LSS: Inter-faculty Sports Competition In preparation for the coming Inter-faculty competition, the Law Students' Society (LSS) has selected individuals who showed interest in one sporting activity or another regarding the competition. When asked, one of the coaches in charge of athletics reported that training is most likely going to commence this week. As it is... Continue Reading →
BOOK REVIEW: THE FISHERMEN
Chigozie Obioma's The Fishermen, tells the poignant tale of a family which gets torn apart by the time-consuming job of the father, and an ominous prophecy given by a mad man. The novel which is the debut work of Booker prize nominee, Chigozie Obioma, employs the first-person narrative technique; that is, it is told through... Continue Reading →
UI NEWS
UI LSS JUDICIAL COUNCIL: 2018/2019 ADMINISTRATION HANDS OVER THE BATON As to every race, lies an end, Thursday 26th August 2021 saw the handing over of the God anointing Aderibigbe CJ LSS UI (as he then was) led 2018/2019 judicial council to the 2020/2021 judicial council headed by Daniel Enwelum CJ LSS UI. The handing... Continue Reading →
THE CRATE CHALLENGE AND THE HATERS OF RISKS
Despite all that's happening and has been happening in our country and the world at large, people have been finding several ways and means to cope and forget their sorrows. And where the sorrows are forgotten, stress takes its place. Thankfully, the entertainment industry has been up to the task, saving more lives than the... Continue Reading →
COVID STRIKES AGAIN: Team Altruistic in jeopardy?
Freshers’ Welcome is one of the most anticipated programmes for newly matriculated students on campus. It is that event where all can take a break from the rigours of academics and enjoy the partying side of campus. It is also a time when freshers are warmly welcomed to the faculty and intimated with the hacks... Continue Reading →
Sexual Dysfunction
In our society, sexual dysfunction is still seen as a taboo or shameful topic to be discussed. Nobody wants to be identified with having a sexual-related problem. We push for accepting all our flaws, recite the mantra of taking care of our physical health by exercising, mental health by seeing a therapist, and emotional health... Continue Reading →
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH THE NEW CJ, LSS UI
“We hope to place the Council on a pedestal such that it would be the envy of all Judicial Arms of other Universities across Nigeria…” Enwelum CJ On Thursday 26th August 2021, a new set of Judicial Officers of the Law Students' Society University of Ibadan was sworn in at the Faculty of Law Postgraduate... Continue Reading →
SHORT STORY: The Taste of Loss
She watched dark clouds gather in the sky and above her head on the day her husband lost his battle to the death. Ever since then, the darkness has refused to go, cleaving unto her like the elongated shadow of herself in the late morning sun. That day, she sat by his corpse, her eyes... Continue Reading →
Come Rain, Come Sunshine: The Impact of Rainfall for University Students.
The sound of raindrops has been met with varying reactions from various people in different walks of life, ranging from the disgruntled cries of children because they are not allowed to play outside, to the peaceful smile that graces the faces of farmers as they anticipate the reward of their labor, to the frown etched... Continue Reading →
Aroism: A harmless misconceived culture or an eyesore in the university environment?
The foundation of Aroism as a concept is quite difficult to trace. While to some, it represents light-hearted banter, jokes, social commentary, or generally a group of people just having loud fun; the several, ever-evolving dark shades of it have called to questions the real idea behind the tradition. Aro as practiced in the University... Continue Reading →
Where Do We Go From Here?
It's the second semester and for the old students, memories of flashy nights with loud music coupled with plastic bottles that litter the floor patterned suits and sequined dinner dresses and many more rush through our minds. It's the season. The second semester is the reward for the first semester's gruelling hard work and students,... Continue Reading →
NIGERIANS’ RECKLESS DANCE WITH THEIR HEALTH
This conclusion, though unsupported by science, is that experience is still the best teaching tool. Experience is our friend; it archives all the struggles and fights to survive the harsh blows offered by death to us daily as a people united by one common experience – survivors. It has been said that the act of... Continue Reading →
UI NEWS
UI STUDENTS BECOME THE GLOBAL CHAMPION AT HUAWEI ICT GLOBAL CHALLENGE During the week, three University of Ibadan students, namely: Toheeb Adeniyi Badiru, Bolaji Olaide Abideen, and Suleiman Damilare Olubiyi, emerged as the winners of the HUAWEI ICT Global Challenge which held in 2020. Mr Kenneth Igwe, the Country Manager of Talent Ecosystem Development, Huawei... Continue Reading →
REVERTING TO VIRTUAL LEARNING
Barely three months after the resumption of physical activities, there are indications the premier university might request students to vacate the school premises and revert to a virtual model of learning – already some faculties have adopted this mode fully or in part – following the surge in cases of COVID-19 due to the newly... Continue Reading →
COVID-19 and The Reality Behind A Possible Permanent Change
The world generally has always experienced jubilation, coming in contact with one another without any form of inhibition or restricted rules. It was worth experiencing, it was worth holding on to and forever not letting go. However, since the invasion of Corona Virus alternatively referred to as COVID-19, the reverse has been the case. For... Continue Reading →
SPORT NEWS
LSS DEFEATS FACULTY OF SCIENCE IN FOUR-GOAL THRILLER As part of preparations for the Inter-Faculty Sports Competition, a friendly match was held between the Faculty of Law (male) football team and the Faculty of Science on Saturday, August 21, 2021, at about 4pm at SUB field. The team which saw the Faculty of Law find... Continue Reading →
Movie Review: The Suicide Squad (2021)
Plot Summary The film opens by introducing a group of superhero misfits, the Task Force X/the Suicide Squad who are assembled from a prison facility known as the Belle Rave. Each inmate gets some time off their sentence if they complete the mission ahead. The head of this secret mission is a woman named Amanda... Continue Reading →
A DAY THAT NEVER ARRIVES
“Stop! Please.... Nooo!” These were the bitter words woven from my broken heart a few days ago when my thighs were forcefully opened to hell. Yes, some men forcefully penetrated into my virgin land with ruthless eyes to satisfy themselves. I couldn’t count them. All I saw was a gang of men with loud enthusiastic... Continue Reading →
Dear Diary,
I disappeared again abi? That's because I'm a first semester graduate! You know how the break usually is. Short and, sometimes, nonexistent because of the amount of things I have to do before school's resumption but let's focus. It's second semester! In retrospect, last semester was a lot especially the virtual school. Me I loved... Continue Reading →
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