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After series of interviews, reviews, nominations online and offline, thousands of names were received and finally here are 100 most influential Nigerian writers under 40 making change, impacting lives with their writing, earning national and global achievements in the year under review (May 2015- October 2016).
Here is the list in no particular order.
- 1. ABIMBOLA DARE (35) – Faith-based writer.
Abimbola Dare, author of the Christian fiction "The Small Print" and "when broken chord sings". She was born on the 31st of December 1981 in Lagos, Nigeria where she attended Vivian Fowler Memorial College for girls. She later moved to the UK for her first degree and Masters.
The Small print has touched many lives; she was nominated as the Faith Based writer at the Nigerian Writers Awards 2016.
Credit: Unoma Nwankwor, Award winning Author, Speaker & Producer.
2. ABUBAKAR ADAM IBRAHIM (37)- Novelist
Abubakar Adam Ibrahim (born 1979) is an award winning Nigerian writer and journalist who shook Northern Nigeria with his debut novel Season of Crimson Blossoms which explores a steaming love affair between an older woman and a y
oung rebel warrior.
Some of his accolades include BBC African Performance Prize and ANA Plateau/Amatu Braide Prize for Prose. In 2015 he was included in the Africa anthology of the most promising sub-Saharan African writers under the age of 40.
His debut short story collection "The Whispering Trees" was long-listed for the inaugural Etisalat Prize for Literature in 2014 and shortlisted for the Caine Prize for African Writing.
In 2016 he won the NNLG prize for literature worth $100,000.
3. ADAEZE IBECHUKWU- Literary Blogger
Adaeze Maureen Osuizugbe is a prolific writer, blogger and author, curator of www.adaezewrites.com. Popularly known as Adaeze Ibechukwu, she discovered her creative genius in writing at the tender age of seven and wrote her first two short stories at the age of nine. She graduated from the prestigious University of Benin.
She was one of the top fifteen writers for the 'New African Writing' organized by the Farafina publishers a publishing company founded by the prestigious Nigerian author, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.
Adaeze won the Short Story writer of the year at the 2016 Nigerian Writers Awards.
4. ADAOBI TRICIA NWAUBANI (40)-Author, I do not come by chance.
Adaobi Tricia Obinne Nwaubani born in Enugu, Nigeria in 1976 was named by the Washington Post as one of the Best Books of 2009. She studied Psychology at the University of Ibadan, Nigeria's premier university.
Nwaubani is the first writer in the history of world literature to capture the 419 scams phenomenon in a novel. The first contemporary African writer on the global stage to have got an international book deal while still living in her home country. Her debut novel, I Do Not Come to you by Chance published in 2009, won the 2010 Commonwealth Writers' Prize for Best First Book (Africa).
She has won several awards which includes: 2010 Commonwealth Writers Prize for Best First Book (Africa), 2010 Betty Trask First Book Award, 2010 Wole Soyinka Prize for Literature in Africa finalist, (Quadrennial) 2012 Nigeria Prize for Literature shortlist, Washington Post Best Books 2009
5. ADEKUNLE GOLD- Song Writer
Adekunle Kosoko, popularly known by his stage name Adekunle Gold, is a Nigerian singer, songwriter and graphic designer.
He was born into a royal family in Lagos State, Nigeria. He holds a Higher National Diploma in Arts and Design after graduating from Lagos State Polytechnic.
Adekunle describes his genre of music as urban highlife. His 2014 single "Sade" received massive airplays on various Nigerian radio stations.
6. ADRIAN IGONIBO BARRETT (37)- Novelist
Adrian Igonibo Barrett is Nigerian writer born in Port Harcourt, Nigeria, to a Nigerian mother and the Jamaican novelist and poet Lindsay Barrett on the 26th of March 1979. He studied agriculture at the University of Ibadan.
In 2010, he was awarded a Chinua Achebe Center Fellowship. In 2011, he was awarded a Norman Mailer Center Fellowship as well as a Bellagio Center Residency.
In April 2014 Barrett was named as one of 39 sub-Saharan African writers aged under 40 in the Hay Festival and Rainbow Book Club Africa project celebrating Port Harcourt UNESCO World Book Capital 2014.
His second collection of stories, Love Is Power, or Something Like That, was published in 2013; His debut novel, entitled Blackass, was published in 2015.
7. AINEHI EDORO- Literary blogger. Curator, brittlepaper.com
Ainehi Edoro is a literary blogger, founder and curator of brittlepaper.com, born in Akure, grew up in Benin City and currently resides in Chicago.
She is the editor of Brittle Paper, a literary blog for fans of African literature. Her doctoral dissertation is a study of Africa's formal contributions to the novel. She is currently an Assistant Professor of English at Marquette University.
- ALLI MUTIAT OMONIYI-Entertainment Writer
Mutiat Alli is an Entertainment Coordinator at Daily Times Newspaper. She is a graduate of Lagos State Polytechnic. She has been reporting the entertainment industry since 2009. She is open-minded, resourceful, and highly motivated.
9. AMARA NICOLE OKOLO- Novelist
Amara Nicole Okolo is a young lawyer from Anambra State. She grew up in Kaduna, Owerri, Akwa Ibom and Umuahia, which she believes helped in making her the writer she is today.
Her novel, 'Black Sparkle Romance' was published in 2014 by Ankara Press, an imprint of Cassava Republic. References to her work have appeared on The Guardian UK and Africa, CNN, Africa in Words, Okay Africa, Brittle Paper and Chimurenga the Chronic and Reuters (Africa).
10. AMANDA EPE- Author, Fly Girl
Amanda is dynamic writer, author of A Fly Girl; an inspirational memoir of her days working at the British Airways.
She takes her readers on a journey from Las Vegas to India, allowing them explore the world through the eyes of a black British Airways flight attendant.
The author spoke on her book which explores her experience with racism as a flight attendant and Black British.
When asked why she wrote the book she said "I was obliged to write this for my spirit and I didn't want to take this story unpublished to the grave".
11. AṢA- (34) Song Writer
Aṣa (Bukola Elemide) a Nigerian French singer, songwriter and artiste was born on September 1982 in Paris, France to her Nigerian parents.
In 2004, Aṣa met her manager and friend, Janet, who introduced her to Cobhams Emmanuel Asuquo.
The multi-award winning song writer in 2014 was reported that before the release of Bed of Stone, she sold 400,000 albums worldwide. Her stage name "Aṣa" means "Hawk" in Yoruba Language.
- ARUKAINO UMUKORO- Award winning Journalist.
Arukaino Umukoro is a Nigerian journalist and writer, a senior correspondent with the Punch Newspaper where he writes for the feature desk covering economics, education, environment and health issues, environment and sports.
In 2015 he won the Sports Reporting award in the CNN MultiChioce African Journalist Awards for his story on white elephant stadiums in Nigeria.
13. AYODELE OLORUNFUNMI SOGUNRO-Author, Everything in Nigeria is going to Kill You.
Ayọ Sogunro is a Nigerian social critic, human rights activist and writer. He is notable as an essayist and satirist with right-wing libertarian tendencies."
He is the author of three books and co-author of one. His most recent books are the widely-acclaimed short-stories, The Wonderful Life of Senator Boniface and other Sorry Tales; and the not-so-widely-acclaimed collection of critical essays: Everything in Nigeria is going to Kill You.
14. AYOBAMI HANIF MOHAMMED- Author-The Last Days at Forcados High School
A.H Mohammed was born in Lagos Nigeria. He obtained his medical degree from the University of Lagos and a resident doctor at the Lagos Teaching Hospital. The last days at Forcados High School is his first book. His book, The Last Days at Forcados High School, was adopted by JAMB UTME 2015.
- AUGUSTINA ARMSTRONG-OGBONNA- Journalist
Augustina Armstrong-Ogbonna is a Nigerian journalist with almost ten years of experience as a multimedia and environmental journalist.
In 2015 she was awarded the United Nations Foundation Gold Prize for Development and Humanitarian reporting for her reportage on neglected communities along the Lagos coastline. She investigated how local residents in Okun Alfa and Otodo-gbame in Lagos were threatened with extinction and eviction respectively.
16. AYOBAMI ADEBAYO-Author, Stay with Me
Ayobami holds B.A and M.A degrees in Literature in English from Obafemi Awolowo University and she was awarded a UEA International Bursary to study Creative Writing (MA Prose fiction) at the University of East Anglia in 2013. She was shortlisted for the Miles Morland Scholarship in 2014 and 2015.
Her debut novel, Stay with Me, was shortlisted for the Kwani? Manuscript Prize in 2013 and is forthcoming from Kwani? (Kenya, October 2016), Canongate (Spring 2017,UK/ Commonwealth) and Knopf (Spring 2017, USA/Canada).
She is the fiction editor of Saraba Magazine, and a member of its board of directors.
- BRYMO (30) Song Writer.
Olawale Ashimi (born 9 May 1986) fondly called Brymo is a talented song writer and artiste whose music is a mixture of Fuji, R&B, pop and rock.
His albums include Brystone (2007), The Son of a Kapenta (2012), Marchents, Dealers & Slaves (2013), Tabula Rasa (2014) and Klitoris (2016).
His songs have received positives reviews from music critics, accolades and loved by many.
