Nasels Communication Bureau (NCB)

Let’s face it, being an entrepreneur is all the rage right now. And for good reason – who doesn’t want to be their own boss and call the shots? Students, in particular, are catching on and realizing that the traditional 9-5 grind might not be all it’s cracked up to be. With the uncertainty of the pandemic, students are taking matters into their own hands and becoming their own bosses. Here come the “stupreneur” – a student who’s both in school and starting their own business!   They’re juggling classes, assignments, and exams, while also building a business from scratch. It’s a tough balancing act, but stuprenuers are making it work! Being a student is tough enough, with classes, assignments, and exams keeping you up at night. You’re expected to learn a ton, think critically, and produce top-notch work on a tight deadline. And then you add entrepreneurship to the mix? That’s a whole other level of crazy. Starti...

NCB: I am Eniola. I’ll be your interviewer for tonight’s interview session. So, can you tell us about yourself? FYB: My name is Zion Ayomide Shittu. I am currently a part 4 student of English, OAU. A fashion designer and a totebag seller. I am also passionate about content creation (my recently found interest). I love to try new meals but my stomach won’t let me (I purge a lot, lol). Lastly, I have a dream of trying all kinds of skydiving. NCB: Oh my! Skydiving. So, you’re one of those people who love to try out seemingly “dangerous” activities.Hmm… interesting stuff! FYB: Yes, dangerous is fun. NCB: Wow! “Dangerous is fun”….Prof. Zion Ayomide Shittu (lol). You seem to have a lot of interesting things going on. How did you get to be in English department? FYB: I wrote JAMB to study Law at first but didn’t meet the cut-off. Then, I went for an A’level program and took the direct entry form for Law again but at this time, it was dis-accredit...

NCB: You are welcome. Can we meet you? FYB: Yes. I’m Victor by name. Victor Olamide Afolabi pka VOA. NCB: Well Victor, Can you give us a brief personal background? FYB: I hail from the city of Lagos, my parents have their own city. I’m tall, dark and believe handsome from verified sources. I’m a mental health first aider and also a Red Cross member, which means your mental health is my concern. I’m a food enthusiast and I know how to cook/bake 89% of the food/snacks I like. Most importantly I’m a child of God and a dedicated Christian. NCB: All this? How do you manage to joggle these many engagements with your studies? FYB: I manage fine. I give priority to the pressing need. Food is usually the pressing need, others follow. NCB: So food comes before school? Good to know. A little birdie let us in on the fact that you engage in cooking competitions, how true is this? FYB: Little birdie? Amazing. Not competitions… Just a competition. And yes I did for ...

With the 2 nil final score, the English Department Football Team chalked up a victory in which they routed the Foreign Languages Department at the Dean’s Cup match day 1. The NASELS Football Team defeated the Foreign Languages 2:0 after a goal in the early minutes of the second half from the midfielder, Efe. Despite missing a penalty in the first half, the prodigy, Omega scored a stunning goal in the 87th minute of the game to redeem himself. Omega maintained masterclass throughout the match. His seamless transition from defence to midfield, to attack, throughout the game produced a tremendous result.   The NASELS football team needs a win at Training Pitch 2 on Thursday, 2nd May against the Philosophy Department Football Team, to secure an early qualification for the next round of the tournament.

Heritage, good evening. How are you doing today? I’m fine.Thank you, ma . Let’s get to know you. Can you give us a brief introduction about yourself? My name is Ayodele Heritage Oluwasanufunmi, a part one student of the department of English. Okay. Where are you from and where do you live? I’m from Osun state. I live in Ilesha. Interesting! I am also from Osun state. So, you participated in the Yinka Odumakin inter faculty debate. Can you give us the backstory to how you were chosen as part of the representatives of the faculty of Arts? I saw a write-up about an upcoming debate and I applied. I was given a topic and a date was given for the pre-debate. I got there and saw there were other contestants too. We started the debate and I was part of the people who were later chosen after different stages of draws. That was how I was chosen. If I may ask, how did you come in contact with the write-up; social media or a poster? On social media, my class group to be precise. W...

