OAU SU Demands Reinstatement Of Suspended Students

By Farombi Oluwaseun

The Students Union  of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, Osun State on Monday, demanded for the unconditional reinstatement of the recently suspended students.

The Students are OMOLE,Ibukun Ayodele, with the registration number CVE/2011/042 of the Department of Civil Engineering; JACOB,Tosin Grace,with the registration number LAW/2012/153 of the faculty of Law; UDEH,  John with the registration number ASE/2015/362 Of the department of Arts and Social Sciences and OLUWALADE, Babatunde with the registration number EGL/2014/431 of the Department of English

Addressing a press conference at the Nigerian Union of Journalists, NUJ, Correspondents’ Chapel, the Students Union President, Ibukun Oyekan, said the suspended students did not commit any criminal offences as claimed by the school management.

Dr. IBK as popularly called stated that all the vandalization claims of the school management were all lies.

According to him “The leadership of Obafemi Awolowo University Students’ Union and the entire students of the University hereby use this medium to vehemently condemn the illegal and unjustifiable suspension of four undergraduate and two postgraduate students respectively of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife by the University Management.

“We use this medium to debunk lies and subterfuges that have been made against our members. It must be clearly asserted at this point in time that students only embarked on a peaceful protest and what followed was their indefinite suspension from the University.

“On the foregoing, the Union hereby demand immediate and unconditional reinstatement of both undergraduate and postgraduate students that were suspended by the Management of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife.

“We demand an end to era of victimization of students activists on campus on account of expression of their grievances and dissatisfaction over the current state of Obafemi Awolowo University campus

He further  demanded the University Management to call the leadership of  Postgraduate Hall as well as Great Ife Students’ Union to a round table discussion which must lead to quick, immediate and unconditional reinstatement of students on suspension among other issues..

However, the University management through a release obtained by OAU Peeps News Agency and signed by University Registrar, D.O. Awoyemi stated that the four students were suspended for criminal activities,breach of the code of conduct of the university community and violation of their matriculation oath. The release further stated that the students suspended are not first offenders. The university management stated that the suspension was necessary as they had no option than to take decisive action to forestall a total breakdown of law and order.

The University further drew the attention of the community to some NON STUDENTS like  Osungbade Akeem Olaboye(AK-WIZDOM) who had been withdrawn from the university on account of his poor academic performance and Olawale Ogunruku,a diploma graduate who had refused to leave the university premises,causing nuisance & threat to public peace and stated they have been reported to the security agencies for appropriate actions.

The University management  concluded by  advising law abiding students to concentrate on their studies and shun any act or utterance that is capable of elongating the academic calendar beyond the stipulated period..

Osinbajo, Sultan, Aregbesola, Ambode, Others To Grace Ooni’s Birthday Lecture Tommorrow

The Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo is expected in Ile-Ife on Tuesday 17th October 2017 as the Special Guest of Honour at a leadership symposium in honour of the Ooni of Ife, His Imperial Majesty Ooni Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi Ojaja II who will be marking his 43rd birthday with Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar and Governor Rauf Aregbesola of the State of Osun as the Host Governor.

According to a press statement on Saturday by Director of Media, Ooni’s Palace, Comrade Moses Olafare who spoke on behalf of the planning committee, the Ooni Annual International Leadership Symposium is designed to hold annually in commemoration of the Ooni’s birthday with view to providing the youths and other beneficiaries of his numerous empowerment schemes to showcase their success stories.

“Baba Ooni believes very strongly that celebration of the birthdays of people in leadership authorities must always be in recognition of their impactfulness. That’s why he decided this event as platform for success stories especially by the beneficiaries of his various categories of empowerment programs most whom are youths”. “Kabiyesi has designed this symposium to be annually held where great leaders who have made impacts in the society will motivationally be interacting with the people who look up to them” “Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, Governor Rauf Aregbesola, Governor Ambode, Mr Femi Falana, Sultan of Sokoto, Ethiopian Ambassador to Nigeria, the Vice Chancellor of Obafemi Awolowo University, the gentleman from South Africa, Mr Sipho Mseleku of Shakhumnotho Group and other great leaders expected at this maiden edition are role models the youths always look up to”.

