May 2006
Connecting Nigerians Abroad and in the UK
Volume 3, Issue 1
 
 

LEGAL WATCH

Boma Ozobia made history when she became the first individual of minority ethnic origin in 83 years to become Chairman of the Association of Women Solicitors (‘AWS') in England & Wales. It was a momentous occasion and Boma saw this as an opportunity to provide a positive role model to members of ethnic minorities in the UK be they of Asian, Caribbean or African descent. Read More...

HIGH TECH SURGERY

East Thurrock MP Angela Smith recently opened a newly refurbished Great Berry Surgery in Basildon, Essex which is part of the Government initiative to revolutionise the National Health Service.
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Other Articles to Read

 

ADOPTION

I woke up this morning in my rush for work. I glanced at the Mother's day Cards on my mantelpiece. I had to pause for a minute. It really has happened. This is the first time in our 13 years of marriage that my wife was getting a ‘real' mother's day card. The most important one was the one from our son Joshua. Read More...

FIBROIDS

A graduate from the Obafemi Awolowo University in Nigeria, Mr. Odejinmi became a consultant in the UK in 2001, having trained at the Royal London and St Bartholomew's hospital, the Royal Free, and the University College hospitals in London. His current NHS Practice is at Whipps Cross University Hospital , where he is the lead Gynaecologist within the department. Fibroids are the commonest benign tumour (growth) of the female genital tract. They are present in up to 25-30% of the population, being 2-3 times more common in Afro-Caribbean women. Read More...

FASHION & STYLE

Oluchi Onweagba is a true super model having worked with the prestigious Elite and Storm Modelling Agencies and rubs shoulders with the likes of Naomi Campbell, Alex Wek, Iman, Gisele and Tyra Banks. Born in 1982 she was discovered as a teenager while hawking bread on the streets of Lagos, she went on to become M-Net's “Face of Africa” in 1998. READ MORE ...