Song Review: The Savage Kind Of Love

By 'Joba Ojelabi

As a young child growing in Lagos, there weren't really a lot of modern pop indigenous female music artistes to love. The male folk strongly dominated the industry, from the “galala” sound of the ghettos of Ajegunle to the more elitist genres of modern music, the guys were heavily present. Surely, some female artists came every now and then, but only very few managed to gain attention and even fewer; to keep it for long enough. So when the young Savage girl came with her Kele Kele love, one might not have anticipated that it would get "all over" the place.

Before Tiwa, I am quite sure I had never come across anybody called “Savage”, at least not officially. Interestingly, even now, I am yet to find another. Tiwatope Savage or Tiwa Savage, as she is more commonly called, is a name that has surely grown deep roots in the music industry over the past few years. Being her first major appearance since her nasty break up with her ex-husband, Tunji Balogun, one would expect that a track with a title like “All over” would be centered on heartbreaks and the episodes that often accompany them. Perhaps, this is where the first and major disappointment of the song might arise. In contrast to what one is tempted to think upon coming across the title of the song, the song is not for old lovers, it is for new ones. Of course, this might be an indication that our dear Tiwa has moved on from Uncle Teebillz already but then again, it might only be a throwback.

For those who were around in the early days of Iya Jamal’s homecoming, you would agree that “All Over” somehow reminds one of the old Tiwa; like a number of her early tracks, the song is simply a lady’s confession of her affection towards a potential lover. The song also resonates on a slow groovy beat, adding one more to the rapidly increasing number of hits produced by the young Mavin records producer, Mr. Babyfresh. Making one wonder if the Don is getting a heir already?

The "All Over" song does not only bear semblance to the early works of Tiwa in audio. Interestingly, its visual representation intentionally or unintentionally does too. In the video, quite similarly to the early Tiwa Savage, the first female African Pepsi Ambassador does not mind showing some skin and do some simple choreographing with her dancers and as a matter of fact she dons a jacket in the video that brings back memories, memories blurred by the devout censors of Sound City.


"All Over" is a song that is slowly gaining prominence in the airways, if it hasn’t already. It is a song that would surely catch the attention of an average millennial in no time. It’s a reminder of love; the Savage kind of love.

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OAU: Angolans Foil Abduction Of Hall Chairman

The atmosphere in Obafemi Awolowo University campus became tensed in the late hours of yesterday, Saturday, 29 July, 2017 when report of an attempted abduction of the Angola Hall Chairman, Osungbade Akeem was thwarted by conscious students in the hall around 8:45pm.

The bandits who were identified as students of the University were led by a popular student regarded as Chaw Lee, a final year student of Dramatic Arts. They were said to have stormed the executive room of Angola Hall to rough handle the chairman and cart him away with a car parked outside the Hall.

The event which occurred in the odd hours of the day further raised alarm on the security of students on campus.

After the arrest of two of the suspected kidnappers, the others whisked away and have since then fled the university campus. After long interrogation they were paraded around Angola and Mozambique Halls after which they were transferred to Students Union Building for further interrogation.

As at the time of filing this report, efforts are being made to apprehend the others. While talking to students, the Students' Union President promised the students that his administration would uphold the tenets of the union and will not condone any cult like activities on the campus.

University Students Protest Unfair Treatment By Lecturers

By Ipoola Ayodeji

Students of the Federal University, Oye - Ekiti on Monday staged a serious protest in the university environment. The students accused Dr. Dosu Malomo , who is the Ag. Dean of  Students ’ Affairs in the university to have been collecting N500 each from some students for tutorials without issuing them receipts.
The main gate of the university was barricaded to protest against the extortion by lecturers in the institution.

The blocking of the main gate of the institution prevented the academic and non-academic staff members from entering the campus and also destabilises normal activities.

As part of the students' protest, they also  demanded that the institution authorities put necessary machinery in motion that would facilitate the conduct of student union elections.

The speaker of the student representative council, Victor Akinnibosun then that they students' will not sit for the 2016/2017 second semester examinations until the SUG was inaugurated. The students also demanded for the immediate removal of Dr Malomo and the reinstatement and extension of the tenure of the outgoing Dean , Students ’ Affairs, Dr Olugbenga Adeyemi.

While the protest was still ongoing,  Akinnibosun and Dr Olugbenga Adeyemi jointly briefed the students on some resolutions reached after a brief meeting has been held between the duo and the university management. They said that the meeting had agreed to extend the tenure of Adeyemi as Dean, Students Affairs until the end of 2017.

The management also promised to refund the alleged money collected from students for tutorials from Tuesday, July 25, and the conduct of student union election in the next three weeks.

Dr Adeyemi advised the protesters to go back to their hostels and homes in peace and return for normal lectures on Tuesday.
The gate to the institution was later opened for business of the day around noon .


Source- Punch Ng

OAU Pre-degree Students To Start Final Exams Tomorrow

The Pre-degree Students of the Centre for Distant Learning, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ife would commence their Second contact examinations tomorrow, Monday, 24th July, 2016.

We at OAU Peeps News Agency hereby use this medium to wish the students all the best in their exams.

