Abbey Razak

Born in Nigeria in the early 1970s, Abbey Razak attended FGGC Sagamu and went on to study at the renowned Ahmadu Bello University Zaria where she majored in Goegraphy.

After spending two years in Zaria, she relocated to the UK to continue with her education at the University of Kent, graduating with a degree in Accounting and Finance. She met former husband in 1999 while she was in School.

Fast forward Twenty years - with five kids and varied life experiences, Abbey now seeks to assist women in the same circumstances she experienced while she was married.

She presently runs “Her Centre”, a government-funded charity organisation aiming to tackle domestic violence as well as undo its attendant physical and emotional scars.

Adaeze Nkechi Nwosu

Adaeze Nkechi Nwosu was born in New Jersey (USA) and spent her early years in Switzerland. The family moved to Canada, where she actually grew up in Mississauga, Ontario.

She attended Rick Hansen Secondary School in Mississauga and thereafter studied English, History and African Studies at Carleton University – earning her Bachelor’s degree in May 2019.

Heal the Hood is her first book.

Africa Ukoh

Africa Ukoh is a screenwriter, producer, playwright, and theatre director from Nigeria. He specializes in film, television, and theatre projects that speak to global audiences through a unique African voice. I tell stories to explore the human condition through art.

As a screenwriter, he has worked on three of Nigeria's most critically acclaimed films, GREEN WHITE GREEN (2016), THE LOST OKOROSHI (2019), and THREE THIEVES (2019), two of which had their world premieres at the Toronto International Film Festival and have featured in multiple film festivals such as the Berlinale Critics Week, the British Film Institute's London Film Festival, the New York African Film Festival, and more.

His BBC-award-winning play 54 SILHOUETTES has been on the theatrical performance circuit for 10 years, featuring on multiple domestic and international platforms from the BBC World Service to theatre festivals in Lagos, Brazil, Canada and New York, and has been showcased in London.

A one-man adaptation of the play is the first ever Nigerian show to feature in New York's United Solo Theatre Festival—the world's largest solo performance festival—where it won the award for Best International Show in 2019. The play has also been acquired by Universities in Nigeria, Canada, and Finland, where it has been taught as part of studies in theatre and literature.

AI Akhigbe

Al Akhigbe is a former pastor of Christ Embassy. He was a pastor for 15 years and has preached in different churches and different nations. He is happily married with five children. He writes expository notes on social media

Amechi Oraka

From the beginning, Mr Amechi Oraka was aware that he was called to be a creative writer. However, he did not follow this calling initially because of peer pressure.

He followed another career path unrelated to creative writing. Oraka joined the Public Service in Nigeria rising to the highest level and retired in 2006. In his seventieth year on earth[2019] he discovered that his original calling was still there with him. So, he put pen to paper, and the result is this riveting masterpiece, THE IBO LOBBY.

Amaka Azuike

Amaka Azuike is a professor of African Literature and Women’s Studies with the Department of English, University of Jos, and was the Department’s immediate past Head. She is a novelist and poet with over twenty-five years of professional experience in university-level lecturing.

She is the author of Campus Blues, Gentle Giants, and a co-author of Tides of Time, which are novels and a poetry collection, respectively. Violated is her first collection of short stories. Her creative works are a quest for self-autonomy for all her female protagonists, who she depicts as vulnerable and more susceptible to gendered oppression and violence. She is an advocate of comprehensive sexuality education, which empowers young adults to make responsible choices in life. Her writings also tend to cast a satiric light on the cultural norms that exist to repress female potentialities.

Amaka (Nee Mazeli) hails from Onitsha in Anambra State, Nigeria, but lives in Jos. She actively mentors young people, particularly females, and is a staunch advocate of equal rights, transparency, justice, and fairness. In her spare time, she loves travelling and listening to sentimental music.

Amu Nnadi

Chijioke Amu-Nnadi is a Nigerian poet and author. His first published poem appeared in the 1987 anthology of new Nigerian poetry, Voices from the Fringe,[1] edited by Harry Garuba (Malthouse Press).

Amu-Nnadi is the author of the fire within (2002),[3] winner of the inaugural 2002 Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA) Gabriel Okara Prize for poetry, pilgrim's passage (2004) and through the window of a sandcastle, winner of the 2013 ANA Poetry Prize,[4] as well as the inaugural Glenna Luschei Prize for African Poetry in 2014.[5] He also has to his name and credit a river's journey[6] and a field of echoes,[7] both of which were published in 2016.

Amu Nnadi writes poetry without punctuation and capital letters and publishes without any personal data, photograph and name. He lives in Port Harcourt, Nigeria, and his poetry is well-received in Africa and beyond. Some of his poetry has been translated into Italian, Spanish and Russian.

Anietie Usen

A multiple award-winning journalist, author and technocrat, Anietie Usen is an alumnus of Harvard Business School, Oxford Business School, Manchester Business School, Wisconsin Business School, Lagos Business School, Pennsylvania Business School (Wharton Aresty Institute of Executive Education), and the University of Calabar—a pioneer reporter at the phenomenal Newswatch Magazine, where he rose rapidly to become the General Editor.

Anietie was also the Senior Political Analyst/Editorial Board Member of Thisday Newspaper as well as the Regional Editor In-charge of West Africa for the London-based Pan-African magazine, Africa Today. He was also the General Manager/CEO of Akwa Ibom Newspaper Corporation and founding Head of Corporate Communications as well as Director of Administration in the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Port Harcourt, Nigeria.

He is a Fellow of the Nigerian Institute of Management (FNIM), a Fellow of the Association of Corporate Governance Professionals Of Nigeria (FACGP), a Fellow of the Thompson Journalism Foundation, United Kingdom (FTJF), Member of the Nigerian Institute Of Public Relations (MNIPR), Member of the Nigeria Guild of Editors (MNGE), Member of the European Market Research Centre (MEMRC) and currently a Media and Management Consultant.

His two books, AUDACIOUS JOURNALISM and VILLAGE BOY, have received top-class reviews as a ‘book of inspiration’ from local and international organisations, including the UN SDG Book Club, which unveiled the book officially during the UNESCO World Book & Copyrights Day in 2021. VILLAGE BOY is also an approved textbook in three departments of the University Of Uyo.

It has also been put on stage three times by the famous Theatre Arts department of the same University and the University has also conferred on Anietie the Author Creativity Award for the book. Anietie is married with children.

Fareedah Mohammed Munir

Fareedah Mohammed Munir writes about health, culture, and education. She has a bachelor’s degree in Biological Sciences from Middle East Technical University in Ankara, Turkey. Fareedah’s first published article was a class assignment in high school. Since then, her articles have been published in newspapers and online platforms. She also enjoys teaching, photography, painting, poetry, and activism.

Fareedah was born in Iraq and has lived in Nigeria, Libya, Venezuela, Burkina Faso and Turkey, where her interest in different cultures flourished. She has three children: Muhammad, Omar and Nafisah.

Ayotunde Mamudu

Ayotunde Mamudu treats every workshop he facilitates like a stage performance, employing theatrical skills he perfected in a secondary school rendition of Wole Soyinka’s Trial of Brother Jero (he played Chume) as teaching aids in all his communication classes. He has now done this for over ten years for corporate organisations across Nigeria, recreating training content for better understanding.

He is a member of the Chartered Institute of Human Capital Development of Nigeria and a proud ‘Josite’, having obtained a Master’s Degree and Bachelor of Arts Degree in English Language from the University of Jos. He is one of the few recipients of the Vice Chancellor Scholar-Scheme awards.

He valiantly attempted to run away from the many books that his late father, Professor Ayo Mamudu, stacked in his study earlier in life, but today, he thoroughly enjoys all things literary.

Ayotunde hails from Edo State but lives in Jos with his wife and two children. He dreams of one day becoming a voice-over actor for cartoon characters.

Azizah Idris M

Azizah Idris M. grew up in Gombe State, Nigeria. She has authored more than fourteen books in English and Hausa Languages. She lives in Gombe with her husband and young children.

Bamidele Ademola-Olateju

Bamidele Ademola-Olateju is the Convener - Circle of Hands. She is an entrepreneur and a spirited modern essayist actively involved in public intellection.

She did graduate studies in Business Administration and later Computer Information Systems. She worked in software development, software engineering, project management and quality management in two top Fortune 500 companies in the United States before returning to Nigeria to establish herself as a farmer.

