OAU Ask Students To Vacate Hall Of Residence

Obafemi Awolowo University management has asked students in a special release signed by Dean Of Students Affairs Prof I.O Aransi to vacate hall of residence latest by Wednesday 1st December 2021.

However the management offered students who need accommodation a choice to see the Division of Student Affairs. Students on teaching practice, health sciences students currently living in the halls of residences are to visit Division of Student Affairs for necessary arrangements. 

The management further wishes all students safe journey and Merry Christmas in advance

OAU to Resume November 5th

OAU management announces the date for the commencement of 2019/2020 Rain semester examination. 

It’s been almost 4 weeks since the OAU campus was closed down by the VC indefinitely, as a result of student protest. Since then, just one senate meeting was held to discuss the situation on campus, in which a decision on resumption was not announced. 

The 2nd Senate meeting held today at around 10am in oduduwa hall behind closed doors, as regards the situation on campus, which takes the priority of every stakeholder.

After the long stretched meeting, the conclusion and decision made by the senate are "Students to resume on Friday 5th of November and continue their respective exams on Saturday 6th of November”

“Be Assured That We Are Indefatigably Committed To Our Union” -GISU Elects

By Adesina Emmanuel

The Great Ife Student Union CEC Elects has released a Press Release To Debunk a Press Release that was earlier released on 26th of October 2021 with the title "RELEASE ON STATE OF EVENTS" 

The earlier Press Release which was supposedly written and signed by the President-elect and other officers-elect of the CEC was disregarded. 

Great ife students were however advised to advised to disregard any release made in the name of any or all of the officers-elect of the CEC emanating from any person or group of persons other than the Council

However, the executive elect asked students to join the official Great Ife Students’ Union Telegram Channel   https://t.me/greatifestudentsunion    which is regarded as the running central official information platform of the Union. 

The CEC Elect further assure students that they are still committed to the Union and will communicate on the October 1 protest which emanate from the death Miss Aishat Adesina due to the negligence of the health center workers. 

The True Account of the Uproar at Maintenance Gate

As late as 8 pm on Saturday, October 2nd a disagreement broke out between MD Sharwama and some OAU students. According to reports, some female students had ordered #3000 worth of MD’s Sharwama. Getting to the front of maintenance to retrieve their snacks, an argument ensued that the they were delayed for a long time. Rotimi Stephen, also a student of OAU being at the scene tried to calm things down and in the process. The female students decided that they wanted a refund since the vendors failed to deliver. The vendors at MD Sharwama threatened to slap the female students. 

Rotimi frowned against this. He made a comment, to disapprove of their threats but he and the female students were harassed, slapped, and beaten.

Hearing the news of the harassment, a passerby tried to calm things down but he was also harassed. The passerby called the policemen while students summoned OAU CSO to the scene. The security men arrived at the scene to apprehend the vendors that harassed the students. 

They were only able to apprehend one culprit. It was also reported that the vendor was showing resistance and trying to escape, so, the security men had to use extra measures to detain him. 

Great Ife Student Union Suspends Protest

By Adesina Emmanuel

After several hours of protest over the death of Miss Adesina Aishat Omowumi, which led to the closure of the school by the school management. 

In a Press Release sent to the generality of the Great Ife students by the Electoral Commission. 

The Electoral Commission commended everyone for showing there doggedness and resilience and has however assured students that negotiation has commenced on reopening the school and meeting the 4- point agenda with immediate effect. 

The commission however enjoined students to disregard any rumour on the use of force. 

Students React to School’s Indefinite Shut Down

By Adesina Emmanuel 

Great Ife Students have reacted to the press release that was sent by the school management at the late hour of October 1st. They condemn the actions taken by the school management to shut down indefinitely. As at 10 pm, some students were found sleeping in front of SUB as a form of protest.  

In the same vein, very early on Saturday October 2nd 2021 students have mobilized to start another protest.  

Students are maintaining their grounds that students won’t be allowed to leave campus unless the school management reopen the school and they are allowed to finished the session. 

As at the time of gathering this news, students are currently at Bus stop preventing bus trying to convey students outside campus from doing so. Also, it has been gathered that parents who came to retrieve their children have been prevented too. 

Presently, students have been sent to Campus gate in order to prevent the movement of cars and motorcycles from going in and out of the school premises.

OAU Shuts Down Indefinitely

By Onyekpe Derrick 

The school management has ordered the closure of the school and for all students to vacate the hostels latest 12noon 2nd of October.

This was revealed in a press release after almost 12 hours since the beginning of the protest that shook the grounds of Ile Ife as a result of the death of Adesina Aishat a final year student of the  Department of Foreign Languages. 

In the press release,  the School’s PRO, Abiodun Olanrewaju wrote;

"The Management condemns in strong terms the continuous and uncontrolled protests by the students culminating in unbridled brigandage, blocking the Ife/Ibadan and Ife/Ede highways and other adjoining roads that could be used as alternative routes, and engaging in other acts that are detrimental to their health and the safety of the generality of the people". 

Subsequently, the swearing-in of the newly elected SUG has also been put on hold till the proper investigation is carried out.