NAME: NWODIBO EKECHUKWU BOOK(S): ECHOES FROM NIGERIA (2018) GENRE: POETRY, PROSE (NON-FICTION) BIOGRAPHY: Nwodibo Ekechukwu, a Commissioner of Police, retired, studied Political Science at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Law at Imo State University, Owerri and the Nigerian Law School. He also attended courses at the Police Staff College, Jos, EFCC Training Institute, Abuja, International
NAME: TOMISIN OGUNNUBI BOOK(S): A WALK IN HER SHOES (2018, Co-author) GENRE: PROSE (NON-FICTION) BIOGRAPHY: OLUWATOMISIN JASMIN OGUNNUBI is a Nigerian High school student who came into the limelight when in 2016 she developed a location tracking App called ‘My Locator’ at the age of 12. The app has a feature where users in an
NAME: LUKE OGAR BOOK(S): FIRST LIGHT: 50 SELECTED POEMS (2018) GENRE: POETRY, PROSE BIOGRAPHY: LUKE OGAR is a medical doctor, an alumnus of the University of Ibadan. He has been writing since 2013 and is keen on poetry, story writing and general commentary. He also has a passion for music and dabbles into songwriting in his spare
NAME: YEWANDE OGUNNUBI BOOK(S): A WALK IN HER SHOES (2018, Co-author) GENRE: PROSE (NON-FICTION) BIOGRAPHY: YEWANDE OGUNNUBI is a lawyer by training and a passionate women and children’s rights advocate by calling. She has many years of experience in the international development space working to promote gender equity, human right, health and education systems strengthening
NAME: OPE DARA BOOK(S): HEELS ON STEEL (2018), LET ME RUN MAD TODAY (2018) GENRE: POETRY, PROSE, DRAMA AWARDS: NIL BIOGRAPHY: OPE DARA is a Nigerian writer born in Oka-Akoko, Ondo state. Dara, whose writings cuts across poetry, prose, and drama, describes herself as a literati who appreciates the polymorphous forms in which language attains.
NAME: OLUWATOSIN OLABODE BOOK(S): WHEN GOD FALLS IN LOVE (2018) GENRE: POETRY AWARDS: NIL BIOGRAPHY: OLUWATOSIN OLABODE is a Behavioral & Character Development Coach, Public Speaker, Bible Teacher, Spoken Word Artist, Youth Mentor and author of two books – The Big One and Insights. He is the founder and Chairman of Save Society Today Foundation
NAME: ONYEBUCHI OBIDIMARU BOOK(S): EVEN THE RICH BEG (2018) GENRE: PROSE AWARDS: NIL BIOGRAPHY: ONYEBUCHI OBIDIMARU is a young and high-spirited writer from Nigeria. He is an Industrial Chemist trained at the Imo State University, Owerri Nigeria. Onyebuchi shares his writings on ONEMOB (obidimaru.wordpress.com), an inspirational/motivational site he founded. EVEN THE RICH BEG is his
NAME: SHEEFAH ZARMA BOOK(S): BLACK ROSE (2018), THE SILENT NOISE (2016) GENRE: POETRY AWARDS: NIL BIOGRAPHY: Shareefah Ibrahim Zarma is a Kaduna-born Nigerian writer and women rights campaigner from the Babur tribe of Askira-Uba Local Government Area of Borno State. She began her education at Seat of Wisdom Nursery and Primary School, Kano and proceeded
NAME: OLUWASANMI FADEMI BOOK(S): THROUGH THE HORIZON GENRE: POETRY AWARDS: NIL BIOGRAPHY: OLUWASANMI FADEMI is Nigerian banker, writer and public speaker from the great and historic kingdom of Ijesha Kingdom. He grew up in a family of five in the city of Ibadan in Oyo State, Nigeria, where he had his primary school education before
NAME: EBUBE AGU BOOK(S): WE ALL NEED HEALING GENRE: POETRY AWARDS: NIL BIOGRAPHY: EBUBECHUKWU AGU is a Nigerian writer from the city of Amaba in Abia State, Nigeria. A graduate of Philosophy/ Psychology from the University Of Nigeria, Nsukka. He is the author of WE ALL NEED HEALING (2018), a collection of poems. Ebube’s writing
