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 […]
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Vote For Me!
By Williams Owoeye My name is Asante We-Run-Things a.k.a Buhari-Energy, and this is my public declaration to contest for the post of the University of Ibadan Students’ Union President. You all shall vote for me. While I am bold and I have claimed this position pre-election, it is not a […]
Beware Of These Little Foxes
By Priscilla Ayodele “An apple a day keeps the doctor away” as the axiom goes, means being deliberate about adopting healthy habits and avoiding unhealthy ones helps to achieve a quality lifestyle that liberates from being a regular caller at the physician’s. Here are little foxes – unhealthy habits – […]
Dear UITES, This Semester Is Upon Us!
“Time slips away like grains of sand never to return again.” — Robin Sharma Time; stealth in its ways, and quick to slip by. Among us, no one is powerful enough to stop the march of time or slow it down. We either kill time or we save time. Sometimes, […]
How UCJUI Was Formed: An Interview with the Pioneer President
UCJUI is the mother body of all press organisations within the University of Ibadan. It was established in 1987. Dr.Bayo Ajala, the pioneer president gave an insight into the general history of the Union. Can you give a brief backdrop into how UCJUI was formed? Dr.Bayo Ajala: I was the […]
Emma Raducanu: From Ashes to Glory
By: Kelvin Omachonu The name Raducanu will continue to echo for quite some time as the teenager left standing records in tatters as she cruised to her first Grand Slam title. She beat Leylah Fernandez in straight sets to cap an outstanding US open campaign. The win was so exceptional […]
The Growth of Female Football at the University of Ibadan
By: Pelumi Adeniyi There was a time when female football was watched for comic effect. People, males especially, watch female football to amuse themselves and see some funny stuff. Female football was filled with so many errors and amateur mistakes, they coming to watch for comic effects was valid. It […]
In Retrospect: Athletes Are in the Spotlight for the Wrong Reasons
By: Emmanuel Ilesanmi Sports, especially football in Nigeria, are now more than just recreational games; athletes engage in them professionally to get paid. The onus of this lies in the fact that the Nigerians love their sports, but not their athletes. The passion among fans and athletes is, however, quite […]
The Recent and Noticeable Growth in Nollywood
By: Pelumi Adeniyi Nigerian movies, particularly the local Nigerian movies, have always been substandard. Some have been severely criticised and made the butt of jokes so far, even because these various substandard movies branded the Nollywood industry as a movie of quantity, not quality. At a point, it seemed that […]
Vox Pop: Should ASUU Embark On Strike? Why?
Few weeks ago, we wouldn’t want to forget that The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) threatened to embark on an industrial strike action due to the lackadaisical attitude of the federal government towards fulfilling their promise of paying the 30 billion naira revitalisation fund to the union. To say […]
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