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EKITI BOOK CLUB OCTOBER READING HOLDS TOMORROW

The Much-awaited October reading of Ekiti Book Club (EBC) will hold tomorrow Friday, 15th day of October, 2021.

The Club will be hosting Blessing T. Inya, a Lecturer in the Department of English and Literary Studies of the Federal University Oye-Ekiti, Nigeria.

This was contained in a release issued by the Coordinator of the Club, Olamilekan Okebiorun.

The event will hold at the Faculty of Art, New Pavilion Lecture Hall, Federal University Oye-Ekiti, by 2PM prompt.

The reading will be hosted by the duo of Pricilla and Taiwo Omotayo.

Blessing T. Inya is a Lecturer in the Department of English and Literary Studies of the Federal University Oye-Ekiti, Nigeria. Her research interests include gender, humour, metaphor and discourse analysis. Her publications have appeared in European Journal of Humour Research, (with Inya, O.), Theory and Practices in Language Studies and in edited book volumes.

The upcoming book reading event promises to be an avenue for reading creative works such as poetry, fiction, book sales and signing, contacts with other readers and book writers in all corners of Ekiti State, the statement added.

Prospective writers who have works in poetry, short stories and novels can also attend to read their works to other writers and readers.

Ekiti Book Club is an initiative of the Nigerian Young Writers Society. It was founded in 2021 by SYNW in order to contribute its own quota to the growth and development of the Reading Culture in Ekiti State.

The Ekiti Book Club consists of a group of people who meet, meet periodically to discuss the book they have read and exchange those books. Club members encourage each other and learn to read with a critical mind, articulating their opinions about a particular book with others. Certain types of books not available or read receive attention through the book club.

UGBODUMA, MOLOKWU AND AYINDE TO HEADLINE IBADAN BOOK CLUB OCTOBER READING

Ibadan Book Club (IBC) has set aside 30th day of October, 2021 to host three Ibadan based writers, Marcus Ovie Ugboduma, Augusta Molokwu and Ayinde Omogbolahan Abiodun in Ibadan, the capital of Oyo State.

A statement issued by both the Coordinator and Secretary of the club, Ayobami Odunyemi and Mary Ndukwo said the event would take place at the Oyo State Library Board, Opposite Cocoa House, Ibadan by 12PM prompt.

MARCUS OVIE UGBODUMA

Marcus Ovie Ugboduma is a graduate in Accountancy from the Osun State College of Technology Esa-oke, He also holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Education from the National Teachers Institute Kaduna, and is a professional member of the Certified Institute of Purchasing and Supply Administration of Nigeria. He is a Teacher, Creative thinker, a writer Behavioral coach and a custodian and promoter of the African Culture.
He is an adept lover of books and the founder of the Book Friendly Club of God’s Blessing Comprehensive College.
Marcus prepared and led students from secondary schools in Oyo state to Win the 2019 Children cultural quiz for secondary schools at the NATIONAL FESTIVAL FOR ARTS AND CULTURE NAFEST EDO 2019 his students also came overall forth position in Children Essay writing competition at NAFEST EDO 2019, and overall second position at the Children Arts category at NAFEST EDO 2019
He also led his students to win the National Safety Quiz 2016 in Oyo state
Marcus enjoys spending time with his students, and mentoring them in creative writing he loves travelling and spending time with his family and when relaxed he reads religious books.
His most inspiring moments are when faced with challenges and life's problems he eases the burden by just writing poems and documenting his experiences.
His desire for young people is to help them solve social problems and vices which has earned him the accolade the " TOWN CRIER" because of his penchant for writing poems aimed at preserving history and revealing political truce
Between 2003 and 2007 he was a Ward Chairman of the All Nigerian People's party Ward 9 Mokola Ibadan.
He has been a community Leader of the Mokola Community as it's secretary for several years.
He is also one of the founding fathers of the prestigious Mokola Carnival.
Before venturing into Teaching he was a Singer, Rapper, Disc Jockey Song and Script Writer.
His greatest height in the musical career was performing at the Abuja city gate at the movement of presidency from Lagos to Abuja on the 12th day of December 1991. He also performed at the Nigerian Children Trust Fund Concert in 1992 and 1993.
He is today an educationist and had helped in establishing four schools in Ibadan.
He has written over a hundred poems, five books and six plays including "Regret Has No Medicine" the Masquerade Would Not Dance, Koronu. His play on Female Genital mutilation staged by his students has featured on Space FM on the day of the African Child 2016.
His poem "Should the Chibok Girls Return! Had also been performed by his students on Big Bolaji's show.
He also mentored and presented students who have won prizes at three previous editions of the Fagunwa day celebration
His poems “The lamentation of an Aborted fetus" and "Okigbo in Biafra" were featured in the anthology of poems in honour of Prof Remi Raji @50.
He also co-edited the anthology of poems in honour of Senator Abiola Ajimobi with Wole Adedoyin.
His most cherished poems are the poems he wrote about himself and his mother.

AUGUSTA MOLOKWU


Augusta Molokwu received special training in Special Education and Guidance counseling from the University of Ibadan and is currently a lecturer at Federal College of Education (Special), Oyo, Oyo state, Nigeria. A strong advocate for exceptional children and educational equity for every child, irrespective of gender, religion, abilities, race, social and economic status. she involves her students in activities and projects related to community services that reflects love of humanity.
Her professional interests focus on research interests that are anchored on impacting and imparting, through Counseling and Teaching. Her current projects include research studies on the social, cognitive and the affective domains as it affects the exceptional child. In addition,
she serves as member committee protocol and logistics, Student welfare and counseling officer, for the institution where she works. She is a member of Counseling Association of Nigeria (CASSON) and SPEd......Ibadan Book Club and the secretary of Uilikeminds Initiatives (a registered NGO). She worked as a volunteer staff (2015- 2019) at the CHILD'S Clinic (School for the children with special needs, dept of Special Education, university of Ibadan, Nigeria.

Her recent activities include presenting a weekly program on intentional parenting tagged “My Child Needs to Know". And Making Positive Impact on Facebook.
She has to her credit books (literature and activity books) which are currently in use in Nursery and primary schools in Nigeria. She has also exhibited innovative and creative writings in poetry and public speaking.

ACADEMIC PROFILE
Bachelor of Arts (University of Ibadan)
Masters of Education (University of Ibadan)
Doctor of Philosophy (University of Ibadan)

Personal Quote:
* Preparing a Child for the future is easier than Repairing an Adult*


AYINDE OMOGBOLAHAN ABIODUN

Ayinde Omogbolahan Abiodun is a member of Egbe Ede Ati Asa Loyin La Dun Ile Yoruba (an association committed to the propagation of Yoruba language and Culture). He is also the Financial Secretary of the Egbe Odo Onkowe Yoruba. Ayinde Abiodun has featured in many Yoruba Radio and Television (Yoruba Cultural) Programmes. As at the time of this reading, Ayinde Omogbolahan Abiodun is a member of the Society of Young Nigerian Writers (SYNW).
The upcoming book reading event promises to be an avenue for reading creative works such as poetry, fiction, book sales and signing, contacts with other readers and book writers in all corners of the Oyo State, the statement added.
Prospective writers who have works in poetry, short stories and novels can also attend to read their works to other writers and readers. Membership forms and certificate of membership will be available at no charge to first timers.
Ibadan Book Club is an initiative of the Nigerian Young Writers Society. It was founded in 2011 by SYNW in order to contribute its own quota to the growth and development of the Reading Culture in Oyo State.
The Ibadan Book Club consists of a group of people who meet, meet periodically to discuss the book they have read and exchange those books. Club members encourage each other and learn to read with a critical mind, articulating their opinions about a particular book with others. Certain types of books not available or read receive attention through the book club.
Some of the publications published by Ibadan Book Club are: Olubadan Centennial Anthology: a collection of essays, articles, poems and works of art in honor of Oba (Dr.) Samuel Odulana, Odugade 1, Voices from Oja Oba Market and Finally, Senator Abiola Ajimobi: Memories, Dreams, Reflections of a Mind Always in Motion.

BLESSING T. INYA TO HEADLINE EKITI BOOK CLUB OCTOBER READING

Ekiti Book Club (EBC) has set aside Friday, 15th day of October, 2021 to host Blessing T. Inya, a Lecturer in the Department of English and Literary Studies of the Federal University Oye-Ekiti, Nigeria.
A statement issued by the Coordinator of the Club, Olamilekan Okebiorun said the event would take place at the Faculty of Art, New Pavilion Lecture Hall, Federal University Oye-Ekiti, by 2PM prompt.
The reading will be hosted by the duo of Pricilla and Taiwo Omotayo.
Blessing T. Inya is a Lecturer in the Department of English and Literary Studies of the Federal University Oye-Ekiti, Nigeria. Her research interests include gender, humour, metaphor and discourse analysis. Her publications have appeared in European Journal of Humour Research, (with Inya, O.), Theory and Practices in Language Studies and in edited book volumes.
The upcoming book reading event promises to be an avenue for reading creative works such as poetry, fiction, book sales and signing, contacts with other readers and book writers in all corners of the Ekiti State, the statement added.
Prospective writers who have works in poetry, short stories and novels can also attend to read their works to other writers and readers.
Ekiti Book Club is an initiative of the Nigerian Young Writers Society. It was founded in 2021 by SYNW in order to contribute its own quota to the growth and development of the Reading Culture in Ekiti State.
The Ekiti Book Club consists of a group of people who meet, meet periodically to discuss the book they have read and exchange those books. Club members encourage each other and learn to read with a critical mind, articulating their opinions about a particular book with others. Certain types of books not available or read receive attention through the book club.

NUJ: ANA CONGRATULATES CHRIS ISIGUZO ON RE-ELECTION


The President of the Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA), Camillus Ukah, has congratulated Chris Isiguzo on his re-election as NUJ President at the just concluded seventh triennial delegates’ conference of the Union in Umuahia, Abia State.

Camillus Ukah, in a congratulatory message issued by ANA National Publicity Secretary (South), Wole Adedoyin said the re-election of Chris Isiguzo was yet another sign of confidence reposed in him by the Councils of NUJ.

Camillus Ukah further described Chris Isiguzo’s victory as well deserved and a demonstration of NUJ members’ confidence in Isiguzo’s ability to perform.

ANA also attributed Chris Isiguzo’s victory to his achievements in the past three years.

According to the message, “I extend my warm felicitations to you on your well-deserved victory recently recorded during the seventh triennial delegates’ conference of your Union which held in Umuahia, Abia State. For those of us who have keenly followed your giant strides in NUJ, your victory did not come as a surprise. Your re-election therefore, represents a daring and resounding testimony to the good work you have done in the past three years”

Camillus Ukah finally commended Chris Isiguzo for his leadership style, assuring him of ANA’s support and cooperation.

