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 […]
OkadaBooks Town Hall: Conversation, Brand Growth, Small Chops and Photos
Karanta Cikin Hausa - Read in English
“If Rapunzel was Black, She Will Let Up Her Hair” – Okechukwu Ofili
Karanta Cikin Hausa - Read in English
At the 10-day annual Sharjah International Book Fair, held in the United Arab Emirates, the CEO of OkadaBooks, Okechukwu Ofili, urged African parents to be mindful of the sort of books they present to their children, because western fairy tales can mess with their heads. Imagine a black child reading Snow White and encountering the […]
OkadaBooks Was At the Inaugural IPA Africa Seminar
Karanta Cikin Hausa - Read in English
On the 9th of May, 2018, we were glad to have been part of The inaugural International Publishers Association (IPA) Africa Seminar. It was held in an Oscar-like decorated conference hall at Eko Hotel and Suites in Lagos. Titled: ‘Publishing for Sustainable Development – The Role of Publishers in Africa,’ and jointly organized by the IPA and […]