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  Adewale Amoo The University of Ibadan Students’ Union  has dissociated itself from a Students’ Legislative Summit scheduled to hold at the International Conference Centre, University of Ibadan, on Tuesday, September 22 and Wednesday, September 23, 2026. The Union, in a notice dated September 22 and signed by its President, Temidayo S. Adeboye, said it had not authorised any representation of the Students’ Union at the programme. The Union said the decision followed concerns and uncertainties surrounding the event, adding that the University management had also not endorsed the programme. According to the notice, no representative of the University management would be present at the event. The Students’ Union further said it could not ascertain the intentions, structure and implications of the programme and therefore advised students to exercise caution and refrain from attending or participating in it. “The Union wishes to clearly state that it dissociates itself from the ev...

  Adewale Amoo The Federal High Court in Ibadan has rejected an application by the University of Ibadan Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Kayode Adebowale, seeking to stop the enforcement of the court’s April 15, 2026 judgment involving three students and the university. Justice Nkeonye Evelyn Maha struck out the application on Monday, September 14, 2026, noting that there was no longer anything to stop because the affected students had already returned to classes and the main case was already before the Court of Appeal. The case, filed as Suit No. FHC/IB/CS/87/2025, involves Aduwo Ayodele, Nice Linus and Mide Gbadegesin against the University of Ibadan and its Vice-Chancellor. According to an affidavit dated July 9, 2026 by Toluwalase Omosola, a University of Ibadan staff member, the Vice-Chancellor had appealed the April 15 judgment at the Court of Appeal. The university then asked the Federal High Court to stop the judgment from being enforced while the appeal was being considered. However...

  By Adewale Amoo The Concerned Students Movement (CSM) has condemned the delay in the commencement of the 2026 University of Ibadan Students’ Union (UI’S Union) leadership transition process, describing it as an attack on the Union. In a press release dated September 6, 2026, and signed by its Coordinator, Feranmi Gabriel, and Secretary, Omolaye Emmanuel, the Movement expressed concern that the second semester of the 2025/2026 academic session was already more than eight weeks old and nearing its end without the commencement of the electoral process. The CSM said the election should be conducted within a reasonable timeframe to give students enough opportunity to engage aspirants, examine their ideas and programmes and make informed decisions about those seeking to represent them. “As a pro-rights movement, we of the Concerned Students Movement (CSM) vehemently condemn the continued delay to commence and conduct the UI'SU 2026 transition election,” the Movement stated. The group a...