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# Lion of Newcastle- Tolu' Akinyemi

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- [Dame Chi Onwurah, Dr King Smade and Dr Rex Tonye Idaminabo Receive the 2026 AFRIBALL Lifetime Achievement Awards at Historic Maiden Edition](https://toluakinyemi.com/2026/06/01/dame-chi-onwurah-dr-king-smade-and-dr-rex-tonye-idaminabo-receive-the-2026-afriball-lifetime-achievement-awards-at-historic-maiden-edition/) - AFRIBALL made a powerful and unforgettable debut on Saturday, 30th May 2026, at the iconic Assembly Rooms, Newcastle, marking its maiden edition as a bold new cultural platform celebrating African excellence, creativity, and influence across the UK.Held under the theme “Culturally Loud,” the inaugural event brought together distinguished leaders, innovators, and creatives from across the
- [Nigeria is technically a one-party state ](https://toluakinyemi.com/2026/01/25/nigeria-is-technically-a-one-party-state/) - Nigeria is technically a one-party state with the APC controlling 29 out of Nigeria’s 36 states, while the PDP leads four states and the Labour Party, Accord Party, and APGA all govern one state, respectively. This essay could also have been titled: the death of opposition as a metaphor for state capture. Joining the ruling
- [ Introducing dRAFTed: A Quarterly Support Fund for Nigerian Writers](https://toluakinyemi.com/2026/01/14/introducing-drafted-a-quarterly-support-fund-for-nigerian-writers/) - Launching 1st January 2025 The Roaring Lion Newcastle (TRLN) is proud to announce dRAFTed, a new initiative designed to support Nigerian creative writers experiencing financial hardship. dRAFTed delivers a lifeline for storytellers; fiction writers, essayists, poets, and spoken-word artists- and provides assistance to help them meet basic expenses and continue doing what they do best;
- [Tolu’ A. Akinyemi Chants a Poetic Incantation in the Official Visual Release of ‘The Angel of the North’](https://toluakinyemi.com/2025/06/27/tolu-a-akinyemi-chants-a-poetic-incantation-in-the-official-visual-release-of-the-angel-of-the-north/) - Renowned poet and author Tolu’ A. Akinyemi has released the official video for his electrifying poem The Angel of the North, blending poetic performance with compelling visual storytelling. The Angel of the North is a poetic call culled from his 2023 collection of poems for young people, You Need More Than Dreams, published by The
- [This Is Our City: Tolu’ A. Akinyemi’s Ode to Newcastle Comes to Life on Screen](https://toluakinyemi.com/2025/07/01/this-is-our-city-tolu-a-akinyemis-ode-to-newcastle-comes-to-life-on-screen/) - Award-winning poet, in an enthralling blend of poetry and film, captures the collective identity of Newcastle. The Nigerian British author, Tolu’ A. Akinyemi, renowned for his poetic works, has released an audio-visual tribute to Newcastle, This Is Our City, that stirs the emotions. Published in his poetry collection, Home in Motion in 2025 by The
- [The Lion of Newcastle Roars Again](https://toluakinyemi.com/2025/07/01/the-lion-of-newcastle-roars-again/) - The Roaring Lion Newcastle is proud to announce the release of Home in Motion, a reflective and timely poetry collection by multiple award-winning Nigerian British writer Tolu’ A. Akinyemi. The collection will be available from July 1st, 2025. Following the success of works such as A Booktiful Love, Inferno of Silence and 20 other titles,
- [HaroldWrites: A Review of Tolu’ Akinyemi’s Poetry Collection – Dead Cats Don’t Meow](https://toluakinyemi.com/2019/04/27/haroldwrites-a-review-of-tolu-akinyemis-poetry-collection-dead-cats-dont-meow/) - In all, this poetry collection “Dead Cats Don’t Meow” generally emphasizes the theme of self-belief and taking action. It reminds me of the saying “if you think you are too little to make an impact, try staying in a room with a mosquito.” “Poetry is not a turning loose of emotion, but an escape from
- [Meet "Elliot Msindo" the POET using poetry as a pill to tend to our mental health.](https://toluakinyemi.com/2019/05/27/meet-elliot-msindo-the-poet-using-poetry-as-a-pill-to-tend-to-our-mental-health/) - I was born in Zimbabwe and I sat my education there up to degree level. My passion for writing grew when I was still in secondary school. This prompted me to study English Literature in order to understand how poetry, short stories and novels are written. I started off by writing short poems and presenting
- [Association of Nigerian Authors 2019 literary prizes : Call for Entries](https://toluakinyemi.com/2019/03/22/association-of-nigerian-authors-2019-literary-prizes-call-for-entries/) - The Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA) has announced a range of prizes for its 2019 literary competitions. The prizes are: ANA Prize for Poetry (published & unpublished works) – N 100,000ANA Prize for Prose Fiction (published & unpublished works) – N 100,000 ANA Prize for Drama (published & unpublished works) – N 100,000 ANA Prize for Children’s
- [Dead Cats Don't Meow - Don't waste the ninth life" to be released in a matter of Weeks.](https://toluakinyemi.com/2019/03/21/dead-cats-dont-meow-dont-waste-the-ninth-life-to-be-released-in-a-matter-of-weeks/) - Tolu’ A. Akinyemi, who is fast becoming renowned for his poetry and was recently named as a writer with exceptional talent by Arts Council England, is about to release his fourth book, the third in his poetry collection. He has been growing in reputation since the release of his previous books Dead Lions Don’t Roar,
- [Leading Poetic Voices set to raise the bar at the Lagos Poetrython.](https://toluakinyemi.com/2019/03/23/leading-poetic-voices-set-to-raise-the-bar-at-the-lagos-poetrython/) - Lagos Poetrython and arts cafe is a gathering of wordsmiths and lyricists and a platform for the exhibition of the finest on the Lagos and International Poetry Scene. The event encompasses poetry slam, book reading, panel sessions, Poetrython and masterclasses. It will be an assembly of seasoned poets with a battalion of art and literary
- [David Roe the “Northumbrian with a wonky Accent”, who is sweeping the North East with a Fairytale of Words.](https://toluakinyemi.com/2019/03/25/david-roe-the-northumbrian-with-a-wonky-accent-who-is-sweeping-the-north-east-with-a-fairytale-of-words/) - Bio: Born in Derbyshire in the 60's, David has lived in the North East since his early teens. An undiscovered dyslexic in his childhood, he became a secret writer for over 30 years. Conned into a poetry Slam in 2016, and not bound by the rules of literacy and education (he just never learned), David
- [Ufuomaee the Author of Twenty books who is lighting up the Literary Space with aplomb.](https://toluakinyemi.com/2019/04/07/ufuomaee-the-author-of-twenty-books-who-is-lighting-up-the-literary-space-with-aplomb/) - Bio: Ufuoma Emerhor-Ashogbon is a young professional, a social entrepreneur and the Founder/CEO of Fair Life Africa Foundation, a charity that supports under-privileged children. She goes by the pen-name, Ufuomaee and loves to write and tell stories on her blog, blog.ufuomaee.org. She uses this avenue to share about her faith in God and is known
