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Olakunle Akinboboye

Not surprised

The American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) has appointed a Nigerian doctor, Olakunle Akinboboye, as the chair of the cardiovascular disease board.

It is the first time that the 81-year-old body would appoint a black chair to head the cardiovascular disease board.

Akinboboye will be responsible for certifying all deserving cardiologists in the United States.

Heading the 12 members of the board from all over the country, Akinboboye will carry out periodic knowledge assessments of all practising cardiologists in the US.

Commenting on his appointment, Akinboboye said he is “proud to have the opportunity to chair this very important Board.

“Unfortunately I am taking over the mantle of leadership at a point in time in which many cardiologists are openly revolting because of what they perceive as high handedness of the board over the years.”

Akinboboye said his goal as the board chair is “to work with other board members to come up with assessments for practicing cardiologists that are fair, and not unduly burdensome”.

Richard Baron, president and CEO of ABIM, via a press release, welcomed the new chair on behalf of the board.

He said, “we are honored to have Dr. Berns, Dr. Akinboboye and Dr. Udden—three highly regarded physicians with significant clinical experience to serve the community in their disciplines and across specialties to offer more choice, relevance and convenience as they help to set the standards for excellent patient care”.
Here are a few things to note about the doctor.

EDUCATION

Akinboboye received his medical degree from the College of Medicine at the University of Ibadan, Nigeria and later finished his internal medicine residency and part of his cardiology fellowship at the Nassau County Medical Center, State University of Stony Brook.

He has masters degrees in public health from Columbia University and business administration from Columbia Business School.

He completed his fellowship in cardiology with two years of dedicated training in nuclear cardiology and advanced echocardiography, when he moved to Columbia University.

ACHIEVEMENT

Certified in cardiovascular disease, hypertension and sleep medicine, this won’t be his first board appointment. Akinboboye serves as chair of the clinical trials committee of the organisation and also on the international board of governors of the American college of cardiology as the liaison for Africa.

He is an associate professor of clinical medicine at the Weill Medical College of Cornell University in New York, the medical director of Queens Heart Institute/Laurelton Heart specialist in Rosedale, Queens, New York and a past-president of the National Association of Black Cardiologists’ (ABC).

The doctor won an award for “exemplary professional services and outstanding contributions to cardiovascular medicine” while serving as president of the Ibadan College of Medicine alumni association, North America, between 2004-2005.

Cc: Lalasticlala Mynd44 Fynestboi

http://howng.com/ui-alumni-dr-akinbobobye-appointed-first-black-chair-us-cardiovascular-disease-board/

Recall that on Saturday 22th July, 2017 there was a trending story of an Expelled Nigerian law school student, Olusegun Kayode Bello, who gave an account on why he was expelled.
The Nigerian Law school on Wednesday 26th July, 2017 released a detailed statement on why he was expelled from the institution.

Below reads the press statement from the Nigerian law school

STATEMENT ON MR. OLUSEGUN KAYODE BELLO – STUDENT EXPELLED FROM NIGERIAN LAW SCHOOL

Mr. Olusegun Kayode Bello applied for admission to the Nigerian Law School in July, 2012. His application form and Dean’s Reference revealed that he was rusticated from the Faculty of Law, University of Ibadan in the 2008/2009 Academic Session for disrupting the peace and tranquility of the University Campus. The Dean’s confidential report showed that he defied the authorities of the University and continued his programme without serving out the rustication period. It was when his defiance was discovered that he was forced to comply.
After his studentship was reinstated, he was unrepentant as the report indicated his further involvement in a case of gross misconduct (insubordination), which made the Board of the Faculty of Law to recommend him for further disciplinary action.

In line with the extant policy at the Nigerian Law School, the candidate’s application for admission in 2012 was referred to the Council of Legal Education, which resolved that the candidate should only be considered for admission in the 2016/2017 School Year in view of his negative antecedent in the University.

Invariably, he applied for admission in 2016. When he was eventually to be offered admission in October 2016, the Council of Legal Education further directed that he should be issued a letter of warning, to avoid any acts of misconduct and indiscipline while at the Nigerian Law School; and that his admission was on probation, subject to good character.

Sometime in March 2017, there was a report of an altercation between him and one of his female colleagues over a preferred seat in the venue of lecture.