INDEPENDENCE: APM CONGRATULATES NIGERIANS ON 61ST INDEPENDENCE ANNIVERSARY

The Allied Peoples Movement (APM), Osun State Chapter, has congratulated Nigerians on the occasion of the nation’s 61st independence anniversary while calling on the people to avoid violence and all that would set the country on fire.

In a statement personally signed by the State Chairman of Allied Peoples Movement, in Osun State, Mr Wale Adebayo in Ila Orangun, said he remains optimistic that Nigeria will surmount its challenges and continue to maintain its place in the county of Nations.

At this point when democracy has come to stay in Nigeria, Nigerians should use the occasion of the 61st Independence Anniversary to redefine what should constitute the Nigerian dream, rally round that dream, support leaders who are capable and competent to realize that dream.

Adebayo also saluted the good people of Osun state and admonished the government of Osun State to do more on infrastructure and security.

According to him, the security of lives and properties should be uppermost in the minds of government He also added that nothing is impossible in a united, peaceful and democratic Nigeria.

INDEPENDENCE: APM CONGRATULATES NIGERIANS ON 60TH INDEPENDENCE ANNIVERSARY

The Allied Peoples Movement (APM), Osun State Chapter, has congratulated Nigerians on the occasion of the nation’s 61st independence anniversary while calling on the people to avoid violence and all that would set the country on fire.

In a statement personally signed by the State Chairman of Allied Peoples Movement, in Osun State, Mr Wale Adebayo in Ila Orangun, said he remains optimistic that Nigeria will surmount its challenges and continue to maintain its place in the county of Nations.

At this point when democracy has come to stay in Nigeria, Nigerians should use the occasion of the 61st Independence Anniversary to redefine what should constitute the Nigerian dream, rally round that dream, support leaders who are capable and competent to realize that dream.

Adebayo also saluted the good people of Osun state and admonished the government of Osun State to do more on infrastructure and security.

According to him, the security of lives and properties should be uppermost in the minds of government He also added that nothing is impossible in a united, peaceful and democratic Nigeria.

TRAVELOGUE: AMONG THE PYRAMIDS AND PHARAOHS OF EGYPT BY WALE OKEDIRAN



Within 24 hours of arriving in Egypt on holidays, my wife and I were already at the Giza Plateau area of Cairo admiring the awe –inspiring relics of what is considered, the world’s mightiest ancient civilization.

These are the breathtaking works of the Pharaohs such as the massive stone hulks of the Pyramids and Sphinx as well as the giant columns and statues at the Temple of Karnack.

So impressive were the magnificent buildings that you will wonder whether such great works of art could really be the work of mere mortals or whether they were in fact inspired by supernatural or superhuman beings.

Despite the midday heat, more tourists, largely from Europe, China and the US continued to pour into Giza.

Although Memphis was the first capital of Ancient Egypt, Giza was five thousand years ago, the royal necropolis, or burial place for the capital city. Giza's three pyramids and the Sphinx were constructed in the fourth dynasty of Egypt's Old Kingdom, arguably the first great civilization on earth.

Most of the pyramids found near Cairo, numbering well over 100 in total, were built during this period when Memphis was the most important city in Egypt and most probably the world.

Egypt has one of the longest histories of any country, tracing its heritage along the Nile Delta back to the 6th–4th millennia BCE.

Considered a cradle of civilization, Egypt saw some of the earliest developments of writing, agriculture, urbanization, organized religion and central government. Iconic monuments such as the Giza Necropolis and its Great Sphinx, as well the ruins of Memphis, Thebes, Karnak, and the Valley of the Kings, reflect this legacy and remain a significant focus of scientific and popular interest.

The Great Pyramids remain a challenge to Egyptologists and the inspiration of a hundred theories.

There are three main pyramids at Giza, each with its outcrop of satellite pyramids where the queens of the Pharaohs were interred. Pyramid building began with the 3rd dynasty when the Paraoh Zoser commissioned the architect Imhotep to build him a lasting monument of stone at Saqqara, south of Giza.

More than 80 pyramids were built at Saqqara and other sites along the Nile, but it is the larger and better preserved Pyramids of Giza that have caught and kept public attention.

Another colossal figure is The Sphinx. The monument is thought to have been commissioned by Chephren, son of Cheops.

Sculptured from a solid block of stone, it has the body of a lion and the head of a godlike man (possibly, Chepren).
It stands an awesome 20m (66ft) high. Even though the limestone rock is heavily eroded and battered over the years, it still remains a striking figure. Facing the great statue is the Valley Temple, another ageing architectural masterpiece.

The second day of our visit was devoted to the Cairo Museum where a lot of artefacts ranging from Statues of Pharaohs and their Queens as well as mummified bodies were kept.

The Egyptians believed in an eternal life after death. They also believed that the endurance of the ‘ka’ or spirit was linked to the preservation of the body, hence, their obsession with mummification.

The process which usually took about two months began by removing the brain (through the nose) and the intestines, lungs, liver and stomach which were treated and kept in separate containers called Canopic jars.

The heart believed to the seat of the mind and soul were left in place. The body was filled and covered with natron, a dehydrating agent for five weeks before removing the packing and stuffing it with clay, resin, sawdust and perfumes. The final stage was to coat it with resin and fragrant unguents, wrap it in bandages and keep it in its decorated sarcophagus.

Ancient Egyptian sculptors worked in materials including marble, limestone, pink and black granite, soapstone and alabaster as well as wood and precious metals.

Their colors came from chalk, red camelian, turquoise, yellow jasper and black diorite and have proved amazingly durable.

Paintings on walls of tombs are highly stylized with the heads of figures but not their eyes or shoulders shown in profile.

After Cairo, we flew to Aswan, which is about one hour’s trip from Cairo where we visited the High Dam, an enduring monument to strongman Gama Abdel Nasser and the awesome Philae Temple with its Obelisk which is the largest Obelisk in northern Egypt.

It was in Aswan that we commenced the 5 day Nile Cruise on the Ship; The Radamis 2 which sailed to Kom Ombo, Edfu, Esna and finally Luxor.

We disembarked at Luxor to visit the West Bank, the Valley of the Kings, and the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut which was built by the New Kingdom in the 15th century BC.

Temple of Luxor, Luxor’s most obvious landmark is the magnificent complex of columns, statues and shinxes.

Many of these structures have Hieroglyphic writings inscribed on them. Hieroglyphic writings with its complex set of symbols in the shape of animals, birds, people and geometric shapes baffled Europeans until 1823 when a Frenchman. Jean Francois Champollion finally cracked the code.
The huge number of inscriptions on temples and tombs gives archaeologists a vast body of material to work with and translation continues to this day.

Another flight from Luxor brought us back to Cairo from where we travelled by road to the beautiful sea port of Alexandria.

Our first visit in Alexandria was to the Pompey’s Pillar which was constructed in honour of Emperor Diocletian at the end of the 4th century.

From here, we visited the Qaitbay Citadel which was built on the site of the ancient Lighthouse of Alexandria (another one of the seven wonders of the world).

The Lighthouse was said to have been destroyed by earthquake in 1323. The fortress which is now a Naval Museum was built in the 15th century by Sultan Qaitbay.

Also in Alexandria was the Roman Amphitheatre with its tiers of seats and a stage with a mosaic floor.

Although discovered in 1960, the place was only opened in 2005 because of the large amount of excavation that needed to be done.

ANA GREETS OLATUNBOSUN OLADAPO AT 78

The President of the Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA), Camillus Ukah has congratulated Chief Olatunbosun Oladapo, a Yoruba philosopher and poet popularly known as Odidere-Ayekooto Akewi (The loquacious parrot) on his 78th birthday.

This was contained in a statement issued by ANA PRO South, Wole Adedoyin in Ibadan on Saturday.

ANA President said in the statement: “Happy Birthday to one of the greatest poetic voices of our times. Thank you for the beauty and sincerity that you have brought into our world. You are one of the guiding lights that help direct us toward our better selves. We are delighted by your work and wish you many happy returns!”

“A life well spent is that which is fully enmeshed in service to others. You are a rear man to the world. Happy Birthday and May you have many more years of poetic bliss!”

Camillus Ukah finally prayed that the Almighty God will grant Chief Tunbosun Oladapo longer life, good health and more strength to celebrate more fruitful years.

Abraham Olatunbosun Oladapo is a Yoruba philosopher and poet popularly known as Odidere-Ayekooto Akewi (The loquacious parrot). The prominent Yoruba poet is a promoter of Yoruba language.

Abraham Oladapo is no doubt a brilliant folk poet, a distinguished playwright, a fantastic music producer, a fine broadcaster and a profound researcher. His thrills and prowess fetched him the nickname” Odidere-Ayekooto Akewi” by his listeners and admirers.

The legendary poet was born 78 years ago on the 19th of September 1943 in the ancient city of Ibadan. He attended Phillip’s Primary School in Araromi Owu and then proceeded to St James’ Olanla in Akinyele, Ibadan. Shortly after his talent was discovered while he was in school, he was offered Scholarship to study a diploma in Yoruba Studies at the University of Lagos, a programme which he completed with a distinction.

Olatunbosun underwent training as a teacher at St. Luke’s Teachers’ Training College Ibadan. His first presentation at the school in the 1965 festival of arts afforded him the opportunity of presenting a Yoruba Ijala, a presentation which he chanted gracefully in front of judges who had come from the two reputed radio stations at that time; Radio Nigeria and the Western Nigeria Broadcasting Corporation (WNBC). The judges acclaimed his efforts and encouraged him to develop the skill, especially since it was the first time anyone was chanting an Ijala on stage. His first play ‘Ogun Lakaye’ attracted popularity and fame which made him blossom thereafter.

He completed the Teacher’s Training Programme in 1967 and was posted to St. Davids School, Kudeti, Ibadan. In 1969 he joined “The Sketch newspaper”, GbounGboun, a Yoruba newspaper where he worked for a year and then moved to Western Nigeria Television (WNTV), Western Nigeria Broadcasting Service (WNBS) in 1970. In WNTV/WNBS, he met the likes of Adebayo Faleti, who impacted on him greatly and Prince Adebayo Sanda, the presented of Kaaro Ooojiire and Tiwa N’ tiwa. By this time, he had also become like a flag-bearer for the Yoruba culture, traversing the whole of Yorubaland. He worked as a as a Radio/ TV Presenter until 1977 when he discovered that there are a number of untapped human resources in Yorubaland, seizing the opportunity to build on the passion.

