By Debbiemuse and Precious The University of Ibadan (UI) has finished third at the 2026 Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Campus Debate Grand Finale, held on Tuesday, November 3, at the Faculty of Law Theatre, University of Abuja, winning a cash prize of ₦1.5 million. The competition, themed “Nigeria’s Electoral Process and Democracy,” brought together […]
The University of Ibadan’s outgoing Vice-Chancellor, Professor Kayode Oyebode Adebowale, mni, FAS, fspsp, has formally concluded his tenure with a valedictory ceremony held at Trenchard Hall on Saturday, October 31, 2026. The ceremony featured Adebowale’s reflections on his tenure, goodwill messages from members of the university community and a presentation of infrastructure projects undertaken during […]
By Debbiemuse Professor Peter Olamakinde Olapegba, C.Psych, FSSAN, FNPA, FCPCS, FSPSP, has commenced his five-year tenure as the 14th Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ibadan, succeeding Professor Kayode O. Adebowale. His tenure took effect on November 1, 2026. Olapegba’s assumption of office follows the approval of his appointment by the University’s Governing Council at its […]
By: Olaoluwa Afolabi After years of cooking with the green kerosene stoves in the halls of residence, University of Ibadan students have received approval to switch to cooking gas, following a new decision by the University Management. The approval, which takes effect from the next academic session, was announced by the University of Ibadan Students’ […]
By Debbiemuse The University of Ibadan has commissioned a 650-seater lecture theatre complex and other facilities at its Distance Learning Centre (DLC), in an investment aimed at expanding teaching capacity and strengthening the delivery of open and distance education. The facilities, commissioned by the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Kayode O. Adebowale, mni, FAS, fspsp, include a memorial […]
By Thanni-Balogun Esther The University of Ibadan (UI), has inducted 218 graduates of its Faculty of Education into the teaching profession, formally admitting them into the ranks of registered professional teachers. The ceremony, held on Thursday, October 29, 2026, at the Faculty of Education Large Lecture Theatre, was organised in conjunction with the Teachers Registration […]
Student politics is often presented as a training ground for leadership, representation and democratic participation. University elections provide students with opportunities to express political preferences, challenge existing positions and choose individuals they believe can represent their interests. However, the democratic values celebrated during election campaigns must also be reflected in how student leaders exercise authority, […]
By Debbiemuse There was a time when gaining admission into a university was considered the biggest hurdle facing a Nigerian student. Today, getting admitted may only be the beginning of the struggle. For many students, the bigger challenge is how to remain in school until graduation. The cost of pursuing an education extends far beyond […]
By Debbiemuse “Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it.” The words attributed to American author Mark Twain, capture a distinction that Nigerian politics urgently needs to examine: loving one’s country is not the same as supporting every political decision made in its name. Yet, in a political […]
By Debbiemuse The University of Ibadan (UI) has announced a six-day programme for its 2026 Convocation and Foundation Day ceremonies, scheduled to hold from November 11 to 17, featuring the admission of graduands to various degrees, two convocation lectures and the conferment of honorary degrees. The programme, contained in a special release dated October 20 […]
By Bimbola and Debbiemuse Nigeria has confirmed an imported case of Ebola Bundibugyo virus disease in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, prompting a public health response as authorities monitor 44 contacts and investigate the source of infection. The Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare announced the confirmation on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, following […]
By: Debbiemuse Bello Oluwapelumi Ayomide, a 200-level Education and Physics student at the University of Ibadan (UI), is renewing preparations for his proposed Guinness World Record attempt for the longest teaching marathon, with plans to teach Physics for seven consecutive days during the forthcoming semester break. Popularly known as Tutor Bello, Ayomide, who also serves […]
