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Ayo Oyeku

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in Ibadan, Nigeria

April 11, 1985

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Ayo Oyeku is an Ebedi International Residency Fellow and a celebrated Nigerian author.

His debut, First among Equals, was distributed by World Bank (Nigeria) across schools and libraries. In 2015, he won the Ezenwa Ohaeto Prize for Fiction from the Society of Young Nigerian Writers. He was a finalist for the Golden Baobab Prize in 2016 and 2018. In 2019, his book Mafoya and the Finish Line won the Association of Nigerian Authors Prize for Children’s Literature. He was longlisted for The Nigeria Prize for Literature in 2024 and 2025. Also in 2025, his picture book, What Happened on Thursday? A Nigerian Civil War Story, won CBC Favourite Awards in the Teacher and Librarian categories; Notable Social Studies Trade Books Award; Children’s Africa ...more

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	What Happened on Thursday?: A Nigerