Meet Ewetola Michael, OAU's Best Graduating Student

Meet Ewetola Michael, OAU's Best Graduating Student

Ewetola Michael Adeboye, 23, is the overall best graduating student of the Obafemi Awolowo University in the 2013/2014 academic session, having finished with a CGPA of 4.85 from the Department of Mathematics. He tells OAU Peeps News Agency in an exclusive interview about what it took him to come on top.

Can we meet you sir?
My name is Ewetola Michael Adeboye, a graduate of the Department of Mathematics. I hail from Oyo state.

You were pronounced the overall best graduating student during this year's convocation. What CGPA did you graduate with?
4.85

Wow... That's awesome. When you wanted to enter the university, did you choose Mathematics?
Sure, it was my first and second choice.

So you mean you wanted to study Mathematics? Why were you passionate about Mathematics?
I just like it and I find it interesting.

What was your prior performance in Mathematics relative to other subjects especially during your secondary school days?
It was excellent just like the other subjects too but I enjoyed mathematics the most.

This suggest your excellent performance did not just begin. When did you start leading your class?
I started leading my class right from my Primary school.

Did you take any decision as a fresh student then that helped you in the course of your study?
Not really, it has always been my habit to give my best to whatever I do.

That’s impressive. One would naturally think you are a genius or that it runs in the family?
Yes

Did you hear stories about Obafemi Awolowo University that could be discouraging when you resumed school?
Yes, I heard of how in Obafemi Awolowo University, you will have to read to have an F.

So what was your reaction to this?
I was not scared. I also met some of my senior colleagues who counselled me that smart work and not just hard work is all I need to get my desired grade in any course.

Was it in your plan to be the best graduating student when you got admission?
No, but I started considering its possibility when I was in Part two because my Part one results were encouraging and I felt that if I could step up my game, I may emerge as the Best Graduating Student, but it was not really my target, I just want have a good understanding of my course.

What was your CGPA in Part 1?
4.80

What was your lowest grade?
E

What was your reaction to this when you saw the result?
A little bit disappointed but not too bothered because it was a Special Elective course.

How many hours did you invest in sleeping and studying per day?
I read for an average of 3 hours and sleep for about 7 hours per day during weekdays while the reading hour during weekends is about 7 hours.

Were you involved in any extracurricular activities?
Yes, I was a Departmental Representative Council (DRC) member in my Part 2, the Academic Committee chairman of my department in Part 4 and I was also involved in fellowship activities.

Which fellowship did you attend on campus?
Baptist Students’ Fellowship (BSF).

At what point did you know you would be the best graduating student?
It was in my Part 3 when I had A's in all my courses.

Wow... How did you feel when you got to know you graduated as the best student?
I was happy and grateful to God.

Apart from being the Best Graduating Student, you won other prizes, what are they?
I received five prizes ranging from departmental to faculty and the university prize.
1. Professor A. F. Oluwole Faculty prize for the best graduating student with the highest CGPA in the Faculty of Science
2. Tola Olukilede prize for the best graduating student in the Faculty of Science
3. Professor(Chief) Reuben Olafenwa Ayeni memorial prize for the graduating student with the best all round performance in Bsc Mathematics program
4. Ife North local government prize for the best student in the department of Mathematics
5. Tola Olakilede Agent of change prize for the final year student in the university with the highest cumulative grade point

What is your advice to the current crop of undergraduates especially the fresh ones among them?
I implore them not just to work hard but work smart, prioritize understanding of every course over grades and avoid cramming at all cost even as you develop a habit of consistent studying.

Have you received any job offer since you graduated as a result of your sterling performance?
Not yet.

Congratulations once again Michael and we appreciate you for your time, what is your words to the OAU Peeps crew?
I have been seeing your posts on Facebook before now. Keep up the good job.