By Bukola Ademusan Exam period has a smell of its own on campus. It is the smell of instant noodles and strong coffee, of lecture halls turned into overnight reading rooms, and of photocopied notes, slides and past questions passed from hand to hand like treasure. Library seats become full by early evening, and corridors […]
By Debbiemuse Ladies and gentlemen, I have a question. What colour is patriotism? What does it mean to love a country that makes you plead for your life? On 20 October 2020, young Nigerians raised the flag of a country that had repeatedly asked them to be patient. At the Lekki Toll Gate, the night […]
The Junior Chamber International, University of Ibadan (JCIN UI), on Saturday, October 17, 2026, held its 27th press conference at the Students’ Representative Council (SRC) Chamber to brief campus journalists on preparations for the Fifteen Outstanding Persons Award (FOPA), which will be merged with the organisation’s convention. The conference, which began at 1:31 p.m., had […]
By: Debbiemuse Adeyemi Joseph has been elected President of the Arts and Social Sciences Education Students’ Association (ASSESA), University of Ibadan, following the association’s 2025/2026 academic session election held on Friday, October 16. Joseph polled 162 valid votes, with 26 votes declared void, according to the results released by the ASSESA Independent Electoral Commission (ASIEC’26). […]
By: Debbiemuse The 38th Electoral Committee of the Union of Campus Journalists, University of Ibadan (UCJUI), has released the results of the union’s 38th election, with Omofala Samuel elected President following the online poll held on Friday, October 16. Omofala secured all 56 votes cast in the presidential race, accounting for 100 per cent of […]
Macaulay Joshua, popularly known as Ọba, has won the presidency of the Nigerian Universities Education Students’ Association (NUESA), University of Ibadan chapter, defeating Olalekan Olaoluwa Olajomiloju by 155 votes in the association’s virtual election held on Friday, October 16. Results released by the Education Students’ Electoral Commission (ESEC) showed that Joshua secured 413 votes against […]
By: Yemisi The Senate of the University of Ibadan (UI) has resolved to enforce existing regulations prohibiting already-matriculated students from seeking fresh admission into new undergraduate programmes at 100 level. The decision was reached at the Senate’s regular meeting on Monday, 31 August 2026, during deliberations on Paper No. 7380, which addressed the retaking of […]
By: Gbotemi You know that moment when you open your wardrobe, stare at your clothes for several minutes and still conclude that you have nothing to wear?The shirts, trousers, skirts and dresses are all there. Some pieces were bought months ago and have barely been worn, yet the solution that comes to mind is often […]
By: Debbiemuse The University of Ibadan (UI) finished fourth at the 15th edition of the West African University Games (WAUG) 2026, securing 42 medals comprising 17 gold, 12 silver and 13 bronze as its students recorded notable performances across several sporting disciplines. Hosted by Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, the competition concluded on October 11, […]
Toriola Olajumoke Comfort, an aspirant for the office of General Secretary of the Arts and Social Sciences Education Students’ Association (ASSESA), scored four out of 10 in a letter-writing exercise during the association’s Press Night on Monday, October 12, 2026. The exercise, held in Room A312 of the Faculty of Education, University of Ibadan, required […]
The credibility of a claim should depend on the evidence behind it, not the identity of the person making it. In public life, two people can tell the same story and receive entirely different responses. One is heard with concern; the other is dismissed as attention-seeking. One is given the benefit of the doubt; the […]
By Bukola Ademusan A. Every election season, the campus changes its clothes. Notice boards that once held lecture timetables and hostel notices suddenly display smiling aspirants. Group chats that buzzed with assignment deadlines fill with manifestos, flyers and endorsements. Walk from the faculty to the hostel, and someone will likely press a campaign card into […]
By: Debbiemuse Dear girl I have never met, I wonder what the world looks like to you right now. Perhaps you have not yet learnt that the world can be surprisingly small when you are born into certain circumstances. Perhaps you are sitting beside a window, drawing houses with blue roofs and people with impossibly […]
