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The President of the LivingScience Foundation, Prof. Joshua Ojo, has decried the non-regulation of unbranded food products in Nigeria, describing it as outrageous and a threat to public health. Ojo, a Professor of Health, Physics and Environment at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, said statistics showed that about 70 per…
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The 15th edition of the West African University Games, WAUG 2026, has begun at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, OAU, Osun State. Speaking during the opening ceremony held on Saturday at the OAU sports complex, the Pro-Chancellor of the institution, Ambassador Adejare Bello, said the university is proud to host…
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The management of Obafemi Awolowo University, OAU, Ile-Ife, has expressed sadness over the death of Mr Oluwaseun Oluwole, a final-year student of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering. The school, in a statement by its Public Relations Officer, Abiodun Olanrewaju, said it received information on Tuesday, September 15, 2026,…
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Commercial bus drivers and motorcyclists who operated within the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife campus, on Wednesday, protested against their ban from the institution. It would be recalled that the buses and motorcycles were banned after the university began operating CNG-powered buses and tricycles donated by Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi…
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The management of Obafemi Awolowo University has directed students to proceed on a three-week mid-semester break following protests over transportation and welfare concerns on campus. The institution’s Public Relations Officer, Abiodun Olarewaju, in a statement on Tuesday, said the decision was approved by the Senate after demonstrations by students escalated….
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The management of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, has disclosed that it declined approval for the proposed venue of a lecture to be delivered by the Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections, Mr Peter Obi, due to short notice by the organisers. The management stated this…
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The Obafemi Awolowo University Ile-Ife, community has been thrown into mourning following the death of a 400-level medical student, Adewole Oreoluwa Emmanuel. A statement by Great Ife Students’ Union on Thursday, signed by the President and Secretary General, Adelani David and Habeeb Isa, respectively, described the incident as “sudden, devastating”…
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Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, has emerged as the overall winner of a prestigious national STEM competition (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics). This was disclosed in a statement by the Public Relations Officer of the University, Abiodun Olarewaju, on Tuesday. Olanrewaju stated that after a rigorous and highly competitive process involving…
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Students of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, have declared a 72-hour lecture boycott. The boycott, according to the students, was due to what they described as an inadequate and poorly implemented campus transportation system linked to vehicles donated by First Lady Oluremi Tinubu. The boycott which was announced in…
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Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, will host the 2026 West Africa University Games, with 16 countries confirming participation. The biennial tournament, according to a statement by the University Public Relations Officer, Mr Abiodun Olanrewaju, is expected to attract over 2,000 student-athletes from across the sub-region to the campus, known…
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