UNILAG To Host Campus Editors' Summit (CES) 2016

UNILAG To Host Campus Editors' Summit (CES) 2016

The University of Lagos, UNILAG has been named to host the second edition of the Campus Editors' Summit (CES)which is billed for January 30 next year.

Campus Editors from various tertiary institutions across the nation are expected to be present for this edition where veteran journalists will educate the participants. Obafemi Awolowo University held the previous and maiden edition which witnessed the presence of scores of campus editors from many of the tertiary institutions in Nigeria including University of Ibadan, University of Ilorin, Ladoke Akintola University and others.

Below is the Press Statement announcing the host of the next edition of CES.

Press Statement. CES2016; AS WE PREPARE FOR THE EVENT
Journalistic greetings to all Pen Pushers! Let me start by congratulating University of Lagos (UNILAG), the host for the forthcoming Campus Editors' Summit (CES) 2016. We are happy this big Summit is coming up on your great campus.

This forthcoming edition will be the second edition, which has its premier edition hosted by OAU, Ile-Ife. CES 2016 will be holding on January 30, 2016 on UNILAG soil, as all campus Editors in Nigerian institutions will gather for this big event.

CES 2016, as an event that brings together all campus editors in Nigeria promises to be a mouthwatering event and a memorable one. Great Speakers will be there and also, veteran journalists will be available to share their experience with us.

As we await this powerful event, it therefore becomes necessary for all stakeholders to support the host university (UNILAG) for a successful CES.

Once again, we congratulate the host school and we hope for a blissful deliberation at Campus Editors' Summit. At every point, we shouldn't forget to keep asserting the strength of our pen. God bless NANCE! God bless Nigeria!

Signed
Lukmon Akintola
Head, NANCE Support Team

Toluleke Akinbode
Member NANCE Support Team

Resumption Will Determine If OAU Carnival Will Hold This Year – Shomo Davies

The Director of Socials, Obafemi Awolowo University Students’ Union, David Olatunde Abraham a.k.a Shomo Davies has ruled out the possibility that the OAU Carnival will not hold but however hinged the schedule on resumption of students back to school from the mid-semester break.

In an exclusive chat with OAU Peeps News Agency on Friday, Shomo Davies revealed that the major determining factor of the OAU Carnival schedule is the time of students’ resumption back to school. He however said he has no clue as at now when the Management of the University will recall the students back to school.

The Students’ Union through the Office of the Director of Socials and Culture had stepped up preparations towards a week-long Carnival that will take the ancient city of Ile-Ife by storm. The programme was billed to commence Monday, December 14, 2015 with a Walk for Breast Cancer and Drug Abuse Awareness coupled with the opening of a Trade Fair. Tuesday was supposed to feature a Novelty Match and Movie Night while Wednesday was billed for a Political Symposium. The Thursday and Friday of the week was scheduled to witness the Bamidele Aturu Inter-varsity Debate and an Award/Fashion Show Night respectively. The big thing which is the OAU carnival itself will now be on Saturday, December 19 with a lot of activities lined up for that day.

On what effect the current suspension of the Students’ Union activities by the Management will have on the programme, Shomo Davies said the students still respect the mandate they gave to their leaders, as such, it will not affect the commencement of carnival.

“Any student can organize an event in the name of their school and moreover Students' still respect the mandate given to their elected leaders. The union is coming back and the carnival will hold.” Shomo Davies said.

The Union leadership came under intense criticisms early this week as some members of the Committee planning the carnival insisted that the event will hold despite the fact that majority of the students are currently at home.

JAMB Registrar, Dibu Ojerinde Becomes Emeritus Professor At OAU

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) Registrar, Professor Dibu Ojerinde, has been appointed Emeritus Professor of Education at the Obafemi Awolowo University.

The appointment which made him the second ever to attain that position in his faculty after the late Emeritus Professor Babatunde Fafunwa was made by the university’s Governing Council and communicated to him this week.

