PIDGIN: Exam Dey Come, Class Venue Come Turn War

By Ayomide Oguntade 

As exam dey run kitikiti com meet us, lecturers dey do giragira as dey won quick finish all their courses outlines befor exam land finish. 

For recent weeks, the crowd wey dey school plenti and classes no reach to contain everibodi. Lecture hall don turn to first come, first serve because na lecturer wey first come go use the hall for that period.

Students dey waka under hot sun just to find venue wey dey suitable for their population.

E dey dishearten say students wey suppose dey learn under better academic condition con dey sit down for fence abi window make dey fit hear wetin their lecturers they talk.

Sometimes, anoda department fit invade anoda department class make dem tok say na dem get venue which dey later lead to arguments among the students.

For interview wey we don follow students have, dey describe their experience as "frustrating" and "hectic".

Imoleayo Olupona wey be 400level mass communication student tok say she no pray to experience am again.

A 300level sociology student wey no wan mention her name tok say na wasted effort, energy and time whenever dey cancel their class be cos dey no fit find venue.

Meanwhile, Moyosore Oluwole wey dey 300 level for Computer Science department tok say na only when dey get fixed class, dem go dey find venue.

To dey find class venue no be like matter wey go end very soon for Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko but students don accept their fate.

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NUCJ AAUA Inducts New Members

|By Ifeoluwa Adeyeye

The Nigerian Union of Campus Journalists (NUCJ), Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko (AAUA) Chapter, on Saturday, February 7, 2026, inducted 11 new members into the association, reinforcing its commitment to strengthening campus journalism and media professionalism.

Speaking on the significance of the induction, the President of NUCJ AAUA, Eniola Amadu, explained that the exercise formally recognizes inducted students as campus journalists.

Eniola noted that the exercise covered students recruited in the previous session as well as new intakes for the current academic year. According to him, 14 students were recruited this year from over 40 applicants.

Explaining the selection process, he stated that “The criteria involve availability, commitment, intellectual capacity, and no affiliation with campus politics.”

He added that the union aims to provide members with a platform to practice journalism while still on campus. In his words, “We want to help them develop their journalistic skills towards what they envision for themselves as future professional journalists. This depends on their commitment to learn and develop themselves.”

Highlighting opportunities available to members, the NUCJ president said inductees would benefit from both internal and external professional trainings, networking opportunities, and access to journalism platforms nationwide.

“Members will have access to trainings organized by us and other sponsored trainings by professional media organizations. They’ll connect with like-minded individuals in journalism and also professionals in the media space based on our relationships with them. They’ll get access to opportunities available for campus journalists across the country. By so doing, they start to break even into the professional space.”

On the union’s plan to expand beyond print journalism, He revealed ongoing efforts to introduce broadcast journalism into NUCJ activities. “At the NUCJ level, we are working assiduously to bring in broadcast journalism into our activities. Most of our works are print journalism, but now we want to balance things up. We’re working towards having our program at Radio AAUA. It is yet to be approved, but we’re positive that it will scale through.”

Reacting to their induction, Akindele Prosper Ayomidimeji, a 200-level Mass Communication student, described NUCJ as “a platform for me to grow and develop rapidly in communicating and becoming an active person in the journalism aspect.”

Similarly, Elerewe Adesua, also a 200-level Mass Communication student, described the union as “an eye-opener to a world of discovery.”

Other inductees shared similar sentiments. Babarinde Kuwam Opeyemi said the induction “felt really good,” while Oyekanmi Tofunmi expressed confidence that NUCJ would help her grow both theoretically and practically in journalism.

In his closing remarks, the Public Relations Officer (PRO) of NUCJ AAUA, Daniel Akinte, advised new members to strike a balance between academics and union activities.

“It will be tasking to combine academic work with extracurricular activities, but it is definitely worth it,” he said.

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Where Love Lives Review: Love or Money?

By Musa Mercy

Rating: 6.5/10

Nollywood actress and filmmaker Bimbo Ademoye has created yet another hit with her most recent movie titled Where Love Lives, a domestic drama exploring the themes of love, marriage, trust and class. This YouTube movie stars actors such as Bimbo Ademoye herself, Uzor Arukwe, Chioma Nwosu, Osas Ighodaro, among many other exceptional actors and was released in December, 2025 gaining 19 million view as at 6th February, 2026, 

The story follows Demilade and Ekene, a doting couple who newly move into a sophisticated estate on the island courtesy of Ekene who gifts his wife a mansion for their second year wedding anniversary, only to be welcomed into the neighbourhood by arrogant, nosy estate women (Queen, Imade and Eno), a man who puts their love to test and stirs up tension in their marriage (Grey) and an already existing atmosphere of class and power play. 

At the start of the movie, we get a vivid picture of the lives of Ekene and Demilade, both as individuals and as a couple. Ekene is a local, typical Igbo businessman in the import and export industry, he is loud and somewhat harsh towards anyone who isn’t his wife while Demilade is the educated, stylish, and soft spoken housewife who enjoys all the many luxuries of being married to a rich man who is head over heels in love with her and she with him, despite their contrasting characteristics and disapproval from Ekene’s family who claims she married him solely for his riches and would flew one day with a younger man. 

As the story unfolds, we get to witness the unrequited love shared between the couple as they often remind themselves of one of their marriage vows; for better, for worse. Which eventually plays out through the entire movie as we watch the couple navigate both the better days and worse days of their marriage. 

Barely three days after settling in the estate, Demilade can already be seen inserting into estate politics by declaring her interest in becoming the next president of the estate’s women association, after getting all the needed information from her charming new friend, Greg, who feeds her all the gossip he can. 

As the days go by, Demilade begins to get much more comfortable within her new environment and we get to have a feel of what her daily life looks like, from early morning runs with Greg to playing dress up and the likes. 

Talking about Greg, he represents the few things Demilade would want for her husband to be; a polished man who dresses well, speaks well and matches her aesthetics and we eventually witness a certain level of desire brewing between her and Greg as we watch them have their little fun texting and even flirting. This becomes Demilade’s little secret as her husband is oblivious to her newly fond friendship. Exciting as it may seem, this new friendship eventually becomes what stirs up a test in Demilade’s marriage. 

The story takes an interesting twist when Ekene receives a picture of his wife embracing Greg. This single piece of photograph throws Ekene into deep devastation as he confronts Demilade who initially denies being with Grey. 

Demilade’s lies eventually pushes Ekene to test her loyalty in an unimaginable way by claiming to have lost all his money and is now in huge debt. Although this poses as such a drastic and dramatic method of testing Demilade, it however builds up the rest of the plot and helps us to understand the characters better. 

Moving away from Demilade and Ekene’s marriage, the movie also gives us an insight into Queen’s marriage where she suffers a great deal of physical and emotional abuse from her husband which highlights the theme of domestic violence as a tool used to gain control in marriage.

 We also get a closer look into Eno’s marriage where she struggles to have children and is convinced her husband is having an affair outside. 

However, under all the luxury and glamour that the movie tries to showcase, Where Love Lives didn’t hesitate to scratch the surface of many marriage realities within the Nigerian high class society, contrary to the perception of marriage being the sweetest particularly when there is financial stability, “ money”. The movie tries as much as possible to incorporate themes such as domestic violence, loyalty and emotional survival.

What happens when all the riches and luxuries are gone, will Demilade stick with her husband during the trials and tribulation or will she leave him because of her fear of returning back to poverty? 

Have you watched this movie or will you be watching? Leave a comment down below.

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