Project Let Go Season 2: OAU Students Donate To The Less Privileged

Scores of Obafemi Awolowo University students came together on Saturday at the Pit Theartre of the institution to donate material things including cloths to the less privileged especially those that are in the orphanage home.

The event which is the second edition of 'Project Let Go Africa' took a stylish and improved direction as participants were taken through a seminar where Youths and Impact were discussed. Speakers at the event include Matthew Ojo (Dream Coach, Author, Musician), Igba Joshua (CEO, Neonatar Media), Abimbola Akinsanya (OAP, Convener of Bimbo and Friends), Adegbulugbe Folajimi (CEO, Jo Pizza Company and Chef), Olabode Emmanuel Olawumi (Creative Director, OYA Magazine) and Dumebi Ezar Ehigiator (Child Educator, School Media Speciatlist, Library Consultant and Author).

Olabode Emmanuel of OYA Magazine in his revelation during the event stated that the the Nigerian Education industry did not help him in setting up his dream. “What they teach us in school does not tally with what happens outside. My lecturers don’t come to class; they give me materials that i read on google. The only opportunity the school afforded me is a platform to meet people.” Emmanuel revealed.

Abimbola Akinsanya in her own submission said there is this blame shift here and there. “For us to fix the education system, we need to try our personal baby step” she said. Abimbola however highlighted two basic keys to development which are; Educate yourself with google and volunteer to do internship in the line of business you want to do.

Dumebi Ezar Ehigiator, a Child Educator, School Media Specialist, Library talked about purpose and how to go about fulfilling it despite all odds. Dumebi was present for the event with her husband.

At about midway into the event, Samwise lighted the mood of participants with the sonorous dispensation of songs and guitar performance. Veektor, a Poet also performed poetry to thrill the participants with the plea to the world to let go in spite of all non-encouraging turn of events. Showbaba was also around to spray the laughing gas to participants as he cracked jokes that got everyone laughing.

“In 2007, God told me in a dream to draw a structure without which i could not sleep. I eventually drew it. Moving from Chemical Engineering and getting to ODLT, i heard a voice telling me that this is the centre of industrialization and commercialization, that was how NEONATAR was birthed” Igba Joshua in the course of the programme revealed how he started Neonatar Media.

Adegbulugbe Folajimi, the CEO, Jo’s Indulge (a brand of Jo Pizza Company) started Jos because when he got to OAU, he had similar dishes been taken at all times, hence the challenge for him to do something different. Responding to a question about the start up capital, Folajimi said he saved up to buy the starting needs based on priority.

Another speaker at the event is the convener of Dream Seminar, Matthew Ojo . He is a Dream Coach, Author, Musician. In his own words, many identity proxies affect who we are and they are not what we are. He listed name, background, race, qualifications as those identity proxies.

True identity he defined as a reflection of the mind of the Creator on the created, expressed as innate potentials and abilities that make the created unique and distinguished for the accomplishment of its purpose. He emphasized the need of the participants to discover their identity. “We are all born fine but we must be refined in order to become defined. It is only when a man is defined that he discovers his true identity” Matthew said.

Donors were given free shirts courtesy of JaniCuts Fashion house, House of TNT, PRENDOZA and HOUSE OF ANNIE OTI. Free WiFi at venue was also available from FON. Also, Snacks and drinks at the venue were provided freely by chowrite cakes and Jo's indulge.

In his closing remarks, Ajani Oluseyi (JaniCuts), the leader of the organizers of ‘Project Let Go Africa’ Season 2 said the initiative started last year but without a seminar that has been added this year. According to him, the organizers frown at wastage even when some less privileged persons lack these basic materials been wasted.

Pictures from the event

Helen Paul, Segun Odegbami, Others To Grace NASELS Week

Many dignitaries have been invited to participate in the upcoming NASELS Week scheduled to hold between February 29th to March 5th, 2016.

