"MY HUSTLE" (WIDE AWAKE) by SalewaBabs

The deafening sound of the car horn, brings a chill to my veins
The echo of the empty room
Ruminates in my head
The bright and macabre day looms ahead
The captivity of my freewill beckons
With my tightly knotted tie
And smoothly ironed shirt I set out,
In the delusional hope of maybe one day
I will bask at my bank account, marvel at my arts collections,
My mansion and my fancy rides
With finesse and garb I set out
The okada rider exclaims "idiot! You blind?"
The pregnant market woman,
Lost in the dysphoria of last night slaps and punches
From her husband stares pitifully at me
My sanguine aura starts the day
But ends it with despondency
After ceaseless search and unrest
I’m back to another miserable existence
An existence of hell on earth
How did I get here?
I need a hiatus from this cursed land
The land beseeches for fruitfulness
Take us back to the time
Of the first man and the first woman
My belly makes a beautiful rhythmic noise
The bus driver toils day and night for crumbs
But can’t stop
The conductor calls and screams
For places he cannot afford to live
Yet, he screams
The first-class graduate returns home
With rotten oranges and quashed hope
But still sets out
The Adroit man have exhausted his chest beating skills
To be in control
But still puts up with the facade
Where did they all go wrong?
The home for all and land of the dreamers
The land that has tasted the blood of the wretched
Swallowed the sweats of the able-bodied men
Sucked all their vigor and aspirations
And put out the fire of dreams,that burnt in their invigorating eyes
And awakened them to the realization that
The land is only for the strong willed and rugged
It is where the strong thrive and the weak turn to vapour
It is for those who want to leave a mark
It is the land where "hustle" never relents, rest or retires.

                                           
                                                              by SalewaBabs

Ifelaw to Unveil 34th International Advocate Journal in Honour of Justice Minister and A.G, Abubakar Malami SAN

With great sense of gratification, we announce to the generality of Law Students’ Society as well as the entire public the unveiling of the 34TH edition of the Annual Advocate Journal.

The Advocate Journal features ultimately scholarly articles from the Bar, the Bench and the Academia all directed toward the intellectual uprightness Of students and the forward-march Of the Law Students’ Society, Obafemi Awolowo University.

Among deserving legal personalities that have been honouree in time past include rather not limited to AHMED RAJI SAN, CHIEF ANTHONY IDIGBE SAN, YUSUF ALI SAN, WOLE OLANIPEKUN SAN, MR GBENGA  OYEBODE among a host of others.

Relying on the truism that surrounds our being ‘Primus inter pares”, it behooves On is closely never to fall short or whittle down our  urge for unprecedented greatness; Consequently, the 34th edition of the Journal has been sealed in honour of the Honourable Minister of Justice and Attorney General Of The Federation; ABUBAKAR MALAMI SAN.

The unveiling of this year’s edition has been strategically placed against the tune of mere norms and conventions and as much would not amount to mere perseverance of age long custom but a conscious attempt at raising the bar.

It is worthy to express that the unveiling has been strategically fitted into the outline of the forthcoming IFELAW WEEK which is scheduled for December 17th to 22nd, 2018.

We therefore enjoin the entirety of the Law Students' Society to keep fingers crossed and anticipate  the most grandiose Law Week in our societal history.

NELOC Media Hosts Bloggers to Discuss Digital Future

 

The Bloggers' Hub which held on the 10th of November, 2018 at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife  had in presence, notable participants across faculties and departments of the Obafemi Awolowo University and its environs. The facilitators, Mr Farombi Oluwaseun and Mr. Cephas Oluwaseun were in high codes as they taught through the sessions with much skill.

Mr Farombi Seun, popularly known as Babafaros for his social media exploits and his affiliation with the largest and most widely read news agency on the Obafemi Awolowo University campus, OAUPEEPS discussed salient points on social media and how it links up to the Blogosphere. He exposed Bloggers to understanding the times for broadcast and social media sleep.

 

Mr. Cephas also discussed issues on digital marketing, Google Adsense and the basic  monetization issues that bloggers face today.

 

The Bloggers Hub ended with an award ceremony for excellent bloggers who have paid their dues to the teeming audience that grace their blogs. The Awards followed a voting session online a few weeks back amongst other criteria for selection.

