Unless you have been living under a rock, –which I highly doubt since you are reading this article– you’ve heard, seen, or are an active part of the K-wave taking the world by storm. For those who do not know, ‘K-wave’ is the term used to refer to the sudden increase in popularity of South Korean culture around the world. I am sure you agree that K-wave is everywhere from K-pop idols like BTS and Blackpink, to K-dramas like Squid…
As this year’s Champions League winds down, sports enthusiasts around the world have been dazzled with scintillating displays; one filled with sensational fixtures, continental clashes, and surprising comebacks.
Feminism: a movement against gender discrimination, the fight for the rights of women, women’s liberation, and women empowerment. In Nigeria, we have several pioneers of women’s rights activism, but it will be very wrong not to mention the woman who advocated against social and political inequalities faced by Nigerian women during the colonial period. Her resistance targeted both the British and the traditional heads. She is no other person than Chief Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti. Chief Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti was born Frances Abigail…
On the 21st of May, 2022 the University of Ibadan Medical Students Association Executive council presented her proposed year plan to the Senate. The presentation was taken by the President of the Association, Miss Nwagbara. She mentioned that the Executive council has adopted the slogan “A new Dispensation!” The vision statement is to record colossal impact while defying the odds. It will be a 7months tenure filled with impactful programs for UIMSAITES. Let’s try to discuss a few of the…
What have you heard? What have you been told? What is the myth you hold about the Ibadan Medical School? Having tasted some of its waters, should I tell you a little about it? The end of the 100level second-semester exams saw most of us moving from one orientation to another. We wanted to know the right things to do, to fill in where our seniors couldn’t. Despite hearing so much, some persons took further steps watching motivational speakers on…
Dr. Strange is being released tomorrow and here are a few things you should know about before you see it WANDAVISION: This is probably the most important thing to see before it. In WandaVision, Wanda uses chaos magic to create a Sitcom reality in Westview, trapping the inhabitants in her own version of reality. There she meets Agatha Harkness, the apparent villain of the series. Although the same could be said about Wanda seeing as she’s holding the citizens of…
There are moments that scar us all. Some we don’t even recognize; others we remember all too vividly. As individuals, we are a summation of our past and present experiences, therefore how we manage these experiences is pertinent to how we end up interacting with the rest of the world. Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can be described as a mental and behavioural health condition that develops secondary to a terrifying or traumatic event either experienced or witnessed. Nine per cent…
It’s a rather terrible idea, what these food companies are doing. “What is?” you might ask. Well, let me tell you. In recent times thanks to flavour technology, there has been a massive shift from whole foods to junk food. Evidence has shown whole foods have gotten blander owing to the constant drive over the years to maximise agricultural production. This begs the question, “Why do you eat certain foods? Better yet, why do you eat what you eat?” According…
The UIMSA Electoral Committee has announced the results of the election conducted in various Executive, Senate and Congress offices with Jaachimma Nwagbara emerging as the President after polling 445 votes edging Eniola Akinnuoye who polled 337 votes. The result of the election, which took place online was announced by the chairman of the UIMSA Electoral Committee after the voting period ended. Six positions out of the eight positions contested were contested unopposed. Olorunyomi Fola-Oyetayo, a 500L student emerged as the…
Early Tuesday morning, the Electoral Commission released the screening results of the executive aspirants. This three-page document brought surprises, one of which was the disqualification of the Financial Secretary aspirant, Sen Yeshua Adedeji. She was disqualified on two grounds;1.) Failure to meet the Eligibility Criteria as stated in the constitution (Chapter 3, Article VIIIa, Number 2: Other executive Offices except the SDO Preclinical MUST have served in at least a standing committee of the association relevant to the office being…