by Niran Adedokun | Jan 4, 2026 | Miscellaneous
Welcome to 2026! It’s a brand new year and I imagine that you would have taken some time to review your 2025 to see how much of what you set to achieve at the beginning of the year, you indeed achieved. Like so many of us, you probably didn’t do as much as you...
by Niran Adedokun | Dec 28, 2025 | Miscellaneous
There couldn’t be a better way to round off this year than to share the inspiring story of nine-year old Ifegazie Esimai and her book, My First Train Ride, Experience in an Africa City, Lagos. Although I happened on Gazie’s book by chance, her story is one that...
by Niran Adedokun | Dec 21, 2025 | Miscellaneous
One of the most understated but common reason people never write the book they are capable of writing, or they dream about, is that fleeting thought: “who am I to write this?” or something related. And once this thought germinates, it will be followed by other...
by Niran Adedokun | Dec 14, 2025 | Miscellaneous
I woke up on Friday to the link to a review of my book Every Journalist Should Write a Book, by Rebecca Ejifoma of THISDAY Newspapers. Olukorede Yishau, author of In the Name of Our Father and a very good friend shared this lovely review,...
by Niran Adedokun | Dec 7, 2025 | Miscellaneous
In my last newsletter, I talked about how to choose the right book idea and suggested that it must be that one idea that intersects your purpose, the needs of your reader and your peculiar experience. If you are truly interested in doing this book, I would...