THE HANDS YEARBOOK 2.0 EDITION

YEARBOOK OF CLASS 2004, JUTH

FACULTY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, UNIVERSITY OF JOS

We celebrate 20 years of being ‘THE HANDS’, bringing healing and hope to many lives all over the world.

THE HANDS

Welcome Note

ICONSIDER IT A great honour and privilege to write the foreword for this all important piece of documentary of inestimable value.

The title for this yearbook is appropriately “Testimonies of our Voyage.” This is because it is telling our individual and collective stories and struggles, ventures and victories, hurdles and paddles through the jungle (or ocean) of life in the last two decades of medical practice across the globe.

I want to sincerely appreciate God on behalf of the entire class for seeing us through all of these adventures in strength and good health, to see and mark this landmark milestone of our sojourn in the medical career.

I celebrate the editorial team for painstakingly putting together this yearbook that peeps through our past, showcases our present state and signals a greater ray of hope for our future.

Thanks for a job well-done.

To all the members of the class of 2004 of the Jos University Medical School fondly called “The Hands”, I say a big Congratulations!

Sule Ibrahim Jibrin (SIJ)

Class rep. (1998 - 2000)

About THE HANDS About

- Jummai Apata

WE ARE UNIVERSITY of Jos (Unijos) Medical Students 2004 set. We call ourselves ‘The Hands’- it’s a long story to be told another day.

Walking into the beautiful campus of University of Jos in April of 1997, we took the first steps of our journey to becoming medical doctors. Our first year (100 level) mostly consisted of natural science courses with some general studies (G.S.) courses. We were baptized into the rigors of medical school with challenging courses like Chemistry 101 and Math 104. Physics and Zoology courses were no less challenging. G.S. courses were a welcome relief but we still needed to put in the work.

Soon after, we successfully moved into the preclinical section of the Unijos medical school. If we thought that 100 level was challenging, we were in for a big surprise. Anatomy, Biochemistry and Physiology showed us that being a medical doctor involves tenacity, humility and the ability to learn from one’s failures. Visions of the Anatomy lab cadavers (with the Cunningham’s manual), histology lab slides/steeple chase and Biochemistry/Physiology test failures are still vivid in our minds today. After two gruesome years, and an

excruciating first MBBS exam (our first professional exam "popularly called first MB"), we finally made it into the clinical section of the Unijos medical school which required us to be trained in Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH), by interacting with live humans this time.

JUTH was a different ball game. We arrived in our crisp white ward coats, Littmann stethoscopes hanging round our necks, believing that we had made it in life by getting to 400 level (clinicals) and

that we had achieved the unachievable. It didn’t take long for us to realize that we were at the very bottom of the JUTH chain: all the way below 500 and 600 level, junior residents, senior residents and consultants.

So began a life of classes in the morning taught by consultants and ward rounds afterwards with residents and consultants involving intense drilling on clinical concepts we had learned in class. We could barely catch our breath.

We learned to clerk patients (the process of gathering medical information from a patient and conducting a physical exam on them), to present during ward rounds and get humiliated in front of the patient, their relatives, our classmates, residents, nurses and everyone else in the open ward who could hear. More lessons on humility. In all these things, we persevered, we studied, we ate, we slept, studied some more, and on and on until finally we saw the light at the end of the tunnel.

After many years of being immersed in Internal Medicine, Surgery, Paediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynaecology courses with all their subspecialties, after passing second MB and third MB, we could finally see the light at the end of the tunnel.

and ready to take on the world.

Our experiences as house officers (medical interns) in various hospitals across the country, and medical officers during our national youth service (NYSC) year abound. We also have stories from residency or non-clinical pathways that we took to get to where we are today. All these will probably be shared in another edition of this publication.

For now, we are grateful to be here- 20 years later. The journey has been long but fruitful. We lost some on the way, yet God has been faithful.

We celebrate 20 years of being ‘The Hands’, bringing healing and hope to many lives all over the world. We look forward to celebrating many, many more years serving God and humanity with our blessed hands.

Class representatives

1997

Class rep.: Emmanuel John

Assistant Class Rep: Ezinne Nwoke

With great joy and relief, we finally graduated (most of us) in July of 2004 with some of us having to wait a few months to a year to retake some courses and get that degree. After more than seven years of intense training, we had emerged as medical doctors: strong, confident, resilient, humble, knowledgeable

1998 - 2000

Class rep.: Sule Ibrahim Jibrin

Assistant Class rep.: Ezinne Nwoke

2000 - 2002

Class rep.: Pam Gwom

Assistant Class rep.: Nievel Walu

2002 - 2004

Class rep.: Patrick Guzol

Assistant Class rep.: Nievel Walu

Profiles of THE HANDS

Brief profiles of the members of the JUTH 2004 set (The Hands). The profiles contain information such as field of practice, location, favorite school memories, life lessons, words of advice and current contact details.

Ogbe Patience Bifamna (nee Absalom)

Field of practice/specialty: Paediatrics

Location: London, United Kingdom

Favorite memory of medical school: I remember fondly how the class loved to laugh to the point of confusing lecturers as the jokes are usually lost on them

Contact Information

Email: patiaence@yahoo.com

Phone Number: +447466832702

Facebook: Patience Ogbe

What do you know now that you wish you knew back then in school?: We’re actually more similar than different. Extend kindness to everyone one we meet because everyone has a challenge they are dealing with, some obvious, others not so obvious.

Most valuable life lesson: Continue to grow- in all spheres of life

Final words of advice: Let’s continue to be united, we achieve more together

Matric number: UJ/96/MD/0002

Abubakar, Audu Ogeriya

Your field of practice/specialty: Family Medicine

Location: Work in Abuja, Live in Keffi, Nasarawa State Nigeria.

Interesting updates about your life, family, career etc.: Married with 3 kids.

Favorite memory of medical school: I think it was Dr Ogwuche that said "Am I responsible for your dullness?"

Contact Information

Email: ogeriyazbox@gmail.com.

Phone Number: +2348036216603

What do you know now that you wish you knew back then in school?: I wished I joined politics back then!

Most valuable life lesson: Integrity may not pay immediately, but it's payment lasts a lifetime!

Final words of advice: Love the Lord your God with all you have and love your neighbour as you love yourself!

Matric number: UJ/96/MD/0004

Aishatu Adamu

Your field of practice/specialty: Epidemiologist

Location: Oxford, UK

Interesting updates about your life, family, career etc.: 2 kids

Matric number: UJ/96/MD/0006

Contact Information

Email: ayshaad2@gmail.com

Contact Information

Email: tnguhemen@gmail.com

Nguhemen Tingir (nee Adedzwa)

Nickname: Hemen

Your field of practice/specialty: Public Health

Location: Maryland, USA

Favorite memory of medical school: I loved how we all came together for birthdays. I also really enjoyed our Yankari trip.

Most valuable life lesson: Everything will be alright so worry less

Matric number: UJ/96/MD/0007

Ameh Ojochide Abdul

Nickname: The Poet

Your field of practice/specialty: Specialty Internal Medicine/Nephrology

Location: Abuja, Nigeria

Interesting updates about your life, family, career etc.: Married with a lovely daughter; Authored a few books and still writing...

Favorite memory of medical school: Dr. Oguche of physiology dept. throwing tantrums in class following silly jokes from the HANDS. Notably when someone asked him " Sir, does the human heart beat?

Most valuable life lesson: Never give up on anything you set your mind to do, no matter how hazy the process might appear.

Contact Information

Email: amehabdul@gmail.com

Phone Number: 08032175017

Final words of advice: Keep doing good, however, whenever, wherever, you never can tell whichever comes back to you, but by being alive in a world where many are dying it means somehow some are coming back to you.

Matric number: UJ/96/MD/0022

Adukwu Benjamin

Nickname: Beno, Benosky, Benskibee, Benjack, Lord Ben

Your field of practice/specialty: Ophthalmology

Location: Aba, Abia State, Nigeria

Favorite memory of medical school: My community medicine posting+ My life & time in Richard road Medical hostel.

Contact Information

Email: benpassion555@gmail.com

Phone Number: +2348133440189

Facebook: Adukwu Benjamin

What do you know now that you wish you knew back then in school?: Time waits for no man, there is time for everything

Most valuable life lesson: Do unto others what you would want others to do to you.

Final words of advice: Stay focused as always. If your problem has solution, why worry. If your problem doesn't have any solution, why worry. Worrying would do more harm than good. Just take it to God in prayer because he alone can deliver you. Cheers

Matric number: UJ/95/MD/0010

Arinze Anthony Agba

Nickname: Rinz

Your field of practice/specialty: Psychiatry

Location: NHS Tayside,Scotland

Favorite memory of medical school: Learning to thrive through adversity

Contact Information

Email: dr.rinzo@gmail.com.

Phone Number: +44 7943593418

What do you know now that you wish you knew back then in school?: Everything will be alright

Most valuable life lesson: Love is everything

Final words of advice: To adequately love your neighbour… you need to love yourself.

