By: Lightbearer

There are many reasons why you should learn writing. So many reasons that don’t leave anyone untouched. Entrepreneurs, politicians, teachers, doctors, etc. You all need to understand that writing is a skill meant to be acquired by everybody. This morning, I’ll be sharing with you five of those many important reasons. 

1. IMPACT

If your heart yearn to make impact, the first way to do that is to write. 

Your passion for writing will impact you and a lot of people. Starting a writing career gives you the privilege to do your thing and also inspires at the same time. You don’t need to be a pastor or a counsellor before you can inspire people, all you need may be a pen and a journal. 

2. INDEPENDENT 

I was talking to a friend few days ago about being independent. I mean being independent financially. With writing, if you learn from the very best, monetizing your writing skills is an added bonus you’ll learn. The fact that you’re impacting lives with your pen is amazing, but what is more wonderful is that as you do that, you can also start your journey to being financially independent. The juicy thing about monetizing your writing skills is that why doing what you love, you earn a lot. 

3. VISIBILITY

A friend have been on Facebook for seven years on her first account and she was once one of those millions of people who are making money for the founder. She was just occupying the social space. Sincerely, she said since started her writing career, she now understand how it feels to be recognized, loved, and cherished. She is glad she started this writing career journey. Writing will bring visibility to you or your business depending on whichever of them you’re focusing on. 

4. CONNECTIONS

Writing will connect you with people you know you will never meet or connect with. Writing has the ability to connect you and your favourite celebrities, mentors, etc. And when you learn to take advantage of that opportunity, you are on your path to greatness. 

5. FUN

I add this because it is important. Writing is fun. It’s a form of entertainment that gives you the opportunity to impact, earn, connect, and be visible. The most thrilling thing about writing is that feeling you get after creating a new content. Writing gives you a sense of peace and assurance as you create on a blank page. It is fun and at the same time fulfilling especially when you learn from someone who’s all about you writing creatively. 

Writing is Golden! 

Are you a writer?

By: Lightbearer

THE EGBAS

The Egbas are a small offshoot of the Yorubas Proper, who occupy the southeastern districts of that province.They origin-ally occupied the area bounded by certain imaginary lines drawn,say, from Ijaye to meet the Ogun River at Olokemeji, and along it to its mouth, and another from the same point via Ibadan to the west of Ijebu Remo down to the coast. They lived in hamlets and villages for the most part independently of one another, and never under one rule. All the principal families of the Egbas trace their origin from , hence the common saying ” Egbas who have not their root in Oyo are slaves,” i.e., belong to the conquered aboriginal population. Most of the chiefs sprang from the Esos of OYO. It would seem then that during the wars of conquest, a number of these warlike Esos, under the leadership of the King’s half-brother, was detached from the main army, carrying their arms to those regions where they subsequently settled, in the immediate neighborhood of the Owus. Abeokuta, as we now know it, of course had no existence then. Each of what is now called the ‘ townships “
was a separate village or hamlet with its own
chief; they were loosely grouped into three divisions, but rather independent of one another, but all acknowledging the King’s brother (the Alake) as their PRIMUS: They were:

I.Egba Agbeyin. These were the Egbas proper, and nearestthe Ijebu Remps. The principal towns were: Ake, the chief town,Ijeun, Kemta, Iporo, Igbore, etc.

2.Egba Oke Ona, i.e., those situated near the banks of the River Odo Ona.Okò the chief town, Ikereku, Ikija, Idomapa, Odo, Podo, etc. Their chief is called the Osile.

3. Egba Agura or Gbagura : these were situated near the OyO districts, and indeed they contain genuine Oyos in large numbers, and generally they partake of their characteristics largely, hence they are nick named “OYO among Egbas.”The principal towns
   were: Agura the chief, Ilugun, Ibadan, Ifaye, Ika, OJO , Ilawo etc.

The Egbas were on the whole few in number, and occupied a limited territory; this can very well be proved by the fact, that after a period of more than half a century, they have been compelled by stress of circumstances to live together within one wall, and in spite of large accessions from other tribes, they still form but a single large town. Situated, as they were then, far from the centre of life and activity, they were little thought of. They had no separate king because all the principal chiefs and distinguished personages were office bearers of the ALÂFIN, hence. the common saying,.” Egba kò l’olu, gbogbo won ni nse bi Oba”(Egbas have no King, they are all of them like masters)'”‘ Olu wà” l’Oyo (The King is at oyo). It may be noted, that every child born to a reigning Alake must have an Oyo facial mark ; and that is so to this day.In early times the Alake ranks among the junior members of the Royal Family; for that reason there has never been a distinct royal family among the Egbas. The chief rulers in each division were usually elected (by divination) from any one of the 153 townships ; an Ikija man for instance has been” king’ ot Itesi, an Ijeun man an Alake, etc., as we shall see in the Appendix. In this respect also the Gbaguras differ from the others.In later times, at Abeokuta, one Jibode, a wealthy trader and traveller, who vainly endeavoured to obtain the Primacy of Ake,left children and grandchildren who eventually attained the coveted position, which was a singular instance of more than one member of a family becoming an Alake, but then they were all born in different townships.The Osile is said to be an unfortunate title becäuse, more than any of the other divisions, the Oke Ona people were more prone to slaughter human victims ; everytime the Osile entered the Ogboni house, he must walk on the blood of a male victim, and when he comes out on that of a female ! Also that Osiles never die a natural death; when their excesses became unbearable they were usually stoned to death; hence the appellation of their chief town,” Okò” i.e., a pelting stone. For that reason the Egbas were reluctant to resuscitate the title at Abeokuta until Governor McCallum of Lagos in 1897 on the occasion of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee ordered the Egbas and others to reorganise their government, and fill up vacant titles. Since the destruction of the City of Owu (as we shall see below) and the unification of the Egba villages, the Owus have domiciled amongst them. Hence the so-called FOUR UNITED KINGS OF THE EGBAS: although Owu is not Egbä.

