Hello friends, I’m soliciting support on behalf of the Usmanu Danfodiyo University Poetry Club’s The Poetry Club UDUS literary week. No amount restrictions, all donations are welcome. Kindly donate here: 0465192488 GTBank. Ridwan Fasasi. Please let’s support these young poets.🙏🏽🙏🏽

Writers who hire editors before learning to self-edit are buying crutches before learning to walk. Develop your internal critic first. External validation comes later. You must hear your own voice before others can improve it.

Silence your inner editor during first drafts. Creation requires different mental muscles than revision. Write badly first, then edit brilliantly later.

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Would you believe ₦33k a month can keep a child in school? 👀 Education sounds expensive until you see the numbers.

I have not regretted saying yes to a poem but I have regretted rejecting poems. I remember thinking about a poem I had rejected all night that I couldn't sleep. The next day, I told the team we shouldn't have rejected it... Jakky Bankong-Obi akpatamag.top/2025/09/15/jak…

Had a lovely chat with the amazing people Akpata Magazine. We talked about my work as an editor & some personal stories. Thank you to the brilliant Tomisin P. Olorunfemi for being a great interviewer. Such a fun session! Read here👇🏽❤️❤️

This was a fever dream. Thank you Jakky Bankong-Obi and Akpata Magazine for making me feel like a poet again 🤍

Had a fantabulous chat with ⁦Seyi Lasisi⁩ about the two things I’m most passionate about. “Examining Nollywood's Portrayal of Sickle Cell and Sickle Cell Warriors|| Culture Custodian…” culturecustodian.com/examining-noll…

I have the distinct honour to announce that I have been called to the Nigerian bar. I am now qualified and licensed to practice as a legal practitioner within our jurisdiction, and I've been vested with all the attendant rights and privileges. Adedimeji Quayyim Abdul-Hafeez, Esq

For Sickle Cell Awareness Month, Anjola baby 🥰’s first macro doc ‘Before We Had a Name’ takes on how sickle cell has been shown in film, the cultural, medical & social evolution in Nigeria. More about Nteteɛ Foundation’s effort in spotlighting warriors: bit.ly/4o0Kwu8

Sometimes, I forget just how terrible Sickle Cell can be because the people I know who have it are some of the strongest people I know.

“Because I have seen a yam peel become flour, I refuse to admit to my uselessness.”

Dear all, It's with joy that we introduce you to our most daring issue yet: Coming Out! akpatamag.top/issue-three/

My Father’s Shadow is the first Nigerian story to be selected by the UK for submission to the Oscars for Best International Feature. To all Nigerians who watched it in theatres: thank you. As the first country in the world to show the film widely in cinemas, our theatrical run

Last year, I interviewed Philip Asaya on his role in First Features Project's Kill Boro for What Kept Me Up. Today the film has 2 AMAA nominations 🥳🥳🥳

Earlier this year, I interviewed Oreoluwa Awolowo ⭕️⭕️⭕️, ⭕️ Abdul Tijani-Ahmed ⭕️, and ⭕️Akay Mason⭕️ for Red Circle. Congratulations on 4 AMAA nominations 🥳🥳🥳🎉

will be moderating this panel tomorrow. pumped for it!