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Oluwafemi Olabode                            Photo credit: ACJ OAU  The Obafemi Awolowo University Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Simeon Bamire, on Thursday 11th of January, reaffirmed the institution’s zero tolerance for cultism and exam malpractice. The University Vice-Chancellor represented by the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academics), Prof. Bola Babalola, disclosed this during the matriculation ceremony for the 2022/2023 academic session new intakes held at the University’s Oduduwa Hall Amphitheater. Bamire stated that since the University’s establishment, it has consistently produced skilled professionals to fulfil national and international employment requirements while noting that the University commonly known as ‘Great Ife’ has served as a hub of knowledge and intellectual excellence for many decades. He urged the newly matriculated students to strive for excellence by enhancing, refining, and understand...

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  Olabode Oluwafemi  "Technology is the new boy" were the words of Akin Ogunbiyi, Chairman Mutual Benefit Assurance Plc who chairs the OAU Tech Week conference themed "Tech Impact: Harnessing The Power of Technology for Positive Change" held in the early hours of Tuesday at the institution's New Moot and Mock Court. Ogunbiyi who lauded the Olayiwola Folahan- Reform led Great Ife Students' Union administration for innovation of the Tech empowerment programme for Obafemi Awolowo University Students. He added that the circles of Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg, and Amazon all emerged technologically by solving humans' problems with their innovation equally charging the students to emulate such model. The tech empowerment programme aims at getting 1000 Obafemi Awolowo University students well grounded and engaged in tech soft skills with secured gadgets (Laptops) to be paid for installmentally. Presentation of award to Dr. Akin Ogunbiyi by the Great Ife Students...

  Olabode Oluwafemi   The Great Ife Electoral Commission has declared Ojo Abbas Akinremi- Lordfem as the President-elect of the OAU Great Ife Students' Union. Great Ife Decides: Final top 3 Students' Union Presidential Aspirants. #GreatIfeDecides ’23 #OAUTwitter pic.twitter.com/iTl1OZxlcT — Oau Kilonshele News Agency (@oau_kilonshele) June 2, 2023 Lordfem who polled a total votes of 2,796 dominated polls of 4 faculties out of 13, Agriculture, EDM, Sciences and Basic Medical Science with his closest rival Abiola Oluwasegun- Legbeti, who polled 1,121 votes. The official declaration by the Great Ife Students' Union Electoral Commission Chairman, Ayebiele Oluwajuedalo came series of hours after the conclusion of the electioneering process which kickstarted on Thursday till Friday's early hours. Lordfem got admitted into the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife in 2018, currently a part 4 Student of the Department of Animal Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture. Ojo Abbas Akinre...

  Damola Badmos and Olabode Oluwafemi  Office of the Financial Secretary  Fasina Damilare Ezekiel (Dblaq) from Administration, Akintoye Akinsola (Dunamis) from Technology and Dotunodun Joshua (Pendragon) from Arts How they intend to build the union toward financial sustainability so that they do not depend on alumni was asked, Dblaq promised 5000 students will be on scholarship and promised to tap into indigenous ways such as bursaries and grants. Well, realistic enough? Definitely negative. Dunamis said finance cannot be sustained without good management. He prided himself that three organizations are ready to partner with the institution due to his interest in the post. He said a proposal has been tendered to zenith bank and assured the students of something huge. Pendragon stated that what is on ground needs to be maintained before thinking of what is not on ground. He promised to give adequate advice to the EC l. All he keeps hitting on is advice and advise. Well, spe...

Olabode Oluwafemi  The Great Ife Students' Union Electoral Commission Chairman, Ayebiele Oluwajuedalo has said he never saw the mistake engulfed in the electioneering process coming. The statement was made in an interview with ACJOAU shortly after the declared inconclusive and cancelation of Faculties of Administration and Social Sciences Students' Union SRC election which was brawled with outburst as earlier reported by OAU KILONSHELE . Oluwajuedalo who stated he apologize to the "entirety of Great Ife Students" also made known the mistakes were a result of technical error and the screened-out of an aspirant on the ballot papers at Faculty of Education was on the ground of his impeachment from Great Ife Students' Union Judicial Council.  "The criteria to disqualify or qualify a candidate is a sole responsibility of the Electoral Commission." The Chairman claimed.  READ ALSO: Great Ife Decides: Outburst as Faculties of Administration and Social Sciences...