NCB: Welcome, good evening. FYB: Good evening. Thank you so much. I’m so glad to be here. NCB: Can we meet you? FYB: My name is Balogun Eniola Mary. NCB: Nice meeting you, Miss Eniola. My name is Moyinoluwa. Can we know about your family background, your childhood and part of your adulthood? FYB: Nice to meet you. I am from a family of five. I’m the firstborn of my family. I was born on August 13th, 1996. My father is a contractor while my mum is a civil servant. I’m from a humble background, you know. I live in Ibadan but I school in Ile-Ife. I attended Constance Model School, Oremeji Ibadan for my primary education. I attended Saint Gabriel Commercial Senior Secondary School, Sabo, Mokola Ibadan. I’m in the English department here at Obafemi Awolowo University (Oba Awon University) and currently in Part 4. I actually wrote jamb three times for admission which I did not get until I later registered for JUPEB before gaining admission. NCB: Was English your initia...

NCB: Good evening. Can we meet you? FYB: My name is Akpom Chinwekene Faith. I have all the good characteristics you can think of (beautiful, intelligent, hardworking, fun and the like). I’m the third of six children, hail from the East, Anambra to be precise but born and bred in Lagos. NCB: I love your confidence. Igbo but bred in Lagos, are you multilingual? FYB: Lol. Thank you. Am I multilingual? Yes, actually I am. NCB: How many and what languages do you speak? FYB: I speak my indigenous language, Igbo. I also speak English, Yoruba, Pidgin and a fikkle likkle bit of French. NCB: What influenced your coming to the Department of English at OAU FYB: It was never my first option, to be quite honest. I could say it was influenced divinely. NCB: Do you mind telling us the story? FYB: Well, I wrote Jamb twice for Law; it got discredited in the same sequence. I was still headstrong and applied for Direct Entry, hoping it would be accredited by the time I was done. But alas, I settled for En...

In an interview with literary sensation, Isaiah Adepoju, the literary world gains insight into his debut novel. Isaiah Adepoju, an undergraduate studying English at the Obafemi Awolowo University has unveiled his debut novel, titled “Happiness is a Sickle Kiníkan in my Belly”, emerging as a rising star in the literary scene. “Happiness is a Sickle Kiníkan in my Belly” is a poignant and heart-wrenching tale that explores the devastating effects of loss and grief. The story centers on Ephraim, a boy whose aspirations to fly tragically leaves his family to grapple with the grief that comes afterwards. Also, the debut novel is about a family’s understanding of loss. It is a story that explores theme of suicide, trauma and loss. During the interview, Isaiah stated that he wrote the novel to understand loss, and he wants people to know that it is fine if they cannot understand loss.   “We may not understand a tragedy. Maybe we don’t need to....

NCB: Can we meet you please? FYB: I’m Adeleke Demilade, a final year student of the department of English. I’m from Ekiti State but I grew up in Lagos, where I completed my primary and secondary education. I’m the fourth child among five children. I was mostly indoors growing up, so I don’t have a lot to say. NCB: You’re from Ekiti but you grew up in Lagos, why OAU? FYB: My older siblings graduated from OAU so I had to follow suit. NCB: And how has OAU been so far, do you regret following? FYB: Yes, I very much regret it. OAU has been quite challenging and stressful for me. NCB: What’s has been the most stressful aspect for you? FYB: The workload and that most times, the effort I invest in my exams doesn’t correlate with my results (A sad story). NCB: If you could turn back the hand of time, what uni would you pick? FYB: Honestly, I don’t know. Any university that doesn’t require students to write exams. I’m just joking. Unilag...

NCB: Please, can we meet you? FYB: Alright. I’m Seth Chukwuemeka Ukochukwu. I’m currently in my final year studying English. NCB: Nice to meet you Seth! Could you tell us a bit more about yourself? For example, where are you from? FYB: Nice to meet you too. Okay I’m from Ebonyi state but I reside in Lagos. If the questions about myself could be specific… I don’t want to overshare (lols). NCB: Okay! Can we get a bit more information about you? Could you also tell us a bit about your family? Oh! Over sharing is more than welcome! FYB: Alright, I’m 23 years old. Asides from being a student, I’m a money changer in my free time. Well, I have 3 siblings of which I’m the oldest. My mum is from Ogun state so I’m half Igbo, half Yoruba. NCB: What exactly does a money changer do? FYB: We exchange currencies. E.g Cedis for Naira NCB: Wow! Does that mean that you don’t plan on using your degree in English? FYB: The future is pregnant with ...

