By: Moboluwarin Ogunleye “And when my prayers to god were met with indifference, I picked up a pen, I wrote my own deliverance.” No, that quote was not from a poem. Lin-Manuel Miranda wrote it in the play Hamilton. Hamilton says the line as he reflects on his life […]
Entertainment
An Honest Review of The Mavins Campus Tour – UI
By: Eriomala John If you’re reading this, it’s been way over twenty-four hours since the Mavins Campus Tour made its stop at the University of Ibadan. The SUB Field is empty, e-fliers are down and the Mavins Tour Buses have probably even left the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, their next […]
Dear Non-Hip-Hop Heads, Your Opinions Do Not Matter
By: Eriomala John I am aware that the above title looks harsh.. So, instead, read it as this, “Dear Non-Hip-Hop heads, what you say doesn’t change anything. It’s irrelevant”. For the uninitiated, Hip-Hop heads are people who consume a lot of Hip-Hop music and content. Think of that one friend […]
Brushstrokes From The Premier: Into The World Of Visual Artistry In UI (Part 2)
By: Eriomala John This is a two-part article exploring visual artistry in UI. The first part focused on the creative process and opportunities gotten by current students of UI. You can read it here. Contrary to what you might think, for these artists, it’s not exactly rainbows and sunshine […]
Brushstrokes From The Premier: Into The World Of Visual Artistry In UI(Part 1)
By: Eriomala John The mention of the word ‘art’ in the University of Ibadan is more likely to trigger a response referencing its famed Faculty of Art before anything else. An innocent bystander might even assume it to be a call for directions to the faculty itself or one’s attempt […]
Because Imole Lived
By: Eriomala John Sad days never start off the same way. Sad days never end the same way either. And sometimes, sad days aren’t ‘days’. They are five minutes that make the eighteen hours and thirty-nine minutes before then almost irrelevant and the hours after, grey and murky with sadness. […]
Culinary Adventures With Dion: Episode 1
By: Eriomala John Hi, everyone. Welcome to the very first instalment of Culinary Adventures with Dion; your trusted food review column. On here, we’ll be taking a look into various eating spots, cafeterias, and restaurants within and outside UI, and feeding you with reviews of the dishes served in these […]
Flicks Of Upcoming Movies in Q4, Year 2023
Whether you supported Barbie or Oppenheimer, you’d agree that 2023 was a fantastic year for movies. It seems like an eternity since we saw the fourth and ostensibly final part of the John Wick series, John Wick 4. Other outstanding films have already been released, such as The Super Mario […]
Lights, Props, Action: A Look At Stage Productions in the University of Ibadan
By: Eriomala John Nestled just in front of the Reverend Israel Oludotun Ransome Kuti Hall, and at one of the more busy intersections in the University of Ibadan – leading into Jaja Avenue – is the Wole Soyinka Theatre; a 400-seater structure that serves as a venue for events ranging […]
C-kay Boyfriend On Tour; My Experience
By: Moboluwarin Ogunleye Last week, I went to a tour concert at the University of Ibadan SUB pitch with a friend of mine, to see CKay, a Nigerian singer and songwriter perform live. The concert was scheduled to begin by 4 pm, but when I got to the venue by […]