The report from his colleagues was that a female student left the hall to visit the toilet. In her absence, Mr. Bello left his seat at the rear of the hall and took the seat of the absent student. All entreaties of the Auditorium Marshall, the Chairman of the Students Representative Council (S.R.C.) and other students fell on deaf ears. It was further reported that Mr. Bello nearly went into a scuffle with the female student on her return from the rest room.

Because of his disorderly behavior, a query was issued to him by the Head of Students Affairs Department. Rather than addressing the issues, he went into irrelevant narration, alleging bias by the officials.

Thereafter, he went on to procure and print on a polo shirt inciting inscriptions and embarked on a solo protest around the School premises. He followed this with a petition against the “Head, Control Room”, addressed to the Secretary to the Council of Legal Education and Director of Administration, which he circulated to the whole world, including the Secretary-General of the United Nations and Amnesty International.

His continued disruptive behavour raised concern among his colleagues. In consequence, the Students Representative Council issued a disclaimer of his actions which was addressed to the Head of Academics on March 21, 2017 and read in part as follows:

“This is to bring to your notice that the S.R.C…………….distances itself totally from the unnecessary and inordinate acts of one Mr. Kayode Bello. This is coming after the S.R.C. through the appropriate Committee met with the said Mr. Kayode Bello to aggregate interest, but he walked out on the Committee.”

Following the disclaimer and Mr. Bello’s continued acts of intransigence and nuisance in the hostel, the Students Affairs Officer issued him with another query, but he refused to accept it. Considering his estranged relationship with his colleagues; and to avoid any break down of law and peaceful co-existence, a letter of advise was written to him to vacate the Hostel in his interest. Mr. Bello however refused to accept the letter.

Instead, he went to the Bwari Divisional Police Station to lay a complaint of criminal intimidation against the management of the Nigerian Law School, seeking the arrest of all the officers. He further urged the Police to invite the Chairman, Council of Legal Education for interrogation.

Consequently, he was invited, along with the female student he had an altercation with, the Chairman of the Students Representative Council and the Auditorium Marshall, to appear before the Students Misconduct Committee, for various infractions of the Students Code of Conduct. Even though he received the letter of invitation, he refused to acknowledge receipt of it and failed to appear before the Committee, despite repeated invitations.

At conclusion of its deliberations, the Committee found Mr. Bello liable of the allegations against him. It noted that:

“The Council of Legal Education was magnanimous in its decision to approve the admission of Mr. Bello to the Nigerian Law School, despite the adverse report from his University.” It further noted that: “Mr. Bello lacks the core attributes, disposition and comportment of an aspirant to the Bar.”

It therefore recommended his expulsion from the Nigerian Law School.
The report of the Committee was considered by the Council of Legal Education at its meeting of July 11, 2017, which approved the recommendations accordingly.

The decision of the Council of Legal Education was delivered to Mr. Bello, but he refused to accept the letter and further refused to vacate the Students Hostel as he was directed. Instead, he armed himself with an iron rod and threatened to injure whoever went near him. The security personnel left him alone, to avoid a situation in which any of them would be injured by Mr. Bello.

He was eventually sighted in the Library unarmed, as a result of which the Security Operatives were able to escort him to the Bwari Divisional Police Station. The Police later brought him to the hostel to evacuate his belongings.

Mr. Bello’s penchant for misbehaviour was also recently brought to the fore via the letter from the Principal Partner (a Senior Advocate of Nigeria), of the Law Firm to which he was attached, during the just concluded Externship exercise by all students of the Nigerian Law School. The Firm was constrained to terminate his stay there even before the period expired because of Mr. Bello’s incorrigible behaviour. The letter went thus:

“We write to inform you that your conduct during the period of your externship in our Law Firm is highly unbecoming of a person aspiring to be a legal practitioner. You have demonstrated little or no respect to the leadership and personnel of the firm. As an aspiring legal practitioner, your conduct is expected to be Fit and Proper. We are therefore constrained to reject your continuation of the externship and hereby wish to inform you that you leave the office forthwith.”

The Nigerian Law School and the legal profession, to which he aspired to belong, do not condone the type of behavior constantly exhibited by Mr. Bello.

On facilities at the Nigerian Law School, it is worthy of note that the Main Hall of the Nigerian Law School in the Bwari, Abuja has more than enough seats for all registered students. The position is the same in the other Campuses of Nigerian Law School.

