INDY PRESS

Despite the announcement of the cessation of campaign activities at 11:59 p.m. on Friday, October 30, 2026, campaigning continued on Election Day, IndyPress reports.

IndyPress has been able to identify Simeon Oladeji, the IndyHall Health Commissioner, and Olamide Victoria, whose contact number is +2349135385275, as students who have either engaged in posting fake birthday greetings or fraudulently used stickers bearing the faces of aspirants in the 2026 election in a bid to influence voters.

Ayokunle Peter, an ex-resident of the Great Independence Hall of Residence who graduated last academic session, has urged current members of the hall to engage in pseudo-campaign in defiance of the regulations set by the Students’ Union Electoral Commission (SUEC) for the ongoing Students’ Union election at the University of Ibadan.

By Diran Laolu Concerns have emerged over alleged attempts by executive members of Queen Idia Hall at the University of Ibadan to influence the voting decisions of freshers (100-level students) during the ongoing Students’ Union election. According to information obtained by IndyPress, the hall chair of Queen Idia Hall, Mudashiru […]

With campaign materials being shared and votes being solicited as the 2026 Students’ Union election proceeds, the Students’ Union Electoral Commission (SUEC) has remained silent on these occurrences.

Olaniyan Abdulsamad, popularly known as Capacity, a 200 level Electrical Engineering student vying for the position of University of Ibadan Students’ Union Assistant General Secretary, has made no specific commitment to addressing NANS-related concerns in his manifesto, despite the constitutional responsibility of the office to coordinate such activities.

Adeyefa Ebenezer, popularly known as Big Eben, the president of the Association of Faculty of Arts Students (AFAS), secretly requested a leakage of general questions for UCJ UI correspondents during the UI SU press night. 

An independent review by IndyPress into Jedidah Temitope’s manifesto, a 300 level student of the department of Communication and Language Arts, contesting for the post of Public Relations Officer in the 2026 UI’SU election, has revealed three summary promises, as well as a fundamental silence on two constitutional issues.

The total amount required to conduct the 2026 University of Ibadan Students’ Union election remains unknown, despite the election being only a few hours away.

The opinion polls created by the University of Ibadan Students’ Union (UI SU) Public Relations Officer, Olasukanmi Alabi, ahead of the October 31, 2026 election have raised questions about the responsibility of union officers during the electoral process.