STANDING UP AS A STRONGER VESSEL- OHINE JOY

Since 2012, 11 October has been marked as the International Day of the Girl. The day aims to highlight and address the needs and challenges girls face, while promoting girls' empowerment and the fulfillment of their human rights.
There are 1.1 billion girls in the world, that is a big number!
All of us should be able to live long and fulfill our dreams.
I stand with girls everywhere as they inspire, innovate and take charge of their own future.
Every one of them deserve equal opportunities for a better future. They are a source of energy, power and creativity. They can drive change and help build a better future for all. Yet, most girls face disadvantage, sexual violence, physical violence and discrimination on a daily basis.

The 1.1 billion girls of today’s world are challenging the status quo. They’re redefining girlhood, and they’re doing so against the odds.

"On this International Day of the Girl, let us recommit to supporting every girl to develop her skills, enter the workforce on equal terms and reach her full potential." — UN Secretary-General António Guterres

Across the world, girls face adversities that hinder their education, training and entry into the workforce. They have less access to information, communication technology and resources, such as the internet where the global gender gap is growing.

A quarter of young people, most of them girls, are neither employed nor getting an education or training.
According tho the United Nations Women, this year alone, 12 million girls under 18 will be married, and 21 million girls aged 15 to 19 years will become pregnant in developing regions.
According to silcnm.org, every 10 minutes somewhere in the world, an adolescent girl dies as a result of violence.

And yet, they persist, they succeed. They are innovating technology to solve global challenges, they are standing up for the environment, they are raising their voices against violence and they are preparing to run for offices.

Believe in Yourself No matter what happens, remember YOU ARE AWESOME
There is nobody in the world like you.
You don’t have to be the same as everybody else. You are you. You are special. Look at yourself in the mirror everyday and tell yourself how special you are.
Remember, there is so much more to you than your face or body. It is left for you to find these things and bring them out to the world. Beauty lies in your character, good behaviour and not just in fashion or being trendy. Drop bad habits and work on a good attitude.
You are not a chair or a dog for people to own and treat badly. You are a human being and that means your life matters.
Being a girl shouldn’t stop you from becoming anything you want to be.
Under the theme, With Her: A Skilled GirlForce, International Day of the Girl will mark the beginning of a year-long effort to bring together partners and stakeholders to advocate for, and draw attention and investments to, the most pressing needs and opportunities for girls to attain skills for employability.

You are special, a rare GEM, and a strong woman in the making. Do not be afraid to take bold steps and try new things, because you are a girl doesn’t mean you are weak.
Believe in yourself and work with the mindset that no one can make you feel less.
Queen Ohine loves you💞💕

And Marilyn Monroe said:
"Give a girl the right shoes, and she can conquer the world."

#QueenOhine
#GIG
#Fearless
#InternationalGirlsDay
#UnitedNations
#GirlsTakeOver
#DayOfTheGirl
#GirlHero
Kisses😘😘😘

Ifelaw Partners Tokunbo Orimobi on Life After School Series

The Law Students' Society Obafemi  Awolowo  University is a Student body known to be committed  to the overall welfare  of her members.
IFELAW  as it's  fondly  called has over the years  been a pacesetter among  other sister faculties  through her value oriented  events.

It  is in this same bend that the  leadership of the  Society has deemed it fit to co-host "Life After School Series" with the renowned  TOKUNBO ORIMOBI.

Tokunbo Orimobi is an international legal practice with offices in Abuja, Ibadan, Lagos, London, Mauritius, New York and Pretoria. A legal firm which can boast of  competent and adept lawyers with expertise and experience in Nigerian Law, English Law, US Law and Mauritian Law. Lawyers provide highest quality legal services in several areas of
practice such as Corporate & Commercial; Capital & Money Markets; Mergers & Acquisition; Corporate, Project & Structured
Finance; Banking & Finance; Tax; Real Estate & Conveyancing; Energy, Power & Natural Resources; Transportation (Aviation,
Maritime etc.); Intellectual Property; Litigation & Alternative Dispute Resolution etc


Although, it is generally  acclaimed  that studnet's life begins after University  graduation. However the greater truth is that life begins at birth. Graduation only marks a greater  phase of growth. It  then  becomes ideal for students to take  proactive steps as they approach different  phases of life.

