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       By: Ogunjobi Bright       On the 23rd of August 2017, around 5pm in the evening, residence of Akintola hall displayed their displeasure towards what they referred to as an "absurd measure" which was adopted on an Akintolite by the hall Chairperson, Ogunremi Kadijat known as Kaddie.      The hall chairperson was said to have gone to the bathroom at M1 block around 4:30 and carried the bucket used by Bisi, a part2 student of sociology and anthropology, who had decided to take her bath at the corridor of the bathroom. Kaddie also took her towel, leaving the lady helpless as there was no way for her to leave the bathroom naked because of the male students in the hostel.      The young lady final devised a means to get to her room mate, and with the help of her colleague who brought her a wrapper, she escaped shame.   In revenge the roommates and fellow Akintolites reported the issue to ...

    EGL 401 examination scheduled to hold on the 25th August 2017 at Amphi Theater, OAU was postponed  as a result of atmospheric turbulence.       The news came as shock to some      students who had engaged their cognition with series of overnights but to some a reason for jubilation. It was like a dream when Dr. Akande, a lecturer in the department of English and course coordinator, announced that the examination has been postponed until further notice.        It all started like a movie around 8:05am when the lecturers and post graduate students came in with answer booklets and questions with instructions from Dr. Akande that five seats should be in-between students which sounded awkward, but students were left with no choice than to obey. Not satisfied by the arrangements, he decided to make his own examination formation which led to an extension of the earlier stated five s...

Dr. Ogunyemi, the national President of ASUU declared a ‘total, comprehensive and indefinite’ nationwide strike after a nationwide consultation with members at an emergency NEC meeting held on Saturday, August 12, 2017. He explained in a statement issued after Saturday’s meeting that their decision followed the failure of the government to fully implement the 2009 FGN-ASUU Agreement and the 2013 Memorandum of Understanding (MoU).The union had embarked on a six-month strike between July and December 2013, but the strike was suspended when the government signed a MoU with the lecturers following a meeting with former President Goodluck Jonathan. ASUU, however, claimed that of all the items contained in the MoU, only the N200b out of a total of N1.3tr of the Public Universities Revitalisation (Needs Assesment) fund was released. The union had also embarked on a warning strike in November 2016 to press for the implementation of the 2013 MoU. However, the government did...

A commission in charge of investigating former President Yahya Jammeh’s finances has started its hearings in Gambia . The country’s ministry of justice believes that tens of million dollars of public money was looted from state funds by the former leader during his 22-year rule. The mining activities of one of Mr Jammeh’s companies, and the alleged disappearance of taxpayer’s money are all under investigation as well. The charity of the former ruler, the Jammeh Foundation for Peace is also under scrutiny. The commission of investigation was set up by the new government of President Adama Barrow in July. Its five members will look into allegations of abuse of power, embezzlement of public funds, and possible violations of the constitution. Earlier in the year, $50m in assets, including 86 bank accounts and over 100 properties were seized by the government from Mr Jammeh who ruled The Gambia for 22 years until he lost the 2016 elections to Barrow. In January ...

By: Ogunjobi Bright              A Presidency source has disclosed according to Independent report says that President Muhammad Buhari may resign and pass the baton to his vice, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo if he does not recover from his ailment soon. As we can recall that the President has been in the United Kingdom for the better part of the year treating an undisclosed ailment, the bewilderment of an expected hope struck the faces of a large part of the population, including a good number of his supporters and political allies whose hope of "Change" have been lost and the future seems dreary and implausible. Independent reports says, “The president is not desperate to cling on to power if his health cannot carry him. I can tell you authoritatively that he has given a timeline that if he doesn’t recover fully on a specific date, he will file in his resignation letter and if you know President Buhari very well, he meant what he said. “That is...

Written by Ogunsina Moyosore * To talk about their male companions or more generally anyone else present. This is particularly useful for ambiguous or awkward date situations that may need intervention. * To help each other adjust clothing especially finding pieces like dresses with knotted ribbons that keep getting undone or to check each others make up and hair. * To not be alone. * To minimize awkward waiting time so everyone​ will probably end up going to the rest room at some point so it makes sense to coordinate all the trips. * Just because that's what girls do and its become a self-sustaining social norms.