Al Hikmah University Law Students Society

Sunday, 25 October 2020

The Pandemic special

Its been a while and its been worthwhile. So much has happened since our last post and so much has happened this year. The pandemic happened and threw all our lives into chaos. Now we have the political uprising and the stand against police brutality. Safe to say it's been a year of set backs,

amidst all the chaos, there were positive moments. The faculty of law, the law students' society and even the individual law student have all experienced some sort of growth.

The law student society came under knew leadership after the immediate past president of the society resigned for reasons best known to him(Giggles). After the cacophony of voices blew bye, the new leadership of the society couldn't have much of an impact as school was unexpectedly halted.

Needless to say the semester couldn't proceed as usual, regular student society activities couldn't proceed as usual and as a result we couldn't even have our annual law week.

However some matters are of more importance than others and some of the more important activities may hold albiet in a different form. This brings us to the upcoming law students society's elections coming up in the near future. But that's a topic for another day.

but finally we are back. So welcome back from our hiatus. We will be keeping you updated with all the happenings of the society as they unfold. Cheers and wear a mask😷😷😷😷

Thursday, 4 April 2019

THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY-GENERAL

For the position of the secretary-general we have two strong contenders, this one is a bit interesting because unlike the other cases where both candidates are from the same class, that is not the situation here. On the one hand we have Luqman Ayokunle Oyinlola from 300 level popularly known as AY and on the other hand Jimoh 'Saraki' Suleiman from 200 level who both enjoy cult like following among members of their respective classes. With both candidates having strong ties to the 400 level students all eyes will be on the 100 level students whose support could deal the deathblow to one party's aspirations and dreams and at the same time make that of the other.
This is going to be a keenly contested battle which would keep you on the edge of your seat.
DUTIES OF THE SECRETARY GENERAL
SEC. 22 – (1) The Secretary General shall keep and maintain the Society’s secretariat.
(2) He shall, on the advice of the President or at the request of the members of the executive council, call for executive meeting and Congress subject to S. 39
(3) He shall be responsible for the society’s correspondences and souvenirs.
(4) He shall take and keep minutes of all executive council meetings.
(5) He shall prepare and submit a full report of all activities of the society to the House and to the Congress before the end of each semester.

Who is Adeitan?

Other than the fact that she was the new girl last session, what do you know about adeitan.
Adeitan as she is fondly called was born on the the 20th of November, she hails from offa kwara state. She lives in Kaduna state. She attended Panaf school kaduna
Adeitan is a 400 level student of the common law department. She transferred to Al-Hikmah University from Crescent University.
She writes poetry occasionally. All though she has only been here for so long, she has become a household name in the faculty. Adeitan is a very jovial person and is a movie fanatic plus she is a proud foodie

Adeitan is a candidate in the forthcoming elections of the Law Students Society, she is running for the office of the vice-president.

Profile of Zuwaira AbdulRahman

Zuwaira AbdulRahman Ibrahim (AMMY)was born on 24th September originally from Yobe state but was born and brought up in Maiduguri sometimes in the 90s She attend Nigerian Turkish International college. Zuwaira is a good speaker and has won Alot of debates at various levels. Zuwaira loves dancing cooking watching movies and reading books. She is a 400 level common law student with a passion for human rights law. Leadership is not new to Zuwaira as she was the class rep throughout her secondary school days. Zuwaira AbdulRahman Ibrahim (AMMY) is a vice presidential candidate of the law students society.

Wednesday, 3 April 2019

THE OFFICE OF THE VICE-PRESIDENT

For the office of the vice-president, there are two contestants vying for the revered seat. The two
candidates being ;
Zuwairah Ibrahim
Adepoju Khadijat

This contest like the presidential election, would keep you on the edge of your seat as both contestants could be said to be Heavyweights with either of them having substantial support bases.

