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Meet Dr. Who Successfully Removed Tumour From A Baby In Her Mother’s Womb

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October 25, 2024

Dr. Olutoye Oluyinka is a distinguished Nigerian pediatric surgeon and medical researcher renowned for his pioneering work in fetal surgery.

He gained international acclaim in 2016 when he and his team successfully operated on a baby in utero, removing a life-threatening tumor and then returning the baby to the womb, where she continued to develop until birth.

Educated in Nigeria and the United States, Dr. Oluyinka has held prominent positions, including co-director of the Texas Children’s Fetal Center and later as the chief of surgery at Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Ohio.

Early Life

Professor Oluyinka Olutoye, born in Lagos, Nigeria, on January 15, 1967, into a family with a long history in academics and the military from Idoani, Ose local government in Ondo state. His father, Major General (rtd) Olufemi Olutoye, was a well-known military commander and traditional leader and his mother, Professor Omotayo Olutoye, was an academic. Olutoye’s early ambitions to become a doctor were inspired by his upbringing in this environment, which gave him a burning desire for perfection.

He completed his primary education at Lagos University Staff School, before going on to King’s College Lagos for his secondary education. After that, he attended Obafemi Awolowo University in Ile-Ife, where he obtained his medical degree (MBChB) and graduated as the class valedictorian in 1988.

Following his medical studies in Nigeria, Olutoye relocated to the United States to begin his postgraduate training in paediatrics at Howard University General Hospital and received his Ph.D. in Anatomy from Virginia Commonwealth University in 1996. Afterward, he did his general surgery residency at the Medical College of Virginia Hospital before specializing in pediatric surgery during his fellowship at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and the University of Pennsylvania.

Career and Surgical Breakthroughs

The surgical achievement that made Professor Olutoye famous worldwide was the successful removal of a massive tumour called a sacrococcygeal teratoma from a 23-week-old fetus. He performed this complex treatment which involved briefly removing the fetus from the womb, removing the tumour, and then returning the fetus to the womb to continue developing at Texas Children’s Fetal Center. The baby, Lynlee Boemer, was delivered via C-section many weeks later in good health.

His experience includes various speciality procedures for fetal and newborn disorders such as congenital diaphragmatic hernia, lung abnormalities, chest wall deformities, omphalocele, gastroschisis, and difficult wound management. His research interests are on inflammatory responses in fetal wound healing, with the goal of discovering techniques to improve results in the treatment of congenital abnormalities.

In 2015, Professor Olutoye Oluyinka and a team of Nigerian doctors received international prominence for successfully separating conjoined twins Knatalye Hope and Adeline Faith Mata in a complicated surgery that was enthusiastically celebrated. His success in these pioneering surgeries has given him a reputation for innovative feats, which was reinforced in 2016 when he led another team to save a fetus from a life-threatening tumour, demonstrating the possibility of life-saving surgeries even before birth.

Awards, Achievements, and Recognitions

Professor Olutoye’s efforts have been recognised both in Nigeria and beyond. His alma university, Obafemi Awolowo University, honoured him with the coveted Great Ife Alumni Award for Excellence in the Sciences and admitted him into the Hall of Distinction. Other awards include the Molecular Surgeon Research Achievement Award from Baylor College of Medicine’s Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, the Mark A. Wallace Catalyst Leader of the Year Award from Texas Children’s Hospital, and the Denton A. Cooley Surgical Innovator Award.

President Muhammadu Buhari gave him Nigeria’s National Order of Merit (NNOM) Award in 2022, acknowledging his significant contributions to medicine. Beyond his achievements, Olutoye’s work has acted as an inspiration, demonstrating that life-saving medical treatments can be performed before birth, a watershed moment in contemporary medicine.

Research by Professor Olutoye is still concentrated on new approaches to fetal and neonatal surgery. His work as the pediatric surgery chair at The Ohio State University College of Medicine aims to improve outcomes for complicated congenital conditions and provide important new understandings of how inflammatory responses affect fetal repair. His research on animal models provides hope for addressing severe congenital defects and reducing issues in newborn patients.
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Woman Passes Out After Receiving 100 Strokes Of Cane

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May 24, 2026

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A woman has passed out after she and her partner were each flogged 100 times in public for engaging in sex outside marriage under strict Sharia laws in Indonesia’s Aceh province.

The woman, whose identity was not disclosed, was later carried away after the punishment was carried out in Banda Aceh, located at the northern tip of Sumatra island on Thursday.

A masked official dressed in brown robes administered the caning before members of the public who gathered to witness the punishment.

Her partner was also seen wincing in pain while receiving the lashes.

The pair were among several individuals punished for violating Sharia regulations in the province.

Authorities from the Banda Aceh Sharia Court and the Prosecutor’s Office handed down punishments ranging from 25 to 100 lashes for offences including extramarital sex allegedly arranged through online applications.