18. BOLA AGBAJE (35)- Script Writer
Bola Agbaje is an award-winning British playwright of Nigerian origin, born in London in 1981. A media communications degree holder; she is under commission with Paines Plough and Tiata Fahodzi.
In 2009 Agbaje was commissioned by the Tricycle Theatre alongside Roy Williams and Kwame Kwei-Armah to be a part of the "Not Black and White" season.
Her second play for the Royal Court Theatre, Off the Endz, opened on 19 February 2010, directed by Jeremy Herrin. In 2013 she was commissioned by StoneCrabs Theatre Company to write The Burial, directed by Franko Figueiredo and co-produced by the Albany.
Bola co-wrote the movie "Fifty "with Kemi Adesoye and was released in 2015.
19. CHIMAMANDA NGOZI ADICHIE (39)- Novelist
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is a novelist, nonfiction writer and short story writer. She was born on 15th September 1977.
In 2003, she completed a Master's degree in creative writing at Johns Hopkins University. In 2008, she received a Master of Arts degree in African studies from Yale University.
Her novels, Purple Hibiscus (2003), Half of a Yellow Sun (2006), The Things Around Your Neck (2009), Americanah (2013) We Should All Be Feminists (2014) has received numerous awards like the Commonwealth Writers' Prize for Best First Book (2005), 2007 Orange Prize for Fiction and the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award. Her third novel, Americana (2013), was selected by the New York Times as one of The 10 Best Books of 2013.
In April 2014 she was named as one of 39 writers aged under 40 in the Hay Festival and Rainbow Book Club project Africa39, celebrating Port Harcourt UNESCO World Book Capital 2014. In 2015, she was co-curator of the PEN World Voices Festival.
20. CHIDERA NNEOMA OKOLIE (23)- Novelist
Chidera Nneoma Okolie is a lawyer and creative writer born on the 27th of March 1993. Her debut Novel "When Silence Becomes Too Loud" a Crime and Suspense book was written during her university days and was released in December 2014.
The 280 paged macabre tale woven in pellucid prose "when silence becomes too loud" was endorsed by the former president of Nigeria Goodluck Jonathan.
In 2015 she was named by Guinness a Made of Black Hero, she also won the fiction writer of the year at the 2016 Nigerian Writers Awards.
21. CHIBUNDU ONUZO (25)- Novelist
Chibundu Onuzo is an inspiration. She was only 19 years old when she broke into the global literary scene. She had signed a 2-year book deal with the high profile British publishing house, Faber and Faber.
In 2012, Spider King's Daughter happened, and it quickly became clear that she had not only lived up to the hype but had written herself indelibly into the history of contemporary Nigerian fiction. Spider King's Daughter is not your regular Lagos story.
Her new novel Welcome to Lagos will be out soon. It is safe to say that this new work will also be delightful and boundary-pushing.
By giving the global community of readers new ways of imagining African life, Onuzo redefines what it means to be young, African, and a global literary figure.
Credit: Ainehi Edoro, Curator brittlepaper.com
22. CHIGOZIE OBIOMA (30)- Novelist
Chigozie Obioma is a Nigerian writer of Igbo descent born in 1986. He is an assistant Professor of literature and creative writing at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He has been called, in a New York Times book review, "the heir to Chinua Achebe.
His novel, The Fishermen was a New York Times Sunday Book Review Editor's Choice selection, one of the American Library Association's five best debuts of spring 2015, a Publishers Weekly book of the week, and one of Kirkus Reviews′ "10 Novels to Lose Yourself In."
He was the winner of 2016 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Debut Literary Work and nominated for the fiction writer of the year at the 2016 Nigerian Writers Awards.
- CHUDE JIDEONWO (31)-Media Entrepreneur
Chude Jideonwo is an award-winning journalist, author, lawyer and media entrepreneur born on the 16th of March 1985.
He is known as an expert in social media innovation. He is Managing Partner of Red Media Africa, owners of The Future Africa Awards & Summit, Y! Africa, and YNaija.com; and founding Executive Director of The Future Project, which empowers young people across Africa through leadership and enterprise.
He was named by Forbes as one of Africa's 30 best entrepreneurs under 30, Chude Jideonwo's career is centred on using the media as an active tool to galvanise a generation of Africans to action.
His second book, the critically acclaimed 'Are We the Turning Point Generation?' was published by Farafina in May 2014, and captures the evolution of youth-led ideas in managing Africa's 21`leadership and social development challenges.
Chinonye Chidolue is a graduate of Law. Having outstandingly rounded off her foundation in Law degree
programme (diploma) at Holborn College, London (2010) she went on to further her Legal studies at Houdegbe North American University, Benin Republic (2015).
She is the founder and CEO of PEREGRINE READS, an online fast-growing literary platform that promotes creativity and passion in arts by brings together different works of creativity and engaging her audience with motivational life-changing articles, inspiring words of poetry, creative stories and stories on those that have achieved success in their different fields of expertise.
- CHIOMA IWUNZE-IBIAM- Literary Blogger
Chioma Iwunze-Ibiam is a gifted writer, author and blogger. Her blog "creativewritingnews.net" is worth a visit for any writer, not just those interested in learning how to write. Though studied Mathematics and Computer Science did not deter her from doing what she loves doing best.
Her first novel Finding Love Again was published by Ankara Press. She has published fiction, non-fiction and poetry in several newspapers and literary journals including MTLS, Long Story Short, Fiction 365, Saraba, Sentinel and Tribes Write.
She was the semi-finalist at the 2014 ACT award, Cecilia Unaegbu flash fiction contest and farafinablog's Voice of America flash fiction contest. She also won the 2016 Nigerian Writers Awards-Literary Blog of the Year.
26. CHINELO OKPARANTA- Author, Happiness Like Water
Chinelo Okparanta is a Nigerian-American writer, born and raised in Port Harcourt, Nigeria; she was educated at Pennsylvania State University, Rutgers University and the Iowa Writers' Workshop.
Chinelo has published short stories in publications including Granta, The New Yorker, Tin House, The Kenyon Review, The Southern Review, TriQuarterly, Conjunctions, Subtropics and The Coffin Factory, and has held fellowships or visiting professorships at The University of Iowa, Colgate University and Purdue University.
Her debut short story collection, Happiness, Like Water (Granta Books), was longlisted for the 2013 Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award, shortlisted for the 2014 New York Public Library Young Lions Fiction Award, and won the 2014 Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Fiction. She has been nominated for a United States Artists Fellowship and was a finalist for the 2014 Rolex Mentor and Protégé Arts Initiative in Literature. Other honors include the 2013 Society of Midland Authors Award (finalist), the 2013Caine Prize for African Writing (finalist), and a 2014 O. Henry Award.
27. COBHAMS ASUQUO (35) – Song Writer
Cobhams Asuquo is a Nigerian musician, producer, and songwriter, born blind on the 6th of January. He is CEO/ Head of Productions of CAMP (Cobhams Asuquo Music Productions).
He was featured on CNN's African Voices for his contribution and impact on the African music industry. Cobhams talked about the advantages of being blind in an interview he had with the BBCNews Cobham. Also spoke at the TEDxEuston in 2012 where he talked about the gift of blindness.
Some of his accolades include, One Gospel Awards for "Gospel Composer/ Writer of the Year" (2008), The Future Awards 2006 and 2009, Hip-hop World Awards 2007 and 2008 (Producer of the Year), Nigeria Music Awards (NMA) 2007 Producer of the decade, Nigerian Music Awards (NMA) 2008 for "Producer of the Decade", LEAP Africa Award 2007 for his "Creativity, Fortitude & Exemplary Leadership In the Music Industry", The Partnership Awards 2008 for "supporting the Worship For Change Concert"
28. DARE ART ALADE – Song Writer
Dare Art Alade is a Nigerian award-winning musician and songwriter, the last of the five children of Olapeju Art Alade, wife to Art Alade a famous Nigerian highlife / jazz artiste in the sixties and seventies.
The University of Lagos alumnus got his big break during the 2004 edition of Project Fame Academy, a well renowned Reality TV show and continent-wide talent hunt, where he had the opportunity to perform in front of over 100 million people, and emerged third in the contest.
In 2015 he released the song "Pray For Me" which till date has touched millions of lives.
29. DAMI AJAYI- Creative Writer
Dami is a medical doctor, writer and co-publisher of Saraba Magazine, Daybreak, his electronic chapbook, became cultist classic and his first volume of poems Clinical Blues (WriteHouse Collective, 2014).
His books, music and film reviews have appeared in The Guardian, Wawa Review of Books and Olisa TV.
30. DARASEN RICHARDS – Script Writer
The award winning writer "Darasen Richards" studied at London Film Academy United Kingdom.He premiered the breathtaking movie "The Antique" on the 19th of October 2014 and nationwide on Sunday 26th October 2014.
The thrilling movie is an adventure featuring Olu Jacobs, Ricardo Agbor, Bimbo Akintola, Oge Indiana, Gabriel Afolayan and more, directed by Darasen Richards and DJ Tee.
In 2016 he won the script writer of the year at the Nigerian Writer Awards.
Credit: Wale Samuel- Media Strategist
- DIKE CHUKWUMERIJE- Poet
Dike is a dynamic spoken word poet known for his creativity in promoting poetry. He promotes poetry with his open Mic events in Abuja Nigeria. He is a master poet with books, and poetry video to his credit. He also writes essays well and runs two blogs.
