LSS UI Announces The Commencement Of Basic Dues Payment

Image Credit: LSS UI The executives of the Law students society, University of Ibadan has announced the commencement of the payment of basic dues for the 2023/2024 academic session. The Ademola led administration otherwise called the Redefinition team has made this known today, in their second special release as they announced that the basic due...

31 UI STUDENTS BECOME 2024 NHEF SCHOLARS

The 31 selected University of Ibadan students By: Oni Oluwabukola Benedicta Nigeria Higher Education Foundation (NHEF) is a non- profit organisation which aim to transform Higher Education in Nigeria. For the past two decades, they have focused on providing opportunities for students, faculty and administrators at select partner universities. "This year, out of one hundred...

PROFESSOR ADEKUNLE A. AINA DELIVERS THE 552nd INAUGURAL LECTURE

By Isaiah Goodness On the 27th of June, 2024, under the aegis of the Faculty of Law, University of Ibadan, the reverred Professor of Law, Adekunle A. Aina delivered a public lecture on, 'Companies also cry- Finance, Regulation and Sustainability of Companies' in what would mark the 9th inaugural Lecture from the Faculty and the...

To Rip Or Not To Rip Caeser? The Ultimate Fresher’s Heist

Image Credit: Easy LeArNGUAGE By Oluwatimilehin Oluwole-Ojo The trend at the beginning of every new session. Fresh faces, fresh brains, fresh opportunities, fresh surprises, fresh talents, fresh laughing stocks, fresh blood for those that may end up bumping into the ever welcoming bed bugs, and most importantly, fresh beginnings. From the flashy or drab “Welcome...

Ethics and Litigation Department Appoints New Executives

By Samuel Omofala The Ethics and Litigation Department of the Law Students' Society at the University of Ibadan inaugurated a new leadership team on June 28, 2024. The nine-member team, led by Clinton Atanda, was inaugurated at the Law Lecture Room around 1 p.m. on Friday. The president of the Law Students' Society, Mr. Idowu...

UI SU postpones Congress

Image Credit: SU UI Isaiah Goodness In its release circulated today, 27th of June 2024, the AWEDA BOLAJI led Students' Union administration has effectively postponed the Congress earlier scheduled for 29th of June 2024. At the point of writing this report the reason for the postponement remains unclear and a new date is yet to...

TRANSITION TO CAMPUS HOSTEL LIFE: THE FRESHER PERSPECTIVE.

Image Credit: https://voxpopuligallery.org By Adeyemo Mercy As a fresher, must have heard various things about the campus hostel lifestyle from staylites who sometimes cook tales and exaggerate their experiences in the hostel, ranging from the issue of bedbugs in their rooms and reading rooms, undrinkable borehole water, trying to adapt to cooking with stove, having...

THE EFFICACY OF SU OVER THE YEARS: A TRUCE OR AN IMPASSE

By Olayemi Islamiyyah #notofuelsubsidy, #endSARS #Letthepoorbreathe among others has been the mantra of both online and physical protests by Nigerians against the Nigerian government over the years. Most of these protests died down without coming to a definite solution. Nigerians were like babies who whined for something the mother had decided not to give and...

DIARY OF A LAW STUDENT

My dear diary, it has been a while or should I say, I’m going through a lot? Diary, each time I remember that I have to be in class as early as 8am everyday or each time I think of the assignments I already have when it’s just week 2, my mind just goes back...

University of Ibadan Students’ Union Set to hold a Congress

Image Credit: UI SU Isaiah Goodness In a release dated 24th of June 2024, the executive arm of the Students' Union stated to the effect that a Congress will be held on Saturday, 29th of June, 2024, to discuss the state of the school fees increment among other things. The Congress, as per the release,...

CALL FOR REFORMS IN LAW STUDENTS SOCIETY’S ELECTIONS

Image Credit: Team Redefinition By Samuel Omofala The last LSS election was a most anticipated faculty election during the last electioneering period. The last election of the Law Students Society brought in the Ademola Phocus-led ‘Team Redefinition’ to power. While outsiders cheered the electoral process and the perceived excellence of the conduct of the election,...

