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 […]
By: Adebayo Abdulrahman As the second semester of the 2020/21 academic session of the University of Ibadan finally begins to take shape, there are indications that the institution might announce a return to virtual classes to curtail the spread of the COVID-19, amid fears that the third wave of the […]
By: Adebayo Abdulrahman Representatives of the Faculty of the Social Sciences defeated their counterparts from the Faculty of Technology in the maiden edition of Cold War, a public-speaking competition between the two faculties, on Friday, 13 August, 2021. The competition, which took place at the Faculty of Social Sciences Large […]
The Indy Hall Legislative Council has approved the sum of N539, 950 for the 2020/2021 administration. This sum was approved at the council’s third sitting which was held on Saturday, 17th July, 2021, at the Indy Hall Junior Common Room. The approved budget is expected to cover for the pre-budget […]
The Indy Hall Alumni Association, an assoication of past occupants of Independence Hall, University of Ibadan, has sent out official calls for membership to graduate Katangites and present final-year Katangites. The first call, released in form of broadcast messages via the current administration of the hall, addresses graduates from the […]
Change is an over-flogged issue in many quarters, and the fact that it has left a sour taste on Nigerians’ mouths does not help matters when talking about concepts such as this. Nonetheless, one of the fundamental features of the phenomenon is that is is inevitable; it is bound to […]
Kelv Football is a very flexible tool; the fans see it as a game, but to some, it is a very versatile tool; a tool that could destroy and rebuild easily, a tool to make money, a way to get back at an old foe. In 2006, after the match […]
Theophilus Femi Alawonde The Indy Hall at 60 celebrations have been scheduled to hold on August 28, 2021, in commemoration of Independence Hall’s sixtieth year of existence. According to details disclosed by the incumbent Administrator-General of the Hall, Olaogun Temitope, the event will be held physically in the Independence Hall, […]
James Arikpo Two things come to mind when the reality of a virtual semester dawned on us. First? How the classes would be for us: the data to burn; the poorly developed University of Ibadan Learning Management System; distraction from home; the laxity to read, and so on. At this […]
Ifesinachi, an undergraduate student at the University of Ibadan, is yet to (technically) pay her tuition and technology fees; she no longer has the fees. Mind you, it is not because she squandered them on some bungee jumping adventure; no! She did not give it to the Mr. Romeo in […]
