ACJ OAU Hosts Veteran Journalist, Edmund Obilo

In a summit organised by the Association of Campus Journalists, OAU, the association played host to veteran journalist and former OAP of Splash fm, Ibadan, Mr Edmund Obilo.

The Summit which sought out to help highlight the roles of students in maintaining sustainable development in OAU featured paper presentations from Some students of the institution had Obilo had the major speaker of the event. In his address, Edmund Obilo highlighted the faults of the various stakeholders, decrying the rapidly falling standard of Universities in the country. In his words, Obilo stated that the larger society was supposed to be a simulation of the University system and not the other way round. Obilo whilst condemning the current state of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), described his passive critical role in his days as an undergraduate at the University of Benin.

And finally commenting on his exit from Splash FM, he stated that he was moving onto another phase of his journalism career. The Vice Dean of the Division of Students Affairs, Dr B. S Afolabi was also present at the event.

"Any Lecturer Found Guilty Of Assault Would Definitely Pay For It"- Vice Dean DSA

Following the reportage of several cases of physical assaults by lecturers over the past few weeks, the Vice Dean of the Division of Students Affairs of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Dr B.S Afolabi, has claimed that investigations have commenced on the cases and any lecturer found guilty in any of the cases would be made to take responsibility for his or her actions. He also warned students against aggravating lecturers as different people had different temperaments and the lecturers too were human. He also cited the case of students assaulting lecturers in times past, attributing the current state of the Union as a result of one of such events.

Speaking to students earlier today, Saturday, 22nd October 2016 at the Great Ife Students Summit organised by the Association of Campus Journalists, OAU, Dr Afolabi also shed more light on some of the issues surrounding the planned meeting of the Acting Vice-Chancellor, Professor Anthony Elujoba. He stated that when the Vice-Chancellor stated that he would be meeting with the students, it was through their representatives. He however further stated that although the Acting Vice-Chancellor was very much interested in reinstating the Students Union, he had not had time to meet the elected representatives due to his very busy schedule.

Dr Afolabi then made it known to the students present that he would always be available to students who need information on any issue regarding the University.

Victims Of Men - Okpala Uzochukwu

“Ada, I have known you for six years now” Emeka said
“You want to start asking me out again abi,” Ada jokingly added, pushed his head to the chair and continued “that is the phrase you always use when you want to talk about this dating stuff”
Emeka continued, ignoring what she said, “ You don’t want to date me, you don’t want to have sex with me, you just keep calling me bestie”
The smile Emeka had on his face earlier was disappearing slowly making way for a gloomy mood like a cloid that comes suddenly on a sunny day.
“Emeka, Emeka, oya smile for me na” Ada teased trying to tickle him.
Emeka pushed her away and she landed on the bed, her skirt raised exposing the upper part of her thigh.
Ada was shocked, they had been enjoying themselves, gisting and laughing since she came to Emeka’s house an hour  before, she did not understand the sudden change of mood. He made a quick motion to the door, locked it  and threw the key inside his pocket and in one quick motion moved towards Ada.
“What are you trying to do Emeka, what has suddenly come over you” Ada couldn’t understand how someone was laughing in the previous minute suddenly turned sour and bitter.
“Emeka, knelt on the bed over her and whispered into her ears “since you don’t want to give me what I want, I am going to take it by force”
“what do you mean Emeka”
Emeka tried raisng her skirt, she slapped him and pushed his hand away.
But Emeka was stronger…
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Rape is an unlawful sexual activity and usually sexual intercourse carried out forcibly or under threat of injury against the will usually of a female or with a person who is beneath a certain age or incapable of valid consent.

The effects of rape can be physical- bruises, injuries, it can be medical- vagnismus, risk of contracting infections such as HIV, it can be psychological which might be the most damaging effect.
The psychological effects of rape can be damaging, some women who have been raped continue to have an intense hatred for men their whole life, some seem not toforget theincident their whole life and some go on to never have a proper relationship with a any man.

Majority of rape cases are swept under the carpet, most girls never get to talk to anyone about their rape incident and studies have shown that less than twenty percent of rape cases are reported. this is because of the societal believe and mindset towards rape. the first question in a community like ours usually is: what did the girl go there to do?

