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OluwaRotimi Stephen, a 400-level student of the faculty of law, Obafemi Awolowo University, vying for the post of Director of Socials of Great Ife Students’ Union has notified the students’ populace of his decision to withdraw from the race just a couple of days to the election exercise. A statement was released by his campaign team. “ROTIMI STEPHEN SAYS SORRY It is with heavy heart that I regret to announce to My Friends, Colleagues and Supporters of my decision to withdraw from the forthcoming Students Union Election. This decision was inevitable as a result of reasons beyond my control. I sincerely apologize to all my teeming supporters from all Faculties and Student Bodies. I can’t pay you all back. Lastly, I would appeal to all to please give me some private moments to get over this unfortunate incident. Rotimi Stephen’s Movement is beyond politics.  bless Great Ife. Yours truly, Rotimi Stephen. “ Rotimi Stephen would be the second law student to withdraw the elect...

The leadership of the Association regrets to inform you of its withdrawal from the Great Ife Students' Union Elections Debate which, according to the calendar, should be held today Monday, 30th of August, 2021, by 2pm.  As we all know that by convention, the Association of Campus Journalists, OAU usually handles the Students' Union electoral debate and has, over the years, done it well. However, we will like to inform the general public of our withdrawal to participate during this time. This resolution is coming after a last-minute consideration of the terms, conditions, and modalities of the debate set down by the Electoral Commission.  Like two football teams finalizing agreements over the transfer of a player, the leadership of the Association and the leadership of the Commission could not reach a mutually favorable agreement over the modalities of the debate. As a result of the Association's last-minute in-house ruling, the leadership does not feel assured o...

The 2021/2022 Uefa Champions League draw was held at Istanbul in Turkey on the 26th of August, 2021 by 17:00, local time. With restrictions that teams from the same association could not be drawn against each other. The 32 teams were drawn into eight groups of four, i.e, the teams were seeded into four pots based on the following principles; Pot 1 contained the Champions League and Europa League title holders, and the champions of the top six associations based on their 2019 UEFA country coefficients. As the Champions League title holders, Bayern Munich, were also the champions of their association, the champions of the next highest ranked association, Portugal, were also seeded into Pot 1. Pots 2, 3 and 4 contained the remaining teams, seeded based on their 2020 UEFA club coefficients. Pot 1 consists of holders Chelsea, UEFA Europa League winners Villarreal and the champions of the six highest-ranked nations who did not qualify via one of the 2020/21 titles; Po...

A press conference was held with the Junior Chamber international (JCI) on Sunday 22nd of August, 2021. At the conference ACJ-OAU was able to speak with Promise Issac, the President of JCI-OAU,a final year student in the department of Psychology. In a conversation with him,, he informed  ACJ that the purpose of the forth coming Training Retreat which has been and still being publicized through Broadcasting daily by 8pm is to reduce Unemployment and at the same time achieve Excellence.  The training theme is "Collaboration as a sustainable tool  in the new age drift".The training is a 3-days programme starting from the 25th of August,2021.The first day at Eden Springhill,New Buka while the second and third day at CSIS Ifelodun, Banking Area. Giving more  clarification on the retreat, He made it known that the Training has started three years back as a results of giving to the society and the students' community.  In his statement he said;  “The r...

A press conference was called by the Students' Union Electoral Commission basically for briefing of the preparation of the forth coming Students' Union election which will hold in a week's time. The Chairman of the Students' Union Electoral Commission, Mr Ajayi "castro" Oluwafemi listed out the guidelines and rules on how the election will be conducted.  He mentioned the eligibility for candidates to be able to contest in the election. Stating that the least CGPA a students must have to contest for a post at the Student Union level is 2.5 and 200L students and above are eligible to contest which there are no rooms for 100l students to contest. This was decided by OAU Governing council .  The Chairman made it known that it's not in their power to decide that as he personally see no need to the CGPA  being a criteria,he already tabled it before the vice-chancellor, which he said he will also have to table it before the constitutional council who organized th...