Olatunbosun resigned from WNTV/WNBS in 1977 to established Olatubosun Oladapo Records on July 7, of the same year. He has produced more than 51 different albums and produced 200 artistes’ records using the label, 14 different albums for different artistes like the late Ojogbon Ogundare Foyanmu from Ogbomoso; 14 different albums for Odolaye Aremu from Kwara; 14 different albums for Awoyemi Atokowagbowonile, the talking drum specialist; 18 albums for Alabi Ogundepo, Duro Ladipo International Theatre, 4 albums (Moremi Ajasoro, Osun Oshogbo); one album for Apepe from Ijebu Ogere Remo etc. He has also lunched several other artistes, including Odolaiye Aremu from Kayaomo, Foyanmu from Oshogbo to recognition, Micho Ade and Remi Olabanji of the ‘This World is Beautiful’ fame. Some of his famous albums include; Oni l’ojo Igbeyawo, a ti rira kodesin, Mama kuuse etc.

He published his first book at the age of 22, and wrote Ogun Lakaaye when he was 28 years old. So far, He has released about 29 different books, some of which are used as recommended text across primary and secondary schools and even Universities. Aroye Akewi was recommended for WAEC as far back as 1972, while his play Ogun Lakaaye and Egbade Falade, were joint prize winners of the Oxford University Press drama competition in 1970.

Some of his ewi album includes; Taa Le ntan? (Who are you deceiving?) and Ara Igbaun Da? (Where are the men of yesteryears?), Osuka fe peleru, Osupa Ife.

The Yoruba Philosopher poet has been conferred with over 200 awards and certificates. He was also honoured with the title of Aare Afedegbayi of Yorubaland by the Egbe Awon Colleges of Education of Nigeria in 2014.

Interestingly, some of his children have taken after his profession as Yoruba scholars and lecturers.

CONFERENCE OF SOUTHWEST WRITERS (COSWRITE)

Conference of Southwest Writers (COSWRITE) is a regional writers’ body setup to provide support and platform for writers and readers in the southwest region of Nigeria (Yoruba Speaking states) and beyond. COSWRITE will attract writers from only Yoruba speaking states of all ages from all walks of life. The states include: Ekiti, Ogun, Oyo, Osun, Ondo, and Lagos states. The literary body will also play an active role in preserving and promoting Yoruba books, language, literature, culture and tradition. The regional body is strictly for promoting Yoruba Agenda.

COSWRITE will also be dedicated to honing and supporting the highest potentials of Yoruba writers and also be committed to promoting their works and other intellectual properties.

AIM AND OBJECTIVES

1. To create a thoughtful, intentional, and inclusive platform where Southwest writers from the Yoruba speaking states can gather to exchange wisdom on the art and craft of writing and celebrate vibrant creativity and accomplishment.
2. To support Southwest Writers from Yoruba Speaking states in their literary pursuits while providing opportunities to participate in the larger writing community
3. To amplify voices of Yoruba Writers and promote their works.
4. To find new writers and provide them with necessary tools in order to achieve their creative goals.
5. To promote Yoruba Literature, Language, Culture and Tradition

12 POINTS AGENDA OF COSWRITE

1. Odua Book Council
2. Odua Book and Art Festival
3. Centre for Yoruba Literature Research, Development and Documentation
4. Odua Literature Prize
5. Yoruba Writers Interview Series
6. Odua Writers Series
7. Fagunwa Correspondence Course
8. National Day of Remembrance for Departed Yoruba Writers like D.O. Fagunwa, Akinwumi Isola, Adebayo Faleti, Oladejo Okediji, Afolabi Olabimtan, T.M. Aluko, Amos Tutuola, Wale Ogunyemi to mention but few
9. Odua Writers Academy
10. Odua Writers Residency
11. COSWRITE Quarterly Workshop
12. COSWRITE Chapbook Series

ABEOKUTA WRITERS WORKSHOP HOLDS TODAY 18TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2021


The much awaited Abeokuta Writers Workshop holds today 18th day of September, 2021,
At the AAC Secretariat, beside NIPCO Filling Station, Along MKO Abiola Way, Abeokuta, Ogun State.

This was contained in a press statement issued by the Coordinator of the Club, Darasimi Adeoye in Abeokuta on Saturday.

According to the release, the workshop will encourage participants to think of themselves as writers and take their writing seriously. It will also give them the skills to express their important thoughts and celebrates the fact that their stories and ideas matter and are worth expressing.

The workshop will also help the participants to: Discover themselves and their writing paths, Find out what their writing strengths are, Accept the weaknesses in their writing, Learn to handle critiques of their works, Meet people who share their passion, Improve their writing, Adopt new writing techniques, Get access to a mentor, Gain experience and get a lot of creative writing practice.

Abeokuta Writers Workshop is an avenue where writers develop their craft and come together in the spirit of discovery and fellowship. The workshop promises to explore the craft of writing in a way that is clear, practical, and inspiring. Also designed for writers who have a specific project started or visioned, and want to get busy writing, imagining and sharing their worlds with others.

Abeokuta Book Club welcomes all interested Ogun state citizens who want to learn more about writing and publishing, no matter their age, experience, or education.

The Workshop has been slated to take place on the 18th day of September, 2021.

Some of the topics to cover include: Fundamentals of Creative Writing (Poetry, Prose and Drama), Obtaining ISBN, ISSN, character development, publishing, editing, scriptwriting, graphics design, illustration, electronic publishing, ghost writing etc.

Registration is free, to register send your name, phone number, location, gender, email and your favorite genre to 08072673852.

Benefits of participation include: Free certificate of participation, free Creative Writing E-books and automatic membership into the Society of Young Nigerian Writers (SYNW).

Expected to deliver lectures are:


BADEJO BEATRICE MORENIKE

Badejo Beatrice Morenike is currently the ISBN/ISSN Desk Officer of the National Library of Nigeria, Ogun State branch. A practicing Librarian; She got her diploma and Degree in Library and Information science from Bayero University Kano. A Certified Librarian with the Librarian's Registration Council. Badejo Beatrice Morenike has Participated in many conferences and workshops. She is also a member of the Nigerian Library Association.

SAINT-OLAWALE JIMOH

Saint-Olawale Jimoh is the Founder of Saint-Olawale Jimoh's Literary Foundation for African Children (which had her maiden Writing Competition recently), a self funded project aimed at awakening the literariness in African Children. He's equally the Founder and President of the Observers' Reflections International, an intellectual and sensitization project, committed to repositioning our society for better, through blogging and writing.
He is a proud winner of the Distinguished John Bunyan for Creative Writing; a paid writer, published author, blogger, biographer, social commentator and media entrepreneur.
A member of the Society Of Young Nigerian Writers (SYNW), International Writers' Association (IWA), a Fellow of Rob Parnell's Writing Academy and an alumnus of the prestigious Political Academy, a Nigerian pioneer private platform for mentoring aspiring leaders and political players.
Over the years, he has authored 7 books including the newly published one titled 'Journey to Self' which is fast growing into a bestseller. He has equally written over 150 articles published online and in few Nigerian newspapers some of which provoked debates and earned him recognitions home and abroad. One of his works titled, 'TEN KINGS, TEN ERAS (A Message to People in Power at the Moment)' was recently featured on Martin Firell Public Art Text for The Paul Hamlyn Foundation Perfomance of Tosca- The Royal Opera House London.

SHINA FASANMI

Shina Fasanmi is a freelance writer and a former Coordinator of the Society of Young Nigerian Writers (SYNW). He teaches Use of English, Advanced Writing Skills and Creative Writing on online platforms. Some of his creative writings have featured in Nigerian dallies and journals. He is a reporter for Opera News.

ADEMOLA AYOMIDE MIRACLE

Ademola Ayomide Miracle is a nutritionist, lifestyle therapist, a writer, a speaker, and a climate change advocate.
He is the CEO of Ourdiet Line, an organization that gives updates about the new developments in the field of nutrition and health, the organization also deliver lectures and teachings concerning healthy living and healthy eating through outreaches and online platforms.
He has written several poems and books so as to enlighten readers on several issues of life. One of his books is "My Passion, My Course", a book that teaches how to merge passion with reality. He was one of the over 60 writers from 14 countries that wrote a global anthology titled "war against fake news". He was an editor of an anthology on rape titled "GET CONSENT.
He has also acquired several trainings and certifications from institutions such as Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dubai., Nigeria Red Cross society and Initiative for Sound Education, Relationship and Health (ISERH) among others. He is also a member and ambassador of quite a number of organizations such as People of Possibility, Difference Maker Corporation, Global Warming Shield foundation, people of possibility and Ecogreen among others.
He is an alumnus of Federal Polytechnic, Ede where he earned a diploma in Nutrition and Dietetics and currently an undergraduate of Federal university of Agriculture, Abeokuta studying the same course. He has received several awards especially in regard to his academic pursuit and he is currently the Deputy Campus Director of Hultprize in Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta.
He is a passionate young man committed to making Nigeria and the world in general a better place through health and nutrition advocacy, writing, climate change advocacy, entrepreneurship, leadership and any other opportunities that shall be available.

TEMILADE AJAYI

Temilade Ajayi was born in Abeokuta, Ogun State where she had her primary and secondary education before proceeding to Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye for her first degree in Yoruba Language in 2014. She did her mandatory one year service at Federal Government College, Sokoto in 2017 and was retained as a Yoruba Language teacher till she resigned in April, 2021. Presently, she is a teacher at Sacred Heart Catholic College, Oke-Ilewo Abeokuta, her Alma mater. She is a teacher by profession and a writer by passion.

DARASIMI ADEOYE

Darasimi Adeoye is a graduate of the Federal College of Education, Osiele, Abeokuta. Ogun State, Nigeria. She is currently the Coordinator of Abeokuta Book Club.

ABEOKUTA WRITERS WORKSHOP HOLDS TOMORROW 18TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2021


The much awaited Abeokuta Writers Workshop holds tomorrow 18th day of September, 2021,
At the AAC Secretariat, beside NIPCO Filling Station, Along MKO Abiola Way, Abeokuta, Ogun State.

This was contained in a press statement issued by the Coordinator of the Club, Darasimi Adeoye in Abeokuta on Saturday.

According to the release, the workshop will encourage participants to think of themselves as writers and take their writing seriously. It will also give them the skills to express their important thoughts and celebrates the fact that their stories and ideas matter and are worth expressing.

The workshop will also help the participants to: Discover themselves and their writing paths, Find out what their writing strengths are, Accept the weaknesses in their writing, Learn to handle critiques of their works, Meet people who share their passion, Improve their writing, Adopt new writing techniques, Get access to a mentor, Gain experience and get a lot of creative writing practice.

Abeokuta Writers Workshop is an avenue where writers develop their craft and come together in the spirit of discovery and fellowship. The workshop promises to explore the craft of writing in a way that is clear, practical, and inspiring. Also designed for writers who have a specific project started or visioned, and want to get busy writing, imagining and sharing their worlds with others.

Abeokuta Book Club welcomes all interested Ogun state citizens who want to learn more about writing and publishing, no matter their age, experience, or education.