Her interests are civic leadership, civic engagement, youth development and advocacy. Her latest venture is Enterxect.com (Naija Matchmakers), a bold new initiative in helping Nigerians the world over find love. Bamidele is a member of Premium Times Editorial Board and maintains a weekly column on Politics and Socioeconomic issues every Tuesday.

Basirat Razaq-Shuaib

Basirat Razaq-Shuaib is the Founder of The Winford Centre for Children and Women - a charity supporting children with autism and other developmental disabilities in Nigeria, and registered with the International Board of Credentialing and Continuing Education Standards (IBCCES) as a certified autism centre.

She is also the CEO of The Winford Centre International- the premier provider of developmental and learning aids for children with special needs in Nigeria. An author, a trainer, a social entrepreneur and a Board Certified Cognitive Specialist (BCCS), Basirat holds multiple degrees and certifications including an M.Sc. in Finance and Investment from University of Exeter, United Kingdom, and a Diploma in Advanced Special Education Needs.

She is the first Mansion House Scholar in Nigeria. Basirat is also a financial strategist and has spent over 15 years working with organizations in Africa and Europe to run finance functions successfully. Over the past 3 years, she has continued to actively promote the inclusion of children with developmental disabilities and their families in economic development, so that they have a chance to achieve positive outcomes and fulfil their life’s potential.

She is the pioneer of “Inclusion starts with me children series” as well as the author of “I am not naughty” and “Dragons can sing” both targeted at educating children, parents and teachers on empathy, kindness and inclusiveness.

Basirat remains passionate about helping people and strongly believes that through inclusion, we can create a better society and achieve sustainable development.

Besidone Adewunmi Edun

Besidone Adewunmi Edun was born and bred in Lagos. She is a graduate of Lagos State University where she earned a Bachelor of Law, and University of Westminster, London where she earned an LLM in International Commercial and Dispute Resolution Law.

She loves travelling and getting to meet new people. She is passionate about the arts and enjoys learning various cultures. She loves to write and assist in volunteer services.

Bisola Biya

Abisola is a graduate of Aston University's Business School with a B.Sc. in Business & Management and Cranfield University's School of Management with an M.Sc. in Management. At the moment, she is a business consultant'.

Abisola has always had a passion for people, wellness and the human psyche. She was born in Lagos and attended boarding school in Ibadan. Living in London and New York as well as Cranfield village in Bedford has broadened her mind and exposed her to people from various ethnicities as well as people with different personalities. Living in these different places also provided fascinating experiences.

When she’s not watching ‘Law and Order: SVU’, Being Mary Jane or planning a new and interesting thing to do that sparks her interest, she’s going through her dad’s never-ending lifetime collection of books, socializing and keeping her body and mind healthy.

Bolaji Olatunde

Bolaji Olatunde’s Hang No Clothes Here is his second novel. His first novel, Straw Dogs, was published in 2011. He also writes plays and short stories which have been favourably received. His play, Sacking The Potter, was shortlisted for the Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA) Drama Prize 2016. Bolaji Olatunde currently lives and works in Abuja, Nigeria.

Braibi Amitan Bok

Braibi Amitan Bok was born in 2009 in Reading England, but currently lives in Lagos, Nigeria. She is very imaginative and loves to read and write. She aspires to become an artist. This her first published collection of short stories. She is currently devoted to getting admission into the University.

Anih Charles Emeka

Anih Charles Emeka is a dedicated, passionate and detail-oriented professional with administrative skills.

Always ready to take on new challenges, he began writing as a child and honed his skill purely based on his desire to write down the stories his mind conceived.

Charles is a historian, an international law expert and a strategist. He has also been a revenue-sourcing expert, a freelance broadcaster and a revenue officer.

The Dilemma of An Outcaste is his first novel.

Chido Onumah

Chido Onumah is a Nigerian journalist. He has worked as a journalist and rights activist in Nigeria, Ghana, Canada, USA, India and the Caribbean. Onumah is the author of Time to Reclaim Nigeria, Nigeria is Negotiable: Essays on Nigeria’s Tortuous Road to Democracy and Nationhood. He is married to Sola and they have four children.

Chimere Iroha

Chimere Iroha is an accomplished accountant. He loves writing, travelling and photography. Riot in Ubahu is his second book.

Chinwe Ezeanya

Chinwe Ezeanya has a degree in Library Studies and a masters in Business. She is a chartered Insurer and an Insurance Broker.

She has published two collections of poems titled Song of Nadim and Peace Strings. As a writer, she publishes her articles as Portable Lines in the Eve Afrique online magazine.

Her son’s battle to survive a liver transplant as a result of biliary atresia, a congenital liver disease, made Chinwe reaffirm her passion for creative writing, and her love for dressmaking and interior decorating.

She set up DEFFLID (Dike Ezeanya Foundation for Liver Diseases) to provide medical direction, support and build faith in those with liver diseases and other kinds of health challenges.

She lives in Port-Harcourt with her husband and children.

Chinyere Chukwudi-Okeh

Chinyere Chukwudi-Okeh was born in Nigeria. She studied at universities in Ibadan and Lagos where she showed her ability to excel in academic and extra-curricular activities. She is the convener of the Literati Generation Movement, a creative and humanitarian project that seeks to impact humanity through writing and other means.

From the Crevices of Corps Hearts is her first book.

Chio Zoe

Chio Zoe is a writer of fantasy novels. She has a YouTube channel Chio Zoe writes dedicated to teaching writers, and reviewing books.

Chio was born in Nigeria where she spends her time writing and designing clothes. She writes a broad array of fantasy inspired by multiple cultures and folklore across the world, including African mythology.

Chioma Amaechi

Chioma Amaechi is an architect and project manager who builds more than just structures – she constructs worlds. Drawing inspiration from the intricate systems she navigates in her work, her debut novella delivers a hilarious look at the impact of unchecked corruption and bureaucratic inefficiency.

When she isn't dissecting the flaws in societal blueprints, you may find her exploring the depths of philosophy. This passion for understanding the human condition infuses her writing with sharp, incisive social commentary that will resonate with readers who appreciate a healthy dose of cynicism about the powers that be.

David Obasa

David Obasa was born in Zaria and studied at the University of Ibadan and The Nigerian Defence Academy. He is a dramatist and has participated in a number of plays. He is married with children. This is his first book.

Darlington Ewaen Obaseki

Professor Darlington Ewaen Obaseki is a highly accomplished clinical academic, institutional strategist, and Chief Medical Director of the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (2017 to 2025).

With over three decades of experience spanning pathology, public hospital governance, and strategic reform, he led one of the most impactful transformations of a tertiary hospital in West Africa. In Reform by Design, he distils the practical steps, leadership choices, and institutional values that enabled UBTH’s evolution into a digitally integrated, performance-driven model for sustainable health system reform.

Demola Adeniran

Demola Adeniran’s first manuscript; Descent of the Hills came second from amongst seventy others in Africa, in the 2014 Cordite Manuscript Submissions Competitions.

Born in Lagos five years after the Nigerian, Demola attended Jimoh Ojora Primary School for his early education and Adeolu Secondary School for his secondary education. In 1997, he travelled to Ibadan to study Geography at the University Of Ibadan from where he obtained a BSc degree in 2002. Demola Adeniran is currently working on a third manuscript titled; The Calciopoli Edge.

Awoleye Ayokunle Dominic

Awoleye Ayokunle Dominic derives his muse from his childhood experience living in various Nigerian barracks with his soldier-father. Dominic has degrees in Banking and Finance, and Business Management.

HE is currently a logistics manager with one of Nigeria’s leading beverage companies.

He has written one other book titled Restless.

He is married with kids.

Abubakar Malah Umar

Dr Abubakar Malah Umar has a Ph.D in Nuclear and Radiation Physics; and certified professional trainings from several reputable institutions such as the Schonland Centre for Nuclear Sciences, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) etc. in energy policy & planning (modelling) studies, nuclear power planning and nuclear regulatory/radiation protection covering licensing and authorisation of nuclear emergency, nuclear materials transport, medical diagnostics and therapeutic practices. Others include a Certificate in policy, strategy & leadership course from the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS).