Matric number: UJ/96/MD/0008

Agwada-Akeru Judith

Nickname: Professor's daughter

Your field of practice/specialty: Geriatric Medicine-Orthogeriatrics

Location: Waltham forest London, United Kingdom

Contact Information

Email: Judith_akeru@yahoo.co.uk

Phone Number: +447533735260

Linkedin: Judith Agwada-Akeru

Researchgate: Judith Agwada-Akeru

Instagram: judith.a.agwada

Interesting updates about your life, family, career etc.: I am a mother of four, my oldest child, my son that I took a year out of Med school to have, is now in Med School. This is my proudest accomplishment till date, - the idea that I somehow inspired my GenZ son to walk in the same path as me, a path of servitude. As well as medicine, I am a budding artist and keen gardener. Career wise, I am a Quality Improvement enthusiast.I have had the wonderful opportunity to contribute to the development of orthogeriatrics at Barts Health's centre of excellence for Fragility fractures and bone health , from 2019 till date.

Favorite memory of medical school: Sitting in Prof Oguranti's anatomy lectures. What do you know now that you wish you knew back then in school?: The sun always rises.

Most valuable life lesson: Know your value and accept nothing less.

Final words of advice: We're all on this journey together, trust me, we are all going through similar trials ,tribulations, and jubilation, a little bit of kindness goes a long way, be kind.

Ahmed Umar

Your field of practice/specialty: Radiology

Location: Abuja

Favorite memory of medical school: Life at Bank Road Hostel

Most valuable life lesson: Life is a journey with favorable and unfavorable experiences

Final words of advice: We should remain united and supportive to each other

Contact Information

Email: umarahmed52.ua78@ gmail.com.

Phone Number: +2348036581041

Facebook: @Ahmadumr78

Matric number: UJ/96/MD/0010

Ajogwu Adanu Gabriel

Nickname: Dr Brown aka Short Boss jigga(of Brotherhood)

Your field of practice/specialty: Anaesthesia and Critical care medicine

Location: Jos, Plateau State Nigeria

Interesting updates about your life, family, career etc.: Married to Olubimpe Joyce with 3kids now(2boys and a girl). Now, FWACS in faculty of Anaesthesia

Favorite memory of medical school: Just Brotherhood

Contact Information

Email: fellonsky@yahoo.com

Phone Number: 08030724769, 08126375067

What do you know now that you wish you knew back then in school?: How to make money outside medical practice

Most valuable life lesson: Know God from the Cradle

Final words of advice: Just keep working hard and keep believing and keeping your faith strong in the Lord for everything is going to work together for good for all that trust in the Lord.

Matric number: UJ/96/MD/0012

Akanang, Martins John

Your field of practice/specialty: Family Medicine

Location: Bauchi, Nigeria

Favorite memory of medical school: All memories were eventful

What do you know now that you wish you knew back then in school?: Life has many phases!

Most valuable life lesson: Staying positive

Contact Information

Email: akanangmj@gmail.com

Final words of advice: Stay blessed "The Hands". It's a privilege to be part of this wonderful family. One Love!

Matric number: UJ/MD/96/0013

Akinpeloye Olugbenga Olutosin

Nickname: Bro Gbi

Your field of practice/specialty: General Practitioner

Location: Kaduna, Nigeria

Interesting updates about your life, family, career etc.: I Pastor a church alongside my medical practice

Contact Information

Email: peloyetosin@gmail.com

Phone Number: 08032883164

Facebook: olugbenga.akinpeloye virtualhospitalng

Favorite memory of medical school: Sasetu and his singing group

Most valuable life lesson: The Bible

Final words of advice: Love one another

Matric number: UJ/96/MD/0014

Akor Alexander Agada

Your field of practice/specialty: Internal Medicine/Pulmonology

Location: Gwagwalada/Abuja, Nigeria/ University of Abuja Teaching Hospital

Interesting updates about your life, family, career etc.: Married, with 4 daughters

Favorite memory of medical school: The pleasant ward round memories

Contact Information

Email: agadaalex2001@yahoo.co.uk alexander.agada@uniabuja. edu.ng

Phone Number: 08032851085

What do you know now that you wish you knew back then in school?: There was more to Medicine than just clinical practice

Most valuable life lesson: Hardwork pays

Final words of advice: We must learn to number our days with wisdom

Matric number: UJ/96/MD/015

Alagi, Matthias

Your field of practice/specialty: Public Health/ Epidemiology

Location: Abuja, Nigeria

Favorite memory of medical school: The dedication and commitment of our teachers.

Most valuable life lesson: Trust in God.

Final words of advice: The Hands is the best!

Contact Information

Email: matthiasalagi@gmail.com

Matric number: UJ/96/MD/0017

Albashir Aishatu

Your field of practice/specialty: Family Medicine

Location: Zaria

Interesting updates about your life, family, career etc.: Currently a widow with a 9 year old daughter

Favorite memory of medical school: Cooking competitions with Sannom, Aisha, Judith, Selben, Kene and Co.

Contact Information

Email: ayshaalbashir2015@gmail.com

Phone Number: 08034516281

Facebook/Twitter: Aishatu Albashir

Instagram: Byasha Online Clinic

What do you know now that you wish you knew back then in school?: Life takes unexpected turns

Most valuable life lesson: Growth comes from taking risk

Ali Linda Ashango (Ebiega)

Your field of practice/specialty: Family Medicine

Location: Abuja, Nigeria

Favorite memory of medical school: Class parties

Most valuable life lesson: God makes all things absolutely beautiful in His time.

Final words of advice: United we stand

Contact Information

Email: allishay2k@gmail.com

Phone Number: 08032281765

Matric number: UJ/96/MD/0020

Maryam Habib

Nickname: Hajiya

Your field of practice/specialty: Public health nutrition

Location: Abuja, Nigeria

Interesting updates about your life, family, career etc.: I’m now a grandmother of 5

Favorite memory of medical school: Pre-clinical classes

Contact Information

Email: almansurmaryam@gmail. com

Phone Number: 08039730200

What do you know now that you wish you knew back then in school?: I now know that having a few quality people in your life is better than having many people that pull you down.

Most valuable life lesson: Keep moving forward. If you’re not moving forward, you’re moving backwards. Life is never static.

Final words of advice: Let’s keep the beautiful journey together.

Matric number: UJ/MD/97/0071

Ameen Abdassalaam Ismail Germans

Nickname: Ameen

Your field of practice/specialty: Family medicine

Location: Gombe, Gombe State, Nigeria

Interesting updates about your life, family, career etc.: Supreme head of Ahmadiyya Muslim community

Contact Information

Phone Number:

+2348039693728

Facebook: Ameen Abdussalaam

Favorite memory of medical school: Anatomy

What do you know now that you wish you knew back then in school?: Esoterism and procession

Most valuable life lesson: Honesty is very expensive do not expect it from cheap person Ameen

Final words of advice: We are the most blessed set in the Multiverse Matric number: UJ/96/MD/0021

Anefu Ngbede Emmanuel

Nickname: Mr Perfect

Your field of practice/specialty: Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery

Location: Seychelles

Interesting updates about your life, family, career etc.: I'm happily married to my best friend whom many of you know and we are blessed with three lovely children. I got the fellowship of the West African College of Surgeons (Orthopedics & Trauma) in October, 2019.

Contact Information

Email: anengbe08@gmail.com

Phone Number: +2348038852788

Facebook: Ngbede Emmanuel

Favorite memory of medical school: That was during one of our JUMSA week dinner when our one of our teachers advised us about medical training, practice, relationship with the patients, colleagues, family and friends. The way Prof Ogunrati was able to teach and dictate anatomy with high accuracy most times for hours without reading from any note book remains a mystery. What do you know now that you wish you knew back then in school?: Humility and power of collaboration in synergy of efforts to achieve an organizational goals.

Most valuable life lesson: Planning and hardwork towards a goal.

Final words of advice: Let the invaluable Joy of our journey in the medical school be our bond and strength to live and relate as a family member above all our social devide. Matric number: UJ/96/MD/024

Avia, Sunday Maja

Nickname: Sunny

Your field of practice/specialty: Surgery

Location: Keffi, Nasarawa state, Nigeria

Favorite memory of medical school: Prof Ogunranti's lectures, NIMSA Games, Calabar 2002

Matric number: UJ/96/MD/0027

Contact Information

Email: aviasunday@gmail.com

Phone Number: 08056556974 (WhatsApp), 08034134783

Baba-Ali Talatu

Nickname: TLT

Your field of practice/specialty: Neurospinal Radiology

Location: Gombe, Gombe state. Nigeria

Interesting updates about your life, family, career etc.: God has been faithful and I am grateful

Favorite memory of medical school: Passing my final exams

Contact Information

Email: tltbabs1@gmail.com

Instagram: @dr_thalah

Twitter: Tbabs

Phone Number: 08035893515

What do you know now that you wish you knew back then in school?: Preparation meets opportunity

Most valuable life lesson: What you don't want you don't watch

Final words of advice: Put no ceiling to your dreams

Matric number: UJ/96/MD/0028

Ballong James Daniel

Nickname: Bally J/Professor Romanis

Your field of practice/specialty: Paediatrics

Location: Abuja, Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria

Interesting updates about your life, family, career etc.: I am married with 3 children, and currently member West African college of Paediatrics

Favorite memory of medical school: Preclinical time with Prof Oguranti

Contact Information

Email: jamesballong363@gmail. com

Phone Number: 07037386619

Facebook: JamesB

What do you know now that you wish you knew back then in school?: Tomorrow is a mystery, every step you take matters alot in the overall calculation of your future.

