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           Adedoyin Onajobi                                Photo Credit: Arteta Media  The Supremacy Cup quarter-finals delivered high-stakes drama across both legs, as teams fought relentlessly for a place in the semi-finals in a round defined by tension, fine margins, and standout performances. Business Administration edged past Accounting in a fiercely contested tie, showing composure when it mattered most. After securing a narrow 1–0 advantage in the first leg through Seanpaul’s penalty, they held firm despite a second-leg response from Accounting, sealing qualification on aggregate and proving their resilience under pressure. The Department of Animal Science also booked their place in the semi-finals, overcoming Philosophy across two legs. Fiyin once again rose to the occasion, finding the net and continuing his impressive scoring streak to guid...

              John Alabi  Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), has become the best STEM university in Nigeria, after defeating the Federal University of Technology Akure (FUTA), at the final round of the 2026 university duel of the STEM Africa. The 2026 Universities Duel, which officially began on Sunday, Feburary 1, brought together over 50 universities, of which only 16 universities, comprising of 14 public and 2 private universities, made it to the main televised stage, where these universities were further divided into four groups of four. In the competition, the team OAU was ably represented by Quayum Alli, a Part 3 student Electronic and Electrical Engineering, Imran Ogungbayi, also a Part 3 student of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, and Adesina Lekan, a Part 4 student of Computer Science with Mathematics. This trio has displayed dazzling performance ever since the commencement of the competition. The university d...

            Ezekiel Ogunniyi & Fawas Adedeji In a bid to accelerate development and improve student welfare, Fajuyi Hall has witnessed the construction and renovation of key facilities, including upgraded water infrastructure and the refurbishment of its entrance signage, reinforcing its identity as the “Hall of Legacy.” For years, inadequate water supply remained a persistent challenge for residents of the hall, with no functional wells as alternative sources. However, this situation has improved following recent renovations by the current Unicus Circus Administration (2024/2025), which restored the water system and refurbished the signage board initially constructed by the Resourceful Hands Administration (2009/2010). Speaking on the development, the Hall Chairman, Opeyemi Awoniyi, revealed that beyond the recent water and signage projects, several other improvements have been carried out since the inception of the current adm...

                Ijeoma Anele  The Ife University Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy Students' Association (IFUTSA) of the Faculty of Basic Medical Science, Obafemi Awolowo University, held her "Cardiofit Connect" health outreach, on Wednesday 15 April, at Oduduwa Hall pavement, in a bid to promote wellness within the university community. Speaking on the health outreach, the IFUTSA President, Olayinka Philip, noted that the outreach was primarily set up to create basic health awareness, by checking students' vital health conditions, including their blood pressure, weight, height, to mention a few. He added that the health outreach also encourages the beneficiaries to engage in physical activities like daily exercise, in order to stay physically fit. An independent observation by the ICONS Organization correspondents witnessed students and passerbys, trooping to check their health conditions, while receiving medical...

                  Hikmah Babatunde The OAU Elite 8, comprising of the top four teams from the JOT League, and the first four qualified teams from the quarter-final stage of the Great Ife Football League (GIFL), has officially emerged in the first edition of the JOT Cup tournament, which commenced on Saturday, 11 April.   From the JOT League, the top four teams include Agricultural Engineering (1st position), Computer Science (2nd Position), Electrical and Electronics Engineering (3rd position), and Mathematics (4th position). Similarly, from the Great Ife Football League (GIFL), the qualified teams are Animal Science (1st position), Philosophy (3rd position), Business Administration (quarter-finalist), and Physics, which occupies the open slot to complete the Elite 8.  ‎One unique feature of the JOT Cup is its standard match duration of 45 minutes, which distinguishes it from many other football competit...

                  Blessed Elemikan Great Ife Students' Union, on Tuesday 14 April, held the second Congress of the Rain Semester at Fajuyi Hall Cafe, to further deliberate on recent issues plaguing students, ranging from transportation to academic issues.  The Congress started at 5 p.m. with the Students Union President, David Adelani (Itabi), explaining that the new transport system was what led to the 72-hour lecture boycott. He further stated that negotiations are expected between the Union and the university management soon. Itabi further enjoined students to remain the intellectual fighters whom they have always been; no violence or vandalism should be reported on account of students' demonstrations. Propositions And Submissions When congressmen were granted the opportunity of suggesting solutions to the transport problems, Comrade Natty from the faculty of Administration, proposed that the “town-gboro” buses be returne...