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Sky NewsA rise in racism has been reported across the NHS. File pic: PAPaul Awah, a Bedfordshire-based diagnostic radiog...
04/08/2026

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A rise in racism has been reported across the NHS. File pic: PA

Paul Awah, a Bedfordshire-based diagnostic radiographer originally from Nigeria, said: "It's definitely got worse – people are more expressive."
NHS staff have been called "dirty foreigners" and "monkeys" amid a "noticeable" and "unacceptable" rise in racism from patients, a survey has found.

The Society of Radiographers (SoR) said the trend over the past 18 months is a "poor reflection" on society and described the behaviour as "unconscionable".
Some have even been refused to be treated by non-white staff, a poll of its members revealed.

A sonographer in the Midlands, of Asian descent, said several patients have said to her: "This country isn't the same, with all those people coming over here, taking our jobs."
She said such incidents had become "more prevalent", blaming "the media and certain political parties" where people "are openly expressing" such views.

Paul Awah, a Bedfordshire-based diagnostic radiographer originally from Nigeria, added: "It's definitely got worse – people are more expressive now.

"What used to be something people wouldn't say – now the rhetoric has changed."
Mr Awah also claimed he had experienced patients telling him they cannot understand him, even though English is the only language he speaks.
"Some patients always complain about the colour of skin of people attending them," said one worker.
- One radiographer spoke of "patients describing healthcare staff as dirty foreigners".

- Another said: "I have witnessed a colleague being called a monkey by a patient."

- A white man allegedly refused to let a sonographer scan his pregnant wife, telling the staff: "I don't want anyone from any ethnic background touching my woman."
- And another patient refused to let a black radiographer perform their chest X-ray, as "black people frighten me".

'Racist abuse has no place in NHS'

The findings come after the latest NHS Staff Survey showed the percentage of staff who have experienced some discrimination over the past 12 months is at a five-year high.
Published in March, it found 9.26% of workers had personally experienced discrimination in 2025.

Thomas Simons, chief human resources and organisational development officer at NHS England, said: "Racist abuse towards NHS staff is completely unacceptable and has no place in our health service.
"Our new national staff standards are clear that NHS organisations must take meaningful action to prevent and respond to racism, support affected staff and ensure there are clear consequences for patients who racially abuse or discriminate against NHS staff - including the option to refuse care in non-emergency situations."

Even when it is difficult and no one is watching, Integrity is key... Days ago, I accidentally hit a parked Lexus . I fe...
02/08/2026

Even when it is difficult and no one is watching, Integrity is key...

Days ago, I accidentally hit a parked Lexus . I felt terrible knowing that the owner would eventually return to find the car in that condition.
I waited for about 20 minutes, hoping the owner would come back. When no one showed up, I wrote a note, placed it under the windshield wiper, and drove away. In the note, I sincerely apologized, accepted full responsibility for the damage, and included my phone number.

When I got home, I kept expecting a call from the owner, but none came. I became worried, wondering if the wind had blown the note away or if the owner had simply not seen it.
This morning, my phone finally rang. It was the owner of the vehicle. I apologized again and explained how I had waited at the scene before leaving the note. As we talked, we switched to a WhatsApp video call.

During our conversation, I learned something that deeply moved me. Had I not left that note, the driver's life could have been turned upside down. The owner explained that it was his driver who had taken the vehicle out. When the driver returned with the note in tears, he admitted what had happened.

The owner said that if the note had not been there, he would have assumed the driver was responsible. He intended to have him arrested, compel him to pay for the damaged headlight, and dismiss him from his job—despite the fact that the driver's salary could never cover the cost of the repair.
I pleaded with him not to take such action. He replied that there was no longer any need since I had accepted responsibility.
He initially planned to send me his account details for the repairs, but later told me not to worry about it.

