The first time OkadaBooks asked Zaynab Quadri to review a book, she politely refused because she said the book was not very well written! She did...
Nigerian political books, for the most part, are based on biases … ethnic bias, religious bias, party bias, and my all time favorite, ego bias. So...
I recently went through a breakup. And while it wasn’t one of those ones where I crumbled and tossed hope to the wind, it was complicated,...
I’ve woken up many times to stories of riots in several parts of Nigeria. And although I have an equal amount of sympathy for the people...
Stories concerning the trials of Nigerian immigrants have made the rounds for years. Mid-discussion, people ask, why relocate to another country when there’s a great chance...
I do want to get married. What I don’t want is getting married to the wrong person and for the wrong reasons. I don’t want my...
Amaka Azie’s Thorns and Roses is an amazing book that largely explores the consequences of discrimination against the girl child. Tinged with a romantic plot, we...
There is a common misconception that God’s blessings mostly come as the provision of material possessions. And, although I like the school of thought that believes...
“Do you even know what to do on the first night?” “Oh my God, don’t remind me, the idea of someone I have no feelings for...
The Peppersoup anthology is a twelve-story female protagonist lineup complete with happy endings. Who would have thunk these two things would come together in one place?...
You would think several hot kisses, a steamy weekend in an island beach house, and insane attraction would be enough for a once-in-a-lifetime relationship. Well, sometimes it...
If asked to describe this book in two words, I’d say: Jollof Rice. It’s been three hours and five minutes after reading Closed Door, the first of...
Nigeria struggles with a million and one problems, but one of the most prevalent is the issue of drug trafficking. However, with special task forces and...
I like to say that I’m the last person you’d catch reading a romance novel. My reason is that they’re boring and predictable. Yada yada yada. And...
A couple of years ago, I had to check in at the airport for a trip to school. The lady at one of the checkpoints was...
Lie To me, Dan by Longrin Wetten is brilliantly written; it captures almost perfectly, the activities in a regular Nigerian university and transforms it into a beautiful...
On “Literally What’s Hot” OkadaBooks exposes a whole new level of African writing that defies convention and shatters the literary landscape with boldness and class. So...
There is a saying in Yoruba: “Omo mi ku san ju omo mi nu lo” – {My child is dead is more bearable than my child...
Teleporting is possible. I started to read Aziza Walker’s The Seeing Place on a Saturday afternoon in Lagos. Before I knew it, I was transported to...
As culturally sophisticated as Nigerians have become, when it comes to books, we have a boxed set of expectations that allows no room for curves, experiments...
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