7 weeks ago, the Academic Staff Union of Universities embarked on an initial warning strike of one month. When this time elapsed with no positive consensus, ASUU added another 2 months. As usual, the industrial action has sparked lots of reactions among students of federal universities in Nigeria directly affected […]
By: Abudulrahman Adebayo Independence Hall — An old tray filled with beans was seated peacefully on Tessy Ohaeri’s laps. While one of her hands was home to a handful of beans on the tray, the other was carefully separating dirt from the beans. Next to her legs, on a small […]
By: Adebayo Abdulrahman The time was 10:17 pm. Festus Oyelakin just arrived at the home of two fellow students of the University of Ibadan to deliver phone accessories they placed an order for earlier in the day. The gate to their Estate and hostel was locked already so he had […]
Photo Credit: The Nation Newspaper By: Habeeb Abdul “There’s a never say die spirit that exudes from Aba” – Okezie Ikpeazu, Governor, Abia State With 2.3 million people in 2006 and a famous artisanal market, Aba is the commercial nerve centre of Abia State. It is readily jabbed for its […]
By: Omachonu Kelvin In previous series, we examined the performances of both A and B-block floor reps. It was a case of mixed realities in both blocks; while some floor reps were up and doing attending to their duties, some were ghosts clothed in human flesh – their presence […]
By: Toluwalope Ayeye “It’s true! While the women are very nice, the food is usually poorly cooked,” Ara interfered as this correspondent spoke to her roommate. “I bought rice from there because I was tired; it was bitter and cold.” In almost every undergraduate hall of residence in the […]
By: Kelvin Omachonu In the first part of this series, we delved into the performance of the A Block floor representatives and we revealed the lackadaisical manner with which the A2 and A3 representatives tended to their duties. We also highlighted the brilliant performances of A1 and A4 reps. […]
By: Toluwalope Ayeye The UI SU Week ran from Tuesday the 21st to Saturday the 25th of this month. For virtually all students at the University of Ibadan, it was the first Students’ Union week they would be experiencing. If anything, what this meant was that there was no scale […]
By: Kelvin Omachonu “In my first year at the University of Ibadan, as I climbed up the stairs to my new abode in C63, I was faced with uncertainties. Are the toilets fine? How do I secure my belongings? Will there be adequate power supply on my floor? However, a […]
By Williams Owoeye One of the factors that determine the success of a species is its ability to explore, colonize and integrate into a new environment, because a large territory equals a large amount of resources and the more the resources available, the higher the chances of survival for […]
