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          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...

          John Alabi The recent development which arise in Obafemi Awolowo Hall Residence last night, it was revealed by the Hall executives of the proposed renovation of Block 7 and Block 8, and occupants of these concerned blocks are instructed to vacate their rooms between Friday, 24 April and Monday, 27 April.  This announcement got intense reactions from these affected students and every member of Awo Hall, and a peaceful demonstration was organised last night as well to pass a message that the school management's move is unacceptable. To further gather views and opinions of the occupants especially the occupants of Block 7 and 8 , an impromptu meeting was called at Awo cafe tonight where the occupants of this Hall of Residence met this move by the school management's as insensitive and an oppressive move that doesn't offer a room for dialogue and prior notice.  Taking into account how students welfarism has been neglected and ...

            John Alabi  The Great Ife Students Union, has announced the demise of a Part 4 student of the College of Health Sciences, Oreoluwa Adewale, whose cause of death, as at press time remains unknown. Oreoluwa was reported to have collapsed, just as he was about to commence his oral medical examination, while efforts to revive him with medical means proved futile. The release described Oreoluwa Adewale as “a brilliant mind,” and the impact of his death is so immense that it is a reminder of the fleeting and futile nature of life. It says, “this unexpected and unimaginable event has shaken our campus to its core, reminding us once again of the fleeting nature of life.” The Union considered his death a great loss for the university community, extending condolences and sympathy to the family, colleagues, and the Ife Medical Students Association (IFUMSA) at large.  “We specifically commiserate with the Medical Students...

                John Alabi  In the late hours of Thursday, 23 April, the Chairman of the Awolowo Hall of Residence, Lateef Akeem, and a few other executives of the hall, announced the proposed renovation of certain blocks in the hall, which they say would come with an immediate eviction of the residents of these blocks, effective from Friday, 24th April. According to the Chairman, the directive came directly from the Division of Students Affairs (DSA), mandating an eviction of all residents of Block 7 and 8 of the hall, respectively. The renovation, he further explained, is set to commence on Monday, 27 April, however, the mandatory eviction must be compulsory by tomorrow.  This announcement was met with great dissatisfaction, displeasure, mixed reactions and responses from the residents, particularly the affected students, who described the announcement as an impromptu, unplanned and unreasonable move, referencing how the Un...

          Fawas Adedeji  Since the inception of the newly operational Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) transport system on April 1st, the crisis of the commuting system has been heating up OAU politely, resulting in long queues, overcrowding, and difficulty accessing transport every day.  Sequel to the two consecutive Congresses held by the Great Ife Students'Union, on the demands for more CNG buses/tricycles, or reinstatement of the Town-Gboro buses by the management, no proactive actions has been taken still, as lectures resume without a clear way forward.  As the recurrent problem of the transport system becomes persistent, the struggle which OAU is known for is not only fiction but also reality. However, the university management claimed that the new system was to make the OAU community an “ideal academic environment,” the GreatIfe students insisted that there should be adequate provision of more transport vehicles in the...