Ipadeola won in 2013 the most important literary award in Africa: the Nigeria Prize for Literature, sponsored by the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG).
Author: Olatunbosun Michael
The book is an advocacy tool against teenage pregnancy, written for all teenagers across the land and published in 2018 by Grace Media Books, Ibadan.
From there the author beams his light on Tyopenda and his sweet and sour life. His father’s story of lazy drunkenness and indolent thievery is relayed in this work.
He makes Kings and even demons bow to him. Many people come from big cities to Adan who make money rituals for them.
Here the author questions society for questioning a woman who chooses single motherhood, a deviation from the traditional partnership structure.
This 95-page novel is a delightful work that delicately discusses issues of motherhood, maternal health, despair, hope, and faith.
The first section of this collection contains the title poem, and it is a chain of 20 poems. This section is penned by Usman
In this work, we are introduced to two friends, Olawale and Abiola, as fate brings them together on their first day in school. Olawale comes from a wealthy family, and Abiola from a humble family of hardworking parents.
But soon, Sègílolá is abducted by a group of people led by Gbénga and Béwàjí, the daughter of Chief Kànràn, from Ogbin Ile in Kwara State.
The collection, The Arrival of Rain, is a slim book crafted on the framework of melancholy, and a pervasive echo of emptiness and self-searching.
The author of the book, Jude Idada, is a poet, novelist, playwright, actor, dramatist and producer, with numerous works and awards to his credit.
Olotu doesn’t really like the Military but surprisingly, he sees nothing wrong in Lieutenant Uyi all because of his money.
He has got a couple of other awards under his belt, some of which include the ANA/Abubakar Gimba Prize for Short Stories in 2015, among others.
In the book, the author gives an exposition on politics, democracy, youth participation, pop culture, and women inclusion in politics.
The author opens the book by tracking back to the colonial times in Nigeria, when the British colonialists introduced the indirect rule to give the impression of joint rulership with the natives
“Nimi the Warrior Girl, The Chronicles of the Undesirables 1” is a book which you would like to describe as a blend of surrealist fiction and fable.
The prose work: “Igho Goes to Farm,” tells the story of eleven years old boy, Igho who has to be asked to observe his end of term vacation in the village while his other siblings and parents travel to the United States of America for theirs. Igho’s performance in the third term of his JSS1 is dismal.
We also encounter the Northern Elders Forum as they strategise on how to get more of the national cake to their own side of the nation.
In the book, The Cost of Silence, we come into contact with the narrator, Aduke Oluseyi, as she introduces us to her family of six.
The book by Ibukunoluwa Otesile is therefore is an advocacy tool about child abuse, and it tells the story of a family, the Josephs.