By: Abdulrahman Adebayo The Governing Council of the University of Ibadan has approved the appointment of Adewuyi Popoola as the new Bursar of the institution. The appointment of the one-time UI student, which was announced in a statement by the University’s Director of Public Communication, Mr. Olatunji Oladejo, […]
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POSSPRESS UI Set to Hold First Billy Dudley Symposium
By: Adbulrahman Adebayo Political Science Students’ Press Organisation, University of Ibadan, is set to hold the first edition of the Prof. Billy Dudley Annual Symposium, IndyPress can report. According details regarding the event made available to the public by the organisers, the symposium with the theme, “Recent Military Coups in […]
MSSN UI Organises Intervarsity Debate, Quran Competition
By: Abdulrahman Adebayo The Muslim Students Society of Nigeria, University of Ibadan Chapter (MSSN UI) held this year’s edition of the Professor Aderinoye and Professor Noibi Debate and Quran Intervarsity Competitions respectively on Saturday, 25 September 2021. The two competitions, which took place at the institution’s central mosque, marked the […]
Two UI Law Students Finish as SCAD Finalists
By: Daniel Echoda Nafisat Adebusola Ogunsesan and Olamilekan Olamide Adebanjo both law students at the University of Ibadan made it to the top 10 out of many entries received from several universities across Nigeria for the 2021 edition of the SimmonsCooper Advocacy Development (SCAD) competition. The top 10, which were […]
What Happens When Cars Develop Wings?
By: James Arikpo “Whatever goes up surely comes down, but age climbs like a stubborn monkey and refuses to come down, never.” While we would judge the above as true, careful study shows that not only age has this ability. It is reliable to say that a variable such as […]
Tête-a-Tête: An Entrepreneur’s Tips to his Compatriots
By: Habeeb Abdul You are at it again. Filling your jotter with grand ideas. For your mind, this business na your thing. Mirrors for the blind, coffins for the living. Nothing wey you no fit sell. Osheyy! Abiodun Bezos. Lost child of Elon Musk. As per how you sabi, you […]
Updates from the Department of Ailing CGPA
By: Daniel Echoda The illness began from the first year we got into UI. We began by joining any and every organization, majority of which are totally unrelated to what we want to do with our lives. As freshmen, it was only a matter of weeks before we became famous […]
UI SU Elections: The Politics of the Tamed
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 […]
The Patriarchal Naira Notes
By: Covenant Odedele This is in no way to burst your bubble or throw a spanner into your easy-going wheel. Fellow Nigerians, stand at attention and reason with me on this thought process. Have you ever noticed that there is no woman on the upfront of any Nigerian currency, from […]
Dreamland of Snoring Mortals
By: John Dare Okafor Trust me, there’s nothing annoying in life like the inability to sleep because the next person in the room is snoring heavily. It gets more annoying when you have had a long day, and the plan is to come back home to have a goodnight rest […]