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They will soon hoist a white flag with their coward tails between their legs

But why?

By VINCENT UJUMADU

AWKA — A 16 year-old Miss Nwanneka Odah was, yesterday, beheaded by a three -man gang suspected to be ritual killers at Nawfia in Njikoka Local Government Area of Anambra State.

This came as the Awka branch manager of a new generation bank, (name withheld), Mr. Tochukwu Nnadi, was yesterday kidnapped about 7.30am on his way to the office.

Nwanneka was said to be hawking groundnuts along the Nawfia –Awka road close to Nawfia Comprehensive Secondary  School when the three young men allegedly pretended as if they wanted to buy groundnuts from her only for one of them to use a machete to cut off her head when she bent down to sell the groundnuts to them.

A relation of the deceased, Mr. Friday Ogalagu described the situation as terrible, lamenting that he had never seen such a thing in his life.

He said: “I was not there when it happened, but I was told that my cousin was stopped by three men who said they wanted to buy groundnuts. While two of them were on the road side, the third, who dressed like a mad man was standing closely.

When the girl bent down to put the ground nuts for them, the one close by brought out what somebody said looked like an axe and beheaded the girl. An Okada rider plying the road who saw what happened stopped and the three men ran into the bush, leaving their victim whose head was already severed, struggling for life.”

Ogalagu said that it was when people began to make inquiries about the parents of the girl that he was contacted.

According to Ogalagu who claimed to be training the girl since childhood, the body had been deposited at the Amaku General Hospital in Awka, while the parents who live in Ebonyi had been contacted.

Anambra State Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Mr. Raphael Uzoigwe, confirmed the incident, saying the matter had been referred to the State Criminal Investigation Department, CID, for investigation.

Banker kidnapped in Awka

A staff in the bank said there had not been any contact with the kidnappers, lamenting that the incident had put fears among bankers.

It was gathered that the abductors waited for their victim in two cars at the Iyiagu area of the capital city with doors of their cars opened and as he drove close to the area, they used one of the cars to block him and dragged him out of his car into their own and drove off.

The State Police Command, however said the matter had not been reported to it at the time of filing the report.

Police spokesman, Mr. Raphael Uzoigwe, told reporters that he had made contacts with the Central Police Station and the B-division in the command, claiming no such case was reported.

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2012/08/suspected-ritualists-behead-16-yr-old-girl-in-anambra/

Impressive

Prof. Nelson Mobolanle Oyesiku

By Tokunbo Adedoja

In what is considered a major milestone, a Nigerian, Prof. Nelson Mobolanle Oyesiku, is now the chair of American Board of Neurological Surgery.

The primary function of the Board is to conduct examinations for neurosurgeons and then certify those who meet the requirement, while its broad aim is to encourage the study, improve the practice, elevate the standards, and advance the science of neurological surgery.

Oyesiku, who hails from Abeokuta, Ogun State, had his primary education at Corona School before proceeding to St Gregory's College for his Secondary education. He bagged his medical degree from the University of Ibadan School of Medicine and did his internship at the General hospital, Lagos.

He obtained his Masters degree from University of London, United Kingdom and completed his PhD in neuroscience at Emory University, Atlanta, US.

Oyesiku, whose areas of clinical research include brain tumors, carpal tunnel syndrome, endoscopy, hydrocephalus, pituitary tumors, stereotactic surgery, and trigeminal neuralgia, had stellar academic record both in Nigeria and overseas.

A report on the website of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons noted that he had been "selected by his peers as one of the best doctors in America and was selected by the Consumer Research Council of America as one of America’s top surgeons."

Oyesiku told THISDAY that there was no question about the fact that his educational background in Nigeria helped his success in life.

"I am extremely proud of the education I received in Nigeria. It was the top notch and quality education that allowed me to stand toe to toe with my colleagues," he said.

Admitting that he was not an expert on the 'Nigerian situation', Oyesiku however said from what he heard, that quality had dropped substantially.

Oyesiku, who emigrated to the US about three decades ago, still visits Nigeria regularly and was there in February, and may likely pay another visit before the year runs out.

"Right now, I do not have any solid plan of returning home but I will give that a thought and spend more time at home than the two weeks I spend," he told THISDAY in response to a question on whether he plans to return to Nigeria.

He however subscribed to the view that Nigerian professionals in the diaspora should consider returning home to contribute their quota, adding that "brain drain is a net loss" because its takes time to train professionals.

On what level Nigeria could be placed in the area of neurological surgery, he said in comparison to US, "Nigeria is a long way off", but quickly added that it would be an unfair comparison because US is even a long way ahead of countries in the developed world.

He however added that the private sector had a lot to do in revamping the nation's health sector, citing the improvement in the telecoms, oil and gas, and the finacial sectors that were once dominated by government.

President of Nigerian Physicians in the Americas (ANPA), Dr. Michael Etomi, said Oyesiku's appointment underscored the fact that Nigeria had many physicians and other professionals who had excelled and continued to excel, not only in the US, but also in other countries.

Etomi said this also underscored the need for  the Nigerian government to harness its vast human resources in the Diaspora for the benefit of the nation.

Medical Director of the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratories at the Presbyterian Cardiovascular Institute in Charlotte, North Carolina, Dr. Yele Aluko, who was a year ahead of Oyesiku at University of Ibadan, described him as a brilliant student who had consistently blazed  the trail of medical endeavours in general and neuro surgery in particular.

The American Board of Neurological Surgery, established in 1940, is made up of 14 directors, who are selected from practicing neurosurgeons throughout North America.

These directors are elected after nominations are received from the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, Society of Neurological Surgeons, Congress of Neurological Surgeons, American Academy of Neurological Surgery, and Neurosurgical Society of America.

http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/nigerian-now-chairs-american-board-of-neurological-surgery/123419/

badlucky: Hehehehe, GSM? Do you know how much shares he controls? Have you forgotten the MTN recharge card code that goes straight to Obj's account? During his term, power zero, infrastructure zero, health zero, overall performance= 20%

That's beside the point. The question is whether or not your life is better today and the economy has profited from the introduction of GSM

For me I don't care who buys what. As long as it works and serves the common man, I'm cool with it. We are too backward and have little time to catch up

Don't you just love the Yorubas? Just wished we were a country on our own but God dey

So so callous

Growing up my folks and every one older that I knew discouraged my brothers and I from shaking or taking things from people with our left hands . Even my kids brother who is a south paw learned to use his right hand when shaking people or taking things from them.

Over two decades later, it's so common to see people take things from you or proffer their left hands for a handshake even when you have your right hand pointing at them irrespective of whether or not you're older, richer or more senior to them in the office.

Is this some new trend or it really doesn't make a difference which hand you use?

Austyno4: its not a federal road, i stay in ikorodu.

You stay in Ikorodu shouldn't mean a thing. It is a Federal Road

Hmmm

Boyoorisha: Tell the appropriate authority! That is not under Lagos state

Is this one under Lagos State? Just watch and it will someday happen whether or not the FG allows it

O ma shey O! Same people abusing Yorubas now.