Olabimpe Samiah Emerges Winner In Eduregard/Fynestboi Essay Contest

The prize giving ceremony of the just concluded EDUREGARD/FYNESTBOI ESSAY CONTEST came up on Saturday, 18th February, 2017 at Foodie Factory, New Market, OAU at 6pm.

The event was hosted to award the winners of the essay contest and it had in attendance; Jacob Tosin Grace (Emerald) -OAU SU VP Elect, Boluwajaiye Adeoluwa (Fynestboi) - OAU SU Secretary General Elect, Oluyemi Busayo (Aluta Pastor) - President, FASA OAU, Fatourouti Kayode (Fattykay) - CEO/Eduregard amongst others.

After weeks of entries and over 100 submissions, the results which were released on 11th February,2017 had the following contestants made the top 6 positions:

•Olabimpe Samaih (100L,Botany Dept.)
•Temidayo Samuel (Estate Management)
•Jegede Oluwatola Comfort (300L,Eng.Edu.)
•Muideen Abubakar (Economics)
•Olaniyi Oladele
•Ifechukwu Alex

The winner received a cheque of N30,000. The second and third positions received cheques of N20,000 and N10,000 respectively, while others received consolation prizes.

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JASFET Foundation Shows Love To Orphans On Valentines Day

Admist the celebration of valentine, JASFET Foundation embarked  on a trip to Abiye Orphanage & Children Home located at Agowande area, Oshogbo, Osun state.

JASFET Foundation is co-founded by Jegede Abayomi Samuel and Fetuga Aderibigbe. The party arrived at the orphanage home at about 3:30pm and were received by Pastor Ayoola, who was the head of the orphanage home. Mr Ayoola introduced the crew to Mrs Ijagbemi, the head of care giver and to some other staffs. He appreciated the foundation for visiting the Home despite the economic hardship.

Upon introduction of the foundation, a round table competition was held in which the kids enjoyed.

Jegede Abayomi Samuel stated the purpose for the visit. He highlighted 4 purpose for which the foundation was established which includes;
1. Donation to Orphanage Home.
2. Youth Empowerment.
3. Leadership.
4. Educational support.
He asked the Head of care giver some questions part of which include; 'why do the rich people in the country fails to support the Orphanage Home?'.
"The rich people in this country are too wicked and ignorant because they are stingy with their money and fail to support the needy, she said". When asked how many kids were in the Home, she said that there are currently about 2O Children.

FETUGA, a co - founder of the foundation , asked on the necessary procedure for adopting a child from the orphanage home. Mrs Ijagbemi noted that the Commission  for Women Affairs was responsible for approving the adoption of a child from the Home. She then solicited for support from Nigerians. She said the rate at which the home is visited has reduced drastically due to recession in the  economy.

JASFET Foundation donated  gifts such as biscuits, sweet and some other goodies and also some amount of money to the Home. Pictures were taken with the kids and staffs of the orphanage home. The staffs appreciated the foundation for the hands of love extended to the home. The party left the home at about 5:40pm.

Official: Final Results Of The OAU Students' Union Election

Following two days of students going to the polls to determine their next student leadership, the Electoral Commission has officially announced the winners of the elections. Declaring the results at about 05:20am on Saturday, February 18, the Show Baba-led commission announced a year 4 medical student, Oyekan Ibukun Edward a.k.a Dr IBK as the president-elect of the Union and a year 4 law student, Jacob Oluwatosin Grace a.k.a Emerald as the Vice President-elect.

See below the full results:

PRESIDENT
IBIYEMI - 1515

JK - 970

T.COOL - 86

HARVICS - 161

DR IBK - 2698 (Winner)

OYO - 199

HON. IBK - 995

VICE PRESIDENT
ANNADIVA - 2050

EMERALD - 4052 (Winner)

THEMMY. T - 536

SECRETARY GENERAL
BERNARD P - 592

EPORTAH - 1456

FYNESTBOI - 2469 (Winner)

RAY - 2019

ASSISTANT GENERAL SECRETARY
EMERITUS ARA - 761

KAY - 869

SIEWEN - 3762 (Winner)

VICTOR - 940

PUBLIC RELATED OFFICER
O'ZIK - 723

VON - 1889

ZUMA - 3849 (Winner)

FINANCIAL SECRETARY
YELLOWBANTY - 2430

OMISAKIN - 4018 (Winner)

WELFARE DIRECTOR
KI - 338

EFO - 2898 (Winner)

EMPEROR - 1595

BRAIN - 1588

DIRECTOR OF SOCIALS
LAMBA - 5576 (Winner)

CHAVW-LEE - 797

DIRECTOR OF SPORTS
ERINTO - 881

COACH OREE - 1735

OLUWAMICHAEL - 3633 (Winner)

JAMB 2017 Examinations To Hold In May

The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) have announced that the 2017 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) will hold in May 2017.

This was made known by the JAMB spokesperson, Fabian Benjamin, through the Board’s Twitter handle @jambhq

According to him, actual dates will be announced soon. He also advised candidates to beware of false dates and fraudsters.

“2017 UTME is scheduled to hold in May 2017. Actual dates will be announced soon. Beware of false dates and fraudsters,” he said.

Meanwhile, JAMB registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede has explained why an unusual delay has preceded the sales of application forms.

