African Universities Set To Award B.Sc Witchcraft

South African Universities through the  Minister of Higher Education and Training, Blade Nzimande have announced plans to make sure that witchcraft is included in the curriculum as from 2018.

The minister shocked  the representatives of the student union with the announcement after hoping  to hear stories concerning their school fees. “There is a lot we can learn from witchcraft, like how they fly in that winnowing basket. Imagine if we learn that skill. It will eradicate traffic jams and everyone will just get in their basket and fly. It also means we will not be importing fuel anymore.”

The announcement was later met with boos and bottle throws from the packed auditorium. The unperturbed minister also invited renowned witches to make an appointment with his office so they can have their skills tested and those outstanding would then be hired as lecturers.

He also invited witches from across the border, promising them permanent residents permits. “I spoke to Gibs (Minister of Home affairs Malusi Gigaba) and he agreed to issue witches from outside South Africa with permanent residence permits. I heard Malawi and Zimbabwe have an impressive collection of witches. We are hoping they will heed the call”, he added.

Applications is said to be closing on the 30th of September at midnight, after which an appointed panel with conduct interviews.

The minister also urged future university entrees to consider taking Witchcraft.


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Law Students' Congress Ended Violently, Election Cancelled

The Congress of law students which took place yesterday, Tuesday 20th September 2016, at Law 209, ended on an unexpected note.

The Congress which was called to elect the Faculty's representatives in the Electoral Commission and the Election petition Committee as directed by the DSA ended abruptly.

The bone of contention was the post of the Faculty's representative in the Electoral Commission which was contested by Ayo Toluwalase Shedrach popularly known as Ay Toes and Akande Paul popularly known as Positive. The tally was 92 votes for Ay Toes and 90 votes for Positive which didn't go down with many congressmen as they felt the hands that were raised for Positive were much more than those raised for Ay-Toes.

The President of the Law Students Society Ekpa Stanley Ekpa, who presided over the congress then cancelled the election results due to the controversy.

However, announcements have been made that there will be another congress/election on Thursday 22nd September, 2016. It is however unclear at this time whether there will be a re-election for the representative in the Election Petition Committee due to the fact that there was just one candidate contesting.

Elujoba Probes TETFUND And NEEDS Assessment Fund Given To OAU

The Acting Vice Chancellor of Obafemi Awolowo University, Professor Anthony Elujoba has constituted a task force to look into how the annual Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND) grants and Special NEEDS Assessment Intervention Funds given to the institution was spent.

In an announcement calling for the memoranda and submissions, it reads that the Task Force on TETFUND Grants and its Special NEEDS Assessment Intervention Funds of was constituted by the Acting Vice Chancellor to “ascertain how far the University has accessed annual TETFUND grants and how they have been disbursed/utilized,”

“Ascertain the application of the TETFUND special intervention fund on the NEEDS assessment submission: and,

“To make suggestions on the ways and means that the University can optimally access and utilize funds from TETFUND.

“The Task Force hereby invite signed and properly addressed memoranda and submissions in writing from interested members of the University community which could be of help to the Task Force in achieving the mandate.

“The hard copies of the memoranda/submissions should be submitted in ‘Room 312’ Academic Staff Establishment, Floor 3, Senate Building, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife or forwarded toasahiahkemi@oauife.edu.ng on or before Friday, 23rd September, 2016.”

The latest development may not be unconnected to several calls by varsity stakeholders for the probe of the previous administration of the university. Students of the institution have since complained of poor living conditions in the fast dilapidating hostels in the school.

In 2014, the education minister said the Federal Government will give N1.3trn to tertiary institutions over 6 year. The fund was an intervention fund meant to cover rehabilitation of dilapidated structures and construction of new ones as per the needs.

Also in the same year, according to the education minister then, each university including OAU was billed to receive N912m each in TETfund.

NANS Senate President States Involvement In Students' Union Restoration

Comrade Salam Oyejide

In a closed door interview/press briefing  with the new Senate president of National Association of Nigerian Students, Comrade Salam Oyejide, he cited his success at the elections to his sponsorship by the generality of Students' Unions of Universities, Polytechnics and other institutions that supported him financially. He however exempted the OAU Students' Union from the list, citing it as a slap on the body of the Union and the tenure of the last Vice-Chancellor.

He further stressed, when talking about his views on reinstating the OAU Students' Union, that he was going to try to his maximum capacity to help bring back the Students Union of Obafemi Awolowo University. He stated further that they have met with the DSA which brought about the 15th September congress across all Faculties and he was sure that student Union Election would follow, if and only if, the university community makes true their promise.

He also reiterated, on his victory of the just concluded election, that if we, in his words, had the "ideology" of what NANS was all about we wouldn't have been taking to meeting charms, and other protective measures; he posited that NANS was a battlefield of words.

On the part of corruption, the new Senate president said, "I will try and take corruption to the nearest minimum under my tenure but thou corruption can't be eradicated totally in an organization and we should all know that corruption in an entity is inevitable." He also commented on the issue of incessant strikes in Nigerian Universities, stating efforts from him to end the sad occurrences. Comrade Salam specifically stated his involvement in the current crisis in LAUTECH and the efforts to meet those at the helm on affairs on how to end the long strike.