He was a pioneer of 100 Thousand Poets For Change, Abuja and one of the master lyricists in Nigeria.
- EFE PAUL(37) – Poet
Efe Paul Azino (born, 1979) is great writer and one of Nigeria's leading performance poets. He has been a leading performer at many of Nigeria's foremost performance poetry venues, including Ake Arts and Book Festival, British Council Lagos, Taruwa Festival of Performing Arts, The Future Awards, Bogobiri, Lagos Book and Arts Festival and several others. For Broken Men Who Cross Often is his first poetry collection
Apart from featuring in other events such as Ake Books & Arts Festival, WordUp, radio shows and magazines, he runs his own event called 'Unchained Voices'.
- EKETI AIME ETTE – Creative writer
Eketi Ette is a woman of many talents (always smiling), born in Calabar. She's a lawyer, teacher, freelance editor and ghostwriter. Her works are published in The Songhai 12, AfricanHadithi. , bride2mum.com and various blogs and magazines.
34. ELNATHAN JOHN (34)- Novelist
Elnathan John was born in Kaduna, in north-west Nigeria, in 1982.He attended Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, where he obtained a law degree in 2007.
His short story "Bayan Layi", published in Per Contra, was shortlisted for the Caine Prize for African Writing in 2013. He was shortlisted again in 2015 for his short story "Flying".
Elnathan John is a Civitella Ranieri Fellow (2015). He writes a weekly satirical column for the Sunday Trust newspaper.
Some of his works includes In A Time of Boko Haram" in The Chronic (March 2015), "Running" in The Gonjon Pin and other stories (New Internationalist, 2014); (Nigeria: Cassava Republic Press, 2014, "Flying", in Per Contra (Issue 33, Fall 2014), "A Memory This Size" in A Memory This Size and other stories. (New Internationalist, 2013).
His first novel "Born on a Tuesday " was published by Cassava Republic Press in 2015 and Grove Atlantic in 2016.
35. EMMANUEL OGALA- Journalist
Emmanuel Ogala is an investigative reporter and heads the Digital Strategy unit of PREMIUM TIMES. He is an experienced web developer. Before joining PREMIUM TIMES, Emmanuel worked for 234NEXT.
His stories have won awards in the 2014 CNN-Multichoice African Journalist of the Year award and the 2013 Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism awards. He was also named Nigeria's Investigative Journalist of the Year 2015.
Emmanuel Iduma, born and raised in Nigeria, is a writer and art critic. He is the author of the novel Farad and co-editor of Gambit: Newer African Writing.
He co-founded and directs Saraba magazine. Since 2011, Iduma has worked with Invisible Borders, a trans-African organization based in Nigeria. He played a major curatorial role in the group's installation A Trans-African Worldspace at the 2015 Venice Biennale.
In 2015, he was writer-in-residence at the Danspace Project's Platform in New York, L'appartement 22 in Rabat, and the Thread Residency in Sinthian, Senegal. A lawyer by training, he holds an MFA in Art Criticism and Writing from the School of Visual Arts, New York.
He is currently the Director of Publications for Invisible Borders and a participant of Borders Within: The Trans-Nigerian Road Trip 2016.
- EMEH ACHANGA (31)- Blogger
Emeh Achanga is a lawyer, journalist, blogger and a creative writer, the CEO Miss Petite Nigeria; her blog misspetitenigeriablog.com is one of Nigeria's leading blogs which serves entertainment, fashion, and lifestyle gist. She studied Producing & Production Management at Pefti Film Institute, Lagos, Nigeria; she has a LL.B. in Law from the University of Buea, Cameroon, a diploma in Law from the University of Jos.
Emeh, won the Best New Blog, Nigerian Blog Awards 2012, and nominated for the ELOY Exquisite Lady of the Year Awards 2013 as the Most Promising Female Blogger, she won the blogger of the year (Judges Choice) at the Nigerian Writers Awards 2016.
- ENIGMATIC OLUMIDE BISIRIYU – Poet
Enigmatic Olumide is a writer, spoken word performance poet, film maker, and real estate consultant.
He is the organizer of one of the most friendly poetry events in Nigeria, his BE BLESSED poetry event which holds quarterly in Ibadan brings on stage the best poets you can find in Nigeria and lets them perform under the same roof with the unknown poets.
He is the brain behind the group called EGC – which was also created to promote new poets.
39. ESTHER IJEWERE- KALEJAIYE (32)- Author, Breaking the Silence
Esther Ijewere Kalejaiye, born on 14th April 1984 is an author, enterprising social activist and youth advocate; the Executive Director Rubies ink Initiative and coordinator of Walk against Rape (WAR) in Nigeria an advocacy initiative created to lend a voice to victims of rape and demand justice for the perpetrator.
She is a columnist in the Guardian Newspaper-Women of Rubies, a capacity building and inspirational platform for celebrating women of substance in the society, to educate, inform, inspire and motivate Nigerian and African women to be the best they can be.
Her book, breaking the silence, bothers on rape, sexual abuse and other violence against women.
Credit: Kehinde Ajose, a talent development strategist (Author, Donjazzyfied)
40. FUNKE OSAE-BROWN- Journalist
Funke Osae-Brown is former Deputy Editor with Business Day, with over ten years of experience as a media practitioner. A Master's Degree holder from the University of Lagos, she also attended the prestigious Lagos Business School (LBS), as well as other professional trainings in Ghana, Germany, Netherlands, United Kingdom and others.
She has received numerous awards and nominations such as the Nigerian Media Merit Awards (NMMA) (nominee,3 categories), finalist at the Diageo Business Reporting Awards in the Best Business News category, recipient of Best Arts and Culture Reporting 2013 at the Annual Mother Drum Golden Awards, Future Awards Journalist of the Year, 2009.
Funke's new found interest is in the emerging Nigerian luxury market with her online magazine, The Luxury Reporter (TLR), www.luxuryreporter.com.ng. TLR has nearly a million hit between January and May 2015.
41. FEMI ASU – Journalist
Femi Asu, is a business reporter at Punch Newspaper, he won the prestigious CNN African Awards for 2015. He has work with a number of print media like business day, the Nation newspaper.
George Akpayen is a dynamic sports writer, content provider, social media manager and founder of the League Bloggers Awards (LBA).
He is popularly known as George the Predictor for his outstanding predictions for sports. He started blogging the Nigeria Premier League way back in 2009 and ever since has been consistent.
43. GERALDINE IHEME (31)- Novelist
Geraldine Iheme who hails from Nkwere, Imo State was born in Lagos on 18th June 1985. She is a writer, author, motivational speaker and lawyer, a masters' degree holder in Energy Law and Policy/Oil&Gas.
Her debut novel Disfigured Emotions was a best seller at the online book store called www.walahi.com. The book was approved by the Nigerian Educational Research & Development Council (NERDC) & Minister of Education to be used as a literature text for senior secondary schools and Universities.
In 2014 she was awarded by Green Springs School for her outstanding contribution to Literacy in our generation, nominated for the fiction writer of the year at the Nigerian Writers Awards 2016.
- GIMBA KAKANDA- Socio-political essayist,
Gimba Kakanda is a socio-political essayist, the young author of the critically acclaim poetry collection, Safari Pants (Kraftgriot, 2010). He is endorsed as 'the new Nigerian poet to watch' by notable Nigerian literary critics, scholars, writers and journalists in commending the collection praised for its 'verve, lyrical energy, and, most importantly, terrific imagery'.
His individual poems, essays, polemics and critiques of contemporary Nigerian writings have sparkled on various print and electronic media, including: Fireflies (2009) , Voices from the Sun (2010) (poetry anthology): Weekly Trust, Sunday Trust, Leadership, The Guardian, New Nigerian, Tribune, Vanguard (Newspapers): Half Tribe, Switched on Naija, Sentinel Nigeria (e-magazine), Premium Times, Sahara Reporters. e.t.c.
- GILBERT ALASA – Journalist
Gilbert Alasa is an award-winning poet, journalist playwright, lyricist, presenter, translator and a cutting-edge author. He studied Foreign Languages at the University of Benin, Edo state, Nigeria.
He is a recipient of numerous awards and academic recognitions. In 2011, Gilbert won the coveted Coca-Cola/The Nation newspaper Reporter of the Year Award and the Opinion Writing Prize, the same year. He is a freelancer with various print and on-line media outfits.
In 2015 he won the Promasidor Quill Award Feature writer of the year. He is editor of Genex Magazine and President of Campus Eye, a media organization that seeks to chart a new course for Nigerian students.
46. GRACIANO ENWEREM – Poet
Graciano Enwerem is a Spoken Word poet, writer and teacher. He is a graduate of English and Literary Studies from Imo State University. He's the winner of War Of Words 3, YouPoetry Slam, 9 times winner of Sea View's Poetry Challenge, Winner Of War Of Words Online slam 1 and cofounder of Figures Of Speech {F.O.S.}, the first online creative group on whatsapp.
He's been proffered with so many awards which include the SPIC Most Outstanding Achiever Of The Year, 2014, IFA's Atonisona Of Poetry Award, 2015 and was also voted the number 1 Poet at the EGC's annual Top 50 Contemporary Poets who Rock Nigeria in 2015.
He promotes poetry at Seaview Poetry club and Rhythm FM Port-Harcourt and he teaches poetry on a WhatsApp group.
