Title: Love's Direction and Love's Beacon with⁠ Iyanuoluwa Olorode⁠
Episode Number: #9
Guest: ⁠Iyanuoluwa Olorode⁠
Release Date: 2nd June, 2025
Description:
On the show this week, we have one of Nigeria's brightest minds in the Christian novelist space. She starts off the show revealing how she got inspiration (2:13) from a Sunday school for her debut novel. Then she talks about her love for some of her favorite characters (3:55) as an author, and getting attached to them, her journey as a writer (5:04), and how she started writing Christian stories. She talks about going through a gnashing experience (7:09) that made her doubt God to where she wanted to self-delete. She also talks about her research ethics (20:11) in writing her books and applying regional context as well as dealing with self-doubt (29:04) as a writer. She closes out by telling us some of the books she has read (34:10) that she wishes she had written. This and more on this amazing episode, and we strongly recommend you listen to this amazing episode!

Key Takeaways:
1. Having God at the center of one's life
2. Taking research seriously as a writer
3. The importance of discipline and self-confidence

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Website: ⁠Nkem Creatives⁠
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Resources & Mentions:
Author's Book 1: ⁠Love's Direction⁠
Author's Book 2: ⁠Love's Beacon⁠
Guest’s Social Media: ⁠@_abikewrites⁠

Episode Credits:
Episode Host: ⁠Anita Chinwendu Opara⁠
Audio Producer: ⁠Tony Doe Onwuchekwa⁠
Podcast Manager: ⁠Daniel Odia⁠
Show Owner: ⁠Nkem Creatives⁠

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Title: Call me Jemila with Camaa Pearl

Episode Number: #7

Guest: Camaa Pearl

Release Date: 31st March, 2025

Description:
In this episode, we talked about being an author, the process that goes into promoting your book, dealing with book piracy, the overwhelming feeling of getting a one-star rating, and other interesting topics. This episode like every other episode is a masterclass for up-and-coming authors regardless of your genre.

Key Takeaways:

• Readers need to be kind when leaving reviews on books.

• Support the author and her book

• Avoid reading pirated copies of books as it does more harm than good to the author

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Streaming on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Afripods

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• X ( formerly Twitter): Nkem Creatives

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Resources & Mentions:

• Host and Scriptwriter: Uche Ezeudu

• Audio Producer: Tony Doe Onwuchekwa

• Creative Director: Anita Chinwendu Opara

• Owner: Nkem Creatives

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• Website: [Insert Website]

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• TikTok: Camaa Pearl

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The Smoke That Thunders with Erhu Kome

Episode Number: #6

Guest: Erhu Kome

Description:
Erhu Kome talks about her heartbreaking experience fighting for the rights to one of her books. Her gratitude for the journey so far and one piece of advice she would give any up-and-coming author.

Listen Now On: Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Afripods, and Jamit.

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Resources & Mentions:

• Book: The Smoke That Thunders

• Host: Uche Ezeudu

• Audio Producer: Tony Doe Onwuchekwa

• Director: Anita Chinwendu Opara

• Owner: Nkem Creatives
  

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• Twitter/X: Nkem Creatives

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• IG: Erhu Kome
  
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• Rovingheight

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Shattered with Rosemary Okafor

Episode Number: #5

Guest: Rosemary Okafor

Description: Rosemary talks about her favorite African authors, books, publishing, and what it feels like to be an author. Listen to her share her experience as an author and let us know what about this conversation fascinates you.

Listen Now on Spotify, Afripods, Apple Podcast, and Jamit.

Make sure to follow us, subscribe, and leave a review.

Resources & Mentions:

• Book: Shattered

• Host: Ameenat Adebadejo

• Audio Producer: Tony Doe Onwuchekwa

• Director: Anita Chinwendu Opara

• Owner: Nkem Creatives

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• Twitter/X: Nkem Creatives

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• Twitter/X: Rosemary Okafor

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Adanna and Ginika's Bridesmaids with Adesuwa O'man Nwokedi

Episode Number: #4

Guest: Adesuwa O'man Nwokedi

Release Date: 22nd March, 2025

Description:

We sat down to talk about publishing, being an author, and how social media continues to be a driver in discovering great books. Enjoy.