The Workshop has been slated to take place on the 18th day of September, 2021.

Some of the topics to cover include: Fundamentals of Creative Writing (Poetry, Prose and Drama), Obtaining ISBN, ISSN, character development, publishing, editing, scriptwriting, graphics design, illustration, electronic publishing, ghost writing etc.

Registration is free, to register send your name, phone number, location, gender, email and your favorite genre to 08072673852.

Benefits of participation include: Free certificate of participation, free Creative Writing E-books and automatic membership into the Society of Young Nigerian Writers (SYNW).

Expected to deliver lectures are:


BADEJO BEATRICE MORENIKE

Badejo Beatrice Morenike is currently the ISBN/ISSN Desk Officer of the National Library of Nigeria, Ogun State branch. A practicing Librarian; She got her diploma and Degree in Library and Information science from Bayero University Kano. A Certified Librarian with the Librarian's Registration Council. Badejo Beatrice Morenike has Participated in many conferences and workshops. She is also a member of the Nigerian Library Association.

SAINT-OLAWALE JIMOH

Saint-Olawale Jimoh is the Founder of Saint-Olawale Jimoh's Literary Foundation for African Children (which had her maiden Writing Competition recently), a self funded project aimed at awakening the literariness in African Children. He's equally the Founder and President of the Observers' Reflections International, an intellectual and sensitization project, committed to repositioning our society for better, through blogging and writing.
He is a proud winner of the Distinguished John Bunyan for Creative Writing; a paid writer, published author, blogger, biographer, social commentator and media entrepreneur.
A member of the Society Of Young Nigerian Writers (SYNW), International Writers' Association (IWA), a Fellow of Rob Parnell's Writing Academy and an alumnus of the prestigious Political Academy, a Nigerian pioneer private platform for mentoring aspiring leaders and political players.
Over the years, he has authored 7 books including the newly published one titled 'Journey to Self' which is fast growing into a bestseller. He has equally written over 150 articles published online and in few Nigerian newspapers some of which provoked debates and earned him recognitions home and abroad. One of his works titled, 'TEN KINGS, TEN ERAS (A Message to People in Power at the Moment)' was recently featured on Martin Firell Public Art Text for The Paul Hamlyn Foundation Perfomance of Tosca- The Royal Opera House London.

SHINA FASANMI

Shina Fasanmi is a freelance writer and a former Coordinator of the Society of Young Nigerian Writers (SYNW). He teaches Use of English, Advanced Writing Skills and Creative Writing on online platforms. Some of his creative writings have featured in Nigerian dallies and journals. He is a reporter for Opera News.

ADEMOLA AYOMIDE MIRACLE

Ademola Ayomide Miracle is a nutritionist, lifestyle therapist, a writer, a speaker, and a climate change advocate.
He is the CEO of Ourdiet Line, an organization that gives updates about the new developments in the field of nutrition and health, the organization also deliver lectures and teachings concerning healthy living and healthy eating through outreaches and online platforms.
He has written several poems and books so as to enlighten readers on several issues of life. One of his books is "My Passion, My Course", a book that teaches how to merge passion with reality. He was one of the over 60 writers from 14 countries that wrote a global anthology titled "war against fake news". He was an editor of an anthology on rape titled "GET CONSENT.
He has also acquired several trainings and certifications from institutions such as Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dubai., Nigeria Red Cross society and Initiative for Sound Education, Relationship and Health (ISERH) among others. He is also a member and ambassador of quite a number of organizations such as People of Possibility, Difference Maker Corporation, Global Warming Shield foundation, people of possibility and Ecogreen among others.
He is an alumnus of Federal Polytechnic, Ede where he earned a diploma in Nutrition and Dietetics and currently an undergraduate of Federal university of Agriculture, Abeokuta studying the same course. He has received several awards especially in regard to his academic pursuit and he is currently the Deputy Campus Director of Hultprize in Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta.
He is a passionate young man committed to making Nigeria and the world in general a better place through health and nutrition advocacy, writing, climate change advocacy, entrepreneurship, leadership and any other opportunities that shall be available.

TEMILADE AJAYI

Temilade Ajayi was born in Abeokuta, Ogun State where she had her primary and secondary education before proceeding to Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye for her first degree in Yoruba Language in 2014. She did her mandatory one year service at Federal Government College, Sokoto in 2017 and was retained as a Yoruba Language teacher till she resigned in April, 2021. Presently, she is a teacher at Sacred Heart Catholic College, Oke-Ilewo Abeokuta, her Alma mater. She is a teacher by profession and a writer by passion.

DARASIMI ADEOYE

Darasimi Adeoye is a graduate of the Federal College of Education, Osiele, Abeokuta. Ogun State, Nigeria. She is currently the Coordinator of Abeokuta Book Club.

ANA CONDEMNS MAIWADA’S VISIT TO THE AUSTRALIAN EMBASSY, WARNS OTHER EMBASSIES, GOVERNMENTS AND GENERAL PUBLIC TO BEWARE OF THEM (SWINDLERS AND BEGGARS)

The Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA) has condemned the recent visit of Ahmed Maiwada who personally imposed himself as President of ANA and using the name of ANA to engage in all sort of unauthorized and illegal activities that has dragged the beautiful name of ANA in the mud.

This was contained in a statement issued by ANA National Publicity Secretary (South), Wole Adedoyin in Ilesa on Friday.

Adedoyin said the recent unofficial visit of Ahmed Maiwada and his co-impostors to the Australian Embassy was disheartening and huge members of ANA were not happy with the way the impostors were dragging ANA in the mud with the aim of swindling the embassies and general public with their begging bowls.

According to him “ANA expresses displeasure with the way and manner, that Ahmed Maiwada, a self-appointed ANA President has been portraying the name and image of ANA in bad light with inelegant utterances on ANA Platforms. Maiwada’s ANA has no instrument of Office, no National Secretariat, no Certificate of registration, no website; he has been illegally arresting many of our members, threatening them with one suit or another. Very soon he might be threatening some of us with death soon. Is that one a good leader? He has also been going around, parading some fake trustees as the owners of his own ANA. Maiwada is not known by the registered Trustees of ANA. The registered Trustees of ANA wholeheartedly dissociated and disowned Ahmed Maiwada in a suit which he himself took to court, through a court ruling which can be downloaded via https://downloadanacourtrulingwhichdismissedmaiwadascase./. These are people with bad reputations. These are professional beggars who disguised as ANA EXCOS to dupe and swindle the general public. They are pathological liars.

Adedoyin further stated that the recent outings of Ahmed Maiwada and his co-impostors were below standard because they didn’t have the support of ANA Board of Trustees, ANA Elders and the Advisory Council.

On the allegation of being dismissed from Osun ANA, Adedoyin said he is still a card carrying and financial member of ANA in Osun State.

“I am still a card carrying and financial member of ANA in Osun State. Prince Sijuwola Bunyamin is my State Chairman. Nobody expelled me and there was no official record to this effect. And on extortion of money from Politicians. I have never in my life extorted any money from any politician. There are no evidences for this. They only fabricated this with the intention of tarnishing my image. Since the inception of my political career, I’ve not gotten any criminal record. These can be verified in the offices of Commissioners of Police in Oyo and Osun states where I once served as the State Secretary of the Conference of Nigerian Political Parties (CNPP), Pioneer State Secretary of the Interparty Advisory Council (IPAC), State Secretary of the Coalition for a New Nigeria (CNN), State Secretary of the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP), Chairman of the African Peoples Alliance (APA), Deputy Governorship Candidate of the African Peoples Alliance (APA) in 2015, Chairman of the Hope Democratic Party (PDP) and Governorship Candidate of the Hope Democratic Party (HDP) in 2018. My good records are there with the DSS, Police and INEC. They can be verified. I am not like a member of Maiwada’s EXCO who was openly paraded with Dane gun, machetes and charms. This fact can be verified online.”

Adedoyin once again urged members of the public, embassies, governments, corporate organizations to abstain and stop dealing with them.

ANA DISOWNS ROOST FOUNDATION NATIONAL ESSAY CONTEST

The Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA) has dissociated itself from the fake essay contest organized by some disgruntled and expelled members of ANA and pledged to take appropriate steps against their actions.

ANA National Publicity Secretary (South), Wole Adedoyin, said in a Statement in Ilesa on Thursday that the literary body has no prize called “ANA/ Roost Foundation National Essay Contest.”

According to the statement “We don’t know those claiming to be the organizers of the First ANA/Roost Foundation National Essay Contest. The organizers are criminals, literary insurgents, fraudsters, gun-runners, political thugs, land grabbers and throne thieves. The essay contest is part of their ploy to swindle Roost Foundation. These are well-known thieves parading themselves as ANA National Executive members. They are no longer members of ANA. The General Congress of ANA Expelled them last year for various listed counts of violation of the ANA Constitution and other forms of gross misconduct that have brought the Association into disrepute and public opprobrium.”

“We are using this medium to urge ANA members and the general public to disregard the Essay Contest. The contest was not organized by ANA. ANA shall investigate the illegal contest and deal with it legally,”

Adedoyin, finally urged members of the public, embassies, governments, corporate organizations to abstain and stop dealing with them. The body warned that whosoever transacts any business with them does so at his or her own risk.

DAVID, SULIYAT AND OLUWAFEMI TO HEADLINE IBADAN BOOK CLUB SEPTEMBER READING

Ibadan Book Club (IBC) has set aside 25th day of September, 2021 to host three Ibadan based writers and artist, DAVID O. LAWAL, SULIYAT ADEPOJU and ADELEKE HATTRICK OLUWAFEMI in Ibadan, the capital of Oyo State.
A statement issued by both the Coordinator and Secretary of the club, Ayobami Odunyemi and Mary Ndukwo said the event would take place at the Oyo State Library Board, Opposite Cocoa House, Ibadan by 12PM prompt.
DAVID O. LAWAL is a graduate of Biochemistry from The Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA). He is a thinker, writer, conference speaker, and leadership coach.

David is a co-founder of KIST! and the founder of Friendship Leadership Institute, an organisation which powers his conferences, seminars and training programmes such as the Masterful Speakers Masterclass (an international masterclass where David and other speakers and trainers from the UK, USA, Canada, S/Africa, Cameroon, Ghana and Nigeria train professionals and corporate executives—from around the continent—to become effective leaders through the mastery of precise and powerful communication skills).

He is the winner of the prestigious IDW Essay Contest (2016) and has won several leadership awards.

David treasures the years 2018 and 2019. That is because between July 2018 and June 2019, he observed his national service in Abia State, where he was the general parade commander for Batch 18B Stream I, and also served as the official NYSC trainer for public speaking, creative writing and entrepreneurship (and other related skills) for new Corps members. He also served Christ’s church as the General Coordinator (or President) of the Deeper Life Corpers Fellowship, Abia State.

