Dejo, the main character in my book A Jar of Clay, Part 1: Made In Nigeria was born in South Western Nigeria, in a fictional town called Ilobe.  South Western Nigeria is predominantly inhabited by Yorubas. The caption of this blog comes from a book called "Olodumare, God in Yoruba belief by E. Bolaji Idowu" and published… Continue reading In All Things..Religous

First, I will like to plug my own book "A Jar of Clay, Part 1: Made in Nigeria". It is available on Amazon and you can use one of these links: On Amazon.co.uk On Amazon.com In the previous post (read here) I provided an overview of "Won Ro Pe Were Ni", a book written by Adebayo… Continue reading Won Ro Pe Were Ni (They Thought She was Mad) By Adebayo Faleti: Review

Won Ro Pe Were Ni was written by Adebayo Faleti, a newscaster in the old Western Region, Nigeria. First edition was published in 1965. The setting was Ibadan, the capital city of Western Region. The old western region was subsequently divided into several states, including Oyo, Ogun, Ondo, Ekiti, Osun and Lagos state. The opening… Continue reading Won Ro Pe Were Ni (They Thought She was Mad) By Adebayo Faleti: Overview

One of Nigeria's most celebrated authors is Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. I like reading Chimamanda's books and I love watching her podcasts. While watching one of her podcast earlier this year I was struck by a comment she made. While growing up, Chimamanda's literary influence were mostly English (not just in English language). She sounded as if she… Continue reading Literature In Yoruba Language

A jar of Clay is now available as e-book, on Amazon, so you can download an read on Kindle,. Here is the ink   https://www.amazon.co.uk/Jar-Clay-Part-Made-Nigeria-ebook/dp/B07G6WCJVB/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1533580223&sr=8-7&keywords=Made+in+nigeria