₦airaland Forum

ProfShymex:
Though I supported Fashola when he deported the miscreants. However, you can't deport folks living in the same country.

Can you get miscreants with no fixed address off the roads, to their relatives wherever they're, so as to stop them from creating nuisance? - absolutely.

But can you do a mass deportation of folks within the same country, when they have a fixed address? - hell no. It's illegal and somewhat xenophobic.

And how are you going to deport over 10 million people cos the total population of Lagos shouldn't be more than 10 million and it's already over 21 million?

They just have to find a way somewhere and somehow to depopulate the place. That should be their primary objective. Just take a look at all the infrastructures Fashola commissioned. I bet the overwhelming majority of them are in ruins now. That's the curse that comes with population explosion.

Aareonakakanfo:
Maaaan its not that easy,trust me.In Nigeria everything is viewed through tribal lenses.When Fashola deported romanis to their caves, we all saw what happened despite the fact that some Yorubas were also deported to Osun state.For now i don't think anything can be done to reduce Lagos population.Like i said earlier,the mentality of the romanis regarding Lagos needs to be changed to start with,there's too much ignorance in that part of the country.The only solution is bi-ass-fra and that'll only reduce it a little bit.It still doesn't mean the romanis won't continue trooping in to their "Mecca"

Aareonakakanfo:
Maaaan its not that easy,trust me.In Nigeria everything is viewed through tribal lenses.When Fashola deported romanis to their caves, we all saw what happened despite the fact that some Yorubas were also deported to Osun state.For now i don't think anything can be done to reduce Lagos population.Like i said earlier,the mentality of the romanis regarding Lagos needs to be changed to start with,there's too much ignorance in that part of the country.The only solution is bi-ass-fra and that'll only reduce it a little bit.It still doesn't mean the romanis won't continue trooping in to their "Mecca"

IlekeHD:
I agree with you both. When Nigeria divides, deportation in Odu'a will be legal.

IlekeHD:
I agree with you both. When Nigeria divides, deportation in Odu'a will be legal.

ProfShymex:
Anyway, this isn't just about Lagos - it's about the rest of the SW. If Lagos can effect proper depopulation policies - it will spread developments to other states in the SW.

Lagos is the one sucking the development from the SW. The Bermuda Triangle. I'm not being pro-Lagos here, I'm being pro-SW with evenly distributed developments.

I'm out.

NIGERIANS abroad have again lifted the image of the country as three US-based Nigerian medical doctors are counted among a medical team that accomplished the unusual feat of successfully separating conjoined twins in what is now making the waves in the US media and the medical world globally.

The 26-hour long historic surgical separation of 10 months old conjoined twins in a Houston, Texas hospital was recently conducted by a medical team that included among others, two Nigerian female doctors and one male doctor, Professor Oluyinka Olutoye, one of the top surgeons in the team.

The conjoined twins, Knatalye Hope and Adeline Faith Mata were successfully separated on February 17 and 18.

Speaking exclusively with The Guardian over the weekend, Olutoye, the Texas Children Hospital's pediatric surgeon said there were 12 surgeons, 4 anesthesiologists and 8 nurses in the team that operated on the female twin babies.

One of the anesthesiologists is Olutoye's wife, Dr. Toyin Olutoye. The third Nigerian doctor among the team which is now drawing applause and praise in the US and beyond is Dr. Mrs. Oluyemisi Fowode-Adeyemi, a pediatric gynecology fellow in the hospital.

The Nigerian community is now sharing in the praise and recognition that this medical feat has brought as all the medical practitioners involved are now being celebrated in the US media and society. Most of the major American TV stations and top newspapers have reported on the feat which took place over a week ago.

Reacting to the news, the Christian Association of Nigerian-Americans, CANAN which represents about 1000 Nigerian churches in the US said 'the active inclusion of three distinguished Nigerian doctors in the history-making conjoined twins separation in Houston is another showcase of how outstanding Nigerians are impacting the American community positively, and we are very proud of all three of them, as we congratulate all the leading and supporting medical personnel involved in the arduous surgery."

