FATSSSA PRESS -- University of Ibadan, Nigeria

  “Those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it” –George Santayana States emerge as result of several factors including through conquest, the Nigerian state can be said to have emerged as a result of colonial conquest, one which was a business pally between the Royal Niger Company and the British Government. The pally engendered an aggregation of over 250 ethnic groups to make up a state; members of which would later relate on mutual distrust, ethnic bigotry and cultural intolerance. Hence, the challenge the Nigerian state has continued to grapple with borders on national unity and the question of nationhood. In recent weeks, the country has witnessed spate of killings across various zones, particularly, there has been a heightened level of security challenges in the southern states, most of which have been attributed to the activities of suspected killer herdsmen; one which garnered wide media reportage was the killing of Funke Olakunrin, the daughte...

Dear life Dear life We've had a pretty fight I know you want to reign supreme But I'm a master of loop holes, and I also have a team Of my best and closest of friends to help me not to die And am gonna survive Come on now, give me all your obstacles and fights I'll turn them all into simplicity and fly I will get around, everything you throw my way And I'm making a fight for myself, today I will not fall prey Not today Even if I'm broken I'm not paying the trolls token Dear life, I know we've had our fights But we can't just agree There are beautiful sights to see There are great places to go, choices to make Being refused Learning rejection and the truth Being a teen in this crazy world Life, I've never said this before But can we be allies in this war?

By Oluwatobi Peter I was at Retro (SOC picnic) having fun when street banger "Soapy" by Afeez Fashola aka Naira Marley hits our ear drums, I turned and whispered into Favour's ear: "Isn't it strange that in Nigeria, you cannot talk about masturbation in public but make it into a song and you have their blessings?" Her lips curve into a smile and she replies "it is the same with sex". Something went off in my brain as I recalled. Professor Oneyeonoru quoting Peter Ekeh "The emergent social structures which are neither indigenous to Africa nor imported from outside. They are peculiar social structure that developed from the space and time of colonialism with a logic of their own distinct sociological   entities with   remarkable complexity. Although they have similarities in the West and elsewhere, these emergent social structures have logic of their own and their peculiar situation in colonialism marks them out as distinct political ...

By Kayode Oyeniran As part of activities reeled out in the build up to the TOTAL STUDENTS’ CONFERENCE of the Faculty of the Social Sciences, the  Indelible Impact  team is prepared to honour the winner of the writing contest with the cash prize of #7,000 and a plaque. This was confirmed in a release being circulated last week on various students’ platforms on WhatsApp. The release reads inter alia, “In tandem with the TOTAL STUDENTS’ CONFERENCE, the Indelible Impact team unveils the FATSSSA WRITING CONTEST. Topic: FAITH IN NIGERIA’S EDUCATION; A RELIGION OF BLINDED DEVOUT?” The Total Students’ Conference with the theme ‘ IS SCHOOL A SCAM?’ is scheduled to hold on August 16, 2019 at Large Lecture Theatre of the Faculty of the Social Sciences by 9:00am. Speakers/Panelists prepared to grace the event include Dr. Macaulay Babajide Miltion, Commonwealth Scholar and Lecturer, FUTA; Kenneth Okwor , Esq, Harvard Scholar and Lecturer, Nigerian Law School; Adetunji J....

He kept staring. No matter what I did he just continued to stare, straight at me. I sat up straight; he stared, I slouched in my chair; he stared, I sat with more pressure on my left butt cheek; he still stared. The only solution to this was totally ignoring the problem. I turned my back to him and ignored the annoying awareness that someone was looking at me. I took out my little make-up mirror and glared at my reflection—checking if my eyes, nose and mouth were in order. "Hi", a half greeting, one word, two letters. The starer was hi-ing me. To be nice or haughty. I chose to be nice; it isn't his fault his mother did not teach him that it was impolite to stare. "Good morning", my fakest smile plastered to my face; I faced the starer fully. Another reason why I chose to be nice, he was twice my size. "I'm Seun" OK, he's Yoruba. I can deal, I can deal, I can deal. Oh my goodness, I'm a tribalist, I can't deal. I stood up f...