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A press conference was called by the Students' Union Electoral Commission basically for briefing of the preparation of the forth coming Students' Union election which will hold in a week's time. The Pvblic Relations Officer (PRO) of the Students' Union Electoral Commission, Comrade Olalekan Olatunbosun popularly known as Catalyst started the meeting with his speech, welcoming the Chairman of the Students' Union Electoral Committee Comrade Ajayi Oluwafemi popularly known as Castro and also did a brief introduction of other SU Electoral Commission members present. Which afterwards he went straight to the purpose of the meeting which is updating the students through the press, the situations and preparations regarding the forth coming election. The Chairman of the Students' Union Electoral Commission, Mr Ajayi "castro" Oluwafemi continued the meeting as he started with listing out the guidelines and rules on how the election will be conducted. During this...

The resulting water becomes completely pure and sterile, and this is one of the reasons why it can be used for blood transfusions. From the oil to the milk, coupled with its skin and water, each component of coconut has its own miraculous health benefits. And when combined together, there's no doubting the fact that they can become lifesaving. According to scientific studies, coconut is a natural water filter which takes almost nine months to filter every quart of water stored within its shell. Owing to this, the resulting water becomes completely pure and sterile, and this is one of the reasons why it can be used for blood transfusions. It is also important to note that coconut water has the highest concentration of electrolytes than anything else found in nature. Electrolytes, on the other hand, are responsible for keeping the body properly hydrated so the muscles and nerves can function appropriately. With this in mind, it is safe to state that it is more beneficial ...

Romelu Lukaku scored a goal on his second debut for Chelsea as the Blues' new big money import blitzed London rivals Arsenal with an all-action performance in a 2-0 win, and Didier Drobga was more than impressed in what he saw. It may have taken a while but a decade after he first joined the club, Belgian star Lukaku finally has his first goal for Chelsea. Of course, much (or most) of those intervening years were spent with the likes of West Brom, Everton, Manchester United and Inter Milan but just moments into his first appearance for Thomas Tuchel's European champions, it looked as though he had never left. If previous iterations of the powerful Lukaku minimized his talents into just that of an aggressive, brutish center forward who relies more on brawn than brain, well, think again. Lukaku has returned to England as a 'complete' striker, capable of bullying and harassing opponents but also a more intelligent playmaker, aware of when to fill gaps or when t...

Mikel Arteta’s side made basic errors in a predictable 2-0 defeat but it is the culture behind the scenes that is the real concern Arsenal fans: honestly, what did you think was going to happen? Probably, in fairness, exactly that. Indeed, had you simulated this game several thousand times in advance, “an easy 2-0 milking for Chelsea with Romelu Lukaku running riot” would probably have been among the more common outcomes. All the same, there was a startling quality to the way Arsenal lost here. Not simply the speed of their capitulation but the sheer stupidity of it, the bone-headed determination to keep making the same elementary mistakes, the way the 11 on the pitch were pretty much the only people in the stadium unable to see what was coming. Romelu Lukaku opens the scoring for Chelsea from close range with Bernd Leno sprawling in vain The first point to make is that Chelsea did to Arsenal what they are going to do to a lot of teams this season. Of the four apparent titl...

Hull KR coach Tony Smith admits that he is pleased to see that his club’s reputation for playing attractive rugby is drawing plenty of new admirers. After the Robins’ victory over Wigan a week last Friday, which they achieved by playing an attractive brand of attacking rugby, with numerous passing movements from inside their own half, couple with an expansive offloading game, there were plenty of admiring comments made on social media, with League Express editor Martyn Sadler posting on Twitter: “Can anyone seriously argue with the fact that Hull KR are the most attractive team to watch in Super League?” That post was liked and agreed with by several hundred other posters. “We are just glad that people are enjoying watching us,” said Smith, whose side narrowly lost 23-22 to their close rivals Hull FC in a thrilling Hull derby on Saturday afternoon. “But it’s not true to say that we are concentrating only on our attack. I want a really strong defence too. “The stronger our d...

And mother-of-three Christine McGuiness looked delighted on Saturday as she embarked on a charity walk for the National Autistic Society in Manchester. The 47-year old, who shares twins Penelope and Leo, eight, and daughter Felicity, five, with presenter husband Paddy, 45, proudly sported the charity's branded merchandise for the walk.  Wearing the charity's white logo tee, Christine cut a sporty figure by teaming the top half with pale gym leggings and white Nike trainers. The television personality ensured not a single lock of her long blonde tresses was out of place and applied a glam face of makeup. She also carried a crimson shoulder bag for the spectrum night charity walk.  All three of Christine and Paddy's children have the developmental disability, which affects how people communicate and interact with the world. Christine took to Instagram on Sunday to share her pleasure at taking part in the poignant event.  'Spectrum night walks are back ❤️ I lov...

