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            Adedeji Fawas  The  Intelligentsia Foundation, an initiative of David Ogunlade, held the maiden edition of her Leadership Conference, themed “Redefining the Standard for Leadership,” at PIZA Events Centre, Ile-Ife. The conference brought together prominent leaders in different industries, as well as leadership enthusiasts from different universities, including Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), University of Lagos (UNILAG), Osun State University (UNIOSUN), Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) amongst others, aimed at orientating and building students in raising global standards and impacts.  The main speakers present at the event includes a member of the Osun State House of Assembly, Hon. Adewumi Adeyemi, the Lagos State Youth Ambassador, Bolaji Williams, the Founder of 4Herfrika, Ademide Ademola, and the Founder of Nexus Africa, Ebenezer Ogunbode. The convener, David Ogunlade,  started wi...

            Michael Olawuyi & Fawaz Adedeji  It was a tense Tuesday morning at Obafemi Awolowo University, as students took to the streets, effectively barricading the Campus Gate in “ an orderly and non-violent protests.”  The Great Ife Students trooped out en masse to challenge the atmospheric situation of new anti-students transportation policy to disapprove of persistent existence of long queues that has resulted in a state of pandemonium in the University community. Recall that the ICONS Organization reported that, the Union, on their resolutions of the Congress held yesterday at Awo Hall, was to stage a peaceful demonstration today at campus gate, with campus gate blockage until our demands on the new transport system are met. Reacting to this, the management warned that the students should know that the protest and barricading the entrances leading to campus is a “criminal action,” since it infringes on the liberty of moveme...

             Michael Olawuyi & Blessed Elemikan ‎At exactly 5:46 p.m. on Monday 27 April, the atmosphere of the emergency Congress held at the Awo Hall Cafe was quite intense, following the opening prayer by Congressman Velocity and Longman, and an apology from the Union President for starting slightly behind schedule. This was immediately followed by a poignant moment of silence for a recently deceased Part 4 student of the College of Health Sciences, the focus then shifted rapidly to the living and the hardship students now forcefully endure daily, as a result of the new transport system. ‎Although there were mentions of the current Awo Hall evacuation crisis and the death of the medical student formerly mentioned, the central theme of the Congress was the transition from a boycott to a demonstration. Congressman Tolu suggested a peaceful protest for Tuesday morning, to compel the management to take student demands seriously. The Unio...

            Adeleke Araoluwa, John Alabi, & Kehinde Ayodele At exactly 2:17 a.m. on a Monday morning in ETF Hall, the room was quiet except for the soft hum of a fan and the glow of a phone screen. An assignment is due for submission by 8 a.m., and the lecture note is highly confusing. Instead of flipping through textbooks and slides, Lakunle was so engrossed with his phone, prompting an AI tool, with the assignment question, which have been given for the past two weeks.  In the speed of light, within a blink of an eye, the answers appeared swiftly and easily. He quickly plagiarized the answers as it appeared on the screen, without removing a single word from it. The assignment was rejected and Lakunle got no scores for the assignment, because the lecturer discovered that the assignment has the word ; “would you like me to convert to an exam-worthy answer that suits your lecturer’s taste?” inscribed on it. Many students of Obafemi Awol...

          Oluwaferanmi Fadairo  In the recent statement issued by the Great Ife Students' Union, on the efforts and progress made so far on students welfare, and convenience for their academic environment. The statement gave updates and progress on pressing issues like the new transport system, proposed renovations in Awo Hall, and e-portal upgrade. The union stated the effort made on the new transport system challenges, noting that after a series of meetings (where they expressed the frustrations of the students) with the Vice Chancellor, noting that the management emphasized the need for patience, saying that the shift in the transportation system is to maintain the University standard, mentioning that the management already proposed sourcing private investors, to introduce more buses for the convenience of the students. The Union also reacted to the proposed renovation in Awo Hall, where the management recently issued an eviction ...

                Blessed Elemikan   On Saturday 25th April, the Association of Campus Journalist Obafemi Awolowo University (ACJOAU), held the 2026 edition of her annual oratory contest. The contest, which was billed to start by 10 am, was delayed by over half an hour due to the change of venue.  In the light to commence the debate, Esther Olatimeyin, the ACJOAU President welcomes and addresses all participants that will be representing their various news agencies, while introducing the judges, Isaiah Adepoju and Thomas Ajake, for the oratory contest.  Sequel to the introduction, a total of nine news agencies under ACJOAU, including the ICONS Organization, NASELS Communication Bureau(NCB), Infocus, OAU KILONSHELE, OAU PEEPS, NAPSS, GIN, and ASPOB, are all ready to participate in the contest. The contest was divided into two phases; the first stage, where participants were given impromptu questions to debate on with a...