DUTIES OF THE VICE PRESIDENT
SEC. 21 – (1) The Vice President shall entertain all academic complaints from members of the Society.
(2) He shall have powers to appoint members of academic committee, subject to the approval of the President.
(3) He shall exercise the powers of President in his absence.
(4) He shall perform such other duties as may be delegated to him by the Executive Council.

Stay tuned for our next posts, in which we would be introducing both candidates to you. #ateredecides2019

Profile of Alli Faruq Oluwatosin

Faruq Oluwatosin Alli was born on the 7th day of April in the late 90's.. He hails from Oyo state. Faruq Alli Can easily be spotted everywhere due to his conspicuous height and deep voice. He is a 400 level common law student, a poet and an award winning public speaker, he has spoken in different forums and the most popular one was the toastmasters public speaking competition where he emerged as the first runner up, he is the current Chamber head of the Equity chambers of the law students society. He was also a member of the First House of Representatives. Faruq is a very good basket baller, Faruq became the beacon of hope of a lot of Law students after his exceptional outing at the last manifesto. Faruq Alli has a very good sense of humor and a die hard fan of Chelsea FC.

Faruq Oluwatosin Alli is a candidate in the forthcoming Presidential elections of the law students society Al-Hikmah university chapter.

PROFILE OF AKINYEMI ABDUL-RAHMAN

Akinyemi Abdul-Rahman, popularly known as Captain was born on the 4th day of february sometime in the 90's and hails from Irewole Local Government of Osun stateCaptain as he is fondly called by his peers is a 400 level student of the Common law department.He is also the Head of the Queen's chamber. Akinyemi is a poet and in his own words a romantic, he is known for his love for spoken words and supporting charitable causes.

Captain is quite the sportsman, he is an Expert Table Tennis player, he picked up the bronze medal at the Table tennis competition, which held during the inaugural law week which held in April 2017.He plays football occasionally, he was a member of the Faculty's football team which made it to the semi-final of the 2015/2016 Dean's Cup.Captain is a proud supporter of Tottenham FC. He would be representing the Faculty in Table Tennis at the coming LAWSAN Games holding at Osun state, which is also his state of origin and remains one of the Faculty's medal hopefuls.
'Ramoni' as he is sometimes called is a household name in the faculty of law and and is quite popular among both students and staffs of the faculty.
Akinyemi Abdul-Rahman is a candidate in the forthcoming presidential election of the Law Students Society, Al-Hikmah University Ilorin Chapter he is running for office on the platform of the 'FRESH' party.

THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT

The office of the president is established by section 19 of the constitution of the Society
THE PRESIDENT
SEC.19-(1) The president shall be a member from the most senior class at the time of the election, or the most senior class when there is a crash program
(2)He shall be the head of the executive council meetings and congress meetings.
(3)He shall coordinate the activities of the executive council in order to effectively achieve the aims and objectives of the society.
(4) He shall powers to refer any act of indiscipline of any executive officer(s) to the House through the Speaker.
(5) He shall have the power to give lawful directives to the members of the executive council in carrying out any of the society’s program, duties and functions etc.
(6) He shall present or delegate to any member, the representation of the society in any engagement, save in academic programs, and shall report the proceedings of the same to the House through the Speaker within three school days of his return.
(7) He shall present the budget estimate to the House before the commencement of the fiscal year.
(8) He shall have powers to assent into law or veto bills duly passed by the House within 7 school days:
Provided where the President withholds his assent and the bill is again passed by the house by two-thirds majority, the bill shall become law and the assent of the President shall not be required.
(9) He shall be a signatory to the account(s) of the Society.
(10) He shall perform such other duties as may be incidental to his office.

QUALIFICATION TO THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
SEC. 20 – No person shall be qualified to contest to hold the office if;
His academic performance is less than 3.0 in the overall CGPA.
He fails to pay his annual dues as at when due.
He is liable of any civil wrong or guilty of any criminal offence within or without the college, three (3) years before the time of election.

