By: Oluwapelumi King The basic duties of a Vice President – in and outside the student body – entail two major things; assisting the president, and replacing them in the case of an impeachment, resignation, or demise. They are essentially the 2nd most powerful administrator in the executive hierarchy. However, […]
Politics
Addo Unoriginal: David Arinola, UI’SU AGS, And His Unkept Promises
By; Dion In student politics, one of the offices that are usually deemed to be less consequential is the assistant/deputy role to another office. Students are rather uninclined to paying them as much attention, with the focus primarily being on the supposed ‘main person’. The relative obscurity then affords these […]
UI’SU Treasurer, Daniel Peniel’s Pending Promises
By: Habeeb Abdul Daniel Olamide Peniel had been neck and neck with her closest rival in almost every way at the Press Night prior to the ballots at the last election. They (she and her rival) recorded the same score for punctuality, proximate scores for plans, and a difference of […]
The ‘Team Evolution’ Notebook: What is and What Should Be
By: Dion A hallmark of tenure conclusion for most halls of residence, departments, and faculties in the University of Ibadan is the distribution of packages to the members of said bodies; specifically, those who had paid their membership dues for the session. For halls, in particular, these packages usually consist […]
The Cocoon and a House of Papers: An honest evaluation of Indy Hall politicians in the concluding administration
By Lord Whistledown Every Session in Indy, different individuals step up to the plate, eager to assume office and make their mark in the world of campus politics. However, it is important to take a biting evaluation of their performances; students should be able to judge if the politicians are […]
Jesugbemi’s Dilemma: Of Transport Travails and Promised Buses for the Union
By: Abdulrahman Adebayo Favour*, 20, lives at Agbowo, the student-dominated community adjacent to the University of Ibadan. It was a Monday morning and her first lecture for the day starts in five minutes – technically, this also means she is five minutes away from missing that morning’s lecture because it’s […]
Teach Them, But Will They Learn?
By: Abdul Habeeb Akorede Maybe it’s just us, or you have heard the story: a dark-skinned young man was walking on the street when he got stopped, beaten, and robbed by men, who, though not exactly dark, were dressed up in black. No? Never? Then this one: a community was […]
UI SU Elections: The Politics of the Tamed
By: Lord Whistledown “We are products of our past, but we don’t have to be prisoners of it.” — Rick Warren A look into the political sphere at the University of Ibadan would reveal a recurring cycle; lofty plans, managerial interference, conflicts of interest, and failed promises. More often than not, student […]
UISU ’23 Election: Can Anything Good Come out of Indy Hall?
By: Lord Whistledown On the surface, the 2023 presidential elections may have had significant effects on the electioneering process in Nigeria. For one, analysts may want to seriously consider youth involvement and the mobilising influence of social media in future elections. Also, it may have triggered a paradigm shift of […]
UISU TV Disciplinary Sitting; What could the Legislature have done better?
By Aduwo Ayodele Following the investigative report published by Indy-press and the UCJUI about the improper handling of the UISU TV, the Disciplinary Committee of the Students Representative Council, the University of Ibadan headed by Idoko Adoyi on Saturday, 3rd of December presented the report of the Committee to the […]
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