Moses Olafare said. The statement which reads in parts mentioned the legal luminary and human rights activist, Chief Femi Falana as the Lead Speaker while Governor Akinwumi Ambode of Lagos, the Ethiopian Ambassador to Nigeria, Amb.(Mrs)Samia Zekaria Gutu and Mr Sipho Mseleku from South Africa as guest speakers, while the Vice Chancellor of Obafemi Awolowo University, Professor Eyitope Ogunmodede is a Co-Host. It will be recalled that Ooni Ogunwusi had two years ago dedicated his reign to the African youths during his coronation as the 51st Ooni of Ife. He has since embarked on and executed various projects that are of immense impacts on the masses and youths in particular.

 Comrade Olafare in the statement also confirmed the arrival of ex Super Eagle players like Peter Rufai, Ike Sorounmu, Garba Lawal, Mutiu Adepoju, Taribo West, Ifeanyi Udese, Waheed Akanni, Gbenga Okunnowo, Oladimeji Lawal and others at Ile-Ife received on behalf of the Arole Oodua by the national team’s former coach who is a prominent indigene of Ifeland and Balogun of Modakeke, Highchief Festus Onigbinde for the novelty match to be played 3pm on Saturday at the sport complex of Obafemi  Awolowo University organized by House of Oduduwa Foundation in honour of the African foremost monarch who is the Spiritual leader of the Yoruba race worldwide.

This year’s edition of Ooni Annual Leadership Symposium is themed “TAKING NIGERIAN AND AFRICA TO GREATER HEIGHTS, The place of the youth ‘’’ scheduled at Oduduwa Hall, Obafemi Awolowo University by  11am.

Important Notice To Prospective Corps Members

Important Notice To Prospective Corps Members FOR BATCH “B” 2017 NYSC MOBILIZATION*

The NYSC has released the time-table and requirements for the mobilization of the next batch of corps members.

The submission/uploading of students Data by Institutions will commence from 16th-21st October, 2017.

To meet up with the timeline, we advise students to confirm the correctness of their data between Saturday 14th and Sunday 15th October, 2017.

Student’s data will be on display at the DSA as well as on the E-Portal/OAU Net. Students may forward their enquiries, complaints or observations in this respect stating their names and matric number to this line: 08108304554.

The NYSC states that there will no longer be provision for “Error List” after this upload.

Any student that falls into the error list will be re-presented for Batch ’A’ 2018.

Kindly ensure compliance.

Thank you.

Prof I.O Aransi, Dean, Division of Student Affair

Faculty Of Social Sciences Releases 2017/2018 Admission Cut-Off Marks

OAU Peeps News Agency has confirmed the release of the 2017/2018 admission cut-off marks for the Faculty of Social Sciences, Obafemi Awolowo University. See below:

