, she looked perfectly
fine," said Juarez, 27, of Fountain Valley, Calif. "But
she was ghost white. She was breathing like a
normal baby, but she had no color to her--not even
pink." Watch a report on Hope Juarez's birth from
ABC's affiliate KABC. Hope, who was 6 pounds, 2 ounces, had a
hemoglobin level of 3.8; an average baby should be
between 10 and 15, according to doctors. So-called "ghost white babies" are rare, and those
that do not die in utero or are still born, can have
neurological damage, according to the National Institutes of Health. The biggest signal of fetal- maternal hemorrhage is decreased fetal activity. But Hope was lucky because of her mother's
instinct, according to Dr. Marielle Nguyen, a
neonatologist at Kaiser Permanente, Irvine Medical
Center, where Hope was born. She said all
indications are that the baby will have no problems. "We have seen this, but not often," said Nguyen. "In
Hope's case, her outcome was beautiful because it
was the classic textbook case they tell you about.
The mom knew right away that she had a clue
something was wrong. She couldn't feel the baby
move. And she came in right away and we delivered the baby. If we had waited any longer, the outcome
would have been different." Nguyen said she didn't know what happened to
cause the fetal-maternal hemorrhage. Sometimes a
trauma to a pregnant woman's abdomen or a car or
motorcycle accident can cause the placenta to
separate from the uterine wall. "A lot of times it's spontaneous," she said. "In a
normal pregnancy the baby loses a little bit of blood,
but it's rare to lose more. When she came out, she
had lost so much it was difficult to draw any blood
from her." Babies who lose this amount of blood can survive
for some period of time before birth because the
mother and baby's circulation are "joined," according
to Nguyen. But Juarez's "instinct" and prompt
response likely saved the baby. Dr. Jennifer Ashton, senior medical contributor to ABC News and an ob/gyn, agreed a mother's
observations of her baby's kicks are an "important
indicator" of fetal well-being or distress. "In reality, the term 'ghost-baby' and description of
'being born without any blood' are not really
accurate," she said. "I have definitely seen many
cases of feto-maternal hemorrhage and while this
particular case is very severe, babies can
absolutely survive." Hope was the first child for Jennifer, who works for
work for the Orange County Trafficking Task Force,
and Josh Juarez, 30, a soccer coach, who also
works in elder care. Her pregnancy, like 98 percent of others who
experience fetal-maternal hemorrhage, was
completely normal. "I absolutely felt blessed," said Jennifer Juarez. "I
was completely fine while all my other friends were
either sick or had issues during their pregnancies. I
felt so lucky." But at about 37 weeks, she said the baby seemed
to stop moving. "Every morning I felt kicks -- she
was very active and always moving," said Juarez.
"So I did all the things they tell you to do--I drank
cold water, lay down for a while and ate some sugar.
I felt something was off, but I wasn't sure." Jaurez had an afternoon appointment with her
midwife and mentioned her concerns. Everything
still seemed normal, but Juarez was sent to the
hospital to be checked out. An ultrasound showed that Hope's heart rate was
starting to drop. "It was all a bit of a blur and a little
chaotic," said Juarez. "It was scary." Juarez was rushed into surgery and after doctors
determined Hope was missing so much blood, she
was transfused. "She's quite a fighter," said Hope's mother. "She
latched (on the breast) right away. Babies with brain
damage don't." Doctors are still watching Hope for any signs of
delay in her development until she is six months
old. But so far, all seems normal. "She's doing everything a baby at her age should be
doing," said Juarez. "She is smiling and lifting her
head and eats really well. She has hit all her
markers." "It's so amazing she was able to survive and do so
well," she said. "We are thinking God must have a
special plan for her. Everyone asked us if we had
named her after the situation. We didn't. But it was
meant to be." Nguyen agrees. "They say she is a miracle. Her
name is very appropriate."

