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By Editor The authorities of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile – Ife, have announced Sunday, 1st October, 2017, as the new resumption date for the second semester as against 24th September, 2017 earlier announced. A release by the Public Relations Officer of the University, Abiodun Olarewaju, stated that the…
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By Editor Propelled by the lower marks scored by this year’s university admission seekers, the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has reduced the minimum cut-off mark for admissions into universities to120. JAMB on Tuesday in sync with Vice Chancellors, Rectors and Provosts of higher institutions across the nation, at…
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By NAN Mutiu Adedokun, an employee of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife in Osun, who is standing trial for allegedly forging the Postgraduate College’s statement of account to cover up a N221, 000 fraud, was on Monday released on a bail of N200, 000. An Ile-Ife Magistrates’ Court which gave the ruling,…
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By Joshua Dada The Federal Government has declared its determination to provide all that it would require to ensure that the agricultural intervention project to be pioneered at the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife and bankrolled by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to the tune of N3bn, is tremendously…
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Nigeria’s first Institute of Advanced Studies, IAS, will commence operation this month at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, in Osun State, it was announced yesterday. Prof. Jacob K. Olupona, who is championing the institute, is a professor of African Religious Traditions, Harvard Divinity School, and Professor of African and African…
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SOMETHING unNigerian, unstudent and unGreatIfe (permit my neologism liberty) is manifesting in the alleged corruption trial of the immediate past Acting Vice-Chancellor of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, Professor Anthony Elujoba, by EFCC. I should know because I’m an alumnus. Even men, who had led the institution in various capacity,…
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By Femi Makinde An Osun State High Court has granted bail to an ex-Acting Vice Chancellor of Obafemi Awolowo University, Prof. Anthony Elujoba and the bursar of the university, Mrs. Aderonke Akeredolu, who are standing trial for alleged stealing. Justice David Oladimeji granted bail to the two accused persons in…
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