A student leaders empowerment programme, titled the 2021 Excellence in Leadership Program (eLEAP 2021), has been scheduled to hold between Friday, 23rd April and Saturday, 24th April, 2021. The event, which is championed by the John Oluwadero-led Building Nations Initiative, is a capacity-building workshop for student leaders at the faculties, […]
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University of Ibadan Governing Council: Oyegun Named New Chairman
Theophilus Femi Alawonde The President has reconstituted the University of Ibadan Governing Council, with Chief John Odigie Oyegun, former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), emerging as the Chairman of the New Council. The constitution of the new 5-man council followed the eventual dissolution of the Joshua Mutka-led […]
The Colours Amidst Us
John ‘Dare Okafor It was one of those cool evenings; the sun had reclined into the clouds, and the flowers on the field blossomed in different colours. Under a big mango tree were two elderly men, both in their late eighties, sipping palm wine from their cups and enjoying the […]
In UI, Slow Transcripts Processing is a Bane to Financial Aid for Students
Theophilus Femi Alawonde and James Chibor Akilapa Janet* is a promising sophomore at the Department of Economics, University of Ibadan. Following a stellar performance in her first year, Janet was one of the first people to jump on the annual CHEVRON Scholarship. Having seen the scores for more than half […]
Bold & Beautiful: Gorgeous and Brainy Adebisi Amore
On this week’s Bold and Beautiful, our correspondent, John ‘Dare Okafor, met with gorgeous Adebisi Amori, a 300-level student of sociology, who had beautiful perspectives to share on issues ranging from life as a student, to the KUDA Bank Internship, to entrepreneurship among students. Enjoy! Can we meet you? Adebisi: […]
An Eye-opening Interview with Martins Isaac, The Spy Next Door
In this exclusive interview with Martins Isaac — a first-class graduate and erstwhile President of the Union of Campus Journalists, University of Ibadan (UCJ UI), Shamsudeen Kareem — Editor-in-Chief of the Union of Campus Journalists, University of Ibadan, and Theophilus Femi Alawonde — Indy Press Organisation’s Editor-in-Chief fire rounds of […]
Kelechi Iheanacho and his POTM Win; What You Should Expect Henceforth
Alvaro Nigeria and Leicester City forward, Kelechi Iheanacho, emerged the Best Premier League Player in the month of March, becoming only the fourth Nigerian to win that award. He scored five goals in two games to see off competition from the likes of Harry Kane, Riyad Mahrez, Illan Meslier, Leandro […]
The Nigerian Education System: The North, the South, and the Brains that Do Not See Growth
Photo credit: Tech Cabal In the one year since the pandemic chose our planet for its deadly visit, Nigeria has played host to different trends. From a deluge of live senatorial drama, to a president who gained fame as a genuinely bad boy, the country has been rocked by its […]
What Remote Learning Does To Your Health
Image Credit: GaudiLab/Shutterstock -Williams Owoeye (Dawillty) With each human invention, there most certainly is a trade-off. When we invented the electric bulb in a bid to mimic the sun, the trade-off was constantly supplying it with energy and the fact that it gets to blow up once every two months […]
Clash of Thoughts 2021: UI Defeats AAUA, Emerges 7th Overall
By: Habeeb Abdul The Clash of Thoughts 2021 competition saw the University of Ibadan Debate Team defeat the Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko Debate Team at the semi-finals which happened on 25th March, 2021 at Lagos State University, Ojo. The UI team, which comprised Anushiem Chidera, a student at the Faculty […]
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