On the 27th of March, 2022 The University of Ibadan Medical Students’ Association concluded her 60th health week with another edition of what has often and popularly been tagged as the best departmental dinner in the University of Ibadan. The evening of dazzling diamonds and scintillating starlight kicked off around 8pm at Apex Event Centre, Agodi GRA with a red carpet event featuring celebrity worthy couture by brands and student designers alike, as singles, couples and friends in groups of…

Article Written by Oluwadamilare O.Ojo Orompoto ruled the Oyo Empire in the 16th century, speculatively from 1554 to 1562. She had to prove her masculinity within 7 days before ascending the throne. In Africa, it was forbidden for a woman to lead the affairs of the society, most especially in royalty. This gender discrimination was increasingly prevalent in the ancient Yoruba empire. Having a male child (usually eldest) who will carry on the family’s name or heritage (Àrólé) or govern…

The World Cup Draw, for the 2022 World Cup scheduled to hold in Qatar at the end of the year, was held on the 1st of April 2022 and there are a number of interesting matches to look forward to; Spain and Germany should be a really interesting tie and Ghana have a chance to get revenge over Uruguay as they will be facing off in Group H. France and Denmark find themselves in the same group like in the…

After finishing atop their group, Nigeria was drawn against Ghana for the knockout and final round of the CAF World Cup Qualifications. Nigeria went into this tie as the favourites. Seeing Ghana’s abysmal performance at this year’s AFCON, it was expected that Nigeria would get the better of them but this was not to be the case. The first leg in Ghana was a drab affair and ended goalless. The second leg match on the 29th of March took place…

SUMMARY OF THE FIFTH EMERGENCY CONGRESS MEETING After a 3 hour Congress meeting on the 2k18 and 2k19 final Volleyball game misunderstanding and the involvement of the President… A Decision has finally been made by the Congress. The meeting started with opening statements from Hon. Obeya, the representative for the 2k19 majority leader and Hon. Olorunfemi, the President of UIMSA. Hon. Obeya started his opening statement by making it clear that the 2k19 class was not here to attack the…

Following the Volleyball Final Match scheduled last week Sunday between the 2K19 Class and the 2k18 class. The 2k19 class won the final match after the 2K18 class failed to produce a complete team for the match that day due to miscommunication and several other unknown factors.“2k19 class has clinched the gold medal easily after the 2k18 class failed to produce a complete team this morning for the Volleyball game FINALS resulting in them being walked over“ This is a…

On the 19th of March, 2022, the UIMSA CLINICAL Press arm elected new Editorial board members according to constitution. This was done as the previous tenure came to an end.The Election Process which was conducted by the  Ex- Offico, Mr Daniel Animashun gave the mandate to the new executives; Mr Metajuwa-kuda Emmanuel as Editor in Chief, Mr Saliyu Abdulbaasit as Deputy Editor in Chief, Mr Adegoke Ireoluwa as the Board Secretary and PRO and Mr Achife Ifeanyichukwu as the Features…

THE HAMPER… So you’re holding on to your used tissue with sweat gathering on the back of your neck in a fully air-conditioned room. You are painfully aware of everyone around you, of every laugh and every voice. The dustbin is literally ten steps away, but it feels like ten miles. You know you should just get up and throw it away. You know it shouldn’t be such a big deal, and that any “normal” person would have done it…

The 60th UIMSA Health Week is upon us. Themed: “An Inverted Pyramid: The Nigerian Healthcare System”, the biggest health week in sub-Saharan Africa is set to hold March 19-27 and we’re all pumped no doubt. We asked some members of the association if they had attended or witnessed any UIMSA Health Week, what their expectations are and which health week activity they are looking forward to the most. Here are their replies: This should be my third health week in…