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Iconic Business Enterprise (IBE) Iconic Business enterprise is a business which focuses on Production/printing of Notebooks, General contracts, sales of books, Notebooks and stationeries. The business was founded on the 24th of April, 2018, co-owned by Akinbode Ogunbodede Gabriel and Seun Ogunyemi. The Business got registered the 18th of January, 2019 under the Corporate Affairs Commission, Federal Republic of Nigeria. As at 30th of April, 2018, the firm produced 250 notebooks which generated a revenue of 57%. On the 4th of January, 2019, the two owners of the Business decided to go separate ways but Akinbode Gabriel retained the business as he had the highest share of the business with 81% of the total worth of the firm and was his idea to start the business from the onset. The firm has produced another set of notebooks with higher values than the previous production. Instagram handle is @iconic_b_ent and the WhatsApp number is 08103286661 Values The word ICONIC means spectacu...

By Oludiran Olusola The Faculty of Arts Students Association election has been declared suspended after the hot protest by the electorates  against the electioneering process. The election was declared Suspended  by the electoral committee chairman of the faculty David Olanrewaju around 2pm on 20st December  ,2018  after  a lot of complaints have been wired against the electoral committee that it deprived  many eligible electorates from exercise  their franchise right as most of the voters from linguistics and African languages  could not find their names on the list which validated them to vote. According to the electoral committee chairman David Olanrewaju said " the election was suspended  because of the disparity which we have in the list in which some people could not find their names on the list  given to  us by the Financial secretary of the association. We expected the financial secretary to give us the list two  day...

🔥🔥🔥It's time for the largest marathon in Nigeria...... 🏃‍♀🏃‍♂🏃‍♀ *ILE - IFE HERITAGE MARATHON (IHM2019)*🏃‍♂🏃‍♀🏃‍♂ The Ile Ife Heritage Marathon  is back with her celebration and annual event of the second edition. Ile-Ife Heritage Marathon 2019 is also a proud partner of the African Marathon Challenge 2019 and is the first stop in this series of African Marathon Countries. The marathon is set to celebrate the second edition of her annual event, the unique warm and hospitable spirits of the people of Ile - Ife and showcasing the rich cultural heritage of the land. Challenge yourself to run in one or several of the events or participate by cheering on the runners. _To register visit:_ www.fogadventures.com *Note:* Registration closes on the 31st of December 2018 Terms and conditions strictly apply _#IHM 2019.... Running The Cradle of...

The Junior chamber International is set to facilitate the empowerment program of both members and non members through a 2 day training exercise tagged The Edge : Learn and grow rich According to the press statement released and signed by Olabiyi Tunmishe ,the chairman, planning committee of the event, which says " It is an event where undergraduates are skilled with several professional trainings� and Some of the trainings that will take place include employability training (where participants will be equipped with the right knowledge about CV writing, interview etiquette, good communication skills), a training on emotional intelligence, web hosting, digital marketing, entrepreneurial training. Furthermore, there will be several vocational trainings such as trainings on mixology, Ankara craft, cake baking, make up, hair styling, " The training event is also aimed at developing the current undergraduates who are non members of  the organisation too as they will ...

By Ajifowoke Olamide. “The past is prophetic in that it asserts loudly that wars are poor chisels for carving out peaceful tomorrows”. Martin Luther King Jr.            Obafemi Awolowo University students are well known for their consciousness. To be conscious is to be alert mentally and awake against any form of security challenge, especially theft, which is very rampant in student’s environment. Back in the days, we talked about Universities that ladies could walk free from their hall of residence to academics around 3:00 am without any fear or intimidation, Great Ife tops the list. When we talk about campuses that you could express your freedom of speech without intimidation, Great Ife lead and others follow. Out of my curiousity to know if there is this consciousness in other universities, I asked one of my cousins that study in the University of Lagos (UNILAG). He told me that in order to read in some faculties ...

By Oludiran Olusola and Olaleye Oluwasola The management of Obafemi Awolowo University has reacted to the declaration of strike by the Academics Staff Union of Universities Obafemi Awolowo University chapter that the students should continue with their academics activities on campus. The management made this affirmation in the official release signed by the registrar of the school Mrs M I Omosule on Tuesday 6th November, 2018 stating that "academic session is very much on course. As there are no plans to compel students to vacate the campus until the end of the year holidays. He thereby ensure the welfare and safety of students and staffs respectively " It should be recalled that the ASUU chairman OAU chapter D.  Adeola Egbedokun has earlier warned the students to go home as they (ASUU)  would not want the students to become the victims of any consequence of the strike  action,  he further said " to our students we love you, we don't to loose any of you to any of...

By Oludiran Olusola. The Faculty of Arts Students Representative Council has unanimously suspended the some members of the executive council of the association and have others sanctioned. The action was meted out to the concerned executive members at the parliamentary sitting which held on Thursday 30th October, 2018 . The concerned executive members who were suspended for two weeks include The President of the Association Ayodeji Isaiah, The vice President Oni Adeola,  The Treasurer Oke Ademola and The Director of Socials Lawal Idris  and The General Secretary Ajifowoke Olamide  for their refusal to make themselves available for the parliamentary sitting which they were invited to, due to that they were instructed to avail themselves for investigation on how the financial matters of the association is being run with the threat to have their eportal page blocked through the Division of students Affairs if they fail to adhere to the given order. In respect of that, the...