Those lined-up for the week are Helen Paul (aka TATAFO); Akeem Lasisi (Writer, Poet and Journalist and double award winner of Cadbury/ANA Award); former Super Eagles player, Segun Odegbami; 2015 ANA poetry prize winner, Servio Gbadamosi; and popular OAU blogger, Lukman Fasasi among others.

While Helen Paul will be bagging award for her comical use of language; Lasisi and Servio will be the guest speakers at the NASELS OAU Literary Day; Odegbami is booked to feature during NASELS Marathon; Fasasi will be leading Nasels Clinic/body fitness.

The Coordinator for the Week, Miss Adenike Adeyemi, explained that outstanding programmes have been outlined for the week.
Adeyemi boasted that NASELS has made plans to make use of the Ogunbanjo Hall for the association's dinner because of the spacious nature of the hall. According to her, both Naselsites and non-naselsites are expected to pay N2,000 to participate in the Dinner.

"We have contacted the dignitaries and they will be present on different days. Our plan is to make the NASELS Week a memorable and outstanding one on OAU campus," Nike added.

The Week is expected to start on Monday with a Lecturer-Student Forum spiced with photo shoot sessions same day. A road show is billed for the evening of Monday by 5pm. Other events lined up for the following days are as follows;

👉🏻👉🏻DAY 2👈🏻👈🏻
💀👽Costume/Throw
back Tuesday
⏰8am
🏫Departmental Lobby....
👗Dress code: costumes👓,oldies🎩, school uniform👚, anything crazy👙
🌟🌟ALL PRAISE NITE🌟🌟 ‎
⏰6pm‎
🏫Aud ll
🎷🎺🎻All Star Contest🎤🎧🎸📯 (De Grand Finale) 💃🏻👯👯‎
⌚9PM‎
🏫AUD II
‎
▶▶ DAY 3◀◀
📝📄LITERARY DAY 📃📝
⏰10AM
🏫AUD II
🍜🍛🍝COOKING🍩🍚🍣 COMPETITION🍦🍮🍨
⌚4PM
🏫ENGLISH BASEMENT
🗻🗻FILM SHOW⛺⛺
⏰7PM
🏫AUD II

🔸🔹DAY 4🔹🔸
🍖🍗WELFARE DAY🎏🍕
⌚10AM
🏫ENGLISH LOBBY
🗿🗿TRADITIONAL NITE/PAGEANTRY👰🏿👰🏿👑👑
⏰8PM
🏫Humanities Car Park
👘Dress code : Traditional Attire
🎤🎶(Live band) 🎺🎻

⚽ DAY 5⚽
SPORTS DAY (Football⚽, Play Station🎮,Table Tennis🎾, Scrabble🎴, Chess🃏, Ludo🎲, Skipping🏂, etc🎳)
⌚9am
🏫English Lobby/Sports Complex
👳🏿Special Jumat 1:30pm👏🏻🙏🏽
🔥🔥DRAMA NIGHT🔥🔥
⌚6-9pm

☑ Day 6 💯
🏃🏿NASELS MARATHON🏃🏿🏃🏿
⏰6AM
🏫Point Of Convergence: Anglomoz Car Park
Dress Code : Sports wear 👟👟
🎠🎡PICNIC⛲⛲
🕘9AM:
🏫GOLDEN JUBILEE GARDEN
DINNER
Single :2k💶
Couple:3.5k💷💴
👫👫🍹🍸🍻🍴🍴🍟🍺🍹
⏰🕘8pm🕘⌚

Dramatic Arts Part 1 Student Beaten Up By Senior Colleagues

Last week Tuesday at about 12am in the morning, a fight broke out between a purported part one student and some part two students of Dramatic Arts department.

The part two students were having rehearsal for their forth coming production but the part one student walked in to inform them that project play rehearsal is ongoing that their drumming is actually disturbing the final year project play but in return, he was beaten up by the part two students. The victim who was simply identified as David was later rushed to health centre for treatment.

