BREAKING: FACULTY OF LAW RELEASES PROVISIONAL TIMETABLE FOR 2022/2023 FIRST SEMESTER EXAMINATION

The Law Press Organisation The faculty of law, University of Ibadan has on Monday, 23rd October, 2023 released the 2022/2023 first semester examination timetable. As seen in the release, a first draft, contained in a Word document currently making the rounds, examinations are expected to take off on Monday, 27th November, 2023, with the 100...

Freshers Welcome and Inauguration of FIDA, Ibadan Chapter

Image Credit: LSS By Oni Oluwabukola Benedicta The faculty of law held its fresher's welcome on October 19, 2023 at the Faculty of Law, large lecture theatre (LLT) to usher in the 2022/2023 freshers, transfer students and direct entry students. The event began around 10:02am with the hosts of the ceremony, Tolulope Salami and Efeoghene...

UI STUDENTS’ UNION HOLDS CONGRESS: REACHES KEY RESOLUTIONS TO ADDRESS EXTANT ISSUES

Image Credit: UI Students’ Union By Oni Oluwabukola Benedicta The University of Ibadan Students' Union, under the leadership of the Host-led Team Rebirth invited all UItes to its congress, last Saturday, 14th October, 2023 at the SUB foyer. According to the SU constitution, in order to hold a Congress, five hundred students must be present...

LEGAL DESK: NON-CONFORMITY WITH THE FACULTY’S CODE OF CONDUCT: A LEGAL OPINION

Image credit: 123RF By: Yusuf Zainab Oyinkansola  On the 12th of October, 2023, the Judicial Council had a sitting featuring two 200-level students. They had violated the faculty’s code of conduct by wearing mufti to the faculty. However, while these two defendants were the ones caught violating these rules, many other students, including even the...

FROM COURTROOM TO CENTER STAGE: A MOMENT WITH JESUPOLOGO

By Modupeoluwa Omitogun For most people, Law is the main goal. However, law is a subsidiary pursuit for a few with much more going on, and their passions and career prospects largely lie elsewhere. The Law Press Organization had the honor to chat with Jesupologo Longe, a 500-level law student, entrepreneur, and budding actress, shining...

THE ARISTOCRATS OF SUTHENS AND THEIR PRETEND CONGRESS

I was but on my stoned bed in my humble abode right there in the state of OAH when I suddenly heard the rumble of the Aluta soldiers of the SUthens as they raided the corners of the state. They had come to bundle us all to the arena. How could I forget? I thought...

THE COMPLEX REALITIES OF COHABITATION FOR UNIVERSITY STUDENTS

Image Credit: presscounciltpi.com Babalola Opeyemi Caroline With the evolving moral and ethical landscape of our world, individuals increasingly define their own notions of right and wrong, often straying from traditional societal values. One notable shift is the practice of cohabitation, which transcends age boundaries and has even become prevalent within university communities. This trend has,...

SU SEALS CUP: THE BROUHAHAs AND THE ‘HA HAs’

Jesuloba OluwasayoThere have been many ‘ha ha’ moments in the ongoing seals cup competition. ‘ha ha’ as in laughter, ‘ha ha’ as in outrage, ‘ha ha’ as in pure disbelief, and the most recent, ‘ha ha’ as in flash of sudden and timely revelation? Insight? Remembrance? The prerogative of naming is yours alone, dear reader....

OVER GRADES AND KNOWLEDGE: THE TALES OF OUR GP BOOSTERS

By Oludare Olufunmilola It is easy to tell a year one student ‘you will be fine’ when he is faced with the rigour of GES101 despite being a ‘Simple ss3 English’ course. It is also very easy to advise and encourage a year three student to try his best to ace GES301 so, it boosts...

VOX POP: STUDENTS’ OPINION ON FINING IN HOSTELS AND THEIR EXPERIENCE.

BY : OLAYEMI ISLAMIYYAH OMOSALEWA In law, there are different ways of punishing offenders and law breakers generally, it can be imprisonment, fines, community service etc. This also applies to different halls of residence in the university of Ibadan as different hostels have different rules and regulations guiding their inhabitants and any deviation from them...

LSS v. Akinrinola – Per incuriam: Justice Kikiowo sets new precedent

The Law Press Organisation  In the recent judgement of the Law Students’ Society, University of Ibadan, Judicial Council in the case of LSS v. Akinrinola Inioluwa & anor, it has been observed that in the leading judgement delivered by the Presiding Justice, Kikiowo J., a watershed precedent has been birthed. As a new rule set...

