Rianat AdemolaThe Obafemi Awolowo Hall Judicial Council held court proceedings on June 14, 2025, at the Senior Common Room (SCR) to hear disciplinary cases involving nine residents accused of violating the hall’s code of conduct.The defendants were accused of cooking in in their rooms – an act prohibited under hall regulations for safety reasons. The... Continue Reading →
Awo HRC Ratifies Executives Budgets at Ordinary Sitting
Leonard Divine, Jesutofunmi Great Ayeni The Obafemi Awolowo Hall Representative Council (HRC) of the University of Ibadan ratified executive budgets across key offices during its ordinary sitting held on Thursday, June 12, 2025.The sitting, which took place at the Students’ Common Room, began at 7:30 p.m. and was presided over by the Speaker, Hon. Atilola... Continue Reading →
More Than Food or Fitness: Why Your Body Needs Sleep First
Marvellous OlajideIt is 3:12 a.m. The hostel is finally quiet. You are hunched over your notes, fighting sleep with slaps and caffeine. The test is at 8 a.m., and your eyes feel like sandpaper. In the culture of student life in Nigeria, particularly within university hostels, where TDB (till day break ) and MTN (... Continue Reading →
UI’SU Issues Urgent Scam Alert, Confirms Arrest of Perpetrators
Jesutofunmi Great AyeniThe University of Ibadan Students’ Union (UI'SU) has issued an urgent warning to students, alerting them to ongoing fraudulent activities targeting the student community.In a press release jointly signed by the General Secretary, Segun V. Olowu, and the President, Covenant Odedele, the Union disclosed that scammers have been contacting students while posing as... Continue Reading →
Inside the Isolated Journey of UI’s DLC Students
Hadiza UsmanAisha sits at her desk in a quiet room, hours away from the University of Ibadan. Her laptop screen glows with lecture slides and online forums, the only companions in her academic routine. As a 300-level Computer Science student at the university’s Distance Learning Centre, Aisha studies alone most days. “It is just me... Continue Reading →
Student Leadership in Decline: The Real Cost of Exclusion at UI
If we tell,gently,gentlyAll that we shall one day have to tellWho then will hear our voices without laughter?Sad complaining voices of beggarsWho indeed will hear them without laughter? ( Birago Diop, Vanity)At the University of Ibadan today, a quiet but crucial concern is overlooked. The breakdown of student leadership and the spread of political apathy... Continue Reading →
Braids on Boys: A Trend Challenging Our Cultural Norms
Leonard Divine It starts with a parting comb, a little rubber thread, and a teenage boy sitting between his sister’s knees. On a hot Saturday afternoon in Lagos, she skillfully sections his hair, twisting and braiding as Davido’s music hums in the background. Just a few years ago, this scene would have raised eyebrows. Now,... Continue Reading →
UI’SU Announces School Fee Deadline Extension to June 20, NELFUND Disbursement to Begin
Rianat Ademola The University of Ibadan Students’ Union ( UI'SU) has announced a two-week extension for the payment of school fees and course registration, shifting the deadline from June 6 to June 20, 2025.According to the memorandum released by the Union, the extension was secured through engagements with the university management in response to concerns... Continue Reading →
Building Hobbies as Adults
Olakiitan KoladeMany of us enjoy singing, dancing, crocheting, or engaging in other activities that benefit us. However, we often don’t do them regularly because we procrastinate. Laziness and hesitation tend to win, and we end up losing out. But if we can push past that initial resistance for just a few weeks, these activities start... Continue Reading →
Tired All the Time? It Might Be Burnout, Not Laziness
By Marvellous OlajideThere is a type of exhaustion that sleep alone cannot fix. You may wake up feeling tired, attend classes without energy, and find it difficult to absorb any information from your notes. You may become irritable without clear cause, and although your body is physically present, your mind feels distant and disengaged. If... Continue Reading →