IS THE GAME AFOOT? : SHERLOCK HOLMES II

Image Credit: Wikipedia By Olufunmilola Oludare Earlier and in the previous publication, the story’s background was thoroughly discussed. Although the first part was filmed in 2009, and this second part in 2011, the break in filming is reasonably understandable and in fact, worth the wait. Considering the work put into the second part, it is...

The Student Loan Acts; A Juxtaposition

Image Credit: Business day.ng Evelyn Temny Following the news about the Nigerian government being set to pay Thirty-five billion Naira to successful applicants of the student loan; that is, Five Hundred Thousand Naira per student, it has become imperative for students to know more about this stipend. Why has it garnered much attention but little...

Stay Hydrated, Stay Healthy: Practical Tips For Preventing Cholera

Image credit: Times of India Everyone knows that Cholera is that dreaded disease that causes serious dehydration and can lead to death. But this disease has always seemed so far away, and perhaps you thought that only the residents of dirty environments were at risk, but apparently, this is no longer true since recent events...

Grief

Image Credits: iStockphoto.com By Uchechukwu Maduka Nneoma felt her spirit gradually leave her body. Her body and bone stiff from sitting, her face caked with dried tears and blood. She lay on the wooden bed, wrapped in an old blanket. The house was unusually quiet, the kind of quiet that engulfs you completely, suffocating you....

Strategies for Academic Excellence in the University of Ibadan

Image Credit: Shutterstock.com At the dawn of every academic session, students experience a mix of emotions across different categories. Freshmen, who were top achievers in their secondary schools, want to maintain that momentum even in the midst of the unfamiliar and challenging terrain of the University of Ibadan. Returning students probably want to change their...

Unveiling Top Entertainment/Relaxation Spots in the University of Ibadan

Image credit: UI Directorate of Public Communication By Olaniyi Grace The University of Ibadan, popularly known as the first and the best university in Nigeria, is renowned for one thing—excellence both in character and in learning. The same can hardly be said of the social life of its students because, when placed side by side...

PRIORITIES: A SHAG OR A PASS

Photo Credit: Dreams time.com By Oluwole-ojo Feranmi Free condoms or free materials? By now, the price of textbooks and printing materials, for people who favor hardcopies over soft copies, must be burning a hole in your student sized pockets. Caught in the cross hairs of this economical quagmire, this writer was faced with the thought...

The Literary and Debating Society of University of Ibadan Inaugurates New Executives

Image credits: TLDS UI By Isaiah Goodness After a keenly contested election at the tail end of last session, new executives emerged to steer the affair of the Literary and Debating Society of the University of Ibadan, for the 2023/2024 session. To this effect, on Friday, 21st of June, 2024 at exactly 12 noon, these...

PARTICIPATION IN STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS: HOW PROFITABLE?

Photo credit: http://www.publish.com By Oluwasayo Jesuloba ONE of the first things a new student looks forward to upon admission is participation. I have this on absolutely good authority that when a person is new to a place, he desires some social interaction that will engraft in him a wholesome consciousness of the place's texture, or...

Central Council of Ibadan Indigines Host a Stage Play

By Isaiah Goodness The Central Council of Ibadan Indigenes, an umbrella body for all socio-cultural societies/clubs of Ibadan extraction both home and abroad, as part of its 2024 Ibadan Cultural Festival held a stage play on the 14th of June at the famous Wole Soyinka Theatre on the University of Ibadan campus.The play was entitled...

FROM THE PREMIER UNIVERSITY TO THE PREMIUM SPOTLIGHT: 5 ENTERTAINERS YOU MIGHT NOT KNOW WERE STUDENTS OF UI

For everyone, there’s always a sense of fulfilment no matter how subtle or grand, that comes with identifying with greatness and dignitaries. This may either be by choosing to identify with the groups to which they belong and have established or with the good they’ve done and causes they’ve fought for. On the other hand,...

