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THE TOP 21: OUR LIST OF OUTSTANDING BLACK DOCTORS

Dr. Olakunle Akinboboye is considered one of the best in the world of cardiovascular medicine. He was included in Castle Connolly’s list of top doctors in the New York metro area. Now a nuclear cardiologist, Dr. Akinboboye graduated from the University of Ibadan College of Medicine before coming to the US about 20 years ago. Soon after arrival he completed an internal medicine residency at the Nassau County Medical Center, and cardiology fellowship at the State University of New York. He went on to Columbia University and completed another fellowship with dedicated training in nuclear cardiology and advanced echocardiolography. Dr. Akinboboye’s medical education is also complimented by an MBA and master’s degree in public health from Columbia.

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http://madamenoire.com/108328/the-top-21-our-list-of-the-outstanding-black-doctors/13/

[size=14pt]Conjoined twins seperated by Nigerians in USA on DWN SPOTLIGHT[/size]


Nigerians have once again lifted the nations image abroad, as three United States (U.S.)-based Nigerian medical doctors were among a team that successfully separated conjoined twins in a surgery that is now making waves among American media and the global medical world.



The recent 26-hour long historic surgery on the 10-month-old conjoined twins in a Houston hospital in Texas had one of the top surgeons in the team as Prof. Oluyinka Olutoye, and two other Nigerian female doctors.



The twins, Knatalye Hope and Adeline Faith Mata, were successfully separated on February 17 and 18. Speaking with The Guardian over the weekend, Olutoye, who is the Texas Children Hospital’s pediatric surgeon, said there were 12 surgeons, four anesthesiologists and eight nurses in the team.


http://www.dialysisworldnigeria.org/2015/07/conjoined-twins-seperated-by-nigerians-in-usa-on-dwn-spotlight

IyaIode:
While we are at it, who are our heros today? I have stopped every kid around me from watching yoruba movies and stations. The AREA BOY life is fast creeping on our young generation, our movies now portrays MC Oluomo, kunle poly, pasuma and as heros to our kids. This is killing the mentality of our children, these younger ones now believe hard work is for the dumb and success is in the streets.
Have you wondered why our farms are empty and the few active one are worked on by people from the middle belt.

We are fast loosing it, we are breeding a generation of lazy touts, i am not surprised the other are not only catching up with us but overtaking our 'strongholds'.

Yoruba ronu o.

IlekeHD, modath, jstbeinhonest, Aareonakakanfo

I don't live in nigeria nor am I familiar with the growing generation of nigerians in nigeria, but the Yorubas around me are examples of success stories.

I hope others can answer your question.

[size=14pt]Nigerian Now Chairs American Board of Neurological Surgery
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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.

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

Two Nigerians in US Civil Service win White House praise




Two US-based Nigerians employed by the American government are shining brightly in their different endeavours in the United States and are receiving US presidential recognitions, Empowered Newswire reports.

Both Mr. Abel Alagbe, a University of Ibadan graduate who works at the US Department of Agriculture and Mrs Temilola Fatoyinbo-Agueh of the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NASA, are being honored with different presidential awards. While Alagbe is receiving the US Presidential Volunteer Service Awards and Call to Service Award, Fatoyinbo-Agueh was honored as one of the top US early scientist recognised by White House this year.

http://diasporacommittee.com/index.php/media-center/diaspora-of-the-month/93-two-nigerians-in-us-civil-service-win-white-house-praise-

[size=14pt]House Applauds Nigerian Appointed as New York Police Commander
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Elated by the appointment of a Nigerian, Ms. Olufemi Obe, as the precinct Commander of the New York Police Department (NYPD), the House of Representatives Committee on Diaspora yesterday congratulated her.

http://diasporacommittee.com/index.php/media-center/diaspora-of-the-month/150-house-applauds-nigerian-appointed-as-new-york-police-commander

NIGERIAN DOCTOR APPOINTED CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF AMERICAN COLLEGE OF NEUROLOGICAL SURGERY



Nigerian Doctor, Product of St. Gregory's College, Lagos and College of Medicine of the University of Ibadan has been appointed the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the American Board of Neurological Surgery.

Dr. Oyesiku got the best result in the School Certificate Examinations in 1972 at St. Gregory's College, Lagos with six A1 (Aggregate 6), and after A'Levels at the Government College, Ibadan attended the Medical School of the University of Ibadan, graduating in my class with high honors.

Please join me in congratulating this worthy son of Africa!

https://diasporacommittee.com/images/stories/nelson_oyesiku.jpg

http://diasporacommittee.com/index.php/media-center/diaspora-of-the-month/90-dr-oyesiku-

Nigerian becomes first black VC in American varsity


https://diasporacommittee.com/images/stories/ilesamni_adeshida.jpg

A United States of America-based Nigerian lecturer, Prof. Ilesanmi Adesida, has become the first black man to be appointed the Provost/Vice-Chancellor for Academic Affairs at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, United States of America.

Born in 1949 at Ifon, a town in Ondo State, Adesida, a professor of Electronic Engineering with outstanding works in nanotechnology, was appointed by the search committee of the institution on May 31, this year.

http://diasporacommittee.com/index.php/media-center/diaspora-of-the-month/94-nigerian-becomes-first-black-vc-in-american-varsity

Congratulations and goodluck........please start packing ASAP

nduchucks:
While I don't want to derail this thread, the herdsmen issue will not be resolved until we come up with a holistic solution which benefits all parties and preserves the way of life of both the herdsmen and encroaching farmers.

We'll discuss this another time. I'm sure you will quote me on another thread.

SUBWAY101:
Abeg ignore that guy before he ruin this thread.

