A News Agency under the Association of Campus Journalists, OAU Peeps, has emerged as the winner of the 2nd Edition of the Inter-News Agency Oratory contest organised by the Association. The Contest was held on Thursday, May 1st, at the First Bank Lecture Theatre of the University.
Six News Agencies on OAU campus, which are OAU Kilonshele, OAU Peeps, InFocus, The Lens, Icons Organization and Great Ife Network. The contest, which featured representatives from the six News Agencies, gave room for the audience to learn more about “The Influence of Journalism on Political Polarization” as the contestants shared their distinct perspectives on the topic.
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At the end of the contest, three of the contestants, Goodness Oluwasusi of OAUPeeps News Agency, Ifeoluwa Lambe of OAU Kilonshele and Joy Oludele of Icons News Agency, were awarded and presented awards of excellence, for their emergence as Winner, First Runner-up and Second Runner Up, respectively, in the contest.
In his address, the President of the Association, Olabode Oluwafemi, said, ‘The purpose of this event is to promote unity amongst the news agencies on OAU Campus.’ He stated that the first edition, which came up in 2024, was organized by the previous administration, and the current administration has decided to continue with it.
The President, Olabode Oluwafemi, in emphasizing the essence of the contest, stated that it was also held in preparation for the International Conference of Campus Journalists, which will be held on May 3rd, 2025.
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The Judges congratulated the winners of the contest. However, one of the judges, Mr. Samson, urged other contestants that there’s always a chance for everyone somewhere, and they shouldn’t let their not emerging as the winner deter them from going further in their pursuits for growth and impact. Miss Memunat Alli further stated, ‘For the winners, this doesn’t mean you should rest and think you’ve gotten what you wanted, and for those that lost, you shouldn’t let it define you or determine what you should do.’
The President of the Association then congratulated the winners again and showed gratitude to all the contestants for their preparation towards the contest and also appreciated everyone present there. He then concluded that the event should be a continuous one so as to foster the continued unity and networking of student journalists on OAU Campus.