News on a Roar - Lion of Newcastle- Tolu' Akinyemi

Renowned Newcastle Poet scintillates at SpokenWord Paris

Renowned Newcastle Poet, notable for his iconic roars that act as accompaniment to his energetic and electrifying performances, made a surprise appearance at SpokenWord Paris, France in December 2024. Multiple Award-Winning Author...

Multiple Award-Winning Poet Tolu’ A. Akinyemi – The Lion of Newcastle announces North-East Spoken Word Tour for Autumn 2023

Multiple Award-winning poet and storyteller Tolu A. Akinyemi, aka The Lion of Newcastle, will be touring selected venues across the North East this Autumn. Come along and see him perform pieces from...

Nigerian Poet Makes Poetry History, releases collection of Financial Crime Compliance Poems

Notable Nigerian poet, essayist, storyteller, and children’s author Tolu’ A. Akinyemi’s latest collection of poems, ‘Architects of a Cleaner Financial System’ etches his name in the poetry hall of fame. Acclaimed Nigerian...

Multiple Award-Winning Author releases first collection of poems for Young People

Notable poet, essayist, storyteller and children’s author, Tolu’ A. Akinyemi’s latest collection of poems, ‘You Need More Than Dreams’ is a collection of didactic and instructive poems targeted at young people and...

Black History Month: Time for More Actions and Fewer Talks

It’s Black History Month in the United Kingdom and the conversations and round-table talks in most corporates would be on full steam. While it’s very important to converse and dialogue, as this...

Black History Month: Not Enough Black Corporate Leaders

It’s Black History Month in the UK and it’s a time to reflect on the progress made in the last year or should I say ‘lack of progress’ going by the experience...

AML Compliance Program: More than a Box Ticking Exercise

According to Lexis Nexis Global True Cost of Compliance 2020 report, the projected total cost of financial crime compliance across financial institutions worldwide is $213.9 billion, up from $180.9bn dollars the previous year. The results...

Inside IR35–The Birth of a Zero Rights Workforce

IR35 refers to the United Kingdom’s anti-avoidance tax legislation designed to tax ‘disguised’ employment at a rate similar to employment. In this context, “disguised employees” means workers who receive payments from a...

Multi-Award-Winning Author releases two children’s picture books to boost self-esteem

In the summer of 2021, multi-award-winning author, Tolu’ A. Akinyemi, released two children’s picture books ‘I wear self-confidence like a second skin’ and ‘I am not a troublemaker’ to boost the self-esteem...

Newcastle Author Honored in 2021 Indie Book Awards

Inferno of Silence by Newcastle upon Tyne resident Tolu’ A. Akinyemi has been named by the Independent Book Publishing Professionals Group as one of the best indie books of 2021. Tolu’ A....