Aceh remains the only province in Muslim-majority Indonesia operating under Sharia law, where unmarried couples are prohibited from having sexual relations.

Caning is commonly used in the province as punishment for offences such as gambling, alcohol consumption, same-sex relations and sex outside marriage.

Under Aceh’s Sharia regulations, child rape offenders face some of the harshest penalties, including up to 200 strokes of the cane, a prison sentence of as long as 200 months or fines equivalent to two kilograms of gold.

The punishments are usually carried out publicly as a way of shaming offenders in addition to inflicting physical pain.

Such canings are often conducted outside mosques or in open public spaces, with residents watching and taking photographs during the exercise.

Human rights organisations have continued to condemn the practice, arguing that it causes emotional trauma and violates international human rights standards.

Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch have repeatedly criticised the punishments, saying they conflict with Indonesia’s constitution and global legal obligations.

Amnesty said in a statement: “Caning contravenes Indonesia’s constitution and is in clear violation of international human rights law and standards.

‘It constitutes a cruel, inhuman and degrading punishment and can amount to torture in violation of the UN Convention against Torture and other international covenants, to which Indonesia is a State Party.’”

Despite the criticism, local authorities have defended the punishments as part of Aceh’s religious and cultural identity, insisting they serve as a deterrent against immoral behaviour.

Earlier in January, another couple in the province reportedly received 140 lashes each after being found guilty of drinking alcohol and engaging in sex outside marriage.

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Senegal’s President Sacks Prime Minister After Months-long Feud

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Senegal’s President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has sacked Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko and dissolved the government following months of rising political tension between the two former allies.

The decision was announced in a surprise decree read on national television by a presidential aide, stating that Faye had “ended the duties” of Sonko and “consequently those of the ministers and secretaries of state who are members of the government”.

Sonko, who remains a highly influential figure among Senegal’s youth, responded on social media, saying he would “sleep with a light heart”.

The political fallout comes at a time of growing economic strain in the country, with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) putting Senegal’s public debt at 132% of its GDP.

His removal followed a tense parliamentary session on Tuesday, where Sonko openly criticised President Faye’s handling of the debt situation.

The development is striking given that Faye’s rise to power was largely tied to Sonko’s popularity and political backing.

Sonko would almost certainly have contested the presidency himself in 2024, but was barred from the race due to a defamation conviction. Instead, he threw his support behind Faye, rallying voters with the slogan “Diomaye is Sonko, Sonko is Diomaye”.

The alliance helped unseat former President Macky Sall in a dramatic electoral victory, despite both men having been released from prison only days before the vote.

Tensions between the two leaders had been building for months, with Faye reportedly accusing Sonko of excessive dominance within the ruling Pastef party, while Sonko accused the president of weak leadership and failing to defend him against critics.

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Six Nigerians Arrested In Thailand Over AI-Powered Romance Scam

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Six Nigerian nationals have been arrested by the Thailand Police Force for allegedly operating an AI-powered deepfake romance scam syndicate from a luxury condominium along the Chao Phraya River in Nonthaburi Province, following a cocaine trafficking investigation that exposed their activities.

Thai authorities said the operation began after police arrested a Nigerian suspect identified as Patrick and three associates in April over alleged drug trafficking offences. During the raid, officers reportedly seized assets valued at about 2.5 million baht.

Investigators said financial transactions linked to the suspects led them to several foreign nationals living in a high-end riverside condominium near Phra Nangklao Bridge in Nonthaburi. Police discovered that many of the occupants were staying in groups of five or six per apartment under student visas despite not being enrolled in any educational institution or engaged in lawful employment.

According to Thai police, officers executed search warrants on three condominium units on May 22. The suspects allegedly refused to open their doors, forcing authorities to break into the apartments.

Videos circulating on X captured the moment police officers forcefully gained entry into one of the apartments before arresting the suspects.

During the operation, one suspect reportedly attempted to escape by climbing over a balcony, while another was found hiding on the bathroom floor while allegedly sending warning messages to occupants in neighbouring units.

Police recovered 18 mobile phones, three laptop computers and three bank passbooks from the apartments. Authorities said some of the phones were still logged into active conversations with victims at the time of the raid.

Investigators alleged that the syndicate specialised in romance scams targeting older Thai women by using AI-generated faces and manipulated video calls to create fake online identities.

The suspects allegedly posed as pilots, United States military officers, doctors and engineers to gain the trust of victims before requesting money under false pretences.

Police said the fraudsters typically claimed that valuable packages or gifts sent to victims had been withheld by customs officials and required payment of clearance fees before release.

Authorities also said they recovered scripts for sexually explicit conversations allegedly used to emotionally manipulate victims into transferring funds. Investigators claimed the group relied heavily on artificial intelligence technology to generate realistic Western faces for fake video interactions.

Thai police said all six suspects are currently facing preliminary charges bordering on illegal association and immigration overstay, while additional fraud and romance scam charges are expected to follow as investigations continue.