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The leadership of the Students’ Union of Obafemi Awolowo Uniuversity has finally broken her long silence on the suspension of some Union officers. Ojedokun Emmanuel a.k.a Immanuel Kant, the Students’ Union Public Relations Officer in a Release tagged ‘Immanuel Kant Speaks, Our Suspension and Victimization: A bullet in the Heart’, confessed that it is now due for him to break the silence on the suspension of the Union officers by either authenticating or debunking it. As expected, the PRO confirmed that their studentship has been truly suspended. “The widespread rumour needs authentication or debunking. Sequel to the suspension of union activities, the invitation of some union leaders to an investigation panel and the re-opening of the university, I must confirm to you that truthfully, our studentship has been suspended for semesters. “This decision was said to have been made at the recommendation of the Panel that was set up by the University administration. It should be noted the si

Carry overs in the university system is normal; it basically means a student has an unfinished business. A student can only carry over a course when he or she scores 39 downward in both C.A and exam (over 100). Carry overs are not in all cases a real reflection of how intelligent or not intelligent a student is, rather it's a reflection of how unserious, unsmart (if that word exist), unchecked and uninterested a student is.  I have seen highly intelligent students have numerous carry overs and relatively dull students pass through without carry overs. Such is life, that's why a coin is two sided. Carry over can also be a result of unfortunate and unlucky incidents, such as missing scripts, lecturer's attitude towards marking your script, or even a student's handwriting (that's right). I have once been a victim of an unlucky situation. I was not around Kogi State when an assignment worth 20 marks was been submitted, when I heard about it I quickly rushed back to sch

Late Oba Samuel Odulana 35131 Olufemi Atoyebi The Olubadan-in-Council on Thursday dismissed the call by the Head of Seriki family line in Ibadan, Chief Adebayo Oyediji, that the kingmakers should install him as the new Olubadan of Ibadanland. The last occupier of the throne, Oba Samuel Odugade, died on Tuesday at the age of 101, having reigned over the ancient city for eight years. By Ibadan succession system, the Balogun Olubadan, High Chief Saliu Adetunji, holds pole position to succeed the late Oba Odugade. But Oyediji, 89, had said on Wednesday that the Olubadan-in-Council would be flouting a 1989 ruling of the Supreme Court, which granted him the right to become the next king of Ibadan after Oba Odugade’s reign if it crowned 87-year-old Adetunji as the new Ibadan king. He had said, “I am the next to be installed (the) Olubadan and not Adetunji.” He claimed that the last Otun Seriki, Chief Adisa Akinloye, was denied the opportunity to become the Olubadan befo

The Independent Corrupt Practices Commission on Thursday arraigned former Governor Sani Yerima of Zamfara State before a Gusau High Court over an allegation that he misapplied over N1bn while in office in 2006. Yerima is standing trial on a 19-count charge bordering on misappropriation of funds, according to the News Agency of Nigeria. Counsel for the ICPC, Mr. Mashkur Salisu, said the money was a bank loan meant for the repair of the collapsed Gusau Dam and the payment of compensations to the victims affected by the incident. Salisu alleged that Yerima diverted the money to other purposes. The offence, he said, is contrary to, and punishable under section 25 (1) (a) of the Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Act 2000. Also charged with Yerima were Alhaji Hashim Dikko, and two companies – Development Management Ltd. and HAD Nigeria Limited. They were also accused of misapplication and overshooting of the contract sum for the supply of assorted grains to th

An unidentified resident doctor at the Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital Complex (OAUTHC), Osun State, has died of Lassa Fever. According to the Chairman of the hospital's committee on Lassa Fever, Prof. Adedeji Onayade, the unidentified doctor died on Monday January 18th. The cause of his death was only confirmed yesterday January 20th after his blood sample was taken to the diagnostic center for test.  "The resident doctor’s death on Monday at the hospital was caused by Lassa fever. The result of the first test carried out on the sample of the deceased tested positive and we have a report back and the result came as positive. We were supposed to do two tests, but the patient was dying when we took the first sample. We can’t do the second test now. So, we can say it is 50 per cent. But we are going ahead to take necessary steps. We have informed those who should know.”he said

The presidential committee investigating arms procurement between 2007 and 2015 has started a fresh investigation into the purchases of equipment by the Army during the period,  The PUNCH  has learnt. A top operative of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, who confided in one of our correspondents on Wednesday, said the commission was expecting another report from the presidential panel. According to him, three former Army and Naval chiefs will be required to “clarify grey areas on arms purchased during their tenure.” He said the presidential panel would submit a report to the Presidency, which would be forwarded to the EFCC. The President had, on August 31, set up a committee, headed by the National Security Adviser, Maj. Gen. Babagana Mungono (retd.), to investigate arms procurement between 2007 and 2015. The President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, had in a statement on November 17, 2015 said the committee had submitted its fi

Over 460 students of the Federal University of Technology, Minna, Niger State, (FUTMINNA) have been asked by management of the institution to withdraw due to poor performances in the just concluded academic session. Letters of withdrawal were served last Friday on the affected students who were said to be 100 level students that were not able to meet with the academic requirement stipulated by the NUC to move to the next level of their study which is Grade Point of 1.5. Investigation shows that virtually all the faculties in the institution were affected by the withdrawal.