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Primesky:
Is OK my dear. This argument will do us no good. Your decision is yours but be mindful of others too. You have time to figure out all the laws. But can you really count all of them? I don't think so.The Holy Spirit will be my guide. Until He says stop or otherwise I won't immediately take a position. Shalom.

Study the below for more understanding
Deut 14: 22- 27, This is how God Almighty wants us to spend the tithe, if the new millennium ( modern day) pastors would be bent on us to pay tithe or go to hell.
After you, might have read the above bible passages, then read the popular Malachi 3:10
If you are to bring tithe to house of the Lord, you are the one to determine how to spend the tithe according to words of God Almighty by using it to buy things to eat in the house of the Lord and in his presence. God Almighty then advised his people to remember sons of Levite when they are eating their tithe.
God didn't demand for money!
Even if you bring your tithe from a far place, you can change it to money but by the time to get to presence of God Almighty, your must use the money (tithe) to buy food and wine and you and your family members should eat it in the presence of Lord but remember to share out of your tithe to priests (who are sons of Levite), orphans and those who don't have. This is God's command.
My brother, then read Hebrew 7: 1- 28 for better understanding for the eradication of tithe by Apostle of Christ. Read Hebrew 7: 12 very well.
I pray that God will open your eyes.

Acidosis:
Who wrote the book of Timothy? Can you honestly say you drink wine because of your frequent illness? Do you fall sick frequently?
The Nigerians I know don't drink to cure illnesses, most drink for social reasons and in the process, get drunk, get naughty, have illicit s e x, speak incoherent words, etc.

Hear Jesus speak about tithe in the New Testament, yet Freeze condemns anyone and everyone that tries to preach about tithe:

Matthew 23:23

"What sorrow awaits you teachers of religious law and you Pharisees. Hypocrites! For you are careful to tithe even the tiniest income from your herb gardens, but you ignore the more important aspects of the law--justice, mercy, and faith. You should tithe, yes, but do not neglect the more important things."


I don't have the strength to argue oo, I'm just setting the records straight for freeze.

Study the below for more understanding
Deut 14: 22- 27, he (Freezer or whatever his name is) quoted is how God Almighty wants us to spend the tithe, if the new millennium ( modern day) pastors would be bent on us to pay tithe or go to hell.
After you, might have read the above bible passages, then read the popular Malachi 3:10
If you are to bring tithe to house of the Lord, you are the one to determine how to spend the tithe according to words of God Almighty by using it to buy things to eat in the house of the Lord and in his presence. God Almighty then advised his people to remember sons of Levite when they are eating their tithe.
God didn't demand for money!
Even if you bring your tithe from a far place, you can change it to money but by the time to get to presence of God Almighty, your must use the money (tithe) to buy food and wine and you and your family members should eat it in the presence of Lord but remember to share out of your tithe to priests (who are sons of Levite), orphans and those who don't have. This is God's command.
My brother, then read Hebrew 7: 1- 28 for better understanding for the eradication of tithe by Apostle of Christ. Read Hebrew 7: 12 very well.

osomegbe:
Daddy freeze, please I have asked before and I am asking again and again.
WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HARVEST GIVING AND TITHING.
Please relate it to the Bible you read.
I think it will solve this your post.

Study the below for more understanding
Deut 14: 22- 27, he (Freezer or whatever his name is) quoted is how God Almighty wants us to spend the tithe, if the new millennium ( modern day) pastors would be bent on us to pay tithe or go to hell.
After you, might have read the above bible passages, then read the popular Malachi 3:10
If you are to bring tithe to house of the Lord, you are the one to determine how to spend the tithe according to words of God Almighty by using it to buy things to eat in the house of the Lord and in his presence. God Almighty then advised his people to remember sons of Levite when they are eating their tithe.
God didn't demand for money!
Even if you bring your tithe from a far place, you can change it to money but by the time to get to presence of God Almighty, your must use the money (tithe) to buy food and wine and you and your family members should eat it in the presence of Lord but remember to share out of your tithe to priests (who are sons of Levite), orphans and those who don't have. This is God's command.
My brother, then read Hebrew 7: 1- 28 for better understanding for the eradication of tithe by Apostle of Christ. Read Hebrew 7: 12 very well.
I pray God will open your eyes

ItsTime4me:
See reason why the tithing system is not for Christians.

Let's start like this. The command to pay tithe was initially given to the Israelites. The reason was because God made an arrangement that the priests and levites were to serve Him exclusively in His temple, without doing any kind of work. They were not even expected to have an inheritance in the land. Their only means of survival was the arrangement for all the Israelites to be giving them a tenth (tithe) of their produce (Numbers 18: 20-32). However, in later times, there was no evidence that first century christians paid tithe, and rightly so because that prieslty arrangement was no longer in operation. For example, the apostle Paul, who was a full time missionary never depended on tithe. Infact he worked to earn money for himself( Acts 18:3). So, while the bible does not outrightly condemn paying tithe, it is not an obligation for christians today. The bible does encourage us to give cheerfully (2Cor 9:7). So as JWs we believe in willing and voluntary contributions for the furtherance of God's work.