His career spans thirty years, from the academia to field energy expertise engaged in sustainable energy policy formulation, strategic planning & analysis, national, bilateral & multilateral energy projects design and implementation. He has served in many adhoc, special, national and international assignment capacities as a resource person, including the establishment of Nigeria Nuclear Regulatory Authority (NNRA); Committee on Generation of Electricity from Nuclear Sources in Nigeria; Technical Committee for Nuclear Power Programme for Nigeria; National delegate, nuclear power cooperation to the Republic of Korea; Member/Technical Secretary, Presidential Technical Team to Brazil on Energy & Power; Member/ Secretary, National Energy Mission to Canada etc. As a multilateral cooperation expert, served in several energy intervention programmes: World Solar Programme (UNESCO/WSP); drafting of IAEA TECDOC No. 1513: Technical Document of requirements on the “Basic Infrastructure for Nuclear Power Projects” published by the IAEA; Global Environment Facility (GEF) Assisted Integrated Ecosystem Management Project; African-European Union (AU-EU) Partnership on Energy; World Energy Council(WEC) Study Group on Energy Policy & Practices; Uranium and Nuclear Knowledge Network (WEC); Preparatory Commission, National Focal Point and Expert Panel on IRENA-Abu Dhabi Fund of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA); International Energy Charter (IEC) etc. He has continuously worked with both local & foreign organisations and consultants to optimally utilise the available diverse energy resources, particularly new and alternative energy, in addressing crucial energy issues in Nigeria.

He has contributed to many professional Technical Reports, Journals, and many conference and seminar presentations in energy-related activities and studies.

Dr Umar is a Fellow of several professional bodies; the Nigerian Institute of Physics (FNIP), Solar Energy Society of Nigeria (FSESN), Institute of Development Finance and Project Management (FIDFPM). And President, Nigeria Chapter, Institute of Nuclear Materials Management (INMM). He is presently Director, Nuclear Energy at the Energy Commission of Nigeria.

Dumebi Ezar Ehigiator

Ezar lives in Ibadan, works as a teacher at The Vale College and is pursuing a doctorate degree at the Centre for Educational Media Resource Studies (University of Ibadan).

She is a member of Zonta International, a leading global organization of professionals empowering women worldwide through service and advocacy.

Emmanuel Ajulo

Emmanuel Ajulo was born on 26th September 1947 to Mr Daniel Ajulo, (an “Andrian”—alumnus of St. Andrew’s College, Oyo) a catechist-teacher and Mrs Comfort Ajulo.

Emmanuel’s primary education was in CMS Lampese from 1953 to 1959 and his secondary education was at Afemai Anglican Grammar School, Igarra, from 1962 to 1966. He studied English and obtained a BA (single honours) at University of Ife in 1973; MA (English Studies) at the same University in 1978 followed by doctoral study in English Language at University of Sheffield, England, from 1977 to 1980.

He has lectured at the University of Ife, the Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, and at the University of Jos where he became a professor of English Language in 1995.

Professor Ajulo joined the Full Gospel Business Men’s Fellowship International, Jos, and was a chapter president before joining the Holy Orders in the Anglican Diocese of Jos in 1992 and eventually becoming a Bishop. H voluntarily retired from the University in 2008.

Married to Apeke Victoria, a retired University Senior Librarian, and blessed with children, Bishop Ajulo retired from Church service on 26th September, 2017 on turning 70.

Igwegbe Chukwuebuka

Igwegbe chukwuebuka is a social entrepreneur and inspirational speaker who hails from ichida in anambra state. He is an ibo in spirit and a nigerian in truth. He holds a phd in talking. When he is not reading or writing; he loves to listen to good music and can spend his last kobo travelling. He believes in the nigerian dream and is success story in the making.

Edirin Metseagharun

Egobure O

Egobure O. hails from the Eastern part of Nigeria. She is a graduate of Geology and Mining; with a PGD in Business Studies. She currently works in the financial sector.

Elizabeth James

Elizabeth James is a multi-talented woman with a strong drive and passion for excellence. She is bold, articulate, and combines good interpersonal skills with an eloquence that has endeared her to all who contact her.

She is a teacher, counsellor, and health coach keen on success and unrelentingly confronts, reasons, comforts, and lovingly corrects her numerous "young friends" in the schools where she's taught, in the church and the church in her neighbourhood.

Elizabeth is a graduate of English language from the University of Uyo, a Top Flight Secretary from the Prestigious Speedwriting International. She is classy and graceful, a social engineer and a good mixer which has made her amiable in her Sunday School Classes with the Undergraduates that she taught for over a decade at Victory Chapel, University of Uyo and her teenage students at the schools where she teaches.

The Return of Judah is her first book and is borne out of her passion for the redemption of young people from evil traps and associations that can mar and truncate their divine destinies.

She is a wife, mother and a preacher of the word who strongly believes in God and relies on him in all her endeavours.

Emeka Onwusorum

Emeka Onwusorom is a seasoned shipping and marine industry professional. He was born in Nigeria and attended schools in Nigeria and the UK. He founded the smile Motherless Children Support Foundation, a non-profit organisation supporting the Red Cross and abandoned and motherless babies homes in Nigeria.

Smile, my Beloved Country is his first book.

Emmanuel Audu-Ohwavborua

Engr. Dr. Emmanuel Audu-Ohwavborua (FNSE, PMP) is a public administrator, a certified Project Manager, an entrepreneur with interest in agriculture, and a Fellow of the Nigeria Society of Engineers (FNSE). He is currently a serving Director at the Edo State office of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), a public sector organization established to address the developmental deficits of the impoverished oil-bearing Niger Delta Region of Nigeria.

With degrees in electrical engineering and business administration, as well as professional certification in Project Management, an award in March 2019 of Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) with specialization in Project Management by the Commonwealth University (CUB), he has had over 30 years’ experience working in diverse sectors ranging from engineering designs, industrial and production management, through power plant engineering to project management.

About one-third of these years, he invested in the private sector having worked in Dresser Kellogg Energy Services Limited, Granherne Limited (United Kingdom), and Bonny Allied Industries Limited (Rock Cement). He also worked at the now defunct National Electric Power Authority (NEPA), and the National Engineering and Technical Company (NETCO), a subsidiary of the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC).

Esohe Olivia Ogboghodo

Dr Esohe Olivia Ogboghodo is a public health physician and health systems expert.

She currently serves as Deputy Chairman of the Medical Advisory Committee (Research and Ethics) at UBTH, where she leads the institutional strategy on research governance, infection prevention, and policy alignment. Her contributions reflect a mission-driven approach to system transformation, rooted in equity, institutional accountability, and measurable results.

Through research, leadership, and policy engagement, she demonstrates how enduring reform emerges from context-specific design and intentional execution.

Kayode Oguntebi

Kayode Oguntebi resides in Lagos and works at a Multinational FMCG Company, where he has spent the last three years transforming business systems and processes across the African continent. A man of many parts, he is also a certified accountant and a farmer and was once a journalist with a national daily newspaper in Nigeria. “Viral Load” is his first novel, published ten years after its first cut.

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Georgiana Ngeri Nwagha

Georgiana Ngeri-Nwagha, OON, is an indigene of Twon-Brass in Bayelsa State, Nigeria.

She holds degrees from universities in Nsukka and Western Ontario. She is passionate about women and girl child education. Beyond the Kitchen is her first published book.

She attended Queens School, Enugu and holds a Bachelor’s degree in English Language from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, and an MLS and Ph.D in Library and Information Science from the University of Western Ontario, London, Canada.

Dr. Ngeri-Nwagha, in her public career, served as a Senior Lecturer at the Rivers State University of Science & Technology, Port Harcourt; as a Development Officer at UNICEF, Abuja; as an INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner in Zamfara and Imo States; and as a Commissioner representing Bayelsa State on the Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC).

She was also a delegate to the 2014 National Conference, representing Bayelsa State. She is a recipient of several awards from the Government, Civil society and the Catholic Church.

These include a National Honours Award by the National Council of Women’s Societies (NCWS) in 2005, a Merit award by the Bayelsa State Government in 2006, and a National Honour Award of Officer of the Order of the Niger (OON) by the Federal Government of Nigeria in 2006.

She currently heads an NGO, Action for the Needy Foundation, which provides humanitarian services for the less privileged.

Gloria Ernest Samuel

Gloria Ernest-Samuel is lecturer at the Imo State University, Nigeria. She was educated in Nigeria and South Africa. She has published academic papers in reputable journals; she has written other creative works.