He said the ongoing switch-over in the major thrust of the sale of form which is the scratch card to direct payment into the Treasury Single Account (TSA) was responsible for the delay.

Oloyede said: “We are changing the major trust of the sale which is the scratch card. Candidates used to buy scratch cards to access the forms online and that has been abused thoroughly.

“What we want to do is for students to pay directly to government coffers and we are working out the process of doing so to avoid the type of abuse that it has been subjected to. So, we want to sell directly and to make sure that candidates pay into TSA account.”


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OAUSU2017: Candidates Take Last Minute Steps As Faculty Of Arts Heads To The Polls Today

Following the postponement of her elections due to some alleged delay in the arrival of electoral materials, the ongoing Students' Union for the Faculty of Arts has been moved till today, Friday 17th February 2017. This however has caused aspirants to start making last minute moves, especially aspirants whose total number of votes as at yesterday remain close to opponents.

However, some other candidates already lead in their offices with a good number of votes; Lamba, Emerald and some others being examples.

There are also claims that the Chairman of the Electoral Commission Mr Fadele Olusola cancelled the elections of the Faculty of Technology. However efforts to reach him till now have proven abortive.

Obafemi Awolowo University Hosts First Global Health Pharmacy Course In West Africa

The Faculty of Pharmacy of the Obafemi Awolowo University once again achieved a great feat as she alongside Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria and the University of Port-Harcourt hosted the first ever Global Health Pharmacy Course In West Africa. The programme which was held between Saturday, 11th Sunday, 12th February 2017 was held at the New Pharmacy Building, Faculty of Pharmacy, Obafemi Awolowo University Ile-ife.

In all, the programme featured about 18 Sessions, most of which were facilitated by the Course Coordinator, Professor Don Eliseo Prisno, a global health practitioner from China. Some of the other facilitators of the programme include Professor Fatusi; the Provost of the College of Health Sciences at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Pharmacist ‘Bisi Adenipekun; President, Lighthouse Global Health Initiative, Pharmacist Aniekan Ekpeyong amongst others. The founder of the organizing body; AB Global Health initiative, Dr Maidas Ayomide, was also present at the event.

The programme, which was designed for pharmacy schools in the western region featured seven schools; the University of Lagos, University of Ibadan, University of Ilorin, University of Benin, Igbinedion, Olabisi Onabanjo University and the Obafemi Awolowo University.

Commenting on the programme, the coordinator for the Western Region, Mustapha Abdulafeez stated that the programme was brought up from a desire to motivate students to make impact in the sphere of Global health even whilst still undergraduates and contribute to the development of society. Further speaking on the event, the Public Relations Officer  of the Western Cohort, Farombi Oluwaseun said; “The programme was indeed a success as expected schools participated in mass and  we are proud that we proved the Great Ife to be a leading institution in Pharmacy practice by hosting the first ever Global Health Certificate Course in West Africa”.

The National Executives of the Pharmaceutical Association of Nigeria Students (PANS) led by Alo Setofunmi were also present at the event. And several participants also lauded the organizers for the programme as according to them, it open their eyes to several opportunities for pharmacists especially in the aspect of global health.    

Some Hot Spots For Valentine Hang Out On Campus

It's Val's day! I am sure some people are excited while some others are just indifferent, most especially because it's a school day and they'll be busy. But who says you can't chill with your loved ones just to relax after a long day and when I mean loved ones, I mean your friends, guys ,baes and boos and even your crushes. Some people may think its just too overrated, it's just like every other day. Nevertheless, a day isn't too much to show some people extra love.

     You may have been thinking Ife is too dry and there is nowhere to hangout. You are wrong cupcakes, there are places but you just don't know it. We have compiled a list of few hotspots for valentine for you and your loved ones.

New bukateria: this is on our very own campus, OAU. It is close to ETF hostel and before new market. There are cool varieties, the choice is yours.

Park And Gardens: Here, staff quarters is like the Victoria Island of OAU, it's believed that that where the big boys and girls stay. Well, if you want to go a step higher on campus, you should try it out. It's serene and just an amazing spot.

New Market : there are some good places in new market too. It's not only for buying foodstuff. Go there, take a stroll and you will find nice spots.

      Moving to town aka igboro. You don't want to miss these awesome places.
Country kitchen and Captain cook : they are at Mayfair and they have all sorts of foods, you can have any.

Tantalizers : tantalizers is now in Ife if you didn't know. Well, its a beautiful place and tasty meals at affordable prices. Try it out.

JiL Fingerlicks: if you love ice cream, wave your hands in the air like you just don't care. I am sure you will be excited when I tell you that if you want finger-licking flavors of ice cream and other accompaniments.

Goubolee : you think you have tasted all the flavours of ice cream? Go to Goubolee, then you know you are wrong. They are not only limited to that, they have Chinese rice and native rice too. It is situated along the road leading to Mayfair. You can order as well.

KwikChow: if you think you have heard it all, Kwik chow is a new food restaurant strictly for delivery. You may wanna surprise that special someone, they are the best bet. They are situated in new market and they have good food at available prices.

      Guys and Girls, it's not too late. Take your friends and lovers out, enjoy the love on Valentine's day. Don't miss out. Happy Valentine's Day.