₦airaland Forum

Nelson Olaoye and Olanrewaju Oyedeji

Students of university of Ilorin have reacted to the current sex scandal rocking their citadel.

Allegedly caught in the act, which leaked on social media last week, was Dr. Mohamed Sani Idiagbon, the Head of the Department of English. His victim, identified only as “Faith” by the Students’ Union President, is said to be a 200 level student of the department.
In seperate interviews with Insider News, the students shared diverse views on the raging crisis emanating from the sex tape revelations.
According to Blessing from faculty of Information and communication sciences said "The case is a very sensitive one, the truth is that the lady did not intend to reveal the recording but a guy who found it on her phone copied it and uploaded it afterwards, the truth is the lecturer (Dr Idiagbon) had been disturbing her all along and as an intelligent lady she set him up by recording his voice"
Blessing further said " There are rumors that that is what most of the lecturers in the faculty of Arts University of Ilorin do but I am aware the university management is investigating and they are not ready to sweep the case under the carpet, the case will be treated rightly"

Another student, Fola from the Faculty of Law expressed disappointment that such could have happened in university of Ilorin " It came to me as a rude shock especially coming from a well respected citadel, I blame the lecturer for engaging in such acts, even if they had been doing it before, it is very wrong and I am very disappointed, I know the university management will not treat it lightly "

Speaking also Vice President Editorial of union of campus journalists UNILORIN AbdulGaniy Shehu while expressing his reservations about the case said " Although there are investigations ongoing, there are pointers towards the fact that the case may have been that of a set-up , especially as it may have been done to tarnish the lecturer but investigations are ongoing"


Another student who requested for anonymity condemned the act totally and said this would actually be a deterrent to those involved in such act in the secret to desist. He stressed that the incident will surely bring university into disrepute and that's why the school has been careful in dealing with the case. He said he knows fully that the school is carrying out investigations and the lecturer will surely be punished the culprit even if he had resign as reported.

http://theinsidernewsng.com/unilorin-sex-scandal-students-make-shocking-revelations/

cc; Fynestboi lalastic

..
OAU May Go On Strike

Olanrewaju Oyedeji

The federal high court sitting in Osogbo has declared the meeting that brought Professor Salami in as vice chancellor OAU illegal.
Non Academic staff union of universities NASU has exclusively told Insider News that the court has granted the prayers of NASU and has termed as illegal the governing council meeting that brought in Professor Salami ".
NASU Chairman Comrade Odewunmi has said they will keep on protesting " no man can come from Abuja and become our vice chancellor, if things keep going this way by ending of June we may go on strike because we will resist this ".
He further revealed that out of the six shortlisted candidates just two appeared for the screening in Abuja " OAU registrar wrote a letter to all aspirants telling them to come to Abuja for the screening but just two went while four others boycotted it, they even promised to pay the aspirants money if they come, we will keep protesting this illegality, we have not started anything, we are determined ".

OAU has been in controversy since announcement of Prof Salami as Vice Chancellor OAU.


cc: fynestboi, Olawalebabs,Richiez

http://theinsidernewsng.com/breaking-court-declares-prof-salamis-appointment-illegal/

BREAKING: OAU PRO Olanrewaju Abiodun Reacts To New VC Appointment



New VC: OAU PRO, Olanrewaju Abiodun Reacts

Olanrewaju Oyedeji


As reactions continue to trail emergence of the new OAU VC, the public relations officer of the institution has reacted .
In an exclusive phone chat with Insider News, he said " Professor Salami Is the new VC and that has been confirmed ".
On the threats of NASU to go to court today, he said " let's wait and see, I do not want to preempt anything until they return from court".

NASU is set to appear at Federal high court Osogbo today to contest appointment of Prof Salami as VC.

http://theinsidernewsng.com/headline/new-vc-oau-pro-olanrewaju-abiodun-reacts/

BREAKING NEWS

NASU REJECTS NEW OAU VC: HEADS TO COURT

Non-Academic staff union of universities has rejected Professor Salami as the new OAU VC.
Comrade Wole Odewunmi while speaking with Insider news confirmed the appointment of Professor Salami.
Comrade Wole faulted the process that brought in the new vice chancellor, ” we will protest the illegal appointment that was made from Abuja, Prof Salami should come and tell us he is the new vice chancellor, in fact we are heading to Osogbo federal high court tomorrow (7th of June) however we will not go on strike, we will stay and fight the battle”

Obafemi Awolowo University announced a new vice chancellor today 6th of June,2016 after a protracted disagreement with SSANU and NASU.

#copied_from http://theinsidernewsng.com/headline/breaking-nasu-rejects-new-oau-vcheads-to-court/

OAU GETS NEW VC

Authorities of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife has ratified the appointment of Professor Ayobami Taofeek Salami as the new vice chancellor of the institution.
Prof. Salami was the immediate past Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) of the institution.
He graduated with a B.Sc degree (2nd Class Upper division) from (then) University of Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife) in 1986 before he bagged an M.Sc degree from Obafemi Awolowo University in 1989 with a specialty in Land use and Natural Resources Management. He capped it up with a Ph.D degree from the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife in 1996 having obtained, in 1990, a Post-Graduate Diploma in Remote Sensing Applications: Training in Environmental Data Generation/Handling and Geographic Information System

source: vendor news

#copied_as_posted_on http://theinsidernewsng.com/headline/breaking-oau-gets-new-vice-chancellor/

The university management of LAUTECH has suspended the union indefinitely.
This was contained in a statement obtained by Insider News, this development was also confirmed by the union of campus Journalist President, Busari Azeezat.