Ida Ifeoma Offor

Dr Ida Ifeoma Offor (JP) BSc, MSc, PhD is a retired Medical Entomologist with the Nigerian Institute for Trypanosomiasis Research Kaduna where she worked for over three decades, from 1973 to 2001. She began her career in 1967 as the Principal of Afam Girls’ Secondary School, Umuagbai in present day Rivers State Nigeria, but this ended abruptly during the Nigeria-Biafra civil war a few months later.

After the war, she relocated to Lagos in 1971 where she worked with the Federal Fisheries Department. In 1973 she was transferred to Pest Control Services (TTD) under Federal Livestock Kaduna, from where she went to work with Nigerian Institute for Trypanosomiasis Research (NITR).

Ida was born a twin to Chief and Mrs G C Ikokwu of Oba, Anambra State, Nigeria on 7 March 1941. She grew up in Port Harcourt where she had her primary education at St Cyprians’ and Municipal Council schools. She attended Archdeacon Crowther Memorial Girls School Elelenwa and went for higher school at Queen’s School Enugu from where she was transferred to the Federal Emergency Science School Onikan, Lagos in 1964. She began her undergraduate studies at the Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) Zaria but was transferred to the University of Nigeria, Nsukka due to the Nigeria-Biafra crisis. She graduated from UNN with a BSc in Zoology in 1967.

She had her in-service training in Kaduna, and earned her MSc and PhD from ABU Zaria. Ida worked with the United States Department of Agriculture Gainesville, Florida and at Southampton UK as part of her MSc course in 1979. She also attended other short courses during her career, these include the Administrative Staff College of Nigeria (ASCON) Management Course in 1992, and a Creative Writing Workshop in 1981 organised by the Association of Nigerian Authors at the British Council, Kaduna.

Since her retirement, Ida Offor has written eight books, of which two are about her war experience. Her book, The Two Sparrows: A Story of Women and Children in the Evolution of Nigeria, was nominated for ANA Jacaranda Prize for Prose Fiction in 2011.

Dr Offor is a life member of the Full Gospel Business Men’s Fellowship International (FGBMFI). She is a member of the Elders Fellowship of St Christopher’s Anglican Church, Kaduna and of RCCG, Desire of Nations Church, Jabi Abuja.

Ida and her late husband, Engr. Eddie Offor, are blessed with five children and thirteen grandchildren.

May Ifeoma Nwoye

Dr. May Ifeoma Nwoye is a Nigerian academic and university administrator who studied in the United States of America. She was the former national Vice President of the Association of Nigerian Authors.

Ike Ugwu

Ike Ugwu is a Nigerian creative writer based in the United States. He has a background in mental health with years of experience in community mental health. He uses his writing to address African cultural mythologies, metaphysical beliefs, as well as cosmological concepts such as reincarnation and transmigration of souls. He also focuses on other issues such as taboos, inequalities, vices, economic conditions, human anxieties, and resilience. Sakabula is his first published work. His style of writing has been described as magical realism.

Ini Usoro

Ini Usoro has been an engineer for 39 years. She is a Fellow of the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) and a past president of the Association of Professional Women Engineers of Nigeria (APWEN). She is also affiliated to the Society of Women Engineers (USA), Nigerian Institute of Highway and Transportation Engineers, the Nigerian Institute of Management and the American Association of Civil Engineers to mention a few.

Ini retired as a Director with the Federal Roads Maintenance Agency. Her professional career spanned highway design, construction, maintenance and management.

Ini is a graduate of Civil Engineering from the University of Ilorin (1985) and holds a Masters degree in Civil Engineering (1988) from the same university. She obtained a Diploma in French Language (2000). Ini also has a Masters in Business Administration (2012) from the University of Leicester, UK and a Doctor in Business Administration (2021) from the University of Liverpool, UK. She is now a scholar-practitioner who reflects on challenges and understands the options that abound through theory and research. Her greatest aspiration is to effect a positive change within personal circles and the society as a whole. Ini is a born leader with a passion to coach and mentor others.

Ini is happily married to AVM S. J. Usoro rtd. and they are blessed with children and grandchildren.

Innocent Nzeke Waniko

Israel Ojie Joe

Israel Ojie Joe is a Nigerian renowned Activist, Writer, Poet and Blogger. He is Nigeria’s leading young influencer who enjoys using local intellectualism and fighting for justice.

He holds a Nigerian Certificate in Education (NCE), a Bachelor in Arts (Ed.), a Masters’ Degree (Ed.), and is currently pursuing a third degree in English Literature. He has written several books, including a collection of Poetry and Short Stories, “The Queen Must Hear This” and “Broken Dreams”, which he co-published in 2012.

He is the Chief Executive Officer of Diamond Stars Corporate Services, Anchor at Justice TV and Director of Young Writers’ Forum.

Honourable Jerry Alagbaoso

Honourable Jerry Alagbaoso hails from Imo State, Nigeria and holds a master’s degree in Adult Education from the University of Ibadan, Nigeria.

He is a teacher, philanthropist and author whose books include Honourable Chairman, Eyes Right (non-fiction), The First Lady, Officers and Men (non-fiction), The Arm Chair Parents, His Excellency and the Siren and Signs and Wonders.

Jude Idada

A winner of an AMAA best screenplay award, ANAA prize for Drama, and the first runner-up of the NLNG Nigeria Prize for Literature.

A finalist in the New Directions Filmmakers of the future project by MNET and the Goethe Institut Afrika Projekt.

He was selected as a playwright for the British Council’s Lagos Theatre Festival, a screenwriter for the Toronto International Film Festival’s ‘ADAPT THIS!’ and the Afrinolly/Ford Foundation ‘Cinema4Change’ projects in addition to a selection as a director for the Relativity Media/AFRIFF Education project.

He has written and published a collection of short stories “A Box of Chocolates”, an anthology of poetry “Exotica Celestica”, a stage play “Oduduwa – King of the Edos,” the first book in a trilogy of novels “By My Own Hands” and a children’s book “Didi Kanu and the Singing Dwarfs of the North,” alongside writing, directing and producing films and documentaries.

Julius Bokoru

Julius Bokoru is an essayist, historical fiction writer and memorist. His works have been featured in various local and international magazines. He has been arts editor of Niger-Delta Newspapers and a columnist for New Waves Newspapers.

Kehinde Ademoye

Kehinde Ademoye DRAMA is of Ogun and Edo ancestry. He is a biochemist and a lover of the Arts. Kehinde writes prose, poetry and plays. His play – A LOVE LIKE THIS, was selected among the ten finalists in the second Beeta Playwright competition. Kehinde lives in Lagos, Nigeria.

Kehinde Badiru

Kehinde Badiru, Nigerian writer, poet, editor, graphics designer and illustrator is the author of poetry collection, I Know Why Your Mother Cries (Parresia, 2020).

He holds a Master’s degree in English Literature from the University of Lagos and a Bachelor’s degree in English & International Studies from Osun State University.

Kehinde’s work has been published widely online in different literary journals, and in print. He freelances as an editor, book cover/layout designer, content creator, and writing instructor, collaboratively teaching Creative Writing to young students through WriteNow, a creative writing-centred non-profit he founded in 2017 and literary magazine, WriteNowLit he founded in 2020.

Kehinde enjoys soul, ambient, and smooth jazz music. He is considered a forerunner of digital poetry in Nigeria and is noted for his great love of urban radio, and jazz.

Kikelomo Kuponiyi

Kikelomo Kuponiyi is a retired banker, lawyer and writer. After graduating with a Bachelor of Laws degree, she ventured into the banking industry, where she worked for over two decades.

Over the years, she nurtured her love for the arts through writing journals, poetry and short stories. Her first published novel is titled Unfolding Grace. She has also authored a self-help book titled “Your Money and You”. Tri-Party is her second novel. She is married with three children and lives in Lagos, Nigeria.

Kingsley Jademi

What a privilege to be alive and a-live! Around 1976, the global stage began to take form. It was the year when most of the world’s most valuable incorporations – Apple, Microsoft – were being founded. It was also the year when NASA unveiled the First Space shuttle called the Enterprise – a vision that shaped a generation.

On February 13, of that same year, President Olusegun took over as the Head of State of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. His ascendancy paved the way for Nigeria’s return to democracy with a new constitution styled on the American presidential system. And exactly three weeks later, on the night of March 06, in Kano, Kano State, Nigeria, a welcome cry was heard in the home of Reverend John Omowa Jademi and Deaconess Eunice Aina Jademi. It was the cry of the first of their five children, Kingsley Onimisi Jademi.