By Oludiran Olusola The progressive sect of Obafemi Awolowo University Law students has condemned the arrest and victimization of the national journalists by the Nigeria Police Force . The condemnation was asserted through the press release by the leadership of the organization Co signed by Ilugbo Deborah,  Bin Zak Azeez, Oyeyemi Abass, and Adetola Yussuf on 16th August,  2018, indicting the federal government and Nigeria Police Force for arresting  journalists Jones A biri and Segun Ogundipe a premium times Journalist who were detained unlawfully and illegally and Kunle Adebanjo a campus journalist of University of Ibadan who was rusticated by the university for publishing a story against the ill doings of the school. Read the  full press  statement ... *LAW PROGRESSIVES* _*Being the Organisational Statement on  Samuel Ogundipe, Kunle Adebajo and Jones Abiri*_ Are We Back to the Dark Ages? *For Press Freedom!* The Fourth Estate or the media as you ...

By Oludiran Olusola The  management of Obafemi Awolowo University has reacted to the recent non accreditation of some courses in the school for the programme session of 2018/2019 which has caused a lot of confusion to the students and aspirants who are anticipating to study  them. The response was confirmed in the special release by the management of the school on Monday 6th, August 2018 , according to the release in which the management of the school confirms its  awareness of the latest burning issues of non accreditation of some courses like Law,  Botany,  Dentistry, Family Nutrition and Fine and applied art. According to the statement which states that "There are 106 programmes in the University of which the five mentioned above have issues with accreditation. Although all these programmes actually had interim status during the last exercise, they were denied accreditation because of the existing NUC regulation which does not allow for back to back interi...

Oludiran Olusola The  management of Obafemi Awolowo University has reacted to the recent non accreditation of some courses in the school for the programme session of 2018/2019 which has caused a lot of confusion to the students and aspirants who are anticipating to study  them. The response was confirmed in the special release by the management of the school on Monday 6th, August 2018 , according to the release in which the management of the school confirms its  awareness of the latest burning issues of non accreditation of some courses like Law,  Botany,  Dentistry, Family Nutrition and Fine and applied art. According to the statement which states that "There are 106 programmes in the University of which the five mentioned above have issues with accreditation. Although all these programmes actually had interim status during the last exercise, they were denied accreditation because of the existing NUC regulation which does not allow for back to back interim s...

By Oludiran Olusola The Obafemi Awolowo University Ile organised the festival of food and identity 2018 edition . The  festival which it opening ceremony was graced by the Nobel Laurel Professor Wole Soyinka,  the Deputy Governor of Ogun State , the representative of the The President of Rwanda, Dr Mugashimana . In the words of the vice Chancellor of the school Professor Eyitope Ogunbodede while giving the his opening speech at the festival he said "  the  festival of food and identity  is aimed at the reinstatement of the relevance of the cultural value". Meanwhile , in the words of the deputy Governor of Ogun State who represented the Governor of the state Senator Ibikunle Amosun,  she said " agriculture is aimed at reducing the dangerous dependency on oil. Ogun State one of the states in Nigeria sustaining Agriculture in the country. She further advised the organisers to keep the legacy of such festival moving. To mark the opening of the festival,...

Oludiran Olusola It was a bad Sunday for the residents of Ile Ife both the students of Obafemi Awolowo University and the indigenes of the town as massive flood deterred most people from gaining access to their houses while some could not sleep in their different destinations because of the overwhelming flood which almost took over the whole town. The heavy downpour which started around 11am on Sunday 29th July  2018  and ended around 5pm in the evening of the Same day did not make a blossom day for the residents of places like Mayfair,  Asherifa,  Omole Estate,  Ibadan road and other significant places in Ile Ife When speaking with one of correspondent, Yetunde a part three student of Economics who resides in Mayfair but  was stuck by the flood from getting to her residence lamented that " This is becoming a repeated occurrence,  as similar hitch happened last year although I was staying on campus then but my friend was affected,  so I got to ...

The Obafemi Awolowo University has sacked Professor Akindele from the department Management and Accounting who allegedly requested for sex in exchange for mark from a female student Monica Osagie. His dismissal was validated by the Management of the school through the press release signed by the vice chancellor of the school Professor Eyitope Ogunbodede on Wednesday 20th June 2018. It was be recalled that sequel to this moment,  the dismissed Professor has already been placed on suspension by the Senate of the school,  meanwhile it was said that the investigation was ongoing. According to the the release by the vice chancellor which says " the Senate recommended that Professor Richard Akindele, having been found liable on all the allegations against him, should be dismissed from the services of the University. The Council, at its meeting of today, Wednesday, 20th of June, 2018, having considered the recommendation of Senate, as well as the report of the Joint Committee of ...

Some students of Obafemi Awolowo University escaped attack and rape as they had their rooms burgled by some unknown gangs  on Tuesday 12th June, 2018 around 3am in the night at AP in Modakeke Ile Ife. The concerned students, Ebunoluwa and  Tosin  who are freshers from the departments of Local Government studies and Zoology who respectively were sleeping when the attack occurred, in which their room door was forced to open by some unknown guys who made attempts to rape them. According to one of the victims Ebunoluwa,  she said  " I was deeply asleep when I discovered that someone was trying to lay on me,  I confronted him, he left immediately but later came back with more guys, I had to scream so hard which resulted to their escape through the halfly barricaded gate of the corridor. Moreover, in the words of the landlord of the house, Mr Ayobami Azeez,  he said " I didn't know something of such happened,  even though I  slept around 2am in ...