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    The Russian President claimed that his country was suffering from constant threats from Ukraine. He stated that his goal was to protect people suffering from bullying and genocide.  He aimed at the demilitarization and de-nazification of Ukraine but there had been no genocide in Ukraine.  The invasion that Russia promised would never happen has started resulting to war between both neighbours.       On the 24th of February 2022, the Russians attacked Ukraine at dawn. They struck a missile at the country's (Ukraine) second largest city, Kharkive. The Ukrainian government urged the citizens to stay calm and appealed to international countries to stop the Russian president, Vladimir Putin.         The war broke out because Ukraine wanted to join NATO alliance which the Russians are against. President Putin wants Ukraine to be politically under his control. He is against Ukraine making its own independent foreign policy like forming...

 FIVE POINTERS TO YOUR PURPOSE Ever stopped to wonder what reason you were placed on planet earth for? Several people cannot pinpoint the reason for their existence. This often affects their dispositions in life. They are mediocre and aimless when tasks are given to them. A popular saying goes thus, "when the purpose of a thing is not known, abuse is inevitable". Inability to discover your purpose early affects important choices in life including course of study, career path, future partner, location and so on. I hope you discover your purpose through the following pointers:  (1) Your Passion and affections: When you find something you do that you are enthusiastic about and doesn't make you fizzle out in strength no matter how strenuous, that means that is your passion. In history, men who have changed the course of the world are men who were passionate about something. What are you passionate about? What excites you? (2) Your Potentials: While some potentials are inheren...

A press release by the Great Ife Student Union's PRO on Saturday 26th February, 2022 stated the long awaited swearing-in ceremony of GISU officers.  The election that brought them into office was done and concluded last year but due to academic turbulence and other factors, their official inauguration had been delayed.  Below is the statement released by the Union's PRO: INAUGURATION AND SWEARING-IN CEREMONY The past months have been characterized by our unswerving efforts to ensure the swearing-in and inauguration and leadership retreat of/for the elected union officers at the CEC, SRC and HEC levels were done as stipulated in the election calendar until unforeseen circumstances took over the course.  However, we are elated to announce that the CEC, Leadership of the SRC and HEC's Chairpersons will proceed on a leadership training by next week and the Inauguration and Swearing-in Ceremony will hold unfailing as follows; Thursday, 3rd March 2022 12:00PM Prompt Oduduwa Hal...

  THE CLASSIC PORRIDGE. When I say this porridge is insanely delicious,  you have to trust me on this. The main ingredients of the classic porridge are; cocoa yam, potatoes, plantain. Yeah, this is not the usual yam porridge. Porridge recipe for four people: _6 Sweet Potatoes. _4 ripe Plantains. _6 Pieces of Cocoayam. _¼ cup of crayfish. _2 medium onions chopped and divided. _1 smoked fish. _Goat meat/Turkey/Beef. _Tumeric, garlic and ginger. _Grounded pepper and tomatoes. _1 sachet of tomato paste _Palm oil _Salt _Seasoning cubes. _Scent leaf _Ugwu vegetable leaf. _Turning stick. STEP ONE. Peel your cocoyam, plantain and potatoes,cut them into small pieces.Wash and rinse well. STEP TWO. In a medium saucepan, pour in the palm oil and heat up,then put in the chopped onions, sauté till transluscent, add your tomatoe paste and fry for 2 minutes, then pour in the blended pepper mix. Add your garlic, ginger and tumeric mixture, seasoning cube, salt and scenting ...

  RED FLAGS🚩 I want a lover who wants to hear me. I can't say when exactly and even now, am better single than taken for granted.... Toluwani cried out loudly, she said to me, " this motherf***er doesn't care about my mental health!" Tolu and Femi recently celebrated 5 years of being together. So what went wrong? I was so inquisitive and I needed to know what happened. I called Femi and Tolu, heard from both sides and the biggest lesson I learned in their relationship is, "never ignore the red flags." What are Red flags in a relationship? Red Flags are signs indicating a reason to cease or back away from an unhealthy relationship. When you start a new relationship, the romance, love and excitement can blind you, and you may not be conscious of the signs.  Red Flags to watch out for when you're dating someone. 1) Abusive Behaviour. This is one of the biggest and most obvious red flags that people ignore. Abuse varies in different forms, it can be physica...

  If you stay on Campus hostel, this is for you! Sequel to the painful and heartbreaking news of the avoidable death of Ajibola Heritage, I decided to take a walk around my hostel, Moremi hall on campus. To my greatest surprise, I encountered a few unsuspecting opened soakaways. They look unsuspecting because they have doors. The soakway is the first door you see before the bathrooms and toilet doors. Some are completely opened, slightly opened and a few, completely covered.  I took a step of faith to look into the completely opened ones and what i saw was rather heartbreaking. Excreta and other waste produce clouded the soakaway. A student might unknowingly slide into the opened soakaway after a long bath or after using the toilet.  A fresher might also mistaken it for a bathroom door. Worse still, a student might just sleep walk into one of these soakaways. This deplorable sight brought back memories of the Late Heritage Ajibola. I pray her family is given the fortitud...

 The Students of Adekunle Fajuyi Hall, OAU, have  expressed their concern over their constant water troubles. A survey was carried out on Thursday, 17th of February 2022 amongst Fajuyi freshers and majority of the students expressed their grievances over the issue. A student of the residence said they had resorted to fetching water from the stream. Another resident confirmed that water stopped running around 4pm on Wednesday, 16th of February 2022. He said that there has been water only in the mornings. The students also complained about the state of the water. They said the water was useless because they could neither use it to cook nor clean. When asked to rate their light and water, they rated light in Fajuyi Hall at 99.9% while water was rated at 50%. Adebayo Joshua