Don Everly, the last surviving member of the rock ‘n’ roll duo The Everly Brothers, has died at his home in Nashville at the age of 84. The rock ‘n’ roll star is known for hits including “Bye Bye Love” and “Wake Up Little Susie”. A spokesman for his family confirmed he had died but did not say what his cause of death was. The spokesman told the Los Angeles Times: “Don lived by what he felt in his heart. Don expressed his appreciation for the ability to live his dreams … with his soulmate and wife, Adela, and sharing the music that made him an Everly Brother.” His brother Phil, who he starred alongside, passed away seven years ago, aged 74, due to lung disease. Don spoke about his family’s band in an interview with Rolling Stone in 1986. He said: “Country’s not the right word for what he played. It was more uptown, more honky-tonk. I’ll tell you the right word for it: blues. White blues.” Don, born Isaac Donald Everly in Kentucky in 1937, began his singing career with Phil w...

Following Big Brother’s instructor to nominate six housemates for possible eviction today, Maria the Head of House gathered the housemates in the lounge, announced the bottom six who least impressed her and instructed them to pack up for eviction. The housemates are: JMK, Angel, Pere, Yousef, JayPaul and Emmanuel Recall that Maria having won the Head of House on Monday, was given an instruction to act like she had the power to evict two housemates on Sunday. Biggie, in a diary session with Maria on Monday had told her that there would be no evictions this week. He also told her to keep the information secret.

West Midlands police have arrested a man and are searching for two other suspects in connection with an “appalling” homophobic hate crime in Birmingham’s Gay Village in which two men were abused and then cut with broken bottles. The man, believed to be Mosin Mahmood, 31, handed himself in after an appeal in which he was named along with two others. He was arrested on suspicion of wounding and remains in custody. Officers still want to speak to Sohail Khan, 24, and Ishaaq Ayaz, 21, after the attack outside the city’s Missing Bar in the early hours of Sunday 15 August. In what police described as an “outrageous” and “shocking” attack, two men – named only as Rob and Patrick, who are in their 30s – were left covered in blood. The married couple from Oxfordshire were first subjected to homophobic abuse by the occupants of a passing SUV car on Bromsgrove Street near the city centre. They were then attacked with bottles, with both suffering cuts and Patrick left unconscious. West...

PM Stefan Lofven said he plans to step down as leader of the Social Democratic Party and as prime minister. The announcement comes ahead of parliamentary elections in 2022. In a move that appears to have caught Sweden off guard, the country's prime minister, Stefan Lofven, said he intends to step down. Speaking at a yearly summer speech on Sunday, Lofven said: "In next year's election campaign, the Social Democrats will be led by someone else than me." He added: "Everything has an end and I want to give my successor the very best conditions." The politician said the move would take place at a party conference in November. While it's not immediately clear who will replace Lofven, a new leader of the Social Democratic Party will be elected at the annual conference on November 3. The newly elected leader would then be confirmed by parliament in accordance with the Swedish constitution. Finance Minister Magdalena Andersson is considered to be amo...

An 18-year-old boy was during the weekend rescued by men of the Ondo State Security Network, known as a Amotekun Corps from a 65-year-old suspected ritualist. The victim, Segun Thomas, was rescued at a motor park in Ore, Odigbo Local Government Area of the State. It was gathered that the boy who was living in Mushin area of Lagos State was hypnotized by the suspect identified as Lawal. The victim was said to be undergoing training as an Automobile mechanic in Lagos before finding himself in Ore. Men of the Intelligent Unit of Amotekun Corps who were on duty got tip off about the situation and rescued the teenager from the man who was subsequently arrested the at Ore motor park and whisked him to Akure, the state capital. According to the victim, he left home for the mechanic shop where he was an apprentice and while on his way, he met the man who asked him for assistance and stressed that, that was all he knew. On his part, the suspect, who said he was an ex-herbalist, stat...