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By, Big Boss.

The SRC meeting commenced at 12: 59pm, at their assembly.

The meeting opening was led by the majority leader and was seconded by the minority leader. The clerk read the last minutes of the meeting to the House.

Hon. Rhema reported on the constitution review, he said the constitution hardcopy has not been given to them,which is hindering the effectiveness of next line of action.

The minority leader, Hon. Adelabu Olatunbosun ( The chairman budget committee) reported on the last minutes task awarded to him, he said since the SUE has not stamped their budget,the needful can not be done..

Their agenda are listed below:

*Summoning of the SUE concerning the chaos on campus

*Annual Receipt interrogation

*Gathering the SUE concerning delay presentation of their budget to the house.

*Rounding up of students on campus by the Police.

The speaker, Hon Bidemi launched that the SUE and all associations are not taking any quick decision on amount of annual receipts to be issued out for this session.

Answering to that, Hon. Akinola Abiodun suggested to the house to write a letter to the SUE and other Associations so as to give them ultimatum in order for them to present their annual receipt fees. Having raised the suggestion,Hon Rhema supported the motion.

Hon. Speaker added that the house should have their own letter headed and the members of the house should pay a visit to Oyo state house of assembly.

Hon. Akinola Abiodun suggested to the honourable Speaker that members should be tasked in order to gather reasonable funds for the visit.

Moreover,Hon. Adelabu Olatunbosun lamented concerning the unrest and havoc going around the nooks and crannies of campus, he made mention of AJINAWO,a student who was suspended due to gross misconduct towards the Management. He said he sees nothing bad in AJINAWO’s attitude on campus and he doesn’t deserved the penalty given.

Hon. Speaker said she didn’t realize there is any havoc on campus, suggested the summoning of SUE to present themselves respectfully before the house.

Hon Akinola Abiodun said they need to organize a familiarity visit to all departments, Hon Ayoade Adewale also supported the motion of summoning the SUE to present themselves in order to clear some issues relaxing around the Campus. Reaching on a conclusion,

some set of Honourables suggested the SUE to present themselves on 29th July, 2022 but Hon Rhema opposed the suggestion, he stated that their is always a protocol to follow for such invitation and be considered minimally 24 hours working day notification.

Meanwhile,Hon.Bukola aforementioned that the SUE should be summoned concerning disagreement to present their budget to the House. Sge proceeded that the issue of distress inside the campus needs to be addressed,apace.

Hon. Akinola Animashaun, said if the SUE does not comply, he suggested to introduce violence among themselves. While speaking,he said the management is doing as if they are unaware of their actions. Hon Damola uttered that everywhere is already in violence and he suggested a meeting should be held with the SUE on Friday,29th July, 2022.

The Hon Speaker, suggested that the question will only be based on the unrest situation on campus but not the annual receipt interrogation the house opposed. They echoed,all aroused matters should be well addressed.

More so,Hon. Damola spoke on some Police personnel that rounded up some students in the market on campus on 27th July, 2022. He suggested that the issue should be addressed too. Hon Rhema suggested the house should also write to the SAO concerning some unlawful attitudes going around the campus.

To cap it all,the members of the house suggested the meeting with the SUE should hold on Friday, 29th July , 2022 and the meeting should commence at 12:00 pm.

Hon. Rhema said the speaker is neither working on illegal payment of Certificate of Registration by SBCS faculty students. Hon. Bukunmi suggested the Honourables in the faculty should collide and put their query on white paper.

The meeting was conclusively adjourned by Hon. Emmanuel and was seconded by Hon. Adelabu.

By, Meek.

The report of the Students’ Disciplinary Committee meeting held at the Rector’s conference room on Wednesday,27th July,2022.

The opening prayer was led by the School Officer,faculty of Engineering.

Firstly, It was made known that any student caught with malpractice material will be penalised (if the material is used,he/she shall be penalized for 2 semesters but if not used, 1 semester).

BUSINESS OF THE DAY: CASES OF GROSS MISCONDUCT AND EXAMINATION MALPRACTICES OF FIRST AND SECOND SEMESTER 2020/2021.

The names of the victims and their penalties are as follow:

1. Raji Oluwatimileyin ,HND1 Accountancy department, caught with a used incriminating material relevant to the examination shall be penalised for two(2) semesters.