"At an emergency meeting of the Expanded Management Committee held on Monday, June 6, 2016, a decision was taken to the effect that all Student Union activities be suspended with immediate effect and until further notice. Management has also set up an investigation panel to examine all aspects of the 2016 Student Union election in all its ramifications.

All students are to note this for compliance.

Best wishes."

J. A. Agboola

 Registrar

REG/ADM.38

Monday, June 6, 2016

Distribution

All Students



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registrar@lautech.edu.ng
Ladoke Akintola University of Technology
Ogbomoso Oyo State
Nigeria.
www.lautech.edu.ng

Twitter handle : @lautechinfo

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http://theinsidernewsng.com/lautech-students-union-proscribed/

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The university management of LAUTECH has proscribed the union.
This was contained in a statement obtained by Insider News, this development was also confirmed by the union of campus Journalist President, Busari Azeezat.

"At an emergency meeting of the Expanded Management Committee held on Monday, June 6, 2016, a decision was taken to the effect that all Student Union activities be suspended with immediate effect and until further notice. Management has also set up an investigation panel to examine all aspects of the 2016 Student Union election in all its ramifications.

All students are to note this for compliance.

Best wishes."

J. A. Agboola

 Registrar

REG/ADM.38

Monday, June 6, 2016

Distribution

All Students



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registrar@lautech.edu.ng
Ladoke Akintola University of Technology
Ogbomoso Oyo State
Nigeria.
www.lautech.edu.ng

Twitter handle : @lautechinfo

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http://theinsidernewsng.com/lautech-students-union-proscribed/

Don Jazzy Pays Tuition Fee of Student He Met On Twitter

Olanrewaju Oyedeji

Popular act Don Jazzy has paid the tuition fee of a student of OAU, Peter.
The student with the handle @ugouchepeter sought jazzy help

In an experience shared by Peter, he had requested that Don Jazzy assist him with is tuition fee, "I had to ask for help because that was the last thing I could do, it was a last resort".
The student found the good side of Don Jazzy who hours after receiving the tweet sent the student a direct message asking him to send his account number .
Peter who was filled with joy said " I couldn't hold my joy when I received an alert confirming payment of thirty thousand naira into my account covering my tuition fee and accommodation".
Mr Peter who appreciated Don Jazzy expressed his sincere gratitude to this entertainer even as he expressed happiness towards the great acts of philanthropy exhibited by Don Jazzy.

http://theinsidernewsng.com/don-jazzy-pays-tuition-fee-of-student-he-met-on-twitter-2/


cc lalasticlala

mods FP tinz

NAIJA(an appraisal of Buhari's Govt)

A walk in the furnace
Hot like streets of Lagos
Helter skelter we run for the unknown


Our pockets filled with stone
Man dey bone
No one knows
We only raise eyebrows


Our Garri Dan carry
Tomato has gone to Pluto
Hunger the cause of anger


Now Isrealites
We walk
Our foot cry
The bus now the boss
Petrol now our control


Blow up here and there
Infact I wan throw up
Niger Delta
E no better
Guns now for fun


Students now like fools
Our tools for the future
Everyone dey torture
Abeg wetin we dey nurture
I Dan taya for this culture
All na impunity


To get light na fight
PHCN always on flight
Everything is so tight
But we are going to get it right


One day we will walk
One day we will talk
One day it will be fine
No longer tight
One day our light
Will be alright
One day Naija will better


All the gutter life
Will become better life


All the better life
Will become butter life


All the torture
Will stop
We will have pleasure


God is my witness
I have that boldness
No more sufferness




I rep Naija

Olanrewaju Oyedeji
400level Mgt and Accounting student
OAU
+2348164847752

I remember when we received that beautiful new year gift by Good luck Jonathan, we protested.
Here is another scenario from a different government, its important to wake up and ensure that we do not protest for selfish reasons, rather let's take a look at the subsidy over the years, subsidy has been removed for a long while it was not announced officially however.
When government announced 97naira benchmark then, you will notice that fuel scarcity was the order of the day, we rarely enjoyed 97naira for long, in reality we bought fuel for 120-140naira, even when president Buhari fixed it at 86.50 naira, we bought it for 150-180, the question we should be asking is that, was the FG still paying subsidy when it was sold for 150? When we noticed slight scarcity and we have 160 as pump price was subsidy suspended?
I think the reality is, do we still want to keep buying at prices higher than 145naira and subsidy continues or we will buy at maximum of 145naira while subsidy will be removed.
I feel this competition introduced is not so welcome by an average Nigerian because we don't want to hear about that word "increase"..
Seriously, if we complain about subsidy removal we have to understand that there was no subsidy before, they only played pranks on us, the marketers collected their " share " of subsidy and it was not effected.
While do we cry out when we never had stability of petrol price for five months at a go, there was always scarcity and marketers cashed on this.
I wonder why NLC waited till this official announcement to act, NLC never dedicated one day to raise the knowledge of the average man on the street and raise his interest about asking questions on how our money is spent, take actions that will reveal if we really enjoyed subsidy or not, I think Nigerians need not be fooled, this is an action we have to weigh on .
In all sincerity, if I will nail the federal government, I will nail them because current leaders condemned same removal during era of PDP not because they didn't trust the government but because they said removal of subsidy is wrong economically and we all believed.
Trade unions should not just see this as an opportunity to be seen and heard, they should see it as an opportunity to fight for many right things, if we are going to fight for subsidy, let's really ensure that PMS is subsidized!
We can't keep wasting government's money on things that rarely impact us.
If we fight for increase in wages, we must ensure that we fight anomalies in our market systems, if we say we will allow the subsidy removal in return for 56000 naira minimum wage, let's ensure we are not deceiving ourselves, let's think it straight, 560000 naira may end up to be 18000naira, there maybe no difference, we can't keep fighting ourselves over policies, we should fight for effectiveness!
I really want to say I am not angry at subsidy removal because there was no subsidy before except I can be proven wrong.