There is however indications that students involved in beating up of the part one student will face departmental panel this week. Some however have said that the students numbering about five risk a semester but that will be decided this week by the departmental panel.

''I Can Bring The US Dollar To N200 In One Month'' - Business Mogul, Ifeanyi Ubah

As the nation's currency exchanges at N400 to the US dollar on Sunday, Billionaire business mogul has said that if the Buhari-led federal government consults him, he could restore the nation's currency to an exchange rate of N200 to one US Dollar within one month.

Speak­ing on a Channels Television poli­tics programme on Sunday, billionaire businessman and the Chairman of Capital Oil and Gas Services Ltd., Dr. Patrick Ifeanyi Ubah, has advised the Federal Government to consult some Nigerians who can halt the free fall of the Naira which is affecting the na­tion’s economy.The Nai­ra currently exchanges at N400 to the US dollar.

The Publisher of The Authority newspapers, said that if the President Buhari-le federal gov­ernment consults him, he could re­store the nation’s currency to an ex­change rate of N200 to one US Dollar within one month, thereby arresting the slide in the Naira which is virtu­ally crippling the economy.

The Chairman of Ifeanyi Ubah Football Club, however did not say how he was going to bring the Naira down to an exchange rate of 200 per dol­lar, but said the government could seize everything he owns if he failed to do this within one month, if given the mandate.

Chief Ubah also affirmed that he was not involved in any way what­soever in the $2.3 billion Dasuki­gate arms deal that involved the for­mer National Security Adviser, Col Sambo Dasuki, adding that he was not in­volved in the politics of contracts and has never done any government con­tracts, whether at the Federal, state or local government levels.

"I am highly misunderstood, sometimes controversial. But I have never done any government contracts. I did not collect any money from Gov­ernment; I do not have an oil block – and I have not asked for one.

"I did not know Dasuki. TAN nev­er received money from Dasuki or the People’s Democratic Party. We did what we did in the interest of the na­tion and for posterity.

"I’m a politician with a mind-set of making life worth living for the people, when issues seem to be getting out of hand. So TAN has no hand in whatever that has to do with the arms deal fund."

He said following the controver­sies trailing the #Dasukigate, it has be­come necessary for him to extricate himself from allegations that himself and the non-governmental organisa­tion, Transformation Ambassadors of Nigeria (TAN), were in anyway in­volved in the sharing of the arms deal money.



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OAU Students Win National Moot Trial Competition

Law Students Society of Obafemi Awolowo University, OAU, Ile-Ife, last week won the maiden edition of Dele Adesina national moot trial competition.

They defeated their counterparts from the University of Ibadan, UI, to clinch first position in the competition which was established in honor of Mr. Dele Adesina, SAN.

The OAU defense team led by Mr. Odey Benjamin and Ehimmosan Oyewole scored a total of 255 points to defeat the UI prosecution team led by Ogunmodede Joseph and Victoria Peters.

In his response, the honouree, Mr. Dele Adesina commended both legal teams for their efforts in the contest.



Source: Vanguard

NNPC/CHEVRON JV National University Scholarship Awards 2016/2017

Chevron Nigeria Limited, in collaboration with its Joint Venture partner, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), is offering a number of University Scholarship Awards to suitably qualified Nigerian students.

Eligibility
E-applications are invited from full-time SECOND YEAR (200 LEVEL) degree students of the under-listed courses in Nigerian Universities:

1. Accountancy
2. Agricultural Engineering/Agricultural Science
3. Architecture
4. Business Administration/Economics
5. Chemical Engineering
6. Civil Engineering
7. Computer Science/Computer Engineering/System Engineering
8. Electrical/Electronic Engineering
9. Environmental Studies/Surveying
10. Geology/Geophysics
11. Law
12. Mass Communication/Journalism
13. Mechanical/Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
14. Human Medicine/Dentistry/Pharmacy
15. Petroleum Engineering

In line with our e-scholarship administration system, selected students will be invited for computer-administered qualifying tests in selected examination centers nationwide. Short-listed candidates for the qualifying test will be invited by email and SMS text messages. All applicants are therefore advised to ensure that valid GSM telephone numbers and personal email addresses are properly entered into the e-forms on the web site.