2. Amao Qoyum,Agricultural Technology department, caught with a prepared material-One (1)semester.

3. Fagbemi Tolulope,ND2 Building Technology department. Not present (Indefinite Suspension).

4. Rasaq Waliu,HND2 Estate management department, caught with a used prepared material-Two (2) semesters.

5. Fatoyinbo Afolabi and Adesiyan Femi HND 2 Quantity and survey were caught copying and they were given one (1) semester.

6. Yusuf Qudri,ND1 Estate management and Valuation department, caught with a used material- Two (2) semesters.

7. Salaudeen Opeyemi,ND2 Public administration department,caught with a prepared material not used- One (1) semester.

8. Aderonmu Hammad Taiwo ND2 Public Administration department, caught with prepared material but not used- One (1)semester.

9. Olotu Kehinde,ND2 Public administration department, caught with a microchip but not used- One (1) semester.

10. Bako Soliu,ND2 Public administration department, caught with a used prepared material -Two (2) semesters.

11. Amuzat Olalekan,ND2 Public administration department, caught with a used prepared material-Two (2) semesters.

12. Adebisi Zainab,HND2 Public administration department, caught with jotted material on her school fees receipt- Two (2) semesters.

13. Onifade Folake,ND1 Business administration department, caught with a used prepared material-Two (2) semesters.

14. Bello Abdul Basit,ND1 Business administration department, caught with a used prepared material-Two (2)semesters.

15. Ogunjimi Peter,ND1 Business administration department, caught with jotting- One (1)semester.

16.Omotosho Rachal,HND1 Accountancy department, caught with a used incriminating material relevant to the exam- Two (2) semesters.

17. Yaya Yesirat-Not present.

18.Yekeen Abiodun Ibrahim. Not Present

19.Adebayo Daniel-Not present.

20.Ewenla Uthman- Not present.

21.Hammed Olaitan- Not present.

22.Olaide Mujeeb- Not present.

The issue of gross misconduct against constituted authority caused by Ajinawo Ojo Azeez of matriculation number 20HUP014 from URP department. On Tuesday,19th July,2022 ,he was alleged for being rude to the Management team of the institution. According to the law of the institution, he ought to be expelled but some of the committee and the SUE representatives pleaded on his behalf and the SDC concluded that he should be served with 2 semesters due to the fact that it is unprecedented, that the 2 semesters will just serve as a warning to him.

The meeting was adjourned and seconded, thereafter the closing prayer was led by the School Officer,SBCS.

By, Khaylander.

Some students of Nigerian public universities have expressed frustration over the lingering strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities(ASUU).

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has observed that resolving its ongoing strike action could be done by the adoption of the transparent payment platform, University Transparency and Accountability Solutions (UTAS).

Striking Academic Staff Union of Universities and Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities on Sunday said the Federal Government had yet to reach out to them since the Nigeria Labour Congress announced plan to hold nationwide solidarity protests on Tuesday and Wednesday.

They also said,they were awaiting official communication from the Minister of Education,Adamu Adamu,days after the President,Major General Muhammadu Buhari (rtd.), directed the minister and other government officials to resolve the ongoing strike by the unions.

The PUNCH reports that the NLC had last week announced that it would embark on a joint protest with other affiliate unions to protest the lingering strike of universities workers in the country since February 14,2022.

The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, had however declared the planned protest illegal while his Labour and Employment counterpart, Chris Ngige, claimed that a report by the Department of State Services had warned against protest.

Speaking to The PUNCH on Sunday, the National President of ASUU, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, explained that the protest would go on as planned, adding that the government had yet to meet any of their demands.

“We have not heard anything from the FG and no formal invitation from them. All they have been saying was that the planned protest is illegal. They don’t want to do what they are supposed to do,” Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke said.

In conclusion, the PUNCH reports that the strike by ASUU enters 161st day on 25th July,2022(Monday).

By, Licit.

Our correspondence reports that SUG has received a query letter on a sizable number of Allegations which is expected to be replied in writing within the 24hours of receiving the letter.

However, STUDENT UNION GOVERNMENT has been asked to reply the Allegations charge by the SUG.

The content of the Query letter goes thus;

“Unlawful Protest: Request For Explanation”

You will recall that you led out on Monday, 18th through Tuesday 19th July, 2022 on illegal protest and did the following;

• Blatant Disregard to due process before embarking on a protest. The due process stipulates that the Authority need to be notified on their grievances through the Dean, students Affairs by giving at least 48hours, and 72hours notice if it falls on weekend.
• Disrespect to the constituted Authority.
• Assaulting of lecturers i.e a student manhandled Dr. E. A. Amao while driving him out of the classroom.
• chasing students out of lecture rooms.
• Rough handling of security personnel.
• Locking up of Audit/Bursary wings and ICT building of the institution.
• Forcefully driving in of already banned students’ vehicle/motorbike into the institution premises with Arms and Ammunition, Liquor, drugs etc. which posses security threat to the institution.
• Unauthorized change of approved matriculation date announced by the acting management on your unions’ platform.

As regard the above Allegations to the SUG by the management, Explanatory reply is expected by the management within 24hours.