So far, David has been able to speak to and train over 2000 leaders and speakers. He enjoys spending time with his masterful speakers in the Masterful Speakers Network, cheering them, providing honest and helpful answers to their burning questions, creating speaking platforms for them, promoting their personal brands and celebrating their wins.

David currently lives in Ibadan and travels to speak at conferences, to facilitate training seminars and to lead coaching classes around the country.

SULIYAT ADEPOJU (aka) Arike Elewi is currently the Coordinator of Egbe Odo Onkowe Yoruba and Yoruba language folk Poet and Poetry Chanter. Arike Elewi has written many poems and short stories in Yoruba Language and has read and chanted many of her poems on Petal FM (a radio station based in Ibadan). She is a member of the Society of Young Nigerian Writers (SYNW) and Fagunwa Literary Society (FLS).
ADELEKE HATTRICK OLUWAFEMI is a professional Artist. He practices both visual and performing Art. Adeleke Hattrick Oluwafemi attended Ifa Heritage Institute, Oyo, where he studied Art and Culture to become an Artist and a custodian of culture. He represents the fast growing Hope in Art world as a result of his honed skills. He has presented papers at the African Union Fora where he represented Nigerian youths. He preached about the needs for the world leaders to adopt Art as a creative means in solving the endemic unemployment among youths. He also won the first edition of the RYLA-U win business support. Adeleke Hattrick Oluwafemi has won many international supports for his projects for Women, Youths and Youths who are involved in substances abuse in the slums and refugee camp using Art as a tool to correct their addictions. He also speaks with over 1000 youths every month. Hattrick is a full time studio Artist who is involved in Art in the last one decade.
The upcoming book reading event promises to be an avenue for reading creative works such as poetry, fiction, book sales and signing, contacts with other readers and book writers in all corners of the state of Oyo, the statement added.
Prospective writers who have works in poetry, short stories and novels can also attend to read their works to other writers and readers. Membership forms and certificate of membership will be available at no charge to first timers.
Ibadan Book Club is an initiative of the Nigerian Young Writers Society. It was founded in 2011 by SYNW in order to contribute its own quota to the growth and development of the Reading Culture in the State of Oyo.
The Ibadan Book Club consists of a group of people who meet, meet periodically to discuss the book they have read and exchange those books. Club members encourage each other and learn to read with a critical mind, articulating their opinions about a particular book with others. Certain types of books not available or read receive attention through the book club.
Some of the publications published by Ibadan Book Club are: Olubadan Centennial Anthology: a collection of essays, articles, poems and works of art in honor of Oba (Dr.) Samuel Odulana, Odugade 1, Voices from Oja Oba Market and Finally, Senator Abiola Ajimobi: Memories, Dreams, Reflections of a Mind Always in Motion.

ABEOKUTA BOOK CLUB PREPARES TO HOST OGUN STATE WRITERS AND READERS ON SATURDAY 18 SEPTEMBER, 2021.


Abeokuta Book Club, an initiative of the Society of Young Nigerian Writers (SYNW) has expressed her preparedness to host Ogun state writers and readers on Saturday, 18th day of September, 2021.

This was contained in a press statement issued by the Coordinator of the Club, Darasimi Adeoye in Abeokuta on Saturday.

According to the release, Abeokuta Writers Workshop will encourage participants to think of themselves as writers and take their writing seriously. It will also give them the skills to express their important thoughts and celebrates the fact that their stories and ideas matter and are worth expressing.

The workshop will also help the participants to: Discover themselves and their writing paths, Find out what their writing strengths are, Accept the weaknesses in their writing, Learn to handle critiques of their works, Meet people who share their passion, Improve their writing, Adopt new writing techniques, Get access to a mentor, Gain experience and get a lot of creative writing practice.

Abeokuta Writers Workshop is an avenue where writers develop their craft and come together in the spirit of discovery and fellowship. The workshop promises to explore the craft of writing in a way that is clear, practical, and inspiring. Also designed for writers who have a specific project started or visioned, and want to get busy writing, imagining and sharing their worlds with others.

Abeokuta Book Club welcomes all interested Ogun state citizens who want to learn more about writing and publishing, no matter their age, experience, or education.

The Workshop has been slated to take place on the 18th day of September, 2021.

Some of the topics to cover include: Fundamentals of Creative Writing (Poetry, Prose and Drama), Obtaining ISBN, ISSN, character development, publishing, editing, scriptwriting, graphics design, illustration, electronic publishing, ghost writing etc.

Registration is free, to register send your name, phone number, location, gender, email and your favorite genre to 08072673852.

Benefits of participation include: Free certificate of participation, free Creative Writing E-books and automatic membership into the Society of Young Nigerian Writers (SYNW).

Expected to deliver lectures are:

BADEJO BEATRICE MORENIKE
Badejo Beatrice Morenike is currently the ISBN/ISSN Desk Officer of the National Library of Nigeria, Ogun State branch. A practicing Librarian; She got her diploma and Degree in Library and Information science from Bayero University Kano. A Certified Librarian with the Librarian's Registration Council. Badejo Beatrice Morenike has Participated in many conferences and workshops. She is also a member of the Nigerian Library Association.
SAINT-OLAWALE JIMOH
Saint-Olawale Jimoh is the Founder of Saint-Olawale Jimoh's Literary Foundation for African Children (which had her maiden Writing Competition recently), a self funded project aimed at awakening the literariness in African Children. He's equally the Founder and President of the Observers' Reflections International, an intellectual and sensitization project, committed to repositioning our society for better, through blogging and writing.
He is a proud winner of the Distinguished John Bunyan for Creative Writing; a paid writer, published author, blogger, biographer, social commentator and media entrepreneur.
A member of the Society Of Young Nigerian Writers (SYNW), International Writers' Association (IWA), a Fellow of Rob Parnell's Writing Academy and an alumnus of the prestigious Political Academy, a Nigerian pioneer private platform for mentoring aspiring leaders and political players.
Over the years, he has authored 7 books including the newly published one titled 'Journey to Self' which is fast growing into a bestseller. He has equally written over 150 articles published online and in few Nigerian newspapers some of which provoked debates and earned him recognitions home and abroad. One of his works titled, 'TEN KINGS, TEN ERAS (A Message to People in Power at the Moment)' was recently featured on Martin Firell Public Art Text for The Paul Hamlyn Foundation Perfomance of Tosca- The Royal Opera House London.
SHINA FASANMI
Shina Fasanmi is a freelance writer and a former Coordinator of the Society of Young Nigerian Writers (SYNW). He teaches Use of English, Advanced Writing Skills and Creative Writing on online platforms. Some of his creative writings have featured in Nigerian dallies and journals. He is a reporter for Opera News.
ADEMOLA AYOMIDE MIRACLE
Ademola Ayomide Miracle is a nutritionist, lifestyle therapist, a writer, a speaker, and a climate change advocate.
He is the CEO of Ourdiet Line, an organization that gives updates about the new developments in the field of nutrition and health, the organization also deliver lectures and teachings concerning healthy living and healthy eating through outreaches and online platforms.
He has written several poems and books so as to enlighten readers on several issues of life. One of his books is "My Passion, My Course", a book that teaches how to merge passion with reality. He was one of the over 60 writers from 14 countries that wrote a global anthology titled "war against fake news". He was an editor of an anthology on rape titled "GET CONSENT.
He has also acquired several trainings and certifications from institutions such as Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dubai., Nigeria Red Cross society and Initiative for Sound Education, Relationship and Health (ISERH) among others. He is also a member and ambassador of quite a number of organizations such as People of Possibility, Difference Maker Corporation, Global Warming Shield foundation, people of possibility and Ecogreen among others.
He is an alumnus of Federal Polytechnic, Ede where he earned a diploma in Nutrition and Dietetics and currently an undergraduate of Federal university of Agriculture, Abeokuta studying the same course. He has received several awards especially in regard to his academic pursuit and he is currently the Deputy Campus Director of Hultprize in Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta.
He is a passionate young man committed to making Nigeria and the world in general a better place through health and nutrition advocacy, writing, climate change advocacy, entrepreneurship, leadership and any other opportunities that shall be available.
TEMILADE AJAYI
Temilade Ajayi was born in Abeokuta, Ogun State where she had her primary and secondary education before proceeding to Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye for her first degree in Yoruba Language in 2014. She did her mandatory one year service at Federal Government College, Sokoto in 2017 and was retained as a Yoruba Language teacher till she resigned in April, 2021. Presently, she is a teacher at Sacred Heart Catholic College, Oke-Ilewo Abeokuta, her Alma mater. She is a teacher by profession and a writer by passion.
DARASIMI ADEOYE
Darasimi Adeoye is a graduate of the Federal College of Education, Osiele, Abeokuta. Ogun State, Nigeria. She is currently the Coordinator of Abeokuta Book Club.

ABEOKUTA BOOK CLUB, IHRAF TO ORGANIZE ABEOKUTA WRITERS WORKSHOP


Abeokuta Book Club in conjunction with the International Human Rights Art Festival (IHRAF), African Chapter will on the 18th day of September, 2021 organize a one day practical training workshop for Ogun state based writers, publishers, bloggers, librarians and editors.

This was contained in a press statement issued by the Coordinator of the Club, Darasimi Adeoye in Abeokuta on Saturday.

According to the release, the workshop will encourage participants to think of themselves as writers and take their writing seriously. It will also give them the skills to express their important thoughts and celebrates the fact that their stories and ideas matter and are worth expressing.

The workshop will also help the participants to: Discover themselves and their writing paths, Find out what their writing strengths are, Accept the weaknesses in their writing, Learn to handle critiques of their works, Meet people who share their passion, Improve their writing, Adopt new writing techniques, Get access to a mentor, Gain experience and get a lot of creative writing practice.

Abeokuta Writers Workshop is an avenue where writers develop their craft and come together in the spirit of discovery and fellowship. The workshop promises to explore the craft of writing in a way that is clear, practical, and inspiring. Also designed for writers who have a specific project started or visioned, and want to get busy writing, imagining and sharing their worlds with others.

Abeokuta Book Club welcomes all interested Ogun state citizens who want to learn more about writing and publishing, no matter their age, experience, or education.

The Workshop has been slated to take place on the 18th day of September, 2021.

Some of the topics to cover include: Fundamentals of Creative Writing (Poetry, Prose and Drama), Obtaining ISBN, ISSN, character development, publishing, editing, scriptwriting, graphics design, illustration, electronic publishing, ghost writing etc.

Registration is free, to register send your name, phone number, location, gender, email and your favorite genre to 08072673852.

Benefits of participation include: Free certificate of participation, free Creative Writing E-books and automatic membership into the Society of Young Nigerian Writers (SYNW).

