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Discourse #3: #EndSARS Protests, the Government, and the People

In the aftershock of the #ENDSARS Protests and the Lekki Massacre of Tuesday, 20 October, 2020, Ofure Ebhomielen – a University of Ibadan’s 2018 Overall Best Graduating Student and a vocal campaigner during the #ENDSARS Protests, Martins Isaac – a student of history and seasoned analyst, and Gbenga Sadiq – one-time President of The Literary and Debating Society, University of Ibadan and a veteran poltical commentator joined Theophilus Femi Alawonde at the Roundtable to discuss issues surrounding the #EndSARS Protests and Lekki Massacre, complicit parties, the Nigerian governments reactions, and the likely effects that the protests will have on the Nigerian nation in general and Nigerian universities in particular. Enjoy and learn!

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Discourse #2: Sexual Assaults, the UIte and the University of Ibadan

This is the second discourse in the Roundtable Discourse with Theophilus series, and it touches on sexual assault, sexual assaults in the University of Ibadan, causes of sexual assaults in the University of Ibadan, the University’s provisions as regards sexual harassment, the Anti-Sexual Harassment Bill at the Senate, and potential solutions to sexual assaults in the University of Ibadan.

After IndyPress Story, SUEC Makes First Public Address

By: IndyPress News Desk  Hours after IndyPress social justice story about the prolonged delay in convening 2023/2024 UI’SU election, a Students’ Union Electoral Commission has surfaced. A release by the Electoral Commission hinted that the ban on electoral activities will be lifted in two days. “Esteemed Students of the University […]

“Extend Digital Knowledge and Information Technology to All Disciplines,” – UI Don Recommends

By: IndyPress News Desk  A Professor of Agricultural Processing and Storage Engineering, Professor Abdulganiy Olayinka Raji on Thursday, January 9 2025, recommended that the promotion of digital knowledge and information technology should be extended to all disciplines. He said the adoption of these tools makes research interesting and fascinating saying […]

Manifesto Spotlight: Under LSS President-elect, Law Students to Work as Ushers, Dues to Fund Fees

By: IndyPress News Desk Alabi Barnabas, a 300L student, was elected the new President of the Law Student Society (LSS), University of Ibadan, on Friday, January 10 2025, with 262 votes, leading two other aspirants. His plans, tagged ‘NEXT WAVE’, are carved around students’ welfare, academic concerns, financial empowerment, and […]

Where Do Politicians Go When They Die?

“Where do politicians go when they die?,” he asks with a teenage curiosity, locking eyes with his father’s.   Son, their bodies & souls are raptured to heaven — they seat close to God, fellowship with His angels & the twenty four elders, listen to soft hymns, dance to heavenly […]

UI’SU Gives FG 7-Day Ultimatum to Address UCH Power Outage

By: IndyPress News Desk An open letter, by the University of Ibadan Students’ Union, has set a 7-day ultimatum for the Federal Government’s intervention on the protracted and ‘deplorable’ electricity blackout at the University College Hospital, (UCH), Ibadan. As previously reported by IndyPress, the persistent power outages have made delivery […]

ANNOUNCEMENT: INDYPRESS Manifesto Spotlight Series

Dear distinguished reader, IndyPress is delighted to announce the commencement of a series tagged ‘Manifesto Spotlight‘. Through the ‘Manifesto Spotlight’ series, IndyPress aims to put a beam of light on the manifestos of political aspirants, especially Hall Chairs and Faculty Presidents, across the student community. We have made this resolution […]

FULL REPORT: How UI’SU President, Aweda Bolaji, General Secretary, Ogundejo Japheth, Speaker, Busoye Matthias Were Found Guilty of Disrespecting August’23 Congress

By: IndyPress News Desk The President of the Students’ Union, Aweda Bolaji, and the General Secretary, Ogundejo Japheth, have separately tendered apologies for disrespecting an August 17th 2024 congress, and for disregarding its resolutions, IndyPress reports. How It Started? A petition, on Wednesday 21 August 2024, queried the ‘brazen attempt’ […]

REPORT: Details of the UI’SU VP End-of-the-Year Report

By: IndyPress News Desk  The 11th Assembly, Students’ Representative Council, University of Ibadan, held a plenary sitting on Saturday, 11 January 2025. Particularly, the sitting reviewed end-of-the-year reports, presented by members of the Executive Council and some committees. A 5-page report undersigned by the Vice-president, Aboderin Boluwatife, contained a narration […]

On Alleged Falsification and Disrespect of Congress Resolutions, UI’SRC Debates Unheeded Disciplinary Sanctions by President and General Secretary

By: IndyPress News Desk The 11th Assembly held its fifth ordinary sitting on Saturday, January 11, 2025. The Council debated the partly heeded sanctions levied on three defaulters; the President, General Secretary and the Rt. Honorable Speaker. Recall that a petition in August 2024 alleged that the leadership of the […]