“The real language of African Theatre could only be found among the people – the peasantry in particular – in their life, history and struggles” Ngugi Wa Thiongo      We can begin with the moment I became one with the theatre. That temporal existence in my first year when I completed the triangle of actor, audience and stage with...

The Students' Union of the University of Ilorin is set to conduct a skill acquisition training tagged 'Earn as you Learn' for her students during the 2017/18 session holiday. The training, being the first project by the Animashaun-led administration (Investing in our people) is aimed to increase the capacity of students even during the break. In...

The Nigerian Senate President, Dr Abubakar Bukola Saraki has declared his intentions to run for the President of Nigeria under PDP in the 2019 general elections. The Senate President made this formal declaration on Thursday, August 30th, 2018 at a public dialogue with youths and young PDP aspirants in Abuja. In his speech, he shared his ideas and...

Imagine waking up on a regular Saturday morning, stretching groggily from the previous day’s work, only to read in the newspaper delivered to you by your vendor that the last speaker of your so-called native language had passed on. Such scenario is in no way different from what Nigeria seems to be preparing for her not-so-futuristic posterity with...

The University management has assured the student populace of a timely rectification of the issue regarding GNS312, stating  that the cause was a technical error experienced in the management of  the portal. The statement was made during a dialogue between the SU and the management. The information was disseminated by the Students' Union,...

The Students' Union of the University of Ilorin, through its PRO, Isa Abass Usman has issued a press release regarding the sudden change in the unit of GNS312. The report signed by the President and PRO has it that the Union has taken it as a responsibility to dialogue with the school management regarding the matter. The statement reads: SU PRESS...

Shortly after the release of GNS 312 (Digital Skill Acquisition) result, the course, originally a unit, changes to 2 Units. This was confirmed on the university portal at about 1:22pm on Sunday, 26 of August, 2018. The recently introduced course was offered by 300 Level students and some of the finalists. There has not been any official report...

The sensational 8th most influential young Nigerian, Mr. Abideen Olasupo has walked the path of greats once again as he was selected as one of the 17 mentors — the youngest in fact — for Venture  Capital For Africa mentoring camp. The Venture Capital For Africa VC4A is a multinational organisation that supports entrepreneurs; building,...

The just inaugurated Students' Union Senate President, Akano Jesunifemi reveals in this exclusive interview with the Union of Campus Journalists (UCJ) that he does not foresee threats in the Senate Council in the upcoming session. Read in this interview as he reveals more about his personality and why he vied for the position of the Senate President. UCJ:...

Graced by dignitaries and other key members, the University of Ilorin ushered in the new Students Union administration for the 2018/2019 session on the 14th of August, 2018 at the University Auditorium, University of Ilorin. Representing the Vice-chancellor; the Dean of students affairs, Professor L.T Ajibade welcomed everyone present and...

Millennials Active Citizenship Advocacy Africa, (MACAA) held her 2018 Citizens Conference themed 'Not Too Young To Run and Then What?’ on 11th of August, 2018 at Government House Banquet Hall, Ilorin, Kwara State. MACAA, an organization that aims at building the active interest of youths in politics, had her first conference with politicians as...

–Stephen Charles StephenCharles77@yahoo.com To the right, to the left, to the right again, Checkmate! We are pawns, pawns on a death match. We are puppets, puppets on strings bent to the will of faceless players “They’re just numbers and don’t count”, they say to themselves. Bam! Another pun is lost to the diagonal move. We are instigated...

Kwara State youth under the aegis of Youth Initiative for Advocacy, Growth & Advancement (YIAGA), has called for a level playing-ground for youth involvement in politics in the state. The march which held across all 36 states of the Federation, as an effort to boost the effort of the NotTooYoungToRun bill signed by the President earlier...

Keeping the relationship was the only choice, married-again could have been better, patience could have made things better between Robert and Melinda. Here is a critical dissection of the movie, Acrimony. Life is a misery, if not handled well, it can make one’s life miserable. For instance, relationship is a concept many of us human find difficult...

As part of this year's United Nations International Youth Day celebration, Youths of Nigeria have been charged to devise means through which their built-in potentials can be harnessed and thus contributing to the overall development of the country. The call was made by a series of speakers at this year's International Youth Day Summit organised...

SAD SEMESTER END: UNILORIN LOSES STUDENT TO INFERNO The curtains of the semester will be drawn on a sad note for the  University as Aisha Adesanya of the department of English (200 level) was reported dead on Wednesday 8th of August, following the explosion of her gas cooker on the 29th of July 2018. The reported cause of her death was a gas...

Damilola Rachael Ajayi, a student of the University of Ilorin was celebrated as she won 5 million naira at the Skye Bank 'Ref 'n' Win' which held in the premises of the bank on Wednesday, August 8th, 2018. The young millionaire was presented with the cash prize following the conclusion of he r participation in the Skye Bank 'Ref 'n' Win'. Samson...

MMGIVIT CYVC UNILORIN MENTORSHIP AND SKILLS ACQUISITION PROGRAM FOR STUDENTS AT ILE APA COMMUNITY SECONDARY SCHOOL, ILORIN, KWARA STATE. Sustainable education is the bedrock of any country's development. There is a need for government to invest more in our education sector, strategically drafting curricula that will not only help groom student...

*Unilorin’18 Aftermath: “UISEC commissioners this year were mischievous, Porous and came with interests” – Sub Dean* The Sub Dean of the Students Affairs Unit, Dr Alex Akanmu has lashed out at the members of the Unilorin Independent Students Electoral Commission (UISEC), over what he termed "unprofessional" roles they played in the just concluded...