CALL FOR PARTICIPATION: ABEOKUTA WRITERS WORKSHOP


Abeokuta Writers Workshop is an avenue where writers develop their craft and come together in the spirit of discovery and fellowship. The workshop promises to explore the craft of writing in a way that is clear, practical, and inspiring. Also designed for writers who have a specific project started or visioned, and want to get busy writing, imagining and sharing their worlds with others.

Abeokuta Book Club welcomes all interested Ogun state citizens who want to learn more about writing and publishing, no matter their age, experience, or education.

The Workshop has been slated to take place on the 18th day of September, 2021.

Abeokuta Writers Workshop will encourage participants to think of themselves as writers and take their writing seriously. It will also give them the skills to express their important thoughts and celebrates the fact that their stories and ideas matter and are worth expressing.

The workshop will also help the participants to: Discover themselves and their writing paths, Find out what their writing strengths are, Accept the weaknesses in their writing, Learn to handle critiques of their works, Meet people who share their passion, Improve their writing, Adopt new writing techniques, Get access to a mentor, Gain experience and get a lot of creative writing practice.


Some of the topics to cover include: Fundamentals of Creative Writing (Poetry, Prose and Drama), Obtaining ISBN, ISSN, character development, publishing, editing, scriptwriting, graphics design, illustration, electronic publishing, ghost writing etc.

Registration is free, to register send your name, phone number, location, gender, email and your favorite genre to 08072673852.

Benefits of participation include: Free certificate of participation, free Creative Writing E-books and automatic membership into the Society of Young Nigerian Writers (SYNW).

For registration and enquiry, please call – 08072673852
DATE: SATURDAY, 18 SEPTEMBER, 2021
VENUE OF THE CONFERENCE: AAC Secretariat, beside NIPCO Filling Station, Along MKO Abiola Way, Abeokuta, Ogun State.
TIME: 12:00PM.

ABEOKUTA WRITERS WORKSHOP – MEET OUR SPEAKERS

BADEJO BEATRICE MORENIKE
Badejo Beatrice Morenike is currently the ISBN/ISSN Desk Officer of the National Library of Nigeria, Ogun State branch. A practicing Librarian; She got her diploma and Degree in Library and Information science from Bayero University Kano. A Certified Librarian with the Librarian's Registration Council. Badejo Beatrice Morenike has Participated in many conferences and workshops. She is also a member of the Nigerian Library Association.
SAINT-OLAWALE JIMOH
Saint-Olawale Jimoh is the Founder of Saint-Olawale Jimoh's Literary Foundation for African Children (which had her maiden Writing Competition recently), a self funded project aimed at awakening the literariness in African Children. He's equally the Founder and President of the Observers' Reflections International, an intellectual and sensitization project, committed to repositioning our society for better, through blogging and writing.
He is a proud winner of the Distinguished John Bunyan for Creative Writing; a paid writer, published author, blogger, biographer, social commentator and media entrepreneur.
A member of the Society Of Young Nigerian Writers (SYNW), International Writers' Association (IWA), a Fellow of Rob Parnell's Writing Academy and an alumnus of the prestigious Political Academy, a Nigerian pioneer private platform for mentoring aspiring leaders and political players.
Over the years, he has authored 7 books including the newly published one titled 'Journey to Self' which is fast growing into a bestseller. He has equally written over 150 articles published online and in few Nigerian newspapers some of which provoked debates and earned him recognitions home and abroad. One of his works titled, 'TEN KINGS, TEN ERAS (A Message to People in Power at the Moment)' was recently featured on Martin Firell Public Art Text for The Paul Hamlyn Foundation Perfomance of Tosca- The Royal Opera House London.
SHINA FASANMI
Shina Fasanmi is a freelance writer and a former Coordinator of the Society of Young Nigerian Writers (SYNW). He teaches Use of English, Advanced Writing Skills and Creative Writing on online platforms. Some of his creative writings have featured in Nigerian dallies and journals. He is a reporter for Opera News.
ADEMOLA AYOMIDE MIRACLE
Ademola Ayomide Miracle is a nutritionist, lifestyle therapist, a writer, a speaker, and a climate change advocate.
He is the CEO of Ourdiet Line, an organization that gives updates about the new developments in the field of nutrition and health, the organization also deliver lectures and teachings concerning healthy living and healthy eating through outreaches and online platforms.
He has written several poems and books so as to enlighten readers on several issues of life. One of his books is "My Passion, My Course", a book that teaches how to merge passion with reality. He was one of the over 60 writers from 14 countries that wrote a global anthology titled "war against fake news". He was an editor of an anthology on rape titled "GET CONSENT.
He has also acquired several trainings and certifications from institutions such as Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dubai., Nigeria Red Cross society and Initiative for Sound Education, Relationship and Health (ISERH) among others. He is also a member and ambassador of quite a number of organizations such as People of Possibility, Difference Maker Corporation, Global Warming Shield foundation, people of possibility and Ecogreen among others.
He is an alumnus of Federal Polytechnic, Ede where he earned a diploma in Nutrition and Dietetics and currently an undergraduate of Federal university of Agriculture, Abeokuta studying the same course. He has received several awards especially in regard to his academic pursuit and he is currently the Deputy Campus Director of Hultprize in Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta.
He is a passionate young man committed to making Nigeria and the world in general a better place through health and nutrition advocacy, writing, climate change advocacy, entrepreneurship, leadership and any other opportunities that shall be available.
TEMILADE AJAYI
Temilade Ajayi was born in Abeokuta, Ogun State where she had her primary and secondary education before proceeding to Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye for her first degree in Yoruba Language in 2014. She did her mandatory one year service at Federal Government College, Sokoto in 2017 and was retained as a Yoruba Language teacher till she resigned in April, 2021. Presently, she is a teacher at Sacred Heart Catholic College, Oke-Ilewo Abeokuta, her Alma mater. She is a teacher by profession and a writer by passion.
DARASIMI ADEOYE
Darasimi Adeoye is a graduate of the Federal College of Education, Osiele, Abeokuta. Ogun State, Nigeria. She is currently the Coordinator of Abeokuta Book Club.

ABEOKUTA BOOK CLUB, IHRAF TO ORGANIZE ABEOKUTA WRITERS WORKSHOP


Abeokuta Book Club in conjunction with the International Human Rights Art Festival (IHRAF), African Chapter will on the 18th day of September, 2021 organize a one day practical training workshop for Ogun state based writers, publishers, bloggers, librarians and editors.

This was contained in a press statement issued by the Coordinator of the Club, Darasimi Adeoye in Abeokuta on Saturday.

According to the release, the workshop will encourage participants to think of themselves as writers and take their writing seriously. It will also give them the skills to express their important thoughts and celebrates the fact that their stories and ideas matter and are worth expressing.

The workshop will also help the participants to: Discover themselves and their writing paths, Find out what their writing strengths are, Accept the weaknesses in their writing, Learn to handle critiques of their works, Meet people who share their passion, Improve their writing, Adopt new writing techniques, Get access to a mentor, Gain experience and get a lot of creative writing practice.

Abeokuta Writers Workshop is an avenue where writers develop their craft and come together in the spirit of discovery and fellowship. The workshop promises to explore the craft of writing in a way that is clear, practical, and inspiring. Also designed for writers who have a specific project started or visioned, and want to get busy writing, imagining and sharing their worlds with others.

Abeokuta Book Club welcomes all interested Ogun state citizens who want to learn more about writing and publishing, no matter their age, experience, or education.

The Workshop has been slated to take place on the 18th day of September, 2021.

Some of the topics to cover include: Fundamentals of Creative Writing (Poetry, Prose and Drama), Obtaining ISBN, ISSN, character development, publishing, editing, scriptwriting, graphics design, illustration, electronic publishing, ghost writing etc.

Registration is free, to register send your name, phone number, location, gender, email and your favorite genre to 08072673852.

Benefits of participation include: Free certificate of participation, free Creative Writing E-books and automatic membership into the Society of Young Nigerian Writers (SYNW).

OSUN @ 30: ANA CALLS FOR ENTRIES

The Osun State Chapter of the Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA) under the leadership of Prince Bunyamin Sijuwade is seeking submissions of quality poems and essays from indigenes and non indigenes of Osun state in commemoration of Osun at 30.
In a press statement issued and signed by the State Publicity Secretary of the Association, Oladejo Haneef called on Osun state writers to lend their voices in celebrating the beauty of the state of the virtue.
Entries are only expected in Poetry and Essays from budding and established poets and essayists within and outside the state. Intending entries should focus exclusively on Osun state and only works relating to the theme will be accepted for publication.
Below is the submission guideline:

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
• Only essays and poems are accepted for the anthology
• Entrant must specify the genre of his entry, that is, specify whether it is Poetry or Essay
• The essays and poems MUST be in the memory of Chinua Achebe, and may focus on his life, works personality, writing style or other areas.
• The essays or poems should be brief and concise —a maximum of 500 words for essays or reviews, and a maximum of 30 lines for poetry.
• Author’s information —location/contact address, phone number, e-mail address, and a short bio of no more than 40 words should be included in the submission.
• Submission is FREE and open to writers from any part of the world.
• Entry MUST be the original work of the essayist/poet.
• Minimum of three entries and maximum of five entries entry per person is allowed.
• Entrant may choose/write on any interesting title of his/her choice.
• Entries should be sent to anaosunmail@gmail.com, with the subject "OSUN@30 ESSAY/POETRY ANTHOLOGY"
• Entry MUST be type-written and sent in the body of the mail; NOT AS AN ATTACHMENT. Entries sent as attachment will be automatically disqualified.
• Submission Deadline: 30th October 2021. Late Entry will not be accepted.
• Entries could be written in English or Yoruba Language.

BENEFITS

• All successful/shortlisted essays and poetry will be published in the proposed Osun @ 30 Poetry/Essay Anthology (soft and hard copies).
• Online promotion of successful/published essays and poems and the entrants.
• All successful entrants shall receive Certificate of Participation.
• Each successful entrant is entitled to author's copy of the published anthology
• Automatic/free membership and admission into the Osun State Chapter of the Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA), (for successful/published entrants.)