Olabode Oluwafemi  The grand finale 9th annual edition of the Nigerian Economics Students' Association Obafemi Awolowo University [NESA OAU] held on Wednesday has charged students to inculcate value in the pursuit of their academics. The event was graced by notable and influential personalities across strata of firms and colored with students in their scores. Economic veteran and guest speaker Prince Oyediran Adelani Ajanaku, an alumnus of the institution in his inaugural address stressed incorporating the youths with essential tools and skills will enhance economic growth and development. "By equipping our young generation with necessary tools, skills and opportunities to flourish in the workforce, we can unlock a vast reservoir of potential that will propel economic growth and secure a prosperous future for all". He faulted the fallen-short Nigerian education system and identified the high demand shrouded with competitiveness in the job market and enjoined them to be sk...

  Olabode Oluwafemi  As part of efforts to commemorate and celebrate Association of Campus Journalists Obafemi Awolowo University [ACJ-OAU] 50th anniversary, the association has secured partnership with Learnaholics Academy, Africa to offer courses on Media, Law and Ethics.  Learnaholics Academy is an educative Institute that provides innumerable courses to enhance knowledge on chosen field of career. In a letter addressed by the Executive Director of the institute, Olatunbosun Olalekan to the President of the Association Faith Alofe, stated the academy seeks to support 50 members with a premium course- Media, Law and Ethics to provide journalists with an insight on law and ethics guiding the media profession within Nigeria and beyond. The letter reads; "As one of the most profound campus journalism bodies across the country, we wish to extend our token of support to your distinguished organization on the event of your fiftieth anniversary. We would like to support fifty ...

 Olabode Oluwafemi   Normalcy has been restored shortly after a "peaceful protest" was demonstrated by Technology and Engineering Faculty students of the alleged beaten-to-death student for theft in the early hours of Wednesday. The institution management was represented by the Dean of Students' Affairs, Prof Isiaka Aransi and Chief Security Officer of the institution who made an address to the students at the protest scene calling for serenity and order as perpetrators will be justly treated. Protesting Students in their response equally made their demands known such as;  i. A representative must emerge from the deceased Faculty in the investigative panel.  ii. Prohibition of the parade of offenders and subjection to torture famously called 'SMS' - Scientific Maximum Shishi.  iii. Shut down of the Students' Union building and suspension of union leaders' activities till the outcome of the investigation. The management's representatives at SU bus stop-...

 Olabode Oluwafemi   In respect to   OAU KILONSHELE earlier report   on the arrest and detention of the Students' Union Social Director, Adegboye Olamilekan - Omo Alhaji, his release has been revealed by a source. It was disclosed that the release of Omo Alhaji, Abeja Ibukun and Adebayo Nurudeen was made last Saturday while the OAU Chief Security Officer, Mr. Babatunde Oyatokun in similar vein confirmed to OAU KILONSHELE . CLICK HERE TO JOIN OAU KILONSHELE NEWS ROOM Our correspondent in an interview with OAU Chief Security Officer, Mr. Babatunde Oyatokun attributed the arrest to an earlier attack launched on a female student between Fajuyi and Akintola hall [bushy path] axis in the middle of the night where she was stabbed and robbed of her mobile phone. He further stated their release doesn't amount to inculpability as OAU management is yet to issue a public statement on the outcome of the investigation as tendered by the external security agency. "They have conclud...

