Why Wearing a Bra May Be Bad

A bra

Marilyn Monroe slept in a bra to keep her assets firm and perky, according to Hollywood lore. A new study out of France suggests it might have been more effective for the screen goddess to go "au naturel" instead.

Researchers spent 15 years studying the breasts of over 330 French women, and concluded that wearing a bra does not prevent sagging or ease back pain as commonly thought. "Medically, physiologically, anatomically—breasts gain no benefit from being denied gravity, Professor Jean-Denis Rouillon, from the University of Besançon, told France Info Radio. "On the contrary, they get saggier with a bra."

Obafunwa: Cynthia Osokogu was Asphyxiated by Her Killers

Cynthia Osokogu

Chief Medical Examiner of the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), Prof. John Obafunwa, Friday told an Ikeja High Court that the post-mortem examination conducted on the Cynthia Osokogu revealed that she died from asphyxia (absence of Oxygen supply to the body). 

Obafunwa was testifying at the resumed trial of four men allegedly involved in the Cynthia's death before Justice Olabisi Akinlade said their findings revealed that the deceased was gagged and choked by her killers.

Ikoyi Golf Club Manager, Three Others Plunge into River

By Chiemelie Ezeobi

No fewer than four persons including the manager of the elite Ikoyi Golf Club, Ikoyi, Lagos, Mr. Kolawole Ahmed, plunged to their death at the wee hours of yesterday in the Majidun River, along Ikorodu Road.

The four persons were in a Hilux pick up van with registration number KSF918AU belonging to Ahmed. THISDAY gathered that the Ahmed alongside the other three occupants were on their way back from the golf club when they plunged into the river.