I woke up around 2am that Sunday breathless, with pain on inspiration. For a week prior to that, I had been coughing with a sore throat and unlike the typical Nigerian, I had not tried any medications. I had had previous bouts of similar symptoms which subsided on their own, a pointer to a viral infection of some sort. All I had to do was rest, take lots of water and fruits and rest again. This morning though, it seemed…
WORDS WITH BAM BAM Sunday, the 15th of October dawned brightly, the morning filled with such warm colours. As the midday heat tapered into a welcoming evening ambiance, the UIMSA Press, represented by Jaachimma Nwagbara and Amaji Obinna of the Preclinical school had a sit-down with the immediate past president of the University of Ibadan Medical Students Association (UIMSA). Please, could you introduce yourself? I’m Mr. Adedotun Bamiduro. I served as the UIMSA President in the last tenure. I hail…
I dashed past the early morning Monday crease, past the outstretched hands of the crippled beggar on the sidewalk, past the bespectacled man thrusting a flyer in my face, yelling about some promo, past the revolving doors of the gigantic work of art that is the city wall. I dashed towards the liquor cabinet with such purpose like a camny rushing towards a deer caught in its headlights, with such speed I am certain I almost leave my problems behind.…
It’s a beautiful morning The shrill of my alarm wakes me up ‘Oh no! Not now, I need some more sleep’ It takes my head a few seconds to realise ‘Oh shit! I have a bus to catch’ I run through my morning activities Rinse my mouth, stroke my tangled hair My bags strapped to my back, I take flight to catch my morning bus Arriving the park just in time, I get settled in ‘It’s gonna be a long…
The Senate, University of Ibadan Medical Students’ Association. RESOLUTIONS OF THE SENATE MEETING WHICH HELD ON THE 7TH OF OCTOBER, 2017 AT FAMEWO COMMON ROOM (F.C.R.), ALEXANDER BROWN HALL (A.B.H.), UNIVERSITY COLLEGE HOSPITAL, IBADAN. Meeting commenced at 1:13pm. ⏱ 37 senators were present. 5 senators sent in notices of absence. – The Vice President and Senator Akinnuoye from the 200 Level constituency were sworn in. Mr. Yakubu Momoh of the 200 Level constituency was Co-opted. – Launching of UIMSA official website…
WOULD YOU DATE YOUR CLASSMATE NOW/ IN THE FUTURE? Over the past week, I conducted a survey with the above title on members of 2k18 class. I have to say, I received some note-worthy responses and here they are: YES I believe dating girls outside our class will be tasking considering difference in interests, our tight schedules and problems with commitment. Over a period of time, we would have come to understand our classmates. NO I will feel suffocated and…
As most people know, this is a very popular term, and unless you have been living under a rock or underneath a crushing pile of books, you may not know even if you have been zoned in the past. ‘Friend zone’ was coined by Joey Tribbiani, a popular character from F.R.I.E.N.D.S , in 1994 in the episode ‘The one with the Blackout’. So for the sake of those living under the crushing pile of books, Friend zone according to…
I was seven, and ill! While on admission on an hospital bed, naïve and ignorant me would fondle with the bell of my attending doctor’s stethoscope. I would wrap my hands round the cold round metal, wondering how such can be used to hear sounds from the human body. I would go on to reassure myself of my dream- becoming a doctor, being able to take care of my family, and other people when they fall ill. Years down…
Wishes to Sleep Yes! I now know my enemy. The one who doesn’t want me to succeed in this department. The one who though is not a being, wants to end my being. The one who tells me that I will not find any other friend like him. That one who tells me that if I don’t accept him, then his brother will. Sleep is not my friend. I hate him. He is brother to death who I hate the…
Four brothers Notorious in the Sub-Sahara Fearless and ruthless Children and pregnant women are core victims Rides in the salivary glands of anopheles mosquitoes Laying people to waste Wherever the children of Plasmodium goes They leave rings as laboratory evidences Falciparum, the most brutal, notorious for cerebral malaria The seeming twins, Vivax and Ovale Cunning is their watchword, hiding in the liver Malariae, known for chronic illnesses Above all, malaria is all they cause But, the four brothers must be…