Olutoye who is one of the top surgeons in the historic separation is also the Co-Director of the Texas Children's Fetal Center and Co-Program Director of Perinatal Surgery Fellowship Program of the well-known Baylor College of Medicine. He came to the U.S. in 1989 to pursue his post-doctoral studies before deciding to stay back.

Local US media quoted the leader of the medical team, Dr Darrell Cass, pediatric surgeon and co-director of Texas Children's Fetal Center as saying: "This surgery was not without its challenges with the girls sharing several organs systems". While the surgery lasted, the Nigerian doctors and their colleagues worked on Knatalye for about 23 hours and Adeline for 26, but Olutoye said they took breaks at different intervals.

Explaining further, Olutoye, who graduated from Kings College, Lagos and then University of Ife as a doctor, disclosed that the twins were actually 10 month-old and had to be previously delivered as premature babies. He said in anticipation of the separation surgery, tissue expanders were used to help prepare their skins.

According to him, "it is a blessing to be able to be part of a team that can help improve the lives of this two children. Now they have the potential to live a happy normal life." The Nigerian surgeon said he was glad that Nigerians are being recognized in the US for such successes like this one.

He explained that the Siamese Twins who were born April 2014 to Elysse Mata, and her husband, John, were conjoined at the chest almost face-to-face, linked at the abdomen and sharing a common liver.

The twins had 4 kidneys going into two bladders, Olutoye disclosed adding that they also shared major organs like diaphragm, pelvis, lungs intestines and lining of the heart. But he noted that graciously the twins had separate hearts.

According to the US-based Nigerian surgeon, in many cases of such conjoined twins, separating them could be technically impossible, depending on where and how they are joined. Although conjoined twins rarely occur may be 1 in 100,000 to 500,000 case, Olutoye said.

The twins are now recovering, Olutoye said, adding that their full recovery is anticipated even if that takes a little while. Reports said the hospital has not set a release date for the children since Feb 18 when the surgery was completed.

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Apparently worried by the slump in global oil market for over a year, which has diminished national earnings, Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State yesterday urged the Federal Government and states to begin to pay serious attention to agric-economy as alternative source of revenue and self-sustainability.

Ambode, who spoke at the 4th European Union-Nigeria Business Forum 2015 in Lagos yesterday, said that the current economic hardship made it imperative for all to look inwards for creative ways of growing the economy of the country and boost gross domestic product.

He said that the agricultural sector serves as a ready alternative source of revenue generation not only to the government but also to individuals and private organisations through the various agro-allied value chains.

The governor commended the organisers for the theme of this year's forum, "Unlocking Opportunities for Diversification", saying it was apt as it would afford participants focus on addressing the obstacles to the effective development of the agricultural value chain.

He noted that the EU's relationship with Nigeria was significant, not only because Europe remains the top destination for Nigeria's oil and non-oil exports, but also because the region accounts for nearly one-third of Nigeria's total trade.

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Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Thursday said the agribusiness sector remains one of the most viable areas that the Federal as well as State Governments must begin to pay serious attention to boost its revenue generation in the wake of dwindling oil prices.

Governor Ambode who spoke at the 4th European Union-Nigeria Business Forum 2015 holding at the Eko Hotels and Suites said the harsh times in the oil sector and its attendant impact on government revenue makes it imperative to look inward for creative ways of growing the economy of the country and boosting gross domestic product.

To this end, he said the agricultural sector serves as a ready alternative source of revenue generation not only to Government but also to individuals and private organizations through the various Agro allied value chains.

He commended the organisers for the theme of this year's forum, "Unlocking Opportunities for Diversification", saying it was apt as it would afford participants focus on addressing the obstacles to the effective development of the agricultural value chain.

"The EU's relationship with Nigeria is significant not only because Europe remains the top destination for Nigeria's oil and non-oil exports, but also because the region accounts for nearly one-third of Nigeria's total trade. The statistics speak for themselves", he said.

Governor Ambode said the state government on its part, recognizes the importance of the Agricultural sector in wealth and job creation as well as in growing the economy of the State and has thus made the sector one of its cardinal programmes.

He assured that the his administration will continue to build on the policies put in place by the previous administration to enhance rapid development in the sector, adding that so far, the government has energized the Agriculture Land Holding Authority (ALHA), to make more land readily available for Agricultural development.