Olabode Oluwafemi   The Great Ife Students' Union Director of Socials, Adeboye Olamilekan famously identified as "Omo Alhaji" has been arrested and detained in the Department of State Services custody as disclosed to OAU KILONSHELE by a confidential source. The source further revealed he was stated to be a suspected member of a violent group which led to his arrest by the OAU security department and subsequently handed over to the DSS for further probe and investigation. According to a close associate of the DOS in a telephone conversation with OAU KILONSHELE who confirmed the incident, stated he was invited by the OAU security department on Friday where he was equally handed over to the DSS as they are yet to be formally addressed the reason for his detention.   OAU KILONSHELE 's efforts in reaching out to the Students' Union Public Relations Officer, Ogunperi Taofeek to confirm the incident yielded abortive, as he maintained mum desisting from engagement with o...

Olabode Oluwafemi   "The jersey we used to play, we bought it with our money. Some of my players borrowed money to get their jerseys. The equipment we used in Lagos was given to us by our alumni. They borrowed us their kit bag. The school did not provide us with anything at all"   T en months after the 26th Nigerian University Games [NUGA] sporting competition held at the University Of Lagos, OAU athletes are yet to receive their allowances as revealed to OAU KILONSHELE . The NUGA games competition held March 19th-26th had OAU and other universities' athletic teams camped at University of Lagos, the school host for seven days.  Our correspondent from further investigation learnt some OAU athletes were partially paid N36,000 out of a total agreed sum of N60,000 allowance while others are yet to receive any sort of payment.  "We had an agreement, which was reached there in UNILAG that the school will pay each athlete N60,000.  Through a little form of protest, we ...

Olabode Oluwafemi A part one Law student identified as Gloria Omoniyi, a resident of Mozambique hall got attacked along the bushy path located between Akintola and Fajuyi hall of residence towards the hours of Wednesday midnight. According to close friends of the victim, as confirmed by OAU KILONSHELE , she was on her way to the sports complex when the physical attack and theft were launched as she was equally injured while the perpetrator escaped through the bush with her mobile phone. As gathered by our correspondent who immediately reached out to the scene, the shout of the victim for help triggered Fajuyians and passers-by to pursue to capture the attacker as he made his escape through the bush which later proved abortive. The victim was immediately rushed to OAU health centre.

 Olabode Oluwafemi   T he water scarcity being experienced currently in the university community and the recent surface of a snake caught at Mozambique Hall drainage has made the hall executive council troop out in peaceful protest to the Division Of Students' Affairs building in the early hours of Tuesday. The demonstration scene began with the gyration of aluta chorus in the frontal view of the Dean of Students' Affairs office, Prof. Isiaka Aransi, as gathered and witnessed by OAU KILONSHELE correspondent who later made efforts to address the protesting students(HEC). Angola hall chairman, Timileyin Samuel questioned the management's silence after a public notice was disbursed to the university community informing them of the "mechanical fault" with the pumping machine at the dam assuring them of swift action and solution before dusk which later yielded futility as they were thrown into worrisome after 48 hours of the release. The Dean, Prof. Isiaka Aransi in h...

  Following the suspension of the Great Ife Students' Representative Council Speaker, Ajadi Toheeb, in a congress held at Afrika Amphitheater on November 30th and after a news report issued by OAU KILONSHELE interrogating the Judicial Council of the justification of the Speaker's Suspension after summoning a parliamentary sitting on December 1st respectively.  The Judicial Council in a court sitting presided over by the Lord Chancellor, Hon. Justice Abiodun Adesanya, alongside other six Justices, held on December 13th has ruled that the suspension of the Speaker is unconstitutional, illegal and void after he took legal action and redress. READ ALSO: IF THE SPEAKER FEELS HE HAS BEEN UNJUSTLY SUSPENDED, HE SHOULD APPROACH THE COURT - JUDICIAL COUNCIL   The Lord Chancellor further declared the reinstatement and resumption of Mr. Ajadi Toheeb as the Speaker with immediate effect and handling over all his entitlement. Earlier before this development, there has been series of ...