I left that conversation overwhelmed with gratitude to God. A simple decision to be honest and take responsibility may have saved a man from losing his job, his dignity, and his livelihood.
Behind every worker is a family. That driver is someone's husband and someone's father. Had events unfolded differently, his wife and children would have borne the pain of consequences they did not deserve.
Integrity may seem costly in the moment, but it can save lives, preserve livelihoods, and restore faith in humanity.

— Dr.Zara

🚨WOW: They saw a 77 year old woman standing alone at an ATM in Bromborough, England, and thought they had found an easy ...
31/07/2026

🚨WOW: They saw a 77 year old woman standing alone at an ATM in Bromborough, England, and thought they had found an easy victim.

Winifred Peel was withdrawing money when three teenagers moved in to rob her. One pushed her aside while another tried to take cash from the machine. They expected fear. Instead, they got resistance.

Winifred grabbed one of the attackers, 19 year old Felix Stoica, by the collar and slammed his head against the ATM three times. The injuries he suffered, along with CCTV footage, later helped police identify the gang.

Within days, all three suspects were arrested. Felix Stoica, Florin Geblescu and Piper Dumitru eventually admitted their roles in the robbery and were sentenced to prison.

Afterward, Winifred revealed she regularly went to the gym and believed that staying active had helped her defend herself. The attack shook her confidence, but she refused to let the men take her money without a fight.

The three teenagers believed age made her an easy target.

They walked away discovering that courage is something no one can measure by the number of birthdays a person has lived.

15/07/2026

It's this weekend...
What does it mean to truly belong? It means being welcomed. Being valued. Being seen for who you are. On the 18th of July at Redeemer hall, Dundalk, County Louth, From 12 noon to 3pm, join Princess Pamela Royal Foundation as the Foundation creates meaningful connections, inspire confidence, and build a future where everyone feels they belong. We celebrate the strength, resilience, and diversity that each person brings to our community. Check us out at
www.pproyalfoundation.com
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A man almost died in a Nigerian hospital bed.Not from an accident. Not from a disease that had no cure. He almost died b...
09/07/2026

A man almost died in a Nigerian hospital bed.

Not from an accident. Not from a disease that had no cure. He almost died because the power went off and there wasn't enough oxygen to keep his body running while doctors tried to save him.

Derick Nwasor lived through that. And when he came out of that hospital alive, he didn't do what many of us would have done.

He didn't start a WhatsApp status about "Nigeria will kill you." He didn't join the japa queue at the embassy the following Monday. He didn't spend the next two years complaining that "there is no country" while doing absolutely nothing about it.

He went and built the solution himself.

Derick studied Physics. He worked at a research centre abroad, KAUST in Saudi Arabia, learning about hydrogen fuel cells and electrocatalysis, the kind of technical work most people can't even pronounce. But instead of using that knowledge to build a comfortable life somewhere else, he brought it home. He co-founded a company called Newdigit, and with his partner Joy Egbe, he built something called "Just Add Water."

Here's what it does, in simple language: it takes ordinary water, and using solar power and a fuel cell, it splits that water into hydrogen and oxygen. The hydrogen becomes electricity, 12 to 15 kilowatts of continuous, clean power. The oxygen becomes medical-grade oxygen, the exact thing that almost cost him his life. And what's left over is clean water.

No diesel. No generator fumes. No waiting for an oxygen truck that's three hours late from a plant 200 kilometres away. Everything the hospital needs, power, oxygen, water, made on-site, from water, powered by the sun.

Today, that system is already running in three hospitals in Lagos. Over 24,000 patients a year are being served by it. It has already produced close to 274 MWh of clean electricity and is cutting more than 77,000 kilograms of CO2 emissions every year. His goal by 2030 is 1,000 hospitals across Nigeria.

The Royal Academy of Engineering has shortlisted "Just Add Water" for the 2026 Africa Prize, and he'll be competing for £50,000 at the final in Johannesburg this October.

