The University College Hospital (UCH) Sinfonia recently celebrated her 20th Anniversary concert titled “The Moon and I” at the Paul Hendrickse Lecture Theater on Saturday, November 17th, 2018. Like every great day and events, this one too has come and gone, but it has surely left its imprint on our minds. The focus was kept on the performances, with everything else kept thankfully brief. The concert was opened with prayers, anthem and introductions. Then, it was straight to the Choir’s…

24-year-old Nigerian Doctor, Adeyemi Oluwafunmilola, popularly called Funmi, has emerged as one of the top 10 finalists of the 2019 Rhodes Scholarships for West Africa. Funmi, a exceptional brilliant member of the 2k13 graduating class who graduated with honors from University of Ibadan (UI)  Medical School, made it to the final round selection process of the scholarship program. Rhodes Scholars are chosen on the basis of the criteria set down in the Will of Cecil John Rhodes, who established the…

Knowing what you want gives you strength and ability. But nothing is quite as bad as uncertainty. This is why smart people always have a plan. They know they can only move as fast as is fueled by focus on their goals. For medical students, the future holds countless possibilities. We choose from these by virtue of what we believe is best for us and the counsel we get from colleagues in the profession. But are we really giving it…

Academic activities have been ruptured again in the country’s universities since last week, as the Academic Staff Union of Universities resumed its strike over epileptic funding. The ASUU President, Biodun Ogunyemi, said the resort to strike was based on the realisation that the government was trifling with the union. The effect of the action, no doubt, will be telling on the students. But all the stakeholders should appreciate the union’s struggle as one for the common good. Since the 1990s,…

The hallmark of our world is change. It is happening faster than it seems as every aspect of our lives is constantly disrupted by innovations and new technologies. According to history, every disruptive innovation is tailed by its fair share of treats and irrational concerns. Nevertheless no period in mankind history has any major change been greeted with as much fear as this age. For the first time, Luddites are not the only ones worrying, but also the big guys…

While Nigerians revel over the scrumptiousness and ground-breaking feats of their Jollof as well as the diversity and richness of their music and culture, the Ghanaian Minister for Railways Development, Mr. Joe Ghartey has gone on to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Africa Investment (AI) SkyTrain Consortium, in South Africa, for the construction of the Accra Sky Train Project. The MoU was signed on the 8th of November, on the sidelines of the ongoing Africa Investment Forum…

“We’re Nigerians. We can move stuff. If it’s moveable, we can move it”. This statement was made on Saturday at the Famewo Common Room in Alexander Brown Hall during the DOKITA programme by Dr Ojesina Akinyemi (MB;BS(Ibadan), PhD(Harvard), University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA), the facilitator (the man in the red attire). The hall was by no means full but the turnout was far more than was envisaged. It was not your regular “stuff moving”  programme where you’re…

Here’s everything you need to know about Game of Thrones Season 8, the final season of everyone’s favorite HBO fantasy drama. All men must die. This gruesome turn of phrase is just as unavoidable for platinum haired television shows like our dear Game of Thrones as it is for members of House Stark and Lannister. But that is still hard to accept, especially if you’ve already swon fealty to HBO’s biggest series of all time. Nevertheless, there are good tidings…