Please note that applicants for the NNPC/CNL JV scholarship are ineligible to apply for any other scholarship program sponsored by Chevron Nigeria Limited, its JV Partners, or any of its affiliates, including the Agbami scholarship program published simultaneously with this NNPC/CNL JV scholarship program

ONLY SHORTLISTED CANDIDATES WILL BE CONTACTED.

APPLICANTS ARE REQUIRED TO ENTER VALID PERSONAL BANK ACCOUNT DETAILS.

MULTIPLE APPLICATION LEADS TO AUTOMATIC DISQUALIFICATION.

Please note that applicants for the NNPC/CNL JV scholarship are ineligible to apply for any other scholarship program sponsored by Chevron Nigeria Limited, its JV Partners, or any of its affiliates, including the Agbami scholarship program published simultaneously with this NNPC/CNL JV scholarship program.

Application is open to full-time SECOND YEAR (200 LEVEL) students admitted during 2014/2015 academic session.

1. Before you start this application, ensure you have clear scanned copies of the following documents

Passport photograph with white background not more than 3 months old (450px by 450px not more than 200kb)
School ID card
Admission letter
Birth certificate
O' Level result
JAMB Result
2. Ensure the documents are named according to what they represent to avoid mixing up documents during upload
3. Ensure you attach the appropriate documents when asked to upload

How To Apply
‡To apply, visit http://www.scholastica.ng/candidate/login?ReturnUrl=%2fschemes%2fapply%2f5056 and follow the steps below:

1. Click on "Register Now" to create an account.
2. Proceed to your email box to activate your account
3. Click on http://scholastica.ng/schemes/cnlawards to return to Scholarship site
4. Enter your registered email and password to upload your information.
5. Enter your personal information, National Identification Number (if available), educational information, other information and upload required scanned documents.
6. Ensure the name used in applications matches the names on all documentation in same order. Upload a sworn affidavit or certificate if otherwise.
7. Ensure you view all documents after uploading, to eliminate errors during uploading.
8. When asked to upload photo, upload a pass-port photograph with a white background.
9. Recheck application information to avoid errors
10. Click "Apply Now" to submit information
11. You will receive an email and a sms that confirms your application was successful.
12. Return to www.scholastica.ng, enter your Email and Password to download your profile and proceed to have your Head of Department sign the document.
13. Upload a scanned copy of the signed profile, this would be used for verification.
14. If National Identification Number (NIN) number was not available in step 6, to obtain your National Identification Number (NIN)
Visit http://ninenrol.gov.ng to register and learn more about the National Identity Number
Click "Create Account" and fill in the required fields
Login with Email and Password to complete the form
After completion, schedule a date for photo and finger print capture
Visit any of the 37 capture centres http://www.nimc.gov.ng/?q=nin-registration-centres to complete the registration process and obtain your National Identity Number
You can also do your total registration at the NIMC office
15. Return to and update application with National Identification Number (NIN) to ensure completion

Note: Multiple applications attract a disqualification penalty from the Scholarship board.

Deadline: Closing date for receipt of e-applications is strictly 9 March, 2016.

NAPS OAU Storms Cameron Hotels For Dinner & Award Night

National Association of Philosophy Students Presents her dinner night coupled with awards, with lot of fun to keep you abreast through the night.

It is happening big this time in Philosophy department.

This big thing in OAU will be coming up on the last Friday of this month (26th February 2016) @ Cameron hotel...

Red carpet: 7pm

Single: N2,000
Couple: N3,500