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*Scientists discover reducing vectors’ appetite stops them sucking blood Although mosquitoes do not need to watch their weight, giving the pests diet pills could combat the spread of malaria, Zika and dengue fever. Researchers found the insects given drugs containing NPY-like receptors were less likely to suck blood when they were presented with a human arm. These receptors regulate appetite in everything from roundworms to humans, and are even used in experimental anti-obesity medication to curb our desire for food.Scientists believe if female mosquitoes could be coaxed into receiving these drugs, it may help control deadly diseases with limited treatment…

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Most Rev. Justin Welby has assured Nigerians of prayers from other countries of the world towards a peaceful and fair election. ‏ In his verified twitter account @JustinWelby, he said, “Around the world, we are praying with great hope for peaceful and fair elections in Nigeria, which build on the successful voting and calm transition in 2015. “May God bless you in His power – and may He bless this wonderful nation. #NigeriaDecides2019.” [NAN]

As you go about your day today, it’s going to be in your faces. The bouquet of red flowers, the heart-shaped chocolates, the nicely wrapped up gifts, the heart-shaped cakes, the teddy bears with the big red heart! Today is Valentine’s Day! February is usually popular for Valentine’s Day, but most people don’t know that it also National Heart Month. Its main aim is to raise awareness about heart disease, to educate people about the fact that heart disease is a leading cause of death, and also reinforce that it is largely preventable. Below are five steps you should take…

LONDON (AP) — The firing of Jose Mourinho cost Manchester United $25 million. In its latest financial results, published Thursday, United lists 19.6 million pounds ($25 million) in exceptional items relating to the cost of dismissing Mourinho and six members of his coaching staff. Mourinho was fired in December after two and a half years with the team sixth in the Premier League. United hired Ole Gunnar Solskjaer as interim manager until the end of the season. The former United striker has lifted the team back into fourth place, a Champions League qualification spot. United reported record revenue for the…

The President, Dangote Foundation, Alhaji Aliko Dangote,  has advised business owners to dedicate one per cent of their profits after tax to the health sector. This is even as heads of government across Africa expressed support for a new health platform tagged ‘African Business Coalition for Health,’ a joint initiative of the Aliko Dangote Foundation, GBCHealth, and United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, which was inaugurated in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia recently. Dangote, who was represented by the Foundation’s Executive Director, Halima Aliko-Dangote, said Africa Business Health Forum would identify issues and solutions to Africa’s health challenges with a view to…

With the increased legalisation of cannabis, especially medical marijuana, researchers are interested in finding out more about its effects on health. One area that is currently under exploration is that of marijuana’s effect on fertility. As recent research shows, men in Western countries are facing a fertility crisis. Sperm count in males of reproductive age more than halved between 1973 and 2011. According to the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, approximately nine percent of men in the United States have faced infertility. For this reason, researchers have been looking at how different modifiable factors,…

The United States’ Ambassador at-Large for International Religious Freedom, Samuel Brownback, has called on religious leaders in Nigeria to send out clear messages against violence during the upcoming general elections. Brownback, who gave the advice at a news conference on the International Religious Freedom, said the whole world was watching the Nigeria’s general elections scheduled for February 16 and March 2. He said: “My advice to religious leaders is to suggest to everybody for there to be a calm election, a peaceful election, and no violence in the election. “And I would ask all the religious leaders in Nigeria to…

• I was nervous watching him in a cage fight, says father After beating Brazil’s legendary fighter, Anderson Silva, in the UFC 234 in Melbourne on Sunday morning, Africa’s fast-rising MMA athlete, Israel Adesanya is planning to visit his fatherland, Nigeria soon. Israel Adesanya, who lives in New Zealand with his parents, confirmed his status as MMA athlete’s next superstar by defeating his older Brazilian opponent by a unanimous decision in a battle, which will go down as one of his biggest in history. The UFC 234 fight between Adesanya and Silva in Melbourne was a pay-per-view event. Before Sunday’s…

Researchers have said that a healthy diet, which is  rich in fibre and vegetables, can significantly reduce symptoms of depression. The leader of the team of researchers, Dr Joseph Firth, an honorary research fellow at the University of Manchester, United Kingdom, said, although, poor diets impacted mental health negatively, it did not automatically mean that improving one’s diet could ease the symptoms of depression and anxiety. According to medicalnewstoday.com, the researcher examined data on nearly 46,000 people to establish whether a better diet could improve mood disorders. In the study, published in the Journal of Psychosomatic Medicine, the researchers examined the information available from…

10th February, 2019 is probably a date Chelsea and its fans would want to forget in a jiffy. On the said day, they were on the end of an absolute pasting at the hands of Manchester City. While the embarrassing score-line certainly reverberated across the globe, was the game at the Etihad really a surprise or did it just put an exclamation mark to another wrong managerial appointment in West London? Back in 2016, half of the ‘Big Six’ rang in the changes at the helm. In May of that year, Manchester City had done away with Manuel Pellegrini, Manchester United decided to…