My Story

I’ve spent a lot of time reflecting on my journey. I remember dreaming of making films, writing books, travelling the world, and winning awards. By God’s grace, many of those …

The DAP Experience Centre was never conceived as just another building. It is a platform where photographers can showcase their creativity, where our rich cultural heritage can be preserved and …

Written in 1958, The Swamp Dwellers feels less like a historical drama and more like today’s headline. Migration, environmental degradation, inequality, broken communities, hope, family, belonging and the endless search …

My mum sold akara till she clocked 80 years of age when I had to stop her by moving her to my kid sister’s house in Ikorodu, from my homestead, …

…whether it’s roasting corn, selling akara, making kulikuli, or starting any honest business, it can change your story… There is dignity in labour… There is honour in starting small… Never despise humble beginnings. …

I have always had a great love and admiration for Soyinka.  He is the most prolific African writer (over 40 books) and probably the most sophisticated African writer ever— both …

Yesterday, early Sunday morning, I got a call from New York. A childhood relative died. We ran the village paths together as boys — laughing, silly, our voices cracking the …

My father taught me many things: discipline, contentment, and humility. He taught me these lessons the way he knew how. He never spared the rod with us, and I got …

To commemorate 50 years of independence, we organised a special recognition programme honouring 50 Nigerians whose work had shaped the nation’s intellectual and cultural landscape… Among them were Wole Soyinka, Chinua …

    KEWA was an easygoing leader, but never absent. He listened, asked the right questions, and intervened with quiet, practical clarity. Not long after the public announcement, the administrator …