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"Ahize, popularly known as King was a very cool and easygoing guy within the department, he served as the Director of Socials of the Department when we were in Part 3, and my relationship with him presented him as a very responsible fellow". The class of representative of the deceased told Great Ife Network.  It's no longer News that Okoli Ahize an OAU finalist of the Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Technology Obafemi Awolowo University Ile Ife was confirmed dead on arrival at the Obafemi Awolowo Teaching Hospital (OAUTHC) on Tuesday, 11th April 2023 after being accused of theft at the Awolowo Hall of residence, after he was beaten by an angry mob at the Awolowo hall of residence. Great Ife Network in her efforts to establish facts alongside the truth, our correspondence went out for further investigation to the demised department where we were able to meet with the Class Representative of the demised identified as Ayomide Ogunsanmi. Ayomide explained the shoc...

Following the widespread news circulating Obafemi Awolowo University Ile Ife campus about the death of a final year student of the Department of Civil Engineering identified as Okoli Arinze.  The  Technology and Engineering Students Association (TESA) of the Faculty of Technology has reacted to this by engaging in a peaceful protest by blocking all roads that led to the university and restricting the movements of vehicles moving to and fro campus holding placards with  #JUSTICEFORARINZE in their hands. This blockage denied students living outside campus from gaining access to activities on campus today.  Many students missed their respective lectures as a result of this, and some were seen trekking to and fro at the time of gathering this news. Ayanfe Oluwafemi   Correspondent   GREAT IFE NETWORK

Sequel to the death of a fellow student, many OAU students have taken to the street to make known their grief and dissatisfaction about the jungle justice made by the great Awo resident that led to the death of a part 5 student of the faculty of technology.  Currently, the peaceful protesters blocked the main road leading to the campus gate, leaving many stranded and some trekking their way to and off campus.  Likewise, a hold has been put on lectures as the protestors are seen chasing people out of the lecture room and demanding that all students return to their various hostels.  One such was witnessed when a class held at the amphitheater was interrupted by the protesters and the over 500 students present were ordered out of the place, although students are still present around the academics area and there was no case of violence as of now.  This amongst many other activities hindrance of transportation has been the aftermath of the recent incident. Ola...

At half past 10, the August occasion, which was held at Oduduwa Hall, Obafemi Awolowo University came to a start The Nigeria and Great Ife anthems were rendered mellifluously before the first Keynote speaker gave his (virtual)  talk. In the wee small hours, the giveaway session where gifts were won by attendees and participants.          Without further ado, the events went to the heart of the program where they had an excellent session with Paul Kehinde Oluwabori, the founder of  Go.learn. He gave a talk on Proof of Work  and  How to Work ;   Work for others, work on and for yourself, and become the work yourself . He said, "My goal is to lead a battalion of youths to financial freedom beyond materialism. Although I amass in wealth and possessions, I live in a one-room apartment on the bare grounds of discipline and sacrifice for greatness. Money is spiritual" .  He doled out a particle of value.    ...

GREAT IFE BAKERY IS BACK! DISTRIBUTE FREE 5,000 BREAD TO STUDENT The office of the welfare secretary Obafemi Awolowo University Ile Ife Students Union in association with the manager and workers at Creative Bread has agreed to give 5,000 loaves of bread out to students across the 8 OAU Hall of Residence which includes Akintola Hall, Fajuyi Hall, Moremi Hall, Alumni Hall, ETF Hall, Awo Hall, Mozambique Hall and Angola Hall of residences respectively, without leaving Muritala Muhammad Postgraduates Hall and Maintenance Hall. Our correspondence in his interrogation today with the Angola Hall chairman Comrade S&T, today claimed that Greatife Bread was in vogue when he resumed as a part 1 student in 2019 but it was quite unfortunate that Greatife Bread vanished during the Covid-19 break and Greatife Bread is nowhere to be found after the resumption. But a month ago, he was able to gather the information that the Greatife Bread will resurrect soon, so the school management alongside Stud...

The NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CROP PRODUCTION AND PROTECTION STUDENTS (NACPPS) which is the body of the ever-vibrant Department of Crop Production and Protection Faculty of Agriculture Obafemi Awolowo University Ile Ife Osun State today held a conference themed "BUILDING AGRICULTURE ON OUR STRENGTH" at Oladele Ajose Lecture Theatre Faculty of Agriculture. The conference kicks off at exactly noon with an opening prayer alongside the Great Ife Anthem and a welcome address by Roheenat the president of the department. The conference opt-in to another level where two guest speakers were called to the stage to address the audience especially students of the faculty of agriculture on building agriculture on our strengths, the students were well sentimental to some social page and pitched business in a speech addressed by Mr. Olaoluwa Awe a farmer and a horticulturist, in his speech he urged students to set up their agric business right from their school days if they want to win big. Q...

Awo Boys  As a student of the prestigious  Great ife , your stay is incomplete if the name, ' Awo Boys ' didn't cross your ears. These boys, a group of students from the male hostel 'Awolowo' are acclaimed to be a force in the school.     It is not surprising though for if it is said, every university has a set of individuals whose clips can't be clipped, why would the prestigious Obafemi Awolowo University be exempt?  I sense a misconstrued phrase somewhere but who am I to claim a master of English?    Down to business however, these sets of individuals I would like to bring to light had flaws like the rest of us and may have reduced their activities but they also instilled in us, a sense of comradeship platform in which our voices can be heard.  Awo boys have the spirit of Aluta embedded in them and were raised to uphold a culture, and like wild dogs, they fought with methods they deemed right for a cause they believed worthy. ...

OAU student's union director of social, Adegboye Olamilekan popularly known as OMO ALHAJI  was arrested on Monday 30th January 2023 by the Department of States Security Services (DSS) after being suspected of belonging to an illegal and unregistered association capable of undermining the peace and tranquility of the Obafemi Awolowo University campus. Before his arrest, three other suspected students identified as Agbeja Ibukun, Ayinde Tosin, and Nurudeen Bayo of the department of Demography and Social Statistics, Biochemistry and Demography and Social Statistics respectively have also been reported to be arrested over similar allegations. The arrest however took place between the 12th and 20th of January 2023. Reporters from Great Ife Network were able to gather some information and it was confirmed that the suspects are being detained in the custody of the Department of State Security Services (DSS). Reporting  Ayanfe Olufemi

The Federation of Ijesha Students' Union, OAU chapter has declared that its treasurer, Comrade Agbeja Ibukun Popularly known as Fisher is missing. According to a viral statement,  Agbeja Ibukun was called to the OAU Investigating Unit two weeks ago but has not been making any appearance since then. Another student, Adebayo Nurudeen, was also invited to the Investigation Unit by the OAU security officers. Students raised concerns about the situation and were forced to continuously raise alarm for security.  While answering the allegations raised by the Security Department, the Chief Security Officer, Mr. Oyatokun debunked the rumors that the students were kidnapped, but were rather arrested by the Investigation Unit of the Security Department of the University. Furthermore, Mr. Oyatokun urges students and staff of the university to remain calm as the Investigation continues. He also stated that the University Security Department has handed over the suspected students who were i...