Growing up in a more communal setting with many adults around – ‘uncles’ and ‘aunties’ because it takes a village to raise a child – accustomed him to the company of elders. This resulted in his being more mature than the other children at school and in the neighbourhood and led him to excel in all subjects as well as leadership responsibilities among his peers.

Kukogho Iruesiri Samson

Kukogho Iruesiri Samson is a Nigerian. He was born Aiyetoro, Ile-Ife and studied at ABU Zaria. What Can Words Do? is his first collection of poetry.

Adekunle Osibogun

Adekunle Osibogun was born in Nigeria.Heis a practising Legal Practitioner and Arbitrator.

He is the coordinator of ‘Project ANY’ and Chairman, Board of Trustees of the Young Progressive Nigerians Initiative, a non-partisan, socio-political youth organisation committed to encouraging and the sense of patriotism among Nigerians.

Mr Osibogun studies at Universities in Ibadan, Buckingham and Manchester. He is a member of several professional bodies.

Lambert Ototo

Lambert Ototo is a traditional high chief in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, a native of Ovom was born in Erigbe, Yenagoa.

His short story, “Colony of Lassa Fever” appeared in the Daily Sun. his poem, No man changes, was published in Crossroads, an anthology of poems in honour of Christopher Okigbo.

He has written other creative titles and continues to write. He lives in Yenagoa with his family and pet cats.

Laura Kaminiski

Laura Kaminiski is an American composer, producer of musical and multi-disciplinary cultural events, and educator.

She was born in New York City, graduated from the High School of Music and Art, and studied with Joseph Wood at Oberlin College and Mario Davidovsky at City College of New York.

Lola Aworanti-Ekugo

Lola Aworanti-Ekugo is a Nigerian-British Digital Executive and writer.

She graduated from Middlesex University London with a scholarship and then Imperial College London, where she was awarded an MBA.

She has always enjoyed writing and telling short stories. Some of her work can be found on her London-based blog WeekenderHQ.com and Bellanaija.com centred around travel and lifestyle. Lagos to London is her first novel.

Born in Nigeria, the novel was inspired by her own journey of leaving the shores of Nigeria to study abroad after secondary school. Lagos to London is expected to stir up inspiration, hope, self-discovery and finding purpose in an unknown path filled with unexpected turns.

It highlights the intricate realities life can bring living abroad as a young immigrant and ultimately fulfilling the aspiration of living your best life wherever you find yourself as a global citizen. She is based in Lagos, Nigeria.

Lynda Rubi Binos

Lynda Rubi Binos grew up on tales of adventure, fantasy, history and culture. Her unflinching love for stories has driven her to create some of her own. Her works have appeared or are forthcoming in Ekonke, Thembari, FestiveMedia, Cambodia/Nigeria poetry, WSA-NG Anthology and elsewhere.

She has received a fellowship from Ebedi International Residency, where she began working on this collection of short stories. Lynda is a graduate of English from Bingham University and Creative Writing from the University of Portsmouth. When she’s not writing, she is shaping up other people’s stories as Editor-in-Chief at Ekonke.

May Ailemen-Nnorom

May Ailemen-Nnorom is a Nigerian-born author with a flair for simple but captivating storytelling. Born and raised in Lagos and Edo State, Nigeria, she brings a unique perspective to her storytelling while staying true to her love for deep simplicity. Her first published work, "From The Watery Deep," is one of two pieces she has written. May aspires to use her writing to tell compelling stories about life and socio-cultural subtleties through the lens of an ordinary, passionate Nigerian.

Paul Chabri Tarfa

Paul Chabri Tarfa mni was born in Garkida, Adamawa State of Nigeria, in 1941. A member of NMTC Course 5, he was commissioned into the Nigerian Army as a Second Lieutenant in October, 1963, and retired as a Major General in January 1988.

General Tarfa has served in many units, including in the UN Peacekeeping forces in Congo, at the elite Federal Guards (now Brigade of Guards), as Provost Marshal of the Corp of the Military Police (MP) and as Commandant of the Nigerian Defence Academy.

A career Infantry officer, his actions at the Federal Guards in 1966 led to the frustration of the January 15th military coup; he served as Battalion Commander during the Nigerian Civil War and was military administrator of Oyo State from July 1978 to October 1979.

Following his retirement, he was appointed MD/CEO of the Nigerian Railway Corporation and later headed a nine-man panel to reorganize and restructure the Nigerian Customs and Excise. An avid golfer, General Paul Tarfa lives in Kaduna where he enjoys the company of his grandchildren and works on his poultry and citrus farm. He holds the traditional title of Yeriman Garkida.

E E Sule

E. E Sule is the preferred style name of Sule Egya, Professor of African Literature and Cultural Studies at Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University, Lapai. Beside his scholarly engagements, he writes fiction and poetry. Makwala is his second novel.

Maryam Bobi

Maryam Bobi is a graduate of Mathematics/ Computer Science from Federal University of Technology, Minna Nigeria.

She has attended a number of literary workshops across Nigeria including the ANA/Atiku Abubakar on Children Literature and was invited to the 2013 Farafina Creative Writing Workshop facilitated by Chimamanda Adichie. She is a member of the association of Nigerian Authors.

Maryam Jokolo

Maryam is a UK trained architectural designer based in Nigeria. She developed a flair for writing during her studies in the UK. Divine Love is her first book.

May Ikokwu

Michael Afenfia

Michael Afenfia was born in Nigeria. He is the author of the When the Moon Caught Fire and A Street Called Lonely. Don’t Die on Wednesday is his third novel. Michael lives in Yenagoa with his family. He continues to write.

Michael Enearu

Michael Enearu is a Nigerian-Irish author whose literary journey has taken him from the bustling streets of Lagos to the serene landscapes of Ireland.

Growing up in Lagos, a city teeming with energy and culture, Enearu developed a deep appreciation for storytelling from an early age. Inspired by the rich oral traditions of his homeland, he began crafting his own tales, drawing upon the vibrant tapestry of Nigerian life for inspiration.

After completing his education, Enearu made the bold decision to embark on a new chapter of his life in Ireland. Immersing himself in the country's rich literary tradition and drawing inspiration from its lush countryside and ancient folklore, Enearu found a new muse for his writing.

Enearu's debut novel, SEABREEZE, is a captivating work of fiction that seamlessly blends elements of Nigerian and Irish folklore. Set in a world where the boundaries between the natural and the artificial have blurred, SEABREEZE follows the journey of young protagonists as they navigate a world on the brink of transformation.

MK Ibrahim

Ambassador M.K. Ibrahim, spent his entire career of 33 years in the Nigerian Diplomatic Service. He served in six countries, the last of which, was Ambassador to Libya, during the government of Col.

Gaddafi. Before his retirement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, he had a stint with the International Fund for Tropical Agriculture (IFAD) in Rome. After his retirement, he was elected the first Chairman of the IOC Independent Human Rights Commission, based in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Ambassador Ibrahim has strong passion for human rights and development.

He is currently, a member of the editorial board of ‘ARCAN Foreign Policy Journal’, published by the Association of Retired Career Ambassadors of Nigeria (ARCAN).

SFQ

FQ was born in Enugu, Nigeria just after the Biafran civil war.

She graduated from the University of Port Harcourt with a BA in Philosophy. After several years of moving up the ranks in the finance industry in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, she went on to obtain an MBA from Suffolk University.

With nearly two decades in the pension industry and custodial services, she divides her time between non-profit work as a Co-Founder of No Boy Left Behind, an initiative for the underprivileged male child, and social entrepreneurship as a Co-Founder of LasGidis Recyclers, a waste management, and recycling company. She is based in Lagos, Nigeria.

She is a woman of faith, a lover of God, and the proud mother of the Three Musketeers: Ona, Ogana, and Odoba.

Musa Idris Okpanachi

Musa Idris Okpanachi is an Associate Professor of English in Federal University, Dutse. His poems have appeared in some anthologies and literary reviews.

Musa Idris Okpanachi has written other books and in other genres. His first poetry collection The Eaters of the Living, won the 2008 ANA/Cadbury prize for poetry and was shortlisted for the NLNG prize for literature in 2009. His second collection From the Margins of Paradise was shortlisted for the ANA Poetry Prize in 2013. He continues to teach and write.

NERI

Nestor Udoh

Nestor Udoh was born in the sleepy but serene village of Mbiabong Ikpe, Ikpe Annang, in Akwa Ibom State, where this story is set, in the eastern part of Nigeria.

