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On the 7th of August DOKITA, Editorial board hosted its 10th edition of the O.O Akinkugbe Inter Medical School Quiz competition (Eastern Region battle).Schools from various Eastern parts of Nigeria were present The battle between the participating schools; the University of Nigeria Medical Student Association(UNNMSA), Ebonyi State University College(ESUC), and  Nnamdi Azikiwe University Medical Student Association(NAUMSA), kicked off at 10 am on zoom and was open to the public with up to 30 people in attendance. The quiz master Ogooluwatan…

When the announcement was made that Emma Stone would be casting for the Cruella movie, critics signed the movie’s death warrant in red ink. Many speculated that the good-girlfriend image she often portrays would certainly damn the evil maestro image of the villain from 101 Dalmatians. We recalled the merciless demeanor of this conflicted antagonist highlighted in three films and an animation feature and wondered if Emma could pull it off. These fears were put to rest on May 28th…

The Central Bank of Nigeria has halted sales of U.S dollars to Bureau De Change operators in the country, causing Naira to fall marginally further against the U.S dollars in the parallel market. According to Godwin Emefiele, the current CBN governor, the parallel market has become a haven of illegal exchanges and flows, and banks will no longer sell dollars to them. Accordingly, all applications under processing for new BDCs will be called off. This, he disclosed during a live…

FIFA has been trying out some new rules at youth level which would seriously change the game as we currently know it. The new rules are: 30-minute halves: The game is currently 90 minutes long, divided into two 45 minutes halves. This move would shorten the game to 60 minutes. Florentino Perez complained of how long football games are and he may just get his wish of shorter matches. Endless substitutions: Since the COVID-19 pandemic, the allowed number of substitutions…

The transfer window has been open for over a month now and we’ve seen some major deals completed already. Barcelona have signed three big players on free transfers, taking a leaf right out of Juventus’s book They have however been unable to register any of them as they are currently way over the permitted wage bill in La Liga. Speaking of Juventus, they are still in talks for Locatelli but are not ready to match Sassuolo’s asking price. Atletico Madrid…

It was held on the 31st of July of 2021.The quiz competition began with the introduction of the participants, as well as the substitutes from the different schools. The participating schools were Ahmadu Bello University Medical Student Association (ABUMSA), Benue State University Medical Student Association (BESUMSA), Usman Danfodio Medical Student Association (UDUMSA), Bingham University, Kaduna State University Medical Student Association (KASUMSA) and University of Ilorin Medical Student Association. The quiz master Dr Chukwuma Nwaze introduced himself. The moderator of the…

The 10Th edition of the Emeritus Professor O.O Akinkugbe (Inter-medical School Quiz), organized by the Dokita Editorial Board of the University of Ibadan Medical Students Association was held on the 24th of July,2021.It was held on the zoom platform. The competition saw representatives from the medical schools in the Western region of Nigeria. The University of Ibadan Medical Student Association was represented by students from the Royal Quiz Club of UIMSA- AREMU Matthew(2k17), IYAWE Efosa(2k18), BABALOLA David(2k18),OKWUNZE Kenechukwu(2k18) and EGBEYEMI…

John Wayne said, “No moral man can have peace if he leaves undone, what he knows he should have done”. This concept of morality is not about which actions are right or wrong and subsequently,  justifying the reason in either case; but about being accountable for one’s actions without having a sense of self-guilt. It is about pushing one’s self to do better than before. It is about making informed decisions, giving them focused attention and standing by them, doing…

⭐The adjusted year plan of UIMSA was adopted. According to the adjusted year plan, this tenure will now end in march, 2022. ⭐The report of the audit committee was given by Senator Muotoh of the 500L constituency. The various issues encountered by the committee (transactions, receipts e.t.c) were read out to all present. Several points and questions were raised. The points and questions that were raised were all tackled. It was emphasized by the Senate Chairman, Senator Eriobuna, that any…

Just finished reading Chimamanda’s piece titled “It’s Obscene: A True Reflection in Three Parts” and a line has kept on ringing in my head. Sometimes, silence makes a lie begin to take on the shimmer of truth. The Nigerian feminist author spoke up about the criticism she faced online for an interview she did back in 2017 where she said she saw “trans women as trans women”. Critics attacked her viciously saying that she didn’t see trans women as real…