- [Sacrificial giving is a synonym for Father | Tolu' A. Akinyemi | Poetry](https://toluakinyemi.com/2025/04/13/sacrificial-giving-is-a-synonym-for-father-tolu-a-akinyemi-poetry/) - Write a poem for father without hyperboles. Good deeds need no embellishments. Someone asked, who is your father? I responded, father is a synonym for sacrificial giving. Sing a song for father with vigour and solemnity. In a voice, calming like the slumbering sea. Father is a tree Rooted— and we are the branches Spreading,
- [Tolu A. Akinyemi Releases Official Video for “Mortality”](https://toluakinyemi.com/2025/05/27/tolu-a-akinyemi-releases-official-video-for-mortality/) - Multiple award-winning poet and writer Tolu A. Akinyemi has released the official video for his poem “Mortality,” a deeply moving personal meditation on the inevitability of death and the quiet, unsettling beauty of accepting it. Originally published in his chapbook Voyage, “Mortality” opens with a line that immediately disarms and draws in the listener: “I
- [Tolu’ A. Akinyemi set to headline at For Better or Verse](https://toluakinyemi.com/2025/01/13/tolu-a-akinyemi-set-to-headline-at-for-better-or-verse/) - Editor's note: The event was initially scheduled for Friday 24th January but was cancelled due to Storm Éowyn. For Better or Verse poetry and open mic night will celebrate its first anniversary of quality poetry and spoken word with a little acoustic music thrown in to lighten up the event. The night of poetry tagged
- [Renowned Newcastle Poet scintillates at SpokenWord Paris](https://toluakinyemi.com/2025/01/13/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 Tolu’ A. Akinyemi made his debut performance in Paris and got the audience into a mix of emotions; laughing, roaring, and performed in
- [My literary journey was built on the strength of community](https://toluakinyemi.com/2025/01/12/my-literary-journey-was-built-on-the-strength-of-community/) - “It takes a village to raise a child,”–A popular African proverb. In 2017, I was that child. A breakout poet and writer in North-East, England. Even though I have been a writer all my life. Apart from avid readers of my blog (toluakinyemi.com) at the time I did not have a large reading audience or
- [Two Poems | Tolu’ A. Akinyemi](https://toluakinyemi.com/2024/11/18/two-poems-tolu-a-akinyemi-3/) - Bewildered A woman lies in my bed, naked. I am standing like a rock—immovable. Fleeting fantasies have become Sour cravings. My mind is running figures, Balancing the books. My brain has reached hasty conclusions In a flurry of blurred, blurry lines. A black bra, Red panties — Bewildered woman And an eccentric poet. Keep Your
- [Looking Back and Looking Forward: A Review of Tolu’ A. Akinyemi’s The Morning Cloud is Empty](https://toluakinyemi.com/2024/04/16/looking-back-and-looking-forward-a-review-of-tolu-a-akinyemis-the-morning-cloud-is-empty/) - The Morning Cloud is Empty is a collage of rich imageries from a past so young that it is cradled in the present. More succinctly, this book very well captures the expression; looking back and looking forward without losing sight of the present. Tolu’s muse wields an enrapturing omniscience as his poems evoke the familiar
- [Guiding Young People In Verse: A Review of 'You Need More Than Dreams' by Tolu A. Akinyemi | Review By Roseline Mgbodichinma](https://toluakinyemi.com/2024/03/20/guiding-young-people-in-verse-a-review-of-you-need-more-than-dreams-by-tolu-a-akinyemi-review-by-roseline-mgbodichinma/) - "We carry dreams like pregnant clouds. Our aspirations are fallacious fallacies.” Multiple award-winning writer Tolu A. Akinyemi, also known as Tolutoludo, with over twenty-one books under his belt, is no stranger to using the simplest of words to convey the deepest of meanings. His poetry does not send you on a chartless errand or leave
- [SO, WHEN DID YOU DIE? A review of Tolu A. Akinyemi’s On The Train To Hell by Jide Badmus](https://toluakinyemi.com/2024/03/17/so-when-did-you-die-a-review-of-tolu-a-akinyemis-on-the-train-to-hell-by-jide-badmus/) - This is an account of personal and communal grief—grief without borders. The book has death at its core. Of course, death is the heart of grief. Tolu Akinyemi, in this poetry collection, mourns the death of loved ones, friendships, truth, justice, faith, dreams & ultimately, that of a nation… he explores death as a plot
- [Kolomental and the Elephant in the Room - Our Mental health | Professor Kingsley O. Akhigbe | University of Benin](https://toluakinyemi.com/2023/10/20/kolomental-and-the-elephant-in-the-room-our-mental-health-professor-kingsley-o-akhigbe-university-of-benin/) - Tolu Akinyemi’s poem “Everybody don Kolomental,” was read and analysed as a case study by Professor Kingsley Oalei Akhigbe, Professor of Psychiatry, in the 293rd Inaugural Lecture Series at the University of Benin, on the topic, Kolomental and the Elephant in the Room - Our Mental Health. Watch the full video of Professor Kingsley Oalei
- [Lion & Lilac Presents a Black History Month Special at North Shields & District Men’s Catholic Club](https://toluakinyemi.com/2023/10/08/lion-lilac-presents-a-black-history-month-special-at-north-shields-district-mens-catholic-club/) - Lion & Lilac presents a Black History Month Special showcasing leading black voices in North-East, England. Tolu’ A. Akinyemi, Omotayo Sangofadeji, Papi Jeovani, Mwelwa Chilekwa, Fred Chyke, and Georgia May will perform and captivate the audience. The audience can enjoy live music, spoken word performance, storytelling, and play. The event will be held at North
- [<strong>Black History Month: Raise a Glass for Black Excellence</strong>](https://toluakinyemi.com/2023/10/06/black-history-month-raise-a-glass-for-black-excellence/) - It’s been a bitter-sweet couple of weeks for me. Sweet because my career is on the ascendancy. I resumed in my dream job in the second line of defence within the United Kingdom’s financial services industry. I took a substantial pay cut to be here. Which is a very bold move considering the current cost-of-living
- [Multiple Award-Winning Poet Tolu’ A. Akinyemi – The Lion of Newcastle announces North-East Spoken Word Tour for Autumn 2023](https://toluakinyemi.com/2023/09/23/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 several of his award-winning books, including A Booktiful Love and Inferno of Silence. ~Monday 4th September: The Cooking Pot Whitley Bay. 7pm. ~Thursday
- [Four Poems | Tolu' A. Akinyemi](https://toluakinyemi.com/2023/07/14/four-poems-tolu-a-akinyemi/) - Structures of Criminality We are breaking the structures of criminality one brick at a time. We are obidient to deconstructing the brigandage that is our eternal reality. We are dismantling the status quo that has made us a laughing stock. We are crushing the weakness of previous generations who swallowed the slime and rotten eggs
- [<strong>Nigerian Poet Makes Poetry History, releases collection of Financial Crime Compliance Poems</strong>](https://toluakinyemi.com/2023/06/23/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 writer and poet Tolu’ A. Akinyemi is the first poet in recorded history to publish a full-length collection of financial crime compliance poems.