Most valuable life lesson: Growth requires mentorships

Final words of advice: I like the unity in the House, let's keep the love, support wherever we can and sky will be the beginning for Juth year 2004

Matric number: UJ/96/MD/0030

Barminas Mani James

Nickname: Manious

Your field of practice/specialty: Family Medicine

Location: Federal Medical Center, Keffi. Live in Karu, Nasarawa State

Interesting updates about your life, family, career etc.: Married to a wonderful woman and blessed with 3 male children. Also blessed with a thriving private practice.

Contact Information

Email: manibarminas@gmail.com

Favorite memory of medical school: Day we were inducted into the profession

What do you know now that you wish you knew back then in school?: Money management

Most valuable life lesson: Serve God, it pays best.

Final words of advice: Let's stay close please

Bello, Sani Abubakar

Your field of practice/specialty: Neuro-Anatomy and Microscopic Anatomy

Location: Bauchi, Bauchi State, Nigeria

Interesting updates about your life, family, career etc.: Married, three children, a daughter and two boys

Favorite memory of medical school: Ophthalmology posting

Contact Information

Email: saniabubakarbello@gmail. com

Phone Number: 08033726696

What do you know now that you wish you knew back then in school?: Good communication

Most valuable life lesson: Patience

Matric number: UJ/96/MD/0032

Bukata Joshua

Nickname: Bukata

Your field of practice/specialty: Anaesthesiologist

Location: Lincolnshire, United Kingdom.

Interesting updates about your life, family, career etc.: I am married with 3 kids, a clinical psychologist and a part time professional photographer.

Contact Information

Email: bigblackjoshua@gmail. com

Facebook: Bukata Joshua

Favorite memory of medical school: Seriously!!! You guys had a favourite memory of medical school?…I just wanted to get out of there jor!!!

What do you know now that you wish you knew back then in school?: I wish I knew about African spirituality as a child…African spirituality is way superior to any other religion in the world!

Most valuable life lesson: My Dad told me to never borrow money…. And the bible says that the borrower is slave to the lender in Prov. 22:7

Final words of advice: Always stand on the truth!

Matric number: UJ/96/MD/0033

Bulus Jonathan

Nickname: Pastor JB or Goar

Your field of practice/specialty: Family Medicine

Location: Jos, Nigeria

Interesting updates about your life, family, career etc.: The early foundation in Christ kept me through the journey, got married 7/4/ 2007 and blessed with four children (two boys and two girls). Growth over the years in academics and presently the Ag Provost College of Health Technology Zawan.

Contact Information

Email: jonathanb1@yahoo.com

Phone Number: 08039726471

Favorite memory of medical school: Jokes by late Baba Oguranti and Prof Isichie of Psychiatry Department.

What do you know now that you wish you knew back then in school?: This class has been a family and everyday the dept of our togetherness is unveiled.

Most valuable life lesson: Cherish relationships and don't look down on anyone on your pathway.

Final words of advice: Keep dreaming big because there is much ground to conquer. Joshua 14:11

Matric number: UJ/96/MD/0068

Changkat Lucky Lohnan

Nickname: Changky/CCK

Your field of practice/specialty: Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Location: Lafia/Nasarawa State/Nigeria

Interesting updates about your life, family, career etc.: Married to Ladi Changkat (Nee Wanka), have 3 kids, 2 girls and a boy/ Chief Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist.

Contact Information

Email: changkylove@yahoo.com

Phone Number: +2348036217290

Instagam: @luchangs

Twitter: @luckychangkat

Most valuable life lesson: Wish I had married earlier. One develops faster with a good wife by his side!

Final words of advice: Remain united despite all obstacles! Distance should never be a barrier to our unity

Matric number: UJ/96/MD/0035

Chukwuogo Ogoamaka

Nickname: Amakay

Your field of practice/specialty: Public Health

Location: Abuja/Nigeria

Most valuable life lesson: This world is not our home. Live it like you know you are passing through.

Contact Information

Email: ogoamakai@yahoo.com

Phone Number: 08033492398

Final words of advice: It is not of him that willeth nor of him that runneth, but of God that showeth mercy. Romans 9:16

Drink from God's mercy and believe in yourself.

Matric number: UJ/96/MD/0036

Daburum Caleb Andarawus

Nickname: Caleb

Your field of practice/specialty: Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Location: Jos, Plateau state

Interesting updates about your life, family, career etc.: Married with 4 children. Plangnan Caleb (wife), Nanret Caleb (daughter), Retji Caleb (son), Nankwat Caleb (daughter) and Rinret Caleb (daughter)

Contact Information

Email: daburumc@yahoo.com

Phone Number: 080 6543 2956

Favorite memory of medical school: Lecture with Prof Oguranti, the Father of Anatomy Museum in UJ

What do you know now that you wish you knew back then in school?: Nothing much

Most valuable life lesson: Life itself is a school. Keep learning even in your old age. Stop learning; you will stop growing

Final words of advice: God has brought us this far, He will take us to the end.

Matric number: UJ/96/MD/0034

Apata, Jummai (nee Daduut)

Nickname: Daduut girl, Jummy, Juju, Jum Jum

Your field of practice/specialty: Epidemiology

Location: Maryland, U.S.A.

Interesting updates about your life, family, career etc.: I have a lovely family (husband and two children) that my world revolves around.

Favorite memory of medical school: The very famous incident in the anatomy lab that led to the coining of our popular class phrase ‘The hands'.

Contact Information

Email: japata.ihvar@gmail.com

Facebook/X/Instagram: Jummai Apata

What do you know now that you wish you knew back then in school?: Success is not what we thought it was back then (e.g. passing exams in record time, completing residency, becoming a consultant, having a good job, getting married, having children etc.) These are all good things, however success is doing what God assigned you to do (fulfilling purpose) regardless of the earthly achievements you have.

Final words of advice: We are all one family. We journeyed together for many years back then, so we will always remain part of each others’ life stories. Let’s continue to stay connected and support each other through life. May God keep us together as ‘the hands’ and continue to do great things on earth through us. I love you all sincerely.

Matric number: UJ/96/MD/0037

Danjem Samuel Moses

Nickname: Danjem Gemelli

Your field of practice/specialty: Radiology

Location: Al Jouf, Saudi Arabia

Interesting updates about your life, family, career etc.: Married with 2 children

Favorite memory of medical school: Anatomy dissection and those jokes

Contact Information

Email: samueljiblik@gmail.com

Phone Number: +2348061206009, +966530938807

What do you know now that you wish you knew back then in school?: Neuroanatomy

Most valuable life lesson: Life is a lesson. You live for yourself, you will live in vain but when you live for others, you will live again.

Final words of advice: Let us Keep struggling and keep the fire burning

Matric number: UJ/96/MD/038

Diala, Udochukwu Michael

Nickname: Onitshaman, UC

Your field of practice/specialty: Paediatrics

Location: Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria

Interesting updates about your life, family, career etc.: I'm currently an Associate Professor of Paediatrics (neonatology) and married with 4 children.

Contact Information

Email: dialaum@yahoo.com

Phone Number: +2348036509826

Favorite memory of medical school: How God rewarded simple acts of obedience to him.

Most valuable life lesson: Humility, faith and patience are very important virtues to have on this side of eternity.

Final words of advice: In life, let's learn to keep our head- remembering that godliness and contentment is great gain.

Matric number: UJ/96/MD/0040

Dimlong, Manshak Iliya

Nickname: Dung

Your field of practice/specialty: Family Medicine

Location: Karu, Nasarawa State

Favorite memory of medical school: Group discussions at Richard Road Hostel

Contact Information

Email: manshakdimlong@ gmail.com

What do you know now that you wish you knew back then in school?: Work and play are not necessarily mutually exclusive

Most valuable life lesson: Always seek divine direction

Final words of advice: "Be the change you want to see in the world"- Gandhi

Matric number: UJ/95/MD/0025

Akpowo Michael Edeh

Nickname: Dagogo Jack

Your field of practice/specialty: Obstetrician and Gynaecologist

Location: Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria

Interesting updates about your life, family, career etc.: The Odyssey continues

Contact Information

Email: edeh.me@gmail.com

Phone Number: 08091113445, 08069554020

Favorite memory of medical school: The TDB nights from A1 to all the cafeterias will never be forgotten .

Most valuable life lesson: Unity and friendship pays .

Final words of advice: There is power in unity. Let's keep the brotherliness going.

Matric number: UJ/96/MD/0016

Edino Ezekiel Idoko

Nickname: Longus, Ronaldo, Sensini

Your field of practice/specialty: General practitioner

Location: Ondo state, Nigeria

Interesting updates about your life, family, career etc.: Married with 2 children. Presently the Medical Director General hospital Igbokoda Ondo state and CEO Oakland flower Garden Clinic OKITIPUPA.

Contact Information

Email: bethelland61@gmail.com

Phone Number: 07061644340

Favorite memory of medical school: All on the football pitch.

Most valuable life lesson: Never trust/ rely in man Only God can lift a man. Even if you loose everything (fire disaster), God can still make gold from the ashes .

Final words of advice: As we put our "HANDS" together, we can lift anything positively.

Matric number: UJ/96/MD/0044

Udo Christiana (nee Edward)

Nickname: Cherry

Your field of practice/specialty: Haematologist

Location: Abuja , FCT Nigeria

Interesting updates about your life, family, career etc.: Had steady progress and success both in my career and family . Favorite memory of medical school: Jumsa canteen

Contact Information

Email: cherryoox3@gmail.com

Phone Number: +2348035885798

What do you know now that you wish you knew back then in school?: Early plan of Japa

Most valuable life lesson: Starting family life early

Final words of advice: Let’s remain focused.

