The Katanga Republic Independent Electoral Commission (KRIEC) has announced the immediate lifting of the electoral ban, paving the way for political aspirants to officially kick off their campaign activities and present their visions to residents of the Great Independence Hall.
The Indy Hall Administrator General, Obinelo Folorunsho Chisom has confirmed that there will be no hall shirts for the 2025/2026 academic session.
The management of the Great Independence Hall of Residence was announced the commencement of checking out of the room, an exercise conducted toward the end of the session.
The Great Independence Hall Legislative Council is set to hold its fifth plenary meeting for the session, IndyPress reports.
Following the Federal Government’s announcement of a N50,000 relief support programme for vulnerable Nigerians, concerns have emerged over its legitimacy, particularly amid the circulation of fraudulent websites claiming to offer access to the intervention.
Mayowa Adekola Peculiar, known to most as MAP, is a 2024 Millennium Fellow, a final-year Education student at the University of Ibadan, a personal development coach and an award-winning spoken wordsmith with performances on more than 50 stages. He is an erstwhile President of the Education Literary and Debate Society (ELDS) and a student resident of the great Independence Hall. In this edition of the Katanga Spotlight, Mayowa sits with IndyPress Correspondent Gbayesola Samuel as he talks about growth, passion,balancing leadership with academics, and the one question he wishes people would ask him.
The Great Independence Hall of Residence has nominated 3 student residents to join the Katanga Republic Independent Electoral Commission (KRIEC) for the 2025/2026 academic session.
Caleb P. Owolabi, a 500-level student of the Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Ibadan, has been selected as one of 25 Nigerian recipients of the 2026 edition of the Diana Award.
The University of Ibadan contingent has finished as second runners-up at the national grand finale of the 2026 Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Campus Debate.
According to the notice, the Congress is to deliberate on the selection and inauguration of the Katanga Republic Electoral Committee (KREC) ahead of the forthcoming Hall elections.