- [Two Poems | Tolu’ A. Akinyemi](https://toluakinyemi.com/2022/07/26/two-poems-tolu-a-akinyemi-2/) - RuinousCharred bodies lie in the minefields of their ruinous exit.We are nested in this web of flaming fire. These deaths echo abomination and sacrilege.Charred bodies are immersed in convoluted oil of corruption.Label these tombstones 'greed' and 'sleaze.'Charred bodies are bunkering oil truncated by untimely death. This fury of hell on earth is a disaster plane
- [Three Poems | Tolu’ A. Akinyemi](https://toluakinyemi.com/2023/04/09/three-poems-tolu-a-akinyemi/) - Fading Cloud The morning is a cloud Overshadowing the gloom of night’s dark. The morning is a growing tree Spreading fearless wings. The morning dew Washes gales of intense sorrow. Pour libations on dry grounds To awaken dead spirits. The morning bares cleavages of hope At intersections where the dots No longer connect. When the
- [<strong>With his Twentieth Published Work “The Morning Cloud is Empty” Multiple Award-Winning Newcastle-Based Nigerian Author reaches Incredible Milestone.</strong>](https://toluakinyemi.com/2023/03/01/with-his-twentieth-published-work-the-morning-cloud-is-empty-multiple-award-winning-newcastle-based-nigerian-author-reaches-incredible-milestone/) - Notable Nigerian poet, essayist, storyteller and children’s author, Tolu’ A. Akinyemi’s latest collection of poems, ‘The Morning Cloud is Empty’ adds the prodigious Nigerian talent to the illustrious rank of Authors with twenty published works. Ekiti State born Nigerian Writer and Poet, Tolu’ A. Akinyemi who has received great international acclaim for his extraordinary talent
- [<strong>Multiple Award-Winning Author releases first collection of poems for Young People</strong>](https://toluakinyemi.com/2023/01/01/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 teenagers. Tolu’ A. Akinyemi has received great acclaim locally and internationally for his literary acumen and writing talent, which has seen him publish
- [Career Lessons from 2022](https://toluakinyemi.com/2022/12/24/career-lessons-from-2022/) - In the last quarter of 2019, I was opportune to work on the testing and implementation of the CLM program of an investment bank in Canary Wharf, London, which came with a lot of responsibilities and working with senior stakeholders. This lasted close to the end of the third quarter of 2021. However, being a
- [Jide Badmus, Christtie Jay, Omotayo Sangofadeji set to headline at Lion and Lilac’s National Poetry Day Event](https://toluakinyemi.com/2022/10/01/jide-badmus-christtie-jay-omotayo-sangofadeji-set-to-headline-at-lion-and-lilacs-national-poetry-day-event/) - UK Based Arts Organisation, Lion and Lilac will treat lovers of poetry to a National Poetry Day Event in line with this year’s theme of “The Environment”. The event will feature both established and emerging voices on the African and United Kingdom’s literary scene. Among the headliners is Jide Badmus, who is the author of
- [The Lion of Newcastle, Tolu’ A. Akinyemi is set to Release Four Books at The Lit and Phil Newcastle](https://toluakinyemi.com/2022/06/27/the-lion-of-newcastle-tolu-a-akinyemi-is-set-to-release-four-books-at-the-lit-and-phil-newcastle/) - Join author extraordinaire, the Lion of Newcastle, Tolu’ A. Akinyemi at his books signing and reading event at The Lit & Phil on the 8th of September 2022. At this event, Tolu’ will officially release his new books, If You Have To Be Anything, Be Kind (children’s literature); City of Lost Memories, (poetry); Awaken Your
- [Newcastle Publishing Imprint Secures the European Rights to Jide Badmus’s Collection of Poems - “What Do I Call My Love For Your Body”](https://toluakinyemi.com/2022/06/27/newcastle-publishing-imprint-secures-the-european-rights-to-jide-badmuss-collection-of-poems-what-do-i-call-my-love-for-your-body/) - The Roaring Lion Newcastle Ltd. committed to publishing outstanding books written by Black Authors has signed prolific Nigerian Poet, essayist, and storyteller, Jide Badmus, on a year 5 book deal for his forthcoming collection of poems, with an option to renew for another five years. The Newcastle based publishing imprint has secured the European rights
- [Renowned African Writer appointed as a columnist for 2022 in Malimbe Magazine ](https://toluakinyemi.com/2022/05/23/renowned-african-writer-appointed-as-a-columnist-for-2022-in-malimbe-magazine/) - The ingenious writing prodigy who has published fourteen books and has six forthcoming titles joins the roll-call of other illustrious African Writers who have been columnists at Malimbe Magazine. Tolu’ A. Akinyemi is a writer of repute who has garnered international acclaim for his outstanding literary works. The multi-award-winning Nigerian writer, who writes in the
- [Multi-Award-Winning Author releases collection of poems ‘A god in a Human Body’ to kick-start the New Year](https://toluakinyemi.com/2022/01/01/multi-award-winning-author-releases-collection-of-poems-a-god-in-a-human-body-to-kick-start-the-new-year/) - Written by the incredibly talented Children’s author, storyteller, essayist and poet Tolu’ A. Akinyemi, ‘A god in a Human Body’ explores themes of spirituality, divinity and the enormous power that we possess while we traverse this earthly passage. Multi-award-winning author Tolu’ A. Akinyemi has always admired the sheer force in humans and the ability to
- [Cancel Culture: The birth of a voiceless generation](https://toluakinyemi.com/2021/11/21/cancel-culture-the-birth-of-a-voiceless-generation/) - It’s a great pleasure to be here today to talk to you about a topic that interests me. And should interest all of us. A topic eating at the heart of society. I think my first question would be, Why do we have to cancel other voices? Why are people in my generation quick to