For enquiries call: Prince Bunyamin Sijuwade (ANA Osun Chairman) - +234 806 764 5989 or Haneef Oladejo (ANA Osun PRO) - +234 813 721 2926 or Glory Olutayo (ANA Osun Financial Secretary) - +234802 830 9989¬

ANA CONGRATULATES NOBEL LAUREATE WOLE SOYINKA ON HIS 87TH BIRTHDAY
Camillus Ukah, President of the Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA) has congratulated Prof. Wole Soyinka, a writer of global stature and the first African ever to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature as he attains the age of 87.
This was contained in a statement issued by the National PRO South, Wole Adedoyin in Ilesa on Tuesday.
According to the release “Soyinka has been a sturdy critic of successive Nigerian governments. He has criticized all forms of misuse of power in Nigeria by the incumbent government.
Nigeria is proud to have a talented and dedicated writer such as Wole Soyinka. He has contributed immensely to our country. He is an extremely special writer whom we hold high in ANA. We wish Prof. Wole Soyinka all the best and continued good health.
Wole Soyinka has been recognized worldwide and has won many international awards, including Anisfield-Wolf Book Award, Nobel Prize for Literature, Agip Prize for Literature, Benson Medal from Royal Society of Literature, International Humanist Award, Special Prize of the Europe Theatre Prize and many honorary degrees from distinguished universities across the globe. ANA under the leadership of Camillus Ukah congratulates the laureate on this special occasion.”
ANA finally wished Prof. Wole Soyinka a happy 87th birthday celebration and prayed that God almighty will grant him many more years of good health and strength to see Nigeria of his dream.
Wole Soyinka was born on 13 July 1934 at Abeokuta, near Ibadan in western Nigeria. After preparatory university studies in 1954 at Government College in Ibadan, he continued at the University of Leeds, where, later, in 1973, he took his doctorate. During the six years spent in England, he was a dramaturgist at the Royal Court Theatre in London 1958-1959. In 1960, he was awarded a Rockefeller bursary and returned to Nigeria to study African drama. At the same time, he taught drama and literature at various universities in Ibadan, Lagos, and Ife, where, since 1975, he has been professor of comparative literature. In 1960, he founded the theatre group, “The 1960 Masks” and in 1964, the “Orisun Theatre Company”, in which he has produced his own plays and taken part as actor. He has periodically been visiting professor at the universities of Cambridge, Sheffield, and Yale.
During the civil war in Nigeria, Soyinka appealed in an article for cease-fire. For this he was arrested in 1967, accused of conspiring with the Biafra rebels, and was held as a political prisoner for 22 months until 1969. Soyinka has published about 20 works: drama, novels and poetry. He writes in English and his literary language is marked by great scope and richness of words.
As dramatist, Soyinka has been influenced by, among others, the Irish writer, J.M. Synge, but links up with the traditional popular African theatre with its combination of dance, music, and action. He bases his writing on the mythology of his own tribe-the Yoruba-with Ogun, the god of iron and war, at the centre. He wrote his first plays during his time in London, The Swamp Dwellers and The Lion and the Jewel (a light comedy), which were performed at Ibadan in 1958 and 1959 and were published in 1963. Later, satirical comedies are The Trial of Brother Jero (performed in 1960, publ. 1963) with its sequel, Jero’s Metamorphosis (performed 1974, publ. 1973), A Dance of the Forests (performed 1960, publ.1963), Kongi’s Harvest (performed 1965, publ. 1967) and Madmen and Specialists (performed 1970, publ. 1971). Among Soyinka’s serious philosophic plays are (apart from “The Swamp Dwellers“) The Strong Breed (performed 1966, publ. 1963), The Road ( 1965) and Death and the King’s Horseman (performed 1976, publ. 1975). In The Bacchae of Euripides (1973), he has rewritten the Bacchae for the African stage and in Opera Wonyosi (performed 1977, publ. 1981), bases himself on John Gay’s Beggar’s Opera and Brecht’s The Threepenny Opera. Soyinka’s latest dramatic works are A Play of Giants (1984) and Requiem for a Futurologist (1985).
Soyinka has written three novels, The Interpreters (1965), narratively, a complicated work which has been compared to Joyce’s and Faulkner’s, in which six Nigerian intellectuals discuss and interpret their African experiences. Season of Anomy (1973) which is based on the writer’s thoughts during his imprisonment and confronts the Orpheus and Euridice myth with the mythology of the Yoruba and Chronicles of the Happiest People on Earth, a fictional meditation on power and greed—at once a literary hoot, a whodunit, and a scathing indictment of political and social corruption. Purely autobiographical are The Man Died: Prison Notes (1972) and the account of his childhood, Aké ( 1981), in which the parents’ warmth and interest in their son are prominent. Literary essays are collected in, among others, Myth, Literature and the African World (1975).
Soyinka’s poems, which show a close connection to his plays, are collected in Idanre, and Other Poems (1967), Poems from Prison (1969), A Shuttle in the Crypt (1972) the long poem Ogun Abibiman (1976) and Mandela’s Earth and Other Poems (1988).

CALL FOR SUBMISSION: SIXTH CHINUA ACHEBE POETRY/ESSAY ANTHOLOGY

Society of Young Nigerian Writers (Anambra State Chapter) —the literary body that hosts Chinua Achebe Literary Festival and Memorial Lecture— is calling for submission of quality poems and essays from writers across the world, for her 6th Chinua Achebe Poetry/Essay Anthology.

The annual anthology is published in honour and memory of Late Prof. Chinua Achebe, a foremost Nigerian literary legend and father of morden African Literature. The prestigious anthology will (as usual) be unveiled at the 6th edition of Chinua Achebe Literary Festival and Memorial Lecture, which is slated to hold on 16th November 2021, at the Anambra State Central E-Library (also known as Prof. Kenneth Dike Central E-Library), in Awka, south-eastern Nigeria.

According to the Project Coordinator, Izunna Okafor, who is also the Coordinator of Society of Young Nigerian Writers in Anambra State and Editor-in-Chief of the Anthology, Chinua Achebe Literary Festival is an annual literary festival held by Society of Young Nigerian Writers in memory and honour of Achebe, in celebration of his life, works, contributions and legacies in the literary field.
The event, he noted, was initiated in 2016, and holds on Achebe's date of birth (16th November) every year since then, with the last edition held in 2020, during which the most recent edition of the Chinua Achebe Essay/Poetry Anthology —'Achebe: A Man of the People' —was published.

"It is with a view to mark this year's edition of the Festival in a more remarkable and memorable way that we are calling on both burgeoning and established writers from different parts of the world, to enter their quality and thematically-written poems and essays for this sixth anthology," Okafor said.

"The anthology is in honour of Prof. Chinua Achebe; hence, only entries that relate to or revolve around Achebe, his works, his literary prowess and legacies will be accepted for publication," he added.


SUBMISSION GUIDELINES/RULES:
1. Only poems essays/reviews are accepted for the anthology.
2. Entrant must specify the genre of his entry; that is, specify if it is poetry or essay/review.
3. The poems and essays/reviews MUST relate to or revolve around either Achebe as a person (his personality), his works, his literary prowess/feats, life, legacies or other areas.
4. The essay or poem should be as brief and concise as possible — maximum of 500 words for essays/reviews, and maximum of 30 lines for poetry.
5. Author’s information —location/contact address, phone number, e-mail address, with a short bio of NOT more than 40 words should be included in the submission.
6. Submission is FREE and open to writers from any part of the world.
7. Entry MUST be the original work of the author/poet. ANY PLAGIARISED WORK WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY DISQUALIFIED.
8. Only ONE entry per person is allowed.
9. Entrant may choose/write on any interesting title of his/her choice.
10. Entries should be sent to:
achebeanthology@gmail.com
and copied to:
synwanambrachapter@gmail.com
11. Subject of the mail should read "SIXTH CHINUA ACHEBE ESSAY/POETRY ANTHOLOGY (SPECIFY THE GENRE OF YOUR ENTRY)".
Example: "SIXTH CHINUA ACHEBE ESSAY/POETRY ANTHOLOGY (POETRY)"
12. Entry and its title MUST be type-written and sent in the body of the mail; NOT AS ATTACHMENT. Entries sent as attachment will be automatically disqualified.
13. Submission Deadline: 30th SEPTEMBER 2021.
Late entry/submission will not be ACCEPTED.
13. Entry may be written in either English or Igbo Language.


BENEFITS:
● All successful/accepted essays and poetry will be published in the Sixth Chinua Achebe Poetry/Essay Anthology (soft and hard copies).
● Online promotion of successful/published essays and poems and the entrants.
● All successful entrants shall receive Certificate of Participation.
● Each successful entrant is entitled to author's copy of the published anthology
● Authors/poets of the best ten essays and poems shall be given outstanding recognition and Certificate of Award at the 2021 Chinua Achebe Literary Festival and Memorial Lecture.
● Automatic/free membership and admission into Society of Young Nigerian Writers (for successful/published young Nigerian entrants.)
For inquiries or support, contact:
achebeanthology@gmail.com
synwanambrachapter@gmail.com
+2348163938812
Izunna Okafor (Coordinator, Society of Young Nigerian Writers Anambra Chapter).

BUKOLA LADOJA’S INVESTITURE CEREMONY AS ANA AMBASSADOR HOLDS TOMORROW

By: Wole Adedoyin (ANA PRO South)

The much-awaited investiture ceremony in recognition of Chief (Mrs.) Bukola Ladoja’s intense effort towards the promotion of reading culture in Nigeria holds tomorrow Wednesday, September 8, 2021 at the Afe Babalola Auditorium, University of Lagos, Lagos at exactly 10:00 a.m.

Ebika Anthony, Chairman of the installation committee in a release issued yesterday said the Agbaoye of Ibadanland who is also the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Shoreline Natural Resources Ltd., Agbaoye Kola Karim will Chair tomorrow’s Investiture ceremony while the National President of ANA, Mr. Camillus Ukah will preside over the installation ceremony.

Chief (Mrs) Bukola Ladoja is the wife of former governor of Oyo State, Senator Rashidi Ladoja. She is currently the president and founder of Reading Awareness Society for Development in Africa (RASDA), a non-governmental organisation launched in January 2007 to address the dying reading culture in the country.

ANA Members across the country are enjoined to attend the investiture ceremony.

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WRITERS SET TO HOLD INVESTITURE CEREMONY FOR BUKOLA LADOJA AS ANA AMBASSADOR

By Wole Adedoyin (ANA PRO South)

Eminent and important dignitaries across Nigeria would be special guests of honour at the investiture of Chief. (Mrs.) Bukola Ladoja as the first ANA Ambassador.
In a statement issued by the chairman of the installation committee, Ebika Anthony said the event comes up next week Wednesday, September 8, 2021 at the Afe Babalola Auditorium, University of Lagos, Lagos at exactly 10:00 a.m.
According to the chairman of the installation committee, Mr. Anthony Ebika said that the novel idea of making Mrs. Bukola Ladoja ANA Ambassador was pronounced by the President of ANA, Mr. Camilus Ukah during the ANA 40th Anniversary celebration which ANA Oyo organised with a huge success from April 21 to 23, 2021 in Ibadan.
According to him, ANA is fully ready to play host to all invitees, including former Executive Governor of Oyo State, Senator Rashidi Ladoja who is financially and morally supporting the installation ceremony.
Chief Mrs. Bukola Ladoja is the wife of the former governor of Oyo State, Senator Rashidi Ladoja and currently the president of Reading Awareness Society for Development in Africa (RASDA).
ANA Members across the country are enjoined to attend the investiture ceremony.

