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My patient Keisha and the banality of evil, By Osmund Agbo

Nigeria, May 4 -- This piece is inspired by my recent patient encounter here in the United States. Within the past week, I received a call from the Emergency Room to admit a 29-year-old African-Americ... Read More


Fates entwined: Bobrisky and OJ Simpson, By Osmund Agbo

Nigeria, April 20 -- Earlier this week, Idris Okuneye, better known as Bobrisky, a prominent Nigerian celebrity cross-dresser, received a six-month jail term without the option of a fine, following a ... Read More


Chidi Odinkalu: A profile in extraordinary courage, By Osmund Agbo

Nigeria, April 13 -- On 5 August, 2005, the observatory team representing a coalition of the World Organization Against Torture (OMCT) and the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) raised a... Read More


Raising a glass for the committed, By Osmund Agbo

Nigeria, April 6 -- "Talent is cheaper than table salt. What separates the talented individual from the successful one is a lot of hard work." In this famous quote, Stephen King, an American author kn... Read More


A doctor's conundrum in an era of distrust, By Osmund Agbo

Nigeria, March 30 -- As I stepped into the hospital waiting room, the anxious eyes of family members greeted me, their worry palpable as they awaited news of their ailing patriarch. Quickly, I introdu... Read More


Peter Pans seeking help in the catacombs, By Osmund Agbo

Nigeria, March 16 -- Recently, amidst the chaos of war, Ukraine made a remarkable gesture by donating 25,000 tonnes of wheat as emergency food assistance to 1.3 million vulnerable, crisis-affected peo... Read More


Cryonics: Futuristic medicine or heresy?, By Osmund Agbo

Nigeria, Feb. 17 -- Scientists have gone from building flying contraptions capable of moving massive payloads through unfriendly skies to exploring the vast expanse of the cosmos, affirming that the c... Read More