Niran Adedokun
Niran Adedokun | |
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| Born | Sunday Adeniran Adedokun September 21, 1971 Ilorin, Kwara,Nigeria |
| Nationality | Nigerian |
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| Occupation(s) | Journalist, Writer |
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| Language | English |
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| Years active | 2003–present |
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| Website | niranadedokun |
Sunday Adeniran Adedokun(born September 21, 1971), professionally known asNiran Adedokunis a Nigerian writer and lawyer.[1]
Career
[edit]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 includingTope 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
[edit]| 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. |
References
[edit]- ^ab"'Nollywood used to be male-dominated, but women have always been part of it'".The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News.February 3, 2018.RetrievedJanuary 22,2023.
- ^"Author celebrates 16 Nollywood female directors".Punch Newspapers.November 14, 2017.RetrievedJanuary 22,2023.
- ^"Nollywood stars storm launch of 'Ladies calling the shots'".TheCable.RetrievedJanuary 22,2023.
- ^"Nollywood celebrates 'Ladies Calling The Shots' | The Nation Newspaper".November 15, 2017.RetrievedJanuary 22,2023.
- ^"Author of 'Ladies Calling the Shots' unites KWASU students with movie directors".TheCable.January 25, 2019.RetrievedJanuary 22,2023.
- ^"Steve Ayorinde describes Adedokun's 'Ladies Calling the Shots' as a telling testimony".TheCable.November 12, 2017.RetrievedJanuary 22,2023.
- ^abBellaNaija.com (July 12, 2020)."BN Book Excerpt: The Danfo Driver in All of Us by Niran Adedokun".BellaNaija.RetrievedJanuary 22,2023.
- ^"Niran Adedokun's 'The Danfo Driver in All of Us' set to hit book stands".TheCable.July 2, 2020.RetrievedJanuary 22,2023.
- ^ab"This ass called law | The Nation Newspaper".December 8, 2021.RetrievedJanuary 22,2023.
- ^Anagor, Amaka (September 22, 2021)."We must restructure, change electoral system to reform Nigeria – Banire".Businessday NG.RetrievedJanuary 22,2023.
- ^"The law and the poetry of our land: A review of Niran Adedokun's 'The Law is an Ass'".TheCable.September 26, 2021.RetrievedJanuary 22,2023.
- ^MUAZ, HASSAN (August 10, 2022)."Ibrahim Attahiru: Remembering a patriot and man of hope, by Niran Adedokun".The Eagle Online.RetrievedJanuary 22,2023.
- ^Shuaib, Yushau (May 20, 2022)."Book and Documentary on Late Army Chief, Ibrahim Attahiru out on Saturday".PRNigeria News.RetrievedJanuary 22,2023.
- ^ab"A Life of Bravery, Self-sacrifice to the Nation – THISDAYLIVE".www.thisdaylive.com.RetrievedJanuary 22,2023.
- ^"You can now pre-order post-humous biography of ex-army chief Ibrahim Attahiru".TheCable.May 16, 2022.RetrievedJanuary 22,2023.
- ^"A soldier and a patriot: The life of Attahiru".The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News.July 22, 2022.RetrievedJanuary 22,2023.