Emmanuel Oyeyemi

Soon to be dentist• researcher • Founder (lifetolife foundation)•

[Sir Nelson @Crypto_Diet]

Aliko Dangote gave us the biggest refinery in Africa
Mike Adenuga gave us cheaper calls and data through Globacom
Femi Otedola gave us the comeback story every hustler respects
Tony Elumelu gave young Nigerians the “Africapitalism” dream and.... see below

[BIG VIRG HUB @bigvirghub]

AN OPEN LETTER TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND THE FIRST LADY OF NIGERIA

Your Excellencies, President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the First Lady @SenRemiTinubu, @officialABAT @NGRPresident,
I write to you with utmost respect and a deep sense of urgency as a concerned student of Obafemi Awolowo University to draw your attention to the pressing challenges currently affecting students and academic life within the institution.

Last year, the First Lady donated CNG buses and electric motorcycles to the university. The students welcomed this in good faith, believing it would improve transportation and reduce the existing challenges on campus.

However, after the commissioning of these buses, the school management removed the previous transport system, including motorcycles and the commercial buses that students relied on daily.

Over 35,000 students are now dependent on a limited number of CNG buses and a few tricycles. This has led to long queues every morning and evening, overcrowded buses where four students are forced into spaces meant for three, and delays that affect lectures and academic activities.

Students now spend more to move around. Routes that were once direct have been broken into multiple stages, forcing students to pay more for less convenience. The ticket system that was introduced has also failed to remain consistent, with students paying multiple tickets for single trips.

Movement within campus has become stressful. Areas that were once easily accessible are now difficult to reach. What used to be a simple daily routine has become a burden.

The students consulted. The students engaged.

When nothing changed, the students, through the Students’ Union, declared a 72-hour lecture boycott to push for solutions. Despite this, the management maintained that the situation was only a “teething phase” and insisted the system would stabilise.

The problems persisted.

Frustration continued to build.

Eventually, the students took to peaceful protest, coming out en masse to express their displeasure and demand change.

Now, instead of addressing these concerns, the students are being asked to vacate their hostels in the 5th week of the semester. This comes right after the protest, raising serious concerns about the timing and intention behind the decision.

Is this a response to student welfare or a move to disperse students and weaken their ability to organise?

This is a federal university. The students are citizens of this country. They deserve better.

Motorcycles are not a backward means of transportation. They are practical, flexible, and efficient, especially in a campus environment. Removing them without providing a truly effective alternative is not progress, it is regression.

The students are the largest stakeholders in this institution, yet their voices continue to be ignored.

We ask:

Are you aware of this situation?
Do you consider this acceptable?
And if not, what steps are you taking?

We call on the Federal Government and the Office of the First Lady to intervene and ensure that student welfare is not sacrificed.

The students are being oppressed and we ask you and the general public to come to our aid
#SaveOAUNow
#FixTheSystem

– A concerned student

[BIG VIRG @drealbigvirg]

OAU transport system was near perfect, adequate buses and bikes, we rarely experienced queues until the First Lady came and decided she didn’t like the ease of transportation and introduced “change” by donating CNG buses.

The school management in turn banned all motorcycles and commercial buses on campus and subjected over 30,000 students to just about 50 buses and a few tricycles. OAU has one of the largest land masses of any Nigerian university, yet students are now stranded daily.

This is a Monday morning where students are supposed to rush for class, but they are stuck at the campus gate because of the inefficiency of the CNG buses.
Students are struggling to go to class in the morning and in the evenings to even get back to their hostels.

Students staying off campus now spend almost double to get to campus, all alternative transport means have been removed

The management have cars to bypass all of this, but majority of students do not. Yet they released statements talking about how the buses will “ease transportation” and even implied students appreciate the system. Meanwhile, students are trekking, missing classes, and spending hours in queues.

Let it be clear that students do not appreciate this system. It has made our lives harder, not better. What used to be a smooth system has now become a daily struggle.

There are many pressing issues in this school, but they chose to dismantle a working transport system and replace it with hardship.

We can no longer remain silent. Let the whole world know what OAU students are going through.
Please if you come across this tweet, help us retweet it whether you are an OAU student or not

We demand our towngboro buses and motorcycles back.

[Emmanuel Oyeyemi @U_solvent]

Bite more you can chew✅

[Monsieur Avril @monsieur_avril]

Dear Babasola,

Let me tell you a quick story.
Back in Nigerian Law School, Victoria Island campus, there was a guy who resumed with us with zero means and zero plan for his fees. As usual, we rallied around him and crowdfunded. I think the SR led it. Not sure if that still happens.

Now here’s the twist. While we were still waiting for Call to Bar, this same guy started another crowdfunding campaign on the NLS group. This time it was for an LLM program in New York. The audacity was loud. Most of us, myself included, applauded his audacity as per community pikin wey him be, I guess we no like do LLM for New York too.

Fast forward. He’s now practicing in the States.
So yes, be shameless.

Truth is, I would probably be much farther in life than I am now if I no get shame! 🥹

[Emmanuel Oyeyemi @U_solvent]

@Oluwatoki01 There are six buses on the ground and over 100 people in the queue, yet you insist that the first bus must be completely filled before anyone is allowed to enter the next one.