Reporting a rape case is important, first for medical attention. Some people get infected with HIV without knowing it after they were raped and never get to know about it until months later (which is rather late). This would have been prevented if it was reported within forty eigth hours. Psychological support that can be given to anyone involved, and most importantly, the rapist face the law.

The society’s mindset towards rape can be appauling, rape is a very serious issue that has demeaning consequences to the victim, and questions and criticism of the raped involving questions like: what was she doingin his house alone, why was she wearing a short skirt? Should be retracted.
Let us strive towards a better future for the female child, standing against rape is the duty of everyone.

#SayNoToRape.

(Okpala Uzochukwu is a student of the College of Health Sciences, Obafemi Awolowo University and a member of the OAU Peeps Team)

"When You Start Something, You Finish It"- Beautiful Nubia

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Performers from the Dept of Dramatic Arts









Reacting to rumours that he dropped out of school for his music, popular roots  musician, Segun Akinlolu, popularly known as Beautiful Nubia, has come out to debunk the claims and clear the air. He stated at a performance in the Afrika Amphitheatre of the Obafemi Awolowo University that he is a graduate of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Ibadan and even practiced for eight years afterwards before finally quitting to face his music squarely.

He also claimed that although he was strongly involved in the arts as an undergraduate student; writing poetry and plays and even directing some of his plays, he strongly believed that once one started something, one must endeavour to finish it and eventually graduated one of the best students. Speaking on the role of music in the transformation of Africa, Beautiful Nubia also advised upcoming artistes to continue to use their music to advocate for a better Africa, in his words, "You can not be at peace if your neighbour is unhappy and you are only as rich as the poorest man in your society".

After offering some advice to the students, Beautiful Nubia and the Roots Renaissance Band then thrilled the audience with the performance of many of his songs keeping in mind that several other artistes from the Faculty of Arts such as Ashake, Deemsy Buraimoh, Kunle Eagle, Wole Sax and some departments had performed earlier.

Photo Credits- Novel Events

CleanUpNigeria Comes To OAU Campus

Passion House with Susty Vibes  collaborates with ECOMSA brings Cleanup Nigeria Project (Campus CleanUp) to Obafemi Awolowo University.

As part of its vision to rid Nigeria of environmental dirt, Convener of the
Cleanup Nigeria project, Passion House with Susty Vibes has collaborated with Environmental Control and Management Students' Association (ECOMSA) of the Institute of Ecology and Environmental Studies on the Obafemi Awolowo University, OAU Campus Clean-up.

The clean up exercise which is scheduled to hold on 22nd October, 2016, will further drive the organisations respective campaigns to #CleanUpNigeria, #StareDownOnPollution and #PromoteEnvironmentalSustainability

This campus clean up would be the first in the series of other campus clean up that would be carried out in the Universities across the Nation.
As the organisers call for partnership from government, civil societies, NGO and individuals with equal thirst to keep Nigeria clean and green.

For the past  seven years, Passion house has been leading clean up events in strategic locations in Nigeria via her Clean-up Nigeria Projects. Ranging from awareness on effective waste management practice, to the health benefits of living in a clean environment in a country with a rising
population, the impact of these projects have been enormous.

According to the Convener of Cleanup Nigeria Project and Executive Director of Passion House, Mr Alex Akhigbe, the university campus clean up projects would provide a platform for young people in the universities to be agent of positive change in their communities and further drive the message of having a pollution-free environment in our campuses.

The trio, Passion House, Susty Vibes and ECOMSA have identified that civil engagement is crucial to achieving this goal and would be combining the energy of young people with the passion of environmentalists in Obafemi Awolowo University.

With effective supports from House of Babiti, Life and Fitness Cycling Club, ANUNSA OAU Chapter, We Are M.A.D Initiative, The Valuable Waste, Olayinka Ojo photography and academy, purpose driven poet, the exercise will see to evacuation of waste materials from the university environ, while also educating the students on the need to maintain cleaner academic atmosphere.
Speaking further, Mr Akhigbe, explained that it is the duty of humans to keep the earth free of pollution.

