FATSSSA PRESS -- University of Ibadan, Nigeria

  Alice Ogar The first day I stepped in as a fresher on this campus, I was thrilled. I was also a tired young man. You see, when I wrote UTME in 2020, I barely had a strand of beard. I remember my big sis teasing me about being a small beardless boy when I bragged and daydreamed about Uni. She told me to rest the night she caught me feeling myself yet again in the mirror. As usual, I had my signature wide grin plastered on my face. I’d then rub my beardless chin over and over again before grabbing the rosary on my neck to kiss the cross in excitement. I’d been doing that ‘nansense’ since I saw my results. Man, they were amazing! “Happening bobo, you better goan rest o!” She’d exclaimed with a laugh. Well, COVID struck three days later. But it took me four hopeless and tiring months of lockdown, stay-at-home and mom’s obsession with sanitizers, to realize I really needed her advice. I rested. Yes, I flung my books aside and took to the craze of “MAKE MONEY ONLINE FROM THE COMFORT ...

  Ageh Success The Faculty of the Social Sciences, University of Ibadan, held day two of its highly anticipated annual conference on Tuesday at Trenchard Hall, beginning promptly at 10:29 AM. The event brought together top academics, administrators, and students to explore transformative ideas in the social sciences. The conference opened with the recitation of the national and university anthems, followed by a formal welcome extended to the Vice Chancellor, Professor Kayode Adebowale, and other dignitaries. In his welcome address, the Dean of the Faculty of the Social Sciences, Professor B.O Ehigie noted that the conference had already recorded 415 registered participants as of the previous day representing a 10 percent increase from last year. The Vice Chancellor, in his address, commended the Faculty for selecting a timely and thoughtful theme. He urged participants to "think beyond the box," challenge outdated models, and leverage social science as a tool for global impac...

The LightPen The 2nd Annual Ibadan International Social Sciences Conference which started yesterday, 16th June, 2025 continues today with the main conference. The event began with the national anthem and the school anthem.  The Dean of the Faculty proceeded to give a welcome address afterwards. The moderator invited the vice Chancellor for an opening remarks and he emphasized the importance of the conference. 

  Peace Nkenta The Dean of the Faculty of The Social Sciences, Prof Benjamin O. Ehigie circulated an internal memorandum on Saturday, 14th of June 2025. Contained in the memo, was a notification to all Heads of Departments in the Faculty to declare three lecture free days which is to begin from Monday, 16th of June to Wednesday, 18th of June. The purpose of this, is to avail students of the Faculty the opportunity to attend the 2nd Annual Ibadan International Social Sciences Conference (AIISSC). This is a program organized by the Faculty which will hold at 9 a.m during the lecture free days. He stated that this notification be treated importantly.

  Peace Nkenta The University of Ibadan Students’ Union (UI'SU) on Tuesday, June 10, 2025 released a memo advising the general student community to take precaution as a result of the rise in fraudulent activities.  In the memo was stated how several credible reports of individuals impersonating as student entrepreneurs, university staff and house agents under the pretense of offering assistance to clear extra years, secure accommodations, offer products and services, demanding payment in return for services they cannot and do not intend to provide had been reported.  The Executive Council warned students not to fall prey of these acts, assuring the student community that the Union and the University management would never solicit money from them and that university processes follow official procedures and should be verified through the appropriate channels.  The Council highlighted its recent development on the issue which is a collaboration with the University Secur...

  EDITORIAL "A hungry stomach and an empty pocket makes for a restless mind." In a world where dreams were meant to be realized, futures molded, and opportunities built, a young girl walked majestically with hopes soaring high and goals she had in mind to achieve. But no one told her it would be more than just the dreams, more than the goals. There was more to this world than what television showed us. In a small community, an average family with four children struggled to survive. The girl, the eldest of the other three siblings, had always envisioned herself excelling in university, breaking records, and becoming the woman of her dreams. However, as she stepped through the university gates, she felt trapped in the shackles of financial burden. The hustle and bustle of university life were already a significant stress on her mental health. The academic pressure to maintain a perfect CGPA and be the best version of herself was overwhelming. But what made it even harder was th...

  Ageh Success Chidera Nice Linus has written to the Students’ Representative Council (SRC) requesting clarification over a disciplinary notice issued to her, raising questions about her status in the 12th Assembly and the conduct of the Council. In a letter dated June 4, 2025, Linus referenced a March release attached to her response where the Speaker of the House publicly stated reasons why she should not be reinstated as a member of the 12th Assembly. Based on that, Linus argued she was merely “an ordinary member of the Union,” and therefore not subject to the disciplinary powers of the SRC, which she claimed applied only to Council members. She also raised concerns about how the notice reached her, saying it was sent from an unknown number that replied to her inquiry with “You shall ask no questions.” Linus further exclaimed about how she had been receiving messages from unknown numbers with the assumption that her phone number was shared with the Department of State Services (...