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          John Alabi  The DC Trybe Community of the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) Ile-Ife, today, held a massive mental health walk and sanitation exercise to bring together students and other volunteers, to propagate the gospel of mental health awareness and the importance of ensuring an hygienic campus environment.    The awareness and sanitation exercise was facilitated by the DC Trybe community, a group of individuals concerned with contributing to the  campus environment through execution of different projects that are beneficial and contribute to the students' community     While speaking with the Assistant Coordinator, DC Trybe OAU, Akintoye Dunamis, he explained that the project, "Sanity TheMovement+ 26"  was a drive that determines to contribute to the student community, in a bid to create awareness about students under any form of pressure, especially fresh students that are depressed a...

            Blessed Elemikan       In the wake of the numerous sad issues that have accompanied computer based tests (CBT) this semester, particularly the recent case of the collapse of two students as a result of long queues, the Great Ife students' Union has declared a state of emergency, postponing all proposed CBT tests till further notice.     In a letter issued on Wednesday night, the Union stated— "in light of these pressing matters, and in exercise of our mandate to protect student rights and interests, the Students' Union hereby declares a STATE OF EMERGENCY on the conduct of all CBT examinations. Effective immediately, ALL CBT TESTS ARE HEREBY POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE."      The letter further stated; "this postponement will remain in effect until the university management implements verifiable solutions, including but not limited to:  1. ...

                     Olatunde Joan The Inter-Faculty Debate Competition organised by Education Television Nigeria (EduTV) in partnership with the Great Ife Students’ Union has been unexpectedly postponed till further notice,  as a result of issues related to the availability and financing of the event venue. The debate was originally scheduled for January 30, but was first postponed due to the First Lady and other dignitaries' visit, saddled with hectic activities, leaving little or no time to prepare adequately for the event, leading to the initial postponement of today. In an interview with the Students’ Union President, Adelani David (Itabi), he assumed that EduTV had already reached an agreement with the university management on the venue, however, it was later discovered that the cost of the venue was expected to be covered by the Students’ Union. The President further noted that the amount required was beyond ...

          Adedoyin Onajobi & Hikmat Babatunde  Excitements gripped the university community, sequel to the OAU badminton team achievements at two-day shuttle showdown badminton tournament, held at the OAU Indoor Sports Court located at the Department of Kinesiology and Health Recreation (KHR), between Friday 30 and Saturday 31, January, as university badminton team clings top honours across singles, doubles, and mixed doubles events in the tournament. Activities on the first day were initially scheduled to begin at 11 a.m., however, the event was prolonged till 3:30 p.m., as a result of delay in arrival of some expected institutions, and failure to meet financial demands, from one of the invited institutions. READ ALSO: http://theiconsorg.blogspot.com/2026/01/oau-set-to-host-inter-versity-badminton.html The tournament featured intense matches in Men’s and Women’s Singles, Men’s and Women’s Doubles, and Mixed Doubles, with several games keepi...

            Kehinde   Ayodele The newly constructed bus-stop on the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife campus, undoubtedly reflects a significant development, that further enhanced the radiance of the campus in the afternoon, however, the bus-stop does otherwise at night, as the newly constructed bus-stop is clothed in darkness at night. Recall that the ICONS Organization, recently reported the rehabilitation of the OAU bus-stop, designed to improve mobility and providing a structured bus-stop and plausible road networks, within the university. The rehabilitation, facilitated by the Nigerian First Lady, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu, makes the bus-stop the most visible developments on campus in recent days.           day view of OAU Bus-stop. Following its rehabilitation, observation of the newly constructed bus-stop revealed that, during the day, the aesthetic flowers, paintings, and properly demarcat...

            Fawaz Adedeji  The Faculty of Arts, one of the pioneer faculties in the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, on Thursday, January 29, held the second edition of its distinguished alumni lecture, which featured the cerebral homecoming of a 1985 graduate of the Department of History, who currently serves as the Chairman of the Editorial Board of The Nation Newspaper, Sam Omatseye, at Oduduwa Hall. Amongst those present in the event is the Executive Governor of Ekiti State, Abiodun Oyebamiji, the Executive Governor of Osun State, represented by the State Commissioner for Education, Diipo Eluyemi, Ekiti State Secretaries, Traditional Rulers, amongst other dignitaries. While giving his free will message, the chairman of the event, Governor Oyebamiji, who was not an alumni of the university, recognized the immeasurable impacts of the prolific writer and evergreen journalist with the Nation Newspaper, affirming that there is no doubt i...