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By Adebayo Oluwatomi Esther On Monday April 29, 2019 during the matriculation ceremony of 6750 students out of 37000 applicants that applied for admission from the university. The vice chancellor, Professor Eyitope Ogunbodede at the matriculation ceremony  assured everyone that there is plan to increase the number of bedspace on OAU campus to 10,000. Furthermore, the VC also spoke about issue of transportation on campus and made it clear that there is provision of 30 sitters buses to reduce the challenges of students' transportation. However, It is obvious that the students who were matriculated on April 29 are full of joy as expressed by Okeke Joy a newly admitted student of student of History and International relations: "I enjoyed myself and can't even estimate my happiness. Although nobody came for me, I took lots of pictures with the beautiful landscape and flowers. I am so happy to be a legal student of this great university." Also, Adewusi Zainab, a newly a...

By: Adekunle T. Femi and Omotosho Wumi   A student of Computer science and Engineering Sciences, Obafemi Awolowo University, has allegedly committed suicide as a result of depression over two courses, CVE and CSC 517 he has been failing for the past two sessions. According to iMuB broadcasting network, the deceased who was identified as Kolapo Olowoporpku was found dead. He allegedly took chemical. Details coming soon...

By OMOTOSHO wumi In the early hours of Thursday, April 11, 2019, some students and staffs of Obafemi Awolowo University were stranded at school gate  as bus drivers refused to enter campus. They were seen stopping their colleagues from entering campus. And as a result, people who had one assignment or the other had to find another means of transportation to campus. According to a passenger, who pleaded anonymity said that; " According to what I heard from one of the drivers, he said their colleagues buses were seized because they don't have licence. So they are trying to prevent others from falling into the trap by not allowing them to enter campus." At the time of filing this report, the issue has been resolved and buses are now entering campus.