- [Tolu’ A. Akinyemi set to headline at the Havering Literary Festival 2021](https://toluakinyemi.com/2021/11/02/tolu-a-akinyemi-set-to-headline-at-the-havering-literary-festival-2021/) - Multi-Award-Winning Nigerian Poet and Writer, Tolu’ A. Akinyemi will headline at the Havering Literary Festival 2021. The Newcastle Based poet and creative writer, who has authored thirteen books with five other forthcoming books, is amongst leading literary voices that are taking part in the prestigious literary festival. Akinyemi is scheduled to feature at the Central
- [Black History Month: Time for More Actions and Fewer Talks](https://toluakinyemi.com/2021/10/17/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 would enable leadership and colleagues to understand how to support their Black allies and foster more inclusion and diversity in the workplace. However,
- [Black History Month: Not Enough Black Corporate Leaders](https://toluakinyemi.com/2021/10/13/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 of the trio of (Marcus Rashford, Bukayo Saka and Jadon Sancho) the England players who were subjected to vile racist abuse by their
- [AML Compliance Program: More than a Box Ticking Exercise](https://toluakinyemi.com/2021/10/13/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 come from a comprehensive survey of 1,015 financial crime compliance decision makers at financial institutions, including banks, investment firms, asset management firms and
- [Inside IR35–The Birth of a Zero Rights Workforce](https://toluakinyemi.com/2021/10/08/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 client via an intermediary, for example, their own limited company, and whose relationship with their client is such that had they been paid
- [Black History Month event on National Poetry Day with guest poet Tolu' A. Akinyemi](https://toluakinyemi.com/2021/09/30/black-history-month-event-on-national-poetry-day-with-guest-poet-tolu-a-akinyemi/) - Join us on National Poetry Day for a themed Celebration of Black History Month. Tolu’ A. Akinyemi is a multi-award-winning author in the genre of poetry, short story, children’s literature and essays. There will be an opportunity to tell us your experiences and your stories through poetry or bring along your favourite poems about Black
- [Newcastle-Based Author writes his name in the annals of history with ‘Born in Lockdown’](https://toluakinyemi.com/2021/09/08/newcastle-based-author-writes-his-name-in-the-annals-of-history-with-born-in-lockdown/) - Written by multi-award-winning author Tolu’ A. Akinyemi, ‘Born in Lockdown’ is a writer’s account of the coronavirus pandemic using poetry as a tool. The goal is to document the coronavirus pandemic era to generations unborn. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 8, 2021. United Kingdom— As coronavirus restriction eases with the world embracing freedom, the account of this
- [Multi-Award-Winning Author releases two children’s picture books to boost self-esteem](https://toluakinyemi.com/2021/08/30/multi-award-winning-author-releases-two-childrens-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 and self-confidence of children around the world. Prolific Newcastle Author Tolu’ A. Akinyemi has written two children’s books that seek to add to
- [Remote Working: A recipe for artificial unemployment or the future of work](https://toluakinyemi.com/2021/08/15/remote-working-a-recipe-for-creating-artificial-unemployment-or-the-future-of-work/) - The coronavirus pandemic has affected our way of life and work. With this, many organisations who in the past deemed remote working a taboo subject have had to embrace this change. We humans always exhibit that propensity to adapt to change and remote working on a gargantuan scale has recorded many successes. Whether we like
- [Covid-19 - Lessons from the eyes of a Keen Observer](https://toluakinyemi.com/2021/07/06/covid-19-lessons-from-the-eyes-of-a-keen-observer/) - As Freedom Day inches near and we are released from the shackles of government lockdowns which has been for the greater good. Even though they have not always led by example, think about the indiscretions of Matt Hancock, Dominic Cummings and Professor Neil Ferguson. Before now, human interaction has been deeply underrated. And the pandemic
- [Stage set for Lagos Poetrython Spoken Word Academy](https://toluakinyemi.com/2021/07/04/stage-set-for-lagos-poetrython-spoken-word-academy/) - All is set for the Lagos Poetrython Spoken word academy which will be held in Lagos. A gathering of griots and bards and also a platform for the exhibition of surreal works of arts, this event has expressions in poetry slam, book readings, panel sessions, poetry thon and master classes. Curated by Oloyede Michael Taiwo,
- [INFERNO OF SILENCE WINS 2020 INDIEREADER DISCOVERY AWARD FOR SHORT STORIES CATEGORY](https://toluakinyemi.com/2021/06/03/inferno-of-silence-wins-2020-indiereader-discovery-award-for-short-stories-category/) - JUNE, 3rd, 2021 – On Thursday June 2nd, IndieReader, one of the original review services for self, hybrid and independently published authors, announced the winners of the tenth annual IR Discovery Awards (IRDAs) for 2021. INFERNO OF SILENCE by Tolu’ A. Akinyemi won in the Short Stories category. IndieReader launched the IRDAs in 2011 to