Study the below for more understanding
Deut 14: 22- 27, he (Freezer or whatever his name is) quoted is how God Almighty wants us to spend the tithe, if the new millennium ( modern day) pastors would be bent on us to pay tithe or go to hell.
After you, might have read the above bible passages, then read the popular Malachi 3:10
If you are to bring tithe to house of the Lord, you are the one to determine how to spend the tithe according to words of God Almighty by using it to buy things to eat in the house of the Lord and in his presence. God Almighty then advised his people to remember sons of Levite when they are eating their tithe.
God didn't demand for money!
Even if you bring your tithe from a far place, you can change it to money but by the time to get to presence of God Almighty, your must use the money (tithe) to buy food and wine and you and your family members should eat it in the presence of Lord but remember to share out of your tithe to priests (who are sons of Levite), orphans and those who don't have. This is God's command.
My brother, then read Hebrew 7: 1- 28 for better understanding for the eradication of tithe by Apostle of Christ. Read Hebrew 7: 12 very well.

Empredboy:
read Mathew 11:19

Study the below for more understanding
Deut 14: 22- 27, he (Freezer or whatever his name is) quoted is how God Almighty wants us to spend the tithe, if the new millennium ( modern day) pastors would be bent on us to pay tithe or go to hell.
After you, might have read the above bible passages, then read the popular Malachi 3:10
If you are to bring tithe to house of the Lord, you are the one to determine how to spend the tithe according to words of God Almighty by using it to buy things to eat in the house of the Lord and in his presence. God Almighty then advised his people to remember sons of Levite when they are eating their tithe.
God didn't demand for money!
Even if you bring your tithe from a far place, you can change it to money but by the time to get to presence of God Almighty, your must use the money (tithe) to buy food and wine and you and your family members should eat it in the presence of Lord but remember to share out of your tithe to priests (who are sons of Levite), orphans and those who don't have. This is God's command.
My brother, then read Hebrew 7: 1- 28 for better understanding for the eradication of tithe by Apostle of Christ. Read Hebrew 7: 12 very well.
God will open your eyes.

Rangojack:
Why quote from Old testament to prove a point? Thought he said Tithing is an old testament thing and wasn't mentioned in the new testament?

Deut 14: 22- 27, he (Freezer or whatever his name is) quoted is how God Almighty wants us to spend the tithe, if the new millennium ( modern day) pastors would be bent on us to pay tithe or go to hell.
After you, might have read the above bible passages, then read the popular Malachi 3:10
If you are to bring tithe to house of the Lord, you are the one to determine how to spend the tithe according to words of God Almighty by using it to buy things to eat in the house of the Lord and in his presence. God Almighty then advised his people to remember sons of Levite when they are eating their tithe.
God didn't demand for money!
Even if you bring your tithe from a far place, you can change it to money but by the time to get to presence of God Almighty, your must use the money (tithe) to buy food and wine and you and your family members should eat it in the presence of Lord but remember to share out of your tithe to priests (who are sons of Levite), orphans and those who don't have. This is God's command.
My brother, then read Hebrew 7: 1- 28 for better understanding for the eradication of tithe by Apostle of Christ. Read Hebrew 7: 12 very well.
God will open your eyes.

Muhammad said we should marry as many as four wives. Violet fight between the wivies is not envisaged.
Some women are wicked so also some men.
The woman should be charged for culpable homicide.

The Nasarawa State Police Command has commenced investigation into the alleged murder of one Joseph Achuku.

DAILY POST Recalls that Joseph Achuku was brutally murdered after winning N11 million on football betting platform, “Naija Bet”.

The command’s Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Idrisu Kennedy, told the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, that available information indicated that the killing might not be unconnected with the N7.4 million the victim won in the Bet-Naija game.

Kennedy said the corpse was recovered on Sunday along Federal University, Lafia, following distress calls from residents of the area.

He said the remains which were deposited at Dalhatu Araf Specialist Hospital mortuary were released to the family of the deceased on Tuesday for burial.

The PPRO said though no arrest had been made, the command would ensure that the perpetrators were arrested and prosecuted.

Achuku Joseph, a resident of Sabo Pegi area of Lafia, the Nasarawa state capital, has been brutally murdered after winning N11 million on the football betting platform, “Naija Bet”.

The lifeless body of the young man was discovered at the early morning of Saturday abandoned by the roadside at the Federal University, Lafia, with several deep machete wounds.

The Nation gathered from a member of the victim’s family, who pleaded anonymity, that the late Achuku was being monitored right from the time he won the game by some of his friends who earlier threatened his life in order to have a share of the money.

“Achuku had to relocate to another place to hide, but they traced him and used diabolical charms on him which made him sick and started behaving abnormally.

“We then decided to employ the services of a pastor who prayed for him and later took him to the Dalhatu Araf Specialist hospital in Lafia. It was in that process, that certain diabolic portion was discovered in his pocket. The portions were removed and discarded before reviving him,” he explained.

The source added that the deceased went out as early as 6am on Saturday without the knowledge of his family members only to be told that his body was found lifeless shortly after.

The report, however, stated that the case is with the State CID in Lafia, as investigation is ongoing to bring the perpetrators to book, while the corpse is still in police custody.

http://dailypost.ng/2018/04/17/police-investigate-murder-betnaija-pool-winner/

http://dailypost.ng/2018/04/16/man-murdered-winning-n11m-naijabet/

https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/-bet-naija-pool-winner-killed-in-nasarawa.html

Op, the information you provided above is not absolutely correct.
For example, take note of below;

Friday, 20th April, 2018:
SC5052 Chemistry 2(Essay)-- 2hrs 2:00pm - 4:00pm
SC5051 Chemistry 1(Obj.)-- 1hr 4:00pm - 5:00pm
The examination will be delayed for 30 minutes to 1 hour because of Muslim faithfuls.

They relocate it to Ogunpa river in Ibadan

I know that everything will be straightened by 2019.

Tension now pervades Ibadan and environs following an Oyo State High Court judgment which nullified the exercise that led to the emergence and installation of 21 new Obas in the city last year.

