Niran Adedokun

I am a writer, lawyer, and public relations practitioner with over 30 years of work experience in agency and corporate settings, including public-private and non-governmental sectors.

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Why You Haven’t Written That Book

Last week, I talked about why every professional should write a book. I said that your story, expertise and lived experience are of more worth than you probably think, and...

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Why Every Professional Should Write a Book

Ever introduced yourself at an event or place and noticed how people’s attention drifts until you mention something remarkable? Something like, “I am the author of so, so and...

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So, You Have a Book in You… Now What?

A couple of old friends and colleagues reached out after reading last week’s newsletter. Every message I got communicated their endorsement of my newsletters, but a few went...

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Do You Have a Book in You?

In chapter two of my book, Every Journalist Should Write a Book, I wrote the following: "In 2002, Joseph Epstein, an American writer, wrote an article entitled “Think You Have a...

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Writing with Direction: Turning Purpose into a Plan

Last week, we explored the idea of writing with intention, understanding why you write before you begin. I said that purpose gives writing its pulse and keeps you steady when the...

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Do Nigerians Really Not Read?

The Myth of a Declining Reading Culture Although it has become something of a national truth, certain recent events have made me ponder the claim that Nigerians don’t read. ...

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Books By Niran

The Man, The Soldier, The Patriot

The Law is an Ass

The Danfo Driver in All of Us

Ladies Calling
The Shot

Every Journalist Should Write a Book

An Unusual Biography: Wale Adenuga MFR

Ethnicity Eats, Corruption Feasts

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Niran Adedokun explores the complexity of governance, the subject of stewardship and the meeting of institutional democracy. The author deploys keen insight in depicting the Nigerian condition. Only a few books, using the genre of commentary journalism in recent Nigerian publishing history, have come this close to this peak of graphic detailing and convincing testimony. This, to my mind, is immense tribute to the author’s submission to the constraints of literary discipline and an acceptance that craft outshines opinion in the execution of honest historical accounts.