FASHION Wearing oversized clothing- now, there is the wrong oversized clothing and the right over-sized clothing. The right over-sized clothing is some of this summer’s top trends such as the bubble skirt, which looks fabulous paired with a tighter fitting top and a high waist belt. Wrong over-sized clothing is just plain wrong: huge knee-reaching t-shirts, baggy pants, you get the point. Make sure you buy clothes that fit you properly. Wearing red and green at the same time- Honestly, you will look like a Christmas tree. Red and green are two of the colours that women absolutely must avoid wearing together. These colours completely clash, so just steer clear. Also, it is best to stay away from green and red make-up. If you decide to go for a green eye shadow, don’t put on a bright red lipstick. Instead, opt for a clear gloss or a nude colour. Dirty shoes- it would be bad enough if you had shoes that were out of style, or didn’t match with your outfit, but if you have dirty sho...

Africa our Africa, Africa a land richly blessed by the superior. How else would I described my Africa? For each letter has a significance. The "A" stands for Admiration, that which radiates in our faces, our nation and our future. The "F" stands for Freeborn, the legacy we live, the superiority above all degradation believing we aren't slaves. The "R" stands for Relentlessness, that which depicts our inner and physical strength, despite the challenges and Challengers. The "I" stands for Independent, our confidence to do things without reliance on any. The "C" stand's for Competence,   our ability to handle racism and other core issues of life without fretting. The "A" stands for Amazing, Our amazing culture, tradition, values and norms that becomes envious in the sight of others. I'm proud to be African. I'm proud to be Nigerian. I'm proud to be Black. - Yanmife Ote...

By Jacob Anthony. O. What boldness has thou who behold the shining armor of law?. What a great legend are you in the field of human activities.! You alone carried the gigantic hall of businessmen at your back. All that the society needs to sing it's paean is written in your interior milieu. What an isogonal of thought among your living room. Grandeur of Politics among economist only to be policed by society scholars. What an utopian fence of four regions in one confluence of wisdom. Your article alone address you as the Primus inter pares. The great shade of knowledge reside inside your condominium. All hail the fabulous facula of freshly baked knowledge. You are well seated between the two erudite of our society as a mirror of individuals life. Your sons and daughters are today's social gladiators. Gearing the thought and vision of world toward sanity. You are the Areopagus of our noble society and the sunspot of our lives. All hail ...

FRESHER OF THE WEEK    Can we meet you ?   My name is Abiodun Odu from Ogun State, 100 level student of Sociology, I'm 17years, I'm not an outgoing person, I'm the first born and I'm a Christian. Educational background? I attended UI crèche, started primary school at Sky World Mega School New Bodija for 5years. Later went to ISI for my first year and I transferred to Marble College and graduated from there now University of Ibadan. Was UI your initial choice? Yes, it was my initial choice. Was Sociology your initial course? No it was not my initial course, it was Law but due to cut off point with 0.6 so I’m in sociology. Are you going to change to Law in 200l? Right now, well I'm going to try my best but I can't kill myself in the process but just to do what I can. Where would you like to specialize? I don't even want to be a lawyer. I want to be an investigative journalist; even Sociology can help me with that because...

Michael Oluwaponmile (fondly called Oyomesi, Mipon, My brother...) is a 500 level student of Wood Product Engineering in the University of Ibadan. He is popularly known on campus for his hunting prowess having killed over 200 bush animals on campus; in this exclusive interview with Kayode Oyeniran of FATSSSA Press Organisation, he shares his hunting experience and how he has been able to commercialise his passion. “…you can ask them in Kuti, I kill these snakes with slippers.” –Michael “I have killed two other snakes with slippers to the extent that people think I am using charms to kill those animals. But, it is not about charm, it is about bravery.” - Michael “So, it depends on how much time I have on a weekly basis. Like this week now, I made like #5,000.” - Michael Can I meet you sir? My name is Abraham Michael Oluwaponmile, aka Oyomesi, Mipon; popularly known as my brother in Kuti Hall of Great Men, University of Ibadan. What course are you studying? I am s...

Bathing in the rain Throwing your teeth on the roof Eating in a mortal Ensuring a lizard doesn't see the space left by a removed tooth The moment you realized all this were fallacies, you drew a bold line between superstition and reality. "It’s a lie jor, it's logically erroneous. These people have come again with their superstitions" that was my neighbor, Jade Sola's reaction to a local chief accusing her of allowing Darcy her daughter play in the rain Anyways, I don't have a problem with that, but permit me to ask you, "What do you think of Superstitions?" Invariably, if it's not logical, it's superstitious, is that true of what you think? Hummmnn... Jadesola here had long drawn a bold line between superstition and reality. But Jadesola's facial expression would be an understatement if interpreted as shocked, when right in her presence, the whirlwind rolled into the sky and then out of sight her little Darcy. Tr...