For the office of the president we have two contestants-
Alli Faruq Oluwatosin
Akinyemi Abdul-Rahman Olajuwon
In subsequent posts both candidates shall be introduced.

NAMES OF REGISTERED AND VERIFIED CANDIDATES FOR SEATS IN THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL

NAMES OF REGISTERED AND VERIFIED CANDIDATES FOR SEATS IN THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL

President:
Ali Faruq Oluwatosin
Abdur-rahmah Akinyemi Olajuwon
Vice - President:
Zuwairah Ibrahim
Adepoju Khadijat
SECRETARY-GENERAL
Oyinlola Lukman
Jimoh Sulaiman
ASSISTANT SECRETARY-GENERAL :

Bolarin Issa
Treasurer:
Haleem Hamod
Financial Secretary:
Mahmud Ruhullah
Hossein Saheed
Welfare Director:
Yusuf Faruq
Sport Director:
Musa Idris
Abdul-Hamid Aliyu Madibo
Social Director:
Memud Rasheed Olaitan
PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER:
Akano Hayatudeen

KNOW YOUR CANDIDATES

Over the next couple of posts we would be introducing all the candidates vying for the various elective posts of the Society and bringing you unbiased profiles of candidates in the forthcoming elections. Stay Tuned #AtereDecides2019

ELECTIONS! ELECTIONS! ELECTIONS!

Good day everyone, its been a while I must say we're glad to be back.
It's no longer news that the Law Students Society(LSS) elections are around the corner, you could tell by how tense the political athmosphere of the entire Atere is everyone trying to foster that last minute alliance which could well deal the death blow in the contest.
Elections would be held on Saturday the 6th day of April 2019 to elect officers of the society for the 2019/2020 Academic session.Elections would be conducted to fill the 10 Executive Council slots.
The positions to be filled according to the constitutional hierarchy are as follows;

- President

- Vice - President

- Secretary-General

- Assistant Secretary-General

- Financial Secretary

- Treasurer

- Public Relations Officer (PRO)

- Welfare Director

- Social Director

- Sports Director.

Elections would also be conducted to fill the 10 seats of the Society's legistlative arm.

Stay tuned for more updates.You can join the conversation on Instagram using #ATEREDECIDES2019

Thank you very much everyone, stay tuned as we bring you more updates.

Friday, 16 June 2017

POETRY; BEAUTY OF THE WORLD by Aliyu Suleiman Janyau

ohh! Dear world
where and when would you end?
the daffodils is nothing compared to your beauty,
your beauty makes all the creatures in it whirl by,

The bird perches on the tree in the morning,
and another in the evening,
we sold our pride and cherry on the beauty of the world,

the beauty of the world makes us blind,
like a moving owl in the day,
your beaut makes us forget the next world,

when shall we regain our sight?

Janyau

POETRY; JAILER by Ganiyat Abdulraheem

I'm caged in your prison,
all I can do is run through my heart,
you are trapped in my heart,
it's difficult for you to escape,
I am forever your prisoner,
there can't be a better prison than yours,
my heart melts at your thought,
the smile on your face keeps giving me life,

Ganiyat Abdulraheem

Thursday, 18 May 2017

POETRY: I CARRY YOUR HEART WITH ME - Barakat Jummai Akanbi

I carry your heart with me,
my heart was always like an empty stage,
I detest the word love,
but how love came in I do not know,

I remember your stares towards me,
your first approach,
those words still echo till date,
I remember those sleepless nights,
those heart warming messages,
heart so caring and gentle,
and until the very last drop of my blood i would forever be yours.

Jummai

Wednesday, 10 May 2017

ELECTIONS! ELECTIONS! ELECTIONS!

The Law Students Society Al-Hikmah University, Ilorin chapter would be conducting elections into the Executive council of the society.The elections would be held on saturday the 13th day of May 2017, venue :Moot Court.

The positions to be filled according to the constitutional hierarchy are as follows;

- President

- Vice - President

- Secretary-General

- Assistant Secretary-General

- Financial Secretary

- Treasurer

- Public Relations Officer (PRO)

- Welfare Director

- Social Director

- Sports Director.

