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            John Alabi  The just concluded 3-day Campus Journalism Clinic organized by Campus Reporter, one of the leading programmes of the Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID), brought together about 40 student Journalists from three prominent universities in Osun State; including the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Osun State University (UNIOSUN), and Fountain University.   It was a journalism training which ran from Tuesday 24 to Thursday 26 March, aimed to equip student journalists with practical skills in campus reporting, theoretical knowledge of journalism and ethical reportage.  The event kicked off on Tuesday morning at the board room of the Faculty of Social Sciences, Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, with media professionals, and facilitators in attendance to guide and mentor the students, contributing significantly to their professional growth. Since its inception in 2017...

            Adedoyin Onajobi  The basketball team of the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) Ile-Ife, has been thrown into sudden grifs, following the demkse of the team's headcoach, Prof. I.J Ikpo. Prof. Ikpo, who was a lecturer in the Department of Building, was reportedly said to have been battling with cancer long before his death.  The Don had served the university diligently since 1998, contributing significantly to both academics and sports development, particularly the basketball team of the university. The OAU female basketball team and the entire sports community have expressed deep sorrow over the loss, describing him as a dedicated coach and mentor whose impact will not be forgotten. Further details surrounding his death are yet to be officially announcedas as at press time.

            Kehinde Ayodele  When Mariam, a Part 2 student of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, refreshed her bank app (perhaps her eyes were deceiving her) that Tuesday morning, her heart raced. For weeks, she had survived on borrowed transport fares and one meal a day. Fortunately, it appeared; a whooping sum of #20,000 has been credited to her, from the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), widely known as the student loan scheme.  For the first time in months, Mariam, an average Nigeria student, struggling and doing everything she could to do as self support, in a bid to be educated, could finally breathe. Across the Nigeria Federal, State, and Private owned tertiary institutions, thousands of students could relate to Mariam’s story, as many of them have constantly had similar experiences since the introduction of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND).  The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) was...

            Adedoyin Onajobi  The maiden edition of the Great Ife Unity Cup, organized by the “BAMBAM HUBS,” in partnership with the office of the Great Ife Students’ Union Director of Sports, is set to kick off on Tuesday, 7th April, and span till Monday, 27th April, at the university sports complex.  The competition, “Unity Cup” as the name implies, is a football tournament setup to foster unity amongst the numerous indigenous associations in the university, as eight different state indigenous associations will be divided into two groups, while competing against each other, in quarter-finals, semi-finals, and final matches. Speaking with the organizers of the competition, BAMBAM noted the maiden edition of the Unity Cup is primarily scheduled to feature only eight different teams, however, if more than eight teams indicate interest, knockout matches will then be integrated into the competition, in a bid to determine the qualified ei...