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This podcast is dedicated to the Bar Finals of the Nigerian Law School and life after law school. Episodes feature discussions on any topic from any course in the law school curriculum namely; Professional Ethics and Skills, Civil Litigation, Criminal Litigation, Corporate Law Practice, and Property Law Practice, and conversations with lawyers (practicing & non-practicing) about life in and outside of the Bar. DISCLAIMER: This podcast is an independent creation of DigiLaw and is not affiliat ...
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The Writer's Sauce

Ufuoma & Faith

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The Writer's Sauce is a podcast focused on different gists, hot topics, and issues that concern writing and writers, especially in and from Africa. In today's world where the value of books seems to be thinning and people believe writing is not a "real job", The Writer's Sauce aims to correct that notion and express the beauty of writing in Africa.
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In the series finale, we sit with our very first guest of the podcast, Emmanuel Faith, but this time as a listener, as we reminisce on the beginning and end of the podcast. We are grateful to you our listeners for going on this journey with us and we hope our conversations ignited and encouraged your passions for African literature and the creative…
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We sit with the host of Story of the gods podcast, Olawoyin Olamide Samuel, and talk about hosting this audio experience rich in African folklore and culture. Story of the gods is produced by Jamit (@jamitstudios) and is available on all listening platforms. Follow the experience on IG @storyofthegods and on Samuel's personal page @unkleboo.…
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Tomi Adesina, award-winning writer best known for Hakkunde, The Wait and Kasanova sits with Ufuoma and Faith and shares her experiences, thoughts and knowledge of screenwriting and opportunities for writers in the Nigerian film industry. Tomi Adesina is a screenwriter, fiction writer and PhD researcher. She is on Twitter @tomi_adesina and IG: @tomi…
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In this episode, Faith and Ufuoma discuss the ups and downs of being a book seller and distributor in Nigeria with Engr. Enita Okonkwo, the founder of online bookstore and market, The Bookmarket NG. Kindly follow The Bookmarket NG on Instagram @bookmartketng and remember to subscribe to this podcast and follow us on IG @thewritersaucepodcast and on…
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On this episode, Miracle Emeka-Nkwor chats with Ufuoma and Faith on her writing process for her debut YA novel, What Happened to Janet Uzor. What Happened to Janet Uzor is a crime thriller that follows the lives of four friends as they try to unravel a crime - the suspected murder of another friend, Janet Uzor. This book is published by Masobe Book…
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In this episode, Ufuoma and Faith discuss her latest book and second work of historical fiction, Saro with Nike Campbell (@nike_campbell on IG). Saro is a mutigenerational tale of betrayal and restitution, love and war, inspired by true events that will take the reader from the rocky terrain of Abeokuta and burgeoning city of Lagos to the lion moun…
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In this episode, Ufuoma and Faith talk about their expectations for the new season and give the audience insights to the guests and topics for season 3 of TWSPOD. Thank you for listening. Kindly follow us on IG: @thewritersaucepodcast and on Twitter: @thewritersauce. Kindly also follow Faith's project aimed at sharing the joy of books with young ch…
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In the season finale, the TWSPOD team - the hosts, Ufuoma & Faith, the audio editor, Ayanfe Aina and the promotional content designer, Winner Umeh sit down and reminisce over the last twenty-five episodes of the show and discuss the outlook for the coming season(s). Follow the team on IG: Ayanfeoluwa Aina @ayanfeoluwaaina Winner Umeh @wnrgram Ufuom…
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In this penultimate episode of the season, we sit with Nicole Asinugo, Scriptwriter and Storyteller. Nicole jointly won the 2020 Africa Magic Viewer's Choice Award for Best Writer in a movie or TV Series for her debut screenplay, Living in Bondage - Breaking Free. She has written other screenplays after, most recently, Rattlesnake - The Ahanna Stor…
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Our guest on this episode is performance poet, Iyanu Adebiyi. Trained and called to the Nigerian Bar, Iyanu has carved a niche for herself in performance poetry, epistolary writings and making a business out of her craft. Iyanu advocates for the rights of women and youth through art. In 2020, the award-winning artiste released her album, “Wonder”. …
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In this episode, we sit with Edwin Madu and talk about writing, editing, music, loss and love and meaningful art. Edwin "Dwin the Stoic" Madu is a Nigerian writer, editor, poet, and musician. He is one-half of the music duo, Ignis Brothers. Edwin currently sits as the Editor-in-chief at Zikoko Magazine. His works have been published across differen…
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We return from our hiatus with the awesome, Chimeka Garricks, author of the acclaimed collection of stories, A Broken People's Playlist and novel, Tomorrow Died Yesterday. Chimeka shares with Ufuoma his writing process, challenges, what his forthcoming UK and US publishing feels like and what his reading audience should look forward to from him. Ch…
