A video capturing renowned Nigerian author Buchi Emecheta revisiting her childhood neighborhood in Yaba, Lagos. She is celebrated for her influential novels like Second Class Citizen, The Joys of Motherhood, and The Bride Price. . Buchi Emecheta was a pioneering voice in African literature, known for her powerful exploration of women’s experiences and social issues. She broke barriers as one of the first Nigerian women to gain international literary recognition, earning numerous awards and inspi

#WomanCruswhWednesday Ayobami Adebayo is a Nigerian writer. Her 2017 debut novel, Stay With Me, won the 9mobile Prize for Literature and the Prix Les Afriques. She was awarded the Future Awards Africa Prize for Arts and Culture in 2017. Adébáyọ̀ studied at Obafemi Awolowo University, earning BA and MA degrees in Literature in English. She went to study Creative Writing (MA Prose fiction) at the University of East Anglia, where she was awarded an International Bursary. She has also studied writin

Nigerian author and publisher Lola Shoneyin share her writing journey wit BBC News Pidgin Wetin dey? and how writers fit achieve success for di literary world. Di author of The Secret Lives of Baba Segi’s Wives also tok about how rejection na part of human journey, and add say she bin get about 60 of dem wen she just start to dey write novel. #bbcnewspidgin #lagos #nigeria #literature #books | BBC News Pidgin