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Can we meet you Sir? My name is Folajimi Adesanya. I am currently a fourth year medical student of the University of Ibadan. I am privileged to be the Chief Administrator of the Panacea Project, a social research organization that is committed to solving communal problems. Can you tell us about the Clinton Global Initiative University (CGIU) and the Resolution Social Venture Challenge? Earlier this year, one of the projects we started running was the “Clean City Initiative”. It is…

The Ibadan College of Medicine Alumni Association (ICOMMA) homecoming week to celebrate the University of Ibadan College of Medicine (UICOM) at 70 tagged “Àtúnjí: The Renaissanse”, kick-started on November 2nd, 2018 with the jubilation symposium and presentation of the University of Ibadan College of Medicine (UICOM) of 1988. The class has produced lots of iconic individuals such as Prof. Ike Lagunju, Prof. Abraham Ariyo, Prof. Olayinka Olutoye, Prof. Temitayo Ogundiran, amongst others. Prof. Lagunju, who spoke on the topic “Making a…

Fast rising sensation, James Brown whose real name is Obialor, has stated that controversial cross-dresser, inspires him and that it was not a crime to be and act feminine. He stated this while being interviewed after news of his HIV status went viral. He confirmed that he was indeed positive and has been since birth. This dancer rose to fame after a video surfaced when he was wrongly arrested by the police alongside some other at a birthday party as…

October is notoriously known as the month where there are lots of international celebrations, and October 31 was no different. It is on this day when the powers that be (The United Nations General Assembly) on the 27th of December, 2013, after a careful look at the state of our cities, pondered on the effect of the burdens it endures from the ever increasing population density and several bad practices. As such, it thought of creating a day, an event,…

Former Minister of Works and chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Tony Anenih is dead Mr Anenih, 85, died on Sunday evening at Cedarcrest Hospital, Abuja, where he was receiving treatment for an undisclosed ailment. Born in Edo State, Mr Anenih was one of the most influential politicians of his era. He was nicknamed ‘Mr Fix It’ for his ability to manipulate the electoral process. Mr Anenih was a state chairman of Nigeria’s then ruling party, NPN, between…

Ahead of November 6 nationwide strike to compel government to peg the new minimum wage at N30,000, organized labour will tomorrow hold mass protest across the country on Tuesday, October 30th, as part of sensitization of workers and Nigerians for the planned industrial action. This came as organized labour urged workers not to be deterred by the government’s threat of “no work, no pay” as strike  had always complied with legal requirements. Already, leaders of Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Trade…

News from the mother of the 26 year old singer and actress, Dianna De La Garza, confirms that her daughter has been sober for 3 months now and we couldn’t be happier. Lovato, who suffered from a near fatal drug overdose in late June this year when she took a cocktail of oxycodone and fetanyl, was quickly rushed to Cedars-Sinai hospital, Los Angeles where she received medical attention and has been on the long road to recovery ever since in…

Lewis Hamilton added yet another milestone to his already glittering career as he won the world Championship on Sunday despite finishing 4th in the Mexican Grand Prix. Lewis came into the race leading his closest rival Sebastian Vettel with a massive 70 points and only needed to finish 7th to wrap up the world title even if Vettel won the race. Max Verstappen won the race ahead of Vettel while Kimi Räikkonen finished in 3rd place and Hamilton had to…

Many were greeted with the shocking news on Sunday evening that confirmed that Leicester FC club owner and chairman, Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha and 4 others were killed in a helicopter crash just outside the King power stadium on Saturday at 20:30 BST. The club owner had just finished watching his team play a 1-1 draw to West Ham and was on his way to the Airport from where he was to take a flight back to Thailand, his home country. Passers-by…