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Faith sits solo with Nigerian-American writer, Chinedu Achebe. Chinedu is the author of the novel, The Miseducation of Obi Ifeanyi. On the episode, Faith and Chinedu talk about the book, where to find it, reviews and what to expect in the future from our guest. Do you think our guest is related to Chinua Achebe? Take a wild guess before you listen.…
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In this special episode, courtesy of @podparlour x @apva_official, we sit down with the Oriade of Lagos, and the king of books, Michael Inioluwa Oladele. Michael is a writer, poet, essayist and book reviewer. Michael aspires to be a well-known writer and influencer in the literary space. In this episode, we talk about his works, future plans of pub…
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On this episode, Faith and Ufuoma sit with Michael Afenfia, author of the critically acclaimed novels, When the Moon Caught Fire, A Street Called Lonely, Don’t Die on Wednesday, The Mechanics of Yenagoa and Rain Can Never Know. His sixth novel, Leave My Bones in Saskatoon is scheduled for release in the fall of 2022. We talk about writing, the ups …
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On this episode, we sit with Dami Ajayi, Medical doctor, critically-acclaimed poet, writer and music critic. He is the co-founder of the magazines, Saraba, The Lagos Review and Yaba Left Review. Dami is the author of three collections of poetry, Clinical Blues, A Woman’s Body is A Country and the latest, Affection & Other Accidents. Dami shares hea…
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On this episode, we sit with Eritrean-Ethiopian-American writer, Luwam Tesfaye, author of the historical fiction novel, Between Two Worlds. Luwam is a personal fitness trainer, and life coach. She is also a blogger on Luwame, and a Podcaster on Inspired by Luwame. We talk about her novel, life as a coach, blogger and creative personality. Luwam can…
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Ufuoma sits solo with Nzube Nlebedim, Writer and Editor. Nzube Nlebedim is a Nigerian writer, editor, and critic. He is the Founding Editor of The Shallow Tales Review literary magazine and also Editor-in-Chief of Afrocritik, a critic magazine. We speak about his job as an editor, founding and running TSTR since 2019 and working with Afrocritik. Nz…
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In this episode, we sit with bestselling author and actress, Damilare Kuku. We talk about her love for books, writing and her debut book, Nearly All the Men in Lagos are Mad, a collection of twelve short stories centered around love, Lagos and it's hazardous dating scene. Damilare talks about the reasons behind these stories and the need to tell th…
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By the time you're listening to this, law school postings are already out. Still, its not too late to learn about what to expect from the first among equals - the Abuja Campus. To give us a deep dive on this topic, we have Precious John-Adeyemi, who completed the Bar Part I and Part II program in the Abuja Campus. Precious is an innovative lawyer w…
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In the season finale, Ufuoma and Faith look back at the exciting episodes so far and speak about the future and possibilities in a returning season. They share their best moments and lessons from the season so far and share words of advice with writers and the listening audience.Until next time, it is goodbye for now and thank you for an amazing 13…
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Unlike most people going to law school, Elijah Agboola filled in Yola Campus as one of his preferred campus. In this third installment of our Life in Campus Miniseries, he tells us about life in Yola Campus, things to pack, budgeting, coping with the heat, hangout spots, the infamous 'House of Lords' and more. Elijah Agboola is a Trainee Associate …
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In this episode of our miniseries, we turn our attention to Enugu Campus, through the eyes of Stephen Okelue. In Episode 52, Tosin Abejide told us about Bayelsa Campus. Stephen is a lawyer, fashion entrepreneur, and occasional writer. He was called to the Nigerian Bar in 2021 after obtaining his LLB degree from the University of Benin. He currently…
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Don't be alarmed when the first voice you hear in this episode isn't Jewel's. We did a crossover episode with The Writer's Sauce, another podcast in the Digilaw family. This episode had Olaoluwa Oni, writer and lawyer as a joint guest. She spoke to us about her book, 'The yNBA', and her upcoming podcast, also in the Digilaw family. --- Send in a vo…
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In this episode, Jewel Owolana of the Fit & Proper Podcast joins Ufuoma Bakporhe of the The Writer's Sauce as they speak with Olaoluwa Oni, lawyer and writer, about her book, 'The yNBA', her new podcast and her life across law and literature. The yNBA mirrors the life of the average Nigerian lawyer and the struggle between the old and the new.…
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This episode starts a new miniseries where we explore what to expect in the six law school campuses as prospective law school students prepare for resumption. We start with Bayelsa campus on this episode with Tosin Abejide. She was recently called to the Nigerian Bar. She's a digital marketing enthusiast, a film and bridal makeup artist at House of…
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With 50 episodes and over 5,000 downloads, Season One was a hit, We got several online commendations from listeners telling us how the episodes helped them prepare for and pass Bar Finals.As Law School resumes for another session with Bar Part Two students, the podcast returns for Season Two with an expanded focus. Beyond just academic content, thi…
