UI Theatre@60: Alma Mater honours Teju Kareem, technical theatre expert and CEO of Zmirage

The University of Ibadan (UI) has decided to honour one of its distinguished alumni, Dr. Olateju Wasee Kareem, for his outstanding achievements in the field of technical theatre, art entrepreneurship and business.  Dr. Kareem is the Artistic Director and Chief…

I was shot, 5 still kidnapped, UI don speaks

A professor of political science and former deputy vice-chancellor of the University of Ibadan, Adigun Agbaje, has thanked Nigerians for their concerns before he was released by kidnappers. “It’s a new day today and I’m happy to be alive. I…

Let us give back together – Gbubemi Atimomo

Reflections on the power of the alumni group Memories of my time at the University of Ibadan are nostalgia-filled: my life was shaped in so many ways. From matriculating as an eager teenager, ready to take on the world to…

Fuji artist Saheed Osupa finishes studies for degree in political science

Fuji artist and actor Akorede Babatunde Okunola, popularly known as Saheed Osupa, has completed studies for a bachelor of science degree in political science from the University of Ibadan. Saheed Osupa completed his studies on Friday and shared pictures of…

*71-year-old man dies during sex romp with prostitute in Ogun (Punch)*People Now Trooping For Help After My Mother-In-Law’s Burial – Obi Cubana’s Wife (Leadership)

71-year-old man dies during sex romp with prostitute in Ogun (Punch) Tragedy struck in Sagamu when a 71-year-old man, identified as Ajibola Olufemi Adeniyi, reportedly died during a sex romp with a commercial sex worker inside a hotel in Ogun…

Professor Nduka Otiono donates books worth N382k to Nigerian universities

Nigerian Canadian professor of African Studies and English at Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada, Nduka Otiono, has donated books worth N382,000 to three Nigerian Universities: University of Ibadan (UI), University of Abuja (UNIABUJA), and University of Lagos (UNILAG).  Professor Otiono made…

UI releases 2020/2021 Post-UTME results

The University of Ibadan has released the results of its Post-Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) screening exercise for candidates who chose the institution. This is contained in a statement by the institution’s Director of Public Communications, Mr Olatunji Oladejo, in…

Kidnappers demand N100m to free UI student

Gunmen, who abducted Emmanuel Odetunde, a student of Sociology at the University of Ibadan,Oyo State, have demanded N100m ransom from his family to free him. He was abducted by the gunmen, who broke into his father’s farm in Oke Odan,…

Longest-serving UI lecturer Henry dies at 71

The longest-serving lecturer at the University of Ibadan, Mr Nigel Henry, has been reported dead. Until his passage, Henry was a lecturer in the Department of Classics. News of his death was announced on Sunday in a statement by the…

*We ’re conscious of HIV/AIDS prevalence, dangers – Lagos residents (Guardian)*Again, hoodlums attack Lagos firemen (Punch)

We’re conscious of HIV/AIDS prevalence, dangers – Lagos residents (Guardian) In spite of the ravaging COVID-19 pandemic, Lagos State residents say they are conscious of the prevalence of HIV/AIDS and its dangers, while few others claimed ignorance of its existence.…

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