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Osun Govt. Commiserates with OAU over Fatal Lion Attack

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By Funmi Ojo Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke has sympathised with the Management and the entire community of the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) in Ile-Ife over the tragic loss of its long-serving Veterinarian Technologist, Mr. Olabode Olawuyi, to a lion attack. The Governor, in a Continue Reading

Education

Chisom’s Death: OAU Cautions Students on Use of Okada

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By Folake Oye Authorities of the Obafemi Awolowo University, OAU, Ile-Ife, Osun State have warned students against excessive use of motorcycles as a means of transport. The Public Relations Officer, PRO of the institution, Mr Abiodun Olanrewaju gave the warning in ile-ife on behalf of the institution following the death of a final-year student, Miss […]Continue Reading

Education

Student’s loan scheme is accessible – Tinubu

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By Folake Oye President Bola Tinubu says his government places much premium on education and will not allow anything to truncate the system. The President stated this at the 47th convocation ceremony of Obafemi Awolowo University, OAU, Ile-ife, Osun State. Represented by the Minister of State for Education, Dr. Yusuf Sununu, President Tinubu’ said the […]Continue Reading

Sport

OAU to Host 2023 WAUG

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By Folake Oye The Obafemi Awolowo University, OAU, Ile-Ife will host the 2023 edition of the West African Universities Games, WAUG in December 2023. The Vice-Chancellor of the institution, Professor Simeon Bamire disclosed this at a news conference in Ile-Ife. Professor Bamire said the university was prepared for the sporting fiesta, explaining that necessary arrangements Continue Reading

Education

OAU VC Appeals to Victims of EFCC Raid

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By Adenitan Akinola The Vice Chancellor of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, Prof. Simeon Bamire, has appealed to students of the institution who were victims of the raid on some off-campus hostels along Ife/Ibadan Road by the operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to put the experience behind them and move on.  […]Continue Reading

Foreign

OAU Students Protest Increase in Tuition

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Students of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Osun State, have staged a protest against the hike in school fees. The students, who stormed the varsity premises began the protest early Tuesday morning carrying placards reading “When I dey pay 20k, I dey borrow money. Where you wan make I get 90k? #FeeMustFall”, “I cannot afford to […]Continue Reading

Education

No More Dressing As Usual On OAU Campus

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The Obafemi Awolowo University, OAU, Ile-Ife, has launched a battle against immorality and indecent dressing on campus by placing a ban on public kissing and hugging by the opposite sex, any skimpy dress, making of tinted hair, tattoos and others. It also asked the students to desist from wearing any dress or items that cover […]Continue Reading

Crime

Ahize’s Death: Two OAU Students Union Leaders in Police Custody

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By Adenitan Akinola  The colleagues of a 500-level Civil Engineering student, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Okoli Ahize who was killed by a mob on the school campus at Awo hostel have protested against his death. The protesters barricaded the main road inside the campus thereby causing heavy gridlock.  The protest led by the president of […]Continue Reading

Crime

Mob Action: OAU Management Decries Death of 500-Level Student

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By Folake Oye Authorities of the Obafemi Awolowo University, OAU, Ile-Ife have condemned the incident that led to the death of a 500-level student of the institution. In a statement by the institution’s Public Relations Officer, PRO, Abiodun Olanrewaju, the management said preliminary investigation revealed that the student died of a mob action over alleged phone […]Continue Reading

Education

OAU Students Protest ASUU Strike

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Scores of students of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, today converged on the entrance of the University to protest the extension of Academic Staff Union of Universities ASUU’s strike by three-month. The students who trooped out in their large numbers marched along the Ife-Ibadan express way, a development which caused gridlock and hindered vehicular movement in Continue Reading

Education News

OAU Update: Management Sends Students On Two Weeks Break

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The management of Obafemi Awolowo University,OAU,Ile -Ife has asked students of the institution to proceed on a two week mid simester break. The development is coming after series of protests by some Indigenes of Ile-Ife over the emergence of Professor Adebayo Bamire as the Vice Chancellor of the Institution. Protesters had besieged the institution carrying […]Continue Reading

News

OAU VC: Crises Not Over

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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 Forum, an umbrella body of Ile-Ife indigenes have […]Continue Reading

Education

Protest Against OAU VC Goes Fetish

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The protest against the choice of the next Vice-Chancellor, VC, for Obafemi Awolowo University, OAU, on Monday, took another dimension as Some indigenes allegedly invaded the varsity’s campus with charms and other fetish objects. The bone of contention was that an Ife Indigene should have been appointed They also closed the varsity’s two major gates, […]Continue Reading

Education

Outrage Over Announcement Of Bamire As New OAU VC

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The announcement of  the new Vice-Chancellor of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, Professor Adebayo Bamire, sparked protest as some people blocked the entrance of the University in disagreement to the development. The governing council of the University, led by the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of council, Owelle Udoji, had on Thursday, announced Professor Continue Reading