Justice Olajumoke Aiki of the State High Court declared the review of the existing 1957 Olubadan Chieftaincy Declaration and other Related Chieftaincies in Ibadanland by the Oyo State Government as unconstitutional, illegal, null, void and of no effect.

The judgment was delivered in the case filed by the Osi Olubadan, Senator Rashidi Ladoja, who is a former governor of the state, against Oyo State governor, Senator Abiola Ajimobi, and Justice Akintunde Boade, the chairman of a judicial commission of enquiry that reviewed the declaration.

But, Governor Ajimobi, in a swift reaction, disclosed that his government would appeal the judgement.

The white paper on the report of a judicial commission of enquiry set up by the governor was published in the Oyo State Gazette No. 14, Vol. 42 along with the amended declaration regulating the selection to the Olubadan and Ibadan chieftaincies and related matters in August 2017.

The process culminated into the installation of 21 new kings in Ibadanland by the government on Sunday August 27, 2017 at the Mapo Hall Arcade, Ibadan with fanfare. The 21 new kings comprised eight members of the Olubadan-in-Council elevated from ‘High Chiefs’ to beaded crown-wearing monarchs, while the remaining 13 are village heads (Baales) promoted to coronet-wearing obas.

Ladoja, who refused to accept the beaded crown, had filed two cases against the review , one of which was with his immediate senior on the Otun Olubadan chieftaincy line, Oba Lekan Balogun, who is the Otun Olubadan and most senior chief on the Otun line. Balogun backed out of the case later, prompting Ladoja alone to file the second suit.

In the second suit, Ladoja asked the court to set aside the report of the commission, which the first action was to have restrained from sitting and prayed the court to nullify its proceedings and reports.

The court, in the judgment held that wearing of beaded crowns was beyond the purview of Sections 10,12 and 25 of the Oyo State Chiefs Law, stating that Section 25 of the chiefs law could not be treated in isolation to the provisions of Parts Two and Three of the Chiefs Laws.

The court also said provisions of Parts Two and Three of the Chiefs Laws, particularly Sections 10, 12 and 25 did not give power to the governor to review the Olubadan chieftaincy declaration, restraining the government from accepting and implementing the reports of the judicial commission of enquiry.

The governor, according to the court, exercised his power beyond the constitution and the provisions of the chiefs laws made by the House of Assembly, adding that a judicial commission of enquiry could not amend or further amend, review or further review the chieftaincy declaration.

Counsel to Ajimobi, Mr. Nurudeen Adegboye, in an interview with journalists after the judgment said: “The judge has invested a lot of effort, energy and precious judicial time on the judgment. Though we hold a different view from the view of the judge or the court, the court’s view is the one that is binding. So, we have applied for the copy of the judgment. We will look at it again and based on the instruction of our client, because it is our client that has the right to appeal or not, if he gives us the instruction or if he feels he wants to accept the judgment, it is left to him.”

Also, Mr. Babatunde Akinola, who stood in for the lead counsel to the claimant, Mr. Michael Lana, told newsmen simply that the judgment was okay.

But, Governor Ajimobi, while commissioning a block of classroom, donated by former Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation under former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s administration, Chief Akin Olujimi (SAN) for Community Secondary School, Ajara, at Ajara township in Lagelu Local Government in Ibadan, said the state government would challenge the judgment.

He said: “Today’s judgement on the Olubadan Chieftaincy review will be appealed immediately. We have embarked upon the exercise, not for joke, but for the good of Ibadan and the people therein. We will not relent in making Ibadan great and the greatness shall come from various ways, one of which is the review exercise. You should not expect people to accept change and radical policy for that matter, but we shall get there. We will not allow the forces of retrogression to overtake the progress Oyo State is making.”

http://sunnewsonline.com/tension-in-ibadan-as-court-sacks-ajimobis-21-new-obas/


http://saharareporters.com/2018/01/19/justice-aiki-sacks-ajimobis-21-kings-ibadan

https://independent.ng/court-sacks-21-new-kings-ibadan/

Some more replies to Idowu Olayinka(Vice Chancellor, University of Ibadan)
Dare Adesina
I have read your narrative meticulously and it has mirrored the outstanding capacity and character that you have always portrayed dated back to when I was a student in our great university of Ibadan.


Tunde Famuyantan
Congratulations to Onifade Bello Abdurrahman for the success of this publication and the leadership of the University for putting in place the enabling environment that made realisation of this academic exercise possible. It's indeed another achievement for the University's management headed by Prof. A. I. Olayinka.
As the parent of the student from NOUN that was mentioned in your remarks, I can confidently testify to the fact that you're very passionate about the issues bothering on academic and welfare of the students. The ways and manner with which you handled the matter is enough confirmation of this fact. I make bold to say that your sterling leadership qualities are exemplary and worthy of emulation by those presently in leadership positions and aspiring ones. Your love for doing things based on merit, equity, fairplay and justice as displayed when the issue was being resolved is heartwarming and highly commendable.
My family will ever remain grateful to you, DVC (Academics) and all others that made the change of course from History to Law possible as this has given the much needed opportunity for her to launch herself back to her original course of study and the pathway to realise her much cherished ambition to become a lawyer of note.
May GOD, in his infinite mercies, continue to be with you all. Thank you sir, Mr. Vice-Chancellor.

One of the replies below:

Banjo Damilola
Dear Sir,

I read this very long address with open mind and I am glad I could tune down my bias.