Listen Now On: Spotify, Afripods, Apple Podcast, and Jamit

Resources & Mentions:

• Books Mentioned: Adanne, No Perfect Love, Ginika's Bridesmaids

• Host: Uche Ezeudu (Nessiebloom on X and IG)

• Audio Producer: Tony Doe Onwuchekwa

• Scriptwriter: Uche Ezeudu

• Director: Anita Chinwendu Opara

• Owner: Nkem Creatives

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• Twitter/X: Nkem Creatives

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• Twitter/X: Adesuwa Nwokedi

• LinkedIn: Adesuwa Nwokedi
  

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• Masobe Books

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Title: Tomorrow I become a Woman with Aiwanose Odafen

Episode Number: #3

Guest: Aiwanose Odafen

Release Date: 15th March, 2025

Description: Inspired by the real experiences of Nigerian women, Tomorrow I Become a Woman unravels the fraught bond between a mother and daughter as they navigate loss, duty, and the weight of expectations. Aiwanose Odafen’s striking debut is a profound meditation on the sacrifices women make for love and acceptance, the quiet strength found in female friendships, and the resilience it takes to carve out a life in a world that often refuses to bend.

Key Takeaways:

• • Marriage as Currency – For many women, marriage is not just companionship; it is proof of worth, a ticket to societal validation, and in some cases, a desperate attempt to earn a parent’s love. But what happens when the price of acceptance is a lifetime of silent longing?
  • The Ghosts of War Linger – The past is never truly past. The Nigerian Civil War may have ended, but its wounds still shape choices, relationships, and prejudices. Love, even decades later, is often dictated by old loyalties and unspoken grief.
  • Female Resilience in a Shifting World – Uju’s story is one of survival, of women finding ways to endure, to find companionship and purpose, even when the world builds walls around them. Love, friendship, and self-discovery remain their quiet revolutions.

Listen Now: on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Afripods.

Resources & Mentions:

• Recording Software: Riverside

• Audio Producer: Tony Doe Onwuchekwa

• Host: Ameenat A. Adebadejo
• Scriptwriters: Ameenat A. Adebadejo and Anita Chinwendu Opara
• Podcast Director: Anita Chinwendu Opara
• Owner: Nkem Creatives

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• Twitter/X: Nkem Creatives

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• Twitter/X: aiwahannah

• LinkedIn: Aiwanose Odafen

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• RovingHeights

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Title: No Nigerian Will Make Heaven? with Peter Aghogho Omuvwie

Episode Number: #2

Guest: Peter Aghogho Omuvwie

Release Date: 8th March, 2025

Description: No Nigerian Will Make Heaven? Tales From An Aspiring Failed Nation-State is a fearless and unflinching examination of modern Nigeria. Through the sharp, unrelenting gaze of Omuwvie, the book exposes how the nation's foundations have set the stage for its ongoing political, economic, and social crises.

Key Takeaways:

• • Nigeria’s dysfunction is by design, not accident.
    Omuwvie challenges the reader to consider whether the country’s persistent failures stem from mere incompetence or a deeper, intentional system of control and exploitation.

  • A nation cannot thrive when it consumes its own.
    The metaphor of Mother Nigeria as a devourer is a stark reminder that a country that stifles its brightest minds and silences its truth-tellers is doomed to perpetual decline.

  • Breaking free requires confronting the curse.
    If Nigeria’s woes are rooted in its very foundation, then true change demands more than surface-level reforms, it calls for a reckoning with the past and a radical reimagining of the future.

  
  

Listen and Subscribe: On Spotify and Afripods.

Resources:

• • Recording Software: Riverside
  • Graphics Design: Canva
  • Point of Outreach: Twitter

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  • Twitter/X: Nkem Creatives

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  • Twitter/X: 9jaSparker and NNWMHbook

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  • Rovingheights

  
  

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