Matric number: UJ/96/MD/0045

Ezem Chizomam

Nickname: Chizo

Your field of practice/specialty: Public Health

Location: Abuja Nigeria

Favorite memory of medical school: A1 studying at night getting bitten by mosquitos.

Contact Information

Email: chizezem08@gmail.com

Phone Number: +2349099603126

What do you know now that you wish you knew back then in school?: Don't be in a hurry, time is a leveler

Most valuable life lesson: You are in charge of your life no one else can "save you"

Matric number: UJ/96/MD/0048

Fom Victoria Kangyang

Nickname: Vicky

Your field of practice/specialty: Gynaecologist/Minimal access Surgery

Location: St Louis/Victoria/ Seychelles

Interesting updates about your life, family, career etc.: Life always a mystery

Contact Information

Email: fomverita@yahoo.com

Phone Number: 08056090580, 08028125112

Favorite memory of medical school: Lamingo outing (Shere Hills)

What do you know now that you wish you knew back then in school?: How to be proactive in every aspect.

Most valuable life lesson: To be humble and love one another

Final words of advice: Remain united and love one another

Matric number: UJ/96/MD/0050

Gani Margaret

Nickname: Maggie

Your field of practice/specialty: Psychiatry / Public mental health / Cognitive analytic therapy

Location: Greater Manchester, UK

Favorite memory of medical school: The day I learnt I had passed my final exams!

Contact Information

Email: ganimarge@gmail.com

Facebook/Instagram: Margaret Gani

What do you know now that you wish you knew back then in school?: It's okay to authentically be you. Most valuable life lesson: Be mindful. Be present. Whenever life gives you good times, settle into those experiences and really enjoy them!

Final words of advice: Remember thisyour reality today, is in many ways, filled with positive things that were dreams or hopes or prayer requests a few years ago.

Matric number: UJ/96/MD/0052

Guzol Joseph Patrick

Nickname: Guzzy

Your field of practice/specialty: Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Location: Gombe, Gombe state, Nigeria

Interesting updates about your life, family, career etc.: Happily married with 4 children. Currently in full clinical practice as consultant OBGYN with special interest in maternal public health related matters.

Favorite memory of medical school: When Prof Ihezue caught me absent minded during lectures, and he said ' Guzol, are you in your soul'?

Contact Information

Email: josephguzol@gmail.com

Contact Information

Email: gwoms2@yahoo.com, gwompm@gmail.com

Phone Number: +2348034086972, +966547529123

Instagram, Twitter: @gwompm

What do you know now that you wish you knew back then in school?: That the only thing that is constant is time.

Most valuable life lesson: Never look down on anyone. Those you meet on your way when climbing the ladder of success, you might meet them going up on your way down the same ladder.

Final words of advice: I am appealing to every member of the class to be part of the class network, you can never tell when you would need it most.

Matric number: UJ/96/MD/0094

Gwom, Pam Moses

Your field of practice/specialty: Radiology/Radiodiagnosis

Location: Al Hasa/ Eastern Province/ Saudi Arabia

Interesting updates about your life, family, career etc.: Got married to a beautiful human being and I have three wonderful daughters. Career has been great, Life has been fair. Grateful for the good and difficult times. God made all wonderful.

Favorite memory of medical school: The day we all stood together for my dearest friend, Theodora Doom Bai.It was wonderful seeing humanity at its finest and I am so grateful to have been part of this amazing class.

What do you know now that you wish you knew back then in school?: Shoot your shot, it doesn’t have to be perfect

Most valuable life lesson: Trust God and relax

Final words of advice: Love always wins Matric number: UJ/96/MD/0055

Iliya Ashoms Yakubu

Nickname: Dr. Ash.

Your field of practice/specialty: Plastic, Aesthetic & Reconstructive Surgery

Location: FCT, Abuja, Nigeria, National Hospital Abuja

Interesting updates about your life, family, career etc.: Got married to the love of my life, blessed with 2 boys and 2 girls.

Favorite memory of medical school: The favourite saying, "Am I the cause of your dullness? When your mates are entering the university through the door you came in through the window"

Contact Information

Email: yakubuash256@gmail.com

Phone Number: 08038509885

What do you know now that you wish you knew back then in school?: That being a doctor will attract a lot of envy in Nigeria especially at the work place.

Most valuable life lesson: When you play the quick short-game you win small, but when you play the sequential long-game and allow yourself the time to grow, you win big. So one should be impatient with one's actions, but be patient with the results.

Final words of advice: We should remain " THE HANDS" and continue to be united, may God continue to bless us all.

Matric number: UJ/96/MD/0060

Ishaku Ibrahim

Nickname: ibro

Your field of practice/specialty: Paediatrician

Location: Resident in Kano and Yobe states, working in FMC, Nguru, Yobe State.

Interesting updates about your life, family, career etc.: I am blessed with beautiful girls and one handsome boy. Senior Registrar in Paediatrics.

Contact Information

Email: iishaku453@gmail.com,

Mobile Phone: +2347017401503 (Whatsapp) +234806911332

Favorite memory of medical school: I still remember late Prof. Oguranti A.O, his British accent, late Prof. Ihezue, the way he post about while lecturing.

Most valuable life lesson: Life is full of surprises.

Matric number: UJ/96/MD/0059

Yates, Sannom Mildred (nee James)

Your field of practice/specialty: Anatomic Pathology

Location: Kaduna State, Nigeria

Favorite memory of medical school: The relief after every test/exam

What do you know now that you wish you knew back then in school?: How fast one ages

Most valuable life lesson: Do your best and leave the rest

Contact Information

Email: simplysannom@yahoo.com

Phone Number: 08033614442

Final words of advice: In everything, do to others what you would have them do to you.

Matric number: UJ/96/MD/0063

Jibrin, Sule Ibrahim

Nickname: SIJ

Your field of practice/specialty: OB/GYN and fertility specialist

Location: Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria

Contact Information

Email: sulejibrins@gmail.com and sulejibrins@yahoo.com

Phone Number: +2348034736793

Facebook: Sule Ibrahim Jibrin

Interesting updates about your life, family, career etc.: A Muslim while in school but surrendered my life to Jesus Christ when he called me and made myself available for him to used as a privileged servant under the Redeemed Christian church of God. I became a parish pastor in 2019 and by 2021, an Area pastor and before the end of 2022, a zonal pastor. I got married on the 15/11/2008 to my beautiful and amiable wife and we are blessed with two girls and two boys. I am currently the MD/CEO of Zenithlife Specialist Hospital Jos, a multi specialty hospital with bias in obstetrics and gynecology and Assisted Reproductive Technology. To God alone be all the glory.

Favorite memory of medical school: The struggle to save Dora's life when she fell ill before her death and my moments in students politics especially as a JUMSA President.

What do you know now that you wish you knew back then in school?: I wish I had better financial knowledge earlier then in school. Most valuable life lesson: Life is an opportunity to serve God and humanity; whatsoever you do, strive to touch life for good.

Final words of advice: No matter what you have gone through or are going through, the one who created us has a good plan for us that most times, we don't even know. Let us surrender completely to Him so we can fulfil the purpose of our existence otherwise we will pass through this world as failures

Matric number: UJ/96/MD/0065

Jobbo Habila

Nickname: Jobbolistic Jobbo

Your field of practice/specialty: General/Public Health

Location: I Live in Kaduna and practice presently in Abuja

Interesting updates about your life, family, career etc.: I'm Married with 2 Children. I work with Nigerian Navy and present rank is Surgeon Commander. It's equivalent in the Army is Lieutenant Colonel.

Contact Information

Email: habilajobbo@yahoo.com

Phone Number: 08035983174

Facebook: Habila Jobbo

Favorite memory of medical school: Preclinical - with late Profs JO Ogunranti and Ladeji. Baba as fondly called by all will keep us all night long with anatomy lectures without carrying any book and remembers when he makes any small mistake and will return to correct it.

What do you know now that you wish you knew back then in school?: Nil

Most valuable life lesson: Respecting people, Planning at all times, not forgetting the past and trusting God for everything. Final words of advice: Keeping in touch and praying for one another and support one another at all times as it has been the practice.

Matric number: UJ/96/MD/0066

John Emmanuel

Nickname: Compedium (aka Important fellow)

Your field of practice/specialty: ENT Surgeon Location: FMC KEFFI & Federal Teaching Hospital Lafia, Nasarawa.

Interesting updates about your life, family, career etc.: Blessed with a wife and 4 children.

Favorite memory of medical school: The brazen audacity of John Onaji (Telling Prof. Ihezue that it is natural for a man to be inattentive because of sitting next to a lady). It earned John Onaji the name NATURAL MAN!!

Contact Information

Email: jeanemmanu3@gmail.com

Mobile Phone: +2348036240109

What do you know now that you wish you knew back then in school?: With benefit of hindsight, a little more personal spiritual word study and knowledge of medical entrepreneurship. Most valuable life lesson: I have learnt overtime that God cannot be mocked. It eventually pays to serve God whole heartedly. God is not a hirling. He can lift anybody from the ashes.But for His mercies we all would have been consumed.