47. HELEN OYEYEMI (32)- Novelist
Helen Olajumoke Oyeyemi is a British novelist born on the 10th of December 1984. She wrote her first novel, The Icarus Girl published in 2005, while still at school studying for her A-levels at Cardinal Vaughan Memorial School.
In 2007 Bloomsbury published Oyeyemi's second novel, The Opposite House, which is inspired by Cuban mythology. Her third novel, White is for Witching, described as having "roots in Henry James and Edgar Allan Poe", was published by Picador in May 2009. It was a 2009 Shirley Jackson Award finalist and won a 2010 Somerset Maugham Award. A fourth novel, Mr Fox, was published by Picador in June 2011, and a fifth, Boy, Snow, Bird, in 2014. Boy, Snow, Bird was a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize in 2014.
In 2009 Oyeyemi was recognized as one of the women on Venus Zine's "25 under 25" list. Oyeyemi was a judge on the Booktrust Independent Foreign Fiction Prize for 2015, and is serving as a judge for the 2015 Scotiabank Giller Prize.
Oyeyemi's latest book, the story collection What Is Not Yours Is Not Yours, was released in 2016.
48. IBITOLA OJOYE-ADEBAYO – Romance Writer
Ibitola Ojoye-Adebayo is a graduate of the University of Portsmouth with a BSc in Pharmacology.
In 2013 she completed her first Novella "Acceptance," a powerful testimony of love, Loss and Betrayal. "Into the darkness" is her sequel to "Acceptance." When Ibitola isn't raising three children with her husband, she continues to inspire and create in various online communities through her writing and research.
She won Diva author of the year 2015 – Divas of colour awards 2015, nominated for author of the year 2015, women4africa awards 2015, nominated for Afro -Asia awards 2015 in the category Online Magazine/Blog, nominated for author of the year 2015 -Creativity awards 2015, and won the Diaspora writer of the year-Nigerian Writers Awards 2016.
Credit: Oluseyi Ogunlana- CEO Fiesta Magazine/Award winning Publicist
49. IRENOSEN OKOJIE- Author, Butterfly Fish
Irenosen Okojie is a creative writer born in Nigeria and moved to England when she was eight years old. Her writing has been featured in The Guardian and The Observer, and her short stories have been published on Kwani and Phatitude. Butterfly Fish is her first book, and her short story collection Speak Gigantular will be published by Jacaranda Books Art Music in September.
Okojie was a selected writer by Theatre Royal Stratford East and Writer in Residence for TEDx East End. In 2014, she was the Prize Advocate for the SI Leeds Literary Prize. She also won the Betty Trask award 2016.
50. IFESINACHI O. OKPAGU– Author/Screen Writer
Ifesinachi .O. Okpagu serves as the chief custodian of the Lexiton brand with intellectual property in the media and entertainment industry. Her first book, a novella, was published when she was fourteen and was adopted as a secondary school recommended text in Delta and Ebonyi states.
She was educated at Queens College, Lagos, and at the University of Benin where she obtained a BA in Fine and Applied Arts. Ifesinachi also holds a Masters degree from the Pan-African University where she graduated top of her class. She has written several stories, some of which have been published in Sentinel Nigeria, the African Roar Anthology and Saraba Magazine.
She has written/produced several screenplays for the big screen and for television.
- IQUO DIANABASI(36)- Poet/Author
Iquo DianaAbasi is a household name in the spoken word poetry circles. She writes prose, poetry and scripts for radio and screen. She often performs her poems with a touch of culture-rich Ibibio folklore.
Her first collection of poems, "Symphony of Becoming", was shortlisted for the NLNG Nigeria prize for literature, and the ANA poetry prize; both in 2013.
Iquo has graced poetry platforms such as Lagos International Poetry Festival, Ake Arts and Book Festival, Wole Soyinka at 80, etc.
Her writings have also appeared in Kalahari review, Saraba magazine, ANA Review and Olisa.tv. An avid student of human nature, Iquo's writing explores socially cognizant themes, pain, love, womanhood and indeed the trials of the griots of this age.
52. JAPHETH OMOJUWA (32) – Journalist/Activist
Japheth Omojuwa, born on 3rd October 1984, is a socio-economic and political writer/commentator, environmental consultant, social media expert and mentor to many Nigerian youth.
He was a delegate at the 2012 UN Conference on Sustainable Development Rio+ 20 in Brazil. The leadership of the African Union invited him in 2014 to be part of the Africa Re-imagination Creative Hub (ARCH) to fashion an agenda for Africa 2063 project. He participated as a panelist at a side event during the 2013 United Nations General Assembly in New York where he spoke on the need to use data and facts as tools in activism and policy making.
His pieces have appeared on several online and print mediums including Metropole Magazine, Sahara Reporters, BBC, The Financial Times, This Day and Naij.com
- JENNIFER EHIDIAMEN – Journalist/Poet
Jennifer is a young talented writer, winner of the inaugural Innovative Young Journalist Award, Tech Savvy Journalist, Development Communicator, and poet.
A 2012 distinction-graduate of the Nigerian Institute of Journalism, she is currently studying Business and Economics at Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.
She has worked and consulted for several organizations locally and internationally, including One World Youth Project, Ventures Africa, Global Press Institute, Voice of America and UNAIDS.
In 2014, she launched RuralReporters.com an alternative media for student journalists and organizations to share solution-focused stories about their communities, thus promoting citizen journalism.
Credit: Lekan Otufodunrin- Online Editor, The Nation Newspaper
- JOY ISI BEWAJI – Author/Editor
Joy Isi Bewaji is a creative writer and columnist, and has contributed to media platforms such as ThisDay and sabinews. She also serves as an Editor in the media and has edited celebrated lifestyle magazines in Nigeria – TW, Genevieve, Exquisite, and had at one time published a community magazine called Festac Breed.
She is a 2006 winner of LEAP Africa Awards. She was a part of the 9 writers, 4 cities tour 2009 in Nigeria. She co-anchored the Breakfast Show on HiTV, and was also the main anchor of a socio-political breakfast show on TV Continental called "Your View". She is, at present, the editor of Happenings Magazine.
She has written movies and TV scripts. "Tina's Shoes & Love Issues" is an audio series she released in 2014. Her second book, "What pain may bring" is out.
- JUMOKE VERISSIMO (37)- Poet
Jumoke Verissimo is a quintessential Nigerian poet and writer born in Lagos on the 26th of December 1979. She has a Master's degree in African studies (performance) from the University of Ibadan and a Bachelor's degree in English literature from the Lagos State University. She has worked as an editor, sub-editor, copywriter and a freelance journalist for major newspapers such as Guardian and NEXT.
Her first poetry book, 'I Am Memory, was published by DADA Books in 2008 and has won some literary awards in Nigeria. Some of her accolades include, Carlos Idzia Ahmad Prize, First Prize for a first book of Poetry 2009, Anthony Agbo Prize for Poetry, Second Prize for a first book of Poetry, 2009, Honourable Mention Association of Nigeria (Poetry) 2009, Recipient, Chinua Achebe Centre Fellowship, 2012, Mother Drum Golden Award for Excellence, for poetry 2012.
In 2015 her second poetry book The Birth of Illusion was published by FULLPOINT, Nigeria..
Kenechi is a Nigerian writer and professional editor. He studied Philosophy at the University of Benin, Edo State. He is an Editor at Kachifo Limited, Farafina Trust and Web Editor at Saraba Magazine.
- KIRU TAYE- Romance Writer
Kiru Taye a prolific and trailblazing writer is rewriting the reality of contemporary African women in romance. Her works are immediately gripping leaving the reader to lust for more of her captivating characters.
Taye's romance themes are embodiments of the empowerment movement of women in a celebration of African culture. We gain a glimpse into heroines rather than the sexual oppressed caricatures often portrayed in and on African writing; her work is fundamentally feminist and debunks the generic myth of trashy romance from genre critics.
Credit: Amanda Epe (Multi-award winning International writer)
58. KOREDE BELLO (20)- Song Writer
Korede Bello is a Nigerian singer and songwriter born on the 29th of February 1996, currently signed to Mavin Records. He is best known for his hit single "Godwin" which topped many music charts in Nigeria.
Korede was born in Lagos, Nigeria where he completed his primary and secondary school education. He started performing at the age of 7 and went by the stage name African Prince.
A Mass Communication student at the Nigerian Institute of Journalism (NIJ); he was introduced to Don Jazzy by his manager Casmir Uwaegbute, CEO Caspertainment.
Kehinde Ajose is a respected journalist, publicist, and talent development strategist. He burst into the scene when he wrote the Armchair critic column as a student for Daily Independent newspaper.
In 2008, he was christened Nigeria's youngest motivational speaker by Edutainment magazine and gone on to win several awards.
Kehinde is a daring writer and goal-getter. His "Can Do" spirit earned him a top spot on the list of entertainment journalist in Nigeria.
Credit: Esther Ijewere Kalejaiye, Coordinator Women of Rubies
60. KEMI FILANI -Blogger
Kemi Filani is a creative writer and blogger who loves to engage her blog reader with her blog posts. She has a way of personalizing news on her blog, giving in-depth of information and dishing out write-ups for her audience to think about.
She provides Nigerians with a daily dose of celebrity fashion styles and latest news on fashion trends.