Therefore, the basis for the conflict precipitated by Mr. Bello, by leaving his seat and moving over to that occupied by a fellow student was unfortunate. The Nigerian Law School has sufficient capacity to cope with students projection for the foreseeable future.



http://thenigerialawyer.com/just-in-law-school-gives-their-own-account-on-kayode-bellos-expulsion/

OgaBuhari:
I finished at UI, stayed at Mellanby Hall and studied CLA. I grad with a 2.1 but I always feel so ashame of myself to tell peeps that I'm a graduate of UI cos the overhyped glorified secondary school of the UI is nothing to write home about, as the school is marred by poor infrastructures, snailish academic calendar, poor facilities and so much more which makes her environs so sickening and disheartening.
that's why I opted for my M.A degree in a far more better school in the South East.
Thunder fire UI.

Look at you. Name that school in SE better than UI.
U guys should stop this hating and leave UI alone.

SmartchoiceNGR:
I thought you were loyal

Lol

SmartchoiceNGR:
If you are not careful.. I will complete it.

Go ahead, like I care. When no be my papa get school

SmartchoiceNGR:
Your brain is paining you. I am a UI alumnus but I don't see why you should look down on someone's achievements. It is unclassy and wrong on all levels.

Which UI sef? Is it the flooded idia hall or the over populated Awo which has no water in most parts? Or the one where having electricity is a mirage or UI that has no functional e library... Or the UI that ... Don't let me go on.... Or you will be put to shame. UI is a great school but keep quiet and celebrate with her.

Warning shot! OAU PEEPS JUST KIP KWIET... YOURS.... RESPECT YOURSELVES.

By the way she's not ugly in anyway!!!

UI alumnus indeed... so shameful of you if u could speak ill of your school like this. Mtcheeewww

Banky go enjoy this gal honeypot well

Dirty ipob

Don't know the right section to put this tho.

Some group of men in Lagos was caught on camera having fun in Lagos flood.

Well to me "These are the real Men"

Nowhere is like lagos


http://www.metronaija.com/2017/07/photo-lagosians-drink-beer-in-flood.html

At last

Boil don dey my padi bumbum due to over sitting

Huee:
Prove it

Make two of u comot for here

Person die, una dy argue bt faculty

RIP

What a sorrowful news

She go dy serve for national assembly as clerk

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The Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) said its attention has been drawn to a news report that a cadet of the academy, Saviour Enoch, was shot and killed by cultists in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State and has issued a statement clarifying it’s stand on the deceased said to be student of the institution.

According to a statement issued by the institutions Public Relations Officer Major Musa A. Yahaya and made available to newsmen in Kaduna Tuesday said that “from NDA records, there was a Cadet Izibeginiwo Enoch Gbavieme who was a Second year Army Cadet studying Mathematics at the Faculty of Science NDA.

“That the said Cadet Izibeginwo Enoch Gbavieme, absented himself from the Academy with effect from 15 November 2016 and is still absent.  His Next-of-Kin (NOK) was contacted and all efforts to ascertain his whereabouts and bring him back to the Nigerian Defence Academy proved abortive.

“That Cadet Izibeginwo Enoch Gbavieme was struck off strength from the Nigerian Defence Academy for being absent for a cumulative period of 72 hours in line with extant NDA regulation on Discipline and General Administration with effect from 18 November 2016.

“That for the avoidance of doubt, the said Izibeginwo Enoch Gbavieme ceased to be an undergraduate of Nigerian Defence Academy with effect from 18 November 2016.

“While we sympathize with the family of the person said to be shot by cultist in this moment of their grief, we wish to state that the Academy has very stringent administrative and organisational procedure towards ensuring the safety and accountability of its officer Cadets

http://leadership.ng/2017/07/11/nda-clarifies-killing-saviour-enoch-cultist-yenogoa/

Cc Lalasticlala

Not surprise is coming from the northern part!

Hypocrites people

Hiaaaaaan..

Sense fall on them

Hope this where the problem lies, according to what I saw

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engrMikemd:
perhaps secondary school bursar

No be still bursar

Fadiga24:
U never go twitter.

Twitter no pass reaction, like all of them are chemistry students :-\

coolcatty:
Mehn the Hausas love attending burial...they love seeing corpses and inhaling the smell of the dead.

Tufiakwa

Inhaling the smell of the dead

Your mumu no get part two oo

The problem of Nigeria is greater than all this trivial issue na

Op mke we hear better word jare

Wetin make we con do