Final words of advice: In the school of life, there is no graduation. It is a chance for incremental wisdom for the wise. The battles of life has been concluded de novo in our favor if only we trust God. Always have eternity inview in all you do.

Matric number: UJ/96/MD/0067

Joshua, Victor

Nickname: VJ

Your field of practice/specialty: Family Medicine

Location: Jalingo,Taraba state.

Interesting updates about your life, family, career etc.: I am a father of 3.

Favorite memory of medical school: Maths 101 and 103. Baba Oguranti's lecture. Second MBBS exams.

Contact Information

Email: joshualamingo@gmail.com

Phone Number: +2347062721136

What do you know now that you wish you knew back then in school?: I should have specialised in Psychiatry.

Most valuable life lesson: Hard work does not kill. Family is everything. The majority may not always be right.

Final words of advice: Let us keep in touch.

Matric number: UJ/96/MD/0069

Malu Doosuur David

Nickname: Dee Emm

Your field of practice/specialty: Family Medicine

Location: London, Ontario

Interesting updates about your life, family, career etc.: Lovely wife Mariam, Three children aged 6 to 12. Trained in Scotland and working in London, Ontario as a family physician

Contact Information

Email: doosuurm@gmail.com

Favorite memory of medical school: Really just hanging out with friends. You guys are special!

What do you know now that you wish you knew back then in school?: The value of communication in strengthening relationships

Most valuable life lesson: Fear God and keep His commandments. This is the whole duty of man!

Final words of advice: Put family first! Make the sacrifices of your time, money and energies!

Matric number: UJ/96/MD/0070

Mathias Cletus Dachom

Nickname: Akika

Your field of practice/specialty: Cardiology

Location: Ĵos Plateau, Nigeria

Favorite memory of medical school: Baba Oguranti lecture series.

What do you know now that you wish you knew back then in school?: Learnt to be patient and calm

Contact Information

Email: Cletus.mathias@gmail.com,

Phone Number: +2347067788575

Most valuable life lesson: Failing exams

Final words of advice: Always carry people along and be your brothers keeper

Matric number: UJ/96/MD/0076

Mohammed Usman Adis

Nickname: El-Adis

Your field of practice/specialty: Health Economist/ Health Administrator

Location: Lafia, Abuja

Interesting updates about your life, family, career etc.: Still married to one wife with four beautiful children. I still do business with a passion

Contact Information

Email: othmanadis@gmail.com

Favorite memory of medical school: Travelling for NIMSA conference

Most valuable life lesson: In all things, be thankful

Final words of advice: Be industrious. Never depend on one source of income

Ndu Nnaemeka Joel

Nickname: Mekus lala

Your field of practice/specialty: Genaral practice

Location: Enugu Nigeria

Interesting updates about your life, family, career etc.: God has been merciful.

Contact Information

Email: ndunnaemeka19@gmail.com

Favorite memory of medical school: Toasting my crush in Hausa language only to find out what my Gee Okara coached me to say was an abomination and I was hilariously embarrassed for a long time.

What do you know now that you wish you knew back then in school?: Better communication with guys

Most valuable life lesson: Always be persistent and patient if you want to make it in any area in life.

Final words of advice: Keep pushing

Matric number: UJ/96/MD/0075

Nedosa Kenechi Stanislaus

Nickname: Gizo Jackson

Your field of practice/specialty: Family Medicine

Location: Abuja, Nigeria

Interesting updates about your life, family, career etc.: Participated in 4 Marathons so far. I've got 96 more to go!

Favorite memory of medical school: Jacking in the cafeteria

Contact Information

Email: staann4u@yahoo.com

Phone Number: +2348051330934

What do you know now that you wish you knew back then in school?: Everything

Most valuable life lesson: Nothing good comes easy

Final words of advice: Fight hard to remain sincere to God, yourself and everyone else

Matric number: UJ/96/MD/0076

Obekpa Isaiah Obekpa

Nickname: OIO, Chief Chiefo

Your field of practice/specialty: Psychiatry

Location: Makurdi/Otukpo, Nigeria

Interesting updates about your life, family, career etc.: Blessed with a lovely wife and 4 children.

Favorite memory of medical school: Pass Medicine, Pass Surgery on the Notice Board!

Contact Information

Email: obekpaoyi@gmail.com

Phone Number: +2348036345170

Facebook: Obekpa Isaiah Obekpa

What do you know now that you wish you knew back then in school?: Effective Planning

Most valuable life lesson: Know and experience God by yourself

Final words of advice: Know and Experience God by yourself!

Matric number: UJ/96/MD/0080

Ochonu Theophilus Adole

Nickname: Theo

Your field of practice/specialty: Consultant Family Physician

Location: Federal Medical Centre Keffi

Interesting updates about your life, family, career etc.: Married with 3 children, to Mrs Deborah Ochonu,

Favorite memory of medical school: Jacking in A1 with sin TeTa, Emeka

Contact Information

Email: ochonuadole@yahoo.com

Mobile Phone: +2348035711554

Most valuable life lesson: Be gentle, sincere and upright

Final words of advice: To plan early for retirement by investing in landed assets

Matric number: UJ/96/MD/0083

Okara Dogara Buzi

Nickname: Buzi/Tita

Your field of practice/specialty: Public Health

Location: Abuja, Nigeria

Final words of advice: Social capital is key hence, the need to be united.

Matric number: UJ/96/MD/0085

Contact Information

Email: okaradb@gmail.com,

Phone Number: 0803 450 4889

Facebook: Okara Dogara

Olije Tijani

Nickname: TJ

Your field of practice/specialty: Otorhinolaryngology

Location: Saudi Arabia

Interesting updates about your life, family, career etc.: Married with 3 children

What do you know now that you wish you knew back then in school?: Nothing really

Contact Information

Email: tijani.olije@gmail.com

Phone Number: +2348036009656

Most valuable life lesson: Be your self

Matric number: UJ/96/MD/0088

Onaji John Abah

Nickname: Natural Man

Your field of practice/specialty: Family Medicine/General Practice

Location: Lincolnshire/England.

Interesting updates about your life, family, career etc.: Married with 3 beautiful daughters. We can be friends if you have sons. Proud that I ended up in my carrier choice from medical school- Primary Care/Family Medicine Practitioner.

Favorite memory of medical school: The class taking a weekend off to go to Yankari weeks to final MBBS. YOU GUYS ROCK!!

Contact Information

Email: dronajijohn@gmail.com

Linkedin: Onaji John Abah

Twitter: @jonblondie

Most valuable life lesson: ‘Life is a a marathon, not a sprint’ What matters is that we get to where we want to be at some point and stay safe and happy while doing so.

Final words of advice: We are in the part 2 of this thing called life now: make everyday count, look after your health- go for medical checks for any niggly ache or pain (yep we are that old now), never feel guilty about where you are in life, never feel like what you have accomplished isn’t good enough. And finally Enjoy Life filled with moments and people that will add to it!

Matric number: UJ/96/MD/0089

Onyeji John

Nickname: Cadaver man

Your field of practice/specialty: Consultant Obstetrician/ Gynaecologist

Location: Jos Plateau State

Interesting updates about your life, family, career etc.: Married with 5 children: 2 boys and 3 girls

Contact Information

Email: jononyeji@gmail.com

Mobile Phone: +2348035990055

Favorite memory of medical school: Stipple Chase

What do you know now that you wish you knew back then in school?: Better understanding of the Most High God

Most valuable life lesson: Hardwork pays

Final words of advice: Let's aspire to live above the lies of the rulers of this age.

Matric number: UJ/MD/96/0090

Orshio Uga Donald

Nickname: Dona-Sharks

Your field of practice/specialty: Anaesthesia and Critical Care

Location: Makurdi, Benue, Nigeria

Interesting updates about your life, family, career etc.: Got married on the 25th November, 2006 and blessed with 3 children. Now a consultant Anaesthetist and Head of Department of Anaesthesia and Critical Care, Federal Medical Centre, Makurdi, Benue. Has special interest in Cardiac Anaesthesia.

Favorite memory of medical school: Daily photograph during Community Health Posting

Email: donaldorshio@gmail.com

Phone Number: +2348034210280

Instagram, Twitter: @UOrshio

Contact Information Contact Information

Email: dr.otisamuel@gmail.com

Instagram, Twitter: @DrSam_Oti

What do you know now that you wish you knew back then in school?: That a doctor's greater part of life is spent among people who need help from him.

Most valuable life lesson: Life is in stages. Christ is the Ultimate. He knows it all and chats our pathway despite the storm.

Final words of advice: Always keep in touch

Matric number: UJ/96/MD/0091

Oji Samuel Oti

Nickname: Ojila

Your field of practice/specialty: Public Health

Location: Nairobi, Kenya

Interesting updates about your life, family, career etc.: Married with two kids. Created a podcast for showcasing digital health innovations across Africa.

Favorite memory of medical school: "Read the Cunninghams. Did you read the Cunninghams?" Those words are eternally etched in my memory from the days of Anatomy practicals.

What do you know now that you wish you knew back then in school?: I should have taken Community Health classes more seriously. Public Health is more important than medical school made us think. If you don't believe me, ask Covid-19.

Most valuable life lesson: Spend time with the people you care about. Life is about making great memories with our families and friends.

Final words of advice: Let's keep looking out for each other.