Osogbo Writers Conference was organized by Osogbo Book Club in conjunction and support from the International Human Rights Art Festival (IHRAF).
Osogbo Writers Conference took place on the 21st day of August, 2021 at the Secretariat of the Club in Osogbo, Osun State Capital. The Conference was a day programme designed to guide and assist Osun state up and coming writers through the process of writing. It was a capacity building Conference with the theme: “The Business of Writing: Accessing Your Writer’s Voice”. The primary purpose of the conference is to help unlock the potential of Osun state based writers as “writers” and to help them understand and realize their writing potential.
Conference papers were delivered by five Speakers, namely: Mr. Sanni Basheer Abiodun, Mr. Ogunmodede Adeloye, Mr. Bunyamin Sijuwade, Mr. Oladejo Haneef and Mr. Afeez Olagunju.

Topics like: Key elements of writing (Poetry, Prose and Drama), Obtaining ISBN, ISSN, character development, publishing, editing, script writing, graphics design, illustration, electronic publishing, ghost writing etc. were covered during the Conference.

On the 31st of July 2021, Ibadan Book Club in conjunction with IHRAF Book Club organized a one day practical creative writing workshop for writers in Ibadan and its environs. The Workshop was sponsored by the International Human Rights Festival (IHRAF).
Ibadan Creative writing workshop was an avenue which provided an opportunity for writers to develop and refine their writing skills.
The workshop took place at the Oyo State Library Board, Opposite Cocoa House, Ibadan, Oyo State.
The objectives of the workshop were aim at honing, enhancing and improving the skills/capacity of up and coming writers, editors, publishers and bloggers, among others. It also helped the participants deepen their understanding of writing and develop distinctive writing voices. It enabled the participants to also explore the types of writing in which they are particularly interested.
Speakers that delivered lectures include: Dr. Bartholomew Akpah, Mr. Jide Ogunlana, Mr. Sulaiman Idris Bankole, Mr. Folarin Olaniyi and Miss Phebean Folarin.
The workshop touched on key elements of E-Book Production and Publishing, writing (poetry, Prose and Drama), publishing, editing, scriptwriting, graphics design, illustration, electronic publishing, ghost writing etc.

ISBN, ISSN, COPYRIGHT, INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY TO HEADLINE IBADAN BOOK CLUB AUGUST PUBLIC LECTURE

Ibadan Book Club (IBC) has set aside Saturday, 28th day of August, 2021 to host the current Head of Branch of the National Library of Nigeria (NLN), Oyo State branch, Mrs. Temitope Titilola Akinbola and Idiongo Udofia, a legal practitioner of five years post call experience, who over this period has practiced in areas of finance, intellectual property, real estates, civil, criminal and corporate practice.
A statement by Odunyemi Ayobami, the Coordinator of the club, said the event would take place at the Oyo State Library Board, Opposite Cocoa House, Dugbe, Ibadan by 12PM prompt.
Mrs. Temitope Titilola Akinbola, is currently the Head of Branch, National Library of Nigeria, Oyo State Branch.
She is a native of Badagry in Lagos state. She attended Iponri Estate High, Surulere, Lagos. Obtained her first and second degrees in Library and Information Science from the University of Ibadan.
Titilola Akinbola is a member and Assistant Secretary of the Nigerian Library Association (NLA), and Association of Women Librarian (AWLIN).
She joined the National Library of Nigeria in 1987. Worked at National library, Lagos state branch between 1987 to 2003 and National Bibliographic Control Department, Lagos.
Mrs Temitope Titilola Akinbola will be talking on NLN’s Readers' Awareness Programme, Electronic catalogue service, Document delivery service, Bibliographic service, Reference service. ISBN, ISSN and ISMN
Idiongo Udofia is a legal practitioner of five years post call experience, who over this period has practiced in areas of finance, real estates, civil, criminal and corporate practice.
He was trained in Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria before proceeding to the Nigerian Law School, Yenagoa to qualify to practice law in Nigeria.
He is enthusiastic about books and is fascinated with the idea of writing them as well; he is an ardent seeker of knowledge and is also well read in both classic and contemporary works.
He is currently an Associate at Olujinmi & Akeredolu Legal, Ibadan and is also the founding and Principal Partner of a Pan African focused law office, which is his brain child-H-Afrique Legal.
Idiongo Ufodia will be talking on Intellectual Property, Book Piracy and Copyright.
The upcoming book reading event promises to be an avenue for reading creative works such as poetry, fiction, book sales and signing, contacts with other readers and book writers in all corners of the state of Oyo, the statement added.
Prospective writers who have works in poetry, short stories and novels can also attend to read their works to other writers and readers. Membership forms and certificate of membership will be available at no charge to first timers.
Ibadan Book Club is an initiative of the Nigerian Young Writers Society. It was founded in 2011 by SYNW in order to contribute its own quota to the growth and development of the Reading Culture in the State of Oyo.
The Ibadan Book Club consists of a group of people who meet periodically to discuss the book they have read and exchange those books. Club members encourage each other and learn to read with a critical mind, articulating their opinions about a particular book with others. Certain types of books not available or read receive attention through the book club.
Some of the publications published by Ibadan Book Club are: Olubadan Centennial Anthology: a collection of essays, articles, poems and works of art in honor of Oba (Dr.) Samuel Odulana, Odugade 1, Voices from Oja Oba Market and Finally, Senator Abiola Ajimobi: Memories, Dreams, Reflections of a Mind Always in Motion.

IBADAN BOOK CLUB SET TO HOST THE NEW OYO NLN HEAD OF BOARD AND COPYRIGHT /ANTIPIRACY EXPERT
Ibadan Book Club (IBC) has set aside 28th day of August, 2021 to host the current Head of Board of the National Library of Nigeria (NLN), Oyo State branch, Mrs. Temitope Titilola Akinbola and Idiongo Udofia, a legal practitioner of five years post call experience, who over this period has practiced in areas of finance, intellectual property, real estates, civil, criminal and corporate practice.
A statement by Odunyemi Ayobami, the Coordinator of the club, said the event would take place at the Oyo State Library Board, Opposite Cocoa House, Dugbe, Ibadan by 12PM prompt.
Mrs. Temitope Titilola Akinbola, is currently the Head of Board, National Library of Nigeria, Oyo State Branch.
She is a native of Badagry in Lagos state. She attended Iponri Estate High, Surulere, Lagos. Obtained her first and second degrees in Library and Information Science from the University of Ibadan.
Titilola Akinbola is a member and Assistant Secretary of the Nigerian Library Association (NLA), and Association of Women Librarian (AWLIN).
She joined service of National library of Nigeria in 1987. Worked at National library, Lagos state branch between 1987 to 2003 and National Bibliographic Control Department, Lagos.
Mrs Temitope Titilola Akinbola will be talking on NLN’s Readers' Awareness Programme, Electronic catalogue service, Document delivery service, Bibliographic service, Reference service. ISBN, ISSN and ISMN
Idiongo Udofia is a legal practitioner of five years post call experience, who over this period has practiced in areas of finance, real estates, civil, criminal and corporate practice.
He was trained in Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria before proceeding to the Nigerian Law School, Yenagoa to qualify to practice law in Nigeria.
He is enthusiastic about books and is fascinated with the idea of writing them as well; he is an ardent seeker of knowledge and is also well read in both classic and contemporary works.
He is currently an Associate at Olujinmi & Akeredolu Legal, Ibadan and is also the founding and Principal Partner of a Pan African focused law office, which is his brain child-H-Afrique Legal.
Idiongo Ufodia will be talking on Intellectual Property, Book Piracy and Copyright.
The upcoming book reading event promises to be an avenue for reading creative works such as poetry, fiction, book sales and signing, contacts with other readers and book writers in all corners of the state of Oyo, the statement added.
Prospective writers who have works in poetry, short stories and novels can also attend to read their works to other writers and readers. Membership forms and certificate of membership will be available at no charge to first timers.
Ibadan Book Club is an initiative of the Nigerian Young Writers Society. It was founded in 2011 by SYNW in order to contribute its own quota to the growth and development of the Reading Culture in the State of Oyo.
The Ibadan Book Club consists of a group of people who meet, meet periodically to discuss the book they have read and exchange those books. Club members encourage each other and learn to read with a critical mind, articulating their opinions about a particular book with others. Certain types of books not available or read receive attention through the book club.
Some of the publications published by Ibadan Book Club are: Olubadan Centennial Anthology: a collection of essays, articles, poems and works of art in honor of Oba (Dr.) Samuel Odulana, Odugade 1, Voices from Oja Oba Market and Finally, Senator Abiola Ajimobi: Memories, Dreams, Reflections of a Mind Always in Motion.

GROUP PHOTOGRAPH OF PARTICIPANTS AT THE JUST CONCLUDED OSOGBO WRITERS CONFERENCE

OSOGBO WRITERS CONFERENCE HOLDS TOMORROW SATURDAY AUGUST 21


The much awaited Osogbo Writers Conference holds tomorrow 21st day of August, 2021 at No 20, Obafemi Awolowo Way, Ibuaje Micro Finance Bank Building, Pepsi Cola Area, Osogbo by 12:00PM.

Speakers expected at the conference include: Mr. Sanni Basheer Abiodun, Mr. Ogunmodede Adeloye, Mr. Bunyamin Sijuwade, Miss Ayooluwa Olasupo (Imisi), Mr. Oladejo Haneef and Mr. Afeez Olagunju.

This was contained in a press statement issued by the Coordinator of the Club, Grace Godwin in Osogbo on Saturday.

According to the release, the conference workshop is part of the club’s plan to support the efforts of Osun State writers and to help them effectively transition from one stage of the writing or publishing process to the next.

Osogbo Writers Conference is a one day conference, designed to guide and assist Osun state up and coming writers through the process of writing. The primary purpose of this conference is to help unlock the potential of Osun state based writers as “writers” and to help them understand and realize their writing potential.

Osogbo Writers Conference also aims to provide the highest quality of creating writing course, support, and community for writers and readers in Osun State and beyond. The Conference will also strive to ensure that Creative Writing maintains its proper prominence in the state, and that individuals achieve their fullest potential as writers.

Osogbo Writers Conference welcomes all interested Osun state citizens who want to learn more about writing and publishing, no matter their age, experience, or education.

Some of the topics to cover include: Key elements of writing (Poetry, Prose and Drama), Obtaining ISBN, ISSN, character development, publishing, editing, scriptwriting, graphics design, illustration, electronic publishing, ghost writing etc.
Registration is free, to register send your name, phone number, location, gender, email and your favorite genre to 08072673852.
Benefits of participation include: Free certificate of participation, free Creative Writing E-books and automatic membership into the Society of Young Nigerian Writers (SYNW).