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Vanguard News OAU, Falana, Igini, others mourn Odumakin On By Dapo Akinrefon, Johnbosco Agbakwuru, Olayinka Ajayi & Shina Abubakar MORE glowing tributes continued to pour in for the late National Publicity Secretary of Afenifere, Mr. Yinka Odumakin. Those who paid tributes are constitutional lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana(SAN); the management of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife in Osun State; the Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC, for Akwa Ibom State, Mr. Mike Igini and former presidential cand...

Punch Newspapers Sections Published 12 March 2021 The Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife has mourned the first emeritus professor of Law and a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Professor David Ijalaye. The Vice-Chancellor of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, Prof Eyitope Ogunbodede, described Ijalaye’s death as “monumental”. A release by the Public Relations Officer of the University, Abiodun Olarewaju, quoted the Vice-Chancellor as saying Ijalaye would be missed not only to his immediate c...

EXCLUSIVE: Blackout in OAU as authorities, IBEDC bicker over bills Since January 5, the entire university campus, including the academic areas, staff quarters and hostels have been thrown into darkness as a result of the disconnection. Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC), the private power distribution firm in charge of power supply to the institution, has disconnected the university from its supply. Since January 5, the entire university campus, including the academic areas, staff ...

Yinka Kolawole in Osogbo As crisis gripped Obafemi Awolowo University Ile-ife Community over alleged Illegal encroachment on OAU land by the Ife Community, the university management has accused Ife Community of erecting houses without due process. The crisis has led to utterances that can cause mayhem in the acient Yoruba town. Reacting to the ugly situation, the Vice-Chancellor of OAU, Professor Eyitope Ogunbodede said the federal government is fully prepared to secure the university’s land ...

Views: Visits 33 Following the recent encroachment on the over 11,961 hectares of land owned by the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, by land speculators and land grabbers, the vice chancellor of the university, Professor Eyitope Ogunbodede was forced to address a press conference on Monday December 21st, to inform the world about the audacious attitude of the land grabbers, with the aim of putting a stop to it. Here below is the full text of the press conference Gentlem...

OAU, Ife community trade words over land encroachment On By Shina Abubakar THE management of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, in Osun State, yesterday, warned members of the Ife community erecting buildings on the university land to remove such structures, as the school is set to remove any illegal structure on its land. Addressing a press conference at the university campus, the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Eyitope Ogunbodede, said some individuals have been encroaching on portions of the u...

Share Federal Government on Monday vowed to deal with trespassers on the land belonging to the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) Ile-Ife in Osun State. The government also expressed its readiness to retrieve the land from encroachers.  Speaking at a press conference at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, the vice-chancellor, Professor Eyitope Ogunbodede, stated that he had received marching orders from the Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu to secure OAU’s land. He said, “that t...