Matric number: UJ/96/MD/0092

Agyema Jemimah (nee Pam)

Nickname: Jemi

Your field of practice/specialty: Family/ Fistula Surgeon

Location: Jos Nigeria

Contact Information

Email: agyemajemimah@gmail.com

Facebook: Jemimah Agyema

Interesting updates about your life, family, career etc.: I am grateful for life, Married with 3 children who are undergraduates of Medicine and Aeronautic Engineering. I am a Consultant Family Physician/Fistula Surgeon with Bingham University Teaching Hospital Jos and Lecturer I Bingham University. I am currently the Director ECWA Medical Services, overseeing all ECWA Health Facilities. I am also the Ag Medical Director of Andrew Stirrett ECWA hospital Bukuru, Jos. I am the Project manager for Comprehensive Women's Health project, CBM Global. APIN project Coordinator.Fistula Surgeon with UNFPA/ Fistula Foundation

Favorite memory of medical school: Passing the final MBBS Exam without a resit.

What do you know now that you wish you knew back then in school?: I wish I knew that Medical Education has no End.

Most valuable life lesson: God's time is the best

Final words of advice: Continue to Love one another

Matric number: UJ/96/MD/0093

Penzin Selben

Nickname: Selbee

Your field of practice/specialty: Public Health Ophthalmology

Location: Abuja Nigeria

Favorite memory of medical school: Surviving medical school in its entirety

Contact Information

Email: Sdpenzin@gmail.com

What do you know now that you wish you knew back then in school?: Frankly, everything I know comes to me at the exact time

Most valuable life lesson: Only you can stop you

Final words of advice: Remain blessed Matric number: UJ/96/MD/0095

Stephen Iliya Sasetu

Nickname: Sastone / Sir Stone

Your field of practice/specialty: Community Medicine

Location: Lafia, Nasarawa State of Nigeria

Interesting updates about your life, family, career etc.: Married with 2 Kids. Also a Pastor with Lighthouse Covenant Church in Lafia. I stopped singing actively at least for now.

Favorite memory of medical school: Passing 3rd MBBS exams in a miraculous way has always been a memorable moment for me

Contact Information

Email: sasetumail@gmail.com,

Phone Number: +2348036161974

Facebook/IG/Linkedin: Stephen Sasetu

What do you know now that you wish you knew back then in school?: I wish I had learned many skills outside of medicine

Most valuable life lesson: Keep friends and cultivate relationships, no man can thrive alone

Final words of advice: We need each other as we keep going towards the end of our lives

Matric number: UJ/96/MD/0098

Shurkuk Cletus Bako

Your field of practice/specialty: Consultant Family Physician, healthcare management expert and policy maker

Location: Jos/Plateau/Nigeria. Plateau State Ministry of Health Headquarters

Interesting updates about your life, family, career etc.: Happily married and worked as a clinician, trainer and administrator. Presently a politician and a policy maker

Contact Information

Email: shurkukcletus @yahoo.com

What do you know now that you wish you knew back then in school?: Developing and exploring ones talents is important and beneficial when combined with academic activities. As survival is not proportional to academic qualifications or numbers of certificates.

Most valuable life lesson: Always do the right thing and treat others with kindness, no matter the circumstances.

Final words of advice: Let's always keep in touch. The time we spent together and the memories we shared were wonderful

Matric number: UJ/96/MD/0099

Swem, Ushaakaa Raymond

Your field of practice/specialty: Urologist

Location: Makurdi, Benue State

Interesting updates about your life, family, career etc.: Consultant Surgeon, HOD Surgery dept, FMC Makurdi.

Favorite memory of medical school: Giving my life to Christ

Most valuable life lesson: That life in Christ is the only guarantee in this world to success

Contact Information

Email: ushaakaaswem122@ gmail.com

Phone Number: 08030700816

Final words of advice: Stay focused. God created man to serve Him, you will never know when God will call you home. Repent before its too late.

Matric number: UJ/96/MD/0101

Ekwueme Chigozie Nancy (nee Udemezue)

Nickname: Chiggy

Your field of practice/specialty: Family Physician

Location: Abuja, Nigeria

Interesting updates about your life, family, career etc.: Married with 3 lovely Children

Favorite memory of medical school: Singing in FECAMDS, choir and traditional dance performance in 200 level.

Contact Information

Email: chiggyekwueme@ gmail.com

Mobile Phone: +2348132460780

What do you know now that you wish you knew back then in school?: Life is short.

Most valuable life lesson: God is Faithful.

Final words of advice: Life is short. Matric number: UJ/96/MD/0102

Uduanu Sandra

Nickname: Olly

Location: Stafford Virginia

Interesting updates about your life, family, career etc.: Mother of 3 beautiful kids

Contact Information

Phone Number:

202 -841-7306

Usha Tersoo Thomas

Nickname: Tom U

Your field of practice/specialty: Public Health

Location: Abuja FCT, Nigeria

Interesting updates about your life, family, career etc.:

Great progress in life to the glory of God. Married to a beautiful wife with 4 lovely kids fulfilling God's purpose.

Contact Information

Email: tersoousha@yahoo.com

Phone Number: +2348067135656

Facebook: Tersoo Usha

Favorite memory of medical school: Cunningham in the cadaver room

What do you know now that you wish you knew back then in school?: I have no regrets as God keeps leading and helping by His grace and mercy. Most valuable life lesson: We are not sufficient in our own selves but God at work in us and through us to accomplish His purpose and have a fulfilled life.

Final words of advice: As we get older, let's have God in our lives and be shining examples to others as we strive towards making heaven.

Matric number: UJ/96/MD/0104

Usman Emmanuel

Nickname: Mani calls me Prof

Your field of practice/specialty: Mental health

Location: Yenagoa, Bayelsa, Nigeria

Interesting updates about your life, family, career etc.: Every stage of our life comes with great expectations. Medical school, graduation, getting a job, marriage, having children, promotions at work, children going to school, set backs, retirement living alone when the children have their homes and the loss of loved one. This doesn't have a particular sequence and sometimes we don't have control over some of them. Never allow these events affect your mental health. Use the set backs to gain more speed, use the blessings to touch lives. In the end what would people remember you for when you are no more.

Favorite memory of medical school: Hard work pays. Medical school was the time to sow, guess we are all reaping the fruits now.

Email: usmanmichelle28@ gmail.com

Contact Information Contact Information

Email: nwalul@yahoo.com

Mobile Phone: +2348035882705

What do you know now that you wish you knew back then in school?: Your health is your most valuable asset, and it's important to take care of it. This means making healthy choices, such as eating well, exercising regularly, and getting enough rest. Taking care of your health will pay off in the long run, allowing you to enjoy life to the fullest.

Most valuable life lesson: Make every moment count. Living in the moment and not stressing about the future. For those who have been curious how I stay on top of it all, I simply take things one day at a time.

Final words of advice: Recreate what you see. Travel the world. Make every moment count.

Matric number: UJ/96/MD/0105

Maigida Nievel Buetnaan (nee Walu)

Nickname: Nie

Your field of practice/specialty: Ophthalmology

Location: Abuja FCT

Favorite memory of medical school: The Yankari trip.

What do you know now that you wish you knew back then in school?: The race is not to the swift , there is a time and pace for everyone.

Most valuable life lesson: Live life to the fullest. Time waits for no one.

Final words of advice: Take time to appreciate nature, remember to be a child once in a while , smell the roses, play with your children.

Matric number: UJ/96/MD/0108

Emah Victor, Gloria Kamenwun Warikam

Your field of practice/specialty: General practice

Location: Kaduna, Nigeria.

What do you know now that you wish you knew back then in school?: Life is majorly spiritual

Most valuable life lesson: Humility

Matric number: UJ/96/MD/0109

Contact Information

Email: glovicexxcel@gmail. com

Yakubu, Emmanuel

Nickname: Yaks

Your field of practice/specialty: Obstetrician & Gynaecologist/ Female Genital Fistula Surgeon

Location: Abakaliki

Contact Information

Email: emayaks75@yahoo. com

Phone Number: +2348036493019

Interesting updates about your life, family, career etc.: Fulfilment of my dream, from Medical school, to become a Consultant Obstetrician And Gynaecologist with an amazing family. I am currently a CMAC of National Obstetric Fistula Hospital, Abakaliki Ebonyi State, Nigeria and trained Female Genital Fistula Surgeon.

Favorite memory of medical school: Pre-Clinical period and my stay in Agwan Rogo: it was fun with mixed feelings and many adventures.

What do you know now that you wish you knew back then in school?: Socialising, making friends and to build Economic skills aside finishing medical school.

Most valuable life lesson: Do good to everyone and never expect anything in return, if you do, take it as a surprises.

Final words of advice: Never under rate Yourself; If you can't fly then run, If you can't run then walk, If you can't walk then crawl; But whatever you do, you have to keep moving forward.

Matric number: UJ/96/MD/0110

This is dedicated to the people we have lost on the way. Their memories would be ever fresh in our minds. Your lights will keep shining

September 24th 1978June 7th 2003

March 4th 1978November 24th 2014

December 3rd 1976January 30th 2022

Tributes

Dear Theodora, Ezinne, and Shadrach,

THIS IS 2024, and, like a dream, 20 years have passed since our departure from the beloved Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH) as medical doctors. For you, Theodora, 22 years have gone by, while for you, Ezinne, it has been 10 years. Shadi Shado, yours was just 2 years ago. Yet, we fondly remember you all, even though you aren’t here to share these memorable moments with us.