Sunday, 12 March 2017

POETRY: APRIL LOVE (OLD TOYS) - OGUNLEYE TAOFEEQ

April is the cruelest month,
agape she heard the call,
the call of love.
the day is well nigh done!
now my life-blood seemed to sip!

alone, alone, all, all alone,
alone on a wide wide earth!
and never a saint took pity on
my soul in agony.

i looked upon the attractive face,
and drew my eyes away,
i looked upon the attractive face again,
and there the new rotting lover guy sitting
close to her.

i looked to heaven, cried in my room,
and tied to pray,
but a prayer had gust,
a wicked whisper came, and made
my heart as dry as dust.

the new rotting lover guy love
the lady the guy,
but the new rotting lover guy is
still as a slave before his lord!

since then, at an uncertain hour,
that agony returns;
this heart within me burns.

her voice is as soft as honey-dew
I will always love you till
DEATH takes me away from you.

I dedicate this poem to a special lady
name: still known by my learning colleagues

OGUNLEYE TOYTAO

Monday, 13 February 2017

History of Valentine's Day

Roman Roots

The history of Valentine's Day is obscure, and further clouded by various fanciful legends. The holiday's roots are in the ancient Roman festival ofLupercalia, a fertility celebration commemorated annually on February 15.Pope Gelasius I recast this pagan festival as a Christian feast day circa 496, declaring February 14 to be St. Valentine's Day.

Valentines Galore

Which St. Valentine this early pope intended to honor remains a mystery: according to the Catholic Encyclopedia, there were at least three early Christian saints by that name. One was a priest in Rome, another a bishop in Terni, and of a third St. Valentine almost nothing is known except that he met his end in Africa. Rather astonishingly, all three Valentines were said to have been martyred on Feb. 14.

Most scholars believe that the St. Valentine of the holiday was a priest who attracted the disfavor of Roman emperor Claudius II around 270. At this stage, the factual ends and the mythic begins. According to one legend, Claudius II had prohibited marriage for young men, claiming that bachelors made better soldiers. Valentine continued to secretly perform marriage ceremonies but was eventually apprehended by the Romans and put to death. Another legend has it that Valentine, imprisoned by Claudius, fell in love with the daughter of his jailer. Before he was executed, he allegedly sent her a letter signed "from your Valentine." Probably the most plausible story surrounding St. Valentine is one not focused on Eros (passionate love) but on agape (Christian love): he was martyred for refusing to renounce his religion.

In 1969, the Catholic Church revised its liturgical calendar, removing the feast days of saints whose historical origins were questionable. St. Valentine was one of the casualties.

Chaucer's Love Birds

It was not until the 14th century that this Christian feast day became definitively associated with love. According to UCLA medieval scholar Henry Ansgar Kelly, author of Chaucer and the Cult of Saint Valentine, it was Chaucer who first linked St. Valentine's Day with romance.

In 1381, Chaucer composed a poem in honor of the engagement between England's Richard II and Anne of Bohemia. As was the poetic tradition, Chaucer associated the occasion with a feast day. In "The Parliament of Fowls," the royal engagement, the mating season of birds, and St. Valentine's Day are linked:

For this was on St. Valentine's Day,
When every fowl cometh there to choose his mate.

Tradition of Valentine's Cards

Over the centuries, the holiday evolved, and by the 18th century, gift-giving and exchanging handmade cards on Valentine's Day had become common in England. Hand-made valentine cards made of lace, ribbons, and featuring cupids and hearts eventually spread to the American colonies. The tradition of Valentine's cards did not become widespread in the United States, however, until the 1850s, when Esther A. Howland, a Mount Holyoke graduate and native of Worcester, Mass., began mass-producing them. Today, of course, the holiday has become a booming commercial success. According to the Greeting Card Association, 25% of all cards sent each year are valentines.