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Breaking Babylon

By: Olu ‘Remilekun You have to understand. Most people are not ready to be unplugged. And many of them are so inured and so hopelessly dependent on the system that they will fight to protect it. – Morpheus (The Matrix) Dealing with systems is complex. Defeating them is impossible without […]

Assessing the Health Implications of ABH Blackout Saga

By: Ambali Olayinka For about twenty days, the jarring sound of makeshift generators, loud enough to disrupt deep thought, became a constant feature of life at Alexander Brown Hall (ABH). The makeshift only provided a minute care to the gross state of concern students faced. It followed the disconnection of […]

Tackling Examination Cheat Culture in UI

By: Femi-Adenyi Joshua  Examination malpractice is a big issue that goes deeper than the act of students cheating during examination activity. It indicates deeper problems in the education system, as much as it is a socio-cultural issue. In virtually every learning institution, students face intense pressure to perform well academically. […]

UI College of Medicine Issues Notice Regarding Power Supply Crisis, Promises Concessions

By: Femi-Adeniyi Joshua The College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, issued a notice on Thursday, November 14, 2024, regarding the ongoing power challenges affecting Alexander Brown Hall and the University College Hospital (UCH). The 20-day power outage, caused by the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company’s (IBEDC) disconnection resulting owed electricity charges, […]

“College Management Resolved to Fill All Tanks in the Hall, Provide 3-Hour Power Supply” – ABH COMUI Student’ Executive Delegation Says

By: Abdulrasheed Olokoto Sequel to students’ clamour against the protracted unavailability of electricity at the Alexander Brown Hall of Residence, some delegated executives – the Hall Executives, the various association presidents, the Hall Assembly Speaker, the immediate past Students’ Union President, and some association majority leaders – met with the […]

Recte Sapere Fons: Of Jero And Reincarnates

“And Jesus went into the temple of God, and cast out all those that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold doves. And said unto them, It is written, my house shall be called the house of […]

Despite Warning, Set Deadline, Indy Hall Public Spaces Remain Defaced

By: Sonaike Peter The Estate Committee, Great Independence Hall of Residence, University of Ibadan on Saturday, 9th of November, 2024 warned residents and visitors against defacing the hall. The warning came with an ultimatum demanding that all indiscriminately pasted fliers be removed before 10th November 2024. Despite the directive, the […]