Olanrewaju Oyedeji
National Chairman Nigerian Campus Editors',
President, Association of Campus Journalists OAU, Coordinator Proudly Naija Initiative



http://campuseditorsng..com/2016/05/removal-of-subsidy-message-to-nigerians.html

This got me shaking my head
A revelation from Senator Omoworare:
"Having spent five years in the senate, I can make it bold to say there is no budget that has come to us in the last five years that has not been padded"
He said this on his twitter page @Jideomoworare
Where is Corruption taking us to in Nigeria

moderators abeg make Una allow people hear wetin Omoworare takk

Nigerian students condemn ban on UNILAG Students’ Union
April 25, 2016 Olanrewaju Oyedeji



students across Nigerian universities have condemned the temporary ban placed on the University of Lagos Students Union by the management of the school.
The management suspended the union following protests by students against poor welfare conditions in the school.
PREMIUM TIMES reported how the protesting students blocked major roads leading into the university, including access to the school’s Senate building and the Assembly Hall where Rahman Bello, the Vice Chancellor, was attending an event.
Armed police officers were later brought in to disperse the angry students. The university was also shut and students asked to go home.
The authorities later said students will sign undertakings to be of be good behaviour before the school is re-opened on May 2.
In a statement, the Public Relations Officer of the Students’ Union, Jumai fabuyi, said students should not sign the undertaking or pay any fee demanded by the management.
“As the management did not communicate with the UNION at all to deliberate or discuss the students’ welfare. We would NEVER agree to such,” he said.
He further queried the sincerity of the university management in asking students to sign the undertaking.
“Why should we sign a form to be readmitted? Don’t you smell a rat? Don’t you feel there might be more to the situation than we see?
“Why is the Union suspended? For staging a peaceful protest?” he asked rhetorically.
The Press Club of the university, which represents student journalists, had earlier described the actions of the management as undemocratic.
Femi Adeniji, the President of the Press Club said in a statement that the management’s actions do not address issues raised during the protests.
The Nigerian Campus Editors has also asked the university management to amicably resolve its grievances with the student leaders.
The editors made their stance known in a statement signed by the national secretary general, Abdulganiy Shehu, a student of the University of Ilorin, and national vice president, Chukwu Daniel, a student of the University of Lagos.
“We have noticed the sad situation in UNILAG. It is painful that in era of Democracy, the university management wants to ensure that students have no voice even as Democracy gives voice to
the voiceless.
“We call on the university management to give common sense a chance,” the campus editors said.
Another student leader at the University of Lagos said the suspension of the union would only take its activities underground.
Emmanuel Afolabi, the General Secretary of the Students’ Union said the union would continue its activities silently despite the ban.
In his reaction, a student activist from the Obafemi Awolowo University, Bamidele Williams, said the suspension is a slap on students’ struggle and should not be allowed to stay.
Authorities of the University of Lagos announced that students should resume on May 2 after signing the undertaking while examinations start a week later on May 9.




www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/202377-nigerian-students-condemn-ban-unilag-students-union.html
cc:Fynestboi

According to the report by Premium times..
2billion was given to OAU in the year 2013 for construction of new hostels,
200million for renovation of hostels..

ACJOAU will love to ask, where are the hostels?
Where is the renovation?
Why have we not seen anything since 2013, it has been 2years and 8months since August 2013.
The university management was said to have received 2billion for construction of new hostels and 200million for renovation of same, we have not seen anything of such in OAU and Association of Campus Journalists OAU is concerned about this development

Here is the story
http://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/more-news/202119-oau-lecturers-accuse-school-management-administering-n3-5-billion-without-due-process.html



#ACJOAU.
..Asserting the strength of the pen

OAU lecturers accuse
school management of
administering N3.5
billion without due
process