SAME-SEX MARRIAGE AND NIGERIA’S STANCE

Image Credit: U.S Census Bureau By: Evelyn Temny It is now common knowledge that certain segments of the world population do not share the same sexual orientation as the majority. In fact, many individuals have departed from the generally accepted norms of sexual relationships, forging their own paths and insisting, rightfully so, on being neither...

EXPLORING THE TRENDS AND EFFECTS OF CAMPUS FELLOWSHIP EVANGELISM ON NEW STUDENTS

Picture credit: leadership news.com By Olufunmilola oludare University campuses have long been a hub for diverse perspectives, ideas, and beliefs. For many students, higher education marks a significant transition to independence, exploration, and self-discovery. University of Ibadan Amidst this journey is no different from every other university campus. It houses various campus groups and communities,...

BEDBUGS: CRUSHING THE BLOODY PARASITES

Image Credit: Dreamstime Stock Photos By Ogunsile Faith Oluwatosin Everyone knows the disgusting little insect that is content to live underneath the seams of a mattress during the day, and then at night, when everyone is fast asleep and dead to the world, it creeps out and continues its nightly feast. This would have been...

Fresh Faces, Fresh Expectations

By Ogunsile Faith Oluwatosin The journey of a thousand miles, they say, starts with a step. Several new students have taken this first step of the tertiary education journey by gaining admission into the University of Ibadan, and with the physical resumption, new faces have had to walk through the school gates for the first...

Adeyemi Michael Aduragbemi Essay Contest Launches 3rd Edition

By Babalola Opeyemi Caroline The Adeyemi Michael Aduragbemi essay contest has commenced its 3rd edition on the first of June and will conclude on the 30th of June. The topic of the essay is "Evaluating The Long-term Economic Impact of the Nigerian Students Loan Bill on Graduates and the National Economy." The third edition is...

Another Happy Resumption, Steezen’t It?

Image Credit: iStock.com By Oluwole-ojo Timilehin Can we go back to the time when this holiday seshe beere?? It's just like when you dream those sweet dreams that make you want to stay asleep forever, the ones that could make you force yourself back to sleep just to continue dreaming. And of course, such dreams...

LOVE, LOGIC AND ROMANCE: ACT LIKE A LADY, THINK LIKE A MAN

By Adeyemo Mercy Adeola Act like a lady, think like a man is a book published in 2009 and one of the New York times bestselling book which incorporates paradoxical and antithetical points of view. Written and artistically worded by Steve Harvey, it provides valuable insights and detailed guide on how women can take calculated...

Diary of a Law Student

Dear Diary, Today, I sit down to update you because a new chapter is about to begin in my life. This is a new level. Resumption is here. I'm overwhelmed with anticipation but with mixtures of excitement and nervousness. The long break is over and I'll be reuniting with my classmates. I'll be meeting new...

The Odyssey of Undergraduate Accomodation at the University of Ibadan

Image Credit: Wikipedia Sojourn - A word to describe a temporary stay; A word that encapsulates the transient nature of human existence, reflecting also the ephemeral journey of Uites. This transient nature applies even to seemingly permanent lecturers, who will eventually depart due to greater responsibilities or retirement. However, this editorial does not aim to...

Organizers Of The UI Seals Cup Announce Its Return

Image Credit: UI Student Union By Oluwademilade Ogunleye It was an exciting day in the sports community of the University of Ibadan as the organizers of the biggest competition on campus, The SEALS Cup, announced its return. The announcement was contained in a Graphics and Broadcast message sent out to various groups and statuses on...

CROSSROADS

Image Credit: iStock By: Ochi Maduabuchi "Mark?" she called, drawing my attention back to the room. My mind had wandered again. It tended to do that, especially when it was crowded. And it definitely was right now. "You have to choose," she continued, "We haven't much time left. So quickly." She was already packing her...

