#OsunDecides: These are the 4 factors that will decide today’s elections [YNaija Analysis]

by Godwin Akanfe Who is on the lips Less than 24 hours before the Osun gubernatorial poll kicks off, it is crystal clear the state is locked in a two-horse race between the candidates of All Progressives Congress (APC) and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), incumbent Governor Rauf Aregbesola and Iyiola Omisore respectively. Of course, many... Read More

elections, Ile-Ife, Ilesa, Iyiola Omisore, Osun, Politics, RAUF AREGBESOLA

August 8, 2014

Ile-Ife sealed off by Nigerian Army [DETAILS, PHOTOS]

by Godwin Akanfe The university town of Ile-Ife has been sealed off by soldiers of the Nigerian Army. Travellers who were hoping to beat this evening’s curfew met a rude shock as soldiers had sealed the town to travellers coming in from the Abuja end. We were informed that the Ibadan end has been sealed... Read More

blockade, Bolade Adeaga, curfew, Gubernatorial election, Ile-Ife, Irewole LGA, Iyiola Omisore, Nigerian Army, Ore, osun election, Osun State, Rauf Argbesola

July 1, 2014

TERRIBLE: Explosion rocks South-west state of Osun

by ‘Jola Sotubo According to reports, a bomb has exploded in Ile-Ife in the early hours of Tuesday. The explosion is said to have occurred at about 3am in the Agbede area of the town, which houses the Obafemi Awolowo University. The Special Adviser to Governor Rauf Aregbesola on Youths and Special Needs, Biyi Odunlade... Read More

APC, Bomb, explosion, Ile-Ife, Osun State

May 23, 2014

YNaija Editorial: Welcome to the season of our discontent

The government’s response to the protests have been of suspicion… Promises have been made, but these are things we have heard on numerous other occasions. Much talk, some movement, but little action. It is currently a sad time to be a Nigerian citizen. There have never been times more bloody, or distressing or uncertain than... Read More

#BringBackOurGirls, Abuja, boko haram, Borno, chibok, Goodluck Jonathan, Ile-Ife, kidnap, lagos, nigeria, NUT, oau, Protests, terrorism, YNaija Editorial

March 5, 2014

Tragic news: OAU 400-level Law student ‘commits suicide in hostel’

by Akan Ido A young man who was in his semi-final year studying law at the Obafemi Awolowo University in Ile-Ife, Osun is said to have taken his own life. 400-level student Oladipo Ige is said to have suffered bouts of depression before he tragically committed suicide on Sunday evening. Details surrounding the incident are... Read More

Ayotola, hostel, Ile-Ife, oau, Obafemi Awolowo University, Oladipo Ige, Student, suicidem depression

February 10, 2014

Ayomikun Soyombo: The fellowship of Idanre Hills (Poem)

by Ayomikun Soyombo We were told that yearly . The Idanre people gathered at the hills. In celebration of’ Orosun’,the beautiful warrior. And ‘ Olofin’ her husband.Also in honour of ‘Ojimaba’ their child. Silently I wondered if ‘Ojimaba’ was a male or female 1.As we took the last bend Towards the ancient city ... Read More

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February 25, 2013

Cheta Nwanze: Where they burn books, ultimately they will burn people (Y! FrontPage)

The standards of our universities is such that to get a more rounded educational experience, the average Nigerian student needs to go for a Masters degree in the West in what has essentially become a finishing school system. Where they burn books, ultimately they will burn people. In 1821 a German writer, Heinrich Heine wrote... Read More

Benin, Cheta Nwanze, education, Ibadan, Ile-Ife, lagos, Nsukka, Y! Frontpage, Zaria

#OsunDecides: These are the 4 factors that will decide today’s elections [YNaija Analysis]

Ile-Ife sealed off by Nigerian Army [DETAILS, PHOTOS]

TERRIBLE: Explosion rocks South-west state of Osun

YNaija Editorial: Welcome to the season of our discontent

Tragic news: OAU 400-level Law student ‘commits suicide in hostel’

Ayomikun Soyombo: The fellowship of Idanre Hills (Poem)

OAU undergraduate ‘caught performing gay acts on another student’

Inspired: Meet girl, 17, who made the overall best result in May/June WAEC exams (PICTURED)

Cheta Nwanze: Where they burn books, ultimately they will burn people (Y! FrontPage)

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