I have been developing and publishing children’s story apps long before I ever dabbled in print or electronic books. The latter came about a few years ago when I managed a children’s storybook project on behalf of a new author at the time. She had a well written storybook on…

Another day, another barrage of news from Nigeria. Even with the physical distance, the news permeates my space from every angle — WhatsApp, Twitter, TV — prompting emotional reactions. In truth, it’s not like I imagined I’d be completely disconnected from Nigeria when I took flight 2 years ago. Understandably…

A few weeks ago, I stumbled upon a suicidal Twitter thread by someone very familiar. It was literally a countdown to his impending suicide. Under it were a series of responses and I strongly resisted the urge to contribute mine for two reasons. Firstly, I wasn’t convinced 280 characters within…

It’s been a busy yet interesting couple of months working on updates to the Yoruba and Igbo language-learning apps. Much as I love the process of creating these apps, it’s not uncommon to hit roadblocks of boredom and discouragement given the iterative and lengthy nature of the development process. …

In a previous piece entitled ‘Our cultural heritage and external validation’, I highlighted the irony of not appreciating our African cultural values such as languages until we see or hear others, usually Westerners, embracing it with pride. While we marvel at foreigners or non-natives speak any native African language fluently…

From early January to March 2018, I played host to an international student intern from Dartmouth College. For Linford Zirangwa, a Zimbabwean and computer science undergrad at Dartmouth, it was his first visit to Nigeria.

It’s been an exciting start to 2018 with Linford Zirangwa joining Genii Games for a 2-month internship. For some background, Linford and I met last summer during my 6-week YALI (Young Africa Leaders Initiative) Mandela Washington Fellowship at Dartmouth College, Hanover. One of the highlights of Dartmouth’s activity schedule for…

In December 2017, I released my first bilingual storybook in Yoruba entitled Yoruba101 Ikini. Yoruba101 Ikini is a children’s storybook about Ade whose visit to his parents brings him into contact with several Yoruba people and events. …

Background One key lesson I’ve learn about the process of creating products is to never underestimate its value to beginners. An all too easy thing to do as consumers is to critique what we consume. Yet that’s just one end of the spectrum. On the other end is the often…