Secondary school was where I found out that I could be "boy crazy". - Eyimofe Oluwafeyikemi Aremu

NCB: Hello!

FYB: Good evening!  

NCB: Can you please introduce yourself?

FYB: My name is Eyimofe Oluwafeyikemi Aremu, I am the editor-in-chief of the NASELS Communication Bureau, a fashion designer and a journalist as well as a writer.

I'm the second of three kids, and I'm also the second daughter. I'm from Oyo State, but I grew up in Abuja and Osogbo.

NCB: Abuja and Osogbo, would you mind explaining that?

FYB: My childhood was in Abuja. My teenage years were in Osogbo. My family moved the year I completed JS3.

NCB: Ohh! Did the relocation influence you in any way you'd like to share? And how secondary school for you?

FYB: Yes, it did. It opened my mind to a whole different way of living. Osogbo is a lot quieter than Abuja. There was also a change in my family life, and I became more active in cooking.

FYB: Secondary school was where I found out that I could be "boy crazy". Also that I'm more inclined towards the arts than the sciences.

NCB: Hmm

NCB: Cooking?? Rate your cooking skills on a 10.

FYB: 1 million. This is not an overhype.  My cooking game is on another level.

NCB: Can you please explain "boy crazy" and share a little story on how this part of you was discovered?

FYB: So I like men, I like them a lot. Secondary school, I was just crushing on every boy I saw.

NCB: Waoo. What's your spec??

FYB: Hmmm. My spec isn't exactly physical. Someone who loves God and has a relationship with him, a kind heart, a brilliant mind, and an amazing dress sense. Oh, and also a nice butt.

NCB: Hmm, so, your inclination to arts, how did that start?

FYB: I think it's always been there, but I didn't notice it till I got to JS3 and, while crashing in on Art's Club, drew a life-like depiction of a mountain 

NCB: Ohh, nice 

Is there any specific form of art that you're drawn to?

FYB: All, mainly fashion, but all. I'm the kind of person who wakes up one day and decides to draw on a dress, dye a pair of trousers or paint a pair of glasses.

NCB: That's cool. You're the colourful girl...did I get that right?

FYB: No, the girl with the colourful hair, but I accept this title as well.

NCB: Thank youuuu. When did you become the girl with the colourful hair, and what inspired it?

FYB: It started in Part One after we resumed from the Corana virus break. I had pink and grey hair when we resumed and blue with green during matriculation.

It was Korede of Arkore Arts that first called me by the name.

NCB: Oh wao. What inspired the colourful hair in the first place?

FYB: I just love colours. I've always seen the world in colours. This, my hair, my art, is an expression of this.

NCB: Great! So, how and when fashion did it start?

FYB: Again, it's always been there. My childhood I was fascinated by clothes but didn't really care about fashion until I got to school, and there was a space I could freely experiment with.

NCB: Alright. How has the experimenting been so far? And what type of fashion do you think you're most drawn to?

FYB: It's been fun, tasking, and challenging. I'm drawn to everything, Afrocentric, Couture, Sustainability, etc.

NCB: What's that FYB thing you've always looked forward to as an undergraduate?

FYB: Costume Day, I've been creating and revising outfits since part 1.

NCB: Wao! How does it feel to finally be an FYB??

FYB: It feels great, like I'm finally done!!

NCB: Hmm. What's your course of study, and how much are you into it?

FYB: I'm studying Literature-in-English, and I love it. I know a lot of people don't think so, but literature is the best course to study. It opens your mind to the past, the present, the future, and the possibilities that exist out of time.

NCB: You talked about liking men earlier. Let's see about that now, are you in a relationship?

FYB:  Hmmm, I'm in a relationship with God, but with man? No.

NCB: Isn't that ironical?  Is there any specific reason for that?

FYB: Yes, like I said, I can be boy crazy. As a result, I've been heartbroken a couple of times. I decided this year to focus on loving God, life, and myself

NCB: Ohh. I'm so sorry about that. Do you think those heartbreaks are because of your "boy craziness" or the issues are the boys?

FYB: Both. You can't separate one from the other. My "boy craziness" makes it easy for me to ignore red flags. The boys I have liked in the past are definitely an issue, but so also is the fact that I was willing to ignore those issues.

NCB: Wao. So, who is or who are your class crushes?

FYB: They are many. Let me not lie. However, I've been advised to keep the list as brief as possible so as not to seem "boy crazy" but here are my top 7; Bankole Tobiloba, Isaac Temiloluwa, Olagbaju Ayomide, Benjamin David, Fashesin Taiwo, Obetoh Lovent and Oladele Timileyin.

NCB: Oh wao, have you spoken about it to any of them?

FYB: No, oooooh! Abeg, may everybody dey their lane. It's not a serious something, oh!

I just think they're kind, intelligent, and have a cool dress sense.

NCB: Alright. What are your chances of  working in line with literature after school?

FYB: Personally, I think all parts of life are intertwined with literature. Fashion in particular, I believe, is a form of visual literature.

So, considering the above, I believe the chances are very high.

NCB: A literary fashion, so to speak, right?

FYB: Yes, definitely!

NCB: So what about journalism? Is Uni the end of it?

FYB: No, I am considering going into fashion journalism.

NCB: Cool ! You must love fashion a lot.

FYB: I doooo! It's my life.

NCB: So, what's next after Uni?

FYB: National Youth Service Corps.

NCB: What's that one thing you think everyone that wants to start a UNI journey should know?

FYB: You're not too young to start figuring out who you are. Be willing to experiment and learn new things.

NCB: Give advice to your junior colleagues who are already in.

FYB: Okay, a first class is not impossible. You can do it.

NCB: What do you want to be remembered for or as?

FYB: I'm not sure yet, but a fashion revolutionary.

NCB: Great. Do you have any shout-out?

FYB: My shout-out goes to my parents, Mr and Mrs OluOlamiTunde Aremu, to my siblings, the other halves of IreMofeWale, to my day 1 Adeoye Bólúwatifẹ́, to The Reading Room, to Crackerjacks and to The New Ife.

NCB: Thank you very much for your time.