Such is life; how vividly we recall the times we shared, as if it were just yesterday. We all had dreams and looked forward to making a difference in our lives and the lives of many who would cross our paths as medical doctors. But, as the scripture says, "Man proposes, but God disposes." And so it was that God had greater and better plans for you all.

This is dedicated to the people we have lost on the way. Their memories would be ever fresh in our minds. Your lights will keep shining

We choose to celebrate the short time we shared with you. Looking at our school pictures, one will see that you were more than classmates or colleagues; you were our friends and like family to us. You formed part of the fabric woven into our shared journey. Your individual and unique personalities and dreams remain alive in our hearts, inspiring us to cherish every moment we have together.

May your souls continue to rest in eternal peace, and may we always celebrate the beautiful impact you made on all of us.

Adieu, dear friends, till we meet again someday!

- Steve Sasetu

Bumping

RANDOM AND PLANNED MEETUPS

Bumping

- Obekpa I Obekpa (OIO)

BUMPING REFERS TO the meeting of 2 or more classmates, whether accidental or planned. It usually entails exchange of pleasantries, gist upon gist, snapshots, eating, especially fish and drinks. Sometimes, it entails songs, prayers and well wishes.

"Bumping" is as old as the period post-graduation (20 years), it only became "official" and prominently called "Bumping" on the class WhatsApp platform a few years ago, with snapshots, gists and fish eating increasingly taking center stage.

There was a class reunion in Lafia in 2017 where El-Adis hosted those who could come to a wonderful weekend of celebration.

Some notable bumping locations include: Jos, Abuja, Kaduna, Gombe (where lots of fishes lost their lives to The Hands!), Makurdi, Kenya, Seychelles, U.S.A

Can you identify the classmates that have ‘bumped’ the most?

In what new location do you think ‘bumping’ should/will occur in the near future?

It’s a bump!

Testimonies of our

SEYCHELLES

UNITED STATES

LAFIA SAUDI ARABIA

In this section, we are spotlighting some ‘hands’ in leadership positions (past or current). While we acknowledge that we are all leaders in our various locations, we are highlighting ‘The Hands’ in medical or health related institutions, organizations, agencies who own/run their own practice as CEOs, who are hospital medical directors, government appointees, elected officials, agency directors, heads of medical organizations or associations, heads of departments, programs, projects etc.

Spotlight Spotlight

Dr. Abdassalaam Ismail Ameen Germans

Workplace: Family medicine department

Federal Teaching Hospital Gombe, Gombe State & Al-madinah specialist eye and medical center, Bolari, Gombe, Gombe State

Position: Monitoring and Evaluation officer of FTHG, CEO/Chief Medical Director and Professor Emeritus of Abu Sakinatullah Specialist Hospital Gombe.

Roles: Reviewing, presenting themes and referring clients, representing the health facilities in various occasions cum administrative roles.

Most Fulfilment: Never having a case of mortality cum seeing my clients discharged.

Workplace: Maitama District Hospital Abuja.

Position: Head of clinical services

Roles: Equivalent to CMAC in a fullfledged teaching hospital. It entails coordinating the clinical activities in the hospital.

Most Fulfilment: Being able to get strong positive feedback from the little effort I put in the service delivery of the organization.

Workplace: Byasha Online Clinic, a telemedicine clinic that I run on WhatsApp

Position: Founder

Roles: I offer freelance telemedicine service. I manage patients using video and audio consultation, an offline customised EMR for documentation and an inbuilt e-prescription, e-lab request, e-referral and consult for treatment and coordination of care.

Most Fulfilment: Patient satisfaction and the strong relationship I have been able to develop with most of my patients over time.

Workplace: COCIN Hospital and Rehabilitation Center Mangu, Plateau State.

Position: Acting Medical Superintendent (2007 to 2009)

Roles: I was the overall head of the hospital involved with the daily running of the hospital.

Most Fulfilment: I was able to improve the revenue base of the hospital and hence the staff welfare.

Dr. Mohammed Usman Adis

Workplace: Nasarawa Primary Healthcare Development Agency

Position: Executive Secretary & Chairman of ES/CEOs of SPHCDA National forum

Roles: As ES, I was the chief executive officer of the Nasarawa State Primary Healthcare Agency overseeing and regulating the Primary Healthcare Facilities in the state. As Chairman of ES forum, I was the head of all PHC board CEOs in Nigeria representing them at National forums.

Most Fulfilment: Seeing where we were as a state and how things began to change under my leadership with improvement in key performance indicators placing Nasarawa state as one of the leading agencies in Nigeria gave me the utmost fulfilment

Dr. Edino Ezekiel

Workplace: Ondo State Hospital Management Board

Position: Medical Director of General Hospital Igbokoda (2021 till date). Previously Medical Director General Hospital Igbotako (2018 to 2021). Also CEO/MD Oakland Flower Garden Hospital Okitipupa

Roles: I oversee the general activities and smooth running of the hospital facilities in order to provide improved health care to the public and maintain improved hospital facility and equipment

Most Fulfilment: My fulfillment is in seeing my patients go home healthy

Dr. Judith Agwada Akeru

Workplace: Barts health NHS foundation trust London

Position:

Clinical lead of orthogeriatrics, Barts health centre of excellence for fragility fractures and bone health service. Clinical lead for Barts Health Enhanced Recovery Protocol after hip fracture repair, a nouveau approach to managing frail patients diagnosed with acute neck of Femur fracture.

Roles: Developing a tertiary orthogeriatrics and bone health service. Providing perioperative care and anabolic therapy to patients with high-risk osteoporotic fractures.

Fulfillment: The opportunity to create a brand new service from scratch and watch it blossom into a recognised centre of excellence with a mortality rate amongst the top 5% of the country.

Workplace: Plateau State College of Health Technology Zawan

Position: Provost of the College

Roles: As the CEO, I am an accounting officer, I am responsible for ensuring an upgrade of the College to global based practice, ensuring that the College produces graduates that can compete favorably anywhere, attracting collaboration and encouraging research.

Most Fulfilment: Seeing things working well, the commitment of staff and students

Dr. Mani Barminas

Workplace: Federal Medical Center (FMC) Keffi and Pinecrest Specialist Hospital, Karu, Nasarawa State.

Position: Consultant Family Physician and Coordinator of VIP/Amenity Services in FMC Keffi; Pioneer and Medical Director at Pinecrest Hospital, a multi-specialist hospital in operation for 7 years now.

Roles: Provide leadership for my team & providing excellent health care services to individuals and families in my community.

Most Fulfilment: Seeing us rise to provide solutions to both simple and complex medical problems that present to our facility.

Workplace: Int'l Development Research Centre (IDRC), MedxTek Africa Podcast

Position: At IDRC, Senior Program Specialist. At MedxTek Africa, Host and executive producer.

Roles: At IDRC, we offer grants to research organizations, academic institutions and nonprofits. I manage our portfolio of health and medical research grants in Eastern and Southern Africa. At MedxTek, we showcase digital health and health-tech innovations from across Africa.

Fulfillment: At IDRC, I am privileged to be supporting Africa's brightest minds to develop health and medical innovations that are making a positive impact in the lives of vulnerable and marginalised people. Through MedxTek Africa, I have helped African digital health and health tech innovators to reach a wider audience. Since it was launched in 2021, MedxTek Africa has been streamed in 96 countries across the world. It was nominated for the 2024 African Podcast and Voice Awards in the 'Health and wellness' category.

Dr. Orshio Donald

Workplace: Department of Anaesthesia and Critical Care, Federal Medical Centre Makurdi, Benue State.

Position: Consultant Anaesthetist and H.O.D., Department of Anaesthesia and Critical Care, Federal Medical Centre Makurdi, Benue State.

Roles: Clinical Anaesthesia practice research and administrative roles are my functions as a Consultant and HOD.

Most Fulfilment: Safe Anaesthesia and Critical Care leading to Patient Satisfaction is my greatest fulfillment at work.

Workplace: Plateau State Ministry of Health

Position: Commissioner of Health 2023 - til date. Previously I was a Consultant Family Physician in Federal Medical Centre Jalingo, the Consultant supervising residency training and later Medical Director at St Gerard Catholic Hospital Kaduna, the Medical Superintendent at St Louis Catholic Hospital, Zonkwa- Kaduna, and the Medical Superintendent at St Christopher Catholic Hospital, Taka, Benue.

Roles: Currently, as Commissioner of Health, I oversee the health sector in Plateau State and develop, implement, monitor, and evaluate policies that will improve the quality of healthcare in the state. We achieve this through improvement in human resources for health, upgrading of healthcare facilities and providing the necessary infrastructures etc. to ensure that patients get value for their money.

Fulfillment: Having peace and making others happy.

Dr. Maryam Habib

Workplace: Impacter Solutions Limited and Medical Women’s Association of Nigeria (MWAN), FCT Chapter

Position: Founder/CEO of Impacter Solutions and President of MWAN FCT Chapter

Roles: As Founder/CEO of Impacter Solutions Limited, a health consulting firm, I lead our team in providing strategic guidance and innovative solutions to government and implementing partners around maternal and child health, nutrition, HIV/AIDS and reproductive health programs. We help clients to improve their project or program performance, build the capacity of their staff and assess the overall impact their project/program is making in the population they serve. As president of MWAN FCT, I lead the female medical doctors of the FCT in serving communities with medical outreaches, creating public awareness on health programs and improving the professional capacity of the chapter members..