61. KUKOGHO IRUESIRI SAMSON (32)- Poet
Kukogho Iruesiri Samson, author of two collections of poems 'WHAT CAN WORDS DO?' and 'I SAID THESE WORDS' is a Nigerian writer, photographer, and media professional with experience in journalism, PR, publishing, multi-platform media management, born in Aiyetoro, Ile Ife in 1984.
He is CEO of WORDS RHYMES & RHYTHM LTD (www.wrr.ng), a publishing and social reorientation poetry and AUTHORPEDIA (www.authorpedia.wrr.ng), Nigeria's only free author resource website. WRR is actively involved in promoting of Nigerian writing and acting as a support base for young Nigerian writers.
Kukogho runs several, self-funded literary projects – the 'WRR #YouthENGAGE' project, 'BRIGITTE POIRSON POETRY CONTEST', the 'GREEN AUTHOR PRIZE' – to support young Nigerian writers. He also organizes the ERIATA ORIBHABOR POETRY PRIZE. He believes in using literature for social advocacy and youth development.
Kukogho has been widely recognized for his contributions to Nigerian poetry. His awards include the Orange Crush First Prize for Poetry, awarded in 2012, and Poetry Writer of the Year, awarded by the Nigerian Writers Awards in 2016.
Credit: ERIATA ORIBHABOR, Multi-award winning Poetry Promoter
62. LAILA IJEOMA OBIAGWU (32) -Blogger
Laila Ijeoma (born 12 August 1984) is a well-known Nigerian blogger who writes about interesting things on a daily basis. Her blog, LailasBlog.com covers celebrity gists and gossips, political news, fashion tips and ideas, lifestyle and odd news.
Her blog is now one of Nigeria's most popular blogs and has a wide-reaching audience, of readers in Nigeria, UK, US and other countries. Laila is a banker, trained academically as a Chemical engineer.
63. LINDA IKEJI (36) -Blogger
Linda Ikeji born (born 19 September 1980) is one of Nigeria's most successful blogger,. She created her blog in November 2006 after reading bellanaija blog for several months and being enchanted by it.
She publishes news and stories, including celebrity gossips and political news that you wouldn't come across on any other blogs. Her blogging feat is unprecedented and her blog has been a regular 'online home' for most Nigerians.
She is always thankful to people who adds value to her brand, in her words "I didn't take blogging seriously until March 2007 when Mrs Somebody, Calabargal and a few other bloggers took it upon themselves to advertise my blog to drive traffic to it. I'm grateful to you guys".
64. MYNE WHITEMAN (39)- Romance Writer
Myne Whiteman (Nkem Okotcha), born in Enugu on October 26, 1977. She studied Biological Sciences as her first degree at Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Anambra State.
She is the author of two romance novels, A Heart to Mend and A Love Rekindled both of which rose to the top of Amazon.com bestseller lists for romantic fiction within their first few months of being self-published.
In addition to her writing, Myne Whitman also runs Romance Meets Life, a lifestyle blog about relationships, parenting celebrity and entertainment. She also manages Naija Stories, a site which hosts a community of readers and writers of stories of interest to Nigerians.
Myne Whiteman is a pseudonym, in her native language a translation of her real name Nkem Okotcha. She resides in United States.
- NNEDIMMA JANE KALU (Scriptwriter /short story writer)
Nnedinma Jane Kalu, is a Nigerian whose heart is set on telling the stories of people who can't. She was a participant in the 2014 Writivism Workshop Programme and an Alumnus of the 2014 Farafina Creative Writing workshop. She was also invited to the 2015 Writivism Festival in Kampala, Uganda.
66. ONYEKA NWELUE (28)- Novelist/Cultural Entrepreneur
Onyeka Nwelue, a young Nigerian writer, cultural entrepreneur, filmmaker whose life style draws attention to many Nigerian youths; he was born on the 31st of January 1988 to Honourable Sam Nwelue, a politician and Knight of St. Christopher and Lady Catherine Nwelue, a teacher and Lay Reader.
He is best known for his novel 'The Abyssinian Boy', which was published when he was 21 and won the TM Aluko Prize for Fiction, came second at the Ibrahim Tahir Prize for First Book, was nominated for the Future Awards and later won the Prince Claus Ticket Grant.
His second book Hip-Hop is Only for Children is a narrative in verse and has been translated into Italian, Spanish, Igbo and Yoruba. It was translated by Venezuelan writer, Alberto Quero and published in Peru. It had its official launch at the Cusco Book Fair in Peru in 2015.
In 2014, he was appointed a Visiting Lecturer of African Studies at the School of Modern Language and Culture, the University of Hong Kong and later an assistant professor of African Studies at Instituto d'Amicis in Puebla, Mexico.
In 2016 he won the non-fiction writer of the year (readers vote) at the Nigerian Writers Awards.
- OBINNA UDENWE (28)- Novelist
Obinna Udenwe was born in Abakaliki, Nigeria in 1988. He is the author of the conspiracy crime thriller, Satans & Shaitans, published in Nigeria by AMAB books and in the UK in 2014 by Jacaranda Books. Satans & Shaitans was a joint winner of the ANA Prose Prize in 2015. The novel addresses very topical issues of terrorism, jihad and politics.
Udenwe is one of the few African writers fearless enough to delve into controversial issues – in 2015 he eroticised the Nigerian church in fiction in a series titled Holy Sex, published to wide online readership and criticism.
In 2014 he was honoured with the award of the 'State Literary Icon' by the Government of Ebonyi State. He is one of Africa's most anthologized short fiction writers. His works have appeared in Fiction365, Ehanom Review, Brittle Paper, Tribe, Kalahari Review, Alariwo, African Writer, Outside in Magazine etc.
Credit: Iquo DianaAbasi Eke- Award winning Author/Poet
- ONO BELLO- Blogger
Ono Bello is the founder of Onobello.com, an online magazine that is into beauty, fashion, features and shows. On her blog, she documents daily fashion and beauty inspirations, you will definitely love the vibrant colours and fashion styles Onobello showcases. Always immaculately dressed, always expressive, she is one of our cherished fashion bloggers to date.
She graduated from University of Lagos with a degree in English Language and also has M.A in Business at the Middlesex University Business School.
69. OLUMIDE HOLLOWAY- Poet
Olulu Holloway is writer, poet and poetry promoter popularly known as a "poetivist," who promote and showcase Nigerian talents to the world.
Olulu has also been able to discover close to a hundred poets in Nigeria, through one of his poetry platforms called "War of Words" which is a slam poetry platform, that poets competes 'Head To Head' and gets to win a prizes, and automatically gets to perform at their next WordUp event coming up, after War of Words.
70. OKECHUKWU OFILI – Motivational Writer
Okechukwu Ofili is a writer, speaker and author, the founder/owner of okadabooks.com, a fast growing and easy-to-use mobile book reading app (MTN 2013 app of the year) for the African market. The full time design engineer with a mechanical engineering degree from the University of Houston runs the popular blog ofilispeaks.com. His blog articles are known for their humor, honesty and creativity in challenging the status-quo of work, life and family.
Ofili is the author of several books including the controversially brilliant "How Intelligence Kills: Our Dangerous Addiction to Respect, Religion, Intelligence and Lots More", How Stupidity Saved My Life and How Laziness Saved My Life.
71. ADEOLA AKINREMI.- Award winning Journalist
Adeola Akinremi. (born March 26, 1979) is an award winning journalist, an editor with one of Nigeria's most influential newspaper, THISDAY.
He had his National diploma in journalism from the Nigerian Institute of Journalism, B.A in International Studies from Lagos State University, and Master's in Project Development and Implementation from the University of Ibadan
Adeola is known for his conversational writing style that provides readers with rich experiences. He broke the story of President Buhari's plagiarism of President Barack Obama's speech during the launch of "change begins with me". His has received life threatening messages and calls for his reports on Boko Haram and IDPs.
Some of his accolades include; NMMA Newspaper Reporter of the Year 2014, NMMA Features Writer of the Year 2005, DAME Health Reporter of the Year 2005 ,2nd Runner up in Aviation
72. ROTIMI BABATUNDE- Playwright
Rotimi Babatunde is a Nigerian writer and playwright born in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State. He won the Meridian Tragic Love Story Competition (hosted and organized by the BBC World Service). He is also a winner of the AWF Cyprian Ekwensi Prize for Short Stories.
In 2012, Babatunde won the Caine Prize for African Writing for "Bombay Republic", a short story about a Nigerian soldier who is enlisted to fight as an allied soldier in Burma during the Second World War.
In April 2014 he was named in the Hay Festival's Africa39 project as one of the 39 Sub-Saharan African writers under the age of 40 with the potential and the talent to define the trends of the region.
73. SALLY KENNETH DADZIE- Author/Professional Editor
Sally is an author, blogger and professional editor. She has written several books which include His little black book, Fish brain series, it's another Saturday, Novocaine knights, Fourth Finger. Some of her works can be found on 360nobs, manswersonline.com, Naija stories, Y! Naija.
In October 2016 she broke the record of the highest monthly sales for a single author on Okada books.
74. SAMUEL OLUWAGBEMI AHMADU- Sports Writer
Samuel Oluwagbemi Ahmadu is a Nigerian football correspondent at Goal.com and Sports Editor at SavidNews.com. He is a young sports writer of repute who had independently-sponsored himself to covering two international football competitions. The African Cup of Nations 2013 in South Africa where Nigeria emerged champions and the Fifa Women's World Cup 2015 in Canada.