National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan told CNN's Brianna Keilar on Sunday's edition of State of the Union that the United States is taking the threat of a possible terrorist attack at Kabul's Hamid Karzai International Airport "absolutely, deadly seriously" amid the chaotic evacuation process. There have been unsubstantiated reports that the Islamic State, which has continued to operate in Afghanistan in recent years, is looking to take advantage of the situation. Sullivan shed a little more light on the possibility (though he didn't reveal any specifics), telling Keilar that the threat is "real," "persistent," and remains a major area of a focus for both the military commanders on the ground at the airport and the U.S. intelligence community. "It is something that we are placing paramount priority on stopping and disrupting," he said. "We will do everything that we can for as long as we are on the ground to keep that from ...

A major drug dealer wanted for attempting to export 69.65 kilogrammes of cocaine, heroin and cannabis to the United Kingdom has been arrested at a Pentecostal Church in Lagos. Afam Ikeanyionwu, has been on the wanted list of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) for trying to traffic large quantity of drug through the NAHCO export shed of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, Lagos to the United Kingdom. A statement on Sunday by the spokesman of the NDLEA, Femi Babafemi said Ikeanyionwu was tracked on Sunday to a popular pentecostal church at Mike Ajari street, Ojodu Berger, where the operatives of the agency arrested him soon after he stepped out of the church service. Babafemi revealed that his arrest followed the interception of a consignment of illicit drugs weighing 69.65 kilogrammes going to the UK through the Lagos airport on Thursday. He said the illegal baggage had been sent to the airport for export through a freight forwarding company, whic...

Aminu Masari, the governor of Katsina has told the the Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) that he won't succumb any intimidation. Masari stated this on Sunday after the coalition called for his resignation. The CNG called for Masari’s resignation after the governor told the residents of the state who have been at the receiving end of attacks by bandits to rise above meekness. Masari, speaking during a visit to Jibia LGA, also told the residents to defend themselves against bandits who come with guns and other dangerous weapons. However, CNG said Masari’s call was an admission that he was not in charge of the state and had failed in his constitutional responsibility of providing security for its citizens, hence, he should resign. But the governor responded that he is not the first governor to ask residents to defend themselves against attackers. He added that the call for his resignation is a “sheer lack of understanding” of the situation in the country. The governor, vi...

Prof Rufus A. Ajisafe who is the current vice dean of social sciences, was taken a class in the 11th hour of Thursday morning period at ODLT. His class which was schedule to end by 12:00pm was distracted as students of EGL 206 who were to write a one hour text in that hour(12-1) of the day start entering the class four minutes early to their class.  This act infuriated the lecturer and after ordering them to leave the class claiming that his time wasn’t up, he started droving the students out of the class and as at three minutes past 12 he was still in the class and has already hit about two students on the head while still driving the students away from the class. With this act of the lecturer it was reported that one of the student started taking pictures this got the lecturer pissed off and drag the students by his belt to the front of his class ceasing his phone. With an unknown conversation between the lecturer and the student, the lecturer slapped the student triggering other...

It was a torn in the flesh as a case counted as rumor which involved the Students’ Union Chief Security Officer, Ojuko Taiwo Paul, also known as T-Paul harassed two female students from the department of Dramatic Arts and the department of History, on the 16th of August, 2021. The students, who are roommates in Mozambique hall of residence said their phones and some other gadgets were stolen which they reported to the Division of Students Affairs, DSA but unfortunately, the DSA told them they can’t be of help. And the Students’ Union CSO too was not of any help rather they harassed and bullied the female students. In a statement by one of the Students, “My phone was stolen, three phones and a laptop from my roommate and one other girl. We went to report at the DSA, they said there is minimal to what they can do. We were advised to report at the SU, we have been going there whenever they summoned us, sometime, we went to SU at around 1pm and we were there till 11pm.  Thi...

Corset tops—long associated with Renaissance Faires, period films and prim Victorian fashions—are suddenly on the way to becoming the stand-out staple of this season’s wardrobe. Who would’ve thought that what was once considered an outdated, constrictive garment would be reclaimed as an article of self-expression for all genders? Our top picks for this fall implement classical details that have been remixed with contemporary touches: Vivienne Westwood added a functional zipper to hers, while LaQuan Smith’s dominatrix-esque take comes in a glossy red faux leather. For a combination of comfort and vintage flare, Molly Goddard presents a ruffled, shirred version. There’s even a particularly cheeky one for the dog lover: A cropped off-white version by Ashley Williams features a cotton-candy-colored poodle portrait, front and center. Paired any of these with loose, low-rise jeans or straight-leg leather trousers for a party-ready look with just the right amount of edge. Here, ou...

