Despite the return of normalcy to the Campus of Obafemi Awolowo University, OAU Ile following the protracted protest by Ile-Ife indigenes over the emergence of a new Vice Chancellor for the University, the crisis is far from being over.In a fresh development, members of the Ife Progressives Continue Reading
Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, has described the protests embarked upon by some Ile Ife indigenes over the announcement of a non-native as the next Vice Chancellor of Obafemi Awolowo University as “crazy”. Soyinka, a former lecturer at OAU, spoke at a lecture titled, ‘The Politics of Black Intellection and Creativity, at the University of […]Continue Reading
Indigenes of Ile-Ife are seeking the urgent intervention of the Osun State Governor, Mr Adegboyega Oyetola to put an end to the alleged acts of provocation by Modakeke people. They want the Governor to facilitate the return of displaced Ife land owners and farmers to their respective villages and farms, while they also urge Osun […]Continue Reading