He also attended several grassroots and national sports events including Okpepke International Road Race among others. He is currently the Publicity Secretary of Nigeria Sports Writers Association, Kogi State Chapter and holds same post with the Youths Sports Federation of Nigeria in Kogi State.
75. SAMSON ADEYEMI- Author, Lessons from my Father
Samson Adeyemi is a United Kingdom-based Nigerian, one of the ambassadors projecting Nigeria to the outside world. With his wide experience and exposure, Adeyemi has impacted younger generation across the world through his 'Positive Change' campaign. The entrepreneur and investor is also an author of two books: 'Lessons from My Father' and 'Undisputed'.
He attended Shootershill Campus, Greenwich, London for his A Levels programme and Kingsland College of Business Studies Stratford, London. BSc Business Administration (Major: Banking and Finance).
For his outstanding work with young people in Lewisham Borough, London, United Kingdom, he was given a Star award by the Borough's Director for children and young people.
76. SEYE KUYINU: – Author- Things I wanted to tell you in other words
Seye Kuyinu is a Web and Applications Developer by day, a creative photographer in the evenings and a writer by night.
He is the author Things I wanted to tell you in other words.
77. SEUN AKIOYE – Multi-award winning Journalist
Seun Akioye is an Assistant Editor Investigations at The Nation newspaper who has a passion for developmental works. He helped increase Nigerian Media coverage of tobacco control issues and this helped in the promotion of public health in Nigeria.
Seun is a winner of DAME, Development Reporter of the Year 2014, Nigeria Media Merit Award (NMMA) Environment Reporter of the Year 2014, NMMA Investigative Reporter of the Year 2014, Winner ICFJ/Hala Nigeria Story Contest, Winner, Wash Media Award 2014.
He won the feature writer of the year award at the Nigerian Writers Awards 2016.
78. STELLA DIMOKO KORKUS- Blogger
Stella Dimoko Korkus is a daring blogger, a Lawyer and journalist. She always find things of interest from celebrity gossips to political news from the unseen corners to share with the world. She is the master of online news aggregation and is known for her aggressive blog posts. Her blog, StellaDimokokorkus.com covers celebrities, politics and every other news.
79. SHINA OLUDARE CHARLES (27)– Sports Writer
Shina Oludare, Chief Editor Goal.com Nigeria is a well-travelled sports journalist whose passion and flair in the pen-pushing profession has endeared him to football lovers across the country.
Aside his skill in writing football editorials, this young and tireless journalist has carved a niche for himself boasting of over 30 exclusives in 2015. He has made some many appearances on radio and television to bare his mind on several sporting issue.
Shina is also a contributor at Chimurenga, South Africa. He won the sport writer of the year at the Nigerian Writers Awards 2016.
Winning the Sports writer of the year at the 2016 Nigerian Writers Awards earned him more rewards from top sport icons and his award report got over one million (1,000,000) views on www.goal.com with over 200 shares on Facebook.
80. SIMI (28)- Song Writer
Simisola Bolatito Ogunleye popularly known as Simi is a Nigerian singer and Songwriter born in Ojuelegba, a suburb of Surulere on the 19th of April 1988; an alumnus of Covenant University where she studied Mass Communication.
Simi released her debut studio album in 2006 titled Ogaju. She hit the limelight in 2014 after she released "Tiff", a song which was nominated in two categories at The Headies 2015.
Her genre of music is Afro-pop. With a blend of Afro-beat, pop, soul, high-life and has been in the musical industry for about 7 years and counting.
In 2015, Simi won the "Most Promising Act to Watch" category at the 2015 Nigeria Entertainment Awards.
81. SOJI COLE- Author, Maybe Tomorrow
Soji Cole is a creative writer highly commended for his entry, 'Maybe Tomorrow' in the BBC International Radio Playwriting Competition 2007.
Early 2012, celebrated critic and social media fanatic, Ikhide Ikhleoa, reviewed an anthology titled Daughters of Eve and Other Tedious Tales, which showcased writers such as Jumoke Verissimo, Tolu Ogunlesi, Abubakar Adam Ibrahim and Soji Cole.
Soji Cole had earlier self-published his highly acclaimed Play, Maybe Tomorrow.
82. TAIYE SELASI (37)- Author, Ghana Must Go
Taiye Selasi is a writer and photographer of Nigerian and Ghanaian origin. Born in London, England on the 2nd of November 1979 and raised in Brookline, Massachusetts, she is the elder of twin daughters in a family of physicians.
She graduated summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa with a BA in American Studies from Yale, and earned her MPhil in International Relations from Nuffield College, Oxford.
In 2006 Morrison gave Selasi a one-year deadline; she wrote "The Sex Lives of African Girls" to meet it. The story, published by UK literary magazine Granta in 2011, appears in Best American Short Stories 2012. Ghana Must Go was published in 2013 to much critical acclaim.
In 2015, Selasi appeared as a Featured Author, leading a writing seminar, at the annual Iceland Writers Retreat in Reykjavik, Icelan.
83. TOSIN AJIBADE (29)- Blogger
Tosin Ajibade, famously known as Olorisupergal, born on 17th February 1987 is one of Nigeria's most successful blogger who started out as a social media publicist in 2009. She created the OloriSupergal blog in 2010, and in 2012, the blog was turned into a full fledge website. In 2016 she was rated among the 100 Most Influential Nigerian Women, by Nigerian youth platform, Y-Naija.
84. TOYOSI OGUNSEYE- Multi-award winning Journalist
Toyosi Ogunseye is an award winning writer, journalist, the editor of Nigeria's Sunday punch newspaper.
She was honoured at ICFJ's 30th Anniversary Awards Dinner in Washington, D.C., on the 10th of November 2014. Her three-part piece on the poisonous steel plant at Fajuyi estate, titled — The rich also cry: A tale of deaths and diseases in a heavily polluted upscale estate; The rich also cry: Killer metals in the blood; and The rich also cry: When investment is a curse — won at least six national and international media awards in 2013 alone.
She is a winner of over 25 media awards including the health category of the CNN MultiChoice African Journalist of the Year Awards in 2011 and 2013. Ogunseye was also shortlisted to participate in President Barack Obama's Young African Leadership Initiative in the US.
85. . TOLU OGUNLESI (34)- Journalist
Tolu Ogunlesi (born 3 March 1982) is a journalist; his works has appeared in The Independent, CNN.com, Economist.com, Publishing Perspectives and guardian.co.uk. He writes a weekly column for Nigerian newspaper, NEXT, and bimonthly for 3 Quarks Daily, on politics, business, social media, books and the arts.He is an avid commentator on African affairs, and was awarded a CNN Multichoice African Journalism Award (Arts & Culture) in 2009, a Guest Writer at the Nordic Africa Institute, Uppsala, Sweden; and in 2009 a Cadbury Visiting Fellow at the University of Birmingham, England. His work has been translated into Dutch, Latvian, Italian, Norwegian and Swedish.
86. TOLUWANI ENIOLA- Journalist
Toluwani Eniola is a creative writer, journalist, correspondent with The Punch Newspapers.
A first and second degree holder in English and Literary Studies from University of Ado Ekiti and University of Lagos respectively, Eniola was a former reporter with The Nation Newspapers.
He won the Best Report on Children category in the Quill Award 2015 sponsored by Promasidor Nigeria Limited.
87. TOLU' AKINYEMI- Poet
Tolu' Akinyemi also known as 'Poetolu' is an Architect, Writer and Entrepreneur who was born in Akure, Ondo State, Nigeria.
The creative writer who resides in London, England studied at the Federal University of Technology Akure, Nigeria, and then at the University of Greenwich, London.
His Poetry was short-listed in Verses From The Sun (2012); An Association of Nigerian Authors, Anthology, A Way With Words (2014); A Great British Write Off Anthology, The Big Society; A poetry stage play written for The Stephen Lawrence Charitable Trust, London, and The Greenwich-Lewisham Young People's Theatre. His writings have also appeared on other printed and online outlets. He has written two books "Your Father Walks Like A Crab" and "I Laugh At These Skinny Girls", both books of 'poetry for people who hate poetry'.
88. TOMI ADESINA- Award winning Playwright
Tomi Adesina is a creative writer and blogger (tomiadesina.wordpress.com). The suspense in her works, the creativity, the deep research makes one long for more episodes.
Her works include (Hearts and Homes – novella for the Bring back our girls campaign), Clandestine, Please Break My Heart, Broken Or Not, Beautiful Stranger, All Fun And Games, Dear Future Husband.
In 2016 she won the young writer of the year at the Nigerian Writers Awards.
89. TIMI DAKOLO (35)- Song Writer
Timi Dakolo is a multiple award winning Nigerian songwriter and singer, born on the 20th of January 1981 in Accra, Ghana to a Nigerian father and a Ghanaian mother. In 2007 he emerged winner of the inaugural season of Idols West Africa.
Timi Dakolo released his first single comprising three songs in October 2009. In 2011, he released the song "There's a Cry". The music video was filmed in Nigeria. His song include "There's a Cry", "Iyawo Mi (2014), "Wish Me Well (2015).
