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                             US   First Pig to human heart transplant       Few days after groundbreaking transplant surgery, David Bennett, 57, is doing well after receiving a genetically modified pig heart, University of Maryland Medicine said in a news release on Monday.        Mr Bennett had terminal heart disease, and the pig heart was “the only currently available option,” according to the release, CNN reports.       He was deemed ineligible for a conventional heart transplant or an artificial heart pump after reviews of his medical records.     “It was either die or do this transplant. I want to live. I know it’s a shot in the dark, but it’s my last choice,” Mr Bennett said before the surgery, according to the release.     ...

  Accommodation crisis      Obafemi Awolowo University was established between 1961 and 1962 and since then the number of student admitted yearly has been increasing even up till date. When the customers available are more than the goods the needs of the customers is affected such is the situation in OAU.           OAU host a community of about 5,000 staff and over 26,000 students, this number is actually enormous for the hostels available on campus to accommodate the students. As good accommodation and comfortability is essential for students’ wellbeing, they are left with no choice than to hunt for accommodation outside campus which is very expensive, time consuming and stressful.                    The expenses      OAU schools fees ranges from 21,000 to 30,000 per session but securing accommodation of campu...

  Health tips...   Are you asthmatic or has a friend or family member who has asthma?  Here are some tips you might need to help them with someday; Asthma is a condition in which a person's airways become inflamed, narrow, swell and produce extra mucus and thus makes breathing difficult. Asthma can be minor or may be a life threatening attack.  Let us assume you have a friend who is asthmatic or if you are asthmatic and have an asthma attack and do not have your inhaler or medications with you as at that point in time, here are some things you can do to suppress the attack; 1.Call for help from a medical personnel, while waiting for help, carry out the following; 2.Sit up straight: this keeps airways open. It allows air to more efficiently enter into the lungs. Avoid lying down while having an asthma attack, this may constrict breathing and can make matter worse.  3. Remain calm: try to stay calm as much as you can or help the person remain calm as much as you c...

 The season of love People define love to be many things. Some said it is a set of emotions, behaviors, characterized by intimacy, passion, and commitment. Some people define it as a complex mix of emotions, behaviors, beliefs associated with strong feeling of affection, protectiveness, warmth and respect for one another. Some said it is an intense feeling of deep affection. Some said it is a great interest and pleasure in something. Everyone has different perspectives of love. But the thing is, what is your own definition of love?      As it is the season of love, it is the time we tend to share intimate feelings with friends, family and everyone around us. A period you get to show love by act of giving, expressing how much someone means to you, how much you love them and how grateful you are to have them in your life.     This season(valentine) is not limited to lovers or someone you are in an intimate relationship with or family members. It is a tim...

       VALENTINE’S HULLABALOO It is that season again when majority would try to show love in a special way to their dearly ones, a period when social media like, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp would be flooded with various Valentine offers.  Don’t you think love is in the air? Of course, yeah! Cruise or no cruise, the feeling is nice. This has made Asiwaju Lerry hit a jackpot. Just about some days to Valentine’s, a billionaire’s daughter, Florence Ifeoluwa Otedola, popularly known as DJ Cuppy sets twitter agog and wows her fans online owing to an offer she made to a random follower.  She tweeted, 'Dear A$AP Lerry (@_Asiwaju Lerry), will you be my 2022 valentine? I know you are in Ibadan and I’m in Oxford but let’s meet on Twitter space at 7pm on February 14th for our first date'.  As expected, Lerry gladly accepted the juicy offer as they both agreed to meet virtually. This has got Nigerians reacted as some said 'Lerry, the baba wey run soap f...

