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BREAKING!!! Biafran Physician, Omalu Receives Highest Medical Award in US (
15th November 2016
Emeh James Anyalekwa


BREAKING!!! Biafran Physician, Omalu Receives Highest Medical Award in US

Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) was first diagnosed in an NFL player in 2002, and it has since been confirmed by postmortem examination in dozens of American athletes. The physician who made the initial discovery, forensic neuropathologist Bennet I. Omalu, MD, MBA, MPH, overcame massive efforts to discredit him and his research, and today CTE is widely recognized as a health risk in millions of patients with histories of repetitive brain trauma, including military veterans. The AMA on Saturday honored Dr. Omalu with its Distinguished Service Award during the opening session of the 2016 AMA Interim Meeting, in Orlando, Fla.omalu



Dr. Omalu was working as a forensic neuropathologist in Pittsburgh when he conducted postmortem examinations of former NFL offensive lineman Mike Webster’s brain and spotted what would become the hallmarks of CTE.

“[W]hen I looked at his brain and he had diffuse amyloid plaques everywhere and there were no neuritic plaques … I took the slides home with me,” Dr. Omalu said in a 2015 interview. “I spent six months with those slides. I saw tau randomly situated, and not reminiscent of any other dementia that I knew. My first reaction, when I went to the literature, was that I expected to find previous reports like this, but I didn’t find even one.”

He had the case published in 2005 and went on to identify CTE in postmortem examinations of numerous other former NFL players.

Dr. Omalu initially thought the league would be pleased to learn of his findings, but when they were presented at an NFL meeting on concussions in 2007, they were dismissed, and the league—through lawyers, physicians and other experts—went on to mount a coordinated effort to discredit Dr. Omalu and his research.

At the time, the Biafran-born Dr. Omalu was not a U.S. citizen, and his immigration status was dependent on his continued employment. He stuck to his findings in the face of intense pressure, and in 2009—seven years after his discovery—the NFL relented and publicly acknowledged the link between concussions sustained in football and CTE.

“Because of the service Dr. Omalu has rendered to every player and every family member in the football and other sporting communities, I am delighted to present him, on behalf of the AMA, with the Distinguished Service Award—our highest honor,” AMA President Andrew W. Gurman, MD, said in a statement. “His meritorious service is all the more remarkable given that Dr. Omalu was relatively junior at the time of his discovery, having only completed his pathology residency a few years prior to describing CTE.”

Dr. Gurman said he strongly believes “that Dr. Omalu—by his work, determination and dedication—strongly exemplifies the best of American medicine.”

Nominated by the AMA Board of Trustees and endorsed by the House of Delegates, the Distinguished Service Award recognizes a member of the AMA for meritorious service in the science and art of medicine.

A 20-year member of the AMA, Dr. Omalu attended medical school at the University of Nigeria Nsukka at 16. He became a U.S. citizen in 2015 and now serves as chief medical examiner for the San Joaquin County Coroner’s Office in California and is a clinical associate professor in the University of California, Davis, Department of Medical Pathology and Laboratory Medicine.

The story of Dr. Omalu’s CTE research and the pressure he faced from the NFL inspired the 2015 film “Concussion,” in which he was portrayed by Will Smith.

At the 2016 AMA interim Meeting, delegates will consider urging further research into the causes and potential treatments for CTE. There is a high burden of risk of CTE in the U.S., with an estimated 1.6 million to 3.8 million concussions occurring each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Research at institutions such as the Boston University CTE Center is investigating methods for antemortem diagnosis of CTE. The symptoms of CTE—which include worsening attention, concentration and memory—are insidious, sometimes occurring more than 10 years after the inciting event.

You Have No Power To Stop Trial Of Arrested Judges -Buhari Tells Court.

16th November 2016
Kingsley Chimezie


President Muhammadu Buhari has challenged the powers of the Federal High Court in Abuja to stop the prosecution of judges accused of

engaging in acts of corruption. Buhari maintained that the high court was bereft of the jurisdiction to entertain a suit filed by a Lagos-based lawyer, Mr. Olukoya Ogungbeje, with a view to stopping the Federal Government from arraigning seven judges arrested after a “sting operation” the Department of State Services, DSS, conducted between October 7 and 8.
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It will be recalled that trial Justice Gabriel Kolawole, had on October 28, summoned President Buhari and the Director-General of the DSS, Mr. Lawal Daura, to appear in court and show cause why the embattled judges should be tried.

Others equally ordered to appear before the court were the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, the Inspector- General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, and the National Judicial Council, NJC. They were all cited as Respondents in the suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/809/16.

