OAU Kilonshele News Outfit

Adebimpe Oluwatofunmi OAU Kilonshele News Agency, a leading campus media platform at Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), along with seven of its reporters, has earned several nominations in the upcoming 2025 Association of Campus Journalists, OAU (ACJOAU) Awards. The reporters nominated include Benjamin Oluwakasayo Emmanuel for Best News Reporter; Edun Precious and Lawal Usman Olanrewaju for Best Article Writer; and Esther Olatunji, who earned multiple nominations for Best Upcoming Writer, Best Female Campus Journalist, Most Promising Campus Journalist, and Overall Best Campus Journalist. Other nominees from OAU Kilonshele include Lawal Usman Olanrewaju for Best Politics Reporter, Emiola Oluwaseun for Best Feature Writer, and Abdulkareem Abdulbasit, the Editor-in-Chief of OAU Kilonshele, for Best Campus Editor. The agency itself is also nominated for Best News Agency. The winners of the 2025 ACJOAU Awards will be announced at the Pen and Plate Affairs award and handing over c...

Adebimpe Oluwatofunmi Obafemi Awolowo University recently hosted the Mindset Conference titled “The Blueprint: Mastering Academics, Hustles and The Future You”, held on Monday, June 30th, 2025, at the ICT Conference Hall. The event was organised by the Education Economics Students Association of Nigeria (EESAN), OAU chapter, with Dr. M.O. Ajibade also playing a key role in hosting the program. The conference featured keynote speeches from Dr. Adeniyi John, Country Director of the Canadian Educational Council, alongside panelists including Abayomi Awosika, Ganiyu Yusuf, and Llo Fathia. Dr. John began his speech by engaging the audience with questions about their mindset towards life, encouraging participants to reflect on their personal outlooks. He emphasized that having a clear mindset is crucial for students, noting that every academic journey should start with a statement of purpose. “Why am I in school? Why am I in the university? That is your driving force,” he said. H...