OAU Students Escape Death In Osun Communal Clash (Pictures)

Some pre-degree students of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, Osun State, on Wednesday escaped being killed during the violence which erupted among the people of Ipetumodu and Ashipa communities.

Our correspondent gathered late on Wednesday that the violence was caused by a boundary dispute between the two communities.
It was not clear if there were casualties but it was gathered that some persons were injured in the clash.

A resident of Ipetumodu, who identified himself as Taiwo, told our correspondent on the telephone that residents of Ashipa community invaded their town and set buildings ablaze including students hostels, where some pre-degree students of the OAU lived.
Taiwo said, “Hoodlums from Ashipa community invaded out town and started shooting and destroying houses. They set some buildings on fire and people ran away.”
Another resident, who claimed to be from Ashipa community, however, accused residents of Ipetumodu of being the aggressors.

The Public Relations Officer of the Osun State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Mr. Ayo Olowe, confirmed the crisis to our correspondent on the telephone.

He said, “There was crisis and some houses were burnt especially in Ipetumodu. Some persons were said to have stormed the town, vandalised the students’ property and set buildings ablaze.

“They said they brought out the students belongings before setting the hostels ablaze.”


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“Our Honourables Are Suffering Amnesia” -Congressman

The congress of students that was held at the level of Afrika Amphi Theatre, Obafemi Awolowo University yesterday did not end without a show of emotional outburst by congressmen against the honourables representing them at the Students’ Union parliament.

At about 40minutes behind the scheduled time, the Congress commenced with the singing of Great Ife anthem led by the suspended Secretary General of the Students’ Union, Shittu Olatayo a.k.a SI Unit. A very quick observation by a congressman challenged the functionality of the suspended Secretary General in such gathering. This went a long way to effect the unanimous position earlier taken by the SU Parliament some days ago as SI Unit had no option than to succumb to the will of the Congress. He stepped aside to join the congressmen seated.
Just as the floor of submission was declared open by the Union President for Great Ife students to voice out their mind on bothering issues, among many brilliant and consistent observations submitted, a congressman who failed to reveal his identity before speaking opened a can of worm on the parliamentarians seated right before him. He expressed dissatisfaction and disagreement with the process and way the constitution amendment is to be approached. According to him, the constitution amendment should provide for the review of unnecessary but prevailing clauses in the constitution which has been raised several times by the students. He opined that the amendment of the constitution to be subjected to the Congress for review. He buttressed his argument by citing an example of CGPA barrier for aspirants for SU leadership positions. In a bid to lay emphatic premise on his claim, he said “our honourables are suffering amnesia”. By the way, Amnesia for some of our readers who are not familiar with this medical term simply means a loss of memory.

This utterance seemed not to have gone well with the seated parliamentarians as they noised in protest even as the congressmen busted into serious laughter. The Speaker of the SU eventually took to the podium to show dissatisfaction with the utterance. “I will not allow anyone disregard the parliament” “I will not also want our emotion to cloud our arguments” The Speaker submitted. He further laid proper clarification on the steps involved in the constitution amendment which was eventually applauded by the Congress.

In a similar tone, one Oke Olanrewaju from the Faculty of Social Sciences suggested that congressmen should always go straight to issues and stop attacking personalities for the sake of unity.

PROJECT LET GO: Exchange Your Old Cloths For New Ones For Free!

'PROJECT LET GO' is the brainchild of Oluseyi Jude AJANI, a fashion entrepreneur, strategic thinker and change agent. He is a final year student of Electronic and Electrical Engineering Department at Obafemi Awolowo University, he is also the CEO, JANICUTS- OAU, a trailblazing fashion brand. A brand known for making shirts, foot wears, native fabrics and so on. He believes in making the world, most especially his country, Nigeria a better place and letting every person, one at a time, enjoy life. 'Seyi Ajani is of the Obama philosophical school of thought that 'change will not come if we wait for some other persons, or if we wait for some other time.' We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.

MAIDEN EDITION:  For the maiden edition of this project, we call on young people to bring their old clothing (at least 3) and receive one new one for free. When all these old clothing are gathered, organizations that carry out charity work (we are in partnership with these organizations) would get them donated clothes across to the less privileged and those in dire need of these materials.
This event will be staged at the epicenter of the university, the Students' Union Building Car Park of Obafemi  Awolowo University on the 30th of January, 2015. From the maiden edition, we would go on to accept clothes, books and food items. We would also partner with cognate organizations and also collaborate with entrepreneurs. Seminars will also be organized so as to share knowledge on charity works and entrepreneurship.

