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Personal views on society, culture, politics, policy, church, religion and people

My first day in FEDACAD

My friends and family often say I have a photographic memory. They may be right. Twenty-five years ago I walked through the gates of Federal Government Academy Suleja, in far away Niger state, Northern Nigeria (FEDACAD for short) for my secondary education and I...

The books I read in 2024

Here is a list of the books I read in 2024. This stirring book discusses the 'other side' of doctors, the human side, that their patients and others seem to neglect. It gives real life, heart-rending examples of the struggles doctors face while providing care for...

The movies I saw in 2024

Here are some movies I found interesting last year, in no particular order. 1. Poldark. Definitely my 'series of the year'. The story of Ross Poldark and George Warleggan as they battle for love and power in ancient Cornwall. 2. The Great Debaters. My 'movie of the...
The unending tussle between ASUU and FG

The unending tussle between ASUU and FG

Today (July 21, 2022) is day 157 of the ASUU strike. I thought it was a record until I was told ASUU completed a 9-month uninterrupted strike in 2020, under the same President Buhari (a year after his re-election for that matter). President Muhammadu Buhari I spoke...

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Afrobeats: the backstory. A movie review.

Afrobeats: the backstory. A movie review.

I recently stumbled onto the documentary/docu-series, Afrobeats: the backstory, on a lazy evening when I was rummaging through Netflix for anything interesting to watch. The title caught my attention and I decided to give it a try. The first kudos to the movie...

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M. A. D.: Medically Assisted Dying

M. A. D.: Medically Assisted Dying

A few months ago, I attended a seminar titled medically assisted dying (MAD), a relatively recent but controversial concept in medicine. Simply put, MAD is when a doctor, on a patient's request, actively ends the patient's life, usually by administering a lethal dose...

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