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ASUU strike continues as fifth meeting with govt ends in deadlock

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Another meeting between the federal government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) ended on Monday night without an immediate resolution of the dispute. The meeting which held at the Federal Ministry of Labour was to find a lasting solution to the ongoing strike by the university lecturers. At least four other meetings have been held between both parties before Monday’s since the strike commenced on November 4. While addressing journalists, the minister of labour and employment, Chris Ngige, said the meeting has been adjourned to December 17. Mr Ngige said the federal government is taking all necessary steps to address ASUU’s demands. ”Cosidering the implementation of memorandum of action which we agreed to in 2017. Some of the areas have been well complied with but some have not been dealt with,” he said. Speaking on the issue of short fall in salaries of some federal universities’ lecturers, Mr Ngige said ASUU had given a list to the accountant general’s office. ”We a...
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The Elephants, The Lion and The Grasses; The tale of ASUU, CONUA and OAU Students By Ajose Gideon

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• "There comes a time when silence is betrayal." - Martin Luther King Jr • "Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter." - Martin Luther King Jr • "In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends." - Martin Luther King Jr • "The revolution is not an apple that falls when it is ripe, you have to make it fall* - Che Guevara Ajose Gideon , A long time ago in the animal kingdom (just like George Orwell painted in his Animal Farm) , there was a disagreement between Mother Elephant and Father Elephant , the disagreement was based upon the sharing formula on who was to take the largest share when their children brought farm produce, this generated a lot of controversies and because of the greedy nature of Father Elephant, the family had to split.  Fast forward to the day that the king of the Jungle (The Lion) decided to award one of the offsprings of the Elephant Family, quarrel broke o...
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OAU: Department of architecture suspends students' association indefinitely.

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Peter Oyebanji The department of Architecture, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-ife has suspended her students' association, Ife Architecture Students' Association (IFASA)  for misconduct by the students. This news agency gathered that the association was suspended sometimes in November for misconduct by the students. It was confirmed that the association was suspended pending the time that the investigative panel set up by the department will report their feedback. Speaking with our correspondent, the President of the association, Goodness Jesuola, confirmed the suspension and the reason for the suspension. "Yeah, the association was suspended. Reports got to the department that some of our students didn't conduct themselves properly in some of our past activities. So the department wants to investigate and give recommendations," he said. Investigations by our correspondent revealed that some students of the department were caught taking hard drugs which was one o...
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Senator Murray Bruce's common sense; and why qualitative education must be made common By Gbenga Oloniniran

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The 'general' view of certain phenomena abstracted as common sense is a product of human experience borne out of social evolution. Such senses will continue to be common and rational in so far they fulfill the requirement of the period. On the other hand, they cease to make sense once they no longer conform with the evolving realities. Before a perspective can be declared a common sense, it must have been tested and proven correct not by just an individual or ruling sect in the system, it must be widely accepted by the people. The Nigerian Senator from Bayelsa, in defense of federal government's position of underfunding, stated that privatization of state owned and Federal institutions of the country is the solution to incessant strikes and underfunding of education in general. He proceeded with somewhat criminal analysis that privatization method is capable of attracting investors and improving quality of education, and at the same time, that the fund meant for education w...
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IfeLaw: Congress dissolves parliament, seek election of new honourables.

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Peter Oyebanji The Law Students' Society, Obafemi Awolowo Universit, Ile-ife has dissolved her  Students' Representative Council by a congressional resolution. Meanwhile, the election to usher in new SRC members has been slated to hold on Tuesday, 11th of December by 4pm at Old moot court. Recall that OAU Kilonshele reported  how the Gen Secretary and two other executives were reinstated in a congress after being indicted and punished by the SRC . The refutal of the decision by the SRC speaker was also reported by this agency. However, the society has dissolved the SRC and has also started the process of electing new honorables. This was made known in an article released by the electoral committee. "Pursuant to the constitution section 10(b) which says: Vacancies occurring however during the session shall be filled through bye-election to be conducted within a month of such occurrence." "In line with the provisions of the sacrosanct constitution of the Law Studen...
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IfeLaw: SRC speaker kicks against reinstatement of executives by congressmen.

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Peter Oyebanji The Speaker of the Law Students' Representative Council, Olawuni Tobi, has kicked against the resolutions reached in the congress that held on Thursday. At the congress, the impeached and suspended executives were reinstated unconditionally and also ordered the SRC to write an apology letter that will be published on a national newspaper and on all agencies on campus. It should be recalled that OAU Kilonshele reported how the General Secretary was impeached and how the Treasurer and Assistant General Secretary were suspended for one and three weeks respectively by the SRC. Their reinstatement by congressmen was also reported. However, in a conversation with our correspondent, Mr. Tobi revealed  that the resolution is against the LSS' constitution, rule of law and it's also undemocratic. "Have you heard it anywhere in the world that the parliament issued an apology letter for its resolution? No, it not done anywhere. It's as if you are telling the co...
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A letter to my other half by Akin-David.

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The lies we tell to our own selves; It hurts the most. The truths we dare to tell us, They liberate. With a strong will of hope, and a feeling very close to desperation, I pick up my pen and tell this to my other half. The other half of me who is yet to come. The one who still waits to receive the final baton of my life and take the anchor. He’s the other half of me in ten, twenty or maybe two years. The future. The half of me I strongly hope in to succeed this present phase. I’m not the only one who should be writing this letter. Even you, dear reader, have yours to write. It’s a letter of reflection. Of accountability and hope in the future. It is relative in a way too. For some,their other half lies in years to come,and for others, decades might be the case. Without regards to the variation in the definitions of our future halves, I present to you my own letter. Dear Akin-David of the future, Good day man. What’s good? It’s me Akin of the present. I don’t get to write you all the ti...
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