April 20, 2016 Olanrewaju Oyedeji


The Budget Monitoring
Committee of the Academic
Staff Union of Universities,
Obafemi Awolowo University,
has accused the management
of the institution of
expending N3. 5billion meant
for hostel renovation and
construction of new lecture
theaters in breach of due
process and transparency.
The funds were part of the
N100billion released by the
Federal Government in 2013
for all universities in
response to the long drawn
agitations of ASUU against
the government.
The implementation
monitoring committee had
spelt out guidelines for
accessing the intervention
fund for Nigerian Public
Universities, but the school
failed to abide by the
guidelines.
According the report of the
committee addressed to ASUU
members, and which was
obtained by PREMIUM TIMES,
the management failed to
follow due process in contract
awarding as well as failing to
utilize needs assessment
phase 1 funds made available
to the institution in August
2013 as required by the
guidelines.
The report which was signed
by the committee’s chairman,
A.O, Aderibigbe, on 4th of
January 2016, also noted that
the approval for the release
of the funds was done in
writing by the Permanent
Secretary of the Federal
Ministry of Education
addressed to the Vice
Chancellor of OAU on 23rd of
August 2013.
The report indicated that the
letter from the Ministry of
Education conveyed the
approval of NI3.5billion
needs Assessment phase 1,
funds to OAU under the Special
university revitalization programme
based on the needs Assessment report.
The monitoring committee reported that
the following projects, namely
Rehabilitation/Renovation of hostels for
N200million; Rehabilitation/Renovation
of lecture theaters and lecture rooms for
N250million; Construction of new
facilities-Hostels, N 2billion;
Construction of new facility -Lecture
Theaters and lecture rooms, N300million
and Construction of new facility -
Laboratories and Library, N300million,
all totaling N3.5billion, were to be
carried out as approved.
The committee noted that the second
tranche of the funds totaling
N2.833billion was transferred from the
Central Bank of Nigeria to two
commercial bank accounts operated by
the institution.
Foramfera
“On 30/09/2014 I was reliably informed
that the sum of N2,833,703,703.61 was
transferred from the CBN into the OAU
account with the bank and in this regard
the university administration directed
an officer to issue receipts as follows (a)
First Bank, account no: 2023659287
Account name:OAU Special
revitalization programmer Account ,
Amount N1,308,703,703.61billion and
Zenith Bank, Account
number:1013549122 Account name: OAU
Presidential Implementation of Needs
Assessment Account, Amount
:N1,525,000,000billion and the officer
complied, the truth will surely prevail
sooner than later,” Mr. Aderibigbe stated
in the report.
“The letter informing the university of
the transfer of N3.5billion directed that
there should be strict compliance with
the procurement act 2007 in the
implementing of the projects.”
The ASUU monitoring committee stated
that while the approval letter quoted an
allocation of the sum of 3.5billion, the
university claimed it received only
N2.833billon.
The committee wondered how an
allocation of N3.5billion naira meant to
execute projects worth the same sum,
would turn out to become N2.833billion.
The committee further alleged that the
university had unilaterally identified,
prioritized and awarded contracts for
some of the projects with total exclusion
and sidelining of university budget
monitoring committee,
ASUU BMC said that in compliance with
the IMC Guidelines the projects should
be awarded with the knowledge of
ASUU’s monitoring committee, adding
that the management was in violation of
stipulated guidelines and due process .
The Public Relations Officer of the
institution, Abiodun Olanrewaju, told
PREMIUM TIMES that ASUU’s allegation
was false, as all funds received by the
institution from the Federal
Government had been judiciously used.
He said the management of OAU had
also been transparent in the handling of
the funds and the execution of projects
in line due process of procurement.
“To the best of my knowledge we always
advertise all the infrastructural projects
in two national newspapers and the
tenders journal in Abuja,” Mr.
Olanrewaju said.
“Fortunately, my office is in charge of
placing the adverts for interested
persons to be aware.
“If there is agreement between the
management and ASUU regarding the
administration of the funds, I am not
aware.”

www.premiumtimesng.com/news/more-news/202119-oau-lecturers-accuse-school-management-administering-n3-5-billion-without-due-process.html

cc: fynestboi

2sexyus:
Look, I supported buhari like you did but one thing that differentiate I and you is that I am not bias in a situation like this.

For the past few months, we have been reading about one looted fund being recovered or the other. If that is the case, is there any need to borrow more money?

I await your reply.

how much has been recovered? tell me and tell me the total budget of Nigeria.. tell me also the procedures involved in recovery of money..
I guess you are tapping from Falana's article

2sexyus:
mschwwww... Point out one thing in that letter that isn't truem

Nigerians sha, he spoke the truth but if PDP had used the past 16years well, don't you think the content of the letter would have been different? studying Fayose's stance .. His letter for instance is borne out of bitter politics.. He stated that Nigerian foreign reserves is depleting, caused by who all the years? We are all aware that even USA is owing, no country of the world is really a standout country or a tree, let me also state that Fayose showed Pessimism in his letter, his fear was that Nigeria may not utilize the money well and he doubted our ability to pay back, does he mean Nigerian cannot come out of this current bad situation? has he written off Nigeria for the next two years? morever what has he done managing his state? these are logical questions

"It took your party (PDP) 16Years to destroy Nigeria but you are asking APC to rebuild Nigeria within Ten months, remember its easier to destroy than to build"
Fayose been attacking Buhari but his party had 16years, I am not a political analyst but I just want to make common sense, enough of this dirty politics, we cannot keep washing Nigeria's image in mud..