First, I should apologize to you and maybe your son. I was very (still is) angry when the Union was arbitrarily suspended because of an issues that could have been amicably solved. So, at the heat of the suspension, I and few of my friends trolled your son on Twitter. My thinking was, maybe his son would talk to him and maybe he would listen. Also because, I could not bring myself to direct anything at you at the time as I know my anger would betray me. In deterrence to you, I spoke 'at' your son.

Nonetheless, I must say that most of what I have seen and heard of you are in total opposite to what you have written here.

My first encounter with your name and your tenure was after your inauguration speech. I, like many of my friends, perceived from your speech that the students mean little to you. Your speech came off as though your loyalty rest with just the lecturer.

Indeed, that speech set the pace for every other engagements you've had with the students.

ASUU and NASU have had different issues since you because VC. The school have had to be shut because of them. In fact, there was a time they turned UI gate into a buka. You did not suspend their operations neither did you invite Oyo State commissioner of police to threaten them with death. All of these you did to our union without betting an eyelid. You never condemned the commissioner who said he would kill your children. You did say you are the students' locus perrentis. I guess to you, the 'bad' child should be served to the wolves as meal. What happens to the bad parents? What animals do we serve them to?

I agree maybe the current president (to me he will always be) might have gone wrong with his approaches but yours were not saintly either, with all due respect sir.

The issues the Union raise are legitimate. They have rights to demand better welfare. Students have always demanded for better welfare. Even when they were served chicken, some students still protested for more. It is human nature. But the way you handle such agitations determine what kind of leader you are.

The students tried to consult with you before the "No ID card, No exams" protest. Reports have it that you never gave them a chance. On the day of the protest, they waited for you to address them before they left the school premises, hoping your presence will dissuade the already agitated students from protesting, but you did not show up. They called you, but calls went unanswered.

The only meeting you had with the student leaders was the one you allegedly stormed out and labelled the president "a beardless 200 level students".

Sir, you really did not give the student leaders any choice.

After the whole issue became messy, you went on Punch to disparage the students and their elected leaders. You claimed there was no funds to print student ID cards, yet there was funds to buy a page on punch newspaper. I am not questioning your judgment sir. I am only trying to let you see why some of us (old students) don't believe any of the claims you have listed in this post.

One of my most respected lecturers once told me how nice and friendly you are. I want to believe him because I respect him so much and because I can always trust his judgement but then, I see all of these things you've done, particularly to the Union.

Sir, you once said in one of your posts that Uites who were around when the institution had no Union are not any less than those around when the Union was alive. I agree with you! But, what you might have missed is that the Union groomed some of us.

Personally, the most cherished years of my stay in the premier university were those I spent learning leadership.

Sir, I was a good student, the Union did not corrupt or derail me. I also finished with second class (upper division) and I was neck deep into student politics up to the Union level. I was a member of Students Representative council and a committee secretary. I was also Queens' Hall chairperson. I held some legislative posts in my department too.

While I am not demeaning the efforts of my lecturers in anyway, what I learnt while leading students shaped some of my beliefs today.

So, to take Union off the campus is to take away opportunity for self discovery from many of those young adults.

Let me also quickly touch on the issue of the young man your administration expelled because of a Facebook post. Sir, I felt you chopped off the head for slight headache. Like I said, I am not questioning your judgement, I am only trying to tell you why we (some old students and current students) seem not to like you. It was reported that the said boy apologised before the disciplinary committee, yet his education was mercilessly cut short or maybe stalled.

He could have been punished in other ways but you threw him out of the school. I have read on your Facebook a long article where you berated the former president. He could have had you removed from the university of Ibadan and nothing would have happened. He was President and this is Nigeria after all. You probably would have gone to court to fight your case and one of your defense would have been "Freedom of expression".

On Mote's case, Mr. VC sir, you once again showed that you meant your inaugural speech. A boy joined a protest. He did not lead the protest. He did not call for the protest. He merely joined out of solidarity with his colleagues but he was rusticated for two good years. Haba! Is it written anywhere that once you're on internship, you stop being a student of Unibadan?

When countries protest, they sometimes seek support of their people in the diaspora. Would we then say it is wrong for people to show solidarity?

I am happy that you took the opportunity of the launch to speak on these issues. You should however accord to yourself some blames too and maybe reflect on many students related decisions you have taken since you became VC.

Again, I want to believe all you've said about yourself and all my lecturer said about you. Please sir, help make it easy for me.

Students and University Management as Partners in Progress: Some Practical Experience

Idowu Olayinka
Vice-Chancellor, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria
Chairman"s Remarks at the Public Presentation of a Book written by an Undergraduate Student of the University.

Onifade Bello Abdurrahman, 2017
Student Unionism in Nigeria: Challenges and Strategies. Ibadan: Ibadan University Press.
PROTOCOL

