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Lola Akande Quotes

born 1965 Nigeria

Lola Akande (born 3 October 1965) is a Nigerian academic and fiction writer. She has published three novels and a collection of short stories including the award winning What It Takes, and The Truth about Sadia which is endorsed by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA).

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Random Lola Akande quote

9 quotes

Inter-ethnic marriage [I]s a weapon of peace and harmonious co-existence among the numerous ethnic groups in Nigeria.

Where Are You From? (2018)

Is it true that Igbo people in Imo are better than those in Anambra? That they are more hospitable, better organised and generally more elevated?

Where Are You From? (2018)

What's the difference between a Yanmirin and an animal? Can the offspring of a hen be a duck?

Where Are You From? (2018)

When a man is looking... happy..., the woman in his life deserve commendation.

Where Are You From? (2018)

Don't look at your travails as a north-west problem. It's a national problem. The country needs help.

Where Are You From? (2018)

“‘Oga mi, wole kanle, eleyi gbomo,’” – “My boss, you need to park properly; this passenger has a child with them

The Truth About Sadia (2023)

The unfortunate class of homeless Lagosians

The Truth About Sadia (2023)

“hellish” to travel to work in the morning and a “nightmare of intractable traffic and bad roads” in the evening

The Truth About Sadia (2023)

there are only two things that 'qualify' an individual to even nurse a political ambition in our country... They are money and the strong backing of a godfather.

Where Are You From? (2018)

Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Lola Akande (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.