Nasels Communication Bureau (NCB)

With great sorrow, I write this, for I have made the difficult decision to remain silent for the sake of reticence. However, it is important that we document what has befallen our rafters, for the sake of future generations and for the sake of clarity. We cannot allow our stories to be told by rapists, as has happened so often in the past. We refuse to accept the notion that Africans are barbarians, as was conjectured by Herodotus of Halicarnassus, one of the earliest historians who gave a distorted history of Africa. This led to a misinterpretation of African history. Herodotus described Africa as a continent of barbarians, inhabited by humans with four legs who were animal-like and devoid of culture or religion. Joyce Cary’s “Mister Johnson” also contributed to the disparagement of African history by presenting a confusing and distorted picture of African society. This is just one example of the many derogations that have caused African writers to frown upon non-Afri...

NCB: We have here, one of the top officials in GISU. The Financial secretary, Mr Oluwasegun Joy whose appellation is known as Legbeti. It’s nice to have you here Legbeti. Legbeti: Particularly, we don’t like the Union being referred to as GISU, Great Ife Students’ Union is okay. That GISU Sounds somehow. I am glad to be here. NCB: Wow, I think it has always been so but it’s fine. Thank you for the correction. Your name, Legbeti, takes me back home (Ondo). Have you lived in Oyemekun before? Legbeti: lol! I am particularly not from Ondo state but it’s a part of me already. I have stayed there throughout my life until I came to Ife. NCB: I see. How did you come across the name? Legbeti: I am from Edo state and it doesn’t still change the fact that I am omo won l’Ondo. NCB: Really? Coincidentally, I was born in Ovia south. I think we have something in common and you have to pay me for this😂. Legbeti: Legbeti is my family name and not my nick name. My dad decided to use our Gran...

NCB: We have here with us, a Tutor, an Award winning Literary writer, an ardent lover of Wole Soyinka, the only OWIWI that shrieks. You’re welcome Owiwi🤝 OWIWI: Thanks for having me NCB: Let’s start from your nickname, Owiwi. How did you come about this name? OWIWI: Owiwi is the Yoruba word for an owl. The bird is symbolic. For me, it represents a whole lot of things. It represents wisdom and foresight. Its nocturnality also attracted me to the name. And the rhythmic repetition of “wi” in the word also appeals to me. Besides, Owiwi sees, observes when no one else is watching; when every other person is in deep slumber. NCB: It symbolically means you’re a sage! OWIWI: Maybe. NCB: Tell us about yourself and your background. OWIWI: My name is Ridwan Olanrewaju Adedeji. I am from Oluponna, an agrarian community in Ayedire Local Government, Osun State. I am my parents’ first child. I blog, read novels, and do some little writing. I am at the moment of this interview a final year...