Specculus Species You know, a wise man once said, “You can take a boy away from the streets, but you cannot take the streets away from the boy”. Now you know what happens when people like us – from the village – try to speak Queen’s English? That, dear students, […]
Akinmoyeje Timileyin Precious Change — as they say — is constant. It is a dynamic and fluid phenomenon. At times, it could be a gentle river, slowly altering the look of things. At other times, it could be a violent wave; causing abrupt paradigm shifts (even in very conservative settings). […]
On this edition of Katanga Spotlight, Indy Press’ correspondent, John ‘Dare Okafor, met with the Administrator-General of Independence Hall, Temitope Olaogun to discuss the administration’s plans for Katangites, pressing issues as regards e-learning, its effects on Independence Hall and the forthcoming Indy @ 60 celebrations. Enjoy! Indy Press: Can we […]
Longhorn Since the inception of the coronavirus pandemic, there have been infringements and lot of restrictions on many things. Though these restrictions are relative, most of the things we did normally are being regulated, lately. These restrictions are also placed on the education sector to maintain social distancing and curb […]
“Hey, girl! It’s so good to see you. You look so good.” Amira squeals. “You’re not bad, either.” I reply as we enclose each other in a tight hug. “Do you know that results are out? Have you seen yours?” “Yes. Departmental courses have decided to break my heart as […]
The news of the University of Ibadan’s resumption for the 2020/2021 session has a lot in common with the advent of the rainy season — not that we are saying the rainy days are here, or, maybe we are. As the change in weather condition has been teasing us — […]
-Theophilus Femi Alawonde The Clash of Thoughts, an inter-tertiary debate competition, will be held between 10 to 13 March, 2021 at the Lagos State University, Ojo. The University of Ibadan Debate Team will slug it out with the Adekunle Ajasin University Debate Team at the preliminaries of the maiden edition […]
-Dawillty The sun is so hot it makes me wonder perhaps today is the rapture and the saints will be going to heaven as barbecues. Trekking the length and breadth of Agbowo has left my feet caked in dust; some has found its way to my spectacles, settling on the […]
Two Indy Press correspondents had an interview session with the Hult Prize UI Campus Director, Ms. Faithwin Gbadamosi. The interview saw the Director shed light on what Hult Prize is, the Hult Prize 2021 Challenge in UI, the Hult Prize UI’s plans for this year’s challenge, and what we should […]
This is the second discourse in the Roundtable Discourse with Theophilus series, and it touches on sexual assault, sexual assaults in the University of Ibadan, causes of sexual assaults in the University of Ibadan, the University’s provisions as regards sexual harassment, the Anti-Sexual Harassment Bill at the Senate, and potential solutions to sexual assaults in the University of Ibadan.
