Deputy Priestess, Olori Odo and the politics of signature
By: Atiku Buhari PRELUDE Gone are those days when the Coven of Elere could get the signature of their Deputy Priest (an Islamic Sheik) on the road, in the toilet…
Why the increase in UI fees is a ‘wise’ decision
The stakes were high. The race for what to write was more competitive than that between the sperm cells that eventually formed me. Too many things to talk about. Unibadan…
UI students vow to go on hunger strike, lecture strike if increment in their fees is not rescinded
Students of the University of Ibadan have vowed to fight back the recent increment in their fees with hunger and lecture strike. The students made this declaration to Yesterday’s Tomorrow’s…
The carried-over questions that must be answered
“I don’t think anyone is happier than I’m now that JAC has called off its strike.” “Point of correction they didn’t call off the strike; they suspended it – for…
A Play of Two Cities: Nigeria’s Education System vs. The U.S.
Scene One, City One It is the 16th day of March. The year is 2018. On this day, like every other, the Sun is wearing a wide grin. The trees…
“We are not smart enough to decide for you” – Council of Student Stakeholders
6 April 2017 The Council of Student Stakeholders, the student version of SSANU (Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities), has come out with a message for the general student community….
“Students, lecturers may now write on interactive whiteboards,” says UI DVC RISP
4 April 2017 In what appears to be her first official pronouncement, University of Ibadan’s DVC for Research, Innovation and Strategic Planning (RISP), Professor Adenike Adeyemo, has said students and…
“Sack all porters, we do not need them,” UI students demand
2 April 2017 Residents of various student halls in the University of Ibadan yesterday told The T.A. Report that they do not want porters to resume work at all. According…
