Awolowo Hall, Angola Hall Lose As OAU Premier League Kicks Off

It was a cheering moment in Fajuyi hall today as the home team defeated the Machines of Awolowo hall in an opening fixture of the 2013/2014 OAU Premier League. Awolowo Hall settled for a 4-2 loss in a game that was dominated by the Fajuyians. Alji, who was the talisman for the Fajuyian team troubled the defense line of the Awoites and found the back of the net 3 times leaving the visitors with an herculean task of overturning the defeat in the return leg.

Also, in the dusty and sandy pitch of Angola hall, ETF hall team controversially whitewashed the home team 6-4 making them the team that has scored most goals in the tournament.

There were massive turnouts at the venues of the two games played today as fans came out in their numbers to support their various teams.
The OAU Premier League is tournament organized by office of  the Director of Sports, Students' Union. The four male Halls of Residence are involved in the competiton; Fajuyi hall, Awolowo hall, Angola hall, and ETF hall.

In a very similar sporting atmosphere, Campus Journalists of Obafemi Awolowo University converged earlier today for a Sport Fiesta. The event which took place at Fajuyi Hall pitch witnessed members of the campus press coming together to engage themselves via various sporting activities amongst which were Football and Draft game. The Sport Fiesta was put together by the executive members of the Association of Campus Journalists(ACJ) for the purpose of bringing all campus journalists together which was achieved after all. Members of the Red Cross Society were also on ground to take care of any unforeseen accident.

Photo Credit: Mr Deejay (ACJ)

Remi Sonaiya Campaign Posters Flood OAU Campus

One of the presidential candidates for next month's poll, Professor(Mrs) Oluremi Comfort Sonaiya is now one of the top considerations by humans of Obafemi Awolowo University as her campaign posters are seen at every nook and cranny of the university campus.

Sonaiya who is a former lecturer in the Department of Foreign Languages of the citadel will be contesting under the platform of KOWA Party. According to her, she is the change Nigerians crave for. “If you really want change, this is it!”

Some students who spoke with correspondents of OAU Peeps News Agency said they will prefer a neutral person like Remi Sonaiya to become the next president as against popular demands for Jonathan and Buhari stating the various unethical approaches been employed by the two to convince Nigerians to vote for them as bad, dividing and violence-provoking. While some students believe KOWA Party is most likely to win Obafemi Awolowo University community during the February Poll, many are of the opinion that the next president will emerge from the candidatures of General Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress(APC) and President Goodluck Jonathan of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party(PDP).

In other news, Pastor Tunde Bakare is expected to speak on “Nigeria Beyond 2015” in Obafemi Awolowo University next week in a programme organized by the Hall Executive Councils of Angola Hall.

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Happy Birthday To President Ibikunle Isaac Motunrayo

We felicitate with the President of Great Ife Students' Union, Comrade Ibikunle Isaac Motunrayo, GCAF(Grand Commander of all Aluta Forces) on his birthday. We wish him more fruitful years on earth coupled with sound health and fulfilment. You are celebrated this day IBK!

Pastor Tunde Bakare To Speak On "Nigeria Beyond 2015" In OAU

This is to inform all the students of Obafemi Awolowo University about a seminar that will be coming up on 28th January, 2015 at Oduduwa Hall by 12:00noon. The seminar is tagged - Nigeria Beyond 2015. 

According to the Chairman of Angola Hall, Ibiyemi Joseph, the seminar is non-political and not a religious based one as it is designed to properly sensitize Great Ife students on their various choices during the forth coming 2015 General Election as they relate to the future of this nation. The programme is organized by the Hall Executive Council of Angola Hall.
A seasoned speaker and politician, Pastor Tunde Bakare will be the Guest Speaker for the day as Yinka Odumakin, a leader of the Afenifere group and Paul Alaje, a former Students' Union President of OAU will be special Guests of Honour for the day.

Yay! Come one, come all.

11 OAU Students Escape Death After School Bus Caught Fire

The rate at which fire destroy things these days in Obafemi Awolowo University is increasingly alarming. Just yesterday evening, one of the commercial buses operating within the University campus caught fire along Road 1. The bus according to a report by Yemisi Tolulope on her Blog got burnt with 11 OAU students escaping unhurt. According to eye witnesses, it took the intervention of the fire fighters from the OAU Fire Department to arrest the situation as they successfully put out the fire.

Photo Credit: Yemisi's Blog

2015 Young Investigative Journalist Award Initiative

You’re invited to apply for the 2015 young investigative journalist award initiative.

Organizer

Oikomedia, SciFY, Cafebabel, and The National Center for Scientific Research “Demokritos”

Prizes

1. A cash prize of two thousand Euros (2.000 €) for the best journalistic research
2. A software tools prize for data journalism that will be announced with the hackathon

Deadline

20 March 2015

Guidelines

• Only natural persons from 18 to 30 years old (on the Opening date of the Contest) regardless of nationality and place of residence are eligible to take part in the Contest.
• Participants are not obliged to have a journalism degree from a public or private school, or to be journalism students. Natural persons meeting the age requirements are eligible to participate, even if they do not have professional experience in the field of journalism.
• Participants are required to undertake the following actions:

1. To fill out the application form available in the especially designed webpage of the Organizer www.ijp.gr and
2. To submit the research online. In case that the research is submitted in a language other than the Contest´s official language (Greek), it should be accompanied by an official translation.

• Research shall be submitted in accordance with the following criteria:

1. As 7z, ZIP, GZIP or TAR files with maximum size 50 MB or
2. Accompanied by links with relevant content. Links should be active during the whole Contest and 3 months after its Closing date.

• Participants are allowed to carry out journalistic research on any of the fields mentioned below, concerning citizens who live in Greece and events that have taken, take or will take place in Greek reality within its geographical territory. The central elements of the journalistic research shall be the active civic and political participation, the public interest, the supervision of the work and the decisions of Greek public authorities, the action of civil society, the action of private and public legal persons in Greece, as well as the impact all these activities have on society as a whole or on economy.
• Research can deal with any of the following fields, either alone or in combination:

1. Society
2. Politics
3. Economy
4. Environment

• Participants are allowed to submit digital, television, radio and multimedia (video and slideshow) journalistic research.

Inquiries

For any information concerning the Contest, participants and third parties can send an e-mail to:
e.makri@cafebabel.com or elina.makri@oikomedia.com

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