Photos:- OAU New Acting VC Visits Ooni Of Ife

The newly elected and appointed Vice Chancellor of the prestigious Obafemi Awolowo University Ile-Ife Professor Anthony Elujoba, has paid courtesy visit to the Ooni of Ife Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi.
Elujoba, was announced victorious last week as the acting vice chancellor of the OAU, after series of protest and agitations by workers of the institution over alleged imposition of Professor Salami.
As a tradition, after appointment of VC, and confirmation by the Federal government on Monday, Professor Elujoba made a tour round the University hostels and facilities on Wednesday, after which he proceeded to the palace of the Ooni on a thank you visit.
See pics of the VC inside Ooni’s below :-

Faculty Of Arts Get New Dean In Prof. Adeleke Lefak Fakoya,

Good news are coming out of LASU these days, after the gut wrenching antics of the former VC nearly brought the University to her knees.

First was tinkering with the laws setting up #LASU ; making it a residential institution, proclaiming the single five year tenure for Vice Chancellors and returning major decision making powers to the Governing board and the Senate.

On top of these were the appointment of youthful professor Adigun #Fagbhoun as Vice Chancellor and a total facelift of the main campus, thereby creating an environment conducive for teaching and research for the first time in over a decade.

And now with the election of Professor Adeleke Lefak #Fakoya, as Dean, Faculty of #Arts, it is obvious that finally, round pegs are being put in round holes.

Congratulations to Dean #Lefak

LASU Management Meet Students Union, Others; Draw Action Plans To Be Completed

As hinted few months ago on the brilliant Management of the prestigious Lagos State University to initiate a "tea break" interactive session with the Students' Union executive members with the significant aims of having an all inclusive governance and promoting dialogue.

The second edition of the tea break meeting between the University Management under the able leadership of Prof. 'Lanre #Fagbohun and the Students' Union Leaders was held on Friday, 22nd July, 2016, at the Vice Chancellor's Conference Room, Faculty of Science new building, main campus, Ojo.

Highlights of the meeting include: #FMS kitchen (to be ready before next town hall meeting with the students), #LASU Image on the internet, #LASUSU Vehicles, provision of students' identification cards, Students handbook, dress code, Students harassment, LAMATA bus, Insurance policy, Students Union Arcade, Students hostels and partying outside.

Pictorial representation of the event is presented. Do have a pleasant view.

Bookmarking In Nigeria And The New Trends Of Gambling In NIgeria

 I was discussing with a friend of mine who was sharing  his story of how he lost 15,000 naira on a blessed monday morning playing virtual soccer at a bookmarking outlet close to our hostel. Actually i was laughing at him but i know how it feels because almost all males of different age,class,societal status  and educational background would like to invest in pleasure "gambling" with a possibility that their investment might either be lost or multiplied in folds and their is also this human trait that has to do with greediness, because i was looking a  bet slip of a person with a 100 Naira stake and a possible outcome of 5.3million Naira with a lot of risky football match predictions attached to it.
         What prompted me to writing this article is the argument we are currently having here which is proving to be a much heated conversation among my course-mates  and hostel mates with some sections claiming that bookmarking also known as "sport bet" which as become a very popular involvement among mostly male youths and older men alike is not gambling but rewarding pleasure with something in your pocket, in Nigeria basically the nations obsession "soccer"
       I had to do a little research because even i was carried away with all the shouting and with real life inceptions and adaptations, but what really baffled me the most was when i had a flashback about my friend that lost that amount of money on a Monday morning, about the implications of gambling to a persons finance and social well-being. In Nigeria their are various gambling platforms from those that have existed before even my father was born "pools" the more recent inventions like "baba ijebu" and "sportbetting". The negative implications by far outweighs the positive because for a 13years old to lose his money for textbook to "sportbetting" or what have you is a  big NO for me.
     That will be all for today i remain my humble self @iam_whyphy addressing the wrong addresses in our society
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Internet Fraudsters in Nigeria What Age is Average Nigerian Exposed To The FEVER

 Internet scamming or ''Yahoo Yahoo''  as my street brothers call it or are involved in it, has been a source of of mysteriously unexplained increase in the GDP of the  Nigerian economy. The ''419'' theory has a very thick and rugged stand in the average Nigerian DNA.