- [Newcastle Author Honored in 2021 Indie Book Awards](https://toluakinyemi.com/2021/06/01/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. Akinyemi’s book is the joint winner of the BEST COVER DESIGN (Fiction) category in the 2021 Next Generation Indie Book Awards, the world’s
- [Empty Rooms |Tolu’ A. Akinyemi|Poetry](https://toluakinyemi.com/2021/05/23/empty-rooms-tolu-a-akinyemipoetry/) - My family house is a house of flying daggers, of rivalries and bitter wars that eat deep, scarring every memory. Some say blood is thicker than water. Turn it on its head and say water is thicker than blood. Last week, three strangers walked in through the back door. Today, they hoisted our family’s banner
- [Making the Most of the Opportunities that abound as a creative.](https://toluakinyemi.com/2021/05/09/making-the-most-of-the-opportunities-that-abound-as-a-creative/) - In this pandemic era, the landscape of work and building new relationships has changed drastically. We now carry out most of our activities online. The last one year has been a season to reinforce the need to embrace the opportunities present in our day-to-day environment. As a creative, how do you benefit from the world
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- [Two Poems |Tolu’ A. Akinyemi](https://toluakinyemi.com/2021/04/15/two-poems-tolu-a-akinyemi/) - F*ck – F*cking 2020 How do we scrub 2020 from our history books? How do we fuck it off as a one-off? The labels have left us weary, pandemic torn and broken. How do we deep-cleanse our minds from the horrors of 2020? The agony has left our mental health shattered like splintered glass. Do
- [One Good Man Short |Tolu’ A. Akinyemi|Poetry](https://toluakinyemi.com/2021/04/14/one-good-man-short-tolu-a-akinyemipoetry/) - The memories are not faint – our larger-than-life father whose kindness spreads like river sand has crossed to the other side. Father. Hero. Grandfather. The epitome of love whose life shines brighter than a full moon. Baba Nla, yours was a life lived in service to humanity. The void you left and beautiful memories will
- [THE EVERYDAY CHAPTER (TEC) APPOINTS FOUR NEW BOARD DIRECTORS](https://toluakinyemi.com/2021/04/13/the-everyday-chapter-tec-appoints-four-new-board-directors/) - PRESS INFORMATION FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 13, 2021 Contact: The Everyday Chapter +2347069697426 . . On Tuesday, 13th April 2021, The Everyday Chapter, today announces the appointment of Tolu’ A. Akinyemi, Elioenai Yomi, Ever Obi and AmaraChukwu Chimeka as its new board of directors for the 2021-2024 tenure, effective immediately. Elioenai Yomi is a renowned
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- [Tolu’ A. Akinyemi |Baby o|Lyrics](https://toluakinyemi.com/2021/02/15/tolu-a-akinyemi-baby-olyrics/) - I flex on this shit Don’t call me a rookie, my first song was a hit. Bruh, we say African to the World. This is the spoken word. I’m a poet. E fun mi ni Moet. They wanted to kill my dreams Look at me bursting to the seams. You say wow, damn! That was
- [2021: Hope is not Far Away](https://toluakinyemi.com/2021/01/08/2021-hope-is-not-far-away/) - It’s a New Year. The fireworks that heralded us into the New Year had a different feel. It had to. 2020 was a torrid year on every front. The humongous number of human lives lost and the current soaring hospital admissions in the United Kingdom and around the world leaves a foul taste in the
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- [Lead-Africa Writers (LAW) Emergence Conference 2020: Shift via Glocalization as a Transformative Writer by Tolu' A. Akinyemi](https://toluakinyemi.com/2020/12/12/lead-africa-writers-law-emergence-conference-2020-shift-via-glocalization-as-a-transformative-writer-by-tolu-a-akinyemi/) - Goal: This session is to help participants understand writing from the perspective of a global audience and enable their transition to writing for the International reader audience In our rapidly changing world, where new communities and relationships are forged seamlessly. It’s expedient that we also partake in this paradigm shift. Shift, think outside your locality,
- [I won an ‘Oscars’ Award](https://toluakinyemi.com/2020/12/02/i-won-an-oscars-awards/) - Yesterday, the 1st of December 2020, I won a prestigious Oscars award—for outstanding delivery. This is not an award from my pastime which is writing books and I really love writing books, especially poetry books which by January 1, 2021, I would have authored a gargantuan seven poetry collections and a collection of inspirational essays
- [ArtHut Assemblage-Writing the Society: Being Peculiar as a Creative by Tolu’ A. Akinyemi](https://toluakinyemi.com/2020/11/27/arthut-assemblage-writing-the-society-being-peculiar-as-a-creative-by-tolu-a-akinyemi/) - As writers, it’s our responsibility to amplify our voices and use our writing as a medium to make things right. It behoves on us as writers to “write the society” using our words as a catalyst and medium of this information exchange. The world keeps changing at the speed of light and as the world
- [Winners of #ToluToludoReview announced.](https://toluakinyemi.com/2020/08/23/winners-of-tolutoludoreview-announced/) - The winners of the #𝐓𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐓𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐝𝐨𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰 a free online contest for talented writers, book reviewers and book lovers have now been announced. The winners are: Okeibunor Tobechukwu—Read review here Veronica Adeusi—Read review here Enang Godswill—Read review here Congratulations to the winners and everyone that took part in the competition.