By: Debbiemuse An advertisement for the exhausted, the overwhelmed and those who have become experts at carrying more than they let on. WANTED URGENTLY: One ordinary day. Must be free from academic deadlines, financial calculations, unsolicited comparisons and the persistent expectation to have one’s life figured out before graduation. The successful applicant must allow its […]
By: Esther Thanni-Balogun The Education Students’ Electoral Commission (ESEC) of the University of Ibadan has released the screening results for aspirants seeking executive positions in the Faculty of Education Students’ Association for the 2026/2027 session, with nine aspirants qualifying and one disqualified. The results, contained in a document dated Saturday, October 10, 2026, show that […]
By: Esther Thanni-Balogun The Arts and Social Sciences Education Students’ Association Independent Electoral Commission (ASIEC’26) has qualified eight aspirants and disqualified one following the screening exercise for the 2026 ASSESA elections. The screening results, dated Saturday, October 10, 2026, showed that eight aspirants met the commission’s requirements, while Gideon Orimoloye, an aspirant for Social Director, […]
By Debbiemuse Three students of the University of Ibadan have emerged winners of the 2026 Africa Space Expo IoT Innovation Challenge in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, after developing a satellite-powered technology aimed at protecting farmlands and reducing farmer-herder conflicts. The students, who competed as Team Orculus, represented Nigeria at the continental competition, which brought together entries […]
By: Gbotemi From solving mathematics past questions until 4 a.m. to relying on coffee to stay awake, University of Ibadan students share the pressure, exhaustion and uncertainty that can accompany last-minute revision. At 4 a.m., when much of the University of Ibadan campus is quiet, Akinsanmi Mary, a 100-level student in the Faculty of Technology, […]
By: Debbiemuse The University of Ibadan has been ranked among the world’s top 1,000 universities and emerged as the only Nigerian institution in the global top 1,000 in the latest edition of the AD Scientific Index, a research-focused ranking. UI placed 889th among nearly 19,800 universities globally, according to the ranking refreshed on October 1, […]
By: Bukola Ademusan A. The Arts and Social Sciences Education Students’ Association Independent Electoral Commission (ASIEC ’26) has released the timetable for the 2026 ASSESA elections, with voting scheduled for Friday, October 16, 2026. The timetable was contained in a notice dated October 7 and signed by the Chairperson, Adeigbe Temitayo Q., and the Secretary, […]
By Thanni-Balogun Esther The Faculty of Education, University of Ibadan, is set to host former Nigerian President and military Head of State, Chief Olusegun Aremu Obasanjo, at the 2026 edition of its “Storytelling with Legends” programme on Saturday, October 17, 2026, at 11:00am at Trenchard Hall, University of Ibadan. The event, organized by the University’s […]
By: Debbiemuse Twenty prospective members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) and another person abducted in Imo State have been rescued, ending a seven-day ordeal that began when gunmen attacked two buses along the Owerri-Onitsha Road. The victims were freed on Wednesday, October 7, following a coordinated search-and-rescue operation by security agencies. They were […]
By: Jadesola Cristiano Ronaldo’s future with Portugal has been thrown into uncertainty after the 41-year-old forward left the national team’s training camp in Copenhagen on September 30, days after he was left on the bench against Norway and told he would not start the next match against Denmark. Ronaldo’s departure came during a difficult start […]
By: Olaoluwa Afolabi The Social Director of the Arts and Social Sciences Education Students’ Association (ASSESA), Oyedeji Bernard Rereloluwa, has resigned from office, effective September 30, 2026, citing his desire to serve at a higher level. Bernard announced his resignation in a letter addressed to the Speaker of the ASSESA Senate, 2nd Assembly, Faculty of […]
By: Debbiemuse A teacher leaves the classroom every day, but a little of the teacher remains behind. It may be written in blue ink across a page, underlined in red beneath a sentence that could have been better. It may be tucked between the pages of a notebook, hidden inside a corrected examination script or […]
By: Thanni-Balogun Esther Olajumoke Comfort Toriola, a member of the Arts and Social Sciences Education Students’ Association (ASSESA) Senate, 2nd Assembly, has resigned from the Senate ahead of the forthcoming association elections. In a resignation letter addressed to the Speaker of the ASSESA Senate, 2nd Assembly, and submitted through the Clerk, Toriola formally tendered her […]
