The High Table

The Friday Chief Aribisala died was like every other Friday. We returned from school a little after 2pm and began playing an outdoor game of our choice, we usually started with Suwe and then Police and thief, if time permitted us we played Boju boju – the African equivalent of hide and seek. My playmates were the sons of my father’s best friends, Awe and Chief. Bodunde was Awe’s only son after birthing five girls in an attempt...

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The Tales of Our Ibadan Kim Kardashian

We all admit that sex is a major factor in relationships these days, I mean if we’re being honest it really is a major factor between relationships that concern people of separate genders. And the prevalent question here is: How much of sex is enough? How much about sex did your parents teach you? What really is the going rate for sex these days? Is sex, overrated? If you say yes, we may revert to the statement if whether or not you’re...

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ANGEL, LUCY and THE BAHD GUY

Last week we promised to get back to our old ways and we are here to deliver. Yesterday, the 7th of March 2017, 5 people and several more had SDC hearings that resulted in several outcomes ranging from reprimands to full on expulsion and we are here to relay the backdrop story behind the SDC rampage especially at this time when several false stories are being peddled. We all heard of the alleged rape case that happened last year, and...

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HIYA! WE ARE BACK!!

Hi there! It’s been a long semester break, and now that school is finally in session, we at UIStoriesThatTouch are back and we’re back with a bang!! For the freshmen amidst us, UIStoriesThatTouch is a platform set out to bring you the most touching stories within the UI community and to UITes far and wide, with a tinge of comedy and the occasional sarcasm of course. You could send your stories to our mail uistoriesthattouch@yahoo.com or...

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TRIBUTE TO ONE OF OUR OWN

A friend's death is never easy Its pain demands to be felt We may run to get away from it We return panting, asking ourselves questions Listen to a tribute from L.P Alani below. His question embodies the grief of Timi's friends: SoundCloud: http://bit.ly/2kwmQlN Download: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B42xDxnpx3UTTGFVSXhPVzB0YXc RIP TIMI! REAL NIGGAS DON'T DI...

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OIL CRISIS

Hey guys,  We (UISTT) apologise for being MIA for a couple weeks we’ve been busy with school and you guys have not been sending your stories to our email too uistoriesthattouch@yahoo.com or to the contact us below. Anyways, how was your exam? Old things are passed away. A common tradition as vacation comes close by is that everyone tries to finish the remaining foodstuff he/she has before going home either this or attend as many...

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