By: Ochi, Maduabuchi One political cycle has ended and we have come under the democratically elected rule of another for the next year. I would like to first of all start with a big congratulations to those executives who managed to pull ahead of their opponents in the polls, coming […]
(Contributor) By – Olu Remilekun Beyond reasonable doubt, the University of Ibadan plays host to the gene and history of great men who have served and won greatness with honest toil. One among those was Emeritus Professor Ayo Banjo. Condolences! Ayo Banjo lives still. In 1988, Professor Banjo in a […]
By – Nnamdi Maduabuchi The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines democracy as “government by the people” or more robustly “a government in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised by them directly or indirectly through a system of representation usually involving periodically held free elections”. In the real […]
By – Emmanuel Utibe During the last electioneering cycle in Katanga republic, a little-known personality emerged, vying for the position of the Health commissioner. Mr. Salako Olajire, a then 200-level student of Medicine and Surgery, Dr. Park as he is popularly called eventually won the elections, riding on the […]
By: Yusuf Rahmon The presence of sports within the walls of the Great Independence Hall has traditionally been defined by the roar of goals during intense football matches at the Maracana pitch. Notably, the current Sports Commissioner, Odunukan Oluwagbemiga Collins, promised to change the status quo while vying for the […]
By: Babatimehin Asiwaju Peace (Contributor) It is profound truth that every society is alive in that it posseses ability to evolve—and grow adaptive features to better cater to the needs of its indigenes—or conversely, to collapse in on itself and ultimately die. This, partly a consequence of man’s dynamic nature […]
By: Utibe Emmanuel “Shall be the Chief Image Maker of the hall.” These are the opening words of Article VI, section III of the Indy Hall constitution which outlines the primary duties of the Public Relations Officer of the hall. Like a great commission, it charges whosoever finds himself occupying […]
By: Favour Bamijoko Olaniyan Ibrahim Olalekan, popularly called Bam Connect has been in the political terrain since his first year, serving in different positions in the Great Independence Hall. Mr Ibrahim Olalekan political expeditions have been limited to the washed out walls of the Great Independence Hall, but one can […]
By: Sonaike Peter When a political candidate vies for a post, he comes with a few or a number of plans, presenting them to those he is to represent. After winning the election, those who put him in that position of authority expect him to bring these plans to […]
By: Ochi, Maduabuchi Nnamdi When you think of a manifesto in the context of student political environments, what usually comes to mind is outlandish promises made by politicians with the sole aim of convincing the electorate, many times without any plans on how it would be enacted. However, when looking […]
