By: Timilehin Precious Akinmoyeje “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 […]
By Theophilus Femi Alawonde There’s no denying the fact that activities on the University of Ibadan campus have taken a new turn since the lifting of the ban electoral activities. The campaigns have intensified, declarations of intent are flying all around, WhatsApp groups get buzzed every other minute, long-form […]
Akinmoyeje Timilehin The previous part of this series was an analysis that exposed the many inconsistencies of the offices of the Public Relations Officer and especially, the Financial Secretary. This part is an objective gauge of how efficient the secretarial mechanism of the Union – the General Secretary and his […]
By: Akinmoyeje Timileyin Precious “Politics in a democracy is transactional: Politicians seek votes by promising to do things for voters, who seek promises in exchange for their votes. It is left for each side to fulfill their end of the bargain.” George Will At the last Students’ Union […]
By: Akinmoyeje Timileyin Precious On Tuesday, 17 December 2019, the student body witnessed the official introduction of a new set of crew members to man the vessel of campus unionism in UI. A few years prior to that, in a hiatus imposed by the powers that be, the rudder of […]
Adebayo Abdulrahman Mahfouz Adedimeji, a scholar and university don, once opined that when things fall apart, we are no longer at ease. No one needs a Bachelor’s degree from Nigeria’s premier university to understand that Mahfouz’s statement was inspired by Chinua Achebe’s evergreen piece. However, a closer look at the […]
And therefore, we are praying to God, that based on our understanding, we pray for a day when the images on the notes in our pockets will be removed. No Muslim Cleric has ever spoken against these images as forbidden. May we be self-sufficient enough not to need this currency. […]
John ‘Dare Okafor Photo Credit: Edugist The UI Students’ Union, which was proscribed by the then Vice-chancellor, Prof. Abel Idowu Olayinka, was reinstated during the 2018/2019 academic session by the same Vice-Chancellor. On the 17th of December 2019, a new set of Union executives was inaugurated after an election which […]
Habeeb Abdul 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 asleep at […]
Akinmoyeje Timileyin Precious Image Credit: Nairaland.com Recycling does work! Yeah, in a world where waste disposal has left (and would leave) a significant stamp on environmental health, the most logical course of action would be to recycle—let there be no waste. However, despite the many bills and legal structures in […]