It is a great pleasure for me to be the Chairman and Chief Host at this programme which has been put together by friends and associates of Onifade Bello Abdurrahaman to present his new book with the title ‘Student Unionism in Nigeria: Challenges and Strategies’ published by Ibadan University Press. One is highly elated that Onifade, an undergraduate student in our Department of Library, Archival and Information Studies has been able to write a book.
I had the privilege of perusing the manuscript and I am able to confirm that what we are presenting today is the product of painstaking research by the author, who has demonstrated that he is a budding scholar.
I have read a few scholarly articles on students’ unionism in Nigeria but nearly all of them were written by senior academics and administrators, who have left active student unionism behind a long time before writing such books. The unique feature about the book that is being presented this afternoon is that it has been authored by someone who is currently a student activist in his own right, as the immediate Past Speaker of the Students’ Representative Council. By writing from a student’s perspective, it is not surprising to me that there are some gaps in his narration which I do not agree with but those issues do not detract from the quality this outstanding intellectual work. The challenge is for me to also put pen to paper to present my viewpoint on some of these issues at the appropriate time.
It is our conviction that student leadership should be a platform for promoting developmental and youth-led activities that are pivotal to steering creativity, innovation, growth, and stability in our university and nation at large.
Student leaders can be engaged in agenda setting for the institution without necessarily being confrontational and insulting personalities. Great men discuss ideas. I make reference here to an event that took place on this Campus on 6 August 2014 at the swearing-in ceremony of the then new President of the Students’ Union for the 2013/2014 Session, Oluwafemi V. Odesola. He identified 10 major problems facing students of the institution :
i. Limited municipal services including difficulty in intra-campus transportation, electricity and potable water supply,
ii. Poor internet facility
iii. Inefficient service delivery at the University Health Clinic,
iv. Exorbitant fee on add and delete form among postgraduate students
v. Poor welfare of students on the Practical Year Training Programme
vi. Undue stress in the clearance of graduating students
vii. Inefficiency of the Industrial Training Coordinating Centre
viii. Poorly developed kitchenette facilities
ix. Obsolete library facilities
x. Inadequately equipped and poorly maintained science laboratory facilities
My late dad was for many years a farmer. As a five-year old I started to follow him to his farm, before I began formal schooling. On a particular day, I gave him a piece of advise, the implication of which I did not either appreciate or understand fully at the time. Somehow, my father was so impressed with my innocuous comment that on getting home he told my mother, uncles and cousins about the outstanding quality of the advise that I had given him earlier in the day. Yet, my dad was 49 years older than me. The relevance of this private story is that I do not ignore the advise of any one no matter how tender the age of the person. What makes it even more compelling is that as academics, we can always agree to disagree without being disagreeable. Moreover, I cannot learn anything from anyone with whom I always agree.
Nonetheless, as Africans, we need to show respect for elders. This has not changed even with the so-called western civilization or modernization. The motto of my secondary school is ‘E huwa Omoluwabi’ which can be roughly translated to mean ‘Be a gentle man’. As would be expected, some of my experience and exposure have defined my essence.
As we speak, there are many members of the academic staff at the University of Ibadan who taught me as an undergraduate here from 1977 till 1981 and are still very much around. All of them, without a single exception, relate to me as mentors and I am ever so proud of them for the mentorship. It is for me a privilege to stand on the shoulders of these giants. If you want to go far in life you certainly need mentors, including your teachers.
I may be naïve but my reading of the posture of some students of the University of Ibadan is that they do not understand the fact that the staff are here in loco parentis for them. Instead the students in this category, which in reality may not be more than 1% of the total student population compete for space and relevance with their lecturers and professors and even claim superiority over them.
I am aware that the average age of an undergraduate student on admission to the University of Ibadan is 19 years. The students come here as adolescents and leave as young adults after four, five or six years.
As Africans we pray that our children should achieve much more than us. Either by design or by default, the Faculty in particular have the onerous responsibility to mould the character of the students, in and out of the lecture rooms. Remember that our degree is awarded in character and learning. The question any discerning student should ask himself or herself is who decides whether a student has been found worthy in character and/or learning. Interrogating this simple question would help us a lot in our sojourn in this premier university. Without any doubt, Senate is the highest authority and in fact the final arbiter in all academic matters in the university including but not limited to the admission, examination, curriculum, discipline and award of degrees. It would greatly assist us if we find out about the composition of the Senate.
If you asked an engineer ‘what is 2 plus 2”, his/her answer is most likely to be 4.000. If you posed the same question to a geologist, he/she would say it is something between 3 and 5. On the other hand, to a geophysicist, the answer is ‘it depends on the processing parameters’. As a geoscientist one has been trained to think in four dimensions and to make realistic inferences even in the presence of noise and in the absence of adequate data.
For reasons that are still very difficult for me to understand, a segment of students here tries very hard to demonise me. Yet my nearly 30 years experience as a lecturer, the last 18 years as a full professor suggests otherwise. I have had the privilege to teach and supervise many students of Geology and Petroleum Engineering. Nearly all of them have remained my very good friends and in one way or the other they are members of my extended academic family. If I were such a demon this could not have been the case, more so when many of them have since completed their degree programmes here many years ago.
I caused the Directorate of Public Communication to publish a Special Bulletin detailing the Executive Summary of my 16-point Agenda on the first day I took office on 1 December 2015. Rather than see the essence of the effort to intimate all stakeholders on my vision and mission and the action plan, some student activists took me to the cleaners on the pretext that I claimed that staff and students would be my number 1 and number 2 priorities, respectively. In my humble opinion numbering one as 1 and the other as 2 does not necessarily suggest that one is inferior to the other. Obviously the volume of insults I received from students on account of this was totally unwarranted and unprovoked. The students in this category were negatively influenced and manipulated internally by some members of the academic staff and some externally induced meddlesome interlopers one of whom even approached the law court to stop my assumption of office.
It was as if they probably never imagined and found it difficult to accept the reality that someone who had been Head of Department, two-term Dean of the Postgraduate School, elected member of the Council representing the Senate and two-term Deputy Vice-Chancellor, among other preferment, both locally and outside the shores of this country could ever emerge as the Vice-Chancellor at his alma mata.
Assuming without conceding that I prioritized staff over students why should that be to the detriment of the interest of the students. It is acknowledged the world over that a university is as good as its academic staff. One begins to wonder whether the students would not be the ultimate beneficiaries if staff welfare were to be a topmost priority.
Over the past week, I have been subjected to all manners of insults and savage attacks from some staff and students just because I wanted the Semester examinations to go ahead, as approved by the University Senate. I guess it is part of the hazard of the game. All I know is that history will vindicate the just.
