Jola

Storyteller | Host of the Tokunbo Podcast Series

[Jola @JolaNaibi]

Ep. 9 of the #TokunboPodcastSeries is here 🎙️
@Sefi_Atta joins me to talk about conjuring postcolonial Lagos through fiction .
🎧 Listen now everywhere you get your podcasts!
#Nollywood #BooksintoFilm #NigerianLiterature #DiasporaVoices

[Jola @JolaNaibi]

New Episode Alert:
@ikhide a Nigerian literary critic joins me on the #TokunboPodcastSeries to talk about writing from the diaspora and the subtle art of critiquing with care.

Listen here everywhere you get your podcasts
#NigerianWriters #DiasporaLit #AfricanCritics

[Jola @JolaNaibi]

🎙️ New Podcast Episode!
Nigerian-Canadian writer Yejide Kilanko joins us to discuss the power of fiction in confronting tough realities and how storytelling empowers individuals & communities
Tune in! 🎧 Link in bio.
#DiasporaStorytellers #NigerianVoices #TokunboPodcastSeries

[Jola @JolaNaibi]

Nigerian Afrofuturist writer @WTalabi joins me on the #TokunboPodcastSeries for a conversation on blending Yoruba culture, speculative fiction, and the future of African storytelling.
Tune in to find out! 🎧
#Afrofuturism #YorubaVoices #SpeculativeAfrica #SciFiMeetsMyth

[Jola @JolaNaibi]

🎙️On Episode 5 of the #TokunboPodcastSeries, I speak with two incredible guests: PejuAbuchi and EniyeOshunbiyi. They share the challenges and opportunities of diaspora life 🎧
#NigerianVoices #DiasporaStories #AfricanStorytelling #CulturalRoots

[Jola @JolaNaibi]

In Episode 4 of the #tokunbopodcastseries, I chat with @LeyeAdenle, known for the Amaka trilogy. How does a writer capture the pulse of Lagos while living outside Nigeria?
Listen now everywhere you get your podcasts.
#StorytellingAcrossBorders #DiasporaWrites #LagosinFiction

[Jola @JolaNaibi]

🎙️ New Episode Drop!

This week on the #TokunboPodcastSeries, I speak with Tope Fajingbesi Balogun whose new book explores grief, infertility, and identity in the diaspora. 🎧 Listen now wherever you get your podcasts!
#NaijaVoicesAbroad #BlackFarmers #HealingThroughStory

[Jola @JolaNaibi]

📢 New Episode! 🎙️

Award-winning Nigerian writer @HelonHabila joins the #tokunbopodcastseries to discuss how Nigeria’s political landscape shapes his writing among other things.

🎧 Listen now wherever you get your podcasts!

#NaijaVoicesAbroad #NigerianWriters #Storytelling

[Jola @JolaNaibi]

Episode 1 is here! 🎙️
Kicking off our podcast with @yemisiaribisala, as she shares how writing about food from the diaspora is about about memory, identity, and home.
🎧 Listen now wherever you get your podcasts! #NaijaVoicesAbroad #FoodStories #TokunboPodcastSeries

[Jola @JolaNaibi]

Tokunbo: a new podcast series of deep, inspiring conversations with Nigerian storytellers in the diaspora.
Listen to the trailer: https://t.co/FOqiP8aTu8
First episode drops March 17—wherever you get your podcasts. #NaijaVoicesAbroad #NigerianStorytellers #TokunboPodcastSeries

[Jola @JolaNaibi]

I am super-excited to share that my #shortstory - Keffi House has been published in @lounlounjournal. It tells the story of an old house in central Lagos that holds family stories and secrets. #NewPublication #AfroBrazilian #HappyReading #HistoricalFiction
https://t.co/mx1sHAqnnE

[Jola @JolaNaibi]

@NKaelid62097 @IseleMagazine Thank you for reading Eating Yam with Palm Oil and taking the time to reach out to me. I am glad you enjoyed it. ❤️

[Jola @JolaNaibi]

Really pleased to see my short story featured in the latest issue of @IseleMagazine alongside some talented writers. #HappyReading #ShortStory #NewPublication #LiteraryMagazine

[Isele Magazine @IseleMagazine]

Eating Yam with Palm Oil | Jola Naibi https://t.co/UQw8LayXlY

[Jola @JolaNaibi]

@authorruby Me too. But there is so much to discover in the adventure to fulfilling this dream. Stay the course. Thanks for sharing. It will happen for us.

[Jola @JolaNaibi]

@goodreads Dragonfly by Leila Meacham.

[Jola @JolaNaibi]

@createandwrite @HarperCollins Congratulations. I look forward to reading this.

[Jola @JolaNaibi]

@molarawood Thanks. I will.

[Jola @JolaNaibi]

@vivianavasiu92 Hi #WritingCommunity

[Tayo Agunbiade @omotayoagunbiad]

Today is International Archives Day. Let us remember that Nigeria also has a rich resource of records useful for non-fiction & fiction projects. 3 zonal offices: Ibadan, Kaduna & Enugu & smaller branches in other state capitals such as Lag & Abk. 🇳🇬🖋🎥 🎬

[Jola @JolaNaibi]

Congratulations @MsOlisakwe or Dr. Olisakwe. #Welldone

[BRITTLE PAPER @brittlepaper]

Nigerian author Ukamaka Olisakwe has successfully defended her dissertation!

@MsOlisakwe completed her PhD in Literary Studies: Creative Writing at @usd. She starts a tenure-track position at @WeberStateU in the fall. Congratulations, Dr. Olisakwe!!🎓

https://t.co/gbE38wmDBX