It is worth saying  that the birth of this Career enabling  event is credited to the ingenuity  of the  Leadership Law Students' Society and the genuine  concern expressed  by the Tokunbo Orimobi towards the quality of graduates that universities churn out on yearly  basis.

The Life-After-School Series is an informal platform that helps groom university undergraduates and prepares them
for the corporate world. Issues such as: Career Plans, Loyalty, Assertiveness, Diplomacy, Respect for Constituted
Authority, Handling Politics in the Work Place, Handling Criticisms and other related issues are to be on the front burner of the event.


Date: Thursday 11th October, 2018
TIME : 12 noon
Venue: Old moot court, Faculty Of Law. OAU

NB: However unrestricted, Premium is placed on 400L and 500L

Adedigba Daniel, Ifelaw President Addresses Nigeria on 58th Independence Anniversary

THAT WE MAY BE INDEPENDENT FROM THIS INDEPENDENCE  

Today, we join the rest of the world to commemorate with our dear country on yet another annual record of celebration after we gained independence from the stranglehold of oppression, humiliation and exploitation in 1960. It is indeed a feat worthy of an annual remembrance and jubilation.

However, at this stage in our national calendar, it behooves on us quickly to make a sober reflections and necessary reminiscences to our historical pains and gains, to our trajectory fortunes and misdeeds. At age 58, we should be geared at promoting our national gains and fortunes while similarly throwing to a bottomless pit, all resolves that has been responsible for our backward progress.

At this stage in our national calendar, we should hold strongly to the real adoption in the truism of Nigeria being the giant of Africa, we similarly should make the giant whole in its entirety, an attempt to separate the head, the arm and parts of the giant is tantamount to consciously making a dwarf of a giant. An attempt at secession is a deliberate attempt indeed to render our giant powerless which applies with equal force to our giant full of sound and fury while signifying nothing. At this point, we should aggregate our strength and unify our differences.

At this stage in our national calendar, we should walk without fear and send our daughters to schools without a subsequent call for “bring backs”.
At this stage in our national calendar, we should have the real picture of a true democracy where the people really matter and where elections are not done for us in unconscientious proxy.

At this stage in our national calendar, we should align with the Biblical antics in 1 Corinthians 13:11 and put away childish things. Only then would our independence be independent.

Happy Independence Day.
Long Live the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

Daniel O. Adedigba,
President,
Law Students’ Society,
Obafemi Awolowo University,

1st October 2018.

BASIC NUGGETS FOR A REWARDING LECTURE FREE WEEK

We have come to that period of the semester. EXAMINATION PERIOD!.
EXAM time  can be super stressful and sometimes no matter how hard you try to keep your cool, things get on top of you.
As a way of setting a golden precedence embedded with benchmarks of success. Make do with these tips on how to get it right this examination period.


1. GET A TIME-TABLE
Over time, this is a common rule but most students don't see the essential part of it.
If you have more than one exam to deal with...
Draw out a timetable with dates and time of each exam and how many topics need to be covered within the period of time.

2. CREATE AND ORGANISE YOUR READING SPACE.
It may be that before the exam period, you had no organised reading table/space.
•Get enough space to spread your textbook and notes out.
•More lights, comfortable chair, No phones, No laptop (make all necessary research before reading), No games, GET RID OF ALL DISTRACTIONS!.
•LISTEN TO BACKGROUND MUSIC; while this may not help some people, it helps a large number of students. It prepares them for distractions in the exam hall.

3. BE YOUR LECTURER!
Visual aids can be really helpful when revising for exams.
•Challenge yourself to write down you already know about a topic.
•Condence your revision notes into one page diagrams before the exam. This helps you to quickly recall during the exam.

4. PRACTICE PAST QUESTIONS!
It helps you get the format of the questions.
• Time yourself and make sure you spend the right amount of time on each section.

5. LECTURE OTHERS!
• Get a group of friends/classmates/younger ones.
• Explain answers to questions to them. It helps to clear your head.

6. GIVE YOURSELF BREAKS!.
This has been proved by scientists to help retention of knowledge.
• Create a study routine that works for you.
• Do not feel guilty being out enjoying the sunshine, instead of hunched over your textbooks.
• Remember, vitamin D is good for a healthy brain!

7. SPEND YOUR MONEY!.
As silly as this may sound, it is necessary. You need to give yourself treats during this exam period.
• Eat the right food at the right time.
• Little chocolates? Yes, but not much, remember 'sugar may seem appealing but your energy level will crash an hour later.

