Your eye movements can give you away more often than you know

Tiny eye movements may reveal whether a person is lying about recognising someone they know, claims a new study.

The finding could be valuable to police when trying to confirm key identities in criminal networks such as terrorist cells or gangs, researchers said.

Using eye tracking technology, researchers from the University of Portsmouth in the UK found that people’s eyes move in a different pattern when looking at faces they recognise.

“Criminal accomplices often deny that they know other members in their networks. However, if a co-conspirator denies recognition in this way, their eye movements when viewing photos of those suspects, may reveal this type of lie,” said Ailsa Millen, lead author of the study.

The researchers recorded the eye movements of 59 participants while looking at 200 digital colour photographs of familiar and unfamiliar faces.

Familiar faces included people the participants knew in real life, famous celebrities and those only seen briefly before the experimental trials. Sometimes the participants lied about whether they recognised the photos, sometimes they told the truth.

“We found that people’s eye movements were different when looking at photographs of faces they knew well compared to those they did not know, despite verbal reports denying recognition.

As Nigeria Meningitis death toll grows, Kenya gets new vaccine to prepare for outbreak

Executive Secretary of FCT Primary Health Care Development Board, Dr Rilwanu Mohammed vaccinating a child against meningitis at Dakwa village in Bwari Area Council of Abuja on Thursday (30/3/17). 02148/30/3/2017/Mustapha Sumaila/JAU/BJO/NAN

Kenya on Friday unveiled meningitis vaccine as the debilitating bacterial disease threatens to break out in the country’s northern counties amid biting drought.

The new meningitis vaccine called “Nimenrix” was developed by Pfizer, an American pharmaceutical giant and will bolster efforts to eradicate the highly infectious disease that is rampant in Kenya and 26 other Sub-Saharan Countries.

Meningitis has so far killed nearly 300 people in Nigeria in the last few weeks. Experts say Nigeria has been hit by a new strain of the disease, which has no commercially available vaccine.

Deshnee Achary, the head of Pfizer Vaccines in the Anglophone region, said Kenya became the first country in the region to benefit from a meningitis vaccine that was developed after rigorous scientific research.

“Vaccination is a critical intervention in healthcare like clean water.

“The meningitis vaccine will therefore offer long-term immunity against the disease to high risk populations,” Achary said.

Kenya has recorded sporadic Meningitis outbreaks fuelled by droughts and displacement of populations in the northern frontier districts.

Achary noted that Kenya’s vulnerability to a meningitis outbreak remained higher in the light of escalating drought and influx of refugees from endemic and strife torn neighboring countries.

“Any meningitis outbreak in Africa coincides with drought hence the need for Kenyan authorities to take proactive measures like mass vaccination, hygiene education and intensive surveillance at border crossings,” said Achary.

She added that a partnership with the ministry of health will facilitate distribution of the Meningitis vaccine to the high risk counties.

The Nimenrix Meningitis vaccine that was approved by global regulatory agencies five years ago has proved to be an effective tool of containing the bacterial disease which impairs physical and neurological functions of patients.

Dr Ombeva Malande, Director of East African Centre for Vaccines and Immunisation said the Nimenrix vaccine has over 90 per cent efficacy and will embolden other clinical interventions to manage the disease.

“Vaccinating people suppresses the meningitis bacteria to ensure it does not develop to fatal stages. Available data indicates Nimemrix vaccine has met the threshold of safety and efficacy,” said Malande.

Kenya belongs to the Meningitis Belt that comprises 27 Sub-Saharan African countries.

The World Health Organisation contends that 1.2 million new cases of Meningitis leading to 135,000 deaths are reported annually across the globe.(Xinhua/NAN)

Beautiful physically challenged lady bags a Bachelors Degree in USA

Beautiful Alexis Johnson who became paralyzed after she was involved a fatal car accident 16 years ago, just got her Bachelor's degree from California State University, San Bernardino. Congrats to her

U.K Nurse sacked for discussing Christianity & offering to pray with patients before operations

Sister Sarah Kuteh, a nurse with 15 years’ experience was sacked for discussing Christianity and offering to pray with patients before their operations. Kuteh, who's a mother-of-three, was dismissed for breaching guidelines, even though her job involved asking people preparing for surgery about their religion.


Recalling how she was suspended and escorted from Darent Valley hospital in Dartford, Kent, Kuteh said: ‘It was embarrassing for me – and painful after all I had done in my years as a nurse. I was told I couldn’t even speak to my colleagues. All I had done was to nurse from my heart. How could it be harmful to tell someone about Jesus?’

She admitted she may have spoken to a few patients without their express permission when she first began the job, but was more careful after a warning in April 2016 that there had been complaints. In June, She was ‘shocked’ when they told her that three further complaints had been made, after which she was told to stop assessing patients and was suspended a few days later. She was sacked in August after an investigation, and her appeal rejected.

The bosses at Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust however insist that her discussions were unwanted and this had upset patients. They also claim that Kuteh failed to heed warnings that she was being unprofessional.

She is now suing the hospital for unfair dismissal, describing her sacking as ‘disproportionate and punitive’.

Graphic photos: Motorcylist killed in a Fatal accident at Chevron roundabout, Lekki

A motorcyclist lost his life this afternoon in a fatal accident at Chevron Roundabout just by the Lekki Conservation Center. A tipper driver who reportedly caused the accident attempted to run but was apprehended and beaten up. He has been handed over to the police...

 

Troops arrest kidnappers with charms in Bauchi

Troops arrest kidnappers with charms in BauchiBy Danielle Ogbeche on December 9, 2016
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Two suspected kidnappers, Mohammed Rabiu and Alhaji Abdullahi Sule were Thursday arrested at Kunbuli and Gubeil villages of Bauchi State.

They were arrested by troops of 33 Brigade Nigerian Army on Operation Forest Kunama II, deployed at Forward Operation Base (FOB), Liman Katagum area of the state.

The Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman confirmed the arrests to newsmen, saying they were nabbed following a tip off from well meaning Nigerians.


He said the suspects were trailed from Mararraban Liman Katagum Motor Park while communicating with one Mallam Bapashi Namutunji demanding for the sum of One million Naira (N1,000,000.00k), ransom.

“They also threatened to destroy their victim’s entire family members if he fails to comply.

“A bunch local charms and talisman, the sum of One Hundred and Sixty Naira (N160.00k), Gionee mobile telephone handset and an Itel phone were recovered from the suspects,” Usman said.


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