By: Ochi Maduabuchi Nnamdi When a politician takes up a post, he is entrusted with a responsibility. This responsibility is one they chose to pick up and with the support of the people he is empowered to fulfill the items he has laid out in his manifesto. In this audit, […]
By: Favour Bamijoko A short walk down the memory lane brings us to 12 June, 2023 — a date that marked the general elections of the Great Independence Hall. After a heavy downpour of promises, plans and proposals from several aspiring candidates, one of whom was Afolabi David (a.k.a […]
By: Babatimehin Peace When the morning fog and chilly nights returned, I was particularly perplexed. Given that when it deserted in the middle of December, I could have wagered an arm — and even a leg — that the harmattan season was well behind us. So, in the moment […]
By: Utibe Emmanuel On Saturday, 17th of December 2023, right when most of the other students were hurriedly making their way home for Christmas, the University of Ibadan Students’ representative council held a meeting on student welfarism, having heard the cries of students that the union had not yet […]
By: Emmanuel Utibe Slowly like a ticking timebomb tickly away slowly as the moment when it explodes draw near in the same way the first semester of the 2022/2023 academic session for the University of Ibadan has slowly ticked away and now, we find ourselves in the 9th week […]
By: Emmanuel Utibe It is the early hours of the day and ripping the air are several alarms, sounding from different rooms on campus that there is an urgency to wake up and start the day if he/she would like to meet up and do the things they are expected […]
By: Emmanuel Utibe Last time out, we took time to look at the process of constitution review which had been initiated by the current Indy Hall assembly during their last plenary sitting. We saw the speaker acting in line with what he said during the inaugural sitting when he told […]
By: Emmanuel Utibe In the great independence hall, where in the face of the seeming silence of our current legal scripture to certain issues, there is a heavy reliance on tradition, it then becomes worrying when a seemingly harmless yet morbid tradition is seen emerging. It’s more of a concern […]
By: Ajadi Sodiq Making empty promises is well known to be an ingrained trait of politicians, at all levels from the top to the grassroot. Cases of Political goons like Auxiliary being left high and dry by their political masters with no fulfillment of the various agreements made with them […]
By: Emmanuel Utibe If there is a unique and defining feature of democracy that makes it spectacular, it is the distinctive separation of the legislative arm of government. The people’s ability to elect those strictly representing their interests in governance, while also retaining power to make society-guiding laws on their […]
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