Suspected Thief Caught In Awo Hall During Midnight

By Durodola Abiola

It was during the odd hours of the day when everyone wss asleep that an alleged thief got nabbed at the popular Anglo-Moz car park after he has been pursued by some conscious residents of Awolowo hall.
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The alleged thief was said to have entered a room in Awolowo hall, precisely block 2, room 103 where everywhere was dark due to the power blackout and almost all the room members were asleep. According to an account, his attempt was quickly noticed as a member of room who was not in a deep woke up to notice someone dragging his phone with him.
On noticing that the owner of the phone was awake, the suspect fled. The phone owner reportedly gave him a hot chase as the alleged thief fled through Awo Annex. The owner kept on shout of Ole, Ole, Ole (Thief, Thief, Thief) so as to keep other students aware of the person been chased until he was eventually caught.

After the alleged thief was caught, the case was reported to the Students’ Union and the Public Relations Officer of the Union, Immanuel Kant requested the alleged thief be moved to Awo café where he was moderated. After a long time of questioning and interrogation, he was searched and in his possession were nine (9) SIM cards and two memory cards. He was eventually moved to the Student Union Building where his case will be treated so as to allow for further investigation.

In the course of interrogation at the level of Awo café, the suspect has confessed to be a non-student and he currently stays in PG Hall. According to him, he only came to Awolowo hall to use the toilet.

OAU Peeps News Agency Recruits New Members

As part of plans to widen the horizon of the leading OAU campus news portal, OAU Peeps News Agency has recruited new members into the media outfit. Out of more than sixty (60) interested applicants that indicated interest and applied to join the agency during the recruitment exercise, only twelve (12) excelled extraordinarily by passing the test and interview conducted and also meeting virtually all the set conditions, hence, eventually recruited.

The Agency has also announced her new leadership for the 2014/2015 session. Below is the list of all members of the Agency;


Adetula David - Editor-In-Chief/General Manager

Ojelabi Jesujoba - Deputy Editor-In-Chief

Adigun Olayemi - General Secretary

Fatoyinbo Gafar - Public Relations Officer

Dosunmu Deborah - Financial Secretary

Kayode Emmanuel - Reporter

Durodola Abiola - Reporter

Ademola Olaoluwa- Reporter

Azeez Mubaraq - Reporter

Olarinre Damilola - Reporter

Asipa Sunday - Reporter

Akinola Kehinde - Reporter

Ipoola Ayodeji - Reporter

Egedegbe Gracious - Reporter

Samuel Mathew - Reporter

Akindolani Olawumi - Reporter

Raji Oluwatobiloba - Reporter

Farombi Oluwaseun - Reporter

Abioye Daniel - Reporter

Breaking News: Buhari Appoints New Service Chiefs

President Mohammadu Buhari on Monday sacked and replaced the country’s Service Chiefs.

The new ones included;
Major-General Abayomi Gabriel Olonishakin – Chief of Defence Staff;

Major-General T.Y. Buratai – Chief of Army Staff

Rear Admiral Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas – Chief of Naval Staff

Air Vice Marshal Sadique Abubakar – Chief of Air Staff

Air Vice Marshal Monday Riku Morgan – Chief of Defence Intelligence

Major-General Babagana Monguno (rtd.) – National Security Adviser.


Source: Vanguard

Buhari Sacks Security Service Chiefs

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday relieved the nation’s service chiefs of their appointments.

Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, said this while speaking to State House correspondents on Monday.

Adesina, who did not give more details, added that the Presidency was preparing a statement on the sacking, which would be made available to newsmen.

Their replacements had neither been named as of the time of writing this report.

There has been an escalation in terror attacks by Boko Haram militants in the country in recent times, leading to the killing of more than 500 people in less than four weeks.

Source: Punch

Super Falcons Ranked 29th In The World

After their first round exit at the just concluded 2015 FIFA women's world cup in Canada, Nigeria's super falcons have stepped up the ladder in global ranking.

