Lion of Newcastle- Tolu' Akinyemi

Author’s 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,...

On a ride with Ijeoma Ucheibe, the lawyer changing the narrative through Africa’s 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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

At my Death|Tolu’ A. Akinyemi|Poetry

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,...

A blog review of Tolu’ A. Akinyemi’s collection of poems titled “A Booktiful love”, by Olabayo Joshua AWODIREPO

Tolu’ A. Akinyemi is an amazing writer and a quintessential wordsmith who, through the mastery of literary devices, passes across his messages in a very simple, understandable and relatable way. His collection...

INFERNO OF SILENCE REVIEW by Yahaya Yusuf

In Tolu’ A. Akinyemi’s debut to storytelling; Inferno of Silence. The book cover depicts a picture of a young man; whose mouth was covered by several hands—forced to remain silent from narrating...

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...

Tolu’ A. Akinyemi (also known as Tolutoludo & Lion of Newcastle) is a multi-award-winning Nigerian author in the genre of poetry, short story, Children’s Literature and essays, which include: Dead Lions Don’t Roar (Poetry, 2017), Unravel Your Hidden Gems (Essays, 2018), Dead Dogs Don’t Bark (Poetry, 2018), Dead Cats Don’t Meow (Poetry, 2019), Never Play Games With The Devil (Poetry, 2019), Inferno of Silence (Short Stories, 2020), A Booktiful Love (Poetry, 2020), Black ≠ Inferior (Poetry, 2021), Never Marry a Writer (Poetry, 2021), Everybody Don Kolomental (Poetry, 2021), I Wear Self-Confidence Like a Second Skin (Children’s Literature, 2021) I Am Not a Troublemaker (Children’s Literature, 2021) and A god in a human body (Poetry, forthcoming – January 2022).

Tolu’ has been endorsed by Arts Council England as a writer with “exceptional talent.”

He is a co-founder of Lion and Lilac, a UK-based arts organization and sits on the board of many organizations.