Great Ife SRC Speaker Take Legal Steps Against the CEC

By Ayomide Emmanuel

Following the recent happenings in the Great Ife political settings, the speaker of the SRC RT. Hon Ajadi Toheeb has charged the President, the Secretary General, the P.R.O, the Central Executive Council and the Deputy Speaker of the Union to the Great Ife Students' Union Judicial Council.

In a release made available to OAUPeeps News Agency the court hearing will hold on Thursday, 8th of December, 2022, in accordance to Section 56 of the Sacrosanct Constitution of the GreatIfe Students Union.

The court will hear the matter between the Speaker being the Applicant while The President ,The Secretary - General,The P.R.O,The Central Executive Council , Deputy Speaker, SRC being the 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th Defendants respectively.

The court session is sechulded to hold in Chukwusa Dennis (SUB) TV Room by 9:00am and students interested in observing proceedings are enjoined to come around.

   

 

130 Students Bag First Class As OAU Holds 46th Convocation

 

Not less than 130 students of Obafemi Awolowo University, OAU, Ile-Ife, Osun state bagged first class degrees at the institution’s 46th convocation programmes.

Addressing journalists at the University campus in Ile-Ife on Monday, the Vice Chancellor, Professor Someone Bamire, disclosed that the school has a total of 5,852 graduates for it 2022 convocation ceremonies.

Read also: Great Ife Students' Union Power Tussle: Students At The Receiving End

According to the Vice Chancellor, In Bachelor Degrees, classified, we have One Hundred and Thirty (130) in First Class (Honours), while One Thousand, Three Hundred and Twenty Three made 2nd class (Honours, Upper Division).

“In the 2nd class (Honours, Lower division) we have 1,991 graduands and in the 3rd class (Honours) category, we have 636 while 34 graduands are on a pass category.  In all, we have 4,114 graduands in this Bachelor degrees, classified.

“However, in the Bachelor degrees, unclassified, which comprises graduands from the Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, Faculty of Clinical Sciences and, of course, Faculty of Dentistry.  Even graduands from our centre for Distance Learning also falls within this category.

“In this group, we have 7 graduands who have Pass with Honours, while 28 falls within Pass with Distinction.  444 made it under Pass with Credit and 486 are with Pass.  In these make us to have 965 under this unclassified category.

“For the postgraduate graduands, we have 17 under postgraduate Diploma, 403 under Professional Masters and 200 under Master with Research Thesis.  While we have 20 under Masters of Philosophy, the total number of our Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) graduands is 61.  In all, we have 712 graduands under this category.

“May I also inform you that non-degree Diplomas in the Faculty of Administration, Faculty of Arts and Faculty of Education, are as follow; We have 2 with Distinction, 25 with upper credit and 34 with lower credit.”

While commending the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, for suspending its industrial action, he said the University placed priority on the welfare of its students, hence, the decision to hold the convocation after the university senate had approved the results.

Source: Vanguard News

Great Ife Students' Union Power Tussle: Students At The Receiving End

By Ayomide Emmanuel

The political atmosphere of the Great Ife Students' Union has been muddy and rough in the past few days as a result of power tussling among the union leaders. Hell was let loose and neither of the actors involved are ready to bend for their perceived opponents. 

Trouble started on Wednesday, 30 November 2022 at the congress which was held at Afrika Amphitheater presided over by the president of the Union, Comrade Olayiwola Folahan Festus "Reform" where the speaker of the Great Ife SRC was accused of misplaced priority and abuse of power as regards the allocation of the Students' Union Building Bar which was against the section 54 of the Great Ife Students' Union Sacrosanct constitution which states that "the union building shall be maintained by the Central Executive Council which shall make necessary allocations, partition and adornment when and where necessary" This section of the constitution was capitalized on as the speaker was said to be suspended. However, this didn't go well with some honourable members of the house as they were seen showing solidarity for the speaker. 

This power tussle has further extended to the leadership of the house as the deputy speaker of the house honourable Ganiyu Yussuf O "KOB" in a Press Release titled "Duty Calls, Therefore, I Answer" decided to abide by his oath of office as an honourable and a principal officer of the Parliament to defend the constitution of Great Ife and to respect the resolution of the congress, the highest making decision body of the Union. According to him, the suspension of the speaker by the congress must be respected and in line with section 11'subsection 11 of the constitution, he shall humbly act as the acting speaker of the Parliament. 

Barely 24 hours, the speaker of the Parliament, Rt. Hon Ajadi Toheeb Babatunde in a Press Release titled "The Sanity Of Our Union Must Be Preserved" said the congress which led to the suspension was filled with so many constitutional aberrations as the President himself singlehandedly declared the suspension based on the submission of a congressman without any motion raised to the effect of the submission.

 

In all this, there's a saying that a house divided against itself shall not stand.  While some Union leaders are claiming to be for Paul, some others claim to queue behind Apollos. But, can they be reminded that it is Paul that sowed the seed, Apollos watered the ground but God made the plant grow?

