ChiemezieMadu
Personal views on society, culture, politics, policy, church, religion and people
Knowledge: to know or to know how to know?
One of the most dreaded forms of examination in medical school was viva (short for viva voce which means oral interviews). Here, in a face-to-face interview with your examiners you are asked questions from within (and even outside) the curriculum and are expected to...
A brief perspective on Caroline Elton’s book: Also human – the inner lives of doctors
I first met Caroline Elton at a medical conference late last year. Her biography as she was introduced as the next speaker was resounding; an occupational and counselling psychologist specializing in career counselling, with decades of experience behind her. No sooner...
The books I read in 2023
2023 was my fourth consecutive year of 'aiming' to read one book each month. I started in March 2020; so far so good. I wrote a similar article last year summarizing the books I read the previous year (The books I read in 2022). Here's a summary of the books I read in...
The last time I cried…
I vividly recall the last time I cried like it happened only yesterday. It all started on a casual morning in mid-2015 when I was working as a medical officer in a private hospital in Auchi, Edo state, just having completed my National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) year....
My predictions for the 2023 presidential elections
In less than 24 hours, Nigerians will go to the polls for the 7th time since the return of democracy to elect a new leader, in yet another attempt to pull the nation from the brinks of failure. After almost a hundred days of fiery campaigns, the election will...
The Accidental Public Servant by Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai: a book review
Apparently I am a late-comer to the party, having read El-Rufai's book 10 years after it was published. The Accidental Public Servant chronicles Nasir El-Rufai's life, from his humble beginnings in Kaduna, to his sojourn into the public service, culminating in his...
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