…in other workplaces to use hijab. It also faulted the University of Ibadan, Obafemi Awolowo University and University of Lagos over what it described as hostile dispositions to Supreme Court judgments favouring hijab in their international schools. The Council urged the universities to retrace their steps and comply wi…

…because the education that our forefathers had brought to us, the likes of Chief Obafemi Awolowo, Chief Tai Solarin, Professor Wole Soyinka, Ransom Kuti, and so many others, we can see a decline, a serious decline and retrogression in our education sector,” he said. He clarified that the proposed state of emergency wou…

…rescue. One of the victims was identified as Precious Oladipupo, a graduate of Obafemi Awolowo University. Writing on X, one Adebayo (@Adebayoakim1), solicited public support for the safe release of Wahab Ayandare, whom he claimed was also abducted in the same incident. Another friend, Akinlabi Abayomi (@Mubiiiiin), ap…

…an admission setback into academic success. Ayoyemi T. Musa missed admission to Obafemi Awolowo University by 0.4 points before rewriting JAMB and later graduating with First Class from Osun State University.

…Ring Studios and FilmOne Studios. Fatimah Binta Gimsay directed the film, with Nora Awolowo serving as producer. The cast includes Omowunmi Dada, Lateef Adedimeji, Linda Ejiofor-Suleiman, Scarlet Gomez, Teniola Aladese, Susan Pwajok, Ibrahim Yekini (popularly known as Itele D Icon), and Uzor Arukwe, among others.The st…

…congratulated Nigerian filmmakers Damilola Osikoya of Switch Visual Production and Nora Awolowo of Rixel Studios on their Guinness World Record achievement. The filmmakers reportedly set the record for the largest attendance at a film screening during a showing of Black Market in Lagos on September 26, 2026. In a state…

…Ndukuba, has described the late former Premier of the Western Region, Chief Obafemi Awolowo, as a leader who lived for others and made service to humanity the hallmark of his life. Ndukuba said Awolowo’s life offered an enduring lesson on selflessness, sacrifice and responsible leadership, urging contemporary leaders t…

…lady on X, shared photos in her sign-out outfit celebrating her graduation from Obafemi Awolowo UniversityShe revealed that her journey to graduating included writing JAMB three times and sitting three post-UTME examinationsHer path also included a one-year pre-degree programme before she was finally admitted and spent…

…at the morgues of the Osun State University Teaching Hospital, Osogbo, and the Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospitals Complex, Ile-Ife, respectively. But for the families of Ibrahim and Ismaila, there has been no such closure. The community alleged that the bodies of the two men were taken from the scene by Amot…

…In governance and public administration, Ogun State produced Chief Obafemi Awolowo, the first Nigerian lawyer to head a regional government. It gave us Chief Simeon Adebo, pioneer Permanent Secretary, Head of Service and Permanent Representative of Nigeria to the United Nations. It produced Dr Moses Majekodunmi, distin…

…Kalambaina, Wamakko, Sokoto State 79. Novena University, Ogume, Delta State 80. Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State 81. Oduduwa University, Ipetu-Modu, Osun State 82. Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State 83. Osun State University, Osogbo, Osun State 84. Peaceland University, Enugu, Enugu State…

…voters’ register, shared that he has been voting since the era of the late Chief Obafemi Awolowo. “I am 97 years old, and I started voting during Awolowo’s time. I always vote whenever elections come up. I have been voting in Kaduna before I returned home,” he stated. He encouraged young Nigerians to maintain their int…

…I want to see better governance in Osun. “I have been voting since the days of (Obafemi) Awolowo and I believe government cannot be perfect, but we have to do our best to choose better leaders. “What will happen is in the hands of God, but we just have to play our own part,” he said. NAN reports that elderly men and wo…

…I want to see better governance in Osun. “I have been voting since the days of (Obafemi) Awolowo, and I believe government cannot be perfect, but we have to do our best to choose better leaders. “What will happen is in the hands of God, but we just have to play our own part,” he said. NAN reports that elderly men and w…

…out to a former roommate after the man's post about their university days at Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) went viral. Advertisements Tweep @ayo_solace, who previously revealed that he lived with Fireboy for three years while they were students at OAU, later shared an update showing that the singer had contacted him…

…scholar, former Attorney-General of Lagos State and professor of law at Obafemi Awolowo University and the University of Lagos. “Prof. Kasunmu was, in every sense, a great man. He was a formidable and forensic advocate, a distinguished scholar, a former Attorney-General of Lagos State and a Professor of Law at the Obaf…

…political families. His father, Senator Raji Ayoola Adeleke, an ally of Chief Obafemi Awolowo, was elected to the Senate on the Unity Party of Nigeria platform during the Second Republic. His elder brother, Isiaka Adeleke, became Osun’s first civilian governor in 1992 and subsequently served twice in the Senate. Ademol…

…his 81st birthdayBalogun, currently receiving treatment in Lagos, cited Chief Obafemi Awolowo as inspiration for preparing his final wishesThe pioneer filmmaker directed that his viable organs be extracted for donation, with the rest of his body handed to medical institutionsPAY ATTENTION: Mark Legit.ng as a preferred…

…confrontation with illness."He added that he was inspired by the late Chief Obafemi Awolowo, saying: "Like the late sage, I firmly believe that departure from earthly existence should involve a well-thought out and orderly process, rather akin to preparation for a long journey."In the document, Balogun instructed that…

…President Bola Tinubu appointed Aina, a professor of computer engineering at Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, to succeed Oloyede as the sixth registrar of JAMB.Oloyede, who was first appointed in 2016 by former President Muhammadu Buhari and reappointed for a second term in 2021, reflected on his tenure and s…

…honours individuals whose public or private leadership reflects the values that defined Awolowo’s remarkable public life. Nominees are expected to have demonstrated exceptional leadership in public service, business, civil society or other fields, with verifiable records of integrity, accountability, discipline, respec…

A professor of Yoruba folklore, literature and culture at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Prof Olusola Ajibade, has said Christians and Muslims in Yorubaland have, without realising it, adopted elements of Isese, the Yoruba indigenous religion, into their worship styles and music. Ajibade, whose research inter…

…According to the Presidency, Aina is a Professor of Computer Engineering at Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, with expertise in digital infrastructure, national examination systems and institutional reforms. The Presidency noted that Aina holds a Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Systems Engineering from the Unive…

…during his birthday celebration and thanksgiving service at All Souls Church, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State. “Good parenting is the foundation a child builds their whole life on. It’s not about being perfect; it’s about being present, consistent and intentional,” Prof Oluponna said. “Every generation…

…than developmental.” ‘I don’t feel safe serving Nigeria’ A graduate of the Obafemi Awolowo University, who identified himself simply as Abayomi, for security reasons, said he deliberately opted out of the NYSC scheme because of growing insecurity and fears over his personal safety. He explained that the decision was no…