Specculus Species You know, a wise man once said, “You can take a boy away from the streets, but you cannot take the streets away from the boy”. Now you know what happens when people like us – from the village – try to speak Queen’s English? That, dear students, […]
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Twice As Tall: Proof That Burna Boy is still the Boss
-Fez Burna Boy has continued to grow in leaps and bounds since the release of his previous album, African Giant. That album was nominated for the Grammys, and received many critical acclaims. African Giant lost out on the Grammy Award to Angelique Kidjo, but that did not stop Burna Boy […]
The War Against Microbes: Mission Impossible?
Williams Owoeye (Dawillty) “The earth and everything on it belongs to microbes. The world and all its people belong to them.” – Psalm 24:1 (Microbial Easy-to-Read Version) If microbes have organized religion like humans do, their scriptures would most likely be written in this manner, and of course, they would […]
The Paradigm Shift: Student Politics in the University of Ibadan during a Virtual Semester
Akinmoyeje Timileyin Precious Change — as they say — is constant. It is a dynamic and fluid phenomenon. At times, it could be a gentle river, slowly altering the look of things. At other times, it could be a violent wave; causing abrupt paradigm shifts (even in very conservative settings). […]
The New Mindset of the Nigerian Students Towards Education and Career
-Longpants Recently, there has been a great perspective-flipping in the minds of many Nigerian students, especially those attending federal- or state-owned tertiary institutions. After an unnecessary extra-year caused by a hesitant government to the needs and demands of its academics, and the sudden global swerve into the digital, space many […]
Katanga Spotlight: An Interview with the Indy Hall AG, Olaogun Temitope
On this edition of Katanga Spotlight, Indy Press’ correspondent, John ‘Dare Okafor, met with the Administrator-General of Independence Hall, Temitope Olaogun to discuss the administration’s plans for Katangites, pressing issues as regards e-learning, its effects on Independence Hall and the forthcoming Indy @ 60 celebrations. Enjoy! Indy Press: Can we […]
Technology: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly
-Bumblebee A challenge for all to make the cyberspace habitable for ALL. P.S. Technology, in this context, can be used interchangeably with terms like the internet, worldwide web and all other applications that come with it. There was a time when many believed that technology was evil. However, just as […]
Online Lectures: A Blessing or A Curse?
Longhorn Since the inception of the coronavirus pandemic, there have been infringements and lot of restrictions on many things. Though these restrictions are relative, most of the things we did normally are being regulated, lately. These restrictions are also placed on the education sector to maintain social distancing and curb […]
Forsaken By Their Clubs, Messi and Ronaldo Are Victims of the Moments They Created
-Da Vinci Pele’s rise to widespread fame and popularity grew in the potency of his clutch performances; he scored in important moments, which as a result ascribed him a pedestal seat among football greats. Pele mastered the art of creating some moments, many of them helped by the struggles of […]
Of Blackouts and A Virtual Semester in the University of Ibadan
It’s the third week in March, and the fourth week since the University of Ibadan announced its resumption of academic activities. As we postulated, academic activities have started in earnest, since the day the University invited all its students to the banquet hall. Word has been going round that the […]