THE Ibadan Book Club has expressed readiness to host the third edition of the Read Nigeria Project, according to a statement by Ayobami Odunyemi and Hassanat Ayoade, coordinator and Secretary of the club.
The event would take place at the Oyo State Library Board, opposite Cocoa House, Ibadan starting at 12pm.
Read Nigeria Project is a nationwide chain of reading events administered by Adwinsa Publications (Gh) Ltd. The reading will be hosting four Ibadan-based teen writers — Stephen Ajeigbe, Peace Akindimeji Akin-Tella, Chukwudi Divine and Ayuba Gbolahan in Ibadan, the capital of Oyo State.
The project also hopes to promote book reading through different events like book bee, quiz contests and other mediums across the country irrespective of tribe, color, sect, age, religion and gender.
Meet the Guest Writers/Readers
STEPHEN AJEIGBE : Born in 2008 in Ibadan, Oyo State, Stephen is a member of The Book Friendly Club of God’s Blessing Comprehensive College and also the Ibadan Book Club. He feels privileged to have read his first poem ever on the floors of the Ibadan Book Club. Stephen seizes every opportunity available to write poems. He believes that with constant personal and group reading and learning with book club members, he would write more poems. His current poem is titled “Education with Godliness”.
PEACE AKINDIMEJI AKIN-TELLA : Born on 29th day of September 2008, in Ibadan, Peace is currently a member of his School’s Choir, The JETS Club, the Book Friendly Club of God’s Blessing Comprehensive College and the Ibadan Book Club. He has represented his School in several competitions and most recently The Science Teachers Association of Nigeria OLYMPIAD 2022, at the junior category. He looks forward to becoming a renowned Science fiction writer in the near future. His Parental encouragement has been his source of inspiration in Writing.
CHUKWUDI DIVINE: Chukwudi Divine is a member of Society of Young Nigerian Writers (SYNW). He writes fiction and nonfiction.
AYUBA GBOLAHAN: Ayuba Gbolahan is a metaphysical poet, a speaker and a writer. He loves reading and as a result of that, he was nicknamed, bookworm. Gbolahan is currently the Publicity Secretary of Society of Young Nigerian Writers (Oyo State Chapter)