Most cancers are preventable .... Here is how

The World Health Organization is sounding the alarm: cancer is rapidly becoming a
global pandemic. In its World Cancer report, the U.N. agency notes
the disease causes one in eight deaths worldwide.
It's estimated 14 million were diagnosed with
cancer in 2012 and 22 million will be diagnosed by
2032. The most commonly diagnosed cancers worldwide
are cancers of the lung, breast and colon. The
most common causes of cancer deaths worldwide
are lung, liver and stomach cancer. In certain
areas of Africa and Asia, cervical cancer is the
leading cause of death in women. What's behind the increase? Aging and growth of
the world population, as well as the spread of
cancer risk factors into low- and middle-income
nations. WHO: Imminent global cancer 'disaster' Those include use of tobacco, obesity, lack of
physical activity and poor diet. The report refers to
those as "an industrialized lifestyle;" they cause
about half the cancer deaths in the United States
and Western Europe. At the same time, cancer death rates have
declined by about 20% over the past 20 years in
the United States and Western Europe. This is
largely because of prevention activities, especially
a decrease in smoking. Tobacco use in low- and middle-income countries
is causing cancer death rates to increase. Other
cancer-causing habits common in the West, such
as nutritionally poor and high-calorie diets that
promote obesity, are increasing in low- and
middle-income countries as well. These countries also have inadequate medical
and public health infrastructures. In economically
developing countries, cancers are often diagnosed
at a late stage when eliminating the disease is no
longer possible. People often suffer because palliative care is
inadequate. Narcotics are not available for
palliative care in more than two dozen countries
and are difficult to get in many others. China, world's leading tobacco user, moves to ban
indoor public smoking The report emphasizes that governmental and
nongovernmental international organizations need
to be serious about cancer prevention activities in
low- and middle-income countries. The report also
illustrates that prevention efforts need to be re-
emphasized in developed countries such as the United States. But cancer doesn't have to be inevitable. There is
plenty you can do to lower your risk. Don't use tobacco products If you smoke, stop. It is never too late to quit.
There are health benefits within 24 hours of the
last cigarette. Stay trim without being underweight Avoid excess weight gain at all ages. For those
who are overweight or obese, losing even a small
amount of weight has health benefits and is a
good place to start. Limit intake of high-calorie foods and drinks as
keys to help maintain a healthy weight. Keep a
healthy diet, with an emphasis on plant foods. Choose foods and drinks in amounts that help you
get to and maintain a healthy weight. Limit how
much processed meat and red meat you eat. Eat
at least 2.5 cups of vegetables and fruits each
day. Choose whole grains instead of refined grain
products. If you drink alcohol, limit your intake -- no more
than one drink a day for women or two for men. Anti-smoking efforts have saved 8 million lives Get regular physical activity Adults: Get at least 150 minutes of moderate
intensity or 75 minutes of vigorous intensity
activity each week (or a combination of these),
preferably spread throughout the week. Children and teens: Get at least one hour of
moderate or vigorous intensity activity each day,
with vigorous activity on at least three days each
week. Limit sedentary behavior such as sitting, lying
down, watching TV and other forms of screen-
based entertainment. Doing some physical activity
above usual activities, no matter what one's level
of activity, can have many health benefits. Get vaccinated Several of the leading causes of cancer are
caused by infections that can be controlled
through vaccination. The hepatitis B vaccine is
now a standard vaccine for children in the United
States and Europe; adults who have not been
vaccinated should consider it. The human papillomavirus vaccine is commonly
given to girls and prevents infection with the virus
that causes most cervical cancers. There is
increasing evidence it might prevent some head
and neck cancers, and some experts recommend
boys be vaccinated as well. Avoid unnecessary sun exposure Wear long-sleeved shirts, long pants and wide-
brimmed hats when possible. Use sunblock when
sun exposure is absolutely necessary. This will
reduce your risk of melanoma and other skin
cancers. Those with the opportunity, living in areas where
it's available, should participate in screening for
certain cancers. Screening for cervical, breast and
colon cancer can save lives. Surgeon general links colon cancer, diabetes to
smoking

Man...daughter dies as jeep plunge into Lagos lagoon

– A man and his daughter on Tuesday morning
drowned in Lagos as a Toyota jeep in which they were
traveling fell off the Ikota Bridge in Ajah and  plunged
into a lagoon. Mr Femi Oke-Osanyintolu, the General Manager,
Lagos State Emergency Management Agency
(LASEMA), confirmed the incident in Lagos. He said that the man’s wife was thrown out of the
vehicle as it somersaulted before plunging into the
lagoon. The LASEMA official said the accident occurred at
about 1.00 a.m., and that the dead bodies had been
deposited at a mortuary while the woman was taken
to a hospital. “We have recovered the dead bodies and have
transferred them to the appropriate quarters for the
necessary actions. “The woman, rescued at the scene by emergency
officials, has been taken to a hospital for treatment. “Search for the vehicle, an ash Toyota jeep, is still
ongoing. We are doing everything to get it out of the
lagoon,’’ he said. The general manager, who had yet to ascertain the
cause of the accident, urged the state residents to be
safety-conscious. (NAN)

