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                  Blessed Elemikan Great Ife Students' Union, on Tuesday 14 April, held the second Congress of the Rain Semester at Fajuyi Hall Cafe, to further deliberate on recent issues plaguing students, ranging from transportation to academic issues.  The Congress started at 5 p.m. with the Students Union President, David Adelani (Itabi), explaining that the new transport system was what led to the 72-hour lecture boycott. He further stated that negotiations are expected between the Union and the university management soon. Itabi further enjoined students to remain the intellectual fighters whom they have always been; no violence or vandalism should be reported on account of students' demonstrations. Propositions And Submissions When congressmen were granted the opportunity of suggesting solutions to the transport problems, Comrade Natty from the faculty of Administration, proposed that the “town-gboro” buses be returne...

               Blessed Elemikan Amidst the ongoing 72-hour lecture boycott directive of the GreatIfe Students Union, various faculty associations, including FADSA, FOSSSA, FASA, LSS, ESAN, amongst others, have shown solidarity to the union's stands, by issuing public statements urging the students of their association to comply with the Students' Union directives.               PANS OAU Recall that the boycott started on Tuesday,14 April, and is expected to last through Thursday, April 16, such that no academic activities are held on campus, within the stipulated hours.             NASS OAU As it stands, the students association of the Faculty of Law, Social Sciences, Administration, Pharmacy, and a few others, have released statements showing support for the Union's boycott and encouraging their members to follow suit.    ...

           Adedoyin   Onajobi                                       Photo Credit: Arteta Media                            The OAU Supremacy Cup matchday 3, took a dramatic turn in the tournament, as teams battled fiercely for qualification, with goals, upsets, and eliminations shaping the next phase of the competition, as the league proceeds to the quarter finals. One of the exhilarating moments in the match witnessed the Department of Animal Science (ANS) football team deliver a fascinating dominant performance, thrashing the Department of Kinesiology and Health Recreation (KHR) football team 5–1, in a one-sided encounter.  In this match, Ajilore (an ANS player) stole the spotlight with a “Hat Trick,” while Fiyin and Ibrahim also found the back of the net to se...

                Adedoyin Onajobi The organiser of the Great Ife Unity Cup, Bambam Hubs, have announced the conclusion of the maiden edition of the tournament's draws, releasing fixtures ahead of the tournament’s kickoff, on Wednesday, 15 April. Unity Cup is a newly introduced football tournament in the university community, set up to foster unity amongst the numerous indigenous associations in the university, with eight different states' indigenous associations, divided into two groups, will compete against each other, in quarter-finals, semi-finals, and final matches. The indigenous associations participating in the maiden edition tournament include; NAOSS (Ogun), NAOSS (Ondo), NAOSS (Osun), FOSSU (Oyo), FESU (Ekiti), NADESSTU (Delta), and FONSA (Northern States).  Representatives of the participating associations were present at the draw, with the exception of the Northern and Delta associations, which we...

               Fawas Adedeji and Michael Olawuyi Following the  “one week observatory mode” review of the new transport policy deliberations at the GreatIfe Students’ Union Congress, held on Friday, 9 April at Fajuyi Hall Cafe, the union has taken proactive actions towards the grievances of the students. The information about the lecture boycott was contained in an official release by the Union, declaring a 72 hour boycott of all lectures, effective from tomorrow, Tuesday, 14 April, as a direct response to the “severe conditions” imposed by the university’s new transport system on its students. There had been critical opprobrium of Union matters on the new transport crisis, its uncertainties and frustrations by the GreatIfe students, before the Union eventually decided to call the management to order to yield to the complaints of the affected students, by providing more adequate transport facilities to cater for the students on an...

            Oluwafemi Adetunji   Few years back, in OAU, the Students’ Union congress serves as a forum where leadership meets accountability, but the OAU of now has become the shadow of itself in this regard.  What unfolded at the congress held on Thursday, 9 April, at Faj Cafe, is nothing, but a carefully improvised theatrical performance, where questions took center stage, but answers remained backstage. As usual, students gathered with expectations, leaders seated with authority, and an agenda anchored on pressing welfare concerns, particularly the new transport system. Surprisingly, as proceedings commenced, it became increasingly evident that the congress would not follow the script of governance, but rather that of theatre. As such, in case you missed it, the first Students'Union Congress for the Rain Semester of the current academic session, is indeed a theatrical play, summarized into two acts with four scenes.     ...

            Adedoyin Onajobi  The Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) Supremacy Cup, one of the most highly talked-about football tournaments on campus, has again kicked off with strong buzz, with the first match held on Tuesday, 7 April, at the OAU Training Pitch 1 and 2, bringing together sixteen departmental football teams, in a series of competitive fixtures. The tournament, organized by ISCO Sports, is reportedly in its third edition and has continued to gain popularity within the university community, it has garnered significant attention and jubilation on campus, as it is often regarded as one of the biggest football tournaments within the confines of the university. As the new season begins, only sixteen teams are currently in the group stage of the tournament, with all set to clash to qualify into the knockout rounds and emerge the winner of the 2026 supremacy cup.  Early matches have already witnessed intense competition, with s...