Governor Ambode also urged prospective investors to take advantage of the wetland environment as well as a 1,500 hectares reserve of tropical hard woods to invest in water hyacinth recycling, fisheries and fish farm estate, arable crop estates, rice processing mill, livestock resources, forestry, agricultural equipment and human capacity development in Agriculture.

He however said that for the sector to achieve its full potentials, the task could not be left to the government alone, stressing that it would require private sector capital, entrepreneurial approach, innovativeness and managerial efficiency as well as the critical role of international partners and investors into the sector.

"Furthermore, in recognition of the need to create an enabling environment and enhance the ease of doing business in Lagos State we have established the Office of Overseas Affairs and Investment (also called Lagos Global) directly under my office.

"Lagos Global is a one-stop shop designed to ensure that whatever information, assistance, conditions, etc may be required by investors from the state government towards facilitating their investment in the State are provided swiftly and expeditiously, and in an environment devoid of bureaucratic bottlenecks", he said.

Governor Ambode also said that efforts have been intensified towards the completion of the 27-km Blue Line Light Rail Transit System, from Okokomaiko to Marina, expressing optimism on completion, it would foster greater economic and social integration within West Africa sub region.

He said his administration is also paying serious attention to the security and judicial sectors that would ensure the safety of investors and their investments as well as swift response to business related disputes.

History will show that Iyanla Vanzant is one of America's most profound spiritual leaders and acclaimed empowerment legends. Her body of work spans over three decades to include 15 published books, 5 New York Times best sellers (translated into 23 languages and with sales exceeding 8 million copies), CDs, television, radio and on stage performances.

Likened to other great African American Women in our history, Iyanla embodies a no-nonsense approach in her message and teaching style. Outspoken, fiery, transparent, truthful, and sage-like are just a few of the common adjectives used when describing Iyanla Vanzant.

Her latest book, Peace from Broken Pieces, chronicles her extraordinary professional success against the back drop of personal tragedy. As the world watched her as a regular guest expert on The Oprah Winfrey Show then onto her daily talk show, "Iyanla", her marriage was crumbling her daughter was losing her battle with cancer. Peace from Broken Pieces shares the spiritual lessons learned and the wisdom gained during this difficult time.

Today, Iyanla is the host of Iyanla: Fix My Life, the number one reality show on the OWN network, produced by Harpo Studios. She is an accomplished author, inspirational speaker, talk show host and living testament to the value in life's valleys and the power of acting on faith. Iyanla goes behind closed doors and deep inside people's lives for emotionally, riveting conversations where she applies spiritual practices to bring forth inner peace and healing.

Ebony Magazine says "Iyanla's books, lectures and television appearances have made her a multimedia high priestess of healthy relationships." According to Emerge Magazine, she is "one of the most dynamic speakers in the United States." On stage, as she tours the country, Iyanla uses humor and straight talk to deliver her consistent message of love, forgiveness and living your best life. Thousands of followers are filling audiences to connect and engage with this once public defender, summa cum laude graduate of City University of New York Law School, who is now dedicated to facilitating the growth and evolution of human consciousness.

There is no better arena in which to experience Iyanla's dynamic presence as teacher and spiritual guide than in one of her regular weekend retreats at Inner Visions Institute for Spiritual Development. As Founder of Inner Visions World Wide, Iyanla is actively engaged in training new spiritual leaders, spiritual life coaches and ordained ministers.

A woman of passion, vision and purpose catapulted into world prominence and recognition, Iyanla refuses to accept "celebrity status." She is grounded and remains connected to the people she serves. Her unique gift is her ability to simply walk right into your heart.

Toyin Ojih Odutola is a contemporary artist who focuses on identity and the sociopolitical concept of skin color through her pen and ink drawings. Her work explores her personal journey of having been born in Nigeria then moving and assimilating into American culture in conservative Alabama. "I’m doing black on black on black, trying to make it as layered as possible in the deepness of the blackness to bring it out. I noticed the pen became this incredible tool. The black ballpoint [pen] ink on blackboard would become copper tone and I was like 'wow, this isn’t even black at all!' The black board was like this balancing platform for the ink to become something else. I instantly recognized this notion, of how we think something is a certain way and in reality it is something else…” Ojih Odutola said in an August 2013 interview about the show, My Country Has No Name in the International Review of African American Art.