He was actually my padi. smh

Shymm3x:
Don't quote the bummy albino monkey. The Igbo bandit is just mad there are no suicidal criminals on death row on this thread. When he keeps talking to himself with no response - he'll join his IPOB brothers and become target practice for AK47.

lmao

Will be back for more post

nduchucks:
I hope this is not the old Ilekeidi

Oh how I wish you can change and be more proactive about the Fulani herdsmen issue?

nacosprof:
shut up ur dirty sheet called mouth,..wat communication exaltly are refering as,..AIT, Channel tv, brillan fm are own by Edo pple of south south naija..u know nothing,..

Shut your dirty smelly akpu mouth abeg. Loud Biafra tout.

Is this the only governor in the SE?

baby124:
His mother is Yoruba and father Ondo Ijaw. The tribal marks are probably his mother's doing.

Ondo Ijaw? Are you smoking? You're not taking Ondo with your deluded ND Repub./Biafra


@all the biafran touts quoting me, no such thing as Ondo Ijaw.

AfroKnight:
Who enjoys it after the 2nd round anyway? The body needs rest after a round. Plenty of it. Ladies, please be considerate.

Hmmm lazy boy

baby124:
He's Ijaw.

Ijaw man with tribal marks?

So an Ijaw brought another Ijawn down from his high pedestal?

Handsome ingenious Yoruba man.

Yorubas also control information and communication in Nigeria

Igbos do not have the spirit of competition

Chaii see jealousy, see hatred

@django

thanks for the correction


[size=14pt]Olajide & Deji Olatunji Top The Uk's Most Influential Creators On Youtube
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The UK's most influential YouTube creators have been named in a top 10 list produced for the BBC. How do self-made stars like these become famous around the world? And are they taking over from traditional celebrities?


Tubular Labs has created a list of the top 10 most influential UK creators for the BBC.

At the very top is Olajide "JJ" Olatunji, who dropped out of college, but has made $4.5m (£2.9m) in the past year, according to a Forbes list of the world's highest-paid YouTube stars.

The 22-year-old, from Watford, has more than 10 million subscribers on his KSI YouTube channel and a "social reach" of 17.4 million when other social media platforms are taken into account.

He is best known for filming himself playing computer games while commentating on them, but he also makes comedy videos and more typical vlogs.

His vlogs include one where he decided to dye his hair blond and another in which he filmed himself for a week to give his viewers a chance to see what he does when he's not posting YouTube videos.

KSI's brother Deji Olatunji, known as ComedyShortsGamer, is in second place on the list.

His videos appear to concentrate more on comedy than gaming, with one of his most popular being a prank where he told his mother he had made a girl pregnant.

Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-34504053

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A Nigerian doctor, Freeman Osonuga has been named among top three young global leaders who could win a trip to space worth $100,000.

The young doctor could become the first black African in space.

The competition is “organized by London-based talent agency Kruger Cowne in partnership with One Young World and Xcor Space Expeditions… putting this person in the global spotlight to help lead and promote issues of global importance,” Quartz reported.

[size=18pt]“If selected, I will be making Africa proud as the first black African to go to space thereby making history in the process,”
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“Going to space is not the overall objective of the project. It is to be able to raise global conversations on issues that affect us all as inhabitants of planet earth such as climate change, global peace and poverty,” Osonuga told Quartz.

The race to be the first black African to space is heating up as South African DJ Mandla Maseko could still beat Osonuga to the record. Maseko, who won a different contest but he is still waiting for the confirmation date for his space mission, provisionally set for 2016.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCRA_4U2wLE



http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/world/Video-Medical-doctor-could-be-first-Nigerian-to-space-388884

@mods @lalasticala

This is not a Tonto Dike or Omotola thread, but it's worth it.

Yoruba business mind

segend:
For the christians in the house, most pentecostal churches were started by yoruba.
Daystar--------- sam adeyemi
Winners--------- Bishop oyedepo
Redeem, covenant christian center, elevation church, harvesters, mountain of fire, deeperlife,

Lol Yorubas even control the Religious sector.

1. Adeboye

2. TB Joshua

Almost all highest paid CEOs in Nigeria are Yorubas

https://www.naij.com/52675.html

Aareonakakanfo:
Omo alata too has joined them but theirs is food packaging i think.Why yorubas kon like food like this

Dbanj's koko garri nko?

segend:
Aateonakakanfo, seems Yorubas control the food business. Tfc, sweet sensation, tantalizers, are all Yoruba owned.

Yorubas control

1. Finance sector

2. IT sector

3. Food sector

4. Health sector

and many more I'm sure.

Tobi from Nigeria, managing director of Vibe Web Solutions

Tobi Asehinde, from Nigeria, studied for a master’s (MEng) degree in Computer Engineering at the University of Portsmouth.

He graduated in 2012, and just two years later, he’s now the founder and Managing Director of Vibe Web Solutions, a web consultant for Lagos Eko Project and Assistant Honorary Secretary of the Nigeria-Britain Association.

http://www.educationuk.org/global/articles/uk-graduate-entrepreneur-tobi-from-nigeria/

Aareonakakanfo:
I remember one ignorant flateef saying Yorubas don't own any companies in the south-west that majority of the companies in the southwest are owned by flateenos Those people no go kill me with laff

lol the thing surprise me sha. How can street hawkers boldly claim that they own all the businesses in Lagos? Anyway, let's not spoil this thread.

Roye Okupe, an entrepreneur on a mission to create more African superhero comics


You gotta read more about her. This is so cool!

http://awpnetwork.com/2015/05/01/innovation-and-animation-roye-okupe-is-on-a-mission-to-create-more-african-superhero-comics/