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By Adewale Adekunle  Students living in Educational Trust Fund (ETF) hall of residence were left in shock on Tuesday morning after discovering a dead snake lodged at the base of a room door. It is believed that the snake entered the building overnight but was unable to get inside because the door was locked. The occupants expressed fear, saying that the situation could have been dangerous if the door had been left open. “We are just lucky the door was locked. If not, we could have been in serious trouble,” said one of the occupants. A 100-level student from the Faculty of Engineering also shared his experience saying, “I could not believe my eyes when I opened the door. I was so scared. What if this had happened while we were asleep with the door open or if the snake had made it inside?” Students linked the snake’s appearance to the overgrown bushes surrounding ETF Hostel and damaged window nets in many rooms. They said the poor environmental condition makes it easy for...

By Deborah Adeyemi The Great Ife Students' Union organised a symposium on 29th April 2025, themed "Reviving the Spirit of Vibrant Unionism." The entire student body of Great Ife gathered at Awo Café, responding to the call to rejuvenate the spirit of unionism and advocate for the rights to which students are entitled. The symposium commenced at approximately 12:00 PM. Although it was initially scheduled to take place in Ajose Lecture Theatre, it was relocated to Awo Café. The event was moderated by Majeed Lev, with the Students' Union President, Dr Bush, delivering a speech outlining the symposium's purpose: to raise awareness of student rights and foster a sense of activism. Gift, a graduate of OAU, spoke about the importance of reviving the spirit of unionism. Additionally, Oladipo, a final-year Political Science student, expressed his concerns regarding the decline of the union's influence. He highlighted several issues, including th...

By Adetunji Oluwafemi  Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, like many other tertiary institutions in Nigeria, has long been grappling with a shortage of sufficient lecture theatres. This often results in scheduling conflicts, with two or more different lectures intended to take place in the same theatre. To address these clashes, the management of Obafemi Awolowo University provides a comprehensive provisional lecture timetable each semester. This timetable includes all courses offered by each department, assigning specific times and venues for different classes. However, it does not completely eliminate venue assignments for all courses, leading to ongoing clashes that leave both students and lecturers frustrated. Taking the Communication and Media Studies courses (CMS, BCJ, FLP, and IMS) within the Department of Sociology and Anthropology as an example, only a few of the numerous courses that Part 3 students are enrolled in are featured on the provisional ...