- [Nigerian Poet Scores: A Hat-Trick of Poetry Wins](https://toluakinyemi.com/2020/11/21/nigerian-poet-scores-a-hat-trick-of-poetry-wins/) - Hot on the heels of his widely acclaimed 2020 releases, ’Inferno of Silence’ and ’A Booktiful Love’. Acclaimed poet and writer, Tolu’ A. Akinyemi, makes it a hat-trick of poetry wins with the expected release of two books ‘Black ≠ Inferior’ and ‘Never Marry a Writer’ on January 1, 2021. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 21,
- [Dead Cats Don’t Meow—A Modern Masterpiece. - Jessica B.](https://toluakinyemi.com/2020/11/05/dead-cats-dont-meow-a-modern-masterpiece-jessica-b/) - Dead Cats Don’t Meow is the third book of poetry from Tolu' A. Akinyemi. Issued hot on the heels of Dead Lions Don’t Roar and Dead Dogs Don’t Bark, this latest collection of poetry urges its reader not to waste their ninth life. If you like poetry already, you will love this collection. From My
- [Cover Reveal: Never Marry a Writer](https://toluakinyemi.com/2020/10/24/cover-reveal-never-marry-a-writer/) - OH, THE WEBS WE WEAVE... For his seventh poetry collection, Tolu' has turned his attention to that old adage -no one in a writer's life may have secrets.A vibrant, human exploration of the way in which words and deeds connect all of us, and the tiniest movements which span out across continents. Tolu' writes powerfully
- [Creative Writing: A tool to Engender Social Change, #EndSARS, #EndBadGovernance.](https://toluakinyemi.com/2020/10/18/creative-writing-a-tool-to-engender-social-change-endsars-endbadgovernance/) - When I remember the iconic Afrobeat musician Fela Anikulapo Kuti and how he used his music to drive conversations around social change and awaken consciousness amongst the populace, it gives me immense delight on the importance of driving conversations through writing for creatives and non-creatives alike that causes a paradigm shift. The recent #endsars protest
- [#EndSARS as a Synonym of Bad Governance](https://toluakinyemi.com/2020/10/17/endsars-as-a-synonym-of-bad-governance/) - The youths in Nigeria have long endured police brutality and have seen dreams fizzled by those who should protect them. Fast forward to October 2020, what started as a call for a peaceful protest as a reaction to the unending killings by the SARS unit of the police force has engulfed the nation like a
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- [In a chat with Columnist, Culture Critic and Lawyer, Jerry Chiemeke, whose debut Collection of Short Stories explores the complexities of human relationships.](https://toluakinyemi.com/2020/09/27/in-a-chat-with-columnist-culture-critic-and-lawyer-jerry-chiemeke-whose-debut-collection-of-short-stories-explores-the-complexities-of-human-relationships/) - Bio: Jerry Chiemeke is a columnist, culture critic and lawyer. His works have appeared in The Inlandia Journal, The Johannesburg Review of Books, The Guardian, Honey & Lime, Bone and Ink Press and Agbowo, among others. A lover of long walks and alternative rock music, Chiemeke lives in Lagos, Nigeria, where he is working on
- [Author's New Collection of Short Stories will keep you on the Edge.](https://toluakinyemi.com/2020/09/20/authors-new-collection-of-short-stories-will-keep-you-on-the-edge/) - BOOK RELEASE ANNOUNCEMENT Book Title: “Dreaming Of Ways To Understand You” Author: Jerry Chiemeke Year of Publication: 2020 Release Dates: 15th September 2020 (Okadabooks) 15th September 2020 (Amazon) 2nd October 2020 (Print, Magic Wand Publishing) “Chiemeke writes immersive, interrogative prose.” - Dami Ajayi, author of Clinical Blues and A Woman’s Body Is A Country “These
- [On a ride with Ijeoma Ucheibe, the lawyer changing the narrative through Africa’s Foremost Literary Hub – The Bagus NG.](https://toluakinyemi.com/2020/09/13/on-a-ride-with-ijeoma-ucheibe-the-lawyer-changing-the-narrative-through-africas-foremost-literary-hub-the-bagus-ng/) - Bio: Ijeoma Ucheibe is a legal practitioner, HR professional, mediapreneur and curator of The Bagus NG, a literary platform promoting African literature with an informal feel. When she’s not writing an academic paper or marketing books online, Ijeoma reviews books on the award-winning Classic FM 97.3 #BookOnReview show with Benjamin Okoh every Saturday at 9pm.
- [Author. Poet. Doctor. Artist—In a chat with Lucas on his Artistry and everything in-between.](https://toluakinyemi.com/2020/09/02/author-poet-doctor-artist-in-a-chat-with-lucas-on-his-artistry-and-everything-in-between/) - Bio: Lucas was born and raised in a Christian home with his three sisters in Nigeria. As a child, he developed a love for music and lyrical compositions—a habit he picked up watching his late father ceremoniously listen to Bob Marley and Fela Kuti. He has always wanted to be a medical doctor, following the
- [In conversation with Dr. Victoria Ikoro, a Christian Author on a mission to make a difference.](https://toluakinyemi.com/2020/08/24/in-conversation-with-dr-victoria-ikoro-a-christian-author-on-a-mission-to-make-a-difference/) - Bio: Thank you so much for this opportunity, I appreciate it. By God’s grace, I am a Christian writer and also passionate about children's ministry. RLN: How did the journey into writing begin, who were your early influences? Dr. VI: I started writing after I gave my life to Christ. I was about 13 years old
- [Inferno of Silence: An Unexpected Rollercoaster](https://toluakinyemi.com/2020/08/14/inferno-of-silence-an-unexpected-rollercoaster/) - Title: Inferno of Silence Author: Tolu’ A. Akinyemi Publisher: The Roaring Lion Newcastle E-book/Pages (Okadabooks App/582) Reviewer: ENANG, God’swill Effiong Akinyemi has proven himself a genius again. The stories will be reviewed one after another. In ‘Black Lives Matter’, Akinyemi treats the issue of racism; woven around Ikemefuna, who gets a transfer to play for
- [The Lion met Luckins | Tolu' Akinyemi | Poetry](https://toluakinyemi.com/2020/04/12/the-lion-met-luckins-tolu-akinyemi-poetry/) - I once looked beaten. Damn! I was thrice lucky. Serve me three apples for breakfast and some snakes for dinner. A life of iffiness was lurking. Until the Lion met Luckins! The cubs are screaming: We are descendants of Lion king, the immigrant poet. Kirsten is a synonym for poetry! Permit me to spit the
- [Joy in the midst of a Pandemic](https://toluakinyemi.com/2020/04/22/joy-in-the-midst-of-a-pandemic/) - In Lockdown, our spirits are alive.In isolation, we draw from the strength of community.When this pandemic is over, we will be thankful for the little things. © Tolu’ A. Akinyemi
