campus reports: Another UI Student Reported Dead?

Yesterday, the school authority reportedly drove all students out of the halls of residence in the school.

A 10OL level student of biochemistry department named RUTH was allegedly reported to have died.

Though the actual cause of her death is uncertain at the time of this report, it is believed to be an accident. 

This marks the third incident of death this year in three faculties and levels of the school.

UNIOSUN 2013/2014 Post UTME Screening: Cut-off marks, dates, registration

Notice is hereby given that the 2013 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) screening exercise will hold on Wednesday 7th August, 2013 at 10.00 am for candidates who chose Osun State University as their 1st and/or 2nd choice, with a minimum score of 180.

However only candidates that scored 200 and above would be considered for admission into any of the underlisted programmes:

♦ Accounting
♦ Banking and Finance
♦ Business Administration
♦ Economics
♦ Political Science
♦ Sociology
♦ Civil Engineering
♦ Mechanical Engineering
♦ Electrical/Electronics Engineering
♦ Biochemistry
♦ Microbiology
♦ Computer Science
♦ Law

Special notice
The University is not admitting candidates for MBBS (Medicine) programme for the 2013/2014 academic session. Candidates for the MBBS programme may wish to change to any of the programmes in the University for which they are qualified or apply for a change of institution to other Universities.
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Obama hosts Ramadan dinner at White House

President Barack Obama saluted Muslim Americans on Thursday for their contributions in helping build the United States as business entrepreneurs, technology innovators and pioneers in medicine.

Obama spoke at a White House dinner he hosted to celebrate the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. The meal, or iftar, breaks the day of fasting when Muslim families and communities eat together after sunset.

Obama said Ramadan is "a time of reflection, a chance to demonstrate ones devotion to God through prayer and through fasting, but it's also a time for family and friends to come together."

He said it is a White House tradition to celebrate sacred days of various faiths, adding that these occasions celebrate diversity that defines the country and reaffirms the freedom to worship.

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Redeemer's University :VC Our student not involved in banker's murder

The Vice-Chancellor, Redeemer's University, Mowe, Ogun State, Prof. Debo Adeyewa, in this interview with SEGUN OLUGBILE, speaks on the deepening involvement of undergraduates in drugs Recently, a student of this university was arrested for the alleged murder of a banker, while some others were said to be involved in illicit drugs. 

Why are these things happening in a faith-based university such as yours? 

I know that these issues will come up in this interview but let me say that at RUN, we don't hide evil. Why? This is God's own university and if you know God, you will discover that He never sweeps any issue under the carpet, no matter your relationship with Him. That is why He called David an adulterer and a murderer, even when he was a king. It is true that one of our students was arrested by the police for an alleged involvement in the death of a banker. But the truth of the matter is that the young man was not in any way involved in the murder. What happened was that his Blackberry phone was stolen. 

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NLC tells ASUU to continue indefinite strike

Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has thrown its weight behind the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) in its ongoing strike, urging the union to sustain the tempo until the Federal Government complied with the terms of the 2009 agreement between both parties.

NLC’s Deputy President, Promise Adewusi, who gave the Congress’ position in an exclusive interview with Daily Independent on Thursday, argued that government shouldn’t have entered into the said agreement, if it was not willing to implement it ab-initio.

He spoke against the backdrop of recent comments credited to Minister of Labour and Productivity, Emeka Wogu, in Abuja to the effect that there was need for amendment of some contentious issues in the agreement.

But the same Wogu raised the hope of an early resolution of the crisis on Thursday when he said the on-going negotiation between government and ASUU on the controversial 2009 pact was yielding fruits, as the the problematic clauses were being addressed.

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Sony announces Android 4.3 update whitelist

Sony has just published the list of devices that will be getting the Android 4.3 Jelly Bean update that was announced yesterday. On the smartphone side, the company will be bringing the latest Jelly Bean version to the Xperia Z, Xperia ZL, Xperia ZR, Xperia SP and Xperia Z Ultra. The only tablet that is confirmed to get treated to the latest Android release at this point is the Xperia Tablet Z.

Sony is currently seeding the Jelly Bean 4.2 update for the Xperia Z and Xperia ZL. Starting from early August, the Xperia ZR and Xperia Tablet Z will get Android 4.2 as well.

Some older Xperia phones running Android 4.1 are still under examination. There's a possibility that at least some of them will be updated straight to Android 4.3, but no names have been confirmed yet.

Additionally, Sony acknowledges that its updates haven't been "as succinct or as timely as you might’ve expected." The company's developers have now changed their workflow to assure that future updates arrive faster.

#ChildNotBride(Child Marriage): Ezekwesili, Odumakin, others call for removal of Section 29(4b)

FORMER Minister of Education, Dr. Oby Ezekwesili and human rights activist, Dr. Joe Odumakin among notable Nigerians have demanded the removal of Section 29 (4) (b) of the 1999 Constitution as originally proposed by the Senate Committee on Constitution Review.

They made the demand in Lagos, at a one-day stakeholders meeting on the 1999 Constitution Amendment as it relates to women and girl child’s right at the instance of Women Arise for Change Initiative.

In a communique read by Dr. Ezekwesili on behalf of the stakeholders, the meeting called on State Houses of Assembly that were yet to domesticate the Child Rights Acts to do so without further delay.

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Dangote to receive ‘Pride of Africa Award’

Chairman, Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, will in September be honoured with Hall of Grace’s Pride of Africa Award in Lagos.

The Managing Custodian, Hall of Grace Awards, Rupert Ojenuwa, disclosed this during a briefing in Lagos.

He said the award, which is aimed at rewarding excellence and contribution to nation building, would also recognize other Nigerians who have distinguished themselves in different spheres of life including entrepreneurship, entertainment and philanthropy.

He said: “The Hall of Grace Awards was initiated to serve as a reward platform for deserving Nigerians. You know Nigeria is passing through a lot of challenges that could threaten our collective but despite this; we know that Nigeria is not as bad as portrayed and that a lot of people are actually working very hard to make things better.

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ASUU strike: Group asks Sultan, Adeboye to intervene

A civil rights organisation, Ijaw Monitoring Group,  on Thursday challenged Christian  and Muslim leaders  in  the country  to speak out  against the Federal Government in its face-off with the Academic Staff Union of Universities.

According to the IMG, the Sultan of Sokoto, who is also the President of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar 111;  the President, Christian Association of Nigeria, Pastor Ayo Oristsejafor; and the  General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye,  should not keep quiet, especially  when there was  a crisis of such magnitude in the education sector.

The Coordinator of IMG, Mr. Joseph Evah, said the silence of the religious leaders was “no longer golden in this instance.”

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Doping: Bolt maintains he’s clean from drugs

Usain will aim to restore sprinting’s battered reputation when the Jamaican star returns to London’s Olympic Stadium for the Anniversary Games.

Six-time Olympic champion Usain Bolt insisted on Thursday that he was a clean athlete and fans could trust him despite recent failed drugs test by the Jamaican’s sprint rivals Asafa Powell and Tyson Gay.

“I was made to inspire people,” Bolt told a London news conference ahead of his return to the Olympic track on Friday, when he will run in the 100-metres at the Diamond League Anniversary Games.

“I was given a gift, I know I’m clean. For me it happens [failed dope tests], I’m not going to stress about it,” added Bolt, the 100m and 200m world record holder.

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