Please can we meet you, sir? Who is Professor E.T.O. Babalola? Well, that’s my name. Emmanuel Taiwo Oladipupo Babalola. I’m a Nigerian and I’m from Oyo State. Specifically, I’m from Ibadan, the capital city of Oyo State. I would like to ask, why did you choose to study English Language even to the extent of being a professor in the course? Well, everything happened by chance. I didn’t really set out to study English. I just wanted to attend a university, so I decided to get the form, the only course that I could do at the time was Law because I had always been someone who loved the Arts. I am not strong in Mathematics and because of that, I tried to avoid any course that will involve Mathematics. But I chose Law once and I didn’t get the cut-off point. The second time, I chose Law again but I didn’t get it. I was maybe two marks away from the cut-off. So, my dad then advised me to obtain a College of Education form instead of wasting my time app...

On the 9th of April, the English department freshmen team defeated the Dramatic Arts freshmen team in preparation for the Departmental Football Cup that is coming up this Sunday, 14th April. The Invictus of the English department could not have done better after putting two goals past their opponent. The striking talisman, Moses could not stop doing what he does best, he opened the scoring in the early second half, after a goalless first half. The captain, Omega, also found the back of the net from the spot after a dramatic arts defender conceded a foul in the box. The Invictus didn’t only display their football skills and prowess, they displayed their new jersey in front of their fans.   This is a positive outcome for the Invictus whose main vision is to bring home the departmental football cup. The Invictus of the English department will face Accounting in the opening match of the Departmental Football Cup on Sunday.

NCB: It’s nice having you here. Who is Akarakiri Arkore? FYB: Olúkóredé Raphael AKARAKÌRÌ, ARKORE, is a Christian, photographer, interested in leadership and he runs a multi-author blog. Oh yes! He’s also a student of English, at Obafemi Awolowo University. NCB: leadership is a role that entails a lot. Can you tell us why you are interested in leadership? FYB: I grew up seeing my parents lead at different phases of their lives, they still lead in one place or another till date. That influenced me and helped sustain my passion to lead. I saw how Leadership is about serving from them, and selfless service to others. Also, I think a times that “If I’m not leading-serving, what will I be doing here? Just a random person? No, that’s not me.” So, I can say it’s just a part of ARKORE. NCB: You must have led a lot in so many places and areas, can you state a few of them and the positions? FYB: Class rep, SS3 and labour prefect in my secondary school, cl...

NCB: Can we meet you, sir? FYB: I’m Oluwagbemiga, a final-year student in the Department of English. I am from Osun State, I grew up here and the first of two sons. I enjoy watching good Movies/TV shows, football (I am a fan of Arsenal) and I listen to music religiously. I attended Kidvarc High School and Saint Kizito Catholic College for my primary and secondary school education and now in OAU. NCB: Why did you choose OAU despite growing up in Osun state? FYB: I frequently came to campus when I was very young and was fascinated by the buildings, so I swore I was going to make OAU my Alma mater. It’s more about the architecture than academics (I’m not really proud of that). NCB: You said you were a lover of good movies, what is an ideal good movie for you? FYB: It’s mainly anything that has to do with Science fiction, fantasy, espionage/ Military, political or legal. NCB: That means you love things relating to Science. Why are you in Arts then? FYB: Yes, I do. Bu...

The Faculty of Law, Obafemi Awolowo University has emerged as the winner in Yinka Odumakin’s inter-faculty debate. The 2-day event kickstarted on the 2nd of April, 2024 with inter-faculty debate on the topic, “Nation Building: Should an Activist Consider a Role in Politics or Not?”, and was concluded today, the 3rd of April, 2024 with a public lecture themed “The Role of Unionism and Activism in Nation Building.” Among other faculties, the Faculty of Law emerged first, followed by the Faculty of Agriculture, while the Faculty of Arts emerged third. The team went home with a sum of #200,000, #100,000 and #50,000 respectively. Among some dignitaries present at the events were Dr Joe Odumakin (the president of Oluyinka Odumakin Foundation), Mr Olumide Adeyinka(SAN), Prof. Wumi Raji from the Department of Dramatic Arts, Edmund Obilo (a renowned broadcaster and political scientist), Mr Debo Oladinni (the senior legal adviser to the attorney general of Osun State) amon...