Ekiti Book Club in conjunction with OpenWay Reading Awareness Initiatives, a private initiative committed to the revival of the reading culture in Nigeria is set to hold the 9th edition of its annual public book reading in observance of World Book Day 2025. This is with a special expository, critic and review of Babafemi Ojudu’s new book titled; The Adventures of a Guerilla Journalist.
According to Adesina Adetola, who doubles as the Founder/President of Ekiti Book Club as well as the Promoter of OpenWay Reading Awareness Initiatives; “the event is primarily to celebrate World Book Day, being observed universally on every April 23rd. He said; “this is what OpenWay Reading Awareness Initiatives has been doing for the past nine years. Meanwhile, this year’s edition is significantly being done in conjunction with the Ekiti Book Club and Babafemi Ojudu’s latest book; the Adventures of a Guerilla Journalist, becomes more significant based on the relevance of the book in Nigeria’s political trajectory and the nation’s journalism development.”
Speaking further, the reading enthusiast described the book, The Adventures of a Guerrilla Journalist as a “special memoir that delves into the author’s experiences as an investigative journalist in Nigeria. The book takes readers through Ojudu’s journey, highlighting his courage and resilience in the face of adversity, as well as the ethical dilemmas he encountered while pursuing truth and justice.”
Remarkably, this literary event which is going to be chaired by a retired Nigerian Army Officer and a Veteran of Armed Crises in Nigeria, Liberia and Sierra Leone; Colonel Adedotun Adeyeye will have the trio of Dr. Wole Balogun, a lecturer with the Department of Theatre and Media Arts, Federal University Oye-Ekiti, Adeolu Ajobiewe, a poet and writer as well as the treasurer of the Èkìtì chapter of the Association of Nigerian Authors and Rotimi Ojomoyela, the Assistant Editor/ Correspondent Vanguardng Newspapers Ekiti State as the panelists while Akogun Tai Ogintayo, a veteran Journalist, legal practitioner and public administrator will moderate the session.