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  By Favour Bello  The Olufon of Osun State, Kabiesi Oba Péter was highly represented by Pastor Akande in the communication summit held by the Association of Communication and Language Arts Students (ACLAS) on Tuesday in Room 32 at the Faculty Of Arts, University of Ibadan.  According to Pastor Akande, "Kabiesi could not make it in person due to other urgent assignments but he however, extends his greetings to everyone including the VC, the département, and faculty." Kabiesi's representative also spoke about culture having a right mindset in it. According to him, "We're gradually losing our culture. We had a rich culture of respecting our elders"  Other notable speakers during the summit included Adeola Olutomiwa, Mobalaji Oladepo, Damilola Oladehin, and Esosa Atemgweye. Goodness Okunsanya and Aneidi Okorie who are alumni of the department also spoke during the panel session. The summit ended with the presentation of awards of recognition from the departmen...

By Favour Bello  Professor Olusola Oyeyinka Oyewo of the Department of Communication and Language Arts on Thursday delivered the University of Ibadan’s 600th Inaugural Lecture at Trenchard Hall. In his lecture titled “Rumour, a Coat of Many Colours; a Rainbow of Hearsay,” Professor Oyewo described rumour as a human effort to interpret uncertainty.  According to him, “A rumour is a message passed from person to person, a substitute for news, in fact it is news that does not develop in institutional channels.” Prof. Oyewo further explained that types of rumours included pipe dreams, bogies and wedge driving rumours.  The lecture also came with reflective questions such as “Is rumour a monster, a tiger, wolf or a dove?” and “Is rumour indeed a coat of many colours or a rainbow of hearsay?” The event was attended by principal officers of the institution, including the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Kayode Adebowale, and the Dean of the Faculty of Arts. I n his remarks, the Vice-C...

By Favour Bello The Association of Communication and Language Arts Students (ACLAS), University of Ibadan, on Wednesday held a skills acquisition programme for its students as part of activities lined up for the departmental week. The training, which began at 9:00 a.m. at the Faculty of Arts featured four core sessions: audio editing, graphics design, photography, and portfolio/CV development. Each session was facilitated by industry professionals invited to equip students with practical, employable skills. Audio editing was handled by Seyi Olawole, while graphics design was taught by Olanrewaju. Photography and portfolio/CV building were facilitated by Kolawole Akintomiwa and Mr. Ayoade Omolola respectively. Omolola, who serves as Strategy and Intelligence Lead at X3M Ideas, spoke on building competitive portfolios for the modern labour market. A lecturer in the department, Dr. Yinka Egbokare, was also present to monitor the sessions. The programme ended with students expressing satis...

Favour Bello  Photo credit: Google  It was another sunny day in Harmattan, only this time, it was more than just another random day at the University of Ibadan. For the first time in the semester, students were unbothered about lectures and tests and only spoke about the 77th convocation ceremony held from the 11th to the 15th of November 2025.  On the first day, all roads led to the International Conference Center (ICC) close to the University's second gate. Graduands were seen in their flowing blue gowns and high caps. You could spot a graduate with their smiley faces and exquisite dresses. Even under the sun, the males wore suits, and the females were not without makeup, luxurious wigs, and braids, telling us their days at UI were finally over. Parents and guardians, on the other hand, were as excited as their graduands. Agbadas with Fila and Gelé took over the day. It was as though all parents had a chat group to pick an outfit for the day.  Everything seemed per...

The Department of History Male football team made a dramatic comeback on Tuesday, 4th of November as it played a 2-2 draw with the Communication and Language Arts in the final match of the group stage of the Dean's cup competition. The match started around 11 AM at the SU pitch with an opening whistle where CLA took the lead early after 2 consecutive goals from Josh in the first half. However, just few minutes before half time, History scored their fist goal.  A few minutes into second half, History equalizes bringing the score to 2:2 where it remained a draw till the final whistle.  Speaking after the match, Popoola Joshua, CLA's coach praised his team, "You all did great on the field. History came with their best and we proved we were capable of them. Well done, guys"  In a week, both teams will return again to the field where the best will eventually be crowned. The match is played by all departments in the Faculty of Arts for the Dean's Cup.