Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has called on the University of Ibadan (UI) to end the continued persecution of three student activists, Ayodele Aduwo, Mide Gbadegesin and Linus Adaoma, who were subjected to disciplinary action for displaying placards protesting the university’s fee hike in 2024.
Ayo Elesho, a graduate of Political Science from the University of Ibadan, has been selected for the Schwarzman Scholars Programme to pursue a fully funded master’s degree in Global Affairs at Tsinghua University in Beijing, China.
The 2026 Union election, as of the time of this publication, is yet to commence, even as the second semester is already in its 10th week. This is not an isolated occurrence.
Justice Nkeonye Evelyn Maha of the Federal High Court of Nigeria, Ibadan Judicial Division, on Monday struck out an application seeking a stay of execution of the court’s April 15, 2026 judgment in the suit between Aduwo Ayodele & Ors. and the University of Ibadan and its Vice-Chancellor, Kayode Adebowale.
Tension briefly erupted at Great Independence Hall, University of Ibadan, late Saturday night, September 12, 2026, following a confrontation between some residents of Ransome Kuti Hall and student residents of Great Independence Hall, IndyPress reports.
The Great Independence Hall has lost to Ransome Kuti Hall in the quarter-final stage of JAW WAR 2026, held on Saturday, September 12, 2026 at New Faculty Lecture Theatre, Faculty of Science, University of Ibadan.
It is worth noting that the three major sections of the budget which comprises the event breakdown, Welfare Committee budget and other budget categories adds up to N36,722,620, which is itself N50 higher than the N36,722,570 total stated in the budget.
Over a month after the University of Ibadan Students’ Representative Council (UI SRC), led by Rt. Hon. Oludele John, resolved to issue an official memorandum declaring the Students’ Union’s neutrality from political affiliations, the council is yet to release the statement.
Suppose rain washes a leopard’s spots away, then, perhaps, the ‘big cat’ could be mistaken for another. Maybe one could assume the washed leopard is a cat or a rat (anything is possible, you know). With the absent coated spots, a pet mom could decide to adopt it and treat it like a domestic cat. But a leopard will always be a leopard. Can the same be said of our union?
Without the ratification of the University of Ibadan Student Representative Council, the University has constituted the student union electoral commission for the 2025/2026 academic session.