Fulfillment: Knowing that Impacter Solutions and MWAN contribute to a healthier world is deeply fulfilling. I'm particularly proud of empowering governments and implementing organizations to better deliver projects/ programs that improve the well-being of individuals and communities.

Workplace: Virtual Hospital, Kaduna.

Position: Medical Director

Roles: I perform clinical and executive administrative functions.

Most Fulfilment: Our training school (Virtual Hospital Training School) where we spend an hour a day reading and reviewing books that shape our philosophy as a hospital.

Dr. Okara Dogara

Workplace: Federal Ministry of Health, head quarters, Abuja.

Position: Director and Senior Technical Adviser to the Permanent Secretary

Roles: Coordinate activities and priorities of the Permanent Secretary. Provide technical support and guidance.

Most Fulfilment: When lives are saved, there is financial risk protection and health is produced.

Workplace: Zenithlife specialist hospital, Jos

Position: Medical Director and CEO

Roles: I head and co-ordinate the management team that oversee the day to day running of the hospital. I also act as the lead consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist. I organize and coordinate over fifteen other consultants who run various specialist clinics at the facility. I organize and coordinate the Assisted Reproductive Technology unit and also operate as the IVF specialist.

Most Fulfilment: Seeing infertile couples smiling home with their babies after many years of pains of depression, rejection, social ostracization and stigmatization thereby giving life to their lives again.

Dr. Jemimah Agyema

Workplace: ECWA Headquarters, Andrew Stirrett ECWA hospital, Evangel VVF center, Bingham University Teaching Hospital.

Position: Director, ECWA Medical Services- ECWA

Headquarters/ Medical Director- Andrew Stirrett ECWA hospital/ Project manager Comprehensive and inclusive women's health project, CBM Global- Evangel VVF center, Bingham University Teaching Hospital Jos.

Roles: As a Director, ECWA Medical Services, I supervise all the ECWA health facilities and tertiary health institutions (one Teaching Hospital, one Specialist hospital, four secondary health facilities , 95 PHCs, college of nursing sciences and college of health technology.) As a fistula surgeon providing fistula repair to patients with feacal and urinary incontinence, I manage the comprehensive and inclusive women's health project for Evangel VVF center Bingham University Teaching Hospital in Gombe and Taraba states.

Fulfillment: As a woman in leadership I find fulfillment that I inspire and empower other women to reach their potential, to break the glass ceiling in leadership roles and make their mark on the world. Women helping women to have improved and quality reproductive health gives me immense satisfaction.

Workplace: National Obstetric Fistula Hospital, Abakaliki, Ebonyi state.

Position: CMAC/Head Clinical services.

Roles: In-charge of all health activities of the hospital, I am fully involved with great passion, in the management of patients with genital fistula especially those in need of surgical treatment.

Most Fulfilment: To be involved in successful restoration of the dignity of women affected by urinary and faecal incontinence.

As The Hands, we’ve remained faithful to our God-given purpose, making an impact across different spheres of society.

The Brotherhood

THE TERM "THE Brotherhood" became popular towards the end of our fourth year. It was used in reference to a group of backbenchers including: OIO (aka the Chief Chiefo), Adanu, Oji (aka the Big Boss Jiggaman), Ambitious, Attadoga and Sani.

Initially, the Brotherhood was misunderstood to be a group of mischievous but influential young men. This misperception triggered the formation of a rival female group, known as The Sisterhood. However, while The Sisterhood never quite caught on, The Brotherhood continued to gain popularity.

The Brotherhood is now fondly remembered as the group that promoted unity, brought humor and excitement to schoolwork and advanced solutions to challenges facing the class.

Honorary membership now includes SIJ, Guzol, Pam, Diala, Mani, Addis, Sasetu, Tom U, Ogeriya, Kene, and Olije. The legacy of the Brotherhood lives on and membership is now open to any classmate who shares our philosophy and values.

At our next "conference" in 2025, The Brotherhood will extend an olive branch to The Sisterhood and provide whatever support they may need to revive their brand. After all, we are our brothers' and sisters' keepers.

Obekpa I. Obekpa (OIO) "The Chief Chiefo" of The Brotherhood

Testimonies of our

THE HANDS

CLASS GROUP AND GRADUATION

PHOTO GALLERY

ASSOCIATIONS - JUMSA, FECAMDS, NCCMDS, etc.

PRE CLINICALS (100-300 LEVEL) PHOTO GALLERY

CLINICALS (400-600 LEVEL)

PHOTO GALLERY

CLINICALS (400-600 LEVEL)

CLINICALS (400-600 LEVEL)

COMMUNITY HEALTH POSTING

CONVOCATIONS

THE HANDS

20th anniversary celebration

- Jummai Apata

WE CELEBRATED OUR 20th anniversary from November 14th to 16th 2024 with a list of interesting events to enable us unwind, catch up with each other and also have fun (we have earned it!).

We also wanted to give back to the institution that developed us into who we are today, so we completed two much needed projects for the preclinical and clinical campuses, based on discussions with key persons in each of these campuses on what would be most beneficial to the students.

DAY 1 | THURSDAY 14TH NOVEMBER 2024

Arrival and Bumping extreme

We arrived from various parts of the country. Some of us had not seen each other in many years, so it was great to catch up over dinner at Crispan Hotel Rayfield, Jos that evening. We enjoyed good food and conversations, and took some nice group photos.

DAY 2 | FRIDAY 15TH NOVEMBER 2024

Project commissioning in Unijos

Pre clinical campus & JUTH. Prayers for the class

We showed up at the University of Jos main campus, on Bauchi road at 8:30am dressed in our class branded T-shirts to commission the new improved seats we had constructed for the histology lab where we once sat and learned. In attendance were Provost - Prof.

Caleb Mpyet, Dean Preclinicals: Prof Solomon, Dr McNeil, HOD Anatomy: Dr Mohammed and student representatives.

the solar street lights we had installed to provide added security for students as they commute between their hostels and the hospital. In attendance were Provost: Prof Caleb Mpyet, Deputy Provost: Prof. Envuladu, Dean Dentistry: Prof Rolland Agbara, Deputy Dean Clinicals: Prof. Abok and student representatives. We took more group photos at JUTH and enjoyed looking around the environment.

We enjoyed fond memories while touring the environment. We then headed to JUTH now in Lamingo (different location from where we did our clinicals), to commission Juma’at prayers were held for the class in the afternoon by Muslim faithfuls.

We grabbed packed lunches to go, and later in the afternoon, we conducted a memory lane tour of Richard road and Bank road hostels. We rounded up the day at 4pm with a thanksgiving service at RCCG Dew and Manna Arena, Miango road, Jos where we shared great testimonies of what God has done for us over the years.

DAY 3 | SATURDAY 16TH

NOVEMBER 2024

Final tour and Dinner

We conducted another memory lane tour of the main campus hostels - Village hostel, Abuja hostel and Naraguta hostel after which we enjoyed lunch and conversations together.

To crown the celebration, we ended with a formal dinner at Valada hotel Apollo Crescent Jos, at 6pm. We showed up dressed beautifully with our spouses or other family members and enjoyed a great evening of fun and sharing of memories, with good food and nice music.

It was an amazing celebration, and we look forward to many more years of celebrating together.

Closing Letter

It’s been a long journey, but here we are…

From the Editorial Team

With these words we began our story so many years ago when we set out together on an incredible journey, which we reflected on in our yearbook, 'The Odyssey', marking our arduous yet eventful passage through medical school. Now, more than two decades later, we have come full circle, with an opportunity to reflect on how far we’ve come and look forward, with confidence, to the road that lies ahead.

Twenty years have passed since we vowed to be agents of healing, peace, and positive change in our communities. In those years, we have had countless reasons to celebrate, with milestones marked by growth, success, and advancement. We’ve watched our classmates rise to positions of leadership, responsibility, and influence. As The Hands, we’ve remained faithful to our God-given purpose, making an impact across different spheres of society.

But alongside our joys, we have known sorrow and loss. We remember with great fondness our fallen comrades: first Dora, then Ezinne, and finally Shadrach. Each was taken too soon. We mourn their absence, yet we honor their memory, knowing that their legacy lives on in our hearts. Many of us have endured personal hardships or losses, and we recall especially the ordeal faced by two

of our colleagues and their families in the hands of kidnappers. We also remember how some of our colleagues overcame major health challenges with the help of God.

Dear friends, as we reflect on this momentous 20-year milestone, we acknowledge the challenges but remain steadfast. We are hard-pressed but not crushed; together, we march forward with renewed resolve and a passion to fulfill our calling.

This yearbook stands as a testament to our journey—capturing memories that have shaped us and envisioning paths yet to be walked.

The Yearbook Committee is deeply grateful for everyone’s contributions and dedication to making this project a reality. We offer special thanks to the editorial team, who has driven this project tirelessly. Without your efforts, it simply would not have been possible.

Long live the Class of 2004!

Doosuur Malu

On behalf of the editorial team.

Editorial Team

This yearbook stands as a testament to our journey— capturing memories that have shaped us and envisioning paths yet to be walked.

Team members for The Hands

Yearbook 2nd Edition

Testimonies of our

THE HANDS

YEARBOOK OF CLASS 2004, JUTH FACULTY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, UNIVERSITY OF JOS

20TH YEAR ANNIVERSARY