FACE OF THE WEEK Interviewer: Can we meet you? Guest: Yeesssss… I’m Olaniyi Odunayo, a part 4 student of Institute of Education (Maths and Int. Science). Interviewer: That’s cool, did you choose the course or OAU gave you? Guest: Yes, I did. Interviewer: Wow! What are your hobbies? Guest: Reading and cooking. Interviewer: Chef toh tun Shana… Lol.  Where are you from and what’s your relationship status? Guest: I’m a native of Modakeke in Osun state and I’m single. Interviewer: Single and ready to mingle? Guest: Of course, yeah. Interviewer: Can you tell us your happiest moment on campus? Guest: The day I checked a result in which I was expecting C, but to my surprise, I had A. Interviewer: Your saddest moment? Guest: The day I had 48D. Interviewer: OMG! You must be a guru!! Can you tell us what has always been your ambition? Guest: My desire is to make a meaningful impact. Interviewer: Do you have any side hustle? Guest: Yes, I’m a unisex fashion designer. Interviewer: Where is your...

 Asking a lady out on OAU campus and any where in the world has never been a crime until 5th of February 2021 that a screen recorded video went viral The so called Afolabi Ayokunmu Mary has the identity revealed through students that are able to penetrate into her school Portal who happens to be a 200level student of the department of biochemistry.  The Duration of the  viral video is just 18secs but it was a big hit, according to the voice note from the screen recording the humble guy was trying to toast Mary but it turn out against him, as Mary reply seems to turn out in a more insultive manner saying    “even if you use charm i cannot date you, you are not in my league, you are not in my set, you are not my spec, you don’t have anything, you don’t money, you are broke, you are black, you are short, you are not even in good department, you are in animal science and you are trying to ask me out, what  is all these nonsense, I don't like it, I can not ...

  According to the United Nation millions of refugees In northwest Syria due to the ongoing needs a quick intervention as freezing winter temperatures persist to make living condition unbearable.   Mr. cutts, the United Nation's deputy coordinator to the Syria therefore call upon the international community to come to the aid of these people as they are some of the most vulnerable people in the world. Emphasizing on how millions of people are displaced  and how more tents are destroyed he said the major challenge is to locate to a better and safer conditions. Mr Cutts went ahead to explain the need of finding an urgent solution to what seems to be a rising problem at the moment. In his statement he made it known that some are already seeking accommodation in mosques, schools, and other public building owing to the over three thousand tents that were badly damaged and some even destroyed completely.  He said  "we had a lot of work to do in opening up of the roads...

  FACE OF THE WEEK Interviewer: Can we meet you? Guest: Yeesssss,   my name is Olopade Oyindamola Olamide, a 400 level student of OAU, faculty of Education, department of Science and Technology Education (Biology).I'm a Christian. Interviewer: Awnnn awnnn 😊 ... Oyindamola! What a beautiful name! Did you choose this course or OAU gave you? Guest: OAU gave me what they thought was best for me 😁, even though my dream course was Nursing. Interviewer: Where are you from and how was your upbringing like? Guest: I'm from Ondo state. Okeigbo to be precise. I had the best upbringing ever😁😊. I'm from a family of 6. I have 3 siblings (all girls). I was born and bred in Lagos.   Interviewer:   All girls, that's very cool. Are you an introvert or extrovert? Guest: I’ll say I’m an ambivert. Interviewer: What's your relationship status and are you into any business/side hustle alongside your education? Guest: Yes, I’m in a relationship, likewise I do bu...

              The Academic Staff Union of Universities(ASUU) OAU branch declared a strike on the 31st of January 2022, as a result of failure of the present administration led by the vice chancellor Prof. Eyitpope Ogunbodede in payment of the EAA to deserving members even after several meetings that has been held with ASUU executives.  The union has claimed an attempt to be blackmailed by the administration while they resolve their decision to go on strike while the administration claimed  the union was not ready to subject their computation for verification as well as other propaganda.  The union however revealed that the first place they will hear such claims is via the social media and afterward have since submitted all documents necessary for the verification process but the VC has done nothing on it.   “It was shocking that the first place we encountered the word 'verification' was on social media as reported by a name nev...