December 31, 2017. Mr Afolayan Kazeem, popularly known as Halogen, ventilates his views, among others, on the 7,944 copies of souvenirs that can't be accounted for by the Eminent administration, in this concluding series of his exclusive interview with UCJ, UNILORIN. ------------------------------------------------------------ UCJ: Have you heard...

December 31, 2017.Comrade Shobowale Lukman Olawale (Eminent); immediate past President of Unilorin Student Union.One man that has tasted firsthand, different shades of criticisms both within and without office, is the immediate past President of Unilorin Student Union, Mr Shobowale Lukman Olawale, popularly known as Eminent.Previous criticisms and...

Miss. Iromini Tohirah, also known as Purity, is the immediate past Vice President (permanent site) of University of Ilorin Student Union, during the Eminent administration. In an exclusive interview with UCJ UNILORIN, Purity expresses her views, roles and the shortcomings on the souvenir sage among other related matters confronting the Eminent led...

Unilorin SU President, 2017/2018 Session. What do you really know about the current President of the Better-by-Far Student Union in Nigeria, Reedof? Most students in Unilorin perceive him as a unique grammarian, man of honour, team-player, servant-leader, loyal friend, and fearless comrade. Others see him as temperamental, subtly autocratic,...

December 29, 2017. Mr OMOTOSHO, Ahmed Damilare, also known as Yayi, is the immediate past Public Relations Officer of Unilorin Student Union during the Eminent administration. In this exclusive interview with UCJ UNILORIN, Yayi shares his views on the souvenir scandal among other related matters confronting his former colleague, Mr Shobowale Lukman...

Hezkay; immediate past Unilorin SU Welfare Secretary, College of Health Sciences (COHS).December 29, 2017.In a bid to add his voice to the current wave of heavy allegation leveled against the immediate past President of Unilorin Student Union, Mr. Aremu Sikirula Ademola (Hezkay), a former Welfare Secretary (COHS) during the Eminent administration,...

December 26, 2017.Recently, the Reedof-led administration disclosed to the effect that, of the 15,000 copies of souvenirs approved for production by his predecessor, only 7,056 copies were available in the Student Union store as at the time his team took stock of the items.Consequently, the issue has led to a widespread controversy as to the actual...

A historic tree at the White House is scheduled to be cut down and removed. The "Jackson" magnolia has been in place since 1828, when it was planted by then-President Andrew Jackson as a tribute to his recently deceased wife. According to a White House spokesperson, experts say the tree is beyond repair and poses a safety hazard. Between 1928...

The criticisms trailing the approval of $1billion for Boko Haram war and violent crimes across the country is unnecessary and unhelpful, the Minister of Information, Culture, and Tourism Lai Muhammed said yesterday. The minister said the $1bn was meant to fight security challenges including Boko Haram, illegal oil bunkering, kidnapping and cattle...

Daughter Paris Jackson, 19, posted a photo on Instagram of her along with brothers Prince Michael Jackson, 20 and Blanket, 15, who now goes by "Bigi," along with longtime family friend Omer Bhatti. Blanket/Bigi has mostly stayed out of the spotlight since, although in 2013 he appeared in a family-produced documentary where he remembered his...

Apple has published its most recent shareholder proxy statement, outlining some interesting details about its performance in 2017. As noted by Bloomberg, Tim Cook ended the year as a big winner, netting a 74 percent bonus thanks to the company’s strong performance in fiscal 2017… The filing explains that Tim Cook received $9.33 million in...

Elon Musk has apparently made good on a joke that SpaceX will mark its first unmanned flight to Mars by delivering a Tesla car to the red planet. The private space company revealed some pictures of the cherry red electric sports car inside the Falcon Heavy. Scheduled to launch from the same pad at Cape Canaveral as the Saturn V Apollo 11 moon...

One Indian origin scientist and other scientists have found the sign of a new and exotic matter state where the component particles pair up when limited to two dimensions. This finding is issued in the journal Science which includes significant signs of the new phenomenon of superconductivity. This theory of exactly zero electrical resistance...

Manchester City manager, Pep Guardiola, has expressed his delight after they beat Newcastle 1-0 in a “complicated” Premier League fixture on Wednesday. The victory extended their lead at the top of the table to 15 points and their record-breaking winning streak to 18 matches. But despite having 72% possession and 21 shots, Newcastle almost stole...