- [Assassin’s Creed |Flourish Joshua | Poetry](https://toluakinyemi.com/2020/05/17/assassins-creed-flourish-joshua-poetry/) - This is no 3D game, But a game full of gameful gamers; A battle of the mind and soul — A tricky way to die before death Pissed is our peace; we plea this peace. Shredded is this peace, Princes of pieces, we are. Comfort isn’t comfortable, we can’t come forth. Pierced is the pressure,
- [Ella | Tolu’ Akinyemi | Poetry](https://toluakinyemi.com/2020/05/17/ella-tolu-akinyemi-poetry/) - If Ella was a song, I will dance to the beats till I’m breathless. Ella was the word that was spoken to heal broken hearts. I heard the words echo "heal her". If Ella was a poem, I would read till the pages are grey, and I fade into oblivion. If Ella
- [Pangs of Sorrow | Tolu’ Akinyemi | Poetry](https://toluakinyemi.com/2020/06/13/pangs-of-sorrow-tolu-akinyemi-poetry/) - Adeoti’s lifeless body, laid still like an effigy.‬ ‪The cries from the depth of his soul reverberated the atmosphere.‬ ‪The dreary sky wore the colour of intense grief: Burning red.‬ ‪He can tell the smell of death; the grief planted in his face illuminates the pangs of its sorrow. ©️ Tolu’ A. Akinyemi Photo Credits: Vlee
- [A Miracle & Song of Songs | Samuel Ajani | Poetry](https://toluakinyemi.com/2020/06/14/a-miracle-song-of-songs-samuel-ajani-poetry/) - {A MIRACLE} I’ve seen a golden pheasant, Flying around in its colorful splendor, Spreading its wing With every single feather glowing. I’ve seen a gazania, In brilliant shades Of orange and yellow, Its pleasant scent, so alluring. I’ve seen a Bengal tiger, Full of strength and grandeur, Its beauty beyond measure, Holding every man in
- [Broken Piece | Tolu’ Akinyemi | Poetry](https://toluakinyemi.com/2020/07/25/broken-piece-tolu-akinyemi-poetry/) - Our Love could have been as clear as spring water But her fountain had been polluted by streams of hate. This could have been paradise but I spend my days in regret grieving the day our paths crossed. He could have been my prince charming but his words are arrows darting my heart, wounding my
- [At my Death|Tolu’ A. Akinyemi|Poetry](https://toluakinyemi.com/2020/08/09/at-my-deathtolu-a-akinyemipoetry/) - Do not shed false tears at my death, do away with your solemnity of hypocrisy. I came as a lonely stranger to unfamiliar terrains draped in unbridled innocence. This body, this spirit, won’t agonize as my curtains are drawn in this transient life. Do not immerse my poetic life with incendiary feelings of grief and
- [With Unravel Your Hidden Gems, Tolu Akinyemi digs deep for glory](https://toluakinyemi.com/2019/06/30/with-unravel-your-hidden-gems-tolu-akinyemi-digs-deep-for-glory/) - Title: Unravel Your Hidden Gems Author: Tolu Akinyemi Publisher: T&B Global Concepts Ltd., UK Pagination: 376 Year: 2018 Watching others ascend the totem pole of life with relative ease, some are wont to believe they can’t fly. Times without number, they have tried times, yet have found no way to break the ice. Don’t despair
- [Precious gifts will help businesses to flourish](https://toluakinyemi.com/2019/07/06/precious-gifts-will-help-businesses-to-flourish/) - A GRAYS-based businesswoman has received backing for her catering business from an Essex charity that helps local people achieve their goals and dreams. The ‘Precious Pearl’ charity is launching a giving circle at a charity event in Thurrock next week to support local individuals and small start-ups. The initiative will be launched at the charity’s
- [Unravel Your Hidden Gems: New Book of Essays Equips Readers with Vital “Life Truths” for Boundless Success](https://toluakinyemi.com/2019/07/11/unravel-your-hidden-gems-new-book-of-essays-equips-readers-with-vital-life-truths-for-boundless-success/) - Written by acclaimed coach and writer, Tolu' A. Akinyemi, ‘Unravel Your Hidden Gems’ brings readers an eclectic and comprehensive collection of essays that span life’s wide spectrum. The goal is bold – to empower readers to find happiness and fulfillment by succeeding at what is personally important to them in life. Successfully utilized by readers
- [Karen Middleton and Poems she wrote from “Cheers Village”.](https://toluakinyemi.com/2019/08/29/karen-middleton-and-poems-she-wrote-from-cheers-village/) - Bio: I live in Sherburn Village in Durham. I call it “Cheers Village” (as everybody knows your name) I started writing poems 20 years ago, when a certain world event got to me. After many trials and tribulations in my life. I felt better when I wrote my feelings down. I have always loved listening
- [Never Play Games with the Devil hit the bookshelves!](https://toluakinyemi.com/2019/09/01/press-release/) - Author makes bold statement, goes all out for the devil with new poetry collection Written by acclaimed poet and writer, Tolu' A. Akinyemi, ‘Never Play Games with the Devil’ brings readers a didactic collection of poems with themes spread across pertinent issues of life. The goal is daring – to empower readers to hustle, find
- [A dose of African flavor, some Nigerian literary spice and a distinct voice, conversations with Olaitan Ojomo on his art.](https://toluakinyemi.com/2019/09/29/a-dose-of-african-flavor-some-nigerian-literary-spice-and-a-distinct-voice-conversations-with-olaitan-ojomo-on-his-art/) - Bio: I am Ojomo Ayodele Olaitan, a graduate of Agricultural Science from Adeyemi Federal University of Education Ondo State, Nigeria. A Catholic by birth, an avid reader, a comic lover, and a movie guru. A lover of deep artworks. RLN: How did your journey as a writer begin? OO: It started in the university, my
- [An interview with the author of the newly published collection of short stories “Her Eyes Tell our Stories” who has read over One Thousand Books and is still counting…](https://toluakinyemi.com/2019/10/20/an-interview-with-the-author-of-the-newly-published-collection-of-short-stories-her-eyes-tell-our-stories-who-has-read-over-one-thousand-books-and-is-still-counting/) - Bio: Omotayo Sangofadeji is a financial consultant by day and a writer all the time. She has worked as a content creator for Tru Star Magazine. Her short stories have been published in several online publications including The Naked Convos and Stories.Ng. Former headliner at the 13th Redefest Community Music Festival, she has also performed
- ['Never Play Games with the Devil' by Author Tolu' A. Akinyemi is no cliché when it comes to the poems in this book and is definitely much more than a creative book title.](https://toluakinyemi.com/2019/11/12/never-play-games-with-the-devil-by-author-tolu-a-akinyemi-is-no-cliche-when-it-comes-to-the-poems-in-this-book-and-is-definitely-much-more-than-a-creative-book-title/) - Never Play Games with the Devil by Author Tolu' A. Akinyemi The Roaring Lion Newcastle Press, 2019, pp.56. Reviewed by Realistic Poetry International Never Play Games with the Devil by Author Tolu' A. Akinyemi is no cliché when it comes to the poems in this book and is definitely much more than a creative book