NAVIGATING THE SPORTING SCENE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN AS A FRESH SPORTSMAN

Image Credit: The Economic Times By Oluwademilade Ogunleye “...For a mind that knows, is a mind that’s free”These are lines you’ve probably come across as you try to learn the school anthem with the excitement of finally being called a student of the “First and best”; but have you ever sat down to wonder what...

Too Early To Call? Assessing Team Redefinition’s Takeoff

UI LAW Team Redefinition (Source: UI Law Official X page) By Theo Hawkeye A new era dawned on the Law Students' Society, University of Ibadan on April 28, 2024 as a new administration took over the reins of affairs in the society. The new administration, led by the president Idowu Ademola, otherwise known as Phocus,...

THROUGH THE VICTORIAN LONDON: SHERLOCK HOLMES I

Image Credit:IMDP App By Olufunmilola oludare Aside…The average Nigerian parents hold the notion that the sciences is a superior choice for their wards compared to the arts and commercial fields. This bias is not strange, considering Nigeria’s labour market. There are more career prospects and job opportunities in the sciences if put on an equal...

STUDENT CONDUCT 101: AN INSIGHT INTO THE RULES OF CONDUCT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN

Image Credit: https://Freepik.com By Ogunsile Faith Oluwatosin Imagine a world without laws, where everyone is free to act according to their wishes, without any penalties, and you would see a world of disarray, violence and terror. Laws are the foundation of any human society because they generally tell people how to conduct themselves in such...

BETWEEN A ROCK AND A HARD PLACE: New Students Battle Extortion Amidst Inflation

Image Credit: http://www.annafrancioci By Olufunmilola oludare and Salamah Orahachi Suberu I couldn't agree more with whoever said that we Nigerians are our own problems because quite frankly, we are. It is no news that Nigeria is currently grappling with inflation. The recent surge in prices of goods and services has taken a steep climb while...

UI SU RELEASES THE RESOLUTION OF HER STAKEHOLDERS MEETING

Image Credit: UI SU By Evelyn Temny The University of Ibadan Students' Union, under the leadership of her recently-elected President; Bolaji Aweda, released on the 13th day of June, 2024, the resolution of the stakeholders meeting held on Wednesday, June 12, 2024, at the Kunle Adepoju building, University of Ibadan. The meeting had in attendance,...

UI Faculty of Law Moot and Mock Society Secures First Runner-Up in National Contest

Image Credit: Moot and Mock Society, University of Ibadan By Babalola Opeyemi Caroline The Moot and Mock Society, Faculty of Law, University of Ibadan emerged as the first runner-up in the Yusuf Olaolu Alli National Advocacy Contest. The contest, organized by the Law Students Society of the University of Ilorin in conjunction with their Moot,...

If The Foundation Be Destroyed, What Can The Unrighteous Do?

Image Credit:Adobe stock By Olufunmilola oludare In the biblical context, "the righteous" are those paragons of virtue, the epitome of moral uprightness, and the walking, talking embodiments of God’s will and commandments. These folks are often depicted as those who trust in God, follow His laws to the letter, and live with integrity that would...

Democracy In Nigeria: Evaluating The Twenty-five Year Journey

Image Credits: Freepik.com On the 29th of May, 1999, throngs of smiling faces filled the streets of Nigeria. The reason for their smiles was not far-fetched since the military rule had just ended, and Olusegun Obasanjo was sworn in as the new President of the newly restored democratic government of Nigeria. It was a time...

A DANCE OF LIZARDS

Image Credit: iStockphoto.com By Oluwasayo Jesuloba DRAGONS- Powerful mythical creatures, terror of the skies, beautiful awesome Lizards!. But they are not the focus of today’s discourse… what has the grass to say of dragons dancing? Even if grass-dwellers do not have more immediate, more terrific concerns, deign they even see dragons dancing in the skies?....

New Beginnings at the University of Ibadan

Image Credit: Magnet Magazine To everything, there is a season. From the process of resuming school as a new student, to graduating after a number of years, only one thing remains constant, and that is time. New seasons and new sessions bring students in motion, whether entering or leaving, and time serves as the unifying...