Olabode Oluwafemi   Great Ife SU holds congress amidst turbulence.  Acclaimed suspended SRC Speaker forged ahead with plenary session as OAU security storms venue.  Student reporter got harassed The Great Ife Students' Union held its first-ever congress since its inauguration on Wednesday evening at the Afrika Amphitheater. The atmosphere was puffed with a series of heated arguments and turbulence by congressmen as it appeared not peaceful. The commotion began when the students' union President, Olayiwola Folahan absconded from recognizing a congressman identified as Sumbade Jnr also an honorable member of the Great Ife SRC chanting "security alert". The congress venue which was seen pervaded by security men identified as 'Man O War' was protested against by the students as they claimed it to be against the customs and traditions of the union.  It subsequently appears to be the allocation of a bar at the renovated Ken Saro Wiwa students' union building sp...

 Olabode Oluwafemi   In the early hours of Monday, Ile-Ife residents were thrown into anguish as commuters and students got stranded at almost every Ile-Ife bus stop as they await the commercial buses to convey them to their various destinations and location. The tussle didn't sideline OAU students who are being accommodated outside the university community, as they await their shuttle bus drivers fondly called "town-'gboro" to transport them to the campus for lectures, tests and other activities. OAU Students stranded at campus gate due to unavailability of shuttle bus OAU KILONSHELE in a telephone conversation with one of the drivers who pleaded anonymity confirmed that the emergence of the new PDP government in the state led to chaos in the smooth running of the transportation system as they plan to hijack the leadership of the transport union.   "The PDP faction wants to take over from the existing executive who are not ready to handover peacefully. I was eve...

Olabode Oluwafemi   The Academic Staff Union of Universities, Obafemi Awolowo University branch has announced a one-day special congress and protest rally which is aimed at dissenting the half payment of their union members' salary as against earlier reached agreement with the Federal Government after suspension of the eight months industrial action. In a release obtained by OAU KILONSHELE , the congress is scheduled to hold in the early hours of Wednesday, 23rd November, at the First Bank Lecture Theater where every member of the Union is expected to converge and to be equally followed by a  rally. The protest which is tagged "Protest against the casualization of the academics in Nigeria" has the Great Ife Students' Union President, Olayiwola Folahan as a guest speaker and other ASUU veterans. Meanwhile, the one-day protest which was spearheaded by Academic Staff Union of Universities, University of Lagos branch and other branches stated the actions of the Minister ...

Olabode Oluwafemi  The Great Ife Students' Representative Council held its first business sitting since its inauguration in Awo Cafeteria in the late hours of Friday.  The Speaker, Ajadi Toheeb, cited that the sitting ought to have held but due to circumstances beyond control. He stated the parliamentary workshop was a feat and hammered on the establishment of standing committees as stipulated in the constitution as the major agenda for the business sitting.  The session subsequently featured the constitution of honorable members in committees as codified by the constitution; Transportation management committee, finance and budgetary committee amongst others.  Budgetary and Finance Committee   Honourable Michael (Faculty of Clinical Sciences) Honourable Aspiring Billionaire(Faculty Of Technology)  Honorable Tajudeen Olayinka (Faculty of Administration) Chairman  Honourable Alabi Fawas(Faculty Of Arts) Honourable Ewatee (Faculty Of Education) Honourable...

 O labode Oluwafemi   As the lingering strike action embarked upon by the Academic Union of Nigerian Universities, ASUU gravitates towards eight months while its National body recently assures "light at the end of the tunnel" after a meeting with the Speaker House of Representative, Femi Gbajabiamila, ongoing is a rumor of meetings held at various ASUU branches of Nigerian Universities which is aimed at gathering votes on either to stop or roll on the strike. OAU KILONSHELE in a telephone conversation with ASUU Chairman OAU chapter, Dr. Adeola Egbedokun to confirm his chapter's position "you'll get to know of our decision soon" he maintains silence. The latest report has it that Federal Government will modify the Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System to accommodate the peculiarities of the University Transparency Accountability System, a payroll system developed by the Academic Staff Union of Universities for the payment of salaries and allowa...