By: Ogunleye Moboluwarin As humans, we have a natural propensity to adhere to the beliefs and habits of those around us. This tendency is magnified when we are part of a group, resulting in the phenomena of mob mentality. This is especially important to keep in mind while thinking about […]
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Formula 1: It’s Lights Out And Away We Go…
By-Bello Waaliy “It’s lights out and away we go”. Since the last race in Abu Dhabi, in November 2022, fans have waited impatiently for months for new action in the world of F1 racing. This season has kicked off with new faces, makeovers, and even more dominance. In the subsequent […]
UITES Decide 2023 Champions League Winning Side
By: Lawal Damilare The UEFA Champions League has returned to action for the 2022/23 season with the round of 16. So far, a few teams have progressed to the next round. Benfica Lisbon ran past Club Brugge with a 7-1 aggregate scoreline in favour of the Portuguese outfit. Chelsea came […]
Jaw War 2023: TLDS UI Reschedules Timeline, Starts April 10
The Literary and Debating Society, University of Ibadan has rescheduled the timeline for this year’s Jaw War Inter-Faculty and Inter-Hall competition. This development was announced in a statement on Friday signed by the society’s President, Neyen Williams. The annual public speaking event, earlier scheduled to start in the last week […]
UISU ’23 Election: Can Anything Good Come out of Indy Hall?
By: Lord Whistledown On the surface, the 2023 presidential elections may have had significant effects on the electioneering process in Nigeria. For one, analysts may want to seriously consider youth involvement and the mobilising influence of social media in future elections. Also, it may have triggered a paradigm shift of […]
UI Management Approves New Intra-Campus Transport Rates
By: Aduwo Ayodele Occasioned by the fear of the worsening economic downturn in the country, the University of Ibadan management has made public its resolve on new rates which would become effective as of Monday, 13th March 2023. Published on the University’s Bulletin page on Friday, 3rd of March 2023, […]
Nigeria’s Monetary Turmoil: An Attempt to Change the Financial Landscape?
By: Emmanuel Ilesanmi It is 2023, and while Artificial Intelligence (AI) looks to revolutionize the world, Nigeria’s fintech space is facing a change that has brought about a haphazard movement of digital and physical distribution of the legal tender between “e-note“(digital transactions), new note and old note. However, consumers bear […]
The National Election and Its Many Faces in UI
By: Habeeb Abdul Iyanuoluwa, a 400-level student of the Faculty of Law almost did not vote on the 25th of February, 2023. The polling unit she had chosen turned out to be farther from her home than she thought. But when she eventually found her way by foot to the […]
The Nexus between Music and Politics: Should Artistes be Involved?
By: Oluwapelumi King A few days before and after the 2023 presidential elections, there were murmurs from sections of social media about the perceived silence of some top entertainers in the presidential elections. Alongside religious leaders in Nigeria, top musicians like Burna Boy, and Wizkid were criticised for their perceived […]
UISU ‘23 Election: Why Apathy isn’t a Choice for UITES
In Nigeria, politics has been perceived to be a game of age and experience. The general sentiments favored the participation of the older generation; they were perceived to understand the intricacies of the game. The just concluded presidential elections, however, triggered a paradigm shift, or rather, a mental and ideological […]