Barcelona Wins Super Cup

By Adigun Olayemi

Barcelona FC of Spain has won this year's edition of the UEFA Cup.

Barcelona, the winner of the UEFA Champions league and Sevilla, the winner of the UEFA Europa league went head to head on Tuesday evening in a keenly contested football match. Barcelona eventually won the match after loosing a big lead they secured during the early hour of the game.

Sevilla came from a 4-1 loss to level up in regulation time which saw the match enter Extra time. Pedro eventually scored the wining goal of the tie for Barcelona in the 115th minute. The previous edition of the Super Cup was won by Real Mardrid.

Ooni's Rite: Management Advice OAU Students To Remain Indoors

The Management of Obafemi Awolowo University through her Division of Student Affairs has strongly advice students of the institution to remain indoors on Wednesday owning to the speculated rites for the demise of Ooni of Ife.

Below is a copy of the Release signed by the Acting Dean of DSA, Dr (Mrs) L. M. Durosinmi.

Buhari Appoints Prof. Sagay As Head Of Anti-Corruption Advisory Committee

President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed a Presidential Advisory Committee against Corruption headed by Professor Itse Sagay, a prominent professor of law and civil rights activist.

The Committee’s brief, according to the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, is to advise the present administration on the prosecution of the war against corruption and the implementation of required reforms in Nigeria’s criminal justice system.

Other members of the Committee, which is also expected to develop comprehensive interventions for achieving recommended reforms, are:

(i) Prof. Femi Odekunle (Professor of Criminology, Ahmadu Bello University) – Member
(ii) Dr. (Mrs) Benedicta Daudu (Associate Professor of International Law, University of Jos) – Member
(iii) Prof. E. Alemika (Professor of Sociology, University of Jos) – Member
(iv) Professor Sadiq Radda (Professor of Criminology, Bayero University, Kano) – Member
(v) Hadiza Bala Usman (Civil Society Activist) – Member
(vi) Professor Bolaji Owasanoye (Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies) - Member/Executive Secretary of the Committee

In support of the Federal Government’s efforts, an Anti-Corruption and Criminal Justice Reform Fund has been established by three international development partners namely the Ford Foundation, MacArthur Foundation and Open Society Foundation.

The $5 million fund is to assist implementation of key components of the Action Plan and the work of the Presidential Advisory Committee.

The fund will be managed by Trust Africa, an international development Civil Society Organisation with programme presence in more than 25 African countries.

Source: Premium Times

 www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/188136-sagay-heads-advisory-committee-on-war-against-corruption.html 

Ooni's Demise: Ife Residents Warned To Stay Indoor On Wednesday

Residents of Ile-Ife town are expected to keep indoors between the hours of 9am-4pm on Wednesday.

Then death of the Ooni of Ife, Oba Okunade Sijuwade, Olubuse II will be officially announced on Wednesday‎.
Making the disclosure on Monday, the Awara of Iwara-Ife, Oba Layi Adereti, said the preparation of the burial of the monarch who died at Saint Mary Hospital in London about two weeks ago will immediately commence.
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Oba Adereti spoke for the first time on the death of the Oba Sijuwade, which had been severally denied by the palace chiefs.

According to him, the Oro festival is the final rite of passage for the Oba Sijuwade, disclosing that between 9 am and 4 pm on Wednesday the death of Ooni would be made public. Oba Adereti, who is also the head of Oro Cult in Ile-Ife, warned all residents, both male and female of the ancient town to keep indoors during the Oro rites.

The monarch also disclosed that after the Oro rites and proclamation, subsequent rites will follow. He therefore appealed to all Ife residents to heed the restriction order to keep away from the palace area.

He added that though only women are normally barred when Oro festival is being carried out, this time around, it has no respect for any gender.

He said: “This is an official statement from the palace of Awara of Iwara-Ife who is the head of Oro diety that on Wednesday 12th August 2015, there would be official proclamation of the demise of Ooni of Ife. The proclamation will be made public during the Oro festival, being the final rites on the demise of Ooni of Ife.

“The residents of the ancient town are therefore urged to keep away from the streets between the hours of 9 am and 4 pm during which the Oro diety will be out. With the announcement, people are advised to stay in-door for the period when the Oro will be out.”

Source: The Nation

WAEC Releases 2015 May/June WASSCE Results

The West African Examinations Council has released the May/June 2015 Senior School Certificate Examination results, withholding 118,101 candidates’ results out of the 1.5 million students that sat the examination.

WAEC Head of National Office, Mr. Charles Eguridu, announced this in Lagos at a press conference on Monday.

Eguridu added that the states owing WAEC had reduced to 13, saying the candidates in public schools in the 13 states would not have their results until their state governments pay their candidates’ registration fees.

The examination body had raised the alarm that 19 states owed the agency about N4bn, an amount that might cripple the operations of WAEC.


Source: Punch

OAU P-UTME: 10,338 Candidates Scored 200 Marks & Above

No fewer than 10, 293 candidates failed to score 200 marks and above in the post-Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination conducted by the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife.

This was contained in a statement by the Public Relations Officer of the university, Mr. Abiodun Olarewaju, on Sunday.

The university, according to Olarewaju, released the result of the Saturday screening barely six hours after the conduct of its post-UTME exercise on the website of the institution.

He said, “Out of about 20, 631 candidates, who sat for the screening, 10, 338 candidates scored 200 marks and above. This signifies about 58 per cent, specifically 57.08 per cent.

“A sizeable number of the candidates, however, put in exceptional brilliance, which produced spectacular results, scoring 300 and above, with four of them, who are aspiring to study Education English, specially outstanding.

“Leading with the highest score of 348 is NZE, Samuel Onyenachi, with UTME no: 55227945CC, aspiring to study English Education, while the second highest of 344 was scored by ADEBAJO, Glory Olalekan, with UTME no: 55552404.

“The other two candidates, who both scored the same marks of 337 are EPUNAM, Ifeanyi Jude and OSENI, Felix Oluwatobi.”

Olarewaju advised all the candidates, who sat for the screening, to check their results accordingly.

Source: Punch

OAU Post-UTME Results Released

The much anticipated results of screening exercise for candidates seeking admission to Obafemi Awolowo University is finally out! Login to OAU portal to see your results.

Goodluck!