The Sun was setting and my wife was still sitting on a mat in her grandmother’s yard. I felt like I was waiting for her to be released from punishment—like she had done something wrong by marrying this Yoruba man from Nigeria. Half of the customs were strange to me...
THINK BOX
Here’s where you get a ton of my free content to help keep you inspired as you build and grow your digital business. If you are looking for personal stories, a journey into self-development, some self-help content for storytelling, then you are welcome to my mind.
Wedding Shocks: Writing My Vows with a Swollen Eye.
I've heard that weddings come with a lot of shocks and unexpected curveballs. Well, I got a swollen eye on my list of shocks. Writing vows could suck life out of you just while everything else is going sideways. The past weeks have been hectic as we all are preparing...
For Great Writing, I Recommend Chewing Gum.
If you want to be a great writer, I recommend chewing gum. It's been one hell of a year, and I just had to do a review of things. How did I get this far? This year alone, I have been published in Guardian Nigeria, The Kalahari Review, Sahara Reporters, Pulse Nigeria...
WRITERS GET IN HERE! CFW JUNE 2020, COLLINS ELESIRO LITERARY PRIZE
One of the biggest opportunities to lead for me has been in the literary community. After launching cfwriterz.com, the team has grown in leaps and bounds. We have fought through tough times and realized how important our role is as a platform for emerging African...
How Your Social Network Takes Your Writing to a Global Level.
Today, I just want to do a journal entry on how I get noticed. Writing for me has gone beyond a hobby. It’s a career, a business and a legacy.
Governance: Once Upon an Undergraduate at Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria.
In achieving good governance for a community or people, it’s important to understand the role of the person in nation-building.
Jenna Bourgeois’ Claim About Nigeria, a Lesson to Investors
Why is Jenna announcing the failure of his venture at this time? It’s a perfect loophole to claim Nigeria was simply too fraudulent to work in. Covering up probable mismanagement, exploitation of labor, and horrible recruitment processes.
Retelling Nigerian Startup Stories for Investor Baiting.
I made a podcast recording yesterday about how Nollywood has not evolved from Ojuju and dark magic to realities like piggyvest, farmcrowdy and other innovations going on. Last year I wrote about Jumoke Olowookere and her startup that's turning waste to wealth. A...
Exclusive: Micheal Emmanuel wins the Quramo Writer’s Award 2018
Michael Emmanuel has emerged winner of the Quramo Writer’s Prize 2018 for his manuscript, Running Waters. With his win, he will receive a N1M
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