Court to deliver judgment in Kayode Bello Vs. UI case July 25

The Federal High Court 2, presided over by Justice Evelyn Maha, sitting in Ibadan, will on July 25, 2025, deliver judgment in the case filed by a human rights activist, Kayode Bello, challenging the authorities of the University of Ibadan for closing his student portal for his Master’s programme twice without any reason.

It is worth recalling that the Federal High Court sitting in Ibadan had earlier adjourned the case between Kayode Bello and the University of Ibadan, as well as nine others, over the closure of the student portal until May 26, 2025.

The court did not sit on April 8, 2025, at the Federal High Court, Ring Road, Adeoyo, Ibadan, as previously scheduled.

Justice Maha had previously ordered UI and nine others as respondents to file all their processes at once to save the court’s time.

Subsequently, UI and the nine others, in compliance with the Court’s order directing them to file all processes at once, filed a counter-affidavit. Meanwhile, Bello, the Plaintiff in the case, filed a further affidavit countering the statements in the counter-affidavit by the respondents.

Recall also that it was previously reported that the Federal High Court instructed the University of Ibadan and other respondents to file all processes needed in the suit instituted by the Plaintiff, a Graduate of the University of Ibadan.

Justice Maha, presiding over the case (FHC/IBCS/119/2024), stated that filing all processes at once would save the court time in adjudicating the matter.

Bello is asking the Federal High Court to compel the University of Ibadan, the Vice Chancellor of the institution, the Registrar of the institution, the Provost of the Post Graduate College, the Head of the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Unit, Post Graduate College, Mr. Biodun Ajayi, Head of the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Unit, Head of the Department of Communication and Language Arts, and Dr. Bisi Olawuyi, Lecturer, Communication and Language Arts (CLA), in the institution to allow him have access to his portal for payment of school fees, registration and graduation at the University of Ibadan.

Other Order Bello is praying the court to grant includes an order mandating the University of Ibadan, the Vice Chancellor of the University of Ibadan, the Registrar, University of Ibadan, the Provost, Post Graduate College, University of Ibadan, Head of Department, Communication and Language Arts, and a lecturer (CLA), in the institution, to include his name in the Convocation List of the University of Ibadan.