Stages all OAU International relations students can't deny

Lawal Shereef
 Being a student of International relations at the prestigious Obafemi Awolowo University is a flex on its own but it has some hidden behind the scenes feelings and headaches that comes with it but is usually ignored.

Join us on this adventure to uncover them;

When you searching for schools offering International relations before JAMB

When you are finally admitted
When you resume and everyone is hyping your course
You in part 1
You after taking courses in the humanities/Faculty of Arts

You wondering how OAU exams will be for the first time

Your friends at home when you start bragging about OAU and you being a Diplomat in the making in the only public Uni that offers pure IR in Nigeria

You when your friend hails you but you just calculated your GP

After facing the Almighty Social Sciences


You wondering why Social Sciences lecturers are always complaining about International relations student

You and your guys guarding the scholar in your geng when you going for SSC 105 and 106

When you have to buy and carry Iwe Bunor (Bunor's book) everywhere
When you finally crawl out of social sciences grips
You when you realise you are going to be presenting week in week out



After you have become stale stalite knowing that you wont be called a returning Fresher by Part 3 and 4 folks

You in your cooperates for Presentation and people thinking you have sense laidat
You in Bunor's class

After entering Diplomacy proper
You wondering how to conquer your project in final year
You graduating
So which other one do you believe should be here,let us know in the comment box🤗

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