   Time and times, orientations,awareness and  sensitization, and strict government laws varying from huge fines,imprisonment penalties have been made with very stringent bail conditions to get out of any entanglements if found guilty or caught in the act

   But what really bothers me most that drove me to writing the short article is really to determining what age is the Nigerian child exposed to the internet scamming techniques in which they acquire immense experience in the art of cunning potential ''Clients or Magas'' to part with money,expensive gadget,even international traveling opportunities with the view of getting international stay in the diaspora of their choice i which frequently destinations are within African continent which include South Africa, Ghana  and some remote islands the don't even reflect on the map  and international destinations include Malaysia (Malay Bois), UK, America and some European countries

    In Nigeria you will find mostly boys and in few cases girls under the age of 16-19, boys carrying dreadlocks with no form of formal educational qualifications or technical know-how in informal education with huge some of money cooling off in their bank accounts and driving expensive cars with underground fame and fortune.

     After all said to me i really don't blame our future leaders of tomorrow  indulging in such acts and acrimony because the Nigerian government has not really done any anything however minute or reasonably tangibly'' if my audience will pardon my use of vocabulary'' to encourage children of the masses 

     Am only a pencil in the hand of the creator, he strengthens, inspires me to write this...

Composed by @iam_whyphy

S.P.A.I.N Says Making Mistakes Is Normal, Try Moving On

When i started using BIRO in my primary school and i made a mistakes, i try hard to erase it, sometimes i use chalk but it later reappears so i began to use saliva, it worked only to leave holes in my book. My teachers then used to beat me for being outrageously dirty, but all i tied to do was to cover my errors .
One day, a kindhearted teacher who loved me so mush called me aside and said "See any time you make a mistake just cross it and move on, trying to erase it would only damage your book, i asked " but i dont want people to see my mistakes and laugh at me, i protested and she said " trying to erase it would make people know more about your mess and the stigma is for life.
Have you ever made a mistake? Cross it and move on.
Happy new week Lasuites from #SPAIN.
 #TeamGOLD #WeAreLasuWeAreProud

LIBERTY ADVOCACY

10/07/2016
02:05 PM
Liberty advocacy is a living voice which shall be exercised through leadership by example for i believe in freedom, and as the mouthpiece of freedom whose watchword is discipline, the power of my advocacy shall be in my rectitude as it is only through this National value shall in honour as a student.
Its all going to be a world of self discipline throughout my advocacy mandate.
I shall endeavour to offer constructive criticism Which it will be my primary mission to be a voice for the voiceless.
The Latinized "advoco" in my advocacy, harmonized well with the Yoruba and hausa languages, in which the "voco" in it share cognate meaning with "waka" while the "advow" which is a call to sing to a person is the same as "kesi" in Yoruba as this English means beckoning to someone.
Just as it is also a matter of "viva voci" being a living voice, i shall represent the living voice of the student employing the right word as season demands, while i shall not hesitate to apply the rod of my pen and the spirit of the ink on the wicked and those who are happy to tie the destiny of this campus to the pole of idealness.
It is in the interchange enterprise of word curiously that the V in "viva" finds a friendly alternative in Yoruba W or B where in the same equation, it amounts to "baki", called mouth in Hausa and "ibaka" known as canary bird in Yoruba, while laying credence to the Yoruba proverb that AROYE ENU NI ISE IBAKA KIKE NI ISE EIYE LOKO.
This means that, as the proverbial canary bird whose business is to serve as the mouthpiece of the down trodden, i shall not speak in corners or in whispers, i shall impact and raise my voice.
The rod of my mouth and the lively spirit of my lip will offer praise whenever it is due for, to look at rod in its philological gamut, to understand the universality and topicality of my focus or advocacy as this is a symbol of leadership exuded in "erdo" a fulani word that stands for leader even from which "ado bayero" tittle was carved.
My advocacy also faithfully bears the mark of commitment to order which in
Latin parlance is "ordo" portending authority like the rod of speakership, altogether metamorphosing in the word mace or hammer for the auctioneer or for the judge whose order must stand erect like the words of prophets which must not fall on the ground
Again my advocacy still representing the Same word rod which is an evidence of life because of it ability to speak power which is "arido" being the "urobo" word for power of the word or call it broadcast.
I have gone it this lengthy to assure my readers and supporters' that its not going to be an age without name hence we are here to ensure uprightness as the road is a symbol of rectitude
Welcome to the world of impact through liberty advocacy.
MM Jamiu Ogunsanya
Liberty
Information is the source of freedom development...