Woman gives birth in tricycle

  A woman gave birth to a baby boy at
1p.m. in Aba, Abia, on Wednesday aboard a tricycle
conveying her to the hospital. An eyewitness, Mrs Chika Onyedikachi, said the
woman had gone into labour at home and thereafter
boarded a tricycle to convey her to the hospital. Onyedikachi, a nurse, said that ” the woman’s water
broke on the way to the hospital”. She said that when the vehicle got to Tonimas
Junction, Aba, the baby’s head  began to emerge
because the trip to the hospital was halted. Onyedikachi said that she assisted the woman in the
delivery of the baby because she happened to be
passing by where the incident took place. Another eyewitness, Mr Marizu John, said that it was
an exciting afternoon for everyone as a similar
occurrence took place at the same spot in 2013. John said, “last year a mad woman gave birth to a set
of twins in this very place, so I have the feeling that
this place is special.” Keke Marwa Miss Violet Onwutuebe, also an eyewitness, said that
this was the first time she had witnessed such an
incident and wished both mother and child good
health. All efforts made to get the comment of the tricycle
operator proved abortive as he ran away when the
baby’s head started emerging. Meanwhile, Onyedikachi said that both mother and
child had been taken home and were in good
condition. (NAN)

NUJ chair, wife, daughter dies in auto crash

DAYO JOHNSON FOUR persons – a  couple, their daughter and house
help-yesterday, died in a miltiple accident involving
the convoy of  Ondo State deputy governor, Alhaji Ali
Olanusi.
A  traditional ruler, the Osunmakinde of Ife Tuntun,
Osun State, Oba Obawure Taofeek Olaposi, who was seriously injured in the crash, is on admission in
Ondo State Specialist  Hospital,  Akure. The deceased are the Chairman of the Nigerian
Television Authority (NTA) chapel  of the Nigerian
Union of Journalists, NUJ, Alex Akinwale, his wife,
Rebecca, and daughter, Pauline.
The Akinwales first  child, Paul, who was also
involved in the crash, however, survived. The wife was  a staff in the Marketing Department of
the NTA,  Akure. However the deputy governor escaped death.
Eyewitness account revealed that the  crash occurred
at  Apomu-Owena along Akure –Ondo Road when  a
white Toyota Camry car belonging to the monarch
ran into Olanusi’s  convoy among other vehicles while
trying to overtake. Sunday Vanguard learnt that the driver of the Camry
dangerously overtook the  vehicles and, in the
process, rammed into  on-coming vehicles including
those  in  the deputy governor’s convoy resulting in
the multiple accident.
The NTA couple were coming from Ondo town after attending a burial ceremony. It was gathered  that the Camry rammed into the
couple’s car before hitting the deputy governor’s
convoy.
The monarch and a teenager  in his vehicle are
receiving treatment at the Akure specialist hospital.
The corpses of the deceased were said to have also been deposited at the hospital mortuary.
The Chief Press Secretary to the deputy governor, Mr
Daisi Ajayi, said his principal was on his way to Ondo
for an official assignment when the incident occurred. Ajayi said  one of the security cars in Olanusi’s
convoy was  badly damaged as a result of the
incident.
Meanwhile, it was  wailing at the premises of the
NTA,  Akure following the death of the couple.
Immediately the news of the death of the Akinwales spread, workers trooped to the television station
located at Oba-Ile to confirm  it.

