The Elders’ Council of Great Independence Hall has removed its treasurer, Sulaimon Afees, from his position and other Indy groups amid disagreements over his support for a candidate not endorsed by the council ahead of the 2026 UISU election.
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LSS UI President Ademola Ajakaye Kicks Out Two Students for Sharing Opponent’s Campaign Flyer in Association’s WhatsApp Group
The President of the Law Students’ Society (LSS), University of Ibadan, Ademola Adebodun Ajakaye, has removed two students from association WhatsApp groups after they shared a campaign flyer of another candidate in vying for a position in the UI SU election, IndyPress reports.
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The Student Union Electoral Committee of the University of Ibadan (SUEC UI) has officially released the results of the 2026/2027 Executive Council Screening Exercise.
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‘A Marathon Is a Prototype of Life’ — Indy Resident, Sulaimon Afees
In this edition of IndyPress Spotlight, IndyPress correspondent Abdulrasheed Olokoto speaks with Sulaimon Afees, a final year Law student at the University of Ibadan and resident of Great Independence Hall, about his experiences as a marathon runner and the challenges of running his business, Mopefees Hub.
Audit (II): How Far Has HEMKAY Delivered on His Manifesto?
Political aspiration begins with promises, but what truly matters is how well those promises are kept. The Great Independence Hall election, held on December 20, 2025, produced Usman Mubarak Olamilekan, popularly known as HEMKAY, a 300 level student of the Department of Special Education, Faculty of Education, University of Ibadan, as the Hall’s Social and Buttery Commissioner.
ERC Welcomes Reversal of Ban on Gas Cookers in Halls of Residence
The Education Rights Campaign (ERC), University of Ibadan branch, has welcomed the reversal of the university administration’s ban on the use of gas cookers in halls of residence.
Who Is Afraid of Dissent on Nigerian Campuses?
The true purpose of education lies not merely in imparting knowledge but in awakening minds. The philosophical roots of what is apparently known today as ‘academic freedom’ can be traced back to the Enlightenment era when European thinkers – Immanuel Kant (a professor of logic), John Locke (Oxford don) and others – challenged the monopoly of monarchy rule over the production and nature of circulation of knowledge at the time. During the 17th and 18th centuries, several universities including Leiden University, the University of Göttingen, the University of Edinburgh, gradually shifted from being institutions that primarily served elite political interests to spaces where inquiry, skepticism and scientific reasoning gained legitimacy and became prominent.
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