REMEMBRANCE OF OAU UNIONIST MURDERED BY CULTISTS

July 10 is tomorrow. its 13 years since the brutal killing of yemi iwilade africa (union sec-gen) and 4 others by state-sponsored cultists. Now the union they died defending has been banned. On the occassion of their 13th remembrance, lets re-echo the call for the restoration of OAU Students' Union. Support this movement by using this image right now. Join procession and other activities on OAU campus tomorrow

FACULTY OF ART. DEPT. ART AND MUSIC. INDUCTION CEREMONY LASU CHAPTER.

LASU PORTAL IS STILL OPEN , COURSE REGISTRATION CONTINUES

Following the wrong information spread out by some mischievous people thar the Lagos State University portal is going to be closed on Friday 8th july 2016 , this information haS BEEN CONFIRMED TO BE WRONG BY THe lasusu P.R.O , the portal is still open and students can carry on with their registration.
But its advised to register your courses as soon as possible.  

LASUSU SOCIAL DIRECTOR RESIGNS

The Lasusu social director popularly known as settings has resigned from office and the Social Committee Secretary, Snaipar, is to act in his capacity. We bring you details surrounding his actions shortly.

LASUSU HOLDS IT WALK AGAINST SEXUAL HARRASMENT

The Lagos state university union under the leadership of president Sekoni Taofeek AKA Tayour , has slated the 14th of june 2016 for its walk against sexual harassment by the early hours of 12pm . All reasonable lasuites are hereby enjoined to participate in the walk.
I AKINYEMI LATEEF OLANREWAJU AKA OLOFOFO A STUDENT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS
HEREBY PROMISE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE WALK AGAINST SEXUAL HARRASMENT ON THE 14TH OF JULY 2016
WILL YOU ?

ASUU FAULTS JAMB

ASUU to faults Jamb on new Admission guidelines... The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), University of Ibadan chapter, has lashed out at the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) for acting beyond its powers by releasing admission guidelines for Nigerian universities.
The union said it is the mandate of the Senate of Nigerian universities to regulate admission modalities and determine what best suits each institution.
The ASUU Chairman at the institution, Dr. Deji Omole, stated this while reacting to the 2016 admission guidelines recently released by JAMB.
He said both the Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu, and JAMB Registrar, Prof. Dibu Ojerinde, are confused and inconsistent by first going against collection of administrative charges under Post-UTME by universities, but now preaching payment of screening fees in “its illegal guidelines which is designed to favour the children of the rich against the poor.”
Omole said Adamu and Ojerinde are unaware of happenings in Nigeria universities, adding that the newly released point – based scoring system is not new as it was innovated and used at the University of Ibadan for five years and abandoned.
He stressed that the institution has moved beyond such model of admitting students.
He said, “JAMB is acting beyond its mandate which is to conduct and release results. The Senate of universities has the right to determine the model or guideline to adopt to admit their students from the pool of candidates sent to it by JAMB.
“Each university has standards which are not subjected to the whims and caprices of any government appointee. JAMB does not have the powers to tell universities how to conduct their screening. It is a way to cover up their inadequacies because JAMB’s credibility as an examination body is yearly being queried.
“JAMB and its handlers are confused. Last year, they arbitrarily placed students in private universities to satisfy the needs of their cronies. These were mainly children of the poor who had not chosen those institutions. In the just concluded JAMB examinations, they awarded candidates with extra 40 marks without any justification.
“Now, those with two sittings results will be shortchanged and those awaiting
results will be disadvantaged. There will be rise in result racketeering at WAEC again as people will be purchasing grade ‘A’ since that is what will guarantee admission.
“More miracle examination centers will spring up and JAMB and the minister would have succeeded in entrenching corruption and further kill university education in Nigeria. ASUU stands by university autonomy. JAMB cannot determine admission guidelines for universities, rather JAMB must be overhauled to make their results believable and trusted.

