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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 ...