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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 ...

A renowned Lawyer and former union leader of University of Ibadan Mr Timi Olagunju has disparaged the popular "not too young to rule in the country" as he claimed it is not feasible without  the function and activeness of students union in many universities. He emphasised this in the Leader -shift conference organised by the equity chamber of faculty of law in Oduduwa hall, Obafemi Awolowo University on Tuesday 12th June, 2018. While talking on the topic " the role of young Nigerians in building a new Nigeria, he said " how can we say  youth want to rule when we don't have students union in many universities?  Youths need to act now. " It will be recalled that some  notable universities students union like Obafemi Awolowo University,  University of Ibadan,  University of Lagos and the likes have been suspended,  which has created sudden halt in  student unionism on those  campuses. Although, the students of those schools have been clamou...

Joshua BAMIDELE      _Battle not just the man who carries the gun, but he who seizes the voice_ In a quagmire that has condescended to fiddle the political space of the nation, the recent show of shame between the Ministry of Police Affairs and the National Assembly as it takes its different turn by the day with appalling developments has proven that all arms and systems expected for functionality in the nation are more faulty than we see and people with more vested responsibilities would not hesitate to be a source of national and international disgrace thus demeaning the glory of the nation. Following the unfruitful invitation of Inspector General of Police by the Senate and the hogwash speech delivery by the IGP, the Lord of the Louis Edet House was fast to retaliate with a high scoring point through the revelation from investigation of the Offa Robbery which led to an invitation of the Almighty Senate President, Number 3 citizen of the Federal Republic by a ...

  Oludiran Olusola. Nigeria without doubt is the most populated country in Africa continent with fastest growing economy,  the home land of many powerful and influential people in the continent,  the country flowing with honey and milk,  blessed with enough mineral resources to cater for herself and some neighbouring countries without any fisticuffs as everything is endowed with the great nation. This is the country by which her independence was selflessly fought for by the heroes in the past in order to have an attractive generation to succeed them. Arguably, the country has rewritten lots of history in this age different from the legacy passed by the pioneer father's of the country especially when judging the current state of Nigerian children's education in  this 21st century in the country , a lots of unexpected mishaps have befallen the educational sector which are affecting the children due to  primitive and babaric mentality with high negligence ...

The Faculty of Arts Students Association's freshers week is set to hold in  multi dimensional ways , such that it will be remarkable. This is made known by the executive arm of the association led by Oribenson in the public release gave out by the arm that the freshers' week which will be starting on Monday 21st  2018 at Ajose lecture theatre,  with the theme " Why are we in school? The essence of setting priorities right for a better tomorrow . The event which has been designed to host men of timbre and calibre such as the Honorable Commissioner for information and strategy Osun state,  Honorable Adelani Baderinwa ,  The Head of quality and regulations compliance,  Seven Up bottling Mr Adekunle Olusuyi as the keynote speakers . Meanwhile,  the 2018 governorship aspirants Osun state,  Tunde Eso,  the former special assistant to Governor Osun state, Babatunde Hareter Oralusi, the Vice Dean  of the faculty,  Dr Famakinwa  , t...

💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥 *Anticpate! Anticpate!! Anticipate!!!* The Central Executive Council, Faculty of Arts           *Presents* *Ifearts freshers week* Featuring ⚡Seminars ⚡Award giving ⚡Get together ⚡Mountaineering  etc. You can't wait to have the date.

Campus Editors Hold Summit In Grand Style The National Association of Nigerian Campus Editors held her annual campus editors summit between 26th and 28th of April, 2018 at Ogun State Institute of Technology, Igbesa. The summit had in attendance delegates from different Nigerian institution. The Editor In Chief of bloomgist.com, Mike Ikenwa took the participants a three-day workshop which involved cooperative discussions and opportunities to share perspective on issues related to journalism. Also, Sodiq Oyeleke, a reporter with Punch Newspaper taught the participants on the core elements journalism and ways of avoiding being victimised by the university authorities which has become so rampant in Nigerian institution. Mojeed Alabi of New Telegraph Newspaper, however challenged the students Journalists to do beyond reporting but rather focus on developmental stories that will expose the ills and odds of the society for a positive change. Mr. Alabi enjoined the students to network and...

The Faculty of Arts students Association representative council has nullified the election of the leadership of the house and declared speaker- elect  and the deputy speaker -elect of the association Comrade Akin Adeleke and Mr Tobi respectively impeached on 15th February, 2018. The impeachment verdict of the house was made due to the letter of petition against his emergence as the speaker of the house written by Mr Oladebo Idris Akinwale who was a candidate against Comrade Akin,  alleging both the electoral committee and the screening procedures which brought him as violations of constitution. In his petition, he claimed that Comrade Akin had been convicted by the parliament and had also been suspended indefinitely as the P.R.O of the association , while Mr Tobi was also alleged similarly,   and due to their indictment , they should not be allowed to contest not to mention of being the leaders of the house. Although,  the defendant ( Comrade Akin Mr Tobi)  w...

The students  of Obafemi Awolowo University is currently facing the predicament of inflow and outflow of water,  even in the midst examinations. The water Scarcity which in the school has been partially begun since Sunday February 4th 2017, and now It became general phenomenon in halls of residence in which some residents of hostels like Awolowo hall of residence, Angola hall of residence and mozambique halls are left with no option to remain dirty and unable to cook. In series of interviews our correspondents had with different students from some halls of residence, it was discovered that the current situation has left many  students to remain dirty, or not being able to cook while some have resolved to fetching water from the stream, while some stick being on queue with their containers in order to fetch water which seems not to be forth coming. According to an Angola residents who refused to disclose his identity due to the fear of being suspended, he said that " I...

ACJOAU TO HOLD INTERNATIONAL CAMPUS JOURNALISM CONFERENCE #ICJC2018 The Association of Campus Journalists, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife (ACJOAU) is set to hold her annual campus journalism conference for the year 2018. The association well known for her outstanding development towards campus journalism aims to bring all pen pushers across the world institutions together as all student journalists are invited to the conference scheduled to hold in Africa most beautiful campus. Theme: The Proper Use of Media: An Elixir To Terrorism Attacks in Nigeria Date: 10th of March, 2018 Venue: Conference Centre, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife Signed, Adejumo Kabir, Media Head, #ICJC2018