Crushed - Nikhil Lagh

Cartoon Illustration By Pelumi Ponmile

I felt like jelly. I didn't know if I was dreaming or just delusional, but I could have sworn that his smile carried a wisp of intended affection. He was Olamide, my longest lasting crush. I met him at our fresher's party where our eyes met and locked for several breathless seconds, and though we were several metres apart, I felt this connection between us.

Despite being a bag of smiles, I could not help but notice his peculiar features; fair skin, jet black hair and ruthlessly dark eyes which made him more attractive, and also that he moved with effortless finesse as one who was accustomed to silk and servants.

Lord help me, I found myself thinking long hours about him, writing his name at the corners of my books and having private conversations with him in my head. It was hard for me to not think about him. Each day, I would resolve to speak to him but after the usual hi's, I would be at loss for meaningful words, besides my girlfriends always reminded me of our society's unwritten 'law' which doesn't allow for the female expressing such things and I stayed that way for several weeks, hoping the feeling would grow cold.

Some days to the close of the session, Olamide and I shared a table in the cafeteria and after our meal, we sidelined taking bikes and opted for the long walk to the gate. It felt like a walk to paradise for I seemed to understand everything he said (and did not say). He told me he liked my dress sense and that I was decent and stuff. He didn't even ask for number like any other guy would, he just smiled and said he would see me tomorrow.

He flagged and boarded the next bike and I kept waving till he was out of my sight. I sang all evening and slept like a child that night. My beauty sleep (trust me, I was not dreaming of him) was cut short by a pounding on my door. Dreary eyed, I opened the door and there stood Lanike, a classmate, drenched in tears. She slumped into me and whispered the words that forever changed my life, 'Olamide is dead'. I was lost, she looked too serious to not be serious and last I checked, April was still very faraway.

I shook her off and sat on the floor, looking for an escape in my mind. She began talking about how the bike he boarded last evening was run over by a truck some minutes away from his hostel, and from there, all I heard was gibberish. I was ridden with self-guilt and bitterness for no just cause, my longest lasting crush had become my last.

(Nikhil Lagh is a Student of the Department of Political Science, OAU Ile-ife and a member of the OAU Peeps Team)

4,220 Jostle For 255 Admission Slots In OAU’s College Of Health Sciences

Over 4,000 candidates, who scored up to 200 in the 2016 JAMB UTME, have applied to study in OAU’s College of Health Sciences this year. This comes at a time when the college only has the capacity to admit just 255 students.

As usual, the Department of Medicine and Surgery has the highest number of eligible aspirants this time. Following the registration of candidates for the institution’s admission screening exercise, 2296 UTME applicants who wants to study Medicine have 50% and above. Other 99 pre-degree medicine applicants scored up to 60% or more after their programme.

For Dentistry: 88 UTME applicants scored 50% and above, and 19 pre-degree applicants have 60% and above.

[In case you missed this: Learn how to calculate the admission screening score]

Department of Medical Rehabilitation and Department of Nursing Science have 302 and 1114 UTME aspirants with 50% and above respectively. 186 Medical Rehabilitation candidates and 116 Nursing Science candidates who passed through the school’s pre-degree programme are also eligible.

The maximum admission carrying capacity of OAU’s College of Health Sciences is 255; Medicine (100), Dentistry (25), Medical Rehabilitation (70) and Nursing Science (60).

The cut-off marks for various departments in the College of Health Sciences are out. Click here to view it and other faculties.

Ewetola Michael, OAU Best Graduating Student Bags Another Recognition

During the last convocation in Obafemi Awolowo University, Ewetola Michael was announced as the overall best graduating student. Michael, alongside four other best graduating students in their institutions have been recognised and awarded for their academic brilliance.

The Annual Reward Nigeria Award, hosted by Culbeat New concepts limited at the Saturn Hall 4 Point Sheraton Hotel, Lagos, was held in honour of five students who distinguished themselves as the best graduating students in their respective institutions across Nigeria.

Five of the universities graduates were rewarded with N50, 000 prices for their academic brilliance

The awardees were; Umar Ningi, Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Thompson Mba, University of Nigeria, Nsuka, Dasola, (UNN), Ademola, University of Ibadan, (UI), Ewetola Micheal Adeboye, Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) and Ayodele Dada from University of Lagos, (UNILAG).

Speaking during the award ceremony, Dr. Adesola Adeduntan (M.D, First Bank of Nigeria PLC) who was the key speaker advised the students to work harder and merit their brilliance in their future engagement

“You are been celebrated now, simply because of your academic brilliance, but it will be a waste if at the end of it all, you could not make your brilliance to have an impact in your future endeavour . Nigeria needs your contribution to drive the country forward.”

Also speaking at the award on behalf of the organizer, Mr. Kunle Akintayo said; “We are grateful to God for another success of this year’s award, despite the fact that the sponsors are not forthcoming. We have written and went to many corporate bodies for sponsorships, but they are not ready to support the award, but we hope they will one day be able to be associated with this project which is of a very important to Nigeria youth and education system”.

Incase you missed OAU Peeps' exclusive interview with Michael, click here to meet him.


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