Dibu Ojerinde who is the first Nigerian Professor of Tests and Measurement has served in various capacities before his current position in JAMB. In 1990, he was appointed as the Director of Monitoring and Evaluation, National Primary Education Commission (NPEC), a tenure that elapsed in 1991. In 1991 he was appointed as the Director and Consultant at Centre for Educational Measurement (CEM), Federal Ministry of Education. After his tenure in 1992, he was appointed as the Registrar of the National Board for Educational Measurement, NBEM. He held this position for 7 years (1992 – 1999).

Shortly after his tenure as of the National Board for Educational Measurement (NBEM) in 1999, he was appointed as the Registrar of National Examination Council, NECO. He held this position for 8 years (1999 – 2007). After his tenure in 2007, he was appointed as Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, a position he held for 5 years (2007-2012) and was reappointed on 10 April 2012.

Reacting to the development, Ojerinde said he was grateful to God for taking him to the top of his academic career. He however restated his commitment to do more for the uplift of education in the country.



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Maiden NABOS OAU Essay Competition

Maiden National Association of Botany Students OAU Essay Competition

The Golden Service Team (NABOS OAU 2014/2015 Executives) wishes to announce the beginning of entry submission for the maiden National Association of Botany Students Essay Competition for Botany Students (Obafemi Awolowo University alone for this edition).

OUR AIM
As students of nature and environment, we are appalled by the current rate at which lives on our sole planet are been endangered and abused especially our plants. Several factors are obviously responsible for this and hence, the need to identify them. Even as learners and young minds with very limited resources, we find it exigent and urgent to join the rescue mission by embarking on cost-effective, feasible and ameliorating project(s) as it will be recommended by our students in order to save the planet and its inhabitants.

ELIGIBILITY
1. The contest is open to undergraduate students of the Department of Botany (Obafemi Awolowo University only).
2. Entrant may only submit ONE essay entry.

RULES
1. Essays must be the sole and original work of the entrant and not previously published.
2. Essays must be between 700 and 1500 words long. Every word of the essay will be counted.
3. Essays must be formatted to Font size 12, 1.5 spacing and should be in Times New Roman.
4. Failure to adhere to the rules will result in disqualification.

TOPIC
Our disappearing Green: curbing the menace (Nigeria as a case study)
1. Identify and give an assessment of the problem.
2. Describe a practical, feasible, and cost-effective solution or set of solutions for improvement.

SUBMISSION
Entries must be submitted on or before 11:59pm January 10, 2016. All entries should be forwarded to nabosoauife@yahoo.com. Attached to the entry should include:
a) Full name
b) Level
c) Matric number
d) Department & Name of institution

JUDGING
1. Judging will be done anonymously by reputable professional individuals.
2. Scoring:
* Subject (adherence to topic, originality, feasibility) - 45 points
* Organization and Style (phrasing and continuity) - 20 points
* Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling - 20 points
* Adherence to Word Limit - 10 points (1 point will be deducted for every word outside the specified word range – entries that exceed this amount will be immediately disqualified)
* Use of Register Words - 5 points

WINNERS
1. First-place Winner – Free Departmental Jersey + Package + Essay published on OAU's biggest online Magazine (www.oaupeeps.com) + Certification
2. Second-place Winner – Free Departmental Jersey + Package + Certification
3. Third-place Winner – Free Departmental Jersey + Certification
4. Fourth-place Winner – Package + Certification

NB: All participants will be issued Certificate of Participation.

Winners will be announced during the NABOS Week (February 2016).

Professor Popoola Appointed As Committee Chairman To Investigate Misappropriation & Sex Scandal In University

Professor Popoola Appointed As Committee Chairman To Investigate Misappropriation & Sex Scandal In University

The Minister of Education Malam Adamu Adamu on Thursday in Abuja inaugurated committees to investigate the management of 10 universities and polytechnics over allegations ranging from abuse of due process, financial mismanagement to sexual harassment.