Ooni:
We all know he is a nonentity

what else?

oga, I love your courage but can I ask you few questions?
your president is a nonentity ryt?
can you define nonentity?
in trying to express yourself, were you not trained on respect?
must you or we Nigerians be beclouded by emotions?
A nonentity ruling us leaves us as more or less nonentities
Buhari or not, the man maybe abused but you took it extreme calling your president whether you like it or not nonentity..

it shows the level of your intellectualism, I can see you are not a nonentity too...

chidamysy:
Help with the games, we no dey use bet9ja

he pasted the games before pasting the booking number

babyfaceafrica:
Questions for the Gods......but OP u sound like an IPOD agent?....are you?

I actually don't know what iPod stands for ..
I wouldn't mind if you enlighten me tho

cc moderators maybe we can get reactions to give the govt a clue .. FP abeg

My little piece is aimed at looking critically at the issues surrounding recent secondary school students protest in Osun.
I have paid rapt attention to the issues surrounding the protest and all the state government is saying is that "Osun state students are too dull and don't have a future in education".
The state government claim that students have in recent years failed WAEC and so the need to stop paying.
We are all aware of the economic crisis in Osun so I may want to make some observations:
1) Osun state government already knew the number of those she can cater for in terms of WAEC Fee so those that will pass the mock exam must not exceed that number
2) If the students failed so much! Is there head blocked or what?
Why is the state government watching failures for three years rather than take a look at quality of what this students are taught in school , it maybe a problem of teaching structure if truly they failed the mock exam as the government claim! It would mean the teachers have low output and are not productive
3) where does the government want those who will not write WAEC to go?
They should become nuisance to the society or drop their ambition of been educated?
4) why can't the state government declare that she can't continue with free WAEC fee and will only pay for best students then everyone will take heart, rather than playing the smart game
5.
Is Aregbesola's government trying to say Osun products are naturally dull?
6) What singles out a government is ability to fight hard times! If the government noticed failures for three years, why didn't they find solutions?
7) Is Mock exam a true test if strength?

The above are my sincere above observations ..
The students who protested and destroyed things also show that a lot is wrong with educational system of Osun!
Leaders of tomorrow ?

Ipinle Omoluabi eronu, think!



campus editors guild: Osun Students' Protest: Are Osun Students Dull? - http://campuseditorsng..co.ke/2016/02/osun-students-protest-are-osun-students.html?m=1

Olanrewaju Oyedeji
Despite efforts and assurances by the Federal Government that it would rescue the abducted Chobok girls alive, former President Olusegun Obasanjo has raised doubts on their possible return.
Mr Obasanjo, who spoke at an event organized by the Staff Club of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, on Friday, said anyone saying the girls would return was simply telling lies.
The programme which was held at the open arena of the staff club, was themed, “An Evening with Obasanjo.”
Mr. Obasanjo blamed former President Goodluck Jonathan for trivializing the distress call to rescue the girls on the day they were captured.
“The former president heard about the kidnap 8am in the morning of the abduction but failed to act until 72 hours later and by then it was too late,” Mr. Obasanjo stated.
“Anyone saying they(Chibok girls) will return is telling lies, maybe some of them will return to tell their story.”
According to him, the failure of the Peoples Democratic Party in the last presidential election is a blessing to Nigeria.
“We tried, but with Jonathan, it was best that PDP should fail to save Nigeria,” Mr. Obasanjo said.
He pointed out that one of the low points of the Jonathan administration was his treatment of issues of importance as politics, particularly that of Boko Haram.
On power generation, Mr Obasajo said there had been no meaningful improvements since he left office.
“Power is still the same way I left it in 2007, railway is same way and other sectors, it was best that PDP stopped ruling us,” he said.
“It was a thing of joy to me that the earlier declaration of 50 years governance for PDP did not come to pass.”
Mr Obasanjo, who was in company with the Vice-chancellor of the university, Professor Fadipe and other notable personalities, also took out time to take a swipe at Professor Wole Soyinka whom he described as “an amateur politician.”
“Wole Soyinka is a patriotic Nigerian, he is a great man but his opinion regarding politics, he always misses it, I have nothing against him,” he said.
Mr. Obasanjo also justified some of the decisions he took on education, saying he would take the same decisions if he had another chance.
“I have no regrets regarding the decisions I took in terms of education including removing free food in our institutions. We had 53 institutions when I came in 1999 but as at the time I left we had 150 institutions,” Mr Obasanjo explained.
“I prefer to have all persons in schools than to have some few persons simply enjoying free food.”
He also stated that he never had a godfather when he contested for president, admonishing young politicians to shun godfatherism and be ready to face hard times in politics.

Obasanjo attacks Jonathan, PDP again, says Chibok girls may not return - Premium Times Nigeria - http://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/198040-obasanjo-attacks-jonathan-pdp-says-chibok-girls-may-not-return.html

