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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
By: Emmanuel Utibe From the short video clips of Andrew Tate, Kevin Samuels, Joe Regan on TikTok and on Twitter to the voice of Joey Akan, Motolani Alake, Osagie Alonge and Prisca Aniemeke, podcasts seem to have come to stay. The idea of podcasts – like a radio was before […]
By: Oluwapelumi King Comedy has been a popular form of entertainment for centuries and has undergone significant changes over the years. Starting from its early stages, Comedy has seen some major evolvements; from being just small scale to being transmitted to stand-ups, sitcoms, and then tv shows. Now, with the […]
By: John Eriomala On March 21st, 2023, Rema’s Calm Down Remix featuring American singer, Selena Gomez, charted at Number 8 on the Billboard Hot 100 Charts; becoming the highest-charting African song ever in the history of the US Billboard Hot 100. This was a particularly stunning feat, considering the fact […]
By John Eriomala Twitter’s place as a source of diverse opinions is almost unrivaled in the Nigerian cyberspace. In terms of influence, perhaps only Facebook and Nairaland come close. One of the reasons for this is trends that source for ‘unpopular or popular opinions’ usually identifiable by a picture and […]
