By: Lord Whistledown Several questions and debates have been left lingering and unattended to in the UI students’ community, over the years. Of these controversies, there is the question of uneven distribution of electricity to halls of residence in the University. There is also the lingering debate on verbal harassment, […]
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‘Aro’ Causes Uproar in Indy hall, Mascot Whisked Away by Security Officers
There was mild commotion in the Great Independence hall on Monday night after some residents of Queen Idia hall trooped into the male hostel to fetch water. There was no power in Idia hall, hence the need to fetch water in the nearest hostel. It was alleged that students in […]
Indy Press Editor, Two Others Win Hague Institute Hackathon, Get €1000
Indy Press News Editor, Adebayo Abdulrahman, Olúwábùkúnmi Abraham Awóṣùsì, a 400 Level UI History Student and Oladeji Comfort, a final year Law student of the University of Lagos, have won the Hague Institute for Innovation and Law (HiiL) Hackathon in Lagos. The team of three were declared winners of the […]
UI Student Emerges EFCC Essay Competition Second Prize Winner
[L-R Second Runner Up, Omotoso Sodiq, and EFCC Chairman, Abdulrasheed Bawa] By Aduwo, Ayodele A 400-level student of the University of Ibadan and a resident of Independence Hall, Omotoso Abiola Sodiq has emerged the second prize winner in the 2021 EFCC Challenge Essay Competition, INDYPRESS reports. Omotoso Sodiq, a Mechanical […]
The APC Convention: Reflections, Thoughts, and Lessons
By: Emmanuel Utibe 00:01 am on Wednesday, 8th of June 2022, just halfway through the working week, several persons in the country were awake and vividly glued to their screens, a significant number of those people were young people. Contrary to the notion of what you might think, it wasn’t […]
It is Sunday in Nigeria
By: John Eriomala It is Sunday in Nigeria. Well, it was Sunday in Nigeria. Today is Monday, the 6th of June, 2022 and it’s been over twelve hours since Owo happened. No details. You know. You watched a video or read a news report. You saw tweets from witnesses and […]
Asuu Strike: Distress as UI Finalists Lament Over Lingering Strike
By: Ajadi Sadiq It’s no longer news that it’s been over 100 days since the Academic Staff Union of Universities(ASUU) embarked on an indefinite warning strike. This is following the failure of the Federal government to bow to the wishes of ASUU on ways of payment, which has gotten most […]
School Of Science, Oyo Emerges Champion of the Roseline Etuokwu Sigma Secondary School Quiz Competition
By: John Eriomala Students from the School of Science, Oyo, were on Friday, 27th May 2022, crowned winners of the 2nd edition of the Roseline Etuokwu Sigma Secondary School Quiz Competition. The event which took place at the International Conference Centre, featured 10 schools from within Oyo State. These 10 […]
Jungle Justice: Public Injustice?
By: Emmanuel Utibe The sight of lynching or mob beating is not uncommon in Nigeria. Growing up at a point, it was like “The Mob Court” was the surest court in the land in delivering popular justice. It was not uncommon to hear people talking about how there was no […]
‘First and Best’ and the Love for One-Half of Franchise
By: John Eriomala As a 2nd year student of the University of Ibadan, I’ve had the opportunity of witnessing a number of student body elections. Of these, however, three, in particular, have involved my direct participation as an electorate; the Student Union elections, that of my Hall of residence, Great […]
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