By: Yemisi The Academic and Welfare Director of the Arts and Social Sciences Education Students’ Association (ASSESA), Adeyemi Oluwatoyin Joseph, has resigned from office with immediate effect, citing Association protocol. In a letter dated October 4, 2026, addressed to the Speaker of the ASSESA Senate, 2nd Assembly, Faculty of Education, University of Ibadan, and submitted […]
There is something unsettling about a people who can turn almost any inconvenience into a routine. We have learnt to calculate the cost of getting to work before leaving home, rearrange our budgets when prices change, abandon plans when transport becomes unaffordable and find new ways to survive when familiar ones fail. We complain, adjust […]
By: Debbiemuse Student politics is an important part of university life, offering students opportunities to participate in decision-making, represent their colleagues and influence the affairs of their associations. Through elections and other forms of engagement, students get to experience leadership, accountability and the responsibilities that come with representing a community. Yet, while campus politics often […]
By: Debbiemuse The emergence of candidates for some executive positions in the 2026 Students’ Association of Arts and Social Sciences Education (ASSESA) elections has been accompanied by a notable absence of aspirants for three key offices, raising questions about student participation and the process of constituting the association’s next executive council. As of Tuesday, the […]
By: Thanni-Balogun Esther The Arts and Social Sciences Education Students’ Association Independent Electoral Commission (ASIEC’26) has extended the deadline for the sale and submission of nomination forms for the forthcoming ASSESA elections to October 7, 2026. The commission announced the extension in a notice dated October 2, stating that all positions remain open to eligible […]
By: Olaniyi Oluwaseyifunmi For about two weeks, headaches became an unwanted part of my daily routine. They appeared while I was trying to keep up with tests, reading and other academic responsibilities. Looking back, one habit stood out: I had repeatedly been sleeping late because I wanted more time to study. At first, staying awake […]
By: Thanni-Balogun Esther Ola-David Ayodebola Praise has resigned from the office of Assistant General Secretary (AGS) of the Arts and Social Sciences Education Students’ Association (ASSESA), effective October 2, 2026. The resignation was contained in a letter dated Friday, October 2, 2026, addressed to the Speaker of the ASSESA Senate, Second Assembly, through the Clerk. […]
By: Debbiemuse Dear Nigeria, It is October 1, and everywhere I look, green and white remind me that you became independent sixty-six years ago. There will be speeches about freedom, familiar songs about patriotism and questions about whether we have lived up to independence. Beneath the celebration is a question: how do you love a […]
By: Jadesola Hon. Fadare Oluwadamilola Paul, a member of the Association of Education Students’ Association (ASSESA) Senate Council, 2nd Assembly, Faculty of Education, University of Ibadan, has resigned from the legislative body, effective October 1, 2026. In a resignation letter addressed to the Speaker of the ASSESA Senate Council through the Clerk, Paul expressed appreciation […]
By: Thanni-Balogun Esther The Arts and Social Sciences Education Students’ Association Independent Electoral Commission (ASIEC’26) has extended the sale and submission of nomination forms for the forthcoming ASSESA elections to Thursday, October 1, 2026. In a notice dated September 28 and signed by ASIEC’26 Chairperson, Adeigbe Temitayo Q., and Secretary, Omachi Sylvia I., the commission […]
By: Gbotemi For university students, admission day is supposed to be the moment a long-held dream finally becomes reality. For others, the admission letter brings a different reality: a course they never planned to study. At the University of Ibadan, students enter the university with different ambitions. Some have imagined themselves as doctors, lawyers, media […]
For a programme announced months in advance, the University of Ibadan Students’ Legislative Summit arrived at a complicated moment. On September 22, hours before the event was scheduled to begin, Students’ Union President Temidayo S. Adeboye issued a notice advising students to refrain from attending or participating in the summit, stating that the Students’ Union […]
