Young medical doctor has come to say Thank you. I dedicate this one specially to Boss @toyinomotoso. You are the best. See you in Seychelles💞
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We spent months tracking 5,467 bets from Nigeria's biggest sports betting influencers.
The bets were worth ~$4.8 million.
We wanted to answer a simple question:
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Teargas in a Hospital, a Thoughtless Act.
I have just read the recent troubling reports of how the operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) allegedly stormed the University of Uyo Teaching Hospital in a bid to arrest Professor Eyo Ekpe, a professor of cardiothoracic surgery and deputy chairman of the hospital’s medical advisory committee.
While I understand and respect the fact that the EFCC, and indeed, all other government agencies have their constitutional rights to do their jobs without interference, the manner in which some of these jobs are carried out is often deeply troubling.
Reportedly, the EFCC operatives who stormed the hospital shot some teargas canisters within the hospital premises which sent medical staff and patients running for safety. This thoughtless act greatly compromised the general safety in the hospital environment and further jeopardised the health of the medical personnel and the sick people in the hospital.
I have always said that the most fundamental intangible asset upon which any nation functions effectively is the rule of law and order. The disorderliness allegedly demonstrated by the EFCC operatives at the hospital must not be encouraged. Nothing justifies the use of teargas canisters in a fragile hospital environment. Do we not realise that our hospitals are part of our most critical contributors to development?
We must also learn to respect the lives and dignity of our citizens. If a Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery is arrested in such a demeaning manner in a hospital environment, what signals are we sending to other medical professionals working hard to keep our health sector afloat? It is reported that Nigeria has only 80 cardiothoracic surgeons serving its 230 million people, and the Prof Eyo Ekpe is the only one in Akwa Ibom State.
Let us learn to do better. Let us condemn and eschew the rascality and disorderliness that have continued to characterise some of our public offices and bring in civility in the discharge of our duties.
A New Nigeria is POssible. -PO
If you are planning to marry a woman, stop asking childish questions like:
“What’s your favorite color?”
“What’s your favorite food?”
“Who is your celebrity crush?”
Those questions won’t help you know her.
Ask her THESE instead- and you will know who she really is......
I remember when I first arrived in the UK, my very first job was in a chocolate factory and I was did an 8 hour shift with 30 minutes break. There were a lot of Eastern European workers at the factory. At the end of the shift, my feet were aching so bad that I slipped and fell outside the factory but that didn’t stop me from going back the following day. However I stopped after 4 days and moved on to other jobs. The factory is still there!
The agency sent me to do a kitchen porter job in a college in Liverpool, I travelled all the way and did the shift but struggled with the accent so they told the agency not to send me the next day. I was so upset, felt like a failure.
Then I moved on to making beds in one of the big hotels, that job almost broke my bad. Cleaning, care assistant, support work - I’ve done it all. But I’m proud of my humble beginnings because all of those experiences have shaped me and made me even more resilient. I can confidently say gone on to work with the police in this country and several local authorities, work closely with the family courts and other agencies. I occupy spaces that I never knew existed.
Things might be tough but difficult times and adversities are often temporary. The challenges that we face in life will eventually subside to bring brighter days. Remember storms never last🤍
I have kids. I work in AI every day. And honestly? I have no idea what their careers will look like in 15 years. But I know what will carry them through.
First, and this might sound unromantic: make money and save it for them. We can debate educational philosophy all day, but the world is changing so fast that financial security might be the most practical gift we can give. Buy some gold bars. Seriously.
Second, nurture their imagination. AI rewards people with initiative and wild ideas. The kid who daydreams, who asks weird questions, who wants to try ten things at once? That kid will thrive. AI can execute. AI can be disciplined. What AI can't do is dream up something nobody's thought of before.
Third, build resilience. There are no more iron rice bowls (guaranteed lifetime jobs). Any stable, predictable job is exactly the kind of job AI will learn to replace. Our kids will likely switch directions many times in their lives. Learn something new, get replaced, pivot, repeat. It's more like being a hunter than a farmer. Schools don't teach this. Schools teach you to follow a linear path: high school, college, grad school, stable job. That linear path is becoming the most dangerous one.
Last, invest in their ability to connect with other humans. Not networking. Not schmoozing. Real emotional connection. Building trust, offering support, making people feel seen. As AI handles more of the rational, analytical work, the human ability to genuinely relate to other humans becomes more rare and more valuable.
I don't have all the answers. But I know that imagination, resilience, and genuine human warmth aren't going out of style anytime soon.
#AI #Parenting #Education #FutureOfWork
@DGlaucomflecken Well said. I know the struggle, as someone who's left clinical practice for other endeavours—replacing a clinician's income is very difficult! Keeping the stable clinical work helps smooth out the unpredictable waves.
I try to remind med students and practicing physicians who consider scaling back or giving up clinical careers for content creation how unstable it can be. People view content creation as freedom. You can work for yourself on your own schedule. That's true to a certain degree, but keep in mind that you don't own your audience. TikTok owns it. YouTube owns it. One change in the algorithm could significantly impact your livelihood. A few years ago, YT reclassified shorts as videos that are under 3 minutes instead of 60 seconds. Overnight, my social media income was cut in half. It didn't matter too much to me, because I still work full time as an ophthalmologist.
I know I shit on the healthcare system and point out all the terrible things we deal with as physicians, but for all its faults, practicing medicine is an incredibly stable career, much more stable than content creation.
I will never begrudge anybody for pursuing their passions. Some people just can't practice medicine anymore, and are looking for any way out they can find. Content creation is a way out, and hardworking, talented people will make it happen. I just want people to know the grass isn't always greener...
I see the corrections about the Chimamanda example and I am actively taking notes for subsequent pieces. For those who were deeply triggered by the opening hook, I need you to understand the hustle, I had to use premium bait to strictly manipulate the algorithm. And it worked.
Since you are all here, let me introduce the actual vision. I am a Medical Student and a Graphic Designer. I am currently building a comprehensive medical illustration library that exclusively features Black anatomy. We are tired of studying clinical conditions on strictly white skin. We need our own representation.
You can support the craft by following my journey. I am also actively manifesting that @InfinixNigeria sees this and helps me with a phone😩 to support. My current design setup is showing me severe shege and fighting my rendering speed.
Thank you to everyone who stopped by my garden today.
Since we launched Pewbeam yesterday:
1,441 unique downloads in 24 unique countries.
2 paying churches within 5 hours since turning on licensing this morning.
We're just getting started. There are loads of AI-native features coming for presentation and live broadcast.
Grateful to God and to everyone who has supported us.
We're raising a small angel round to accelerate what's next. If this resonates, my DMs are open.
I'll be celebrating Apostle Gideon Odoma's @gideonodoma birthday by sharing five of my favorite posts/tweets from him.
His insights have been invaluable in sharpening and inspiring me- here are some gems worth revisiting:
Your bumper sticker slogans mean nothing because your morality is unsubstantiated. Your moral objections are leaves in the wind.
You’re like a criminal who breaks the law and hopes to escape the judge’s wrath; yet complains and cries “no fair!” because the judge hasn’t punished the other criminals for their crimes.
Comparing your crimes to others doesn’t mean you’re innocent.
God has a plan and that plan currently includes displaying His grace—not just to you—but also to those who deserve it the absolute least.
The silence from Heaven is not inaction, but patience. God’s patience will not last forever.
If you’re reading the Bible and searching scriptures with your main goal being to find a way to condemn someone you disagree with, you’re doing yourself no good.