Niran Adedokun
Nigerian writer (born 1971)
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Sunday Adeniran Adedokun (born September 21, 1971), professionally known as Niran Adedokun is a Nigerian writer and lawyer.[1]
September 21, 1971
- University of Ilorin (1992 & 2007)
- University of Lagos (1999 & 2022)
- The Well-being Foundation (2007-
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| Born | Sunday Adeniran Adedokun September 21, 1971 Ilorin, Kwara, Nigeria |
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| Occupations | Journalist, Writer |
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| Language | English |
| Years active | 2003–present |
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| Website | niranadedokun |
Career
Adedokun, started his career as a journalist for local newspapers in Nigeria.
Adedokun is the author of many books including the book titled ‘Ladies calling the shots,’ published in 2017, a piece that looked into women’s contribution to the Nigerian film and entertainment business, which named many women including Tope Oshin, a Nigerian television and film director, producer.[2][3][4][5][6] In 2019, he published a collection of some of his wide-ranging essays under the title ‘The Danfo Driver in All of Us.’[7][8] Following that was a publication of his anthology of fictional short stories the book titled ‘The Law is an Ass;’[9][10][11] and his recent book being ‘The Man, the Soldier, the Patriot: Biography of Lt. Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru,’ a biographical Adedokun published in 2022 about a notable Nigeria’s former Chief of Army Staff who died in an airplane crash.[12][13][14][15][16]
Bibliography
| Title | Date | Publisher | Notes |
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| Ladies calling the shots[1] | 2017 | Narrative Landscape Press | The book recognises the contributions of women in films in Nigeria. |
| The Danfo Driver in All of Us[7] | 2019 | A collection of some of Adedokun’s wide-ranging essays | |
| The Law is an Ass[9] | 2021 | an anthology of fictional short stories | |
| The Man, the Soldier, the Patriot: Biography of Lt. Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru[14] | 2022 | Cable Books | A biography of Nigeria’s former Chief of Army Staff who died in an air crash. |