STAYING GODLY IN UI CAMPUS: A CHOICE OR AN IMPERATIVE

By Waleeyah Olalekan  It is a general view dwelling into the medical stance that "health is wealth" and the implication of this is that; to maintain a healthy lifestyle, certain conditions must be fulfilled. Of these conditions, hygiene is paramount. This implies that proper sanitation is incumbent on those who desire to stay healthy and...

DESECRATION IN THE HALLOWED TEMPLE OF LAW

 “Solitary, Poor, Nasty, Brutish, and Short.” were the putative words used by the English philosopher Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679), in his 1651 book “Leviathan” in describing what the state of nature would have been if there were no rules and government. He opined that the state of nature could be likened to an existence where each man...

INSIDE OUT OF H.O DAVIES: A REASONABLY FLOATING SHIP?

By Oludare Olufunmilola Within the tower of the University of Ibadan's Law Students' Society, personalities stand as the pillars of associative operations. Such outstanding law students as Otumala J and Enwelum J from  H.O Davies are persons who have made it to the prime seat of the Chief Judge in the Law Students' Society, University...

THE EARLY KNOCKOUT OF THE FACULTY OF LAW TEAM FROM THE SEALS’ CUP: LESSONS LEARNT TOWARDS CHARTING A BETTER COURSE

Iseoluwa Olugbohun Since Friday, 29th of September, 2023, when the UI’SU organised SEALS’ CUP started, the SUB football field has been hosting a lot of students, comprised of football lovers, those cheering their faculty teams and even football analysts.  SEALS is an acronym coined from the initials of its founding faculties - Science, Education, Arts,...

LSS JUDICIAL COUNCIL FINDS TWO VIOLATORS OF THE LSS DRESS CODE GUILTY

Oni Oluwabukola Benedicta In the Law Students’ Society, University of Ibadan, Judicial Council sitting which held on Thursday, 12th October, 2023, at the Moot Court, and was presided by Kikiowo J., in company of Bello J., Ononuju J., two defendants who had a run-in against the Ethics and Litigation Committee were subsequently arraigned by the...

Diary Of A Law Student S2E8

My dear diary, I tire. I'm really trying to not lament but I can't can. I'm just sooo tired. We've entered the eight week!! Eighth week! How? When? Like how? I really don't understand. If UI decides to follow their calendar, which I pray they don't, exams will commence on the eleventh week. That means...

BEFORE YOU POP THAT PILL

Image Credit: pngtree By Ogunsile Faith Oluwatosin Remember that time you asked ‘aunty nurse’ for pills to treat your self-diagnosed malaria because you had a fever and your mouth was bitter? Or when you popped Flagyl pills from your roommate so you could lose your status of a regular visitor to your hall’s toilets? (No...

UI’s BRANCH OF ASUU INDIGENTS SCHOLARSHIP AWARD 2023

Image Credit: Wikipedia by Oni Oluwabukola Benedicta. On October 13, 2023, the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), University of Ibadan branch opened applications for the ASUU scholarship award, 2023. This information was signed by the chairperson of ASUU, Ayoola Akinwole. In order to be eligible for this, two criteria are required from the aspiring...

UI’SU CONGRESS: TWO HOURS AFTER, CONGRESS YET TO GET UNDERWAY

The Law Press Organisation Image credit: The Law Press Organisation The University of Ibadan Students' Union Congress which was slated to begin at 7 a.m. today, Saturday, 14th October, 2023, is yet to begin. As at past 7 a.m., the UI'SU PRO, Adeona Tosin (2tancos) was seen visiting halls of residence with a mobile Public...

Girl Kings’ Club Hosts Event Themed: ‘Girls Forging Paths; Leadership Redefined, Change Reimagined”

Babalola Opeyemi Caroline Girl Kings' Club, a project of Millennium Campus Fellowship, hosted a transformative event at Macman College, Agbowo, Ibadan on Wednesday, October 11, 2023, in celebration of the International Day of the Girl Child. The event was centered on empowering young girls, with approximately 50 girls in attendance. Under the banner of "Girls...

UI’SU CALLS FOR STUDENTS’ CONGRESS

by The Law Press Organisation. The University of Ibadan Students' Union, under the leadership of Samuel Samson Tobiloba (Host), has made a call for a deliberative session over extant issues bordering on the interests of the student populace. This was made known on Wednesday, 11th October 2023., in an official release making the rounds and...

RACES, FACES & GOBLINS

by Jesuloba Oluwasayo  1. ‘Let’s go to the conference together’ she was excited ‘Frankly, I’d rather go alone’ Her face cast ‘But why…’ I do not know how to set on the gargantuan task of telling her why I would rather go alone… ‘I am making a detour first…’ ‘Then I’ll follow you… I have...

