Crimson Night by Obehi Dibua is a beautiful story of power, sacrifice, and unconditional love. It is the first in a series of stories that promise to be engaging, interesting and charged with intimidating power. What I really like about a series is the unique responsibility each book carries as an individual entity and part […]
Read the Story of a Lonely 13-year-old in a Nigerian Boarding School
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OkadaBooks Town Hall: Conversation, Brand Growth, Small Chops and Photos
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On the 7th of this month, we hosted authors, readers, invited guests and a whole lot of OkadaRiders at our Town Hall Meeting. The event which was covered by Laminar Studios, kicked off with a Panel Discussion featuring our CEO, Okechukwu Ofili, and Bestselling author, Sally Kenneth Dadzie on ‘The Secret Art of Marketing’. 8 Things we […]
Submit your Manuscript for the 2019 Quramo Writers’ Prize
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Submission for the 2019 Quramo Writers’ Prize (QWP) has just commenced and we are super excited! QWP aims to encourage a new community of talented African writers and provide an opportunity for unexposed talent to achieve publishing recognition. Unlike the previous years, this year’s prize is inviting unpublished authors to submit a novella manuscript, with […]
4 Books to Remind you of Maternal Love
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Mothers are the root of human existence. Since we are celebrating all mothers, we made a compilation of 4 books that glorify the care, sacrifices, kindness, and selflessness associated with motherhood. I KNOW WHY YOUR MOTHER CRIES by Badiru Kehinde This anthology is a manifestation of the tears Mothers have cried and still cry. The […]
BLOOD MONEY
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Their panties are on the line Not to be dry cleaned But, a line tied to their lives By whom? You may ask Well, by bloodhounds Hunting for sweet destinies Plastered on fresh cottoned pants Their thirst Unquenchable Poverty shall die By all means And riches must be made Even if it comes From the […]
How OkadaBooks is Building the Next 1,000,000 Indigenous Readers
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OkadaBooks has always supported local publishers, it’s one of the reasons we became popular among self-published authors, and it’s been one hell of a ride. But in all this we found a new cause. Over the years, we’ve seen a growing trend in our reader base. We saw millions of searches in Hausa language gradually […]
Join the OkadaBooks Internship Programme
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Kickstart your career with invaluable experience from Nigeria’s leading e-publisher As a team, we’ve worked with dozens of bright, young minds from across the country to build the brand that we’ve become today, that’s why we believe in giving everyone equal opportunity to work with us at OkadaBooks Are you a fresh graduate or undergrad […]