[Emmanuel Oyeyemi @U_solvent]

@Oluwatoki01 I acknowledge the efforts of the union to resolve the transport issue, I must say that the queuing system is doing more harm than good.

[UNDERSTANDING MEDICINE⚕️ @popoolaadaniel]

There's a lot going on about Nigerian health care right now, some truez some false but thousands of HCWs can relate.

A man brought his father to the hospital very late.

When the father eventually died, the son began shouting that our hospital was incompetent, that we had failed them, all of that. Loud. Emotional. Accusatory.

I didn’t let it slide. "I cleared him"
Here’s the part people often don’t want to hear.

His father was a known diabetic.
He wasn’t on regular hospital follow-up.
His blood sugar had been poorly controlled for a long time.

Instead of medical care, he relied heavily on herbal medications.

At some point, he developed a wound on his leg. A classic diabetic foot ulcer.

Still, he didn’t come to the hospital.
Instead, he travelled to the east to seek traditional treatment.

Substances were applied to the wound. Whatever they were, they worsened it. The leg became severely infected. The smell was overwhelming. Not subtle. Not mild. The kind that tells you the infection has gone far beyond the surface.

By the time he was finally brought to us, he was almost unconscious.
We ran investigations.
The findings were devastating, but not surprising.

His kidneys had failed. Diabetic nephropathy, end-stage.
He was septic.
He was severely anaemic.
His blood sugar was uncontrollably high, despite treatment.

At that point, we were no longer curing.
We were managing damage that had already been done.
He died a few days later.

After his death, the relatives wanted to make a scene. Accusations. Blame. Attempts to drag the hospital’s name through the mud.

But there’s something we always discuss with patients and families, especially in cases like this. Prognosis. The most likely outcome, based on the disease severity and timing of presentation.

We had done that. Clearly. Before he died.
So I sat them down and explained everything again. Slowly. Point by point. What the disease was. How long it had been neglected. What late presentation means. What medicine can and cannot reverse.

When reality finally sank in, the noise stopped.
They calmed down.
There was shame.
And then they quietly left.

Some stories aren’t about medical failure.
They’re about delayed care, misinformation, and hard truths people only want to face after it’s too late.

[Emmanuel Oyeyemi @U_solvent]

@popoolaadaniel @aproko_doctor @WHO @WHOAFRO @WHONigeria @WHONAMIBIA @WHOEgypt @WHOEthiopia @instablog9ja The experience is different for me. People don't actually stroll into teaching hospitals for common cold or cattarth. As a matter of fact, when you tell a Nigerian you are going to a teaching hospital, they automatically get scared for you. Nevertheless, a reform is needed

[ifedentistry @ifudsaoau]

The EXORDIUM's grand Tradefair will be happening at Akintola Car park, OAU, Ile-Ife.
What's your expectation? it's bigger than that😂
IncludingDental Outreach (Free Scaling and Polishing guaranteed)
Fun in the fair, Vibes in the feeling
#IFEDENTISTRY #ifudsahw25

[ifedentistry @ifudsaoau]

If you ever anticipated a great experience on OAU Campus,
The time is NOW!

Hosting the most impactful Healthweek on Campus. It isn't coming as a regular faculty week, but as an experience of great legacy in Dentistry and Healthcare generally.
You know what to do, Anticipate!!!

[ifedentistry @ifudsaoau]

A magnanimous change, a testament to greatness that begins now has birthed a great movement of reformed innovations and initiatives, IFUDSA is bringing a different taste to Dental education, Leadership, and legacies.
IFUDSA's 2025 HEALTHWEEK Theme;
The EXORDIUM,
Strong Rebirth.

[SEYE. @toluwaniyi_]

Hello Sir.

I am Seye Femi-Akintunde, a cinematographer, film editor and voice over artist.

This video showcases what I can do and more.

Thank you presenting this opportunity to every creative!

[Emmanuel Oyeyemi @U_solvent]

@RemitaNET @Razzymono4real @RemitaNET please check your DM

[Tunde Onakoya @Tunde_OD]

The horse, the man, and the son.

[Emmanuel Oyeyemi @U_solvent]

@Kehinde_Vict0r People went to disrupt a lecture you said peaceful protest. They should have just leave them to continue shouting. Plus some students claimed OAU security took them away. DSS keh

[Tommy! @osadiname]

June, our month of ease...

#ThFinesseStartsNow

[AOJ𓃵 @aojjustaoj]

9.3 million raised so far, Mutimainah will be on her feet again!
#SaveMutimainah

[Loveth❤️ @LovethAfuye]

Hi, @Wizarab10
This is an urgent cry for help. Attached to this post is my friend and colleague at Ifelaw who's been diagnosed with acute kidney disease and a sum of #40 million naira is needed to get her the help she needed. Your repost and donations will go a very long way. 🙏

[Pendragron of ourtime @DotunodunJ]

ENOUGH IS ENOUGH.

Students in Ile-Ife are under siege. We’ve written. We’ve pleaded.

Now we warn: Our silence is not weakness it’s the calm before the storm.

@AAdeleke_01 @OoniAdimulaIfe @Osun_State_Gov @PoliceNG @OsunPpro @OAUniversity @OfficialDSSNG @nassnigeria

[Muhammed Adeyemi.🪄🍷 @adeyemiInLaw]

GreatIfe, please let's save one of us. We can repost and tag anyone that can render assistance.Thank you.