Books By Niran
The man, the soldier, the patriot: Biography of Lt Gen Ibrahim Attahiru
This book is the gripping biography of the Nigerian 21st Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen Ibrahim Attahiru. General Attahiru died in a plane crash alongside ten other military officers four months into his appointment. This book tells the story of this quintessential soldier and his plans for the Nigerian Army and national security.
The Law is an Ass
The law is an ass is a collection of fictional shorts stories around common human issues like corruption, poverty, deprivation and a combination of other challenges that beset third-world countries like Nigeria. It is Adedokun’s first published work of fiction.
The Danfo Driver in All Of Us
The Danfo Driver in all of us and other essays is a compilation of Niran Adedokun’s personal reflections and interventions on a variety of topical national issues in the space of five years between 2013 and 2018.
Although a few of the articles were published in some other newspapers, most of the articles in this collection were published in The PUNCH and thecable.ng where Adedokun is a weekly columnist.
His largely non-partisan pieces advocate for responsible and responsible governance as well as a dutiful and alert citizen. He argues that these are two non-negotiable characteristics of a progressive society and that unless everyone wakes up to their responsibility Nigeria will remain a dream.
Available at: Amazon, Okada books
Ladies Calling The Shot
Ladies Calling The Shots is the profile of 17 top female film and television directors in Nigeria. Ladies features in the book include: Amaka Igwe, Tope Oshin, Pat Oghre-Imobhio, Omoni Oboli, Adeola Osunkojo and Midred Okwo, Lola Fani Kayode, Ema Edosio, Ola Selhurst, Belinda YangaAgedah, Ronke Macaulay. Funke Fayoyin, Stephanie Linus, Blessing Egbe and Vanessa Nzediegwu.
This book was inspired by the fact that Nollywood is ranked as the 3rd largest movie industry in world, but the contribution of the growing corps of female directors who are literally calling the shots in Africa’s biggest movie industry. The ladies profiled in this book represent different generations of female contributors to the industry, their career trajectory and the impact that they have continued to make.
For instance, in February 2017, the Academy Awards in the United States held for the 89th time. In all those years, only four women have been nominated in the Best Director category and just one has ever won. This was in 2010 when Kathryn Bigelow won the Oscars for directing The Hurt Locker. Nigerian female filmmakers have done much better and Ladies Calling The Shots focuses on these successes and how they were attained.