90. TITILOPE SONUGA – Poet
Titilope is an award winning poet, writer and performer who has graced stages across Nigeria and internationally.
She was the winner of the 2011 Canadian Authors' Association Emerging Writer Award for her first collection of poems, Down To Earth. Her spoken word album "Mother Tongue" was released in 2013 followed by a second collection of poetry, Abscess, in 2014.
She was a speaker at Tedx Edmonton in 2014 and is currently the ambassador for Intel's She Will Connect Program across Nigeria. Titilope was the first poet to appear at a Nigerian presidential inauguration ceremony.
Oluwabusayo Temitope Folarin (born 1981) is a Nigerian writer who came to limelight after he emerged the winner of the Caine Prize 2013 for his short story entry.
He graduated from Morehouse College in 2004 with a B.A and from the University of Oxford in 2006, with a M.Sc. Miracle, a story drawn out of his forthcoming novel, The Proximity of Distance.
92. TOLULOPE POPOOLA- Romance Writer
Tolulope Popoola is an award winning Author, Writing Coach and Publisher. She started writing as a blogger under the pseudonym "Favoured Girl" back in 2006. In 2007 she launched a group for Nigerian writers on Facebook which today has about 20,000 followers. She created and co-wrote the popular online series "In My Dreams It Was Simpler" with other writers and published the series in 2010. She wrote and published her first novel, "Nothing Comes Close", a contemporary romance story set in London, Milton Keynes and Lagos, and she is also the author of two collections of flash fiction stories, "Fertile Imagination" and "Looking For Something". She has written extensively for many magazines and publications, including Brittle Paper, The Creative Penn, Flash Fiction Ghana, The Mantle, Magunga, The Travelling Yeti, etc.
Tolulope is the founder of Accomplish Press, a coaching, consulting and publishing company, that specialises in providing services to support aspiring authors. She was given a special Award of Excellence at the 2016 Nigerian Writers' Awards, and has recently been shortlisted for Diaspora Writer of the Year for the 2017 awards.
Tolulope was second runner up at the Women In Publishing (UK) Awards 2012, for the New Venture Award for pioneering work on behalf of under-represented groups in society. Tolulope's first novel Nothing Comes Close was named "one of the best books of 2012" by Africa Book Club. She has also earned the nickname of "Africa's flash fiction queen" for her unique ways with writing dramatic short stories.She is currently working on a new project for writers, and has creative writing programmes lined up in 2017 to support aspiring authors.
93. UKAMAKA OLISAKWE (34)- Short Story/Screen Writer
Ukamaka Olisakwe is an author, short-story writer, and screenwriter born and raised in Kano State, Northern Nigeria on the 24th of October 1982.
She regarded as a new generation Nigerian novelist with amazing talents. Her debut novel Eyes of a Goddess published in 2012 draws tears out of her readers.
She has been featured in the BBC. Her essays have appeared in The New York Times and various magazines including the Nigerian Telegraph and African Hadithi. She wrote the screenplay for The Calabash, a television series produced and directed by Obi Emelonye and premiered in January 2015 on Africa Magic Showcase.
Olisakwe was selected as one of the 39 most promising writers under the age of 40 from Sub-Saharan Africa and the diaspora, in the Africa39 project– a Hay Festival and Rainbow Book Club initiative in celebration of the UNESCO World Book Capital 2014.
94. UGOCHI ORITSEJOLOMISAN- Faith based writer
Ugochi Oritsejolomisan is writer, blogger, a follower of Christ from 1998 with an unquestionable zeal for God.
She blogs at www.ugochi-jolomi.com where she ministers to many as she shares on a variety of practical subjects from everyday life and encourages all to live life in the truth, peace and joy that come from God and knowing Him. Sharing some stories from her past and life changing moments, she challenges everyone to live above the pulls of the world and live by the dictates of God's word and it's transforming power.
Ugochi is a graduate of Banking and Finance; Ugochi began serving in ministry while an undergraduate, as the one-time sisters' coordinator in her campus fellowship and affected quite some lives while in school and still continues to.
95. UNOMA NWANKWOR – Romance/Faith-based writer
Unoma Nwankwor, born in Akron, Ohio to Nigerian parents. She is the COO of KevStel Group LLC, a faith based Entertainment Company aimed at providing uplifting and life changing entertainment through its movies and books.
Her published works include An Unexpected Blessing(2013), The Christmas Ultimatum(2013), When You Let Go (May,2014), A Scoop of Love (Jan,2015), Anchored By Love (Dec, 2015) and He Changed My Name (Feb, 2016).
In 2016 with readers' vote and judges' choice she was a recipient of the Nigerian Writers' Award-Faith Based writer of the year.
Unoma is married to Kevin Nkem Nwankwor a Nigerian-born actor, film director and producer.
96. UCHE EZE PEDRO (32) –Blogger
Uche Eze (born 26 June 1984) popularly known as BellaNaija is one of the best and successful bloggers in Nigeria. She publishes more in-depth coverage of the Nigerian fashion, lifestyle and entertainment. She has influenced a lot of new bloggers.
She is an excellent writer and reading Bella Naija has become a part of Nigerians' daily routines. Most ladies visit 'Bella Weddings' page for beautiful fashion styles and latest fashion news.
97. UDUAK ISONG OGUAMANAM – Award-winning Script writer
Uduak Isong Oguamanam is a Nigerian short story and screenplay writer; she holds a first degree in Communication and Arts/Russian Language from the University of Ibadan, Nigeria, and a Master's degree in New Media and Society from the University of Leicester, UK.
Her short stories have won international awards including the Commonwealth short story competition. Some of her notable screenplays include: A Piece of Flesh, Entanglement, Ekaette, Edikan, Timeless Passion etc.
Her short film, To Live Again, focused on HIV stigmatization; her 2012 feature, KOKOMMA, spotlighted on the sexual abuse of women; and Edikan, which she wrote and co- produced with Emem Isong and Desmond Elliot, was made to educate and inform parents on the ills of labeling children as child witches.
In August 2012, Uduak got selected by the British Council to attend the UK-Nigeria creative world partnership programme, London, UK.
Uduak's latest short film, Truth be Told, touches on homosexuality, her comedy OKON LAGOS is already one of Nollywood's most successful movies and its sequel, OKON Goes to School sold out on its release date.
Credit: Queen Oyinloye- Poet/Inspirational writer
98. UZODINMA IWEALA (34)- Novelist
Uzodinma Iweala, son of former Nigeria's finance minister Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is an author and physician who hail from Nigeria, born on 5th of November 1982.
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In 2006, he won the New York Public Library's Young Lions Fiction Award. In 2007, he was named as one of Granta Magazine's 20 best young American novelists.
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A La Carte: Dining News for 05 January 2017
Openings in Hermosa, new French restaurant in MB, whiskey and wine dinners, and more
by Richard Foss
Long Awaited Openings… Over two years since the previous tenant departed, the Laurel Tavern has opened just north of the corner of Hermosa Avenue and Pier. The décor is classic, the cocktail selection abundant, the food menu a brief list of sandwiches and sides. They seem to anticipate confusion about their ordering system, since they have emblazoned reminders to order at the bar on the menu, website, front door, and every other available surface. A prominent hole in the downtown dining and nightlife scene has been filled (1220 Hermosa Ave., 424-275-9694)… A block away, Local 90 has opened their second location serving Neapolitan thin-crust pizzas. Their new chef Michele Galifi worked in a pizzeria in Sicily beginning when he was eight years old and stayed with that specialty when he moved to the U.S., so there is a lot of expertise here (1040 Hermosa Ave., HB. 310-372-9090)…A
Expanding On An Ancient Cuisine… The Redondo Boardwalk's A Basq Kitchen has been bravely presenting the traditional cuisine of their region along the border of Northern Spain and Southern France, and they have a new ally. Chef-partner Michael Mazzotta joins the business with an eclectic skill set, as he recently returned from several months in Southeast Asia studying traditional street foods. He's not promising Thai-Basque fusion, but may bring some modern and global ideas alongside the paellas and other items served there. His skills will be on display at a beer pairing dinner with King Harbor Brewery on January 22 — price is $49, and reservations may be made by calling 310-376-9215 (136 International Boardwalk, RB)…
Another Cuisine On The Way… Manhattan Beach will soon have an interesting distinction: Les P'tit Bretons will be the only restaurant in greater Los Angeles to focus on the authentic cuisine of Brittany, the westernmost region of France. The area is famous for abundant seafood, buckwheat crepes, and flaky pastries made with their famously rich and sweet butter. This is chef Olivier Jouet's first restaurant in the US, but he is famed in France and ranked first out of 240 chefs in a Parisian competition. Star power will be coming to the corner of Marine and Highland Avenue as soon as the remodel is finished, probably sometime in February…
Opening Postponed… In an earlier edition of this column I said that the new Mama D's in Redondo would be open by the end of December of last year. That was the plan, but according to staff reached at the Manhattan Beach location the new target is the end of January. Redondoans who want a Mama D's calzone will have to commute until then. Elsewhere in town, a branch of the Paris Bakery chain will open next to Whole Foods in Redondo. This Korean-owned company offers excellent quality traditional and fusion pastries, as well as a range of sandwiches and coffees. I have enjoyed their baked goods in their Koreatown location and am delighted that their croissants and danishes will be available close to home…
Event Alerts… Chez Melange has had a relationship with the Grgich Hills winery ever since the restaurant opened, and the winery has returned the favor by bringing their best to wine dinners and other events. Winemaker Ivo Jeramaz will be bringing his wares to a wine dinner on Monday, January 23 — Price is $90 plus T&T. Phone 310-540-1222 for reservations and more details (1611 S. Catalina, RB)… If you prefer liquor with your meals, you might consider attending the Hudson whiskey dinner at, where else, Hudson House. Six different expressions of Hudson whiskey will be paired with cuisine from chefs Brooke Williamson and Nick Roberts on January 16th. The price is $85, and you can see the whole menu and make reservations at this link: http://www.hudsonhousebar.com/upcoming-events/
The French Winter Delight… One of the joys of winter in Southern France is the cassoulet, a rich stew of sausages, duck confit, vegetables, and white beans that is slow-simmered for days to meld the flavors. Because it's an incredible amount of work to make very few restaurants serve this, but one does so at least ounce a year. On 17 January Dominique's Kitchen will serve a three-course meal of soup, cassoulet, and the buttery pastries called K0uign-Amann, all for only $39 plus tax & tip. Reserve at 424-247-9054, and do it quick because they will sell out!
