Elizabeth Oladapo The University of Ibadan has extended the 2024/2025 academic calendar to 13 weeks following disruptions caused by the recent ASUU strike, which began on October 13 and ended on October 23, 2025. The updated academic calendar was released on November 3, 2025, adding two weeks to the original 11-week calendar. This adjustment ensures... Continue Reading →
When Silence Becomes The Mantra: Navigating Roommate Conflicts and Communication
Tofunmi Great Ayeni If you have ever lived in a hostel at the University of Ibadan : whether it is Queen Awo Hall, Elizabeth II Hall, Tedder Hall, or any of the private hostels scattered around Agbowo and Ajibode – you know that sharing a room is like entering a social experiment you didn't sign... Continue Reading →
JCIN UI Hosts Press Conference In Anticipation Of FOPA Awards
Jesutofunmi Great Ayeni The Junior Chamber International Nigeria, University of Ibadan chapter, held a press conference on Friday, October 3, 2025, in anticipation of the Fifteen Outstanding Persons Award (FOPA). The theme of this year's edition is “Beyond Recognition, Youths Driving Social Transformation” and it is scheduled to hold on Nov 1, 2025. The event... Continue Reading →
Social Isolation in Hostels: A Silent Struggle
By Omidokun Precious
Your Room, Your Mind: How Your Environment Reflects You
Olakiitan KoladeHow does it feel when you get back from a really long day, and your bed is neatly made, your room is clean, and everything is in its place? You feel a sense of relief, don’t you? Calm washes over you, and for a moment, the noise of the outside world fades. That’s the... Continue Reading →
Nigerian Campus Memes: The Savage Truth Detectives of Social Media
By Jesutofunmi Great AyeniIn the bustling digital corridors of Nigerian universities, a witty and often brutal phenomenon has emerged: campus memes. They act as truth detectives of social media, exposing the contradictions between students’ online self-presentations and their everyday realities. In many ways, they resemble hostel gossip translated into a digital language, unfiltered, humorous, and... Continue Reading →
UCJ’UI Denounces Press Misrepresentation, Demands Accountability and Institutional Checks
By William Olaleye The Union of Campus Journalists, University of Ibadan, on Tuesday, reaffirmed its commitment to truthful and unbiased reporting, noting that it remains unwavering in its non-negotiable principles of truth, objectivity, accountability, and service to the student community.The union’s reaffirmation was conveyed in a release signed by its President, Olanshile Ogunrinu, and General... Continue Reading →
Awo Hall LnD Defeats Lord Tedder as JAWWAR’25 Kicks Off
By Jesutofunmi Great AyeniObafemi Awolowo Hall Literary and Debating Society defeated Lord Tedder Hall in the first leg of the 2025 Jaw War Debate Competition, which began on September 16 at the New Faculty Lecture Theatre (NFLT).Representing Obafemi Awolowo Hall, Goodluck Akinlawon and Esther Ojo opposed the motion that food security in Nigeria should be... Continue Reading →