This epoch-making event is proudly supported and vetoed by the Students' Union,Jo's Indulge, JCI, ANUNSA, Heart 2 Heart, JFK Foundation, OAU Peeps, GossipNation, Neonatar.

For more inquiry and facilitation : 07057305493

Chocomilo Resumes, Appreciates OAU Students

One of the reinstated students of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife who was suspended sometimes last semester, Pele Obasi Joshua a.k.a Chocomilo has expressed gratitude to God and the generality of Great Ife students for their support while he was suspended by the school authority.

Chocomilo who was part of the recognized students who gave submissions during the Congress of students, held the atmosphere at stand still as he spoke deeply from his experience while he served the suspension served him by the authority.

“I thank God and Great Ife students that I am back for academic activities”
“Man because of our interest and selfishness, 99% of human beings are not honest”
“Many hide in the position of activism to play politics”
He also used the opportunity to brief the Congress on the basis of his reinstatement. According to him, he submitted himself to police investigation following his suspension and after series of investigations, the Investigating Unit of the Nigeria Police Force(NPF) handling the case concluded that he was not involved in the alleged abduction. Chocomilo however called on Great Ife students to continue to agitate with lawful means for the reinstatement of the remaining suspended and rusticated students.

Pele Obasi Joshua a.k.a Chocomilo is a Law student in his fourth year of study. He was deprived of opportunity of contesting for the post of Chairman of Awolowo Hall during the last Students’ Union elections on the allegation that he had an unresolved but unrevealed case with the school management. He was later suspended some weeks into this session for his alleged involvement in the abduction of one Mr Alabi Abeeb who was the Chairman of the Electoral Commission in the last Union elections. This allegation has since been quashed by the investigating authority which eventually led to the restoration of his studentship.

INEC Ad-Hoc Job: You Need To Submit Your Acknowledgement Slip Asap

Did you apply for any of the INEC Ad-hoc jobs at the upcoming 2015 General Elections and you are you still doubting if the much publicized submission of Acknowledgement slip and Admission Letter at the INEC office in your state is not real?

I am happy to tell you that it is VERY REAL! The submission is not only going on in Osun state. Other states' INEC offices have started to collect those documents from applicants too. States confirmed to have started receipts apart from Osun state include Ondo state, Lagos state, Oyo state and others.
Submission will be to the INEC office of the state you will be posted to work i.e the state you chose as your residential address while applying online. For instance, as a student of OAU, I live in Lagos and put down Lagos as my residential state while applying online, then I will have to submit to the INEC office in Lagos.

Goodluck peeps!

2013/2014 NASS OAU Scholarship Award

The National Association of Science Students(NASS), Obafemi Awolowo University chapter has announced a scholarship scheme for the students of the faculty of science.

In a notice pasted around departments of the faculty, the scholarship will be given to deserving students that perform well in the aptitude test to be conducted.

"There will be a Scholarship which is based on aptitude test.

Interested NASSites must fulfil the following requirements;

• Must obtain a form from his/her department executives and must be recommended by the President of the department.
• Must have paid his/her annual due of N500 (As a stalite)
• All fresh students of the faculty are eligible to write the aptitude test having paid their annual due.

Date of Exam: Saturday, 24th January 2015.
Venue: 1000 SLT
Time: 10:00am

For further enquiries, call  08164358429 or 08142289934

2014/2015 OAU Postgraduate Admission Application Closes January 31st

Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State  invites applications from suitably QUALIFIED CANDIDATES FOR ADMISSION INTO Full-Time and Part-Time Postgraduate programmes of the School for the 2014/2015 Academic Session.

Note: Obafemi Awolowo University does not have any outside agent to help with the 2014/2015 postgraduate admission exercise. The use of such agent is at candidate’s own risk and candidates should desist from using third party in processing their applications.

THE PROGRAMMES AVAILABLE ARE:

Postgraduate Diploma (PGD); Professional Masters (MBA, MPA, MIR, M.Arch. MM Psych, LL.M. etc); Masters with Research Thesis (M.Sc., M.A, M.Phil.) and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Degree Programmes.

Duration of OAU Postgraduate Programmes.

(a)       Postgraduate Diploma Programmes
(i)   Full-Time – 2 Semesters
(b)       Master Degree Programmes
Full-Time Master Degree by Course work and Long Essay/Project -3 Semesters Full-Time Master Degree by Coursework and Research Thesis – 4 Semesters
(c)     Ph.D. Programmes
(i)       Full-Time Minimum Duration – 6 Semesters
(ii)      Part-Time Minimum Duration – 8 semesters (for Staff only)

OAU Postgraduate Programmes Admission Requirements.