Education

New VC Emerges For OAU

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A Professor of Agricultural Economics in the Faculty of Agriculture Adebayo Bamire has been announced as the Vice-Chancellor of the Obafemi Awolowo University(OAU), Ile-Ife.  The Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of Council, Owelle Udoji announced the appointment of the new Vice-Chancellor during a press conference held at the school ICT auditorium.  Chief Udoji said the new VC Continue Reading

Judiciary

OAU Student Murder Case: Court Denies Hotelier, Six others Bail

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An Osun State High Court, Osogbo presided over by Chief Justice of Osun State, Adepele Ojo has denied the bail application of the owner of Hilton Hotel and Resort, Dr Rahmon Adedoyin and six staff over the alleged murder of a Master student of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife.  The defendants; Dr Rahmon Adedoyin, Magdalene […]Continue Reading

Education

Osun University Defiles ASUU Strike as Lectures hold

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The Academic Staff Union of Universities ASUU members of the Obafemi Awolowo University, OAU, Ile- Ife, Osun State has embarked on one month total strike to press home its demands from the Federal Government, as directed by The National Executive Council, NEC of the Union.  Radio Nigeria Correspondent, Mojisola Oladele who visited Obafemi Awolowo University […]Continue Reading

Education

OAU/ASUSS Clamors For Entitlements, As Strike Continues

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The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUSS, Obafemi Awolowo University OAU Ile Ife branch has insisted it will not suspend its current strike until the institution’s authority paid earned allowance of its members. The protest was led by the leadership of the Union from Akure zone, Benin zone and Lagos zone. Addressing the congress, coordinator […]Continue Reading

Education

OAU Chapter of ASUU Embarks on Indefinite Strike

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Academic Staff Union of Universities, Obafemi Awolowo University, OAU, Ile-Ife branch, has commenced strike over non-payment of earned academic allowance by the school authority. The union after it congress earlier on Monday, January 31, 2022 said it observed that there was no serious attempt by the authority to pay eligible members their dues, hence, the […]Continue Reading

Education

Explore FG’s PPP Policy to plug infrastructural gaps – Minister

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In line with the directive of President Mohammadu Buhari, the Minister of Information, Alhaji Lai Mohammed has charged universities and other Nigerian tertiary institutions to find creative ways of exploiting the existing Public-Private Partnership policy to meaningfully bridge the infrastructure gaps on their campuses. Alhaji Mohammed made the remark at the Obafemi Continue Reading

Crime

Timothy Adegoke’s Lawyer Challenges Police Claims Of Hotelier’s Innocence

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Pathologists invited to conduct an autopsy on the remains of Timothy Adegoke, a Master’s student of the Obafemi Awolowo University, OAU, Ile-Ife, whose dead body was exhumed some days after he was declared missing, arrived at Osun State University Teaching Hospital UNIOSUNTH, Osogbo around 2 pm, on Monday. Family members of the deceased, counsels and journalists […]Continue Reading

Education

Gov. Abiodun Gifts OAU Best Medical Graduate House, N5m, Scholarship

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Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has rewarded Miss Joy Adesina, who emerged the best graduating student from the Faculty of Clinical Sciences, Obafemi Awolowo University, OAU, Ile-Ife, with a house, a sum of five million naira and a scholarship for further studies. Governor Abiodun, who made this known at the reception organized in honour […]Continue Reading

Education

OAU Dismisses Lecturer Over Sexual Related Offence

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Obafemi Awolowo University, OAU Ile Ife has dismissed another lecturer over the offenses of sexual intimidation, harassment and coercion of a female student. The dismissed lecturer is Dr Adebayo Mosobalaje of the Department of English Language, Faculty of Arts. In a statement by the University Public Relations Officer, Mr Abiodun Olarewaju, the Governing Council of […]Continue Reading

News

Oòni, Bugaje Speak At UNIFEMGA Reunion

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A one- time Political Adviser to Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Dr Usman Bugaje will  deliver the 2021 annual national reunion Lecture of the Obafemi Awolowo University Muslim Graduates’ Association UNIFEMGA on Saturday August 21, at Ile-Ife, Osun state.In a statement by the Chairman Planning Committee of the Reunion, Mohammed Buari and Samsudeen Adenopo, Public Continue Reading

Crime

OAU Undergraduate Commits Suicide

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A 200-level student in the Department of Management and Accounting of Obafemi Awolowo University Ile-Ife, Osun State, named Emmanuel Adedeji, has committed suicide.  According to students who did not want to be mentioned, Emmanuel took Sniper in the school premises and died a few minutes later.  However, another student of the institution, who identified himself […]Continue Reading