It is no longer a news that three students' union leaders have been suspended by the obafemi Awolowo university management.
The closest reason for their suspension is the alleged assault of Prof YK Yusuf.
Without really going through what really happened.
It is saddening that in Nigerian institutions really setting up a panel is like leaving the accused without a chance.
The popular saying " you can't be a judge in your own case seem non- existent in Nigerian varsities.
If Prof YK Yusuf has been assaulted as alleged, should the management be the one to set up a panel that we all know the result even before the sittings .
Professor YK Yusuf is a top staff and part of university senate, a respected man among his colleagues, now imagine that the Prof was allegedly threatened and those in the disciplinary panel consists of his friends and associates, abeg where will the judgment swing? In favor of YK or Students' union leaders, definitely we do not expect students union leaders to be found innocent, finding them innocent even If they are innocent means shooting management that constitutes the panel in the leg.
Little wonder one does not come back from such panels without a scratch .
I cannot sentence myself to death over a crime I committed.
My point is that even if the union leaders have been alleged to be wrong , isn't it also wrong for the management to be the judge in its own case?
Is it not wrong to distribute suspensions like rice and beans?
I think it is high time schools look for other punishments even when students are found guilty beyond suspension .
Suspension will also be needed but not in cases like this where it should be assumed that even IF students union leaders were guilty you cannot instill culture by suspension rather you riun their life and add to the already polluted Nigerian society.
I believe ( except am wrong) that universities or schools are meant to shapen and not to destroy, education is not about chalks and biro alone but something more

If you say a particular person has insulted you and because if that chase him out if school, it will not make him better.
In the case of the three union leaders, one may be forced to wonder if the suspension of the three can be tallied to their said offence, common! Two years ain't a joke, one may also be forced to say sentiments led to the suspension, the management must have done this to reassure the professor of their respect and support for him and not really because of their readiness to critically assess the allegation .
One may even say the university management may have done that to support ASUU and avoid a showdown with ASUU that asked for several punishments for TY and co.
In conclusion, it is clear that even if guilty the suspensions have more undertone.
It is my believe that schools don't chase away those who need little reforms, schools are not for oppression , suspension should not be for settling scores , of fences should not be a basis to show superiority or use power absolutely.
Suspension of TY , Kant and Seun is not welcome, I am not for anyone .
If they were really found guilty of assault then suspending them will not improve them rather it will worsen situations " orififo KO login Ori vibe"
Moreover OAU mgt can't be the judge in its own case


campus editors guild: Suuspension Of OAU SU Leaders : Management A Judge In Its own Case - http://campuseditorsng..co.ke/2016/01/suuspension-of-oau-su-leaders.html?m=1

Obafemi Awolowo University slams lengthy suspension on student leaders
olanrewaju Oyedeji


The management of the Obafemi Awolowo University has slammed lengthy bans on the institution’s students union leaders, for allegedly threatening a professor.
The SUG leaders bagged between four and six semesters suspensions.
Those suspended are the president, Omotayo Akande; Secretary General, Oketooto Oluwaseun and the Public Relations Officer, Ojedokun Emmanuel.
Mr. Emmanuel is a 400-level student of International Relations and had just two months to graduate before his suspension.
The suspended students were accused of assaulting a professor, Y. K. Yusuf, in the institution.
It was gathered that trouble began when Emmanuel had gone into a class in company with some of his colleagues where the professor was delivering a lecture, desiring to make an announcement to the students, but the lecturer would have none of it and walked them out.
The union leaders, feeling insulted, reportedly went to the lecturer’s office at the university faculty of arts building and threatened to parade him round the campus if he failed to issue an apology to the students.
When the professor refused to do so, the SUG president was said to have sent a text message to the Vice Chancellor, declaring that the safety of the professor could no longer be guaranteed on campus if he failed to tender an apology for walking out officials of the union of his class.
A panel set up by the school’s management to investigate the matter recommended that the students be suspended for three years.
Mr. Emmanuel confirmed that they had received the suspension letters, and called on the management to review its sanction.
“We have received the letters and plead with notable Nigerians to save Oketooto Oluwaseun, Omotayo Akande and myself,” Mr. Emmanuel said.
He denied ever threatening the safety of the professor, saying the university management was using that as an excuse for the suspension.
Messrs Oluwaseun and Emmanuel were suspended for four semesters respectively, while Mr Akande was suspended for six semesters.




Obafemi Awolowo University slams lengthy suspension on student leaders - Premium Times Nigeria - http://www.premiumtimesng.com/regional/ssouth-west/197233-obafemi-awolowo-university-slams-lengthy-bans-on-student-leaders.html

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PRESS RELEASE

OAU SU SCHOLARSHIP SCAM


OAU SU COLLECTED 205,600 FROM DR FOLA AKINOSUN


Some months ago, the Association of Campus Journalists, OAU uncovered a fraudulent deal by the Students' Union Central Executive Council of the Obafemi Awolowo University with Dr Fola Akinosun of Foreign Links.
Some facts were established then but the Students' Union denied any sort of involvement with the aforesaid man by denying ever knowing the man even after a fact was established that Dr Akinosun sent the Association of Campus Journalists a text message accepting the association's "thank you message for sponsoring OAU students".

While Dr Fola Akinosun must have done all he did in efforts to help OAU students; the overwhelming fact is that the Students' Union lied.

Recently, the Association of Campus Journalists stumbled on a document attesting to the fact that Dr Fola Akinosun actually paid some thousands of naira to OAU SU.
This time proofs and evidences will be divulged to the general public in order to avoid what happened the last time where the SU were exposed by the Association of Campus Journalists, OAU.

A letter was received by Oketotoo Oluwaseun, the Union's Secretary-General on the 23rd of September, 2015, acknowledging a receipt of #205,600 as payment of tuition fees for 8 students in the scholarship scheme, solely paid for by Dr Fola Akinosun.