(a)     Postgraduate Diploma Programmes
An Applicant for admission to Postgraduate Diploma of the University shall be: (i)     a graduate of the Obafemi Awolowo University with at least 3rd Class Degree. (ii)   a graduate of any other approved University with a minimum of 2^nd Class Lower.
(b)     Master Degree Programmes:
An Applicant shall normally possess not lower than Second Class (Lower Division) Honours Degree of the Obafemi Awolowo University or any other approved University.
(c)  Master of Philosophy Degree Programmes:
An Applicant shall possess first class or a very strong second class (Upper Division) with CGPA of 4.0 and above.
(d)  Doctor of Philosophy Degree Programmes
An applicant for admission to the Ph.D. Degree programme shall be: a graduate of the Obafemi Awolowo University or any other approved
University who possesses a Master Degree with research thesis and a weighted coursework average which shall normally be not less than 60 %(B+).
(e)       VERY IMPORTANT NOTICE
In addition to the admission requirements as published, ALL Candidates should please note that in accordance with the University regulations, they must satisfy the O’ Level requirements for matriculation into first degree programmes of the Obafemi Awolowo University, i.e. Five Credit passes at not more than two sittings including English Language and Mathematics (where required).
Applicants   are   required   to   be   prepared   for   a   short   test   if   their   Faculty/Department   of choice so desired.

OAU Postgraduate Admission Method of Application.

PURCHASE OF APPLICATION FORM SHALL   BE THROUGH ON-LINE   ONLY
Candidates can conveniently complete the application forms and pay by taking the following steps:
Step1:     Log on to our admission website http://apply.oaunetque.com
Step 2:   Create an online account, e-mail will be sent with additional details including a system-generated password.
Step 3: With the e-mail and password combination, applicants should sign in and accurately fill the pages of the application form.
Step 4.   Application processing fee can be paid using either ATM/Nigerian Debit Cards or the OAU Postgraduate Online application Scratch Cards (Details will be sent via e-mail).
Step   5.   Applicants   should   forward   the   following   relevant   documents   in   support   of   their applications in a Big brown envelope; (A4 Size) indicating at the back, the enclosed documents, Form number and name.
(i)       Photocopy of University Degree Certificate
(ii)       Photocopy of NYSC Discharge Certificate
(iii)     Photocopy of   O’Level Result
(iv)     The original transcript obtained from the Applicant’s University plus duly completed downloaded Obafemi Awolowo University Postgraduate College Transcript Label;     (i)-(iv) must be properly addressed to:

Admission Officer,
Postgraduate College,
Obafemi Awolowo University,
Ile-Ife.
 
(v) Kindly note that another set of relevant documents in support of their application as specified in (i)-(iv) should also be forwarded to the Head of Department of their choice
 
Additional Information
An Application Processing Fee worth Fifteen Thousand Naira (N15,000) for Regular Programmes and Twenty Thousand Naira (N20,000) for Professional Programmes has to be paid before each application can be processed by the Postgraduate College. With the exception of about six programmes, all other programmes are Regular Programmes.

You will be required to specify the programme before making payment. Payment can be made using any Interswitch Debit ATM Card. You need to provide your Card Number e.g. 1111222233334444, the Card’s Expiry Date e.g. Jan 2010 and the four-digit PIN to make the payment. You can also purchase a NetQue Postgraduate Application Scratch Card from the banks (specified above) and use this to make the payment. On each scratch card, you will find a Serial Number and a PIN Code (the Hidden Code). To pay for the application form, enter these codes on the Payment Page (see the left menu).

OAU Postgraduate Programmes Other Information.

(a)  For additional information, visit the Postgraduate College Website at http://www.oauife.edu.ng/pgcollege

• Sponsors   such   as   employment   agencies,   Ministries,   Corporations,   Parastatals   and   Foreign Missions should advise their candidates to apply personally for application forms and multiple applications will lead to cancellation of all applications forwarded.
• Any candidate currently registered on a Postgraduate programme in this University and who applies for admission into another postgraduate programme without such a disclosure on the application form and who fails to duly withdraw from such a current programme with the approval of Senate, will automatically forfeit his studentship under the existing University Regulation.
• Applications without Transcripts will not be considered.

OAU Postgraduate Programmes Application CLosing Date.

Duly completed Application forms must be submitted online on or before 31 January, 2015.

• Any applicant whose original transcript does not reach us before the admission exercise begins will not be admitted.
• Successful candidates will receive their letters of admissions through their e-mail addresses supplied.

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