- [EDITORIAL: BURSTING OUR BUBBLES (BOB)](https://toluakinyemi.com/2020/01/10/editorial-bursting-our-bubbles-bob/) - As we step into a new year and a new decade. Many of us would look inwards want more clarity and insight, which can bring a major shift and improvement in the New Year—2020 and beyond. Many of us know that this little time of stepping back, this time of introspection can make a lot
- [There is a Lion in You - Find Your Unique Roar](https://toluakinyemi.com/2020/01/25/there-is-a-lion-in-you-find-your-unique-roar/) - We all have a unique roar and creative talent that we need to showcase. As an Author and Creative, I meet countless people who tell me they have no talent or unique gift, but we all have that inner power to do the astonishing. Don’t beat yourself too much with the stick of worthless or
- [From the fringes to the Edinburgh Fringe- In Conversation with Andi Talbot a Poet on a Mission.](https://toluakinyemi.com/2020/01/30/from-the-fringes-to-the-edinburgh-fringe-in-conversation-with-andi-talbot-a-poet-on-a-mission/) - Bio: Andi Talbot is a writer and performance poet from County Durham. Since July 2019 he has performed over 30 times in various locations across the North East of England and beyond (literally anywhere that will have him!). In his free time he enjoys reading, drinking rum and getting lost in unfamiliar cities. He is
- ["My writing Journey"](https://toluakinyemi.com/2020/02/08/my-writing-journey/) - In the Beginning In the beginning were books, it was an enthralling love that had grown probably out of my introverted nature. Growing up, I was the death of the party, so if you want your party dead, send me an invitation and you will see a guest in extremes of segregation. Even now, I still
- [Okadabooks Review: Never Play Games with The Devil](https://toluakinyemi.com/2020/02/16/okadabooks-review-never-play-games-with-the-devil/) - They say lightning doesn’t strike twice in the same place, but I can tell you absolutely that lightning has struck twice, because Tolu Akinyemi has done it again! He has wowed me again and has left me impressed again! You know, after reading Dead Lions Don’t Roar, I thought I had seen all in Tolu’s
- [An Author’s Guide to the Coronavirus Pandemic.](https://toluakinyemi.com/2020/03/20/an-authors-guide-to-the-coronavirus-pandemic/) - The entire world is in overdrive: panic buying, empty shelves, major cities on lockdowns, government bailouts of monumental proportions, a strange virus is surging through planet earth and this is not a blockbuster horror movie. If it were, the viewing numbers would have been epic and the 'box office' grossing in the billions. I’d had
- [COVID TOO  | Oloyede Michael Taiwo | Poetry](https://toluakinyemi.com/2020/04/14/covid-too/) - THE SKIES HAD A FALLEN COUNTENANCE TODAY TOO. HIS BIRDS GOT ENTANGLED IN THE CRUSHING SNARE OF THE CROOKED FOWLER TOO. THE HEN DID NOT COME HOME TO ROOST TODAY TOO. HIS BLOOD-STAINED BOOTS WERE THE BLACK BOX OF HIS INCINERATED BREATH TOO. THEY SAID HIS CANON SCALP FIRST FLEW TOO. BEFORE THE RAGING CLUBS
- [Shhhhhhhh!!!!! There is a new Burns’ in town—An interview with the widely celebrated Poet and Writer, Rachel Burns.](https://toluakinyemi.com/2020/04/19/shhhhhhhh-there-is-a-new-burns-in-town-an-interview-with-the-widely-celebrated-poet-and-writer-rachel-burns/) - Bio: Rachel Burns was born in Newcastle- Upon Tyne and grew up in a small rural village in County Durham. She completed a screenwriting talent scheme with ITV and Northern Film and Media in 2012. Her screenplays have been longlisted in several BBC Script Rooms and various playwriting competitions. She is an alumnus of the
- [Prolific Author secures a seat in the African Writers Hall of Fame](https://toluakinyemi.com/2020/05/08/prolific-author-secures-a-seat-in-the-african-writers-hall-of-fame/) - With the release of two books ‘A Booktiful Love’ and ‘Inferno of Silence’, acclaimed poet and writer, Tolu’ A. Akinyemi, secures a seat in the African Writers hall of fame for his consistency and versatility. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 8, 2020. United Kingdom—A notable author and poet named as a writer with exceptional talent by
- [Tolu’ A. Akinyemi To Launch His Collection Of Poetry and Short Story.](https://toluakinyemi.com/2020/05/13/tolu-a-akinyemi-to-launch-his-collection-of-poetry-and-short-story/) - Best-selling U.K based Nigerian Writer/Poet and Author of seven books and counting, Tolu’ A. Akinyemi, is set to launch his most anticipated Collection of Poems and Short Stories, May 23, 2020.The Creative tags his collection of poems, ‘A Booktiful Love’ and his collection of short stories, ‘Inferno Of Silence’. The E-book launch therefore sets to
- [All Lives Matter - A review by Omotayo Sangofadeji](https://toluakinyemi.com/2020/05/24/all-lives-matter-a-review-by-omotayo-sangofadeji/) - Hello everyone. Thank you for joining today’s programme. My name is Omotayo Sangofadeji. I am the author of ‘Her Eyes Tell Our Stories’ a collection of short stories.I have known Tolu’ for a couple of years now and he was a great support to me on my journey to become a self-published author. From his first book
- [Tolu' Akinyemi's speech at the e-Launch event of "Inferno Of Silence" and "A Booktiful Love"](https://toluakinyemi.com/2020/05/24/tolu-akinyemis-speech-at-the-e-launch-event-of-inferno-of-silence-and-a-booktiful-love/) - Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen, the speakers, the hosts of tonight’s event, Family and friends, and my second family- the literary community. Good evening everyone!I’m super delighted on the auspicious occasion of the launch of my new books “Inferno of Silence” and “A Booktiful Love” today. This is a record-breaking moment for me on so many
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- [Book Review: Dead Cats don’t Meow – A Mobile Library Of Positivity.](https://toluakinyemi.com/2020/06/14/book-review-dead-cats-dont-meow-a-mobile-library-of-positivity/) - Reviewer: Karen Middleton Dead Cats Don’t Meow, Tolu Akinyemi, T&B Global Concepts UK, 2019, pp. 128 When considering, which book to read, a book with an eye-catching title that screams out at you, that catches and keeps the public’s attention is important, so, this book, which will rekindle your literacy vision by Tolu’ A. Akinyemi
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