Seasons Greetings From The Vice Chancellor

The Vice Chancellor, Prof. Bamitale Omole has sent his regards to all the members of the Obafemi Awolowo University community in this yuletide.

In his goodwill message, the VC wishes the staff, students, alumni, friends and benefactors of the citadel happy Christmas; "On behalf of myself and the members of the University Management Team, I wish to seize the opportunity of the Yuletide to wish the members of staff, students, our Alumni, friends and benefactors of the university, a happy Christmas season and prosperous new year"

In same vein, the crew members of OAU Peeps News Agency use this medium to wish the entire Great Ife community happy celebration!

Moremi Hall Gutted By Fire

The biggest female Hall of Residence in Obafemi Awolowo University was earlier today gutted by fire.

The fire which razed a room at the uppermost floor in Block A of the
Hall took the intervention of the fire fighters to be totally put off.

The exact cause of the fire outbreak is yet to be known as the time of
filing this report.

This will be the second major fire outbreak in the Halls of Residence
this year. It will be recalled that a room in Block 7 of Awolowo Hall was burnt beyond recognition some months ago.
Pictures from the incidence can be seen via our twitter handle(www.twitter.com/oaupeeps).

INEC Ad-Hoc Job: Job Descriptions For PO & APO

For many Great Ife students and graduates that applied for the INEC job to be engaged during the 2015 General Election, below are the responsibilities

you will be expected to take care of:

PRESIDING OFFICER

JOB DESCRIPTION

> Shall be at the LGA two days before the election to confirm posting
> Collect all materials from the SPO on eve of elections and properly document them
> Shall be in charge of the PU and paste all necessary materials such as postal, etc
> Supervise the Assistant Presiding Officers posted to the Polling Unit
> Shall educate the voters on the election process and arrangement of polling unit
> At the end of the voting process, he shall add the results from the voting points where available and declare the winning party
> He shall paste a copy of the results at the Polling Unit
> He prepares reports and submits to Supervisory Presiding Officer

EDUCATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

Must be a serving NYSC Member.




ASSISTANT PRESIDING OFFICER


JOB DESCRIPTION

> Assist the PO to collect and document materials received.
> Works under the supervision of the Presiding Officer.
> Ensures that there is flow and proper arrangements of the voters.
> Ticks the name of the voter registry.
> Assist with the sorting and counting of ballot papers and materials.
> May manage a voting point if need be.


EDUCATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

Must be a serving NYSC Member, Student of penultimate year in Federal
Tertiary Institutions, Former NYSC Member that participated in
2011-date Electoral activities or Federal Government Employee Grade
Level 07-09 possessing minimum of National Diploma/equivalent at State
Level.

Course Registration For Rain Semester Activated

Course Registration for Rain 2013/2014 Session has finally commenced today, Wednesday, 17/12/2014 at 2.00pm.

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Okorocha Picks Imo APC Governorship Ticket After Losing Presidential

The Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha, has picked the governorship ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in absentia as he was still in Lagos for the party’s National Convention which ended on Thursday evening.

Okorocha’s emergence as the party’s governorship flag bearer in the state came barely few hours after coming fourth in the just concluded APC presidential primary elections at the Teslim Balogun Stadium in Lagos.

During the Owerri event, which took place at the Imo International Conference Centre, the Commissioner for Lands and Urban Planning, Uche Nwosu, who was secretly adopted as the APC governorship candidate by the party’s delegates, announced his withdrawal from the race.

Speaking before the ratification of the Governor’s candidature, the Chairman of the Electoral Committee, Mr. John Alamba, said that the party had the power to substitute any candidate that withdraws from the race.
Nwosu, in his brief speech said that his withdrawal from the race was based on personal and family reasons, adding that the interest of the party supersedes his personal ambition.

He enjoined the party members to give same support and solidarity to the new candidate, Governor Okorocha.

Apart from the delegates, also present at the event were all the state executive of the Imo State All Progressives Congress, except the Chairman who was still in Lagos, members of the Okorocha’s cabinet and other state appointees.


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OAU Graduates 127 First Class Holders

No fewer than 9,094 first degree students of Obafemi Awolowo University will be graduated tomorrow.

Addressing a press conference as part of programmes to mark the institution’s  40th convocation ceremony, the Vice Chancellor of OAU, Professor Bamitale Omole hinted that “the Senate of the university has approved the graduation of 9,094 first degree graduates drawn from 13 faculties in the institution.”

According to him, “the breakdown include “127 students, who made first class honours, 2,360 and 4,256 students with second class upper and lower divisions respectively, while 1,232 made third class, just as 123 would graduate with ordinary pass.”
Professor Omole reacting to the performance, represented by the chairman of ceremonial committee, Prof. Titi Kuku, announced automatic scholarship for first class graduating students in the institution, adding that some of them may be given jobs at their respective faculties as graduate assistants.

OAU CDL Spam Expredites With Online Degree Programme Admission Offers

The Centre for Distance Learning, Obafemi Awolowo University has created a short-lived happiness for some students seeking admission into the prestigious citadel, especially those that are yet to be admitted and were part of the 2013/2014 predegree academic session.

In similar messages sent to many of them reads

"Congrats! You have been offered admission into B.Sc. Accounting at OAU. Login to http://eportal.oaucdl.edu.ng Username: Your Pre-Degree No, Password..."

These students were very excited when they got the message on the phone thinking it is the long awaited normal admission to resume the 2014/2015 academic session in Ife. They later got to understand it is admission to undertake the newly introduced online degree programme after explanation by colleagues and friends.

 Many of them have since showed their displeasure at what they regard as Spam messages as they only took advantage of their contact with the school to send them the promotional message. One Wale said 'I was so happy when I got the message, only to discover OAU CDL just deceived me. I did not apply for any online programme and I don't see any reason why I should be sent that fake message from an authentic source'