Under strict parents and a stricter local African tradition, he grew up in the throes of the Nigerian Civil War, which started when he was in primary school in elementary one. Despite close calls, he miraculously survived the civil war amidst the deaths of his playmates and childhood friends.

After the war, he was trained as a medical doctor at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria. He was later certified as a Consultant Public Health Physician by the National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria. He rose through the Akwa Ibom State Civil Service ranks and was appointed a Permanent Secretary by Governor Godswill Obot Akpabio. He retired as the Dean of the College of Permanent Secretaries.

He has written many books and published many academic journals and newspaper articles as an author. He writes freelance for international journals, such as the London-based NewsAfrica. He lives in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital, and writes and runs a private business.

Nike Campbell-Fatoki

Nike Campbell-Fatoki was born in Lvov, Ukraine to Nigerian parents. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from Howard University and a Master of Arts degree in International Development from American University, Washington, DC. Presently, she is a budget and finance manager in the municipal government in the Washington DC area.

She dabbles in poetry, has a passion for mentoring and is an advocate for domestic violence victims. She loves traveling, watching movies and listening to music. Her passion continues to be having a positive impact in people’s lives where ever she goes. She does this through various platforms including writing, blogging, and public speaking. She is presently writing a collection of short stories. She lives in the Washington DC area with her family.

Nnenna Ihebom

Nnenna Ihebom hails from Mbieri in Mbaitoli Local Government Area of Imo state. She is married into the Ihebom family of Umuomi Uzoagba in Ikeduru Local Government Area of Imo state.

She wrote her first story book, The Rejected Stones in 2007. Her novel, The Web won the ANA/Chevron prize for environmental writing 2009. She has a passion for Igbo writing and also won the ANA/Ken Nnamani prize for Igbo literature 2007. She also produced the first comprehensive, monolingual Igbo dictionary in 2015.

She is an active member of the Association of Nigerian Authors and Mbari Literary society, Owerri.

Ogaga Ifowodo

Ogaga Ifowodo is a lawyer, poet, columnist and rights activist. He holds an MFA and a Ph.D from Cornell University. He taught writing at Texas State University till 2014. His other published books include Homeland and other Poems, Madiba, and The Oil Lamp.

Ogaga Ifowodo’s A Good Mourning was shortlisted for the the NLNG prize in 2017.

Ogochukwu Geraldine Eloike

Ogochukwu Geraldine Eloike (Radical) is a radical feminist, audacious Christian education reforms advocate and an astute communications strategist with over a decade of experience as a communications consultant for local and multinational brands.

As a communicator, her key strength areas are in orchestrating campaigns that drive behavioural change or instigate a certain level of paradigm shift to readjust human perspectives to existing and emerging changes across various touchpoints. Through her unique voice, she creates truth-based content for various platforms where she confronts various barriers to human mental and spiritual emancipation and absolute commitment to God’s will.

When she is not creating strategies for her numerous corporate clients, Ogochukwu mostly engages with various education stakeholders to establish viable ways of reforming the learning system in Nigeria and across Africa. In her words, ‘Every society is a reflection of its education ideologies; thus, if you want to sustainably transform a nation, do so through education”.

Ichabod is her first book, an effort spurred from a long list of book outlines designed to confront various life issues truthfully. She can always be reached across various social media platforms under @RadicalFeminist.

Olubukola Adekusibe

Olubukola is a writer and blogger. She loves reading and imaginative writing.

She blogs at http://www.olubukolasthoughts.com where she writes stories, series and shares true life experiences all set in the African environment. Olubukola is also the creative director of NDJs; a fashion label, whose mission is to create and provide classy yet simple pieces with African prints for the everyday woman regardless of the function she finds herself in.

Asides writing, reading and fashion designing, Olubukola is also passionate about inspiring music, dance and the arts. She is an aspiring bass guitarist.

Olubukola currently works and lives with her family in Lagos, Nigeria.

Olukanni olayinka

Olukanni Olayinka is a Nigerian with a world view to humanity, selflessness and maximizing potentials.

Growing up with many dreams, Olayinka aimed at being an established author, poet and more! A graduate of the University of Ibadan, he is an established Sales Manager with astute business management, a Pastor, a husband and father! His writing journey and first novel, SCORES TO SETTLE, was developed off an assignment as a Senior Secondary School student and other two novels with hundreds of poems to his credit. He won the prestigious IB Awards as the overall best in Nigeria as an Undergraduate.

At the moment his writings are either delivered as a sermon or a means of training and encouragement to many. SCORES TO SETTLE is his first published novel, a fact that dreams do come true after more than 2 decades, as he looks to having his literary works on book shelves across the globe! His works are focused on correcting societal ills, family, love, culture preservation, youth development and most importantly, God!

Olukorede sadiq yishau

OLUKOREDE SADIQ YISHAU is an Associate Editor with The Nation, a Lagos, Nigeria based newspaper, where he has worked for over a decade.

Yishau, who earlier worked as a journalist with The Source and TELL magazines, was in 2015 declared Columnist of the Year at the prestigious Nigeria Media Merit Awards (NMMA). That night he was also crowned NMMA Entertainment Reporter of the Year.

Yishau, a graduate of Mass Communication from the Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, also has in his kitty honours, such as : NMMA Capital Market Reporter of the Year (2013), NMMA Aviation Industry Reporter of the Year (2003), Finalist, Union Bank’s Banking and Finance Reporter of the Year (2003), Finalist, Olu Aboderin Entertainment Reporter of the Year (2001), Finalist, Print Journalist of the Year (2005), and Finalist, Political Reporter of the Year (2006). His poems were published in an anthology of poetry ACTIVISTS POETS edited by Tunde Oladunjoye in the late 90s. He writes a column ABOVE WHISPERS in The Nation every Friday.

In the Name of Our Father is his debut. He is concluding work on his second novel Like Someone Skating on Thin Ice.

Onyeka Onwenu

Lady Onyeka Onwenu was born 1952 and grew up in the city of Port Harcourt. After receiving her education in Nigeria and the US, she returned in 1980 and took the country by storm as a broadcaster, singer/songwriter, actress, social critic and politician.

Ms Onwenu has won many national and international awards in recognition of her inspirational work in many fields, she is a mother, role model and motivator.

oseloka Henry abaze

Oseloka Henry OBAZE (OHO) is the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Selonnes Consult Ltd., a policy, governance, and management consulting firm. In 2019 Mr.

Obaze was the Anambra State Chairman of the Atiku-Obi Presidential Campaign Council. In 2017 he contested for the Anambra State governorship as the candidate of the People's Democratic Party (PDP). He served as the 9th Secretary to the Anambra State Government (Secretary of State) from 29 June 2012 to 8 June 2015.

A former Nigerian Foreign Service Officer (1991-2012) and United Nations official (1982-1991), Mr. Obaze has a diverse professional background as a diplomat, strategic policy adviser, political analyst, writer, literary critic, public speaker, administrator, and politician.

He is a native of Ochuche Umuodu in Ogbaru Local Government Area of Anambra State, Nigeria. Born on 9 April 1955 in Ogidi, Nigeria, he had his secondary education at Christ the King College, Onitsha, and Dennis Memorial Grammar School, Onitsha. He attended Nebraska Wesleyan University and the University of Nebraska, both in Lincoln, Nebraska, from where he respectively received his Bachelors's and Masters's degrees in Political Science and International Relations. He is also a graduate of the Nigerian Foreign Service Academy.

He is co-author of Joe Garba's Legacy (Xlibris, 2012) and the author Regarscent Past, (Ben Bosah Books, 2015); Here To Serve, (Ben Bosah Books, 2016) and Prime Witness, (Safari Books, 2016), Africa's Vision–A Second Anthology (Parrésia Publishers, 2020), The Waning Strength of Government (Parrésia Publishers, 2020) and co-author of Nigeria: Caught in the Whirlwind (Safari Books, 2020). He has published numerous articles on governance, political, social, and development issues, on journals, websites, and newspapers.

The manuscript for his collection of poems, "Regarscent Past: A Collection "of Poems" placed second among the top three finalists in the poetry category in the African Writers Endowment Publishing Grant Program for 2004. He also contributed a tribute paper titled, "Achebe, Ike, Momah (AIM): Celebrating the Umuahia Literary Trio", in Chukwuemeka Ike: Fifty Years as a Trailblazing Novelist, (Ed.) Kanchana Ugbabe (2015).

