By Bukola Hameed
All roads lead to the ancient city of Oyo as Alhaji Onike Rahaman Olalekan is set to launch his third book, The Craft and Intricacies of Contemporary Writing, on Saturday 20th August, 2022 at Starlight Event Centre, Adjacent Hallmark Garden, Mabolaje, Oyo, Oyo State.
News Live Nigeria can report that the book titled, The Craft and Intricacies of Contemporary Writing, will be reviewed by a competent, illustrious daughter of Oyo, Dr Sekinah Kola-Aderoju. Dr Kola-Aderoju is a seasoned academic who has taught at Emmanuel Alayande College of Education, EACOED, Oyo for a number of years. She currently lectures at KolaDaisi University, Ibadan, Oyo state.
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Brief About Dr S. A. Kola-Aderoju
Dr Sekinah Adejoke Kola-Aderoju is a Reader and the Acting Head, Department of History and Diplomatic Studies, KolaDaisi University, Ibadan. She has been lecturing on the programme of Ekiti State University since 2000, a coordinator of degree programme between 2012 and 2014.
She was a former Director, Centre for Management Information System, EACOED, 2014 to 2018, and Principal on secondment to EACOED Model High School in 2018.
She obtained her First and Master’s degrees from University of Ilorin and Ibadan respectively. She had a PhD (History), specialising on Political-Economy of Development in History from University of Ilorin.
Meanwhile, Dr Yunus Abiodun Akintunde, the APC’s Oyo Central Senatorial District Candidate in the 2023 general election is the Chief launcher while Alhaji Hassan Bolaji Bada, the CEO, Hazzboll International Ltd will be co-launcher.
Special guests expected at the Book Launch are Dr Sulaiman Adeniran, Dr Kunle Ogunmola, Alhaji Rasheed Yinka Folarin, Yeye Mojirade Adetona, Dr Eyitayo Sanni-Oba, Dr AbdulRasaq Adefabi and Hon. Raji Kazeem Kolawole. Others include Alhaji Shina Taofeek Alabi, Dr Gafar Amoo, and Dr Lateef Adeniran, among others.
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Alhaji Onike Rahaman Olalekan was born more than 50 years ago, in Oyo Town, Oyo State, Nigeria. He attended the University of Ibadan for his Master’s degree and graduated with M.Ed (Social Studies) with Ph.D proceed grade in 2011.
He started his writing career as a freelance writer in 1995 and has worked for more than ten newspapers including print and online platforms.
Apart from regular opinion contributions on dailies and online media, Alhaji Onike is an author with three books to his credit: Human rights in Islam and Concise Guide for Professional Administrators. His third book titled, The Craft and Intricacies of Contemporary Writing will be unveiled tomorrow.
As an academic researcher, he also has chapter contributions in several books. In terms of academic writing, Alhaji Onike has attended several academic conferences, seminars and workshops where he presented papers on contemporary issues and some of his research works have been published in learned Journals. As a public intellectual, he has delivered over 120 public lectures in the last twenty years.
Alhaji Onike is a member Editorial Board, Premier News, Lagos. He is an Editor, KedNews and a Columnist with New York Parrot, a media outlet based in the United States of America. He is Culture and Social Editor, Ist African Times International, New York.
Leveraging on his writing skill, experience and knowledge of rules of usage, Alhaji Onike has been an editorial Consultant to several organisations and individuals. He has edited (and reviewed) over twenty books including The Mystique of Grammar: Honest Masofa’s Odyssey and several student magazines.
His hobbies include reading, writing, meeting people, book collection and preservation, studying and researching about medicinal plants.