Corey LaJoie will miss Sunday's race at Michigan because of NASCAR's COVID-19 protocols. LaJoie posted “Protocols” LaJoie has one top-10 finish this season and is 29th in the Cup Series standings. Berry, meanwhile, was announced as a full-time Xfinity Series driver next season for JR Motorsports. The 30-year-old has run a limited schedule with JRM this year and scored his first career victory at Martinsville in April. He was scheduled to replace Michael Annett at Michigan in Saturday's Xfinity race. Berry has one career Cup start, earlier this season for Spire at Dover. NASCAR this week tightened its protocols on the advice of its consulting physicians as cases of COVID-19 have spiked across the country. Only essential personnel are permitted to travel to the track, guest access was cut in the garage and on the starting grid, and masks are now mandatory in all indoor spaces. Drivers are prohibited from visiting suites and their movement routes will be adjusted t...

East Carolina will play eight home games while it travels to Myrtle Beach, S.C. and Charlotte as part of its 12-game 2021-22 non-conference schedule. The Pirates will open the season with three consecutive home games, hosting South Carolina State (Nov.9), Canisius (Nov. 12) and Western Carolina (Nov. 14) within the first six days before heading to the Grand Strand for the Myrtle Beach Invitational. The Bulldogs of SC State return to Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum for the first time since 2015, while the Golden Griffins will make their maiden voyage to Greenville to play the Pirates for the first time since clashing in Columbia, Mo., in 1981. ECU and WCU will meet for the first time since 2005. ECU is slated to face Oklahoma in the first round of the Myrtle Beach Invitational on Nov. 18 and then square off against either Old Dominion or Indiana State on day two (Nov. 19). The Pirates will conclude tournament play against an opponent to be determined: Davidson, New Mexico ...

Los Angeles Lakers star forward LeBron James is considered by many to be one of the top-five players in NBA history. Since entering the Association as a teenager with the Cleveland Cavaliers back in 2003, he’s been seen as a generational talent. Heck, James was anointed the next “King” during his high-school playing days. Fast forward nearly two decades, and all of this hype has come to fruition. LeBron James has won four NBA titles, is among the leading scorers in league history and continues to play at an extremely high level at the age of 36. Despite this, James continues to believe he’s being disrespected around the NBA world. Here’s case study No. 1,450,321. James responded to an ESPN online poll in which he did not receive one vote as the NBA’s best player. In typical LeBron fashion, he’s deciding to use the “disrespect” as motivation. This is a real thing in 2021. THANK YOU! As if I didn’t need more to⛽️ ME! #Washed👑 — LeBron James (@KingJames) August 19, 2021 It wa...

Huntington-Whiteley, who models and who appeared in "Mad Max: Fury Road," posted a series of selfies on Instagram, ending with one that showed off her baby bump. "Taaa daahhh!!" she wrote in the caption. Statham, 54, and Huntington-Whiteley have been engaged since 2016. They have one other child, Jack, who was born in 2017. "Our little man arrived!" she wrote on Instagram then. During an Instagram Q&A three years later, it was reported, the British model said they were "really proud to say (Jack) has a proper English accent" but that he "does have the same booming loud voice as Jason." But, she added, Jack "looks very much like me when I was young but with Jason's eye color."

Channing Tatum and Zoë Kravitz may have dispelled dating rumors in the past, but they appeared very much coupled up during a recent sighting in New York City. The duo were spotted going for a stroll together Wednesday in the East Village and appeared to be enjoying each other’s company as they shared a few laughs. The “Magic Mike” star was photographed steering a black BMX bike, while the “High Fidelity” alum wrapped her arms around him and rode on the bike’s pegs. The actors were dressed down in casual attire, both wearing denim pants and black shirts. Kravitz accessorized her look with a large green bag and black sunnies. In January, rumors began circulating online that Tatum and Kravitz were an item — just days after the “Big Little Lies” actress filed for divorce from her husband, Karl Glusman. Tatum has been back on the market himself for some time. In October 2020, his on-again, off-again girlfriend Jessie J confirmed they were broken up, writing in a now-deleted post...