Mr. Obaze is married to Dr. Ofunne Omo Obaze, and they are blessed with children. A widely travelled man, he has visited sixty-seven (67) countries. He is an avid sportsman and soccer enthusiast; he reviews books and arts as a hobby.

Oto-Obong Uwah

Oto-Obong Uwah has his natural forte as an avid reader in interrogating human-social phenomena. He is a lover and contributor to the preservation of history and culture. His first published work: “Ibibio Nation: History and Culture”, is one of his contributions to the socio-cultural renaissance currently raving globally.

He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria. He has a BSc in Accounting obtained from the University of Uyo and an MSc in International Accounting and Finance from the University of Liverpool. This lover of humanity is happily married with children.

paschal Onyemachi

Paschal Onyemachi holds a doctorate from Leeds Becket University. His research interest is in Public Private Partnership and Urban Development. HE lives and works in Abuja. Within Their Reach is his first published book.

Peter Akanimo

Peter Akanimo is a salesman and a serial entrepreneur who started selling things at the age of twelve. As an adult, he has in sales positions in a number of merchant firms and in insurance. He currently runs Peter Akanimo Enterprise, which, among other things, deals in real estate.

Pever X

Pever X is a trained accountant. He lives in Makurdi, on the warm south bank of the River Benue. Cat Eyes is his first novel.

Pius Adesanmi

Pius Adesanmi was a Professor of English and African Studies at Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada. He was the internationally-acclaimed winner of the inaugural Penguin Prize for African Writing in the non-fiction category in 2010.

He also won the poetry prize of the Association of Nigerian Authors. He was one of Nigeria's leading public intellectuals and one of the first leading African academics to use social media as a classroom to test his ideas and engage with Nigeria. He was a connoisseur of palm wine and French wine. He thought in Yoruba and Pidgin English but wrote only in English and French.

princess izuagba

Princess Izuagba was born in Lagos, Nigeria, in January 2002 to the family of Mr Victor and Nuela Izuagba of Umuola Amaifeke Orlu in Imo State of Nigeria.

She had her primary education at Rola International School M.K.O Abiola Gardens Ikeja Lagos Nigeria, where her academic curiosity was moulded.

A voracious reader and a sucker for block buster horror and mystery movies, her eyes can get misty easily on reading a good book from a young age. She loves the melodramatic and the fantasy world.

The first of four Children, She got admitted as one of the pioneer students of the prestigious Jesuit Memorial College, Port Harcourt, Nigeria.

She is currently devoted to getting admission to the University.

wasiu Adekunle olowu

Wasiu Adekunle Olowu hails from the coastal town Ẹpẹ, Lagos, Nigeria. At various times, he spent his childhood years in Ijẹbu-Ode, Ẹpẹ, and Lagos Mainland.

He graduated from the College of Medicine of the University of Lagos. Wasiu works as a Paediatric Consultant Nephrologist and Professor of Paediatric Nephrology and Hypertension at the Obafemi Awolowo University and its sister teaching hospital.

He is either attending to his kidney disease and hypertension patients in the hospital or teaching medical students at the university. When doing neither, he busies his mind—in his study—reading or writing with cool background music. He has good dance steps, too. He exercises with table tennis and loves watching his dogs engage in acrobatic activities on the lawn.

Wasiu is married with children.

Beyond Any Doubt, a crime fiction is his first.

adebayo williams

Adebayo Williams is a globally acclaimed African intellectual, award-winning journalist, writer, critic, translator, anthropological consultant and political theorist.

Williams is the author of two previous critically acclaimed novels, The Year of the Locusts (Longman, 1989) and Bulletin from the Land of Living Ghosts (Exlibrix, 2002). Described as Nigeria’s five-star essayist and the best practitioner of the genre currently writing in Africa, Williams has written several scholarly articles in top academic journals and over a thousand newspaper articles.

Williams has also co-authored several books on topics ranging from Democratisation, Governance and Intellectual Biography. Adebayo Williams has taught in universities in Africa, Europe and America and currently divides his time as a habitué of three continents.

Prophet Eugene Godman

Over the years as we wait for the promised revival and restoration of the saints, and as we prepare for the invasion at Megiddo---the well-known ‘’war of Armageddon’’ that is to come! God is busy raising an army for Himself as in the days of Gideon.

Prophet Eugene Godman is a firebrand prophet, called by God into the office of a major prophet with global jurisdiction to establish the kingdom of God on earth and to cause the manifestation of the true sons of God.

He is gifted with word of wisdom, word of knowledge and word of supernatural understanding. He is also armed with the knowledge of the ordinances of God: from the ordinance of justice, to the ordinances of spiritual warfare, and the ordinances of prosperity.

As an end-time forerunner (prophet) he has no tolerance for evil, and he is poised to carry out his divine assignment in the body of Christ. This book came from his passion for souls and his zeal to help people understand what the perfect will of God is concerning the office of prayer and other critical issues of the Christian faith.

Razinat Talatu Mohammed

Razinat Talatu Mohammed PhD, born in Maiduguri, Northern Nigeria teaches African Literature with specialization in Women Studies and Comparative Literature at the University of Maiduguri.

She made her debut in 2005 when her collection of short stories, A Love Like a Woman’s and other Stories won the maiden ANA/ Lantern Book Prize.

Her first novel, Habiba, was short listed for the ANA Prize for Prose 2014 while her other works have appeared in national and international anthologies including Camouflage: The Best of Contemporary Writings from Nigeria, The Gong Books, Fireflies: An Anthology of New Nigerian Poetry, Pyramids: An Anthology of Poems from Northern Nigeria and For Women Collective: A Tribute to Nina Simone (USA). She has, to her credit, a reference text titled Feminism and the Works of Nawal El-Saadawi and Buchi Emecheta, published by Lambert Academic Publication, Germany.

She was a Resident Writer in El-Gouna, Egypt in June /July, 2011 and is currently a Senior Lecturer at the University of Maiduguri.

Rear Admiral Akinsola Johnson

Akinsola M. Johnson is a BusinessDay columnist and author of Caught in a Trap: Issues in Nigerian Democracy and Development. He voluntarily retired from active service of the Nigerian Navy (NN) as a two-star admiral in 2014, after a distinguished naval career that spanned almost 35 years.

He held command, leadership, and staff appointments in the Nigerian Navy and other military establishments at different times.

Johnson is a graduate of the Naval College of Engineering, INS SHIVAJI, India, where he studied Electrical Engineering. He has an MBA in Technology Management from the Federal University of Technology, Akure. He holds a PGD in National Security and Strategic Studies from the United States Naval War College, Newport, Rhode Island, USA. He is also an alumnus of the Naval Command College (Class 2007) of the United States Naval War College and a distinguished Fellow of the National Defence College, Nigeria.

Akinsola Johnson is a COREN Registered Engineer; a chartered marine technologist and Fellow of the Institute of Marine Engineers Science and Technology, UK; a Fellow of the Institute of Directors, Nigeria; Fellow of the Institute of Strategic Management of Nigeria; Fellow of the Institute of Marine Engineering Science and Technology, UK; a Chartered Marine Technologist; and Member of the Nigerian Institute of Management (Chartered).

Rev NC Thompson

N.C. Thompson was born on the 9th of October 1949 in Ahiauku Olokoro Umuanla in Abla state. It was at the end of the war that he had an encounter with our Lord, Jesus Christ, as his Lord and Saviour.

This event changed the course of his life and put him on the path of destiny that only God had mapped out for him. He wrote Journey into Destiny as his autobiography, the lessons he learnt on his way to becoming a Christian leader.

He also has to his credit, ‘Family Dynamics’, a book that encapsulates his Life Experiences and Ministry. He is the Founder and General Overseer of Redeemed People’s Mission Inc. as well as its associated educational institutions, Redeemed People’s Academy and Redeemed People’s Theological College.

He is the Patron of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria, Plateau State Nigeria. This man of God ministers regularly in churches in the UK and the US. His weekly television programme, Divine Encounter, enjoys wide viewership in Africa. He is married to Dr Glenda Thompson. and they are blessed with three children and ten grandchildren.

Reward Nsirim

Reward Nsirim was born in Port Harcourt, Nigeria. He was trained in Medicine and Public Health respectively at the University of Port Harcourt and the University of London.

