Professor Rotimi Ayodele Kayode JAIYESIMI

Professor Rotimi Jaiyesimi graduated from the University of Ibadan Medical School in 1978. He came to the British Isles in 1985 in pursuit of further professional development. He has worked in Nigeria, Ireland, Saudi Arabia and the United Kingdom. He was appointed Consultant in Obstetrics and Gynaecology in the UK in 1994. He is a Fellow of the West African College of Surgeons and of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. Professor Jaiyesimi holds a Masters degree in Business Administration and a Mastersdegree in Medical Law.

He is currently the Associate Medical Director for Patient Safety at BTUH, Visiting Professor at the Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Sunderland and the Faculty of Law, University of Ibadan. A member of the Institute of Directors (IoD), he is Chairman of the Board of Management at Brighthope Specialist Hospitals, Lagos, Nigeria and the Secretary of the Medical Association of Nigerians Across Great Britain (MANSAG).

He is passionate about the safety of patients, developing the younger generation by teaching and leading by example. As Visiting Professor to the University OF Ibadan Law Faculty, he had delivered lectures to postgraduate students and staff on the legal issues in clinical practice and on the sustainable development goals. He has been a member of faculty of many training missions to Abuja, Abeokuta, Ibadan, Sagamu and Tanzania. He is a public speaker and has appeared in print and visual media.

Professor Jaiyesimi is keen to see the sharing of knowledge between Nigerian health care professionals in the diaspora and colleagues in Nigeria. This is to reverse the brain drain and to facilitate the exchange of knowledge and skills. He was the Chairman of the Presidential Initiative on Medical Excellence (PRIME) and the Presidential Initiative on DiasporanEngagement (PRIDE) between April 2016 and October 2017. He made contributions to the Federal Republic of Nigeria National Policy on Diaspora Matters in December 2016 and was a participant at the multi-stakeholder Validation Seminar on the National Policy on Diaspora Matters at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Abuja in December 2016.

He has served with the General Medical Council, the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, and the National Institute for Health Research. Professor Jaiyesimi has contributed to the advancement of medicine through his many publications and lectures delivered nationally and internationally.

He is a recipient of numerous awards including the Health Service Journal National Award for the development of an online, real-time mortality review tool (MARS) in 2014 and in 2015 was the Recipient of the NHS Health Education East of England Award for Quality in Education and Training, applauding innovation, excellence, leadership and impressive achievements. Other awards in 2015 include the first recipient of the MANSAG Recognition Award Plaque for contributions to training, mentoring and innovation and Winner, Patient Safety Poster of the Year Award, Health Education East of England Quality in Education and Training.

On 21 November 2015, Professor Jaiyesimi received the Creative African Legendary Award, recognising and rewarding excellence to individuals who have demonstrated and done extraordinarily and consistently over the years’ great works to enhance or impact the society for good. He received the Zenith Global Healthcare Special Recognition Award for excellence in healthcare and in February 2017 he was elected in Abuja, Nigeria as the ‘Karifest Man of the Year’ (2016).

Professor Rotimi Jaiyesimi is a transformation agent who brings with him a vast wealth of health policy, clinical and senior management experience. His hobbies include poetry, photography and philately. He is a motivational and public speaker. He is a trained mentor and undertakes one–to-one coaching and mentoring. He has been described by his peers as an asset to the United Kingdom National Health Service (NHS).

Opposition candidate Julius Maada Bio has won a narrow victory in a run-off election to become Sierra Leone’s next president, according to official results by the country’s electoral body.

The National Electoral Commission announced at 10:00pm local time that Maada Bio of the Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP) won 51.8 percent of a total of over 2.5 million ballots cast in the March 31 vote, beating out the ruling All People’s Congress candidate Samura Kamara, who garnered 48.1 percent.

Kamara, a former foreign affairs minister, and Maada Bio, who briefly ruled Sierra Leone as head of a military junta in 1996, were vying to replace outgoing President Ernest Bai Koroma, who cannot seek re-election due to term limits.

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‘BAYAJIDDA: AN AFRICAN LEGEND’ COMIC BOOK- COMING SOON!!

Bayajidda is a popular Hausa legend from Northern Nigeria about a brave, young prince who confronts a vile snake that guards the only well in Daura.

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I have always been interested in introducing African legends and history to our children. Many of us have gradually lost touch with culture. Also, there are many kids around the world curious to learn about Africa’s diverse and unique cultures but find little simple material. We are all familiar with Western myths and legends- Robin Hood, Paul Bunyan, Hercules etc. but how many of our youth are familiar with our own indigenous legends such as Bayajidda, Queen Amina and Emotan? If we are not familiar with our own, how can we make the world aware of them?

‘Bayajidda: An African Legend’ is a comic adaptation of a popular Nigerian legend on the progenitor of the Hausa people. The story showcases chivalry, compassion and an indomitable spirit of adventure laced with humour, done in a culturally sensitive manner. It also promotes values that are much needed in our world today. This 46-page graphic novel is meant for children of all ages and the young at heart still bold enough to re-live their youth 🙂

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T sharp and Judith Sephuma in London 26th May, 9th and 16th of June 2018. Tickets available at eventbrite, premier-ave.co.uk, Dance house theatre Manchester and Catford theatre, London.

Nomzamo Winifred Madikizela-Mandela‚ a stalwart in the fight against apartheid‚ has died at the age of 81.

Madikizela-Mandela passed away at the Netcare Milpark Hospital in Johannesburg on Monday.

Mandela family spokesman‚ Victor Dlamini‚ said: “She died after a long illness‚ for which she had been in and out of hospital since the start of the year. She succumbed peacefully in the early hours of Monday afternoon surrounded by her family and loved ones

Born in Bizana in the Eastern Cape in 1936‚ she moved to Johannesburg to study social work after matriculating.

She met lawyer and anti-apartheid activist Nelson Mandela in 1957 and they were married a year later. They had two children together.

However‚ her marriage life with Mandela was short-lived‚ as he was arrested in 1963 and sentenced to life imprisonment for treason. Mandela was eventually released in 1990.

During Mandela’s time in prison‚ Madikizela-Mandela was not spared the reach of the apartheid forces. She was placed under house arrest and at one time banished to Brandfort‚ a town in the Free State.

In 1969‚ Madikizela-Mandela became one of the first detainees under Section 6 of the notorious Terrorism Act of 1967. She was detained for 18 months in solitary confinement in a condemned cell at Pretoria Central Prison before being charged under the Suppression of Communism Act of 1950.

Winnie Madikizela Mandela Ex-wife of the late leader of South Africa Nelson Mandela

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Bio:   Chinua Ezenwa-Ohaeto (@ChinuaEzenwa) is from Owerre Nkwo-orji in Nkwerre, Imo state, and a lover of literature. He has won the Association Of Nigerian Author’s Literary Award for Mazariyya Ana Teen Poetry Prize, 2009; Speak to the Heart Inc. Poetry Competition, 2016. He became a runner-up in Etisalat Prize for Literature, Flash fiction, 2014 with I Saved My Marriage. Recently, he won the Castello di Duino Poesia Prize for an unpublished poem, 2018. And some of his works have appeared in Lunaris Review, AFREADA, Kalahari Review, Praxismagazine and Elsewhere.