Raped by my father

An Open Letter From
Dylan Farrow Dylan Farrow FRANCES SILVER By DYLAN FARROW
February 1, 2014 (A note from Nicholas Kristof: In
1993, accusations that Woody Allen
had abused his adoptive daughter,
Dylan Farrow, filled the headlines,
part of a sensational story about the
celebrity split between Allen and his girlfriend, Mia Farrow. This is a
case that has been written about
endlessly, but this is the first time
that Dylan Farrow herself has
written about it in public. It’s
important to note that Woody Allen was never prosecuted in this case
and has consistently denied
wrongdoing; he deserves the
presumption of innocence. So why
publish an account of an old case on
my blog? Partly because the Golden Globe lifetime achievement award
to Allen ignited a debate about the
propriety of the award. Partly
because the root issue here isn’t
celebrity but sex abuse. And partly
because countless people on all sides have written passionately about
these events, but we haven’t fully
heard from the young woman who
was at the heart of them. I’ve written a column about this, but it’s time for the world to hear Dylan’s
story in her own words.) What’s your favorite Woody Allen
movie? Before you answer, you
should know: when I was seven
years old, Woody Allen took me by
the hand and led me into a dim,
closet-like attic on the second floor of our house. He told me to lay on
my stomach and play with my
brother’s electric train set. Then he
sexually assaulted me. He talked to
me while he did it, whispering that I
was a good girl, that this was our secret, promising that we’d go to
Paris and I’d be a star in his movies.
I remember staring at that toy train,
focusing on it as it traveled in its
circle around the attic. To this day, I
find it difficult to look at toy trains. For as long as I could remember, my
father had been doing things to me
that I didn’t like. I didn’t like how
often he would take me away from
my mom, siblings and friends to be
alone with him. I didn’t like it when he would stick his thumb in my
mouth. I didn’t like it when I had to
get in bed with him under the sheets
when he was in his underwear. I
didn’t like it when he would place his
head in my naked lap and breathe in and breathe out. I would hide under
beds or lock myself in the bathroom
to avoid these encounters, but he
always found me. These things
happened so often, so routinely, so
skillfully hidden from a mother that would have protected me had she
known, that I thought it was normal.
I thought this was how fathers doted
on their daughters. But what he did
to me in the attic felt different. I
couldn’t keep the secret anymore. When I asked my mother if her dad
did to her what Woody Allen did to
me, I honestly did not know the
answer. I also didn’t know the
firestorm it would trigger. I didn’t
know that my father would use his sexual relationship with my sister to
cover up the abuse he inflicted on
me. I didn’t know that he would
accuse my mother of planting the
abuse in my head and call her a liar
for defending me. I didn’t know that I would be made to recount my story
over and over again, to doctor after
doctor, pushed to see if I’d admit I
was lying as part of a legal battle I
couldn’t possibly understand. At
one point, my mother sat me down and told me that I wouldn’t be in
trouble if I was lying – that I could
take it all back. I couldn’t. It was all
true. But sexual abuse claims
against the powerful stall more
easily. There were experts willing to attack my credibility. There were
doctors willing to gaslight an abused
child. After a custody hearing denied my
father visitation rights, my mother
declined to pursue criminal charges,
despite findings of probable cause
by the State of Connecticut – due to,
in the words of the prosecutor, the fragility of the “child victim.” Woody
Allen was never convicted of any
crime. That he got away with what
he did to me haunted me as I grew
up. I was stricken with guilt that I
had allowed him to be near other little girls. I was terrified of being
touched by men. I developed an
eating disorder. I began cutting
myself. That torment was made
worse by Hollywood. All but a
precious few (my heroes) turned a blind eye. Most found it easier to
accept the ambiguity, to say, “who
can say what happened,” to pretend
that nothing was wrong. Actors
praised him at awards shows.
Networks put him on TV. Critics put him in magazines. Each time I saw
my abuser’s face – on a poster, on a
t-shirt, on television – I could only
hide my panic until I found a place
to be alone and fall apart. Last week, Woody Allen was
nominated for his latest Oscar. But
this time, I refuse to fall apart. For
so long, Woody Allen’s acceptance
silenced me. It felt like a personal
rebuke, like the awards and accolades were a way to tell me to
shut up and go away. But the
survivors of sexual abuse who have
reached out to me – to support me
and to share their fears of coming
forward, of being called a liar, of being told their memories aren’t
their memories – have given me a
reason to not be silent, if only so
others know that they don’t have to
be silent either. Today, I consider myself lucky. I am
happily married. I have the support
of my amazing brothers and sisters.
I have a mother who found within
herself a well of fortitude that saved
us from the chaos a predator brought into our home. But others are still scared,
vulnerable, and struggling for the
courage to tell the truth. The
message that Hollywood sends
matters for them. What if it had been your child, Cate
Blanchett? Louis CK? Alec Baldwin?
What if it had been you, Emma
Stone? Or you, Scarlett Johansson?
You knew me when I was a little girl,
Diane Keaton. Have you forgotten me? Woody Allen is a living testament to
the way our society fails the
survivors of sexual assault and
abuse. So imagine your seven-year-old
daughter being led into an attic by
Woody Allen. Imagine she spends a
lifetime stricken with nausea at the
mention of his name. Imagine a
world that celebrates her tormenter. Are you imagining that? Now,
what’s your favorite Woody Allen
movie?