"Stale Students Should Complete Health Centre Registration Before 4th August Or Become Bill Patients"- OAU DSA

By Farombi Oluwaseun 

In a release signed by the recently appointed Dean of the Division of Student Affairs, Professor I. O Aransi, the division has stated that stale students of the University are expected to register at the University Health Centre on or before Friday August 4th 2017 or become bill patients.

However, reacting to the development, a student who chose to remain anonymous opined that many students do not go through the registration due to the complexity and tediousness of the process, he also further reacted that except the Health Centre is expanded, registering all unregistered stale students within 14 days might be unrealistic.

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Random Thoughts From Paris to Osun

By Koye-Ladele Mofehintoluwa

"I have no apologies for believing that education is the key with which all doors open to development- whether national or corporate or individual- are opened. I hold the same views with Obafemi Awolowo that this country will remain backward, unproductive and prone to tyrannical government as long as some people are ignorant"- Bola Ige

The news hit the waves yesterday that Osun state paid 8bn on salaries from Paris club refund and 2bn on pension. I think that was too much for recurrent expenditure. I doubt Osun generates as much and I am stunned by the possible impacts on the lives of those workers if the Paris Club Refund did not take place in the first instance. The current Nigerian structure creates states that exist just to maintain the state civil service, carry out some projects and feed the political class that their hunger never quenches.

The price we pay for Nigerian unity at all costs is a 36-state structure that emphasises dependence on the centre for revenue and on crude oil for survival. This structure ensures that the peoples of Nigeria are not granted enough cohesion to seek a dissolution but at the same time does not let us move forward.

Sincerely, I think our civil service is bloated and ineffective. However, I do not think the solution is a total scrap as we are slowly tending towards with the various neoliberal economics playing out evidenced by the pervading foulness of privatization which would have been better if it sought advancement but is merely a way of cutting out huge chunks of the national cake for less than the cost and to themselves, their friends, family and even lucky concubines.

Rather, I push the position that the solution is in remodelling the civil service to become productive.

Most civil service slots are held by people being rewarded for political loyalty. Promotions are not based on merit. The service has for a long time existed merely as a source of sustenance for those holding the offices but not as an investment for growth for the state itself.

What must be done?

There must be assessment tests especially for teachers to determine if they are fit for their roles. Often. We complain that students fall in final examinations but their teachers are worse off. Reassessing those who hold these offices is key.

It should be followed up with a salary review which would also affect the political class. The cost of governance consumes much in this country. Government officers must be willing to part with huge bonuses and in turn work on building the economy such that workers would earn less but the money has more value. Thus, in essence, if the currency becomes stronger, salaries across levels of government can be reviewed downwards as the purchasing value of money would have become stronger.

We must consider investments into education. The world is creeping slowly towards natural resources not being huge revenue sources. Tourism, education, healthcare are fast replacing natural resources as revenue source. Oil, gold, cocoa, timber and other such may in the next 20 years not be the source of the wealth of nations. Our education must be raised to a global standard and our youth should be encouraged to stay back and make returns into local economy.

Nigeria should work on developing models that are futuristic. We should see the future and seize it. There should be 10, 20 and as long as 50 year plans for growth. Our country continues to emphasise politics while no concrete move is being contemplated on the chessboard of global political economy.

Nigeria should begin thoughts of creating her own multinational companies. This relates with our education too. We must connect the lines between what our children are taught in school, their understanding of the world and their ability to solve the problems of the world. We must market these solutions on a global scale and have Nigerian equivalents of global brands.

Those who can read the times should hold office and not those who can appeal to the sentiments of immediate gratification. Elections are being bought across the country and they are bringing into political office complete simpletons.
As it appears, what we operate in Nigeria is not a democracy but an imitation of it that should be christened. The factors that determine ascent to power go beyond the imprint of thumbs on ballot papers. There are strings that those who really intend to serve cannot pull. These strings determine the eventual outcome of elections.
In a nutshell, leakage must be plugged. The Ministry of Works as a civil service agency for instance should be upgraded such that contracts such as road repairs and construction do not go out to the Julius Bergers or RCC but rather highly trained and skilled engineers in the Ministry. They would deliver just as well for far less. If our Ministry of Works can attain this height, other capital projects would become realistic dreams without the constraints of economic handcuffs.
We must have parties that we understand their ideology and methods. We must also begin to form organisations that will push the demands of the mass. If you vote PDP, what is their foreign policy? Any answer? If you vote APC, are they capitalist oriented or socialist? If you vote MDP, do you have a clear idea what the party will do in event of a global economic meltdown?
Ideology must surface. A people without ideas cannot leave the darkness in which Nigeria wallows.
Nigeria must first catch up with the world and then try to overtake her. Time is running out.
Can we achieve all these radical change through a democracy or do the people have to change the government by toppling it by any means necessary?

By any means necessary!


Koye-Ladele Mofehintoluwa is a 300L student of the Faculty of Law, Obafemi Awolowo University. He represents his Faculty in the SRC as a Parliamentarian. He is a Student Activist with an undying passion for societal development.