We need to ask ourselves if the Great Ife Union is for Students or Graduates. It's so disheartening to see people who are regarded as leaders being the major cause of trouble and chaos on campus. Some of these graduates were seen behaving in an uncultured manner at the recently held parliamentary sitting justifying their action based on the excuse that the speaker that has been suspended shouldn't preside over a sitting.  One needs to ask if this set of people has forgotten the motto of the university. 

Amidst all this, students are facing several issues ranging from the irregularities of prices of goods and services in butteries on campus, epileptic power and water supply, and exploitation of students by bike men who disregarded the pricelist set for them by the Union. While it is expected that the students Union Leaders should call them to order, they are busy wielding power amidst themselves, a show of who's more powerful. One must not forget that while all this goes on,  exams are fast approaching. How do students who can't read due to epileptic power supply survive or are they going to be filling out google forms every time?

 Truly, if the foundation is bad what can the righteous do?

Maybe someone should remind the Union leaders that beyond the newly renovated and beautiful Students' Union Building, Great Ife Students needs action that can be proactive and when tested through fire will still come out glowing.  Beyond the flying around of Press Release, can their proactive actions fly around the nook and corner of the OAU community and the ears of every student? 

Finally, an adage says; where two elephants fight, the grasses suffer the consequence. This is exactly the case on Great Ife Campus as the power tussle automatically places students at the receiving end while an average student on campus can't differentiate between when there was a Union and when there was none as the union expected to fight for students is fighting itself. The Union leaders forgot about the promises they made to the students during the electioneering process, promising heaven and earth.

 But is reform really reforming? and in all this, where Is the Salvation?

Faculty Of Law Releases 2022/2023 Admission Cut-Off Marks

 OAU Peeps News Agency has confirmed the release of the 2022/2023 admission cut-off marks for the Faculty of Law, Obafemi Awolowo University. See below:

Merit – 71.50%

Ekiti – 68.70

Osun –  70.68%

Ogun – 69.29%

Ondo – 69.29%

Oyo –  70.25%

Lagos – 64.60%

ELDS – 

Akwa Ibom- 58.65 Bayelsa- 60.05, Cross-River-56.38, Ebonyi-64.75, Kwara -65.70, Kogi-64.20, Kaduna-63.28

Beautiful And Trendy Ankara Styles You Can Rock To Classes

As a student its easy to get lost in trends or get into the habit of borrowing money to buy clothes because your pals are rocking it or perhaps get into the buy now pay later scheme. In all honesty you do not need all this, you could get a good and cheap Ankara fabric and so cute styles that your friends will envy;

Ankara is no longer what it used to be and thus, you can now proudly walk into anywhere wearing the Ankara fabric. The beautiful thing about this change is the fact that there are so many Ankara styles that you can choose from. As a student its best to always have a good tailor on hand.

While having a good tailor is a necessity, knowing the right style for you is also tantamount to your looks. For older women their style choices are most certainly different, I mean they go for the older and more mature styles but for you as a student things are different and rightly so because first, you are young and secondly you need to feel loose and free not choked up.

Dressing well is a form of good manner, in a world where Ankara styles are all over the place, we have chosen to bring out the best and outstanding styles for you to stand out and slay wherever you go, the first step to be respected is to look respectable and our style should always be an expression of who we are every day.

Style is a simple way of saying complicated things, and also a way to say who you are without having to speak.

Ankara styles are better when being tailored well and styled perfectly and that is why we have put together this gorgeous trending piece in other for you not to stress or worry over having to look nice while attending a party.

Here is the list of beautiful trendy Ankara styles that we have got for you we do hope you love them as much as we do.

1. Ankara Dress With Cross Sleeve

Here is an elegant bold Ankara style that definitely can’t go unnoticed. It is definitely classy and worth setting a new trend. If you are up to standing out in a really gorgeous style then this is worth recreating. 

2. Ankara Gown With V-Neck

With an Ankara style like this, you are sure to stand out without trying too hard. This is an effortless trendy Ankar style you can rock to classes and your owambe occassion hence you should have it added to your fashion archive.

3. Ankara Wrap Dress With Bell Sleeve 

Bell sleeves are becoming the highlight of every Ankar dress. They do have a way of standing out without looking too dramatic or less either. 

4. Micro One Hand Dress

This is another outfit that can be described as highly fashionable and effortless. 

5. Ankara Gown With V-Neck And Ruffled Bob Sleeve

The latest Ankara styles have found a way to stand out and here is a style we are completely in love with. This is quite the Ankara of the year and it’s going to be around for a very long time.

6. Midi Dress With Belt

Midi dress has actually been around for a very long time but it has continued to stay in trend and designers have found ways to make the style more interesting.

7. Split Long Midi Dress With Raglan Sleeve

A sleeve makes all the difference in an outfit, and that is exactly what adding a gorgeous sleeve to a long midi gown does it. If you can’t make up your mind on the type of sleeve you want then above is the style to inspire you.