Special information to candidates whose chosen course are not available in 2016/2017 academic session

It has been observed that some candidates who chose the lagos state university as their choice of institution has not been able to register for the screening excecise as a result of non availability of their courses during the 2016/2017 academic session.
THE AFFECTED COURSES ARE ;
BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
FRENCH
YPRUBA AND COMMUNICATION ARTS AND
PHILOSOPHY

An open letter to every Lasuite

Dearest Lasuites,
Am sorry but I have no option than to engage you in this lengthy discussion, and I would be glad if you can stay with me to the end.
I have never felt to be part of Lasu until the recent turn of events, just one of those students who never cared about anything that happens to the student populace in as much as it doesn’t affect me.
However the new tidal waves in Lasu made me veer off this selfish course.
Lasu has moved on from being repositioned for excellence to be an institution we can be proud of anywhere we go. To call yourself a Lasuite itself is a brand to be reckoned with.
Change they say is the only Constant thing in the world; and as the mantra in the country now is change, it is my dream to see the wave of change sweep across the entire student body.
There are certain issues I have held in my heart, in which I believe for the student body to be able to tag along with the world class vision of the Professor Olanrewaju Fagbohun led administration, certain changes must take place.
Firstly, I believe we must learn the culture of promoting our own brands. Ayo Balogun (wizkid), was a student of the university of Lagos, before he became the famous person he is today, his school then, played an active role in his career, even if am not sure he has acknowledged this, because I can remember an interview some years back before the fame and stardom, where he credited his fellow students for listening to his songs, and his popularity grew from there on till he got to EME.
Lagos State University is laden with bountiful talents, but the world knows this not. There are plethora of artists, designers, singers, rappers, entrepreneurs, innovators, and the likes in Lasu, but how will the world know this if we don’t sell our brand to the world. From my findings, a number of people don’t want to listen to songs made by their fellow lasuites because they believe they can’t produce anything better, but you are mistaken. The University of Lagos, has been known as a hotbed for talents across every field this is still tied to one reason; PR. I watched a 20 seconds video of the convocation play, and I can’t help but be wowed by the sonorous tune of the “osun de, Olomi” song coupled with the fantastic theatrics of our beloved Lasuites. Let us learn to promote the talented ones amongst us, you are helping a soul here. I dont know how well I can express his thought, but these things should be like a virus, it has to spread from Lasu to the world., Secondly I as a person thinks the Students’ union has to rebrand. Vibrancy has been a part of Lasusu from the start and I believe the Union must rebrand so as to make the Union inviting to every student, to make the Union something that every student is dying to be part of, but the reverse is the case today. If you told me that Lasu is East of Limpopo and North to Arabia in 1765 when there was no GPS, might agree, but not in 2016, knowing fully well that Limpopo is in South Africa which is south from here, Arabia is to the East from here OMG. The time has come to rebrand the Union to make it an idealistic, liberal and conservative Union, but not throwing away our fighting spirit. The university is building a school to be proud of, let us make a union to be proud of.
Lastly we must tackle the I don’t care spirit that is ravaging across the entire student populace. A certain individual on a whatsapp Group chat insulted those affected by the GNS issue, boasting about how he scored 5. I couldn’t help but be astonished by the idiocy displayed by that individual. As I have mentioned earlier, there are some certain set of students who does not give a shit if the whole school scored 0, in as much as, they aren’t affected. This is a cankerworm that is against all tenets of unionism, an injury to one, has never being an injury to all. All for one, one for all, is the sole reason of unionism, not for us to raise our voices just because it affects us, but because one of our own has been affected. We must learn to imbibe that communal spirit which is a drive to achieve greater things collectively.
I am grateful for your time and patience, however I want to reiterate the fact that this is my own personal opinion and should not in any way be viewed as the general consensus.
I am a Lasuite, I am proud.
Thanks
Michael Goldsworth.