The following students were paid for by Fola Akinosun:

1)Daramola Oluwatunbosun; Civil Engineering, 500level #27, 700

2)Falola Thomas Adeoti; Dentistry #30, 700

3)Amosa Grant; Education, 400level #19, 700

4) Olorunfemi MICHEAL; Law, 500level #19, 700

5) Oyediran Mayowa; Pharmacy, 400level.
#30, 700

6)Gbadebo Alfred; Chemistry, 400level, #24, 700

7) Adedeji Adedipupo; Elect Elect, 500level #27, 700

Fadunsi Ibyas; Architecture,
500level #24, 700

The above figures totaled 205, 600naira.

While one Mr Sam Ayoola represented Foreign Links in interviewing the above named students, it is alarming that such will happen in a country of intellectuals.
" Dr Fola Akinosun also confirmed payment of over #200,000 to OAU SU, he said this in an interview with an Online Magazine 'Source': this confirms ACJOAU claims too."


Basically, the Students' Union has continued to deny ever receiving any money from Dr Fola Akinosun but ACJOAU challenges the leaders of the Union to provide a counter-evidence.
This evidence of ours was signed by Omotayo Akande OAU SU President.

Signed :
ADEBAYO BENJAMIN
ACJ PRESIDENT

OLAOLUWA JOSEPH
ACJ GENERAL SECRETARY

OMOLE ISAAC. A
ACJOAU PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER.

credits to OLANREWAJU OYEDEJI, ACJOAU CHAIRMAN OF ACJOAU GUILD OF EDITORS.




campus editors guild: OAU SU INDICTED IN 205,600Naira Scholarship Scam - http://campuseditorsng..co.ke/2015/12/oau-su-indicted-in-205600naira.html?m=1

NANCE to hold campus editors national summit in
Unilag
Published on December 15, 2015 by
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Lukmon Akintola
The National Association of Nigerian Campus
Editors (NANCE) is set to hold its second
edition of Campus Editors’ Summit at the
University of Lagos (UNILAG) on 30 January,
2016.
The Campus Editors’ Summit, which will
serve as a forum for campus editors in all
Nigerian tertiary institutions will provide a
platform for all to gather and deliberate on
cogent issues that are pivotal to the progress
of campus journalism and youth development
at large.
CES 2016, which is themed “Campus
Journalism in the 21st century: Issues,
Challenges and Prospects” will have in
attendance veteran journalists, stakeholders
and campus journalists. The summit is also
expected to have in attendance companies
that are ready to partner with NAANCE with a
view to advertising their products.
Speaking with our correspondent, NANCE
chairman, Oyedeji Olanrewaju, a campus
editor at the OAU Ile-Ife, expressed
enthusiasm.
“I am glad that NANCE as a newly formed
association has taken a step further in taking
campus journalism forward. The second
edition of Campus Editors’ Summit, which
will be held in University of Lagos, will be
massive. I can’t just wait to see it happen,”
he expressed.
Olanrenwaju also made it known that tertiary
institutions in all geopolitical zones in the
country will be represented at the CES 2016.
“We are vehemently working hard to make
this summit a memorable one and a
landmark success in the history of campus
journalism in Nigeria,” he said.
Also commenting on the forthcoming
CES2016 is the NANCE vice chairman and a
campus editor of the University of Lagos,
Daniel Chukwu, who expressed their
preparedness to host the event.
He however sought donation from
stakeholders in Nigeria to help make the
event a success. “All members of National
Association of campus editors are
vehemently working hard to have a
successful Summit. However, we will
appreciate donation of all kinds from
stakeholders that will lead to the success of
the event” he said.
PM NEWS gathered that the premier edition
of the Campus Editors’ Summit was held in
Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, with
over fifteen tertiary institutions present at the
event.
The maiden edition was themed “Journalism
and Politics; Two parallel lines?”







source

NANCE to hold campus editors in Unilag | P.M. NEWS Nigeria - http://www.pmnewsnigeria.com/2015/12/15/nance-to-hold-campus-editors-in-unilag/

This must get to the appropriate authorities..
lalasticlala, Seun Osewa , Other moderators. can you let the whole world see this...
this are ways to curb corruption.
if they are innocent they should defend themselves

fr3do:
I was banned in the politics section for showing support for my beloved Biafra, this isnt fair and I'm really disappointed with Nairaland.
if threads and monikers that support the unity of Nigeria and oppose the creation of Biafra are left untouched, why clamp down on Biafra?

Seun


@thread
what is this country turning into?

you were rightly banned..
good move moderators
kindly, shut up!

FP tinz... things dy happen ooooo

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THE SUSPENSION OF STUDENTS' UNION: OUR POSITION

It came to our notice as a rude shock that the Obafemi Awolowo university Management has directed the suspension of the biggest students union in sub Saharan Africa. While we will not love to bore you with rhetorics, we have gone through the press release by the Management and it is on record that no reason was given for tthe decision.
We are therefore forced to attribute the suspension to recent happenings on OAU campus. Among these possible reasons which we feel might have motivated this submission by the University's own management are as follows. However, we feel these reasons are cogent but not ample to spuspend he activities of the Union.