Demography and Social Statistics

Merit – 51.6%

Ekiti – 50%

Osun – 50%

Ogun –50%

Ondo –50%

Oyo – 50%

Lagos –50%

ELDS – 50%

Economics

Merit – 68.6%

Ekiti – 65.4%

Osun – 65.4%

Ogun –65.4%

Ondo –65.4%

Oyo – 65.4%

Lagos –65.4%

ELDS – 65.2%

Geography

Merit – 51.8%

Ekiti – 50%

Osun – 50%

Ogun –50%

Ondo –50%

Oyo – 50%

Lagos –50%

ELDS – 50%

Political Science/PPE

Merit – 59.7%

Ekiti – 58.3%

Osun – 58.3%

Ogun –58.3%

Ondo –58.3%

Oyo – 58.3%

Lagos –58.3%

ELDS – 58.2%

Psychology

Merit – 56.7%

Ekiti – 51.2%

Osun – 51.2%

Ogun –51.2%

Ondo –51.2%

Oyo – 51.2%

Lagos –51.2%

ELDS – 50.1%

Sociology and Anthropology

Merit – 55.6%

Ekiti – 50.4%

Osun – 50.4%

Ogun –50.4%

Ondo –50.4%

Oyo – 50.4%

Lagos –50.4%

ELDS – 50.3%

Click here to check OAU 2017/2018 Admission Cut-off marks for other faculties

OAU SU: Budget Sitting Set To Hold Tommorow

By Farombi Oluwaseun

The Budgetary and Finance committee, Great Ife Students Union has finally submitted the 75-page  budget  for this parliament year to the Students Representative Council. The budget which has been fully reviewed contains the budget of all Union Councils (Hall Executive Council, Judicial Council & Central Executive Council), Committees (Select Committee, Submit Committee  & Budgetary and Finance Committee) and Commission (Transport Management Commission), comprising    58 offices.

In an extensive interview with the Chairman, Budgetary and Finance Committee, Hon.  Oladebo Akinwale , He said the committee though faced with some complications due to the political atmosphere has tried their best to ensure accountability and transparency. He explained the budget sitting was late due to the fact that the committee was not constituted early enough as there was no immediate outgoing SRC members, therefore a responsibility of the current parliament to appoint members of the committee.

Speaking  further on the budget of the Vice President and President which was not fully reviewed,he explained that the budget of the office of Vice President could not be reviewed due to the clash between the Vice President (Jacob Tosin) and Director of Socials( Adedayo Emmanuel) . The Vice President could not appear before the committee for her presentation before the suspension given to her and the Director of Socials. However , the budget of the  office of Director of Socials has been reviewed weeks before the suspension.. The Office of the President’s budget according to him could not be fully reviewed due to the pandemonium between the Students Union President(Oyekan Ibukun) and a member of the committee(Hon. Koye-Ladele Mofehintoluwa).

He ended by thanking all the committee members starting from the Secretary(Hon. Chukwuka Maryann) and other (Hon. Temikel, Hon. Pchaun, Hon. Koye, Hon. TM and Hon. Lekan.)

The final ratification of the budget has been scheduled to hold tomorrow, October 14,2017 at Awo Café by 10am.

Omole Ibukun, Others Suspended Indefinitely By School Management

Popular student activist who was suspended two sessions ago and was reinstated last session has been once again suspended by the University management of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-ife.

According to reports, several other students, some of whom were involved in the last "kangaroo protest" were also affected by the development. However, as at the time of compiling this report, only Udeh John as been confirmed to be on the list apart from the former names.

More details to come...

Economics Students Set To Hold Annual Conference This Month

The ever gallant Economics students of the Obafemi Awolowo University are  set to hold the fifth edition of their ANNUAL ECONOMICS STUDENTS CONFERENCE[AESC5.0]..

The annual conference through Nigerian Economics Students Association(NESA), which started years back and has been the biggest economics students conference in Africa,has been scheduled to hold this October on the 26th and 27th at Oduduwa Hall in the institution. 

The conference is to feature special sessions  in business plan challenge,paper representation, Interview contest ,networking session with speakers and Gala Night where the popular pop artiste Adigun Alapomeji (9ice) will be in attendance. Other features in the conference include recruitment exercise,campus tour,novelty match,mountaineering and a nice treat for all delegates at the conference...

The conference is open to all great ife students,students from various students and also foreign students..

The theme of the conference is ''The Prospects For Economic Development in Africa--The role of Finance and Technology'''

Guest speakers expected at the conference include;

Niyi Yusuf ---MD,Accenture

Akeem Oyewale --Executive Director, Stanbic IBTC), 

Oluseun Onigbinde ---Lead Partner, Budgit

Bola Koko Onadele - MD, FMDQ

Paul Alaje - CEO,Guest Speakers expected at the conference include;

 Niyi Yusuf -- MD, Accenture,

 SPM Professionals

Dolapo Oni - Head of Energy Research, EcoBank Group

Gloria Raji - Senior Economist, World Bank

Kemi Akinde - Head of Research, Meristem

Opeyemi Agbaje -CEO, RTC Advisory

For further enquires on the conference, NESA OAU can be reached through 

📥IG: @aescoau or @nesaoau

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