Authorities of the University of Ibadan (UI) have cleared the alleged forgery of the degree certificate of Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki. Recall that the All Progressive Congress (APC) alleged that Obaseki forged a degree of the University of Ibadan with which he contested the September gubernatorial election in Edo State. The University on Tuesday … Read more
Commandant of the Oyo State Security Network Agency, popularly known as Amotekun Corps, says Akolade Gbadebo who was recently killed by its men in Oyo town was an armed robber, not a student. Following the killing, Ekohotblog gathered that the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) claimed that the security agency killed Gbadebo, a 400 … Read more
Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union of the University (NASU), University of Ibadan branch have expressed displeasure on the varsity’s Senate over for threatening to sanction them. Information has it that the Senate of the University had called for the sanction of SANU and NASU on Wednesday, stating it … Read more
The University of Ibadan (UI) has overtaken Covenant University (CU) as Nigeria’s best institution in the 2021 Times Higher Education’s (THE) rankings. In 2019, Covenant University had retained its position as the best in Nigeria, according to THE’s 2020 report for the world university rankings. This was after CU usurped UI in 2018. However, in … Read more
The University of Ibadan has described as untrue claims by the All Progressives Congress that the institution awarded two certificates with separate dates to Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki. The APC screening committee for the Edo gubernatorial primary election had cited inconsistencies in the dates on Obaseki’s UI certificate as one of the reasons for … Read more
University of Ibadan chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on Sunday says it has produced 3,000 reusable facemasks for distribution to her members to protect them from COVID-19 infection in the premier university. The union stated that it was important that her members have access to face masks that is produced following … Read more
Fire emanating from a kerosene-fueled stove has gutted an apartment of the Obafemi Awolowo Hall, a female hostel accommodation facility in the University of Ibadan. A 500-level student of the university was said to be cooking and forgetfully abandoned her what she was cooking on the stove, orchestrating the fire. READ ALSO: Bayelsa Bridge Destroyed … Read more