Slowly and with little grace, we have come to the end of the 4th week in the new compact style session that the University of Ibadan now adopts. For those of us who were caught in the room roulette of trying to secure accommodation so that we would be able […]
Editorial
UI’SU And The Scramble For A Stronger Union
The incumbent University of Ibadan Students’ Union administration emerged at an acute time in the recent history of the Students’ Union. It arrived at a time when the President Ahmed Tinubu-led administration introduced a fuel subsidy removal, pioneered a students loan scheme initiative, and declared that the Government can no […]
New Session With Different Realities For UI Students, Time To Buckle Up For The Rollercoaster
School is back in session. As a student of the University of Ibadan, you might choose to hide from it or pretend like ‘not much’ is happening, but that would only be doing yourself a disservice. The truth stares right in all of our faces. And while many other stakeholders […]
The Torch Has Been Lit, the Fire Has to Keep Burning
The greatest challenge to organizations is the balance between continuity and change. You need both. At different times, the balance is slightly more over here or slightly more over there, but you need both. And balance is basically the greatest task in leadership. Organizations need to have continuity, yet, if […]
We Have Had a Good Run; Now It’s Time to Pass the Baton
The past few months of my administration as the Chief of Indy Press Editorial Board feels every bit like a race; a marathon or a cross country if you would have it. Every inch of the journey has been breathtaking, exhilarating, fun and sometimes energy-consuming. When I assumed office in […]
Political PR-Bloggers and the Reality of the Fourth Estate in the University of Ibadan
The entire idea of democracy is an experiment that began in ancient Greek societies. Till today, this experiment continues to be tested in various human societies across the world. To be clear, it’s not perfect. As a matter of fact, as its experimentation through practice continues, questions about how best […]
Legacies and Failed Promises: An Appraisal of the Indy Hall AG, Adejumo Uthman
Social gatherings, intellectual events, and the political tension in the air are tell-tale signs of an ending academic session. In the same vein, the veil preventing political power from changing hands, across the administrative stratas in the University, gets thinner with each passing week. To anyone that is conscious, evaluations […]
Beyond the Soundbite: Evaluating the Performance of the Indy Hall Excos in the 2021/2022 Session [Part II]
With manifestoes and campaign promises as the basis for scrutiny, the first part of this analysis evaluated the offices of the health commissioner, the sports commission, and the house secretary in the incumbent administration. This sequel continues on this path; it juxtaposes the performance of the Public relations officer, the […]
Beyond the Soundbite: Evaluating the Performance of Indy Hall Excos in the 2021/2022 Session {Part 1}
Political activities in the University are gradually shifting toward the climax. The school is back at that time in the political cycle when incumbent and emerging politicians promise us dinner with the moon, and breakfast with the stars while flossing our gums twice a day. We are, of course, not […]
Jaw War ’23 : Indy Press’ Predictions
Picture the university’s intellectual scene in football terms for a minute. What teams do you see? Halls? Faculties? This article analyzes contestants in the first leg of the hall category of Jaw War, the school’s largest tournament for stimulating conversations. Queen Idia Hall v Independence Hall When Joy Eguaoje sing-sang […]