The plaintiff had specifically applied for an order of perpetual injunction restraining the Respondents from arresting, inviting, intimidating, or harassing any of the judges whose homes were raided by the DSS. President Muhammadu Buhari presides over October 12 ,2016 Federal Executive Council meeting.

He contended that the arrest and detention of the judges without recourse to the NJC, was not only unconstitutional, but also aimed at ridiculing the judiciary arm of government. According to him, the action of the DSS is in gross violation of the rights of the judges as enshrined in sections 33, 34, 35, 36, and 41 of the 1999 Constitution, as amended.

Consequently, Ogungbeje sought 10 separate reliefs from the court, including award of N50 billion as general and exemplary damages against the Respondents, as well as another N2 million as cost of the suit.

He equally prayed the court for an order compelling the DSS to return to the judges’, money seized from their homes. Justice Kolawole had at the last adjourned date, declined an ex-parte motion for an interim order stopping the FG from carrying out any “untoward action” against the Judges. Rather, he directed the plaintiff to put all the Respondents on notice to enable them to appear in court to show cause why prayers contained in the suit should not be granted.

JUST IN! President Buhari ‘Missing’ In Morocco; Represented By Amina Mohammed.

16th November 2016
Kingsley Chimezie


Minister of Environment, Amina Mohammed delivers a powerful speech on behalf of President Buhari at the celebration of Africa

Day in Morocco. President Buhari was believed to have embarked on a trip to few days ago for participation in the ongoing global event in morrocco.

He was however represented today by the Nigerian minister of environment, Amina Mohammed. Reasons for President Buhari’s absence in today’s edition was yet to be ascertained as at the time of filing this report .

JUST IN!!! Over 40 People Including Children Killed By Fulani Herdsmen (Graphic Photos)

16th November 2016
Emeh James Anyalekwa

JUST IN!!! Over 40 People Including Children Killed By Fulani Herdsmen (Graphic Photos)

Over 40 people including children have been reportedly killed by suspected herdsmen in Chawai Chiefdom, Kamaru Ward in Kauru Local Government Area of Kaduna State on Sunday, November 13th. About 45 houses were said to have been razed in the attack.
The State Government in a statement issued by Samuel Aruwan, spokesman to Governor Nasir el-Rufai, condemned the attack, describing it it as barbaric conduct by people who are opposed to peaceful and harmonious living by communities.
The government stressed the urgency for peace-building and enhancement security in the area. It said emergency relief for survivors had been ordered along with enhanced security.herdsmen-attack

In his reaction, the Southern Kaduna Peoples Union (SOKAPU) urge the state government to fund a formidable joint military operation that would flush out murderers. The national Chairman of SOKAPU, Solomon Musa, a lawyer, alleged that some powerful people were sponsoring terrorists to eliminate the people.
 “It has now become abundantly clear to even the worst skeptics that Southern Kaduna has become a killing field, where genocide is taking place unabated,” 
Musa urge the youths to never take the law into their hands no mater the provocation.

JUST IN! Buratai Receives Military Vehicles Made By Innoson Company. (PHOTOS)

16th November 2016
Kingsley Chimezie


The Chief of Army Staff Lt Gen T Y Buratai received the Chairman of Innoson Group Chief Dr Innocent Ifediaso Chukwuma OFR today at

the Tactical Headquarter of Operation Lafiya Dole, Maimalari Barracks Maiduguri, Borno State. Dr Chukwuma went to present the latest Innoson IVM G12 designed solely for military operations.

The Army Chief who was overwhelmed assured the Innoson boss that there will be many more patronages from the military especially now that the govt is looking inwards for resources and equipment to win the war against insurgency.

Mike Pence Wrote An Article Urging Employers Not to Hire Gay People
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Pence is certainly a good match for Trump when it comes to hateful speech.
By Hilton Dresden

Mike Pence, Donald Trump's running mate in this year's presidential election, published articles urging employers not to hire gay employees while he was head of the Indiana Policy Review in the 1990s.

One such article published during Pence's tenure reads: "Homosexuals are not as a group able-bodied. They are known to carry extremely high rates of disease brought on because of the nature of their sexual practices and the promiscuity which is a hallmark of their lifestyle."
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Pence also argues in the piece that homosexuality is a "pathological condition." Read the full article here.

Pence has also fallen under scrutiny for publishing work in 1993 criticizing gay military members.

Last year as governor of Indiana, he signed the "Religious Freedom Restoration Act," which allows companies to discriminate against LGBT employees and customers based on firmly held religious beliefs. And he's proposed cutting funding for HIV treatment and using the money for "gay cure" therapy.

I’m Ready To Give Power Back To The Church – Donald Trump

by Mathew Ogunsina