EIGHT ABEOKUTA-BASED WRITERS TO HEADLINE READ NIGERIA
PROJECT’S FOURTH SENSITIZATION READING
Read Nigeria Project, a nationwide
chain of reading events administered by Adwinsa Publications (Gh) Ltd and Abeokuta
Book Club has set aside 13th day of August, 2022 to host eight Abeokuta-based
writers, Darasimi Adeoye, Demola Ayomide Miracle, Lade Ajayi, Joseph Oluwayemi,
Kolapo Mariam, Stephen Ezekiel, Esther Ogunsakin and Quadri Yahya in Abeokuta,
the capital of Ogun State.
A statement issued by the Coordinator
and Secretary of the club, Darasimi Adeoye and Kolapo Mariam said the fourth
phase of the sensitization reading would take place at AAC Secretariat, beside
NIPCO Filling Station, along MKO Abiola Way, Abeokuta, Ogun State by 12PM
prompt.
Read Nigeria Project is a nationwide
chain of events administered by Adwinsa Publications (Gh) Ltd and Abeokuta Book
Club. It is a project devoted for readers and lovers of books across Nigeria to
celebrate and honour some selected important personalities who have contributed
meaningfully to the learning and reading culture of the country.
The project also hopes to promote
book reading through different events like book bee, quiz contests and other
mediums across the country irrespective of tribe, color, sect, age, religion
and gender.
Adwinsa Publications was established
in March of 1977 in Madina, a suberb of Accra, the capital of Ghana in West
Africa. The young business at the time began in the CEO’s house. During the
late 1980’s Adwinsa went from a small location to Accra Newtown, also in the
Capital City. During this time we also embraced “desktop publishing” (which was
also an industry in its infancy) as well as commercial offset printing. From
the year 2000 to 2014, we have added multiple high speed printing machines that
propelled us into a new level of high-quality offset printing. We also built
and expanded our services by putting up an office complex in Agbobga in Accra,
Ghana.
The publishing firm is considered
experts in Junior and Senior High school syllabus based text books in Ghana.
The firm focuses on books for the Basic, secondary and tertiary institutions
that have been largely acknowledged locally by students, parents, governments
and the international community. As a family-owned company, one of Adwinsa
Publications’ strengths is its focus on the family and its desire to see
families succeed in education, especially in the long term development of every
child in the family.
Abeokuta Book Club is an initiative
of the Society of Young Nigerian Writers (SYNW). It was founded in 2011 by SYNW
in order to contribute its own quota to the growth and development of Reading
Culture in Ogun State.
The Abeokuta Book Club consists of a
group of people who meet periodically to discuss the book they have read and
exchange those books. Club members encourage each other and learn to read with
a critical mind, articulating their opinions about a particular book with
others. Certain types of books not available or read receive attention through
the book club.
MEET OUR GUEST WRITERS/READERS
DARASIMI
ADEOYE
Darasimi Adeoye is a content creator,
public speaker and a writer. She is a graduate from Federal College of
Education, Abeokuta, where she studied English/ political science. She is
currently running her degree program at the University of Ibadan, where she is
studying English Education. Darasimi is a lover of books. She is a passionate
writer and story writer, and most importantly a teacher.
LADE
AJAYI
Lade Ajayi is an educator, reader and
writer. She hails from Badagry, Lagos State in Nigeria. A graduate of Yoruba
Language from Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, she writes in both Yoruba
and English Languages and in all genres.
KOLAPO
MARIAM
Kolapo Mariam is a Wildlife Management
graduate from the University of Ibadan, Nigeria. She uses her writing to
effectively express and enlighten through the use of inspiration to help people
reflect, understand, and learn about life and it's phenomenal. She is a pencil
artist and textile designer who specializes in portraiture, Adore and Batik
making. She loves to read autobiographies, biographies, and memoirs because
they serve as a means of seeing other people's world through their experiences.
She has read a lot of books authored by Maya Angelou. I know why the caged bird
sings, Philip Knight; Shoe Dog, Oprah Winfrey; What I Know for sure, Malcolm
Gladwell; Outliers, Tara Westover; Educated, Lisa Brennan Jobs, Larry Sloman
and Mike Tyson; Undistributed Truth, Maya Must; A woman makes a plan and many
more. One of her most cherished goals as a writer is to author an
authobiography.
ESTHER
OGUNSAKIN
Esther Ogunsakin is a Christian and a
budding writer| content editor and also event planner. She is a graduate of
English Studies at the Premier University, Tai Solarin University of Education,
Ijagun, Ogun State. She specialises in Morphology, Syntax and Grammar in her
editing skills.
She possesses the capacity to solve
problems and also can manage significant workloads. Her strength is to make
research to proffer solutions to mankind through her writing. She is the CEO of
Divine Events. She loves to bake and decorate event locations to make the event
a remarkable one for her clients.
Esther Ogunsakin started writing before
she gained admission to University in the year 2015. She sees writing as a
means to reach out to humans all over the world. She has written copious
academic theses, term papers and Christian articles with a successful
outcome.
In the year 2021, she started to develop
an interest in content editing and proofreading skills. She believes that the
beauty of every content is to be free of errors. Within the short period, she
has edited and proofread a few Christian and non-fictional manuscripts. Though,
she's working as a volunteer content editor and proofreader.
Esther Ogunsakin is still growing and
learning more in this her career and she believes she will reach her height in
this field very soon by the grace of God.
ADEMOLA
AYOMIDE MIRACLE
Ademola Ayomide Miracle is a writer, nutripreneur
and a public speaker.
He is an alumnus of Federal Polytechnic,
Ede where he earned a diploma in Nutrition and Dietetics, he is currently a
final year student of Federal university of Agriculture, Abeokuta, serving as
the president of the department.
Ayomide is affiliated to many reputable
organisations such as Mohammed Bin Rashid University Of Medicine and Health
Sciences, Dubai, Red Cross Society, Junior Chamber International (JCI),
ENACTUS, TEDx, ISERH, Nutrition Gladiators, Hult Prize, YALI, Society of Young
Nigerian Writers, National Society of Campus Writers, Green Academy, Microsoft
Agro-tech among others.
As a writer he has written two books,
several articles, and has featured in anthologies both as a contributor and an
editor.
He is a brilliant young man who has
served in several leadership roles in secular and religious settings and he is
committed to making Nigeria and the world in general a better place.
JOSEPH
O. OLUWAYOMI
Joseph O. Oluwayomi is a Nigerian
writer; his works had appeared or are forthcoming on: Poemify Magazine, Brittle
Paper, SpringNG, Art Lounge Journal, and elsewhere. He is an aspiring Novel
writer. Whenever he is not writing, he is probably scoring some musical piece
(piano, voice, violin et all) nor making research. You can reach him on
Facebook @Joseph O. Oluwayomi and Telegram @Joepoetry.
STEPHEN
EZEKIEL
Stephen Ezekiel, popularly known as
The Celebrity Writer, is an award-winning writer and author, content creator,
ghostwriter, editor, book project consultant, and writers’ coach.
He helps writers and writers-to-be
hone their skills to become authorities in their various niches. He guides
broke writers through navigating their way into becoming profitable and highly
paid. He also holds aspiring authors through the process of turning their raw
ideas into bestselling books.
Stephen is the founder of Proficient
Writers and Entrepreneurs Network (PWEN), a network of people who are ready to
embrace their pen and share their message with the world.
QUADRI
YAHYA
Quadri Yahya is a campus journalist. He
loves reading, African literature especially.
He's open-minded to learning from
anyone.
