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Ifeoluwa Lambe More than two months after traffic lights on Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) campus were repainted, they are still not working. This has made the roads on campus more dangerous for everyone. In early February, students and staff saw workers repainting the old traffic lights. Many people hoped this meant the lights would soon start working again. But those hopes have faded, as the lights still do not work. A student said, “When they painted the lights, we thought they would fix them. But nothing has changed. The lights look good, but they are not useful.” The traffic lights at busy places like SUB, Aluta–Faj Annex Road, Road 5 near the Faculty of Agriculture, and the area around the Senate Building are now just colourful poles. They do not help control the growing number of cars and people moving around campus. Because the traffic lights do not work, students often have to run across busy roads. Drivers also move without clear rules, making the roads even mor...

Ifeoluwa Lambe Hezekiah Oluwasanmi Library at Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, held its 2025 Library Week from April 22 to 24. The event focused on the theme “ Read, Reflect, React: The Transformative Power of Reading in Personal and National Development .” It included exhibitions, readings, and a public lecture to encourage reading and creativity. On April 23, Professor Abel Idowu Olayinka, former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ibadan, gave the main lecture at the African Centre of Excellence Main Hall. His talk, titled “The Reader’s Journey: Navigating National Development through the Lens of Literacy,” explained how reading helps people become informed and supports the country’s progress. He said, “We can’t build a progressive nation without a literate population,” and encouraged students and teachers to read beyond their school work. The event was hosted by the University Librarian, Dr. (Mrs.) O.A. Fadehan. Many university leaders and library staff from ...

Benjamin Oluwakasayo Emmanuel On April 23, 2025, the College of Health Sciences at Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) held an event that combined a book launch, a symposium, and a birthday celebration. The event was organized by Sunday Osuntoye, a final-year medical student and author of the newly published book, An Epistle to Medical Students: Making the Most of the Long Years . The gathering included medical students, lecturers, and professors from different departments in the college. The program started with an opening prayer led by Emmanuel Owowolu, a 600-level medical student. After the prayer, Sunday Osuntoye gave the welcome address, explaining the purpose of the event and how he wrote the book. The foreword, written by Dr. Olalekan Olasehinde, a well-known consultant general surgeon and researcher at OAUTHC, was read in his absence by Monisola Adejumobi, a 100-level medical student. Several students then reviewed different chapters of the book. Precious Salako cove...

Abdulkareem Basit Emmanuel Innocent, a final-year student at Obafemi Awolowo University in Nigeria, has been named one of only four recipients worldwide of the prestigious 2024 IEEE Electron Devices Society (EDS) Undergraduate Student Fellowship. According to his LinkedIn post, he is the sole awardee representing the Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) region. The IEEE EDS Undergraduate Student Fellowship is awarded to undergraduate students who have excellent academic records and a strong interest in pursuing graduate research in electron devices and microelectronics. The fellowship includes a $1,000 scholarship and an award plaque. Innocent’s award plaque was received by the Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering at Obafemi Awolowo University while he was attending the International Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC) 2025 in San Francisco. Innocent shared that he began the application process in July 2024 during his final undergraduate yea...

Esther   Olatunji The Security Council of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) recovered a stolen phone belonging to a student on Wednesday night at the Oduduwa Lecture Theatre (ODLT) on campus. The affected student, who preferred to remain anonymous, recounted the stressful experience. “I was at ODLT attending a lecture and stepped out briefly to get food. When I returned to Captain Cook, I realized my phone was missing from my bag. I panicked immediately and started searching around, other students nearby joined in the search, but we couldn’t find it. Someone then advised me to contact the Security Council", the student said. Upon contacting the Security Council, the student was asked to provide personal details, including their email address and phone number, to assist in tracking the missing device. Using these details, the Council was able to locate the phone with another student on campus. “The student who had the phone claimed he was bringing it to the Students’ Uni...