FACULTY OF LAW SUFFERS NARROW DEFEAT AS CHEMISTRY TAKES THE LEAD

Image credit: The Law Press Organisation Sports Reporter. The Law Press Organisation Sports Reporter In the match day 2 fixtures of the ongoing Seals Cup ’23, the Faculty of Law faced the Department of Chemistry on Friday, 6th October 2023, with the latter pipping Faculty of Law in a controversial penalty decision as the Faculty...

VOX POP: STUDENTS’ EXPERIENCE ON THE EPILEPTIC POWER SUPPLY ON CAMPUS

BY OLAYEMI ISLAMIYYAH OMOSALEWA Recent weeks had most students living on campus struggling for water, charging of their gadgets, and some other things as a result of the recent epileptic power supply. Most students and shop owners on the campus have been affected negatively by the inadequate power supply. Some students who are having virtual...

Your Personal Guide to Going Through A Lot.

Image Credit: freepix.com "We're all going through a lot. You too, you are going through a lot. Me, I'm going through a lot. Please no carry your own ‘a lot’ come meet my own a lot…" Bombastic side eye if you were able to hear this sound while reading it, because I thought we claimed...

“Exploring Parasocial Relationships and Stan Culture: An In-Depth Analysis of Fan Devotion in the Digital Age”

Image Credit: pexels.com  By Modupeoluwa Omitogun  Do you consider Cardi B your girl? Do you feel like you know all there is to know about your favorite artist or celebrity crush that you would probably remind him/her of important details and personal facts? Did you feel the heartbreak when you found out Johnny Drille got...

DIARY OF A LAW STUDENT

By Salamah Suberu  My one and only fan, how are you? Kay kwanu? You will reply with “adim mma.” Yes  oo, me sef no small. I know a bit of Igbo and even Hausa. Anyway, we will leave that talk for another day. Hope you’re fine and you didn’t miss me too much. My guy,...

FRUITS AND VEGETABLES: A TIP OF THE ICEBERG

Image Credit: dreamstime By Ogunsile Faith Oluwatosin You already heard a million times that fruits and vegetables are healthy for you, but how? You also heard that you have to eat it constantly, and so, to create the façade of a healthy juggernaut, you ate those oranges thinking, just like that, your body was automatically...

LSS PACKAGES: SUB-STANDARD QUALITY AND DELAY IN DELIVERY

By: Waleeyah Olalekan and Adedolapo Ojo It is of no doubt that payment of Faculty Dues is imperative on every student in the University of Ibadan. And so it is for the Faculty of Law where payment of annual dues is also made compulsory for every student. Actually, the payment of the due may not...

THE DRY BONES OF T.O. ELIAS CHAMBER SHALL RISE AGAIN, THIS PROPHET EZEKIEL OF LSS HAS SEEN

By Odo Christian Obinna By any stretch of the imagination, this particular prophet is no Amos. Far far from it. That doomsday prophet who brandished his prophecies like a bloodied sword, bringing anguish and despair to the people of God's own chosen nation more than Nebuchadnezzar and his iron whips ever did. Surely, this particular...

LSRC SWEARS-IN THE MEMBERS OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE

Image Credit: LinkedIn Nigeria By Oni Oluwabukola Benedicta. A crucial function of the Law Student Representatives Council is being accountable and responsible. To exhibit this, the House had a sitting on October 4, 2023 by 4:25pm. The agendas of that day were "to swear in the members of the Audit Committee and ratification of the...

GRADES OVER KNOWLEDGE?

Photo credit: Jacob Rozowsky By Salamah Suberu Just a few minutes ago, I ended a conversation with a friend. The conversation was centered on how results sometimes do not reflect a student’s in-depth knowledge of a course. “I read the outline of these courses, I found them interesting and I took them. But I was...

REJOINDER: AUGUSTINE NNAMANI CHAMBER NULLIFIES ELECTIONS, SETS TO CONDUCT FRESH ELECTIONS

Augustine Nnamani Chamber has made the bold decision to nullify the elections held just last Friday, citing irregularities as the primary reason. The chamber has wasted no time and is gearing up for a fresh election scheduled for Friday, October 6, 2023. This decision follows our earlier report exposing constitutional irregularities in the elections that...

SEALS’ CUP 23 DAY 1: FACULTY OF LAW SECURES AN EMPHATIC TWO GOALS TO NIL WIN OVER DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS

The universality of the phrase, "The law is always supreme", was clearly upheld as the Faculty of Law kicked off their trophy campaign with a 2-0 victory over its neighbouring Faculty with the eye candy building — Faculty of Economics. The Faculty of Law started off very high; utterly dominant in possession and should have...