"The planet earth is all we have in common and it is our responsibility to protect and celebrate the planet earth hence, the need for the
collaboration with organisations like NESREA, WestAfricaENRG, Eco Nigeria, RecyclePoints, Greenhill
Recycling, Street Waste, Thermal Initiative, Taiwo Adewole and Associates, Clean and Beautiful Atmosphere Initiative and others that believe in our mandate to raise responsible citizens that are passionate about environmental sustainability and protection".

Jennifer Uchendu of Susty Vibes, said "any project that promotes the need for community engagement in pollution activities must be supported and brought to reality and SustyVibes is committed to partner for a Sustainable Nigeria" as the President of ECOMSA, 'Wole Adegbule also affirms the relevance of cleanliness as a means of inculcating environmental education in Nigerian institutions which ECOMSA is passionate about for the promotion of environmental sustainability.

Looking forward to October 22nd when the #OAUCampusCleanUp will hold, interested volunteers can sign up by visiting www.cleanupnigeria.org/volunteer to join the project and for updates on upcoming clean up events.

The official hashtag on tweeter is #OAUCampusCleanUp. Let's keep it trending.

To keep track on activities on Facebook, simply like: Susty Vibes, Cleanupnigeria.

Twitter: @sustyvibes  @cleanupnigeria @Ecomsaoauife

Instagram: @sustyvibes and @cleanupnigeria

For more information, Please call or whatsapp AlexGREAT on +2348033340972
email: info@cleanupnigeria.org

Click here to register

#OAUCampusCleanUp is proudly supported by OAU Peeps News Agency

Popular Radio Personality, Edmund Obilo, To Storm OAU

Investigative journalist and popular On-air personality, Edmund Obilo, is set to visit the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-ife tomorrow Saturday, 22nd October 2016 for the Great Ife Students Summit hosted by the Association of Campus Journalists, OAU.

Obilo, who is popular for his radio show, Voices on Splash FM in Ibadan would be interacting with students on the theme; "Towards Reviving A Sustainable Development In OAU: The Role Of Students"
The summit would be holding at the ICAN Lecture Theatre at 10:00 am. Do endeavour to attend.

INDAQS OAU Emerges Winner In UI 3rd Inter-University Quiz Competition

Students of the Obafemi Awolowo University Ile-Ife once again reasserted OAU as 'Oba Awon Unifaasiti' on Tuesday, 18th October 2016 in the University of Ibadan, Ibadan as students from the department of Nursing emerged winners in a quiz competition. The quiz which was the third of Its kind was a part of the University of Ibadan Nurses Week 2016. The week was organised by the Nigerian Universities Nursing Students’ Association(NUNSA), UI Chapter.

The quiz competition which was actually the last on programme for the day had representatives from five participating schools, Afe Babalola University Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD), Babcock University Ilishan (BABCOCK),  Obafemi Awolowo University Ile-Ife(OAU), University of Ibadan (UI) and University of Ilorin (UNILORIN).

The scope of the competition ranged from Human Physiology to Foundation of Nursing Practice to Advance Medical Surgical Nursing to Maternal and Child Health and Current Affairs and included characteristically standard, challenging and brain tasking questions. However, the representatives were apparently not intimidated as they played along with the questions.

At the end of the quiz competition, Babcock University came up with a total of 10 points, Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti and the University of Ilorin both ended with a total of 15 points each, thus both emerging the 3rd. The University of Ibadan had a narrow win with a total of 16 points claiming the 2nd position. The Obafemi Awolowo University at the end of the quiz competition had 23 points, thus emerging the overall winner of the contest.

The Convener, Ife Nursing Debate And Quiz Society (INDAQS), Mr. Akinsumade while being interviewed, stated it clear that among the objectives of the association which he oversees is to see to it that OAU Nursing students are always prepared for debates, quiz competitions and other literary activities. INDAQS formed few years ago has always have it as her hallmark emerging victorious in competitions, "My team has been working hard to ensure we come nothing but 1st in this invite of UI most especially when we reflected on the fact that since 2012 we have always been coming 1st in any contest we have with UI, thus we could not afford to have anything other than 1st, he said." He however, accorded all glory, honour and praise to the Almighty God, acknowledging the efforts of his team.

Credits- Lurogho Akinola Courage