In the recent ranking released on Friday, the African champions made a landmark by climbing four places up to occupy the 29th place in the world.
Continentally, the super falcons got a total of 1633 in the month of March till date and remained the best in Africa while the indomitable lioness of Cameroon overtook Ghana in second spot rising up 10 places to 43.

Furthermore, the black Queens of Ghana are presently 3rd on the continental log unmoved in 52nd and Equitorial Guinea remain fourth in number 55 while South Africa moved a place up to 59 in fifth spot and Cote d'ivoire remain 67th in the world.

The next FIFA ranking for women will be published on 19th December, 2015.

OAU Management Declares Mid-semester Break Amid NASU Strike

By Adetula David

The management of Obafemi Awolowo University has declared a mid-semester break when students are expected to vacate the university community for a period of time yet to be communicated.

This was part of the resolutions of the management following an emergency senate that held on Sunday to review the current campus situation.

A circular issued at the end of the Senate which was signed by the University Registrar, Dotun Awoyemi reads “The Senate of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife has approved that the students of the University proceed on a mid-semester break with effect from Monday, July 13, 2015. Consequently, all students are advised to vacate the Halls of Residence. The date of resumption will be announced later.”
Though the University management has not tied the mid-semester break to the ongoing NASU protests and strike action, however, indications from several quarters have suggested that the mid-semester break is coming as a result of the agitations by the Students’ Union for a better welfare conditions which can no longer be guaranteed since the members of the Non Academic Staff Union (NASU) who are in charge of power and water supplies have downed tools.

Earlier, the Students’ Union president, Akande Omotayo a.k.a TY has said that he will convey a congress of students on Monday to discuss the total closure of the university should the management fail to accede to the three (3) basic demands of the students at the moment which include power supply, water supply and free flow of vehicles within the university community.

NASU has since upper week Friday, 3rd of July held the university to a standstill as the main entrances to the university were locked up and also retrieved water and power supplies for most periods. The struggle embarked upon by NASU is due to the non payment of the 64 months arrears of her members’ hazard allowances.

‘Come To Our Aid Great Ife Students’ –AY SUG

By Adetula David

The Financial Secretary of the Obafemi Awolowo University Students’ Union, Olajide Gabriel Ayodeji a.k.a AY SUG has called on Great Ife students to swiftly come to the rescue of the Union following the failure of the outgone leaders to transfer the account of the Union to the current leadership.

Following the breakdown of the second handing over event which was facilitated by probe committee, the SU financial secretary could not hide his feelings as he expressed frustration over the non-successful transfer of the Union account all these while. AY SUG who spoke with our correspondent yesterday believes the former SU president, Ibikunle Motunrayo and the former Financial Secretary, Awoyemi Omolayo Sogo a.k.a Comrade Oye have committed an aberration by not honouring the invitation of the Probe Committee to yesterday’s event.

“They told me that the handing over will start by 12:00 o’ clock today. I have been here since 12, I have not seen anything of handing over here. The last time we met with Oye, Oye told us he will be available here today where we are going to facilitate the handing over.

“I want justice to be done on this... Please tell Great Ife students to please come to our aid. As you can see, anytime the issue of handing over is coming up, this type of pandemonium occurs.
“This account of a thing does not belong to nobody. There is nothing like the office of the former President and former Financial Secretary. This account is not supposed to be with them.

“I am imploring all Great Ife students, parliamentarians, HEC members and all CEC members to come to our aid to bring back the Union account.

Obviously looking at no diplomatic way forward on this matter, we asked AY SUG if he could suggest a solution to the whole handing over menance on ground, AY SUG has this to say; “Before this Probe Committee ish and all these handing over processes, I have somehow proferred a solution, I went to meet Oye and Ibikunle in Lagos for the handing over process. I think everything seems to be abortive on this but so far, I have reported the case to the congress of Great Ife students because I don’t know what to do again. So, the Great Ife students have set up a probe committee and it is left to the probe committee to do something about it”

It will be recalled that the first handing over facilitated by the Division of Student Affairs (DSA) which had majority of the previous SU Central Executive Council members present was boycotted by the new Union leadership on the excuse that the probe committee is the one in charge of such meeting and should be facilitated by the committee.