A few days ago, a gentleman whose face I could not easily recollect called me on phone. I did not have his name on my contact list. He went ahead to introduce himself as the father of one of our 200 level students whom I had assisted to transfer from the Department of History to the Faculty of Law at the beginning of the current session. He was full of gratitude and praises for me. In this particular instance, his daughter had applied to the University of Ibadan to read law during the 2015/2016 session. Unfortunately, the girl missed the merit cut-off mark for Law by one mark and was eventually offered a place in History which she accepted. In this particular case, the girl in question had earlier spent three years as a student of law with the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN). She withdrew from NOUN because of challenges with the accreditation of the law programme of that institution.
A few years ago, a final year student in our Faculty of Law missed writing one of his papers due to a mix-up with his course registration form. The matter was referred to me as the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic). By our much cherished tradition at the University of Ibadan, once a student missed his/her examination at the University the standard procedure is to be allowed to take the examination at the next available opportunity. In this particular instance, this would have meant that the affected student would be spending two extra semesters. After necessary investigation the case was resolved in favour of this student. We had to invoke the doctrine of necessity by requesting the Faculty to solve the riddle. Consequent upon this intervention, followed by the recommendation of the Faculty Board of Law and Executive Approval by the Vice-Chancellor, the student was allowed to sit for the examination which he passed. He subsequently graduated with a Second Class Honours (Upper Division), proceeded to the Nigerian Law School and has since been called to the bar. You do not get more student-friendly than this as an academic.
As Head of the Department of Geology, one of my students who was then resident in Queen Idia Hall approached me to endorse her form as a candidate for a Hall Executive position. I inquired about her academic performance and found out that she was below average. As a parent myself, I warned her that she should go and study harder rather than spend precious time as a student politician. This particular girl later graduated, but not until after spending one extra session. Only God knows what would have happened if she had been involved with student politics at the hall level, given her average academic ability.
I once had a male student in the Department of Geology who was struggling with his academics. From his transcripts it became obvious that, although he had enough grades to remain in the Department, he could not possibly graduate with anything better than a Third Class degree. I counseled him to seek a transfer to another course where he could possibly have a new start and earn a better degree. He agreed and he was eventually accepted my well-considered advise. He finished with a Second Class Honours (Lower Division) in his new programme. He later came back for a Master degree in that same discipline after his national service. He is today an enterpreneur in Lagos. I am very happy the he took my advise.
The point being made here is that I have always being a champion and advocate of the rights and privileges that could be extended to students without breaking any of our extant laws and guidelines. I have canvassed this at several fora and many members of the University Senate in particular and academic staff in general can attest to this claim.
Ever since the decade long ban on student unionism was lifted in 2011, we have had quite a number of outstanding student leaders who were focused and never forgot the primary reason why they came here in the first instance. I remember Ekhator Edosa Raymond (now a medical doctor), Wuraola Olatinwo, Ayantola Alayande Maximus (B.A. First Class Honours), Oluwafemi Adesola, Olateju Aliyu Oladimeji, Nifemi Ojo, Seun Adebiyi, among others. My interaction with them suggest to me that they meant well and understood their primary purpose for coming to the University of Ibadan which is to study and earn a degree while also engaging in leadership training. I am afraid that undue radicalism exhibited some other students leaders, in my humble opinion are largely destructive. As younger persons, you are full of energy, vigour, ideas and often impatient. All these are quite understandable. But the staff also have experience behind them which you may not be able to purchase off the shelf.
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NAN) Dimension
Many of us attending this programme will vividly recollect the events of March 2016, popularly referred to as the ‘Free Mote Campaign’ and its 2017 version in May 2017, which centred around ‘No identity Card, No Examination’.
Tunji Ekpeti (also known as Mote) was then a 400 level student of Petroleum Engineering who faced the Students Disciplinary Committee and was rusticated for one Semester. He had a right of appeal to the Governing Council. But rather than take up this opportunity to explain his innocence, he went to externalise the matter by requesting his friends from various post-secondary institutions in Oyo State to invade our Campus. Some of them wore heavy masks. There was real threat to lives and property on account of which the institution was closed.
The students took to the social media to disparage me and called me all manners of names. I choose to ignore all the vituperations.
Fast forward by two years. NANS Oyo State is again, claiming it is intervening on a purely domestic and internal affairs of the University of Ibadan. Yet, their unsolicited intervention in 2016 as part of the so-called Free Mote Campaign was unproductive and led to the closure of the institution for six weeks.
Excerpts from the demands by NANS include the following:
'NANS is an organised body with clear Goals as stated in its Charter of Demand or Constitution. The body acts in a Non-anarchical and Organized way. We follow Due Process and to be clear too, NANS is vested with the Responsibility of Protecting the Rights and Interests of Students across all Tertiary Institutions in Nigeria and Abroad.
We are aware of the situation in which the University of Ibadan is in right now and for the sake of the records our intervention is due. Therefore, we are coming for the purpose of liberating the Students of the University of Ibadan.
We have made an official contact with the school management today and believe that the School Management will warmly receive the Intervention Team and we hope to have a fruitful discussion in the coming days''.
And from the former President of the Students’ Union, Ojo Aderemi:
'I have made presentations to the Senate of NANS countless times. I simply want the truth to play out. Not forgetting that NANS, which is the umbrella body of all Nigerian students, has a duty to protect its members if the body deems it fit, and that I am not opposed to NANS intervention. But common sense requires that things have to be done accordingly, and I know for a fact that NANS, as an intellectual body, respects such'.
This is part of the fundamental problem and a lack of understanding of protocol that we have on our hands. How can some faceless "students" from all manner of post-secondary institutions - Colleges of Agriculture, Cooperative College, School of Statistics, School of Forestry and the likes- come from wherever to the University of Ibadan and think they can dictate to the Management on how to solve our internal problems? It just won't happen, under my watch as the Vice-Chancellor. It is indeed a joke taken too far. Their so-called official contact with UI Management is dead on arrival. It has no place in our conflict resolution process. By my understanding, an appeal is not exactly the same thing as giving orders. We should always note the difference.
Concluding Remarks
On a final note, it is my greatest pleasure to once again congratulate Onifade Bello for his book. I am sure some of the issues he has raised would interest various stakeholders in the higher education sector in our dear country. The book will serve as a useful addition to the body of literature on student unionism in contemporary Nigeria. I will arrange to send a copy to each of the 160 Vice-Chancellors currently serving in the Nigerian University System (40 Federal; 46 State and 74 Private Universities). I am sure my colleagues will have a better understanding of students’ perspective of unionism after reading Onifade’s book.
Thank you for your kind attention and God bless.
Idowu Olayinka
Vice-Chancellor
University of Ibadan
Ibadan

