By: Samuel Olowolayemo Every year, the International Women’s Day (IWD) is celebrated on the 8th of March to recognize the achievement and contribution of women in the society and is concerned about promoting gender equality and women’s empowerment and thereby improving the well-being of women in all areas of life. […]
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University of Ibadan commiserates demise of Olubadan
By Aduwo Ayodele The University of Ibadan Vice-Chancellor, Professor Kayode O. Adebowale, has on behalf of the Council, Senate, Congregation, staff and students of the University of Ibadan commiserated with the Olubadan in-Council, and the people of Ibadanland over the death of the 42nd Olubadan of Ibadanland, His Imperial […]
Humanity Week: UI Red Cross Society Organizes Blood Drive Event
By: Maduabuchi Nnamdi The Nigerian Red Cross Society University of Ibadan Detachment in conjunction with the National Blood Transfusion Centre has on Tuesday 12th March 2024, held a blood donation drive event. “The drive came up as a result of a tradition of the University of Ibadan Red Cross Detachment […]
TESA Holds Annual Conference For 2022/2023 Academic Session
By Yusuf Ramon The Technology and Engineering Students’ Association (TESA), University of Ibadan, held its annual conference tagged “Innovation in Nigeria 101: Bridging Gaps and Shaping Solutions” at the Tech Lecture Theatre (TLT) on Tuesday, 12th of March, 2024. The program, one of the numerous events during the TESA week, […]
Food and Prices Conundrum In UI
By: Ajadi Sodiq The recent surge in food prices across Nigeria has significantly a dire toll of impact on students at the University of Ibadan. This increase in prices not only affects the affordability of food, but also the portion sizes and overall food quality. About a week ago, I […]
Football Commissioner: Is Bobby’s Promise Of More Sports Just Another Tall Tale?
By: Yusuf Rahmon The presence of sports within the walls of the Great Independence Hall has traditionally been defined by the roar of goals during intense football matches at the Maracana pitch. Notably, the current Sports Commissioner, Odunukan Oluwagbemiga Collins, promised to change the status quo while vying for the […]
Entertainment – Whether in Still Pictures or Video Clips, Mr Ibu Lives On
By: Favour Bamijoko According to Susan Lee Sontag, photographs, and by extension, videos, in whatever form, confer on the object of the picture or video immortality — or a sense of it. And so it shall be with Mr. John Okafor, or, more conventionally, Mr. Ibu, whose endless tapes and […]
“IndyPress Has Given Me Insight That I Could Do Much More” – New Deputy Editor-in-Chief, Tolu Ayeye Comments
Indypress new Deputy Editor-In-Chief, Toluwalope Ayeye, speaks to Maduabuchi Nnamdi and Sonaike Peter, about her experience in campus journalism, her personal life, and her stance on issues of mainstream politics and much more. Could you please introduce yourself? My name is Toluwalope Ayeye, a 300 level student of the Faculty […]
“Campaign, sales of forms and other electoral activities have commenced” – SUEC’UI Says
By: Victor Ogunyemi The Electoral Commission of the University of Ibadan Students’ Union has on Monday, March 11th, 2024, lifted the ban placed on all electoral-related activities in the current academic session. The Commission made this announcement in the late hours of Monday evening through its publicity committee. Announcing the […]
UI Don Advocates for Safe and Healthy Living Environments for Children
By: Victor Ogunyemi Professor Adebola Emmanuel Orimadegun, a Professor of Pediatrics and Child Health at the Institute of Child Health, University of Ibadan, has raised a discourse on the concept of chances, choices, and consequences in child health dynamics. The Don who delivered the 544th inaugural lecture on behalf of […]
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