8. Mini Shirt Gown

This is a really exciting shirt dress style. If you are up for something bold and but conservative then here is an Ankara style that gives you all of that.

9. Side Wrap Ankara Long Gown

This wrap Ankara dress is really worth being in every lady’s wardrobe, it is cool and fitting for weddings.

10. Average Dress With Cap Sleeve

We all love an Ankara style that keeps things sassy without being boring or dramatic hence we couldn’t help but add this to the list.

We Are Working To Put All This Anomalies To Rest: Transport Management Commission Speaks on Unavailability Of Town-Igboro Buses

By IfelawPR and Ayomide Emmanuel

The early hours of Monday, 28th November 2022 started on a bad note for students of the Obafemi Awolowo University as they were stranded and unable to enter into the school community due to the unavailability of the town-igboro bus drivers. 

Large numbers of students were seen stranded at the school campus gate as at 7:00am trying to find means to enter into the school community. The reason why the buses was not available is not known yet however, there are rumours that the town-igboro drivers are trying to increase the prices of transportation. Recall this same approach was used by the town-igboro drivers at the beginning of this session which brought to the increase in prices and numbers of passengers of the town-igboro bus. 

However, the leadership of the Greatife Students' Union and the transport management commission said It has been brought to the attention of the leadership of the SU and the Transport Management Commission (TMC) that there are no “town-gboro” buses to convey students to campus at campus gate and are working to resolve the issue and while doing so, alternative means of transportation is being provided.

Consequently, the transport management commission chairman Hon. Sir tee while speaking to our correspondent confirmed the development as they have been receiving calls and messages touching the issue. He however advised students to bear with them as they are working to put all this anomalies to rest.

According to him(TMC Chairman) the only alternative they have right now is getting the union buses on track but the three buses are faulty. Further more, he said the best way to tackle the issue is to cancel all classes for duty which is the duty of the SUG president whose number isn't reachable. 

The Secretary of the Transport management commission Hon Sumbade Jnr also confirmed the situation and said they are on top of the situation and they are at the campus gate to make sure students are convey to campus.

Great Ife SRC Resumes From Recess: Conclude Constitution Of Standing Committees

 

By Ayomide Emmanuel

The Great Ife Students' Union Students' Representative Council resumed from its recess after the Rt. Honourable Speaker Toheeb Ajadi announced to the Honourable members at the late hours of Friday, 18th November 2022 at the Awolowo Cafeteria should go on recess due to security reasons and interruption of power supply.

Recall it was earlier reported by OAUPEEPS News Agency that the SRC constituted the Budgetary and Finance, Transportation Management Commission at the floor of the house.

Consequently, the house resumed from its recess at the late hours of Saturday, 19th November 2022 to constitute the standing committees and the Judicial Council in accordance with the provision of the Great Ife Students'Union Constitution. 

The resumption of the recess which experience a low turn up by honourable members of the house received series of point of orders and reactions raised by honourable members of the parliament against the honourable Speaker of the house of being impartial in the proceedings of the house in accordance with the section 10 sub-section 4 of the Great Ife Students'Union Constitution. 

The house experienced a major setback as honourable members of the house were seen throwing shade at each other.  Another major setback was the agitation of equal representation of all faculties in the constitution of standing committees. The agitation which was powerfully spearheaded by a honourable Radical was faulted by honourable lev that the agitation is not backed up constitutionally.

However, the house proceeded to the constitution of the standing committee and the Judicial Council.

Select Committee 

Honourable Joseph(Faculty Of Technology) Secretary 

Honourable Big Tos(Faculty Of Social Sciences) Chairmen

Honourable David Oyeniyi(Faculty Of Law)

Honourable Deji(Faculty Of 

Honourable Time(Faculty Of Education)

Honourable Ola D Great(Faculty Of Technology)

Honourable Subaru(Faculty Of Administration)

Honourable Wale White(Faculty Of Administration)

Honourable Rotimi(Faculty of Social Sciences)

Honourable Oseni Malik(Faculty Of Agriculture)

Honourable Arole(Faculty Of Arts)

Honourable  (Faculty Of Clinical)

In accordance with the section 51 of the constitution which give provision for the Judicial Council, the honourable members of the house constituted into the Judicial Council after which they in turn accept the appointment. 

Judicial Council 

Abiodun Adesanya(Faculty Of Law) Lord Chancellor 

Adewale Sodiq(Faculty Of Social Sciences)

Adedapo Taiwo Emmanuel(Faculty Of Education)

Peter Olalekan(Faculty Of Arts) Registrar 

Balogun Sunday(Faculty Of Technology)

Jessica (Science)

Adewole Oluwaseun(Faculty Of Law)

Adetinuji Samad(Faculty Of Pharmacy)

Akinsola Olalekan Jeremiah (Faculty Of Social Sciences)

Shittu Aminat(Faculty Of Agriculture)

Chuck Emeka(Faculty Of EDM)

Abdulganiyu (Faculty Of Education)

Damola(Faculty Of Arts)