Read that again. A Nigerian man, who almost lost his life because of the very problems we complain about every single day, no light, no oxygen, systems that fail us, turned around and built the fix with his own two hands.

This is the part that should sit with you.

Nigeria didn't fail him into silence. It failed him into engineering.

Every single day, someone in this country experiences a version of what Derick went through. Maybe not oxygen and hospital beds, maybe it's your business losing money because NEPA took light for the third time this week. Maybe it's your shop, your workshop, your hustle, your dream, constantly interrupted by a system that isn't built for you to win.

And most of us respond the same way: we complain. We blame. We dream of leaving. We wait for government to fix it, or for "a big man" to come and save us.

Derick looked at the exact same brokenness and asked a different question: "What can I build?"

That is the entire difference between people who stay stuck and people who change their story. It's not that one group suffers and the other doesn't. Derick nearly died. He suffered plenty. But suffering didn't stop at complaint for him, it became fuel for a solution.

You don't need a physics degree from Saudi Arabia to apply this. You need the same mindset. Look at the problem right in front of you, the one frustrating you, costing you money, stealing your peace, and instead of only complaining about it, ask yourself: is there something here I can build? Is there a business, a service, a fix, hiding inside this frustration?

Because here's the truth Derick just proved with his own life: Nigeria is not just a place of problems. It is a place absolutely loaded with opportunities, for the person willing to stop talking and start building.

He didn't run from the fire. He turned the fire into light for other people.

So I'll ask you the same question I'm asking myself:

What problem have you been complaining about, that you could actually be the one to solve?

DAILY LIGHT

03/07/2026

What does it mean to truly belong? It means being welcomed. Being valued. Being seen for who you are. On the 18th of July at Redeemer hall, Dundalk, County Louth, From 12 noon to 3pm, join Princess Pamela Royal Foundation as the Foundation creates meaningful connections, inspire confidence, and build a future where everyone feels they belong. With the theme: Together We Thrive: Stronger Together, Never Alone. We celebrate the strength, resilience, and diversity that each person brings to our community. Where everyone is valued, and every voice is heard. Check us out at
www.pproyalfoundation.com
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30/06/2026

Come with Princess Pamela Ogunwusi to the Nigerian Embassy in Dublin, where she met the Chargé d’Affaires, who is currently leading the mission. First, Princess stopped by the reception area at the back of the building to show everyone just how organised and welcoming the embassy has become. Visitors can enjoy water, tea, coffee, other refreshments, and even a television while they wait. Now, let’s go and meet the Chargé d’Affaires, a remarkable diplomat who embodies some of the finest qualities of diplomatic service. Meet Ambassador Ibi Yemi Ajiboye Roberts. Would you believe that she speaks no fewer than six European languages? Since arriving in Ireland, Amb Ibiyemi has consistently made herself accessible to Nigerians across the country, embracing all tribes and communities with a spirit of inclusiveness. Like helping to settle disputes at town hall meetings, supporting the launch of a remarkable poetry book that strengthens cultural ties between Ireland and Nigeria, showcasing her culture and celebrating Nigeria’s heritage during Africa Day in Dublin, and endorsing the motorbike ride from Ireland to Nigeria through 40 countries, aimed at Project HELP, an advocacy project designed to support for the mental health of the boy child...
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15/06/2026

As we made our way to the Irish Parliament for a peaceful demonstration calling for justice for Yves Sakila, a large crowd steadily gathered. Leaders from diverse communities spoke passionately about the need for truth, accountability, and justice.

🚨BREAKING: The asylum seeker who sparked huge riots in Belfast by trying to behead a local has been named as Hadi Alodid...
11/06/2026

🚨BREAKING: The asylum seeker who sparked huge riots in Belfast by trying to behead a local has been named as Hadi Alodid. He is 30 years old.

He’s from Khartoum in Sudan. The city is currently under control of the Muslim Brotherhood-allied Sudanese Armed Forces.

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