…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…

Former Big Brother Naija housemate, Seyi Awolowo, has said Nigeria’s educational aspirations should have progressed beyond what he described as the “Akara and Kulikuli” stage, urging the country to focus on innovation and artificial intelligence instead of survival-driven thinking. Awolowo, while appearing on Vanguard’…

…Ondo State, Professor Ebunoluwa Adejuyigbe, has charged outstanding students of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, to pursue excellence beyond academic success by embracing integrity, discipline and selfless service as the foundation for national development. Adejuyigbe, who made this charge while delivering th…

…since doing that would imperil the whole second-term project, as happened to Chief Awolowo in 1979 and 1983. That leaves him with only a northern choice. By the past weekend, the number of probable northern candidates for the post had swelled on social media, with Nuhu Ribadu, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, Uba Sani, Yakubu Dog…

…Nigeria's construction sector. Dr. Muzamil Hassan, Consultant Nephrologist at Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospitals Complex, highlighted the link between prolonged heat exposure, dehydration and kidney strain. He noted that prevention must become a stronger part of public health conversations, especially for pe…

Permit me, in a very special way, to thank you personally for the generous honour you accorded me on the occasion of my induction as the 7th LAWMNA Territorial Chairman. Your thoughtful full-page congratulatory publication was not only a pleasant surprise but also a profound demonstration of your love, confidence, and …

…to public service, recalling his role as Organising Secretary of Chief Obafemi Awolowo’s Unity Party of Nigeria (UPN) in Lagos during the Second Republic and his efforts in laying the foundation for the Lagos State Printing Corporation. He noted that a central mosque at the corporation was recently dedicated in Oseni’s…

…made during the 2026 International Campus Journalism Conference (ICJC), held at Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, where student journalists and media professionals converged to discuss […]