By: Tolulope Ayeye So you got into UI and became the one percent of the one percent that made it to the first and best university in Nigeria. After eight months, you don’t know if you are to call yourself a fresher or not. Maybe we should stick to calling […]
Opinion
Uites On Social Media; A Delve Into UI Social Waters
By Emmanuel Utibe In this age of information and global digital connection, it’s without saying that social media is one of those things which comes to form a huge chunk of what social interactions human beings should have. Social media, because of its reach and interconnected nature, is like a […]
Body Odour Rumours: Why UI Students are Smelling Different
By Covenant Odedele When you hear ‘body odour’, what comes to mind? You are probably thinking about the last time you had to hold your breath and rush out of a conversation because the person had an unpleasant smell. Well, you may be right, but you are not accurate. Body […]
Dear UI, Kerosene Money Is Now Gold Money
By: Toluwalope Ayeye For the first time in more than six months, I took a walk along the road that led from Queen Idia hall to Obafemi Awolowo hall. You can imagine my surprise when I saw a gas station just opposite Abdusalami Abubakar hall. The first thing that came […]
It is Sunday in Nigeria
By: John Eriomala It is Sunday in Nigeria. Well, it was Sunday in Nigeria. Today is Monday, the 6th of June, 2022 and it’s been over twelve hours since Owo happened. No details. You know. You watched a video or read a news report. You saw tweets from witnesses and […]
Jungle Justice: Public Injustice?
By: Emmanuel Utibe The sight of lynching or mob beating is not uncommon in Nigeria. Growing up at a point, it was like “The Mob Court” was the surest court in the land in delivering popular justice. It was not uncommon to hear people talking about how there was no […]
The Only Way to Sustainable Academic Resumption
By: Aduwo Ayodele In twenty-three years of Nigeria’s surviving democracy, there have been sixteen dire gestures of a nationwide strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, including other staff unions that have also had intermittent records of strike. Actions that protest for or demand a better education system in […]
Polygamy vs Polyandry: The Contrast
By: Lawal Oluwadamilare The contrast between settling down and being in a relationship is miles apart. The reason is that: to marry anyone, there may be need for deliberations on backgrounds, values, sexual desires, and the financial decisions both parties might need to make. It is for this reason that […]
Asuu Strike: A Student’s Guide to a Perfect Lecture Free Month
By: Tolulope Ayeye The commencement of the one month warning strike by ASUU has brought forth a lot of reactions from students; freshers, stallites and finalists alike. There have been different reactions to this recent news from students across campuses in Nigeria, some have been disappointed, some, indifferent and some […]
Hi, I’m UI and You Are Stuck!
By: Habeeb Abdul Picture the University of Ibadan’s logo; picture huge teeth stretched from end to end. Now imagine it laughing at you… Not to terrify you, fresher, but that’s me — UI. UI, THE ROMANTIC Valentine’s is here so we might as well start with that. You remember those […]