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Dr. Bennet Ifekandu Omalu Awarded Honorary Doctor of Science Degree [2016]

Dr. Bennet Ifekandu Omalu, the man who discovered Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) has received a honorary Doctor of Science degree from the Xavier University in Louisiana in the United States of America, for massive contributions to science.

In the words of Dr. Bennet Ifekandu Omalu on receiving the honour:

“Got an honorary Doctor of Science degree from Xavier University of Louisiana today. I am deeply grateful and thankful.”

Dr. Omalu is a Nigerian forensic pathologist and medical examiner who was first to discover and publish findings of Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) while conducting autopsy on former Pittsburgh Steelers center Mike Webster in 2002.

Webster had died suddenly and unexpectedly, following years of struggling with cognitive and intellectual impairment, destitution, depression and suicide attempts. Although his brainlooked normal at autopsy, Omalu conducted independent and self-financed tissue analysis.

Dr. Bennet Ifekandu Omalu fought against efforts by National Football League to suppress his research on the brain damage suffered by professional football players.

Will Smith portrayed him in the movie “Concussion” which depicts the 47-year-old doctor’s efforts to publicize CTE.

Bishop Emmanuel Jatau Acquires Dual First Class Masters Degrees

Bishop Emmanuel Jatau, the Presiding Bishop of faithHill Prophetic Assembly International, Abuja, has bagged dual first class Masters Degree of the Pan African Institute for Development in West Africa located in Cameroon.

Bishop Jatau, who enrolled at the institute in 2014, according to the Statement of Result of the institute, finished with an overall cumulative grade for both courses between 3.8 to 4.00 points which is the First Class category of the institution.

Mohammed Dankwambo Wins SWIFT Fintech Competition

Mohammed Dankwambo and HADU Team Mates Win £15,000 At Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT) Fintech Competition.

Mohammed Dankwambo and team-mates Fiza Hussain, Sneha Sunkara, Yunjing Li, Yat Hung To and Qotrun Nada Haroen, were presented with the cheque by Harriett Baldwin, Economic Secretary to the Treasury, and they also won a trip to Sibos, the annual financial services event held in Geneva this September by SWIFT (Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication) – the global network that enables financial institutions to send and receive information about financial transactions.

Tasked with identifying a solution to address the challenge of remittances via banks in the UK, HADU presented a solution that focused on using near sound data technology to deliver mobile money and a network of branded high-security buses to do the ‘last mile’ and deliver the cash in Indonesia.

Mohammed Dankwambo said:

“We were so excited when we heard our name on stage, even after one day, we still can’t believe it. We are very happy and really looking forward to further develop our idea.”

The 2016 Challenge was open to any UK-based recognised university, or centre of learning, with an interest in banking and asked students for a solution that would enable someone to send money from their UK bank account to an individual in a country where there is little or no banking infrastructure.

Held at the Tobacco Dock in London, each team was given 10 minutes to pitch their idea to the judges who came from across the financial services industry.

They took on teams from King’s College London, Queen Mary University of London and London School of Economics and Politics, with HADU coming out on top.

HADU will have their travel and expenses paid for to attend SWIFT’s annual financial services event, Sibos, and the opportunity to pitch their developed solution at the conference in Switzerland.

Professor Abiodun Alao Delivers Inaugural Lecture At King’s College, University Of London

Professor Abiodun Alao, has delivered an inaugural lecture at King’s College, University of London, making him the first black African scholar to deliver such lecture since the institution was established in 1829.

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Ossaiugbo Marcus Ifeanyi Emerges Best Graduating Student At Delta State University (DELSU)

Delta State University (DELSU) best graduating student, Ossaiugbo Marcus Ifeanyi, with 4.86 CGPA, offered automatic employment by the state government.

Vice Chancellor, Delta State University (DELSU), Abraka, Professor Victor Peretomode, said 24 students of the University bagged first class degree at its 10th Convocation. The Vice Chancellor said this in his address at the convocation arena in Abraka.

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