When asked why the majority of her figures are black in a recent interview with the Village Voice, Ojih Odutola responded, “Of course they’re black figures because they’re drawn in black pen, but not all of the figures are of African American descent, or at least the reference isn’t. One of the things I like to play with is, “What is black?” Is it because I drew it? Is it because it looks black? Is it because you think the figure is black? Because a lot of it is just a filter, and the filters get more and more obstructed by whatever people think the image is about and not really what it is.”

Ojih Odutola has participated in several group shows including Ballpoint Pen Drawing Since 1950, Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum (2013), Fore, Studio Museum in Harlem (2012), The Moment for Ink, Chinese Cultural Center, San Francisco (2013), and The Progress of Love, Menil Collection, Houston (2012). A recent graduate of the California College of Arts MFA program (2012), Ojih Odutula’s work is already in major museum collections including the Birmingham Museum of Art, AL and The National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.

Jack Shainman Gallery started representing Ojih Odutola in 2011. Solo exhibitions with the gallery include Toyin Ojih Odutola: MAPS (2011), and My Country Has No Name (2013). Her next solo exhibition at Jack Shainman Gallery titled Of Context and Without will open on December 11, 2015.

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After a post-graduate degree from University of Maryland University College where he obtained both an Msc in International Business and also an MBA, Seun joined Merrill Lynch in the summer of 2010 from prominent bank in the nation's capital.

Seun brings a wealth of experience, strong client service and exceptional interpersonal skills having worked in three different continents; learning how to meet client's needs through their cultural perspectives.

Seun holds the Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor(SM)(CRPC®) designation. The Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor(SM)designation is a certification awarded by the College for Financial Planning.

He also holds the Series 6,7,63 and 65 FINRA registration. He is also licensed with the Life/Health Insurance license in the Distict of Columbia, Maryland,Virginia, Pennyslvania, Illinois and New York.

Seun's passion has always been to provide top-notch service through his wealth management process which includes helping the client to establish objectives, develop an appropriate strategy and recommend strategies that draw upon the breadth and depth of Total Merrill to connect all the pieces of their financial lives.

He utilizes his professional knowledge and background to benefit high networth clients in developing long term financial strategies. He works closely with individuals,small business owners and non-profits to develop strategies to achieve their financial objectives.

His hobbies include playing soccer with friends and is a big supporter of Manchester United Football Club.

President Barack Obama on Feb. 24 announced his intent to appoint Olufunmilayo Falusi Olopade, the Walter L. Palmer Distinguished Service Professor of Medicine and Human Genetics, Associate Dean for Global Health, and Director of the Center for Clinical Cancer Genetics at the University of Chicago, as one of five new members of the National Cancer Advisory Board.
Members of board advise the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Director of the National Cancer Institute with respect to the activities of the Institute, including reviewing and recommending support grants and cooperative agreements following technical and scientific peer review.
"These dedicated individuals bring a wealth of experience and talent to their new roles," said Obama. "I am proud to have them serve in this administration. I look forward to working with them in the months and years to come."
A recipient of numerous professional honors and awards, including the MacArthur Foundation Fellowship, ASCO Young Investigator Award, James S. McDonnell Foundation Scholar Award and the Doris Duke Distinguished Clinical Scientist Award, Olopade is a member of the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies and a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. She is a frequent lecturer in the United States and abroad and has been honored many times for her contributions to medicine.
Her research focuses on the interactions between genetics and environment in the onset of breast cancer, especially the genetic basis of breast cancer in young women of African ancestry in the U.S. and West Africa, and on the prevention and early detection of breast and ovarian cancer in women at high risk.
She is also a practicing physician and director of the University’s Cancer Risk Clinic. In her clinical work, Olopade is an authority on cancer risk and prevention, and on individualized treatment based on risk factors and quality of life.
She also works with doctors in her native Nigeria, and with government officials and drug companies across Africa, to improve education and treatment.
Olopade studied medicine in her Nigeria, where she earned an M.B.B.S. with distinctions in Pathology and Pediatrics from the University of Ibadan. After completing an internship in medicine, surgery, pediatrics and OB/GYN at the University College Hospital in Ibadan and serving as a medical officer at the Nigerian Navy Hospital in Lagos, she completed her residency and chief residency at Cook County Hospital in Chicago. Following that, she completed a post–doctoral fellowship in hematology and oncology at the University of Chicago. She joined the faculty at the University in 1991.
Also named to the board were: Marcia Cruz–Correa, University of Puerto Rico; Kevin J. Cullen, of the University of Maryland; Jonathan M. Samet, of the University of Southern California; and Bill Sellers, of the Novartis Institutes of BioMedical Research.