The minister said government had received numerous complaints against the governing councils and management of some institutions and resolved to set fact-finding committees to determine the veracity of the claims and give appropriate recommendations.

The institutions included the Federal University Dutsin-Ma, Katsina state, Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, Abia state, University of Uyo, Akwa Ibom state, Federal University Kashere, Gombe state, University of Abuja, FCT and University of Nsukka, Enugu state. Others are Federal Polytechnic, Auchi, Edo state, Federal Polytechnic Oko, Anambra state, Yaba College of Technology, Lagos state and University of Calabar, Cross River state.

The minister said the allegations and counter claims against the institutions “have created mistrust and hostility and hindered the smooth conduct of academic activities to the detriment of students,” saying “this cannot continue and it must not be allowed to liger.”

The allegations include: financial misappropriation, disregard of due process, nepotism and irregularities in recruitment and promotion of staff, corruption, power tussle among council members, sexual harassment and fraud to mention but a few.”

The minister named Professor Magaji Garba of Ahmadu Bello University(ABU), Zaria as the committee chair to probe Dutsin-Ma University while Mahmud Sanusi Rafindadi, Rabi’u Hassan Makera, Oyerinde Adeola, L.M Farouk and Anigbogu O.J (secretary) as members. Professor Popoola of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) Ile-Ife was the chairman for Umudike University and had Professor Kayode Soremekun, Chief Philip Ukaonu, Uba Ibrahim, Dr. Maryam S. Ali and Amudipe Gabriel (secretary) as members. Professor Sadiq Isa Radda of Bayero University Kano was the chairman for University of Uyo with Professor Mahmud Lawan, Dr. Emmanuel Akpanobong, Iliyasu Rakiya, Engineer Abraham Chindusu and Opariji Catherine (secretary) as members.

Professor Sulkaiman Abdul of Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU), Bauchi was the chairman of the fact-finding committee for Kashere University while Blug-Jack Essenwa (secretary), Professor S. N. Madubuike, Prof. B.G. Nworgu, Ulu-Awa Arua and John Mairafi Ahmadu will serve as members. Abuja University had Professor Toyin Olorode of Ekiti state University as chairman, Sani Maikudi, Prof. Vicror Amen, Adeoye Adeleye as members and Ebikwo Juliana as secretary. Prof. Godwin Nsofor of Federal University of Technology, Minna was named chair for the committee of Nsukka University while Mrs. Agnes Bamgbala, Prof. Ikenna Onyido, Prof. Haruna Abdu, Bashir A. Bello, Dr. Chinelu Nwonsu and Ameh Emaliku (secretary) will serve as members.

The committee to investigate Auchi Polytechnic had Prof. Andrew Haruna of ATBU as chairman and Nakwarai Jamil (secretary), Dr. Roxy Momoh, Prof. George Nnona, Folorunso Isaac and Bamamu I.B as members.

The committee to probe Oko Polytechnic had Prof. Sech Accra Jaja of the University of Port-Harcourt ‎ as chairman, Prof. A. L Tanko, Prof. Madueke O. Iwe, Dr. Kareem Olawale, Abubakar Mohd and Mulikat Jimoh (secretary) as members. Professor Idowu Awopetu of OAU was the chairman for the committee to probe Yaba College while Oshiba P. O (secretary), Prof. Ngozi Nnmani, Dr. Sikiru Eniola, Ngubane Gladys and Lawal Hafis will serve as members. The committee for University of Calabar had Dr. Salihu Abubakar of ABU, Zaria as chairman, Haruna A.B (secretary), Prof. Sani Abba, Prof. Greg Wajiga, Uba Uche and B. C Odum as members.



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Amazing Photos Of Inside The Palace Of The New Ooni Of Ife

Who says the new Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Adeyeye Ogunwusi, the Ojaja II is not as classy as the previous one? Checkout photos of inside the Palace of His Royal Majesty.

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