By: Toriola Adedayo This is not an article on politics, one to commemorate, judge, nor is it propaganda; rather, it is just a quick drift for us to forget the insistent “rogbodiyan” for a while, and instead chat like old pals. While at it, we get to ask ourselves […]
Opinion
Indy Excos, Can You Speak Now?
By: Ochi Maduabuchi Nnamdi We hold in our hands devices of great power. A small handheld device capable of accessing information from anywhere across the world, of connecting us with people on the other side of the world with little to no delays between us. But none of this […]
On Team Rebirth’s First Semester Activities
By: Moboluwarin Ogunleye On the 30th of December, the University of Ibadan Student’s Union (Team Rebirth) made a release detailing their first semester activities. The release starts with a segment on the State of the Union, discussing the problems and issues that the current executives inherited. While these issues are […]
Indy Hall Marshals: Rethinking the Task of Protection
By: Gideon Oyeyinka As a fresher, hearing a knock on your door by 12 am, while settling down for TDB may seem rather strange, but on answering, you find out that a set of people — whom you’d eventually know to be ‘Marshals’ — are on patrol, ensuring the […]
All Eyes On Common Sense
By: Echoda Daniel Our reactions to the recent ruling of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPT) are rather a denial of reality. It appears we have forgotten that, in rendering judgments in the courts of law, the judges sitting over a given case do so impartially and base their decisions […]
The Dilemma of Indy’s Hall Elders Fee
By: Moses Adeosun From being a rumour to being the UI committee reality, the school authorities increased the hostels’ accommodation fee from #30,000 to #45,000 and to succor the effect the Student Union leadership released a circular that the halls should not charge more than #3000 as Basic due. However, […]
Student Leaders: Witch-hunting Allegations Against UI Press Organizations
By: Samuel Olowolayemo. The duty of the press in today’s society is of utmost importance. Journalism plays a significant role in providing information to the public and shaping our individual and common understanding of the world. The press not only has the responsibility to report news accurately but also to […]
WhatsAppTV Conundrum: An Effective Way To Sustain The Model
By: Toluwalope Ayeye Every Student Union leadership that is voted-in tries to churn out innovations to help them run smoothly. Sometimes, these innovations fail, and other times, they succeed. One of such innovations is targeted at enhancing communication between the different executives and with the students. And since this sphere […]
An Odyssey of Perplexion Among the Executives of The Greatest Katanga
By Ajadi Sodiq “A man is no less a slave because he is allowed to choose a new master once in a term of years.” – Lysander Spooner. Katanga, a microcosm of UI, and UI a microcosm of Nigeria – these places and divisions can serve as a sample survey […]
The Lifted Ban on Male Visitors to Female Hostels; Examining the Effects
By: Moboluwarin Ogunleye The management of the University of Ibadan announced a few weeks ago that the ban on male students visiting the female halls has been lifted. Prior to this male students had not been able to enter the vicinity of halls like Queen Idia, Obafemi Awolowo Hall, and […]
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