Shymm3x:
I have been Fvcking with garri Ijebu since forever. Gotta rep everything with Ijebu on it as the Duke of Ijebuland loool. My dukedom right there.

Eweso!

modath2:
Anti IlekeHD,

Iyanla isn't a Nigerian nah Is she?


Still on the overpopulation crises, i still have my misgivings about we Yorubas migrating there as well


Even if & when we succeed in "moving" the Romanis back to their "blessed" lands, The other odua states in the region just have to grow beyond being backwater parasites on Federal purse...

My mum's sis & hubby have 5 kids that grew up with them in the home town, 4 of them are now lagosians cos ain't nothing to do back home,.

The only reason the fifth hasn't joined them is because he is still serving....

I've seen people who have no business being in Lagos but have refused to leave. ......

modath2:
Anti IlekeHD,

Iyanla isn't a Nigerian nah Is she?


Still on the overpopulation crises, i still have my misgivings about we Yorubas migrating there as well


Even if & when we succeed in "moving" the Romanis back to their "blessed" lands, The other odua states in the region just have to grow beyond being backwater parasites on Federal purse...

My mum's sis & hubby have 5 kids that grew up with them in the home town, 4 of them are now lagosians cos ain't nothing to do back home,.

The only reason the fifth hasn't joined them is because he is still serving....

I've seen people who have no business being in Lagos but have refused to leave. ......

Ilekeh:
Not possible without a divided Nigeria.

Ilekeh:
I believe she is. She also studies Yoruba religion and is married to a Yoruba man.

Ilekeh:
Not possible without a divided Nigeria.

modath2:
No she isn't, she's an American, a new yorker,she only changed her name after being ordained as a priestess. ...

Thought you know her beyond the media spotlight..

*sidebar* i do watch a bit of "Fix my life" whenever i can catch it.

modath2:
I wish for that more than anything...


But i know it's wishful thinking cos the colonial masters are making a killing from the marriage of unholy bedfellows & will "resist" a "divorce"....

IlekeHD:
Thank you for this response and I abosuletly agree with the bolded.

You mentioned a rating system, what do you have in mind?

Rilwayne001:
I don't like going to bukas/restaurant, but when I was in secondary school, I used to eat at Ola mummy and I can tell that her food is really good.

sukkot:

superstar1:
The secret of anambra's SSCE success is well known to all --- millions of examination miracle centres, just like the millions of baby factories.

ProfShymex:
Loool.

So you are not Ijebu...you are basically just trolling a nyggah lol. A celestial sun of god shouldn't be doing that - that's for paigons and Babylonians loool. Babylon fi burn.

Anyway, are you following the NBA this season? My Yoruba dons - Victor Oladipo, Antetokounmpo, and Aminu - are playing well. Oladipo and Antetokounmpo have got too much star potentials. I see the both of them getting that $100million max contract once their rookie contracts end. My pops should have let me play sports. Dammit!

modath2:
I wish for that more than anything...


But i know it's wishful thinking cos the colonial masters are making a killing from the marriage of unholy bedfellows & will "resist" a "divorce"....

Adufetohposh:
why do you have to remind me of ola-mummy's very sumptuous meal when I'm in far away Lagos

Her Amala is simply the best!!!

Sorry dearie ... AreeonaKakanfo brought back the memory last night. I haven't been there since I finished my Secondary school in '11.


I believe your Amala is better than hers, no?