Ibadan Literacy Hub

03/12/2025

Shout out to my newest followers! Excited to have you onboard!

Oluwatoyin Adebowale, Emmanuel Asuquo, Adedayo Makinde, Uduakobong Sampson

26/11/2025

Earlier today, as I wrapped up the Creative Writing Workshop I’ve been on with the students at a Government Secondary School, something stopped me in my tracks.

A group of students were in the school yard… washing their uniforms.

Not because it was practical.
Not because it was planned.
But because they had come to school in uniforms so dirty that the teachers had no choice but to intervene right there, right then.

As I watched them scrub and rinse, one thought kept echoing in my mind:

The education of a child without the contribution of their parents is a journey filled with unnecessary hurdles.

How can a child who arrives in school with an unwashed uniform be expected to arrive with completed homework?
How can a parent who cannot ensure basic cleanliness be expected to check for writing materials, textbooks, or even emotional readiness?

Yet, here’s the part that breaks me every time:

These children are brilliant.
Public school students are capable, intelligent, creative, and full of potential.
They are not any less gifted than children in private schools, they simply don’t always have the same support system behind them.

A teacher can prepare lessons.
A teacher can show up with passion.
A teacher can believe in a child’s dreams.

However, if the child is not prepared for the learning experience physically, emotionally, or structurally, what magic can the teacher really perform?

Standing there today reminded me why community matters.
Why parenting matters.
Why advocacy matters.
And why we must continue to create opportunities for children whose brilliance is too often locked behind circumstances beyond their control.

Every child deserves dignity.
Every child deserves support.
Every child deserves a fair chance at learning.

We owe them that much.
All of us.

24/11/2025

Use DEEPFAKE in a sentence in the comments.

22/11/2025

If we can have borrowed words from the French, Spanish, Italian etc, why not Nigerian. Who else is excited about seeing our language and expressions making it to the English dictionary?

20/11/2025

The abduction of the Kebbi school girls has left a bitter, heavy taste in my mouth.
I keep asking myself: Why should going to school take courage?

School is supposed to be a sanctuary; a place where children open books, not brace for danger.
However, in Nigeria today, too many children are learning the wrong lesson: that simply pursuing an education can cost them their lives.

Chibok. Dapchi. Jangebe. Kuriga. And now, Maga.
Each name is a wound.
Each one is a story of children whose innocence was interrupted by violence they did not create and should never have met.

These girls woke up like every other child, dressed for school, eager to learn, hopeful for the future.
They did not know that they were walking into a nightmare and that is what breaks me.

No child should need courage to sit in a classroom.
No parent should say a silent prayer each morning, hoping their daughter returns home.
No nation should watch these tragedies repeat themselves and call it “unfortunate,” as if it is an unchangeable fate.

Nigeria owes its children more than condolences and promises.
It owes them safety.
It owes them protection.
It owes them the freedom to learn without fear.

We cannot keep turning schools into battlegrounds.
We cannot keep normalising pain.
Our children deserve a country that fights for them before tragedy, not after.

May every girl taken in Kebbi return home safely and may we finally build a Nigeria where courage is for dreams, not survival… where going to school is an act of hope, not a gamble with life.

03/11/2025

01/11/2025

A new month brings new opportunities to inspire young minds and nurture a love for reading, writing, and learning.

At Ibadan Literacy Hub, we’re stepping into November with gratitude and purpose; continuing our mission to make literacy a joyful and empowering experience for every child.

Here’s to more stories, more voices, and more impact this month!

25/10/2025

📚 Midterm Break Book Sale! 🎉

The midterm break is around the corner: what better time to get your kids reading?
I have a carton of neatly used children’s books for ages 3 to 15, filled with exciting titles your kids will love — Captain Underpants, Hannah Montana, Horrid Henry, Oliver Twist, Jack and the Beanstalk, Aesop’s Fables, and many more!

✨ Prices start from just ₦1,500!
And if you’d like books curated specially for your child’s age and interests, I can help you pick the perfect mix — all within your budget.

Don’t let the break go by without some fun and adventure through reading.
📩 Send me a message +234 701 983 0002 to grab your copies before they’re gone!

06/10/2025

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