8. PLAN YOUR EXAM DAY!
This sums up all that has been said so far.
• Never be later to an exam. Work out how long it will take to get there, then add up some extra time.
• Go with friends/classmates. It has been discovered by scientist that the presence of intelligent friends around you in your exam environment boosts your self esteem.

SUCCESS!!!⚡⚡

From:
LSS PUBLICITY COMMITTEE.
Law Students' Society, OAU.

Ifelaw Bags Best Faculty Award, Scoops 15 Individual Categories

The Law Students' Society, O. A. U had overtime shown spirit of excellence in all spheres . In the same bend, on the 2nd of August 2018, the IFELAW Society has it is fondly called, proved that once again.

Observant minds would  agree that the university  community has  been flurried for some weeks now due to the just concluded OAU AWARDS hosted by HOTINC. The nominees of several categories having gone through  several voting processes ranging from  online votings to the offline  balloting.

This year, IFELAW had in record peck of her members  nominated for different categories and also Faculty of  Law  nominated under the  "BEST FACULTY" category.

Interesting  to record that the "Outstanding  Faculty President"  category  was also clinched by the president  of the Law Students' Society, Mr Adedigba Daniel.

Law students, in their usual spirit of unity supported all the nominees from the faculty in all the voting processes and even came out en masse on the day of the award to elicit optimal  support  and motivation.

FACULTY OF LAW WON "THE BEST FACULTY" and  14 individual  categories  were won by the law students nomimees.

Categories such as: 

• Law - Best Faculty
• Prima Strata - Best Club
• Adedigba Daniel Cortez - Outstanding President
• Easy man  - Most Influential Male
• G1 - Political Icon
• Koye LAdele Mofehintoluwa - Best Writer
• Abass Oyeyemi (Bazzman) - Student Blogger
• Frizzy - Student Poet
• Dj Miles - Best DJ
• Alaska - Best Clothier
• Anu - Face of OAU female
• Lexy - Most Fashionable Male
• Amupitan Caleb - Best Class Governor
• Rotimi - Best Comedian
• Gambit - Rookie Male
• Alphaglam - Best make-up  Artist 

After accomplishing such a feat, what comes next is celebration from all law students.We feel elated as we celebrate with those who went forward and made us proud, we are inspirted with the sensation of unity and oneness and we feel the pride of  belonging to IFELAW.

Once again,  we say huge  congratulations to all the winners. GOD BLESS IFELAW.

IFELAW TO HOST HEALTH SUMMIT THIS FRIDAY

IFELAW TO  HOST HEALTH  SUMMIT THIS FRIDAY

The Summit is an Initiative Of the Law Students’ Society, OAU

The Initiative becomes expedient upon the acknowledgment of the need to pay much more attention to the Health as a necessary condition precedent to a sound intellectual mind.

The summit would  feature:

HEALTH TALK SESSIONS

The health talk session is to be given by the Director of the Obafemi Awolowo University Medical and Health Centre, Dr Irinoye (Chairman of the Summit) as well as our own Dr Yusuf. The health talk commences by 9:30 at the New Moot and Mock Court Complex.
At the venue, there would be registration and Free Souvenirs (Jotters, Biro among other things) would be given out to the early participants.

 MEDICAL SCREENING/TEST

After the talk session at the New Moot Court, we proceed to the Faculty Of Law basement where we would have free medical test to be conducted by Professional Doctors, Nurses, Pharmacists and Laboratory Technicians.


 DISPENSATION OF MEDICATION

Upon a successful screening process, there would dispensation of free medication to screened persons and where necessary, referrals for further check up._


The available test/medication include but not restricted to:

MALARIA
TOILET DISEASE
Cough, Cold and Catarrh
Headache
Blood Test
Body Pain
Diabetes
Hypertension
Asthmatic Patients
Wound Care
Deworming
Arthritis
Sugar Check
High blood pressure
Among a host of others

The IFELAW Health Summit is in its entirety FREE and its with an open direction.

Side attraction similarly abound in music and light refreshments.

Finally, it remains an unshaken resolve of the Law Students’ Society to ensure the general welfare of law Students is paid due attention.

Time : 9am
Date: 3rd of August, 2018
Time : Moot court