INCREASED SCHOOL FEES AND THE DILEMMA OF FRESHERS

By Olayemi Islamiyyah and Ogunsile Faith Staring in shock at her phone’s screen is a 100 level student of the University of Ibadan. She has just discovered that she would have to cough up a whooping sum of over a hundred thousand naira as school fees for the session. Her twin brother sits beside her,...

THE ULTIMATE BUDGET-FRIENDLY GUIDE TO EATING HEALTHY

Image Credit: FreePik By Ogunsile Faith Oluwatosin And just like that, a new session is here. Never mind the fact that majority of students have not recovered from the previous session, and would rather lay in bed with and stay buried in their blankets, either way, school, moves on. It is officially time for fresh...

First Time on Campus

Image Credit: istockphoto.com By: Ochi, Maduabuchi Chidi stood at the car park near the school gate, taking in the hustle and bustle of it all. Finally he had made it here, to this prestigious school, as a student. The great UI. And he was to move in today, or at least try to. He had...

UI SRC MAINTAINS THE CURRENT BASIC DUES

Image Credit: UI SRC By Oni Oluwabukola B Today, 10th of June, 2024, the Student Representative Council, University of Ibadan maintains the current basic dues of three thousand naira(3,000). The meeting was an emergency meeting called to deliberate on the maximum payable dues for the 2024/2025 session which was proposed and presented by the Council...

UI SU Reissues Official Transport Fare Rates to Combat Extortion

Image Credit: UI SU By Oni Oluwabukola Benedicta With the commencement of the 2024/2025 academic session on June 10, 2024, marked by the start of online registration, the University of Ibadan (UI) management has mandated that new students (freshers) report to their respective halls of residence by June 9, 2024. This directive has prompted UI...

OJAH’S Guide to FICTION!

Image Credit: Believer's Academy By Jesuloba Oluwasayo IT has been so long since Ojah wrote something, since he started to edit ‘Sharon’s Column’ two years ago and began to tout the idea that in the new world, only women would have the soul and patience to write creatively. The last thing he wrote was a...

REVERTING TO THE OLD NATIONAL ANTHEM: An Introspection Into Nigeria’s System Of Enacting Laws

Image Credit: http://www.semafo By Oludare Olufunmilola and Abdullah Alabi As one of the supposed restructuring parameters of the “Renewed Hope” government under the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, a bill to revert to Nigeria's old national anthem, "Nigeria, We Hail Thee," was passed and has been signed into law. The anthem "Nigeria, We Hail...

DIARY OF A LEGAL INTERN

By Evelyn Temny Dear Diary, You know what's popping? Resumption!!! (Cries in realisation). To think I did not even spend this break resting or chilling or anything of sort is quite sad but it's all for my good. I applied to intern at the Ministry of Justice, Oyo State Secretariat, Ibadan. Believe me when I...

THE REDEFINITION TEAM, LSS UI HITS THE GROUND RUNNING

Image Credit: Team Redefinition By Ajetomobi Ore-ofeOluwa and Ogunsile Faith Oluwatosin From the campaigns to the press night, and even from the election results, the new LSS executives -Team Redefinition- had already started building up the expectation of the law student body. Therefore, once they took over the reins of leadership on the 28th of...

WHAT AWAITS UI FRESHERS BEYOND THE BRICK WALLS? A Look at Hostel Cultures

Image Credit:The Whistler By Salamah Suberu I remember vividly the day I got admitted into the first and the best. It was a moment filled with happiness, joy and readiness to say goodbye to home. I was looking forward to living on campus, meeting new people and living my best life ever. However, when I...

APOR LA 15: THE TALES OF THE ‘REAL’ MADRID’S DECIMOQUINTA UCL VICTORY

Image Credit: The Cable news By Ogunleye Oluwademilade Two Madrid teams have played in the top flight of Spanish Football in the past decade, but only one can be ‘Real’. Call it luck, sheer determination, intimidating history, sheer unrefined confidence or even black magic, one thing remains Constant; The White Stars continue to shine bright...