By Aduwo Ayodele Students from several institutions demonstrated at the University of Ibadan on Wednesday, 27th April 2022 calling upon the Nigerian Government to fulfill its promises to the striking Academic and Non-academic staff of Nigeria Universities. The students who carried placards chanted solidarity songs, marching from the Kunle Adepeju […]
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ASUU STRIKE: STUDENTS REACT AS THEY FEAR PROLONGED INDUSTRIAL ACTION
7 weeks ago, the Academic Staff Union of Universities embarked on an initial warning strike of one month. When this time elapsed with no positive consensus, ASUU added another 2 months. As usual, the industrial action has sparked lots of reactions among students of federal universities in Nigeria directly affected […]
INTERVIEW: I Will Run An All-Inclusive Administration —Neyen, Newly Elected TLDS UI President
On the 17th of December, the Senate of The Literary and Debating Society, University of Ibadan, elected a new set of individuals saddled with the responsibility of piloting the affairs of the association for the next academic session. In this interview with INDYPRESS, the newly elected President, Williams Neyen, who […]
Three Katangites Win INNOTECH Competition
Three Katangites have emerged winners of the just concluded INNOTECH competition organized by the Faculty Of Science, University of Ibadan. The katangites, who were members of Team SCIFITES, were announced winners of the competition on Tuesday, 14th of December, at the Faculty of Science Lecture Theater (FLT). Before emerging champions, […]
Aspirants Perform Poorly As IndyPress Conducts Press Night
Majority of aspirants vying for various administrative positions at the Great Independence hall struggled to score above fifty percent at a press night conducted by IndyPress organisation on Thursday. The press night was organised by the press organisation to screen the aspirants ahead of the hall’s election scheduled to hold […]
UI Student, Samuel Alabi, Wins Canon Young Champion of the Year Award
By: Covenant Odedele Samuel Anjolaoluwa Alabi, popularly known as Sàámú Onífọ́tò, a 200-level student at the Department of Arts and Social Sciences, Faculty of Education, has been announced as the winner of the Canon Young Champion of the Year Award at the 2021 Global Good Awards. The announcement was made […]
Give A Man A Different Kind Of Crate, He Will Still Climb It
Williams Owoeye The hairs on his back stood on their ends as Busayo could feel the moist heat developing around his buttocks. He has been holding his buttock muscles for so long to maintain his balance on the pile of crates. Just one more step, and he will cross […]
Of Roaming Men, the Breach of Awoites’ Privacy, and the Need for Quick Actions
Just like every other morning in Obafemi Awolowo Hall, the girls were going about their daily routines, cooking washing, and doing what have you. I was with a friend, talking and walking towards the bathroom. As we made a turn on the corridor leading to the bathroom, we saw about […]
Did UItes Fail to Make Inioluwa The Voice of Nigeria Star?
By: Olamilekan Oke Inioluwa Adeyemi was at The Voice Nigeria, and viewers would testify that he was one of the best contestants. Also known as Blessed the Minstrel, Inioluwa Adeyemi is a 300-level student of psychology at the University of Ibadan. He was one of the contestants of the just […]
Indy Hall And Its Diamond Anniversary: Something Shiny To Celebrate?
On 21 September 1961, the then Minister of Education and University of Ibadan alumnus, Igwe Aja-Nwachukwu, was on the university campus to make a historic official opening of a new hall of residence — the third male hall of residence and the fifth of all University of Ibadan halls. As […]