He has edited a number of magazines and journals, and has also been involved with some drama troupes. His fiction has been published in Eclectica and Sentinel Nigeria, while his essays can be seen on his blog rewardsrhetoric.blogspot.com. He is also a professional compere.

Rita Nwamaka Egbo

Besidone was born and bred in Lagos. She is a graduate of Lagos State University where she earned a Bachelor of Law, and University of Westminster, London where she earned an LLM in International Commercial and Dispute Resolution Law.

She loves travelling and getting to meet new people. She is passionate about the arts and enjoys learning about various cultures. She loves to write and assist in volunteer services.

Sadiq Dzukogi

Saddiq Dzukogi (born in Minna) is a Nigerian poet and assistant professor at Mississippi State University's Department of English.

He is the author of Your Crib, My Qibla, a highly-acclaimed poetry collection which has earned him the 2022 Derek Walcott Prize for Poetry, and the 2021 Julie Suk Award as a co-winner. The collection was also shortlisted for the $100,000 Nigeria Prize for Literature.

Salim Hussaini

Salim Hussaini was born in 2001 in Kaduna, Nigeria. He had his primary and junior education at Legacy, Kaduna. After that he went on to Lead British International school, Abuja. He loves reading, writing and playing strategy games. His ambition is to become a Geophysicist.

Sam Omatseye

Sam Omatseye is a columnist, poet, playwright, essayist and novelist. He is one of Nigeria’s leading journalists and writes an influential, sometimes controversial, column in one of Nigeria’s top newspapers, The Nation, where he is chairman of the editorial board.

He is Nigeria’s most decorated columnist and is a three-time recipient of the Nigerian Media Merit Award and a four-time winner of the Diamonds Awards for Media Excellence. He is an honorary fellow of the Nigerian Academy of Letters. He has published two novels, Crocodile Girl and My Name is Okoro.

He has also published four volumes of poetry, Mandela’s Bones and other poems, Dear Baby Ramatu, Lion Wind and Other Poems and Scented Offal. He staged his first play, The Siege, in 2014.

Susannah Yetunde Ozeigbe

Popularly called ‘Temi’ by those who knew her, was a vibrant young woman who was loved by everyone. She was the fourth child born to Rev. David Adegboye and Late Mrs Oluyinka Adegboye in Jos, Nigeria on the 20th September 1984. She loved the Lord and held firmly to her faith in Him.

She studied Cinematography at the Nigera Film Institute, Jos, Nigeria and lived and worked in Abuja, Nigeria. She was, until her death on the 16th September 2017, an avid campaigner for breast cancer awareness

Tanimu Sule Lagi

Tanimu Sule Lagi, a lawyer and former news reporter, lives in Nasarawa State, Nigeria. His interests are criminal litigation and cross-country driving.

Theresa Ebi Tobuyei

Theresa Ebi Tobuyei is a lawyer, a writer and a human rights apologist who hails from the Ijaw-speaking part of Bayelsa State.

She is the Chief Responsibility Officer of TESTAM Farms. As a humanitarian, she is the convener of St. Theresa Magazine, adding her voice to questioning societal ills and is known for her philanthropic activities.

In academics, Theresa holds an LLB, BL and LLM, with a focus on International Monetary Law, from the Rivers State University, Port Harcourt, Nigeria. Also, she works as a Judicial Research Officer at the Bayelsa State Judiciary.

Duly called to the Nigerian Bar, she is a member of notable professional bodies like the Nigerian Bar Association and the International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA).

Her passion for writing led her to opt for a job in the area of research at the Bayelsa State Judiciary after an honourable sail through the waters of private practice, where she focused on Human Rights, Criminal Law, Corporate Law and Entertainment Law.

During law school and in the early years of her legal practice, she was engaged in several cases of rape, murder, manslaughter, cyber crimes and the like, much of which formed the nitty-gritty of GASP.

In the same vein, born and bred in the Warri metropolis and having experienced the numerous conflicts that plagued the region, she decided to pen them down to depict the indelible marks war leaves on its casualties even decades after its end.

GASP is her first book.

Theresa is also at the verge of publishing her second book - AKUMOERE - a literary work on paranormal romance, predominantly set in the creeks of Amabolou in which she created a symmetric relationship between traditionality and modernity.

The Queer Anthology

Ibrahim Hassan Ibrahim Hassan is a human rights activist working to change negative perceptions around gender and sexuality through policy influencing, empowerment, arts and advocacy.

His vision is to see marginalized/minority persons thrive, be free from all forms of oppression, bias, discrimination and fully maximizing their potentials.

Marian is a writer, a radical feminist and activist junkie working at the intersections of Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights, LGBTQI+ rights, disability rights and sex workers’ rights. She loves knowledge, very passionate about the community, and has worked in rural, remote and urban regions to support change initiatives. She loves building connections to learn from and with community members.

Rowland Timi Kpakiama

Rowland Timi Kpakiama’s poetry is deeply rooted in his Ijaw country-side, in Ijaw oral history and in Ijaw folklore and myth. He possesses a B. A. in History and International Studies from the University of Jos.

An avid reader, he began writing poetry seriously while he was a student at the Ignatius Ajuru University of Education, Port Harcourt. Many of his poems have appeared in local and national newspapers

Titi Adeleye

She is an architect and property developer with over 30 years of experience in building design and construction, property development, project management, and interior design.

She earned both a Bachelor of Science (Honours) and a Master of Science (M.sc) in Architecture.

She has actively participated in the design, implementation, and execution of numerous projects in the private, government, and institutional sectors. A member of the Nigerian Institute of Architects (NIA) and the Architects Registration Council of Nigeria (ARCON).

Tobore Ighofume Ovuorie

Tobore Ighofume Ovuorie is a multiple award-winning investigative journalist, who was born in the city of Lagos. In addition to being a writer of poetry, fiction and non-fiction, her interests include mental health, anti-human trafficking and girl-child/women rights advocacy.

Her ethos that poverty must never be feminised and children/women are not families' Automated Teller Machines, inspired her to set up the Media Initiative Against Human trafficking and Women Rights Abuse (MIAHWRA). MIAHWRA seeks to create better awareness about human trafficking of children and women, across Nigeria.

She published her first book, a collection of poems "Sorrows Of A Mother" at the age of 16. "I Am Not To Be Sold" is the first human trafficking anthology edited by her.

Aaze Tom Adaba

Professor Tom Adaba was the pioneer Director-General of the Nigerian Broadcasting Commission, which oversaw the establishment and licencing of private television stations at the turn of the century. Before his assignment as DG, Dr Adaba worked extensively as a staff member of the National Television Authority (NTA). His career took him across the length and breadth of the nation, including a stint as the pioneer Principal of the Nigerian Television College, Jos.

Professor Adaba began his long and distinguished career in public service as a grade teacher in the 1960s. His studies and career have taken him all over the world. He has extended his unmatched abilities to private service for the Catholic Church and in the classroom as a professor.

Oluwatoyin Akinyamoju

Oluwatoyin Akinyamoju is passionate about encouraging people to live a positive and successful life. She strives to live by example; hence she is a role model to many.

She has a certificate in Child Protection from Harvard University; she also earned a certificate in Family Engagement in Education from the same institution. She is a certified project manager from Pitman Training, UK. In Nigeria, she has a degree in Chemical/Polymer Engineering from Lagos State University.

Oluwatoyin loves children and has successfully counselled some teenagers and youth.

She is happily married and blessed with Godly children.

Ugoji Egbujo

Ugoji Egbujo was born in Southeast Nigeria during the thick of the civil war. After attending medical school in Benin and winning the dean’s gold medal and prizes in medicine, surgery, paediatrics, and public health, Egbujo left medical practice to read law and run an oil firm.

He is a columnist for Vanguard Newspapers, a national media company. He is married and has three children. This is his first novel.

Vincent Osatohan Azeta

VINCENT OSATOHAN AZETA is a civil engineer by profession and a pastor with the RCCG. He has spent the past three and a half decades serving in God’s vineyard, devoted to making Him famous, as well as leveraging his knowledge and expertise to foster the empowerment of people and advancement of the ministry.

He has been celebrated for his commitment and dedication to the work of God, receiving multiple merit and pastoral awards in recognition of his church-planting efforts and constant support of the mission. He resides in Redemption City, Nigeria, with his beloved wife of forty years, Mercy. They are blessed with seven wonderful children and four grandchildren.