1.THE ALLEGED MOLESTATION OF PROFESSOR Y.K YUSUF
As regards the alleged molestation of Professor Y.K Yusuf, we believe that the intervention of ASUU and other top management staff is enough to die the matter down. Shutting down activities of the Students' Union is equal to shutting down activities of 35,000 great Ife students.
If Prof Yusuf alleged molestation is among the reasons for pseudo proscription of he students union, we believe the decision could be revisited especially when this alleged case is currently under investigationby ASUU

2. THE RECENT LECTURE BOYCOTT AND PROTEST
Some few days ago, Obafemi Awolowo university students embarked on a "peaceful" protest to agitate improved welfare. There have been allegations that facilities in halls of residence are dilapidated and need immediate attention.
We believe that the rights to peaceful assembly and that of expression are mbedded in the Nigerian constitution of 1999 (as amended in 2011). Therefore, while students of OAU have expressed their constitutionla rights, they should be commented for their consciousness. It should be recorded that similar actions as these took place in some other Nigerian Universities- Unilag, UI, Lautech, etc and it did not amount to the suspension of their Students' Union activities. No properties belonging to the university or private individuals were destroyed in the process of the lecture boycott and protest.

3. THE BEATING OF A PUBLIC BUS DRIVER FOR ALLEGED STEALING
Recently, it was revealed that a commericla bus driver from Ife town was seriously beaten by the security committee of Great Ife Students' union for allegedly stealing of stusents' valuables. While we cannot strongly ascertain whether or not the matter surrounding this issue was properly investigated despite the claim by the Union that the said driver had once been paraded for theft, the Association of Campus Journalists, OAU feel that this issue may not be enough a reason for an abrupt suspension of the Students' Union activities

OUR RECOMMENDATIONS
1: On Prof Y.K Yusuf versus Students' Union saga, the Association recommends that the Management of the Obafemi Awolowo university allow ASUU carry out the investigation and at the end, the issue be settled amicably as even fathers and their wards do clash once in a while.

2. On the lecture boycott and protest, we recommend that the university mangament should not punish or proscribe OAU students' Unio based on this act in recognition the provisions of the Nigerian constitution.

3. On the public bus driver, we recommend that students union security unit be investigated and those found guilty in the molestation of the said driver be dealt with accordingly. Never should there be a reason why 35,000 great Ife students will suffer for the alleged misdeed of some few persons as this ' misdeed' is not in furtherance of interest of Great Ife students.

4. Since NASU protested some few months ago for the wellbeing of their members among other issues and the body did not receive any jab from the management, the Students' Union should therefore not be suspended for fighting for the interest of the entire Great Ife sthdents since both bodies are recognised pressure groups which should be availed the free hand to thrive.

Adebayo Benjamin
ACJ President

Olaoluwa Joseph
ACJ Gen Sec.

Omole Isaac
ACJ P.R.O.

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIAN CAMPUS EDITORS
....upholding objectivity in Campus Journalism

Press Statement:
SUSPENSION OF OAU SU; A RETURN TO AUTOCRACY

The news of suspension of OAU students union activities came to us as a rude shock.
We have been following the trend of activities of Obafemi Awolowo students union of the past few days, we must commend the great coordination of Ife students in exercising their rights and also showing they are conscious.
It is really sad that in the 21st century administrative environment, obafemi Awolowo University management has decided to pitch her tent with the hitler age.
In any sane assembly, the right to peaceful assembly is never a disputed fact and now that even at the federal level youths are given the platform to air their thoughts, a democratic and responsible leadership even make available ways by which people can make their opinions known, Professor Bamitale led administration has decided to rule without criticism, even Obama does not enjoy that opportunity.


In Nigeria when a critic come up, the sitting government will always find a way to frustrate efforts of such critic, we expected that an academic environment should be that of civility and maturity .
It is a bad situation that instead of looking for ways of listening to students agitation for better welfare and hostels, Prof Bamitale Omole led administration is busy looking at ways of suspending the institution's students union, in a typical Nigerian autocratic way.
We will not be surprised if OAU Management is scared of something.

We were baffled and we are still baffled that the university has not come out with a reason why the union was suspended.
We condemn in totality proscription of the union, it is a militaristic and archaic way of approaching issues, it is a slap on Nigerian Students faces.
It is a common feature for the various varsities in Nigeria to victimize and suspend students using the power with them arbitrarily, we are hoping the OAU management will not commit a heinous error by attempting to suspend activists this time, as all Nigerian Youths will jointly fight this management.

Finally, we are pushing that all universities in Nigeria write a joint petition to the President of the federal republic of Nigeria not just for OAU but for the probe of activities of all Vice-Chancellors in Nigeria.
Our vice chancellors are looking too powerful to be probed but we challenge the federal government to rise up to the challenge starting with the vice chancellor of OAU.


We appeal that all youth bodies/student organizations come together to fight against autocracy that is beginning to dwell in our institutions.
OAU Students were clamoring for better welfare and all a responsible management could think of is suspension?
It is barbaric.
We will fight this cause with all OAU students and we offer our solidarity, this fight is not just for OAU but all Nigerian varsities.

Amandla Awetu

Signed

Olanrewaju Oyedeji
Chairman

Abdul Shehu
Sec Gen

Adesope Oluwafemi
Head, South West

Akintola Lukmon
Head, Support Team