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Obafemi Awolowo University

OAU: VC warns students against cultism, other vices

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Prof. Eyitope Ogunbodede, the Vice-Chancellor, Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, has warned newly admitted students to desist from social vices and acts capable of truncating their programme in the institution. Ogunbodeded gave the charge at the orientation exercise of the new intakes  for the 2019/2020 academic session,  on Wednesday in Ile-Ife. READ ALSO: OAU suspends […]

Midnight fire razes four shops, property worth N2 m in Ife New Market

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The Osun State Fire Service, on Monday confirmed a midnight fire outbreak at the Odo-Ogbe, Ile-Ife New Market razing four shops and property worth N2 million. Mr Adeyinmi Adeleye, Senior Fire Superintendent, Osun State Fire Service, Lagere, Ile-Ife, confirmed the incident in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ile-Ife. READ ALSO: […]

Media Panache’s Peniel Ajuka delivers exclusive PR insights at ‘The Entrepreneurial Mindset’

Recently at the Oduduwa Hall,Obafemi Awolowo University, an audience of students and entrepreneurs was treated to an exclusive session of useful tips and insights into the use of Public Relations as a tool for building businesses. The session was facilitated by Peniel Ajuka, General Manager and Team lead at Media Panache Nigeria, a frontline Public […]

Sex-for-marks: OAU sacks Prof. Akindele

Sex-for-marks: OAU sacks Prof. Akindele

The Governing Council of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, has dismissed Prof. Richard Akindele who was allegedly involved in a sex-for-marks scandal. Prof. Eyitope Ogunbodede, the Vice Chancellor of OAU, announced Akindele’s dismissal in a statement on Wednesday in Ile-Ife. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the vice chancellor of the university had […]

Sex-for-mark: Wild, wild sex on Nigerian campuses

#SexForMarks: What Next?

…Varsity students, others cry out …I’m in- charge, nobody can stop me – Lecturer Caged for long by fear of the unknown, a leaked audio tape revealing how a pastor-professor allegedly demanded five rounds of sex for a pass-mark was the tonic she needed to find her voice. Unlike some Nigerians that have expressed disbelief […]

OAU students get new leaders, recommend peaceful electoral process for Nigeria

Students of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife have got new leaders to direct their affairs for the next academic session. The leaders emerged after a keenly contested election which took place across all faculties and halls of residence in the OAU. Following the leaders emergence, students of the OAU were seen jubilating and rejoicing at […]

NESG Gets New DG

  Mr Laoye Jaiyeola has been appointed the new Director General of the Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG). Jaiyeola takes over from Frank Nweke II, who retired in November 2014 after six years of service the DG and now a senator. Jaiyeola was appointed to pilot the affairs of the group after being ratified by […]

‎OAU Students Jettison Ex-Lecturer Sonaiya

  Majority of students of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife voted for All Progressives Congress against their ex-lecturer from KOWA Party presidential candidate, Prof. Remi Sonaiya. Sonaiya, a female aspirant, was a professor of French Language and Linguistics at Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun state.‎ Earlier, Daily Times had reported that students Union of OAU asked […]