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          Adedeji Fawas In the early hours of yesterday, Saturday, 17 January, about five(5) construction trucks loaded with asphalt and other construction materials arrived at the campus bus-stop, alongside finisher asphalt machines and paver machines, with workers to complete the bus stop construction project, sponsored by the Nigeria first lady, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu. Recall that the first lady, while speaking during the OAU 48th convocation, where she was conferred with an honorary degree, frowned at the poor transport system and horticulture of the university, and vowed to propagate, modernize the system for the benefits of the institution. Fulfilling this, the first lady has donated 50 Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) buses to the institution, and several renovations have also been done, with some like the bus stop project, still in progress. Speaking with the ICONS Organization's correspondents, the CEO of Aluak construction company, Engr. Awobiyi O...

              Ezekiel Ogunniyi  The rate at which academic rigor continues to skyrocket on OAU campus should not be overlooked, as undergraduates ought to adopt healthier eating, manage stress daily, while improving concentration and maintaining their overall wellbeing.  Research revealed that imbalance diet is more prevalent among Nigerian undergraduates, as many of rely heavily on fast foods, soft drinks, and irregular meals, as a result of work overload, tight schedules, financial constraints, religious activities, and business multitasking, which negatively affect their energy, academics performance, and health in the long run.   The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends that a healthy diet, simple changes in daily food choices; such as, eating a variety of fruits, vegetables, nuts and whole grains, and reducing sugars and fats, can make a prominent difference in supporting human's overall health and mental focu...

                Adedeji Fawas Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) is undoubtedly a hub of learning where students  are being over pampered with academic excellence. It's indeed a great citadel of learning where culture is the fulcrum of intellectual pride and prowess. Apparently, “African Most Campus (Ogbafemi),” as fondly called, is the only climactic epiphany where many students can actualize their focused dreams, and an avenue of creating a unique personhood or self-identity capable of giving expression to life.  Student organizations however, are platforms where students engage in a simulacrum of educational co-curricular, preparing them to keep their ambitions in ambience— “self-discovery begets self-made.” This implies that dabbling in these extracurricular activities on campus, affords the students an assurance of a better tomorrow.  Ideally, “it is the nature of human beings in the modern world to scheme and aspire....

            Blessed Elemikan       The Great Ife Students'Union Transport Management Commission(TMC), on Thursday 15 January, 2026, issued a statement, informing students of the new measures put in place regarding the campus transport system, to ensure students' mobility and safety within and outside the university.    In the statement issued in the early hours of today, the TMC stated; "this is to inform the students and University community at large that all registered OAU bikemen now wear a customized apron as part of their official identification."      The statement further stated; "for your safety, ensure that any motorcycle you board is operated by a bike man wearing an official apron. These aprons are clearly numbered and unique, identifying the rider as a registered and approved operator on campus. Choosing to board only officially registered bikes helps protect you and ensures ac...

               Michael Olawuyi  The management of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, has declared Wednesday, 14 and Thursday, 15 January lecture free days for all fresh students of the university.  This was contained in a special release signed by the university Registrar and Secretary to Council, Adetunji Bakare, and was shared across several OAU information platforms, on Tuesday, 13th January.   The two-day break, according to the release, is intended to enable all fresh students to complete their document verification and clearance procedures in their various faculties, it has nothing to do with the stalites. It further specified that the decision will create a suitable for the newly admitted students, to fully participate in the matriculation process scheduled for Thursday, 15 January.  However, the release also urged students who have not completed the payment of appropriate fees to kindly do so be...

            Blessed Elemikan.  Sequel to multiple incidents of bus scarcity and immobility on campus and the Transportation Management Committee's assurance to curtail the persistence of transport challenges, a more recent incident occurred today, Monday, 12 January, 2026 with hundreds of students left stranded in an unending queue at the bus stop. In an interview with the ICONS correspondents, some of the road 1 commuters left stranded shared their plight, with some possible solutions to the recent transport challenges ravaging OAU campus.   To  Desmond, “the situation is frustrating—the queue is so long as a result of large population. The only option I have now is to sleep on campus, because I am not sure of going home."      Another student who spoke on the basis of anonymity, while expressing frustration noted that she was currently contemplating on whether to go home or otherwise. “Looking at the s...