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In this episode, we sit with Achalugo and talk about playwriting, stage, photography, acting, producing, and visual storytelling. She speaks about her journey from working in a law firm to going into full entrepreneurship and working in the film and entertainment industry. Achalugo shares advice to young writers and intending actors on how to keep …
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In this episode, we sit with poet, Tayo Akinbola and talk about Nigeria on its independence and how it serves its citizens and creatives, especially writers. We also discuss one of the latest editions of the Scratch Poetry Magazine which is themed, 'Voice of An Age' and how it focused on telling the story of EndSARS 2020, the Lekki Tollgate shootin…
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In this episode, we talk about: how Chinaza cuts her time across medicine and writing, which she chooses to do currently, her plans to focus on psychiatry in the future being a scriptwriter and a scholar at the Ebonylife Academy her experience on the Arts in Medicine Fellowship her general experience as a writer in the Nigerian film industry how Ro…
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In this episode, we talk with Joshua Chizoma about winning the Awele Creative Trust award in 2020 and he shares with us his experience as a young writer, what winning feels like to him, how he deals with his rejection, managing his time between and writing and what he thinks we can do to make the Nigerian writing community better for young writers.…
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In this episode, Ufuoma and Faith share their individual journey, experiences, and thoughts on and about writing. The discussion covers things like the influence of Ufuoma's father on her writing (Ufuoma published her first book at age 17, now she's 24), and the influence of the Creative Writer's Niche on Faith's writing; how they deal with rejecti…
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In this episode, Ufuoma Bakporhe has a chat with YouTuber Voke Etefe. Their conversation covers the following: inspiration for Voke's love for books and her decision to make something out of it state of reading culture in Nigeria her experience with reviewing books how her reading habit has impacted her writing skills how writers and authors react …
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This episode features Karimot Odebode, poet, youth and gender rights advocate, and feminist. In the discussion, she tells Ufuoma and Faith what poetry means to her, her belief in art as a form of activism, whether every poet can make a good spoken word artist, and how art helped her become who she is today. She also closes the episode with a poetry…
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In this episode, Ufuoma and Faith talk to Oluwaferanmi Ogundare, a successful freelance writer, developer, crypto investor, and founder of Caesar, a story sharing platform that connects readers and writers. He tells us about he got involved freelancing, the struggles with freelancing in Nigeria, dealing with trust issues, the -profitability of free…
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In this episode, Ufuoma and Faith talk to the Emmanuel Brothers: Michael Emmanuel and Emmanuel Faith. They are both prolific writers in their own right. Emmanuel Faith is an HR practitioner with a fast-growing fintech company, an author and poet. Michael Emmanuel works with several literary magazines and also published. The discussion covers their …
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Welcome to The Writer's Sauce Podcast, hosted by Ufuoma Bakporhe and Faith Nwani. In this episode, our hosts give a preview of what's to come. To sign up for the newsletter and get notifications as we release new episodes, follow the link at bit.ly/TWSPOD You can follow the podcast online on Instagram via @thewritersaucepodcast. On Twitter, we are …
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We started this journey June 1st, 2020, and like all good things, the show must end...at least for now. Bar Finals are behind you, and the future awaits. For our last episode this season, we interviewed Omolabake Adetunmbi, a lawyer who went down this road a long time ago. Called to the Bar in 1989, she has worn many hats over her lifetime, as a se…
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At this point of preparations, there are effectively 4 categories of law school students, those under pressure to meet high external expectations those striving to ensure that they don't fall below their university standards those no one expects anything from, the dark horses seeking to spring a surprise those who have already given up on their lof…
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In this episode, Keyukemi Ubi and Taiwo Ogunleye, a practising lawyer, discuss Trial Preparation and Evidence under the Criminal Litigation course of the Nigerian Law School. The discussion covers the following themes: burden of proof (legal burden of proof, evidential burden of proof, and standard of proof) competence and compellability of witness…
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In this episode, Keyukemi Ubi and Tayo Jimoh discuss the second part of the Company Securities in Nigeria topic in the Corporate Law Practice course of the Nigerian Law School. The discussion covers the following.: How a company can offer shares to the public Sukuk bonds v. conventional bonds Primacy capital market v. secondary capital market Role …
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In this episode, Keyukemi Ubi and Priscilla Folayemi discuss Company Securities in Nigeria, a topic under Corporate Law Practice in the Nigerian Law School. The discussion covers the following points: rights of shareholders types & classes of shares issuance of shares procedure for allotment of shares transmission of shares debentures and how we cr…
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