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Di Matteo was given the job for the remainder of the season following the sacking of Andre Villas-Boas in March and led Chelsea to success in both the FA Cup and Champions League.
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Ministry plans to get 600 public buses back on Kabul roads
KABUL (Pajhwok): The Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation (MoTCA) on Thursday said it was planning to get back on the road 600 puclic transport buses which had been parked due to technical problems, saying small private passenger vehicles had created traffic problems in capital Kabul.
MoTCA Minister Mohammadullah Batash said Kabul City did not lack transpor vehicles but the main problem was the absence of pubblic transport buses.
Speaking at a conference for Ministry of Finance officials, the transport minister said currently 612 public transport buses had been grounded at MoTCA parks due to technical problems.
He said his ministry had started repairing these buses in order to resolve traffic problems being faced by Kabul citizens.
In the last one decade, India, Japan, Pakistan and some other countries have donated 800 mini-buses to Afghanistan, but most of these vehicles were handed over to the private sector and others developed faults due to drivers' carelessness and were grounded.
Kabul residents have to wait for hours to embark on private transport vehicles to reach offices and homes due to the lack of public transport.
However, Batash said India had promised donating 1,000 mini-buses and 500 of them would be imported to Afghanistan in near future. The ministry was establishing a repair center for mini-buses before they were imported, he said.
Batash said the lack of bus stands could be blamed for unruly traffic in the city, but his ministry in cooperation with the Kabul municipality would set up such facilities.
The minister said they planned to make a special route for mini-buses and in this regard, Iran, Turkey and Azerbaijan had been asked for support.
"Our traffic problems would remain until we lack a special route for bus services," he said.
Thousands of vehicles would move on Kabul roads three decades ago when the city's population was one million people. But now more than 500,000 vehicles are moving in the city of more than five million of people.
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Jodha Akbar 17th July written episode: Abul Mali escapes from Jodha's grip. Next she fights against Nigar. Soon Atgah comes with the soldiers. The enemies set the camps ablaze.
Abul Mali comes back to Akbar and says that the thirty hour deadline of Maha Chuchak is over. Now he has to kill Akbar, says Abul. Suddenly there is an attack on the prison soldiers. Abul Mali becomes angry seeing attack from the backside, against the law of war.
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Man Singh answers that it is against the nature of Rajvanshi soldiers to attack from the backside, but Abul Mali and his troop deserve it. Man Singh and his soldiers liberate Akbar.
Man Singh narrates that while he was returning from war, he came to know that Akbar has been imprisoned. He cleverly found the location of the prison and waited for the right opportunity.
Todarmal sees Abul Mali and fights against him. Akbar and Man Singh join him soon, but Abul Mali escapes. Akbar comes back to his camp and sees the damage and destruction. He becomes worried for the ladies.
Akbar is relaxed to see that his mother and wives are safe. Rukaiya gives all the credit to Jodha. She describes how they got prepared for taking poison, but Jodha was defiant. She stood against the enemies like a tigress. Rukaiya pays respect to Jodha publicly!
The Mughal camp celebrates victory in war. Akbar personally comes to Jodha later and says that history will remember Jodha's name for this unique victory!
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This sequel to Tom Sharpe's classic comic novel Porterhouse Blue takes the listener back to the hilarious goings-on at Porterhouse College.
The instinct of the true Porterhouse man faced with a crisis is to reach for the bottle and then to fall back on the subtle tactical skills honed at Cambridge down the centuries: blackmail and kidnap. But will these be enough? Menaced on all sides - by the collapse of the Chapel, by the tentacles of organised crime, and by the hovering threat of the abominable Dog's Nose Man - will Porterhouse be forced to unleash the most fearsome weapon in its armoury - the college food?
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A proper Thom Sharpe novel, rather than one that appears to have been written out of bits and tatters lying about.
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Entertaining. Witty. British.
This is not a proper sequel ot Porterhouse Blue. But it is properly named. Reading it really was...a Grind.
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VATICAN CITY, AUG. 21, 2007 (Zenit.org).- Peace is as much a gift of God as a duty of each and every person, says Benedict XVI in a message to the Religious Summit Meeting on Mount Hiei, Japan.
The Pope's message, sent to Kahjun Handa, supreme head of the Tendai Buddhist Denomination, commemorates 20 years of the summit meetings, held this year on Aug. 4. The letter was signed June 23.
The Holy Father recalled in the letter that the encounters were previously convoked by Etai Yamada, the former supreme head Tendai, after he participated in the Day of Prayer for Peace in Assisi called by Pope John Paul II in 1986.
Benedict XVI said the Religous Summit on Mount Hiei, in Kyoto, seeks "to keep the flame of the spirit of Assisi burning."
"From the supernatural perspective we come to understand that peace is both a gift from God and an obligation for every individual," he added.
The Holy Father continued: "Indeed the world's cry for peace, echoed by families and communities throughout the globe, is at once both a prayer to God and an appeal to every brother and sister of our human family. As you assemble on the sacred Mount Hiei, representing different religions, I assure you of my spiritual closeness.
"May your prayers and cooperation fill you with God's peace and strengthen your resolve to witness to the reason of peace which overcomes the irrationality of violence!"
The Pope said he was "happy that Cardinal Paul Poupard, president of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue, is able to take part in this meeting."
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Posted by : Amanda Stein Wednesday, July 31, 2013
The theory behind marketing through social media is simple; get connected and show your customers how wonderful you are. If only the reality was so simple! Today the world of social networking is so much more extensive than it ever was before and there are numerous different sites to choose from. Those who jump in with both feet to every site even linked to social media will quickly find that all their hard work is for nothing. Simply put; different businesses suit different social media platforms. It doesn't matter how many articles you share and how many photos you 'like'; if you're connecting on the wrong platform you won't be utilizing the opportunities readily available to you.
So what does all this mean? While different sites have one thing in common – a direct connection to the general public – they don't all function in the same way. For example, Pinterest works mainly on a visual basis making it ideal for companies with a physical product to showcase, whereas LinkedIn is all about the business side of things, making it ideal for people with an ideological service to offer, such as writing. You need to consider who your audience is and how you can draw them in. If you make beautiful and eye-catching bespoke cakes then Instagram is your main platform. If you run a beauty salon with a range of different services then Facebook might be more beneficial to you, allowing you to connect with customers from the local area.
If social media marketing leaves you feeling frustrated then changing the way you think about it might help. Ideally it should be used to strike up a conversation between the business and the customer, but most of all it should be fun. Don't be afraid to divulge personal information, showing your clients that you are not some huge faceless corporation and are a personable company that they want to know. If they post a comment to the latest photo of your vintage skirts, respond with a comment of your own. If they write a negative comment then take notice and if it is a recurring issue then take action. After all, if your customers don't like a product or service then why do you have it? A wonderful way to find out what platform is ideal for you is to check out the competition. There are some truly creative people out there who are really showing us how social media marketing is done. Missgoob, for example, uses both Instagram and Facebook and while her Facebook account is undoubtedly popular, it is her Instagram account that has reached the impressive figure of 120983 followers. Her cupcake business is summed up in one simple sentence; 'I create art on cupcakes', but it is the photos of her magnificent creations that draw customers in and send traffic straight to her website and therefore her business. Similarly, Wahnails utilizes many of the social media sites available, but Instagram is where the beautiful nail designs can really be showcased, resulting in their over half a million followers.
Naturally, leaving the best 'til last, we can't forget YouTube. Not only does this site have the potential for an enormous following, it can also become quite profitable. However, finding a video concept that people want to watch can be a little tricky and unpredictable. In some cases your business might lend itself perfectly to video production, for example, what better for a fashion business than a YouTube channel with regular catwalk posts? The key to success is to post regularly, making it an ongoing commitment and to make it easy for the reader or audience. The brutal truth is that people are lazy and if they want to check out your website you'll have to make the link very clear for maximum clicks. Make your business, your services and your contact details easy to find so that everything is given to your potential customers on a plate. Don't jump to the conclusion that Facebook or Twitter is the ideal platform because of its popularity and extensive amount of members or you might just miss out on the perfect exposure for your company.