UI FACULTY OF LAW HOLDS IT CHAMBER ELECTION

Picture Credit: Studentship By Oni Oluwabukola Benedicta With the ongoing new session, it is a tradition in the faculty of law for there to be an election to elect new executives in each of the four chambers to oversee the affairs of the chambers. The chambers include; Darnley Alexander, T.O Elias, H.O Davies, and Augustine...

CORPER WEE!!!: A REVIEW OF THE NYSC ACT AND ITS RELEVANCE 50 YEARS ON

Image credit: The Guardian Nigeria. By: Yusuf Zainab Oyinkansola  On the 22nd May, 1973, Former military head of state, General Yakubu Gowon established the National Youth Service Corps scheme shortly after the civil war. The scheme “was created in a bid to reconstruct, reconcile and rebuild the nation after the Nigerian civil war”. The national...

63RD INDEPENDENCE ANNIVERSARY: TALES OF CRUSHED HOPES, DISMAL FUTURE, DESPAIRED CITIZENRY

On Sunday, 1st October, 2023, Nigeria marked 63 years of independence from Great Britain. This celebration elicited a potpourri of feelings as to how the country has fared since 1960. The theme for this year’s Independence Day Anniversary ‘Nigeria @ 63: Renewed Hope for Unity & Prosperity’ calls for a lot of reflection on how...

NETWORKING OVER GRADES?

Photo credit: zdnet By Salamah Suberu  As a newly admitted student of a prestigious university in Nigeria, especially one studying a noble course, your major priority will be to ace all your courses and become one of the best in your class. Of course, that’s one of the major reasons for you being in school—to...

JCI HOLDS ITS INDUCTION/OATH-TAKING CEREMONY

Picture Credit: JCI By Oni Oluwabukola Benedicta During the second General Assembly of Junior Chamber International (JCI), Nigeria, University of Ibadan which took place October 1, 2023 precisely on Sunday afternoon at the Faculty of Science lecture theatre, University of Ibadan, the intending JCI's got inducted into the chamber. The new JC's got into the...

DIARY OF A LAW STUDENT S2E6

Good evening my one and only. How are you? Hope you didn't miss me too much? For me, I missed you a lot. I have quite a number of things to rant to you about. Woo, for the sake of positivity I'm fine. I'm fine ooo. I'm tired of not being fine so, I'm fine....

THE DECLINE IN ACTIVITIES IN VARIOUS CHAMBERS AT THE FACULTY.

BY : OLAYEMI ISLAMIYYAH OMOSALEWA Law students generally use five years in different universities to study the substantive aspect of law and a year at different law schools situated in different places in the country to study the procedural aspect of law before being finally called to bar as a barrister and solicitor of the...

Memories of Ecstasy; The ageless excellence of our Childhood Books

Image credit: In stock. By Oludare Olufunmilola. What book would you consider the champion of your childhood? Books are great impression makers; they leave indelible marks on individuals and their personalities. Fortunately, the books we used as pupils aren’t exceptions to this fact.  Going down memory lane could make one feel a little bit of...

The Pangs of Depression Amidst Entertainers in Nigeria

Image Credit:Pixabay.com  By Modupeoluwa Omitogun In the last few years, the Nigerian entertainment industry has experienced quite a number of things; both the pleasant and the unpleasant. There have been remarkable achievements both at home and globally; new stars have risen, and many careers are on the uptick, but quite unfortunately, some losses and setbacks....

HERBS AND YOUR HEALTH

Image Credit: freepik By Ogunsile Faith Oluwatosin  What comes to mind when someone says “herbs”? Perhaps some bitter drink meant for grandparents and sometimes forced on their grandkids? In fact, herbs are generally presumed to be bitter, a no-go area for the typical youth. Or maybe herbs are just concoctions that herbalists whip into a...

Apathy in Chambers Elections: Isolated Problem or Sign of a Deeper Rot?

by Yinka Afolayan Ephraim; Waleeyah Olalekan Some of the Chambers at the Faculty of Law, University of Ibadan held their elections last Friday in order to transfer the mantle of leadership to a new set of students who will be chairing the positions till the end of this session. The chambers primarily are entrusted with...

Election Irregularities: Augustine Nnamani Chambers “Raping” its own Constitution Repeatedly

By Odo Christian Obinna Within the towering walls of the Faculty of Law, University of Ibadan, chambers' elections have become a spectacle akin to a dramatic soap opera, gracing us, for instance, with the twisted narrative of Augustine Nnamani Chamber repeatedly defiling its own constitution. It's almost poetic, really, if one enjoys such dark comedies....

THE DANCER

Image Credit: pacaf.af She weaved a dance, something of the art of a spider. She weaved and she spun in the dark closures of her room, a thing for herself, a thing for a girl but yet she managed to entrap. Onyinye’s man would look at her one of those days, dancing her exotic dance...