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Kidney damage associated with aggressive blood pressure treatments

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Aggressive combination treatments for high blood pressure that are intended to protect the kidneys may actually be damaging the organs, new research from the University of Virginia School of Medicine, United States (U.S.) suggests. Researchers identified the potential problem while studying strange kidney lesions in mice that cannot make the enzyme renin. Such lesions are also seen in patients with high blood pressure. The researchers determined the lesions are the work of renin cells, which are sometimes targeted in treating high blood pressure. “To treat hypertension, people use inhibitors of the renin angiotensin system,” explained R. Ariel Gomez, MD, director of UVA’s Child Health Research Center. “They’ve been in use for quite a bit now, and, for the most part, they’re safe. Our work in mice indicates that complete lack of renin results in vascular lesions. The question is whether aggressive, long-term use of compounds that completely ablate the renin angiote
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Police intercept five Boko Haram suspects in Kano

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• Troops arrest logistics supplier, kill three female suicide bombers   The Kano State Police Command has arrested five suspected Boko Haram members in the state after a gun dwell that lasted several hours.The terrorists according to the police were arrested at about 2:00am yesterday at Gayawa quarters in Ungogo local council of the state. Kano State Police Commissioner, Rabiu Yusuf, while addressing journalists yesterday said one of the suspects who escaped with gunshot during the operation was a dismissed Air Force officer who is now at large. The suspects paraded were: Abba Muhammad of Niger Republic (20), Usman A. Buhari (23), from Borno State, Illiasu Abdullahi (46) of Gezawa local council of Kano state.
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North Korea tourism: US 'to ban Americans from visiting'

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The US is to ban its citizens from travelling to North Korea, according to two agencies that operate tours there. Koryo Tours and Young Pioneer Tours said the ban would be announced on 27 July to come into effect 30 days later. They were informed by the Swedish embassy, which conducts US affairs in the country. The US has not yet confirmed the ban but there has been momentum, given the worsening ties and the death of jailed American student Otto Warmbier.
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Visa seeks to disrupt Nigeria’s mobile payment market

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Visa, a global payments technology company has set to digitally disrupt how consumers make payments to businesses, financial institutions, and governments using its new app called mVisa. The solution will allow consumers in any part of Nigeria make payments, digitally, regardless of whether they use a smartphone or feature phone, said, Andrew Torre, president for Visa Sub-Saharan Africa at the launch in Lagos on Wednesday. Torre said, “Small and medium merchants in particular, no longer have to invest in expensive point of sale infrastructure as mVisa gives them the freedom to accept payments in a convenient, secure and affordable manner that their customers trust.”
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Probing effects of cooking oils on heart disease

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RED PALM OIL…Panel of experts say red palm oil should be used within the limits of allowed total daily calorie intake from fats, as there is as yet no scientific evidence that shows that consumption of red palm oil, as part of a healthy balanced diet is harmful. An expert panel on lipids and cardiovascular health in the Nigerian Population has alerted to the increase in prevalence of Non Communicable Diseases (NCDs), especially Cardiovascular Disease (CD) in Nigeria, and the documented evidence of deleterious effects of lipids (fats and oil). The experts from a range of relevant disciplines in a report published in July 2017 edition of the European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety called for an urgent need to advocate for the general public and health professionals to make heart-friendly choices in food consumption even as they declared palm oil healthful. They said red palm oil should be used within the limits of allowed total daily calorie intake from fats, as t
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Herdsmen, farmers clashes kill 33 in Kaduna

At least 33 people were killed in clashes between cattle herders and farmers in Nigeria’s northern Kaduna state, a police chief told AFP Thursday. Two days of violence between herders and farmers erupted on Sunday in Kajuru village, 50 kilometres (30 miles) outside the city of Kaduna, said state police commissioner Agyole Abeh. “A total of 33 people were killed in the violence between Fulani herdsmen and farmers,” said Abeh.
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N-Power: Osinbajo Explains Why Beneficiaries Experience Delayed Payment

he Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, has given reason why payment of N-Power beneficiaries usually suffers delay, explaining that the delay occurs when the Bank Verification Number, BVN, of beneficiaries does not tally with the records available to N-Power. Speaking after a visit to N-Power Call Centre located at Niger Delta Power Holding Company, NDPHC, premises in Abuja on Friday, he told reporters that such discrepant BVN details were common under the initiative which the government is hoping to use to create jobs for 500,000 young Nigerians. The Acting President insisted that there was no backlog of payments, maintaining that beneficiaries were constantly being paid as soon as their BVN were verified. He observed that even though N-power, which currently has 200,000 beneficiaries, was targeting a total of 500,000 participants, as many as 2.3 million people have applied since the portal reopened for application recently. His words, “Some are saying ‘I have not been pa
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