As Nigerian workers resume from the Christmas holiday this morning, civil servants in Osun have been barred from gaining entry into the Abere secretariat by the leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC). The NLC on Wednesday morning at about 7 am took over the entrance gate of the secretariat to ensure total compliance to its directive...

The Africa Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP), has ruled out any impact of the fuel shortage in Nigeria on Ghana. The energy think tank explains that, Ghana’s decision to review downwards its sulphur content for imported petroleum products, limits it from importing fuel from Nigeria. Nigeria has for the past three weeks been hit with fuel shortages,...

Even though the holidays aren't over yet 👀, and Trump is still golfing, Trump is still very much 👍 in the political game, tweeting about his victory over ISIS, the economy and trashing fake news❗ 🐦 All signs are that business is looking really good for next year, only to be helped further by our Tax Cut Bill. Will be a great year for Companies...

Zimbabwe’s ex president Robert Mugabe is set to get a residence, a car fleet and private air travel as part of a new government-funded retirement package for former leaders, state media reported Thursday. Mugabe will also be entitled to at least 20 staffers including six personal security guards, all paid for from state coffers, according to...

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Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has explained how Senate President Bukola Saraki helped him to become speaker in June, 2015. Both Saraki and Dogara emerged as leaders of the National Assembly against the wish of their party, the All Progressives Congress (APC) in keenly contested elections. They defeated Sen. Ahmad Lawan...

A private jet carrying two top Nigerian musical artists, Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun aka “Wizkid” and Tiwa Savage from Uyo, the capital of Akwa Ibom state was attacked and robbed last night while taxiing on Lagos airport’s runway 18L. The Bombardier Challenger 605 jet with registration number T7-A00 arrived Lagos from Uyo about 8:33 pm and was slowly...

To reinforce earlier announcement of the reorganisation of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), the Nigeria Police Force has announced new measures to reform the squad. This was after a meeting by the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Ibrahim Idris and commanders of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS) on Friday, December 22....

A train station that will be built next to the Western Wall will be named after US President Donald Trump. The decision was made by Transportation Minister Israel Katz, who said: “The Western Wall is the holiest place for the Jewish people, and I decided to name the train station that leads to it after president Trump – following his historic...

Sam Allardyce has claimed that Olivier Giroud's wife is standing in the way of a potential move to Everton in January. The Toffees' lack of firepower was made evident again on Tuesday as they spluttered to a 0-0 draw against West Bromwich Albion. Aside from Wayne Rooney the club have struggled in front of goal, making a new striker a must...

The US has placed sanctions on two North Korean officials it says have led the development of nuclear missiles. The US treasury named the two men as Kim Jong-sik and Ri Pyong-chol, and said both were "key leaders" of North Korea's ballistic missile programme. The UN Security Council imposed new sanctions on North Korea on Friday in response...

The Muslim Lawyers’ Association of Nigeria has described as unlawful the recent refusal by the Nigerian Law School to allow Firdaus Amasa entrance into the venue of the ‘Call to Bar’ ceremony recently in Abuja because she put on hijab. MULAN made the declaration in a communique on Monday in Katsina shortly after its three-day extra-ordinary National...

Chelsea midfielder N'Golo Kante capped a fine 2017 by being named France Football's French Player of the Year. Kante beat Paris Saint-Germain star and fellow France international Kylian Mbappe to the award on Tuesday. The 26-year-old, who succeeded last year's winner Antoine Griezmann, edged Mbappe by five votes, while Real Madrid's Karim...

The Depot and Petroleum Products Marketers Association (DAPPMA) has claimed that the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) lied to Nigerians on the ongoing nationwide shortage of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) or petrol. DAPPMA made the claim in a statement issued on Monday. Signed by its Executive Secretary, Mr. Olufemi Adewole, the...

President Muhammadu Buhari has failed to confer national honours on any individual since his inception of office in 2015 contrary to the usual practice of holding the investiture every year. The President, who assumed office on May 29, 2015, failed to host the investiture in 2015 and 2016. With only three working days left this year, there are...

Muhammadu Buhari has called on Nigerians to be in good spirit with one another in order to allow for the development of the country. The President said this on Monday when he received a delegation of religious, political, and traditional leaders who paid him a Christmas homage at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory. According...

Harry Kane set a new record for Premier League goals in a calendar year with two first-half strikes against Southampton on Tuesday. The Tottenham star's Boxing Day goals were his 37th and 38th in the English top flight in 2017, breaking the record set by Alan Shearer in 1995, the year he won the title with Blackburn Rovers. It has taken 22...