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Erelu Mojisola Adams is the wife of the15th Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland, Gani Adams. In this interview, Mojisola, the mother of two shared some of the remarkable experiences that have shaped their marriage

You met your husband few weeks before graduating from the Kwara State Polytechnic, what attracted him to you at the time?

When I first met him, I had no idea that he was the same Gani Adams that everyone was always talking about. This is due to the fact that I was always shuttling between Ilorin and Osogbo, I did not know anything about him.

He had a friend beside the place I was living in Ilorin then and would come around from time to time to see him. He is a natural storyteller, an orator in fact. That was the first attraction for me because I like to listen a lot.

On one of such visits, he stopped me and told me that I always loved attending church programmes. He offered to drop me off at the church on that particular day and entered the auditorium, where we got talking. He spoke about religion and told me that his mother was a Christian and a prayer warrior while he was a Muslim. He recited a lot of Psalms that day and I, being from a very strong Christian family, was really impressed. He made a deep impression on me that day.

There was another occasion when he came visiting and met me and my friends chatting. He joined us and shared a lot of historical facts with us. Later, one of those friends told me who he was and that he was very dangerous. She said a lot of things about him which I later discovered to be false. This was around the period that he was declared wanted by the (former President) Olusegun Obasanjo’s administration. When I confronted him with some of these claims, he debunked them and told me that he was into activism and not voodoo or whatever people alleged. But because of what my friend initially told me about him, I became a bit scared.

When he came around the next time, I subjected him to some spiritual examination to confirm if indeed he had magical powers like my friend claimed. I told him to call the name of Jesus three times, I told him to call the name again in the Yoruba language, and he did. I gave him my Bible to hold, he did, and lastly, I told him to switch off and on the bulb in the living room. He later realised that I was acting strangely that day and asked me what was wrong. I was just testing him to know if truly he was demonic like my friend claimed. He, thereafter, explained to me the reason Obasanjo declared him wanted. He told me everything and his sincerity and genuine concern for justice melted my heart. These aspects of him really got me and attracted him to me.

When you eventually found out that he was a wanted man at the time, did thoughts of walking out on him come to your mind?

The truth is that people have a flawed perception of who Otunba Gani Adams really is. Until you get close to him, you may not appreciate the amazing personality in him. Though I had reservations initially as a result of some of the things I heard, when I eventually got to know him more closely, I realised that he was a completely different person from whom many people think he is.

Of course, it took me time before taking him home to my family but when they met and interacted with him, they immediately appreciated his person. The only thing my mother asked me was if I would be able to cope with the fame of my husband and all the attention surrounding him. When I convinced her that was not going to be a problem, she gave her consent to our relationship.

I grew up in a closely-knit family where we lived a quiet life but when I met Otunba Adams and saw all the people behind him, I was amazed. In fact, I was shocked at a point. I had never seen that much people behind one man in my life. In fact, knowing him has been a blessing in many ways.

Did friends try to discourage you from having a relationship with him?

Yes, a lot of them. As a matter of fact, a lot of my friends stopped talking to me because I was in a relationship with Otunba Adams. They felt I was embarking on a suicide mission but I look back today and thank God for bringing this wonderful man into my life.

During the period when he was declared wanted by the Obasanjo administration, a lot of people said all sorts of nasty things about him to my face but rather than discourage me, it made my feelings for him even stronger.

How did Otunba Adams finally propose to you?

We were travelling to Saki, Oyo State, for an event one night when he proposed to me on the road, right inside the car. I can never forget that moment. The weather and general atmosphere of the night made the proposal very unique and memorable. It remains one of the happiest days of my life.

You searched for a baby for many years after your marriage and even had over 18 miscarriages in the process, according to your husband. In those moments, what were some of the things that ran through your mind?

Initially, my husband was not moved and would always encourage me that God had the best plan for us but later when people started saying all sorts of nasty things, he became a bit troubled. Some people even said that he had used his spermatozoa in exchange for spiritual powers and that there was no way he could ever father a child. People said worse things but we kept calm. As a matter of fact, he endured and resisted pressure from several quarters for him to have a child outside our marriage.

I got to a stage that I was having a miscarriage once in three months and was constantly being taken to the hospital. There was a period I was placed on bed rest for three months and did not for once step outside that hospital ward. If I had to bath, the nurses would clean my body with bathe towels and water. It was a very painful and traumatic period for me. But even after all those, I still lost pregnancies.

However, when the time was ripe, God showed Himself strong and we are eternally grateful for the grace He gave us. We have a boy and a girl now.

What was the feeling like on the day the cry of a baby was finally heard in your home?

It was one of the most beautiful days anyone could imagine. The happiness and excitement that filled the atmosphere of our home could be felt with bare hands. There is no word to adequately describe the feeling.

In fact, up until the pregnancy was five months, I still nursed the fear of losing it because of the painful experiences I had before then. But after that period, my resolve became stronger and God perfected His work.

As a result of what I passed through looking for a child, I pray every day for women in similar shoes. I pray to God to show them mercy because I know and understand what it means to be in their shoes. Even my husband, as strong as people perceive him to be, the situation got to him at a point. I know this because immediately he became a father, everything about him changed. New life came to him. God showed us mercy; He will show other couples in similar situation even bigger mercy.

Your husband is the new Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland, a position former holders were said to have died mysteriously, do you nurse any fear in this regard?

Initially, when I heard the news, I asked him not to accept the title because of the myth surrounding the position. Nobody wants to be a widow at a young age, so I protested. But when we discussed, he explained the true state of things to me and made me realise that all those sayings were mere superstitions. He made a lot of useful points that changed my mind and I had to support him eventually. God is the owner of life; He’ll do as He wishes. So, no fear at all.

Being the wife of a perceived strong man, a lot of people would expect that you must also have been fortified spiritually, isn’t that the case?

My only spiritual weapon is the word of God; it is my shield and armour. So, if it’s in that sense, yes spiritually I am fortified.

The truth is that culture and tradition are quite different from religion. But because people mix these things together, confusion arises.

Otunba Adams wears only white clothes, is there a particular reason for this and have you ever tried to make him change this?

His choice of white clothes is a reflection of how much he believes in holiness. It is not as if something bad will happen to him if he puts on another colour, his decision is purely informed by his attachment of white to holiness.

As a matter of fact, what people don’t know is that my husband is a prayer warrior. A lot of times, we hold vigil in the house and he’ll be the one to lead us in prayer; I am talking about Christian prayers. On his own, he sometimes prays throughout the night with the Bible or Quran because he believes there is only one God. His passion and energy for prayer amaze me.

You are a Christian while your husband is a Muslim, has there ever been a clash as to what religion your children should adhere to?

Otunba Adams has never restricted any of us from practising the religion we want. All he cares about is for us to regularly communicate with God through prayers and keep His commandments. Our children attend church and mosque. I have been to Mecca even though I am a very devoted Christian. It is one God, so there is no problem in this regard.

Are there certain things you cannot do anymore being the wife of Otunba Adams?

There is nothing of such. I have always lived like every normal person. No restrictions whatsoever.

Now that your husband is the Aare Ona Kakanfo, a big traditional title in the entire Yorubaland, are you sometimes worried that he could take another wife?

We don’t have any such agreement, so I need not fear or worry. My husband is focused on serving the people, his priorities are big, I do not see such happening.

So, what if it happens?

I don’t see it happening.

Your husband wields a lot of influence, making him a target for women, how do you handle such people around him?

The funny thing is that most of the women, who once labelled him a lout and cultist, are the ones throwing themselves at him now. But because I know the type of person my husband is, I do not bother myself. He knows how to handle such people.

You are presently studying for a degree in law, are you doing that so that you can always defend your husband in court?

The inspiration to study law came from my background. My father was a lawyer before he passed on. In the family, there are several others that have also studied law, so it is something that runs in us.

Otunba Adams has also gone back to school in recent years to acquire more education, that push must have come from you, is that the case?

Unknown to a lot of people, my husband has always been passionate about education and higher studies. It was financial constraints that stalled his education in the past. He has always been a very intelligent person who loves knowledge. To the glory of God, he is pursuing a Master’s degree at the moment.

What would you say are some of the biggest lessons learnt being married to him?

From him, I have learnt to be closer to God, be patient and focus on success. My husband has taught me to be strong and handle tough situations. He has taught me to make huge sacrifices even when it is not sometimes convenient. Being married to Otunba Gani Adams has taught me how to love and touch the lives of others positively.

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APC led Federal Government of Nigeria is still consider whether to deploy military troop to Benue State or not; not minding that Fulani herdsmen have killed thousands of people in cold blood and more than 73 people were kill in their recent rampage.
Some embattled teachers who were sacked by El Rufia's administration wrote to state command of the Nigerian Police that they would be having peaceful protest (which is within their right has guaranteed by Nigerian constitution). Next we would see was that Nigerian military troops were deployed in their hundreds without hesitation.

The future of Nigeria state is in the hand of her citizenry, 2019 general election is around the corner. We can rewrite the story of this country with our voter's cards.

Can people here given chance to wash dead bodies to send themselves to school in Nigeria?
Where a secondary school principal in Oyo State cannot convinently afford the cost of sponsoring himself/herself for a degree in Technical University, Ibadan, Oyo State with tuition fee of about #950,000 per session.

Over #300 millions

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Speech of lies

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Sarrki, will u say amen?
It is a good prayer.

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Incompetence at its peak

Shame, at his old age.
Crime is in human blood and has nothing to do with tribe race, nationality, colour, even age or gender. Be your brother's keeper. Community policing can combat crime to a greater lenght.