Breast cancer is one of the leading causes of untimely deaths among women in various countries across the world. This can be attributed to many factors including late detection which often increase its severity. Thus, detecting the disease early would help mitigate its mortality rate and other risks associated with it. This study developed a hybrid machine learning model for timely prediction of breast cancer to help combat the disease. The dataset from Kaggle was adopted to predict the breast tumor growth and sizes using random tree classification, logistic regression, XBoost tree and multilayer perceptron on the dataset. The implementation of these machine learning algorithms and visualization of the results was done using Python. The results achieved a high accuracy (99.65%) on training and testing datasets which is far better than traditional means. The predictive model has good potential to enhance early detection and diagnosis of breast cancer and improvement of treatment outcome. It could also assist patients to timely deal with their condition or life patterns to support their recovery or survival.

This study analysed Facebook comments on BBC documentary on sex for grade in two famous universities. The objectives of this study were: to find out the frequency of the comments on BBC documentary on sex for grade in two famous universities on BBC news Africa Facebook page, to identify the tone of the comments on sex for grade in two famous universities and to ascertain the dominant mood of the comments on BBC documentary on sex for grade in two famous universities. This study adopted quantitative and qualitative research methods. This study found that the commentators used the Facebook medium to express their views on the BBC documentary on sex for grade in two famous universities, especially after the documentary was posted on BBC Africa Facebook page.It was further discovered that comments posted on the release day of the BBC documentary had 37 (54.40%) items, while comments posted after DrIgbenegbu’s suspension had 31 (45.50%) items. The dominant tone of the comments was positive. Most of the commentators supported the idea of exposing such crime to the society. The study recommends that media organisation should sustain the online platform as it enables commentators to react to online news and provide an avenue for them to interact with one another and express their opinions on the contents of the article or news events.This study analysed Facebook comments on BBC documentary on sex for grade in two famous universities. The objectives of this study were: to find out the frequency of the comments on BBC documentary on sex for grade in two famous universities on BBC news Africa Facebook page, to identify the tone of the comments on sex for grade in two famous universities and to ascertain the dominant mood of the comments on BBC documentary on sex for grade in two famous universities. This study adopted quantitative and qualitative research methods. This study found that the commentators used the Facebook medium to express their views on the BBC documentary on sex for grade in two famous universities, especially after the documentary was posted on BBC Africa Facebook page.It was further discovered that comments posted on the release day of the BBC documentary had 37 (54.40%) items, while comments posted after DrIgbenegbu’s suspension had 31 (45.50%) items. The dominant tone of the comments was positive. Most of the commentators supported the idea of exposing such crime to the society. The study recommends that media organisation should sustain the online platform as it enables commentators to react to online news and provide an avenue for them to interact with one another and express their opinions on the contents of the article or news events.

Evidence in the literature regarding the impact of radio in fuelling crises is conflicting. This study extends existing argument by testing the moderating effect of accountability partners in the relationship between Radio Biafra and participation in the activities of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). Results from a sample of 470 participants showed that accountability partners contribute 35% in predicting participation in IPOB activities while Radio Biafra contributes 32%. Additional results showed that online accountability partners contribute more (23%) than offline (12%). Additional finding implies that licenced media like radio, TV and newspaper could be unintentionally promoting IPOB activities in South-East Nigeria.

This study examined the use of effective development communication programmes in abolishing the practice of female genital mutilation, (FGM) in south east Nigeria. The study aimed to examine the development communication programmes employed specially for combating and abolishing FGM in southeast Nigeria; to determine the extent to which these development communication programmes helped in combating and abolishing FGM in southeast Nigeria; and to identify the challenges associated with the use of development communication programmes in combating and abolishing FGM in southeast Nigeria. The descriptive survey method was used. Findings revealed that in as much as the practice of FGM has been on a visible decline over the years, development communication programme only existed in theory and never got to the grass root. It also found out that there was no awareness of and participation in the entire intervention programme. This study recommended that focus should be given to establishing increased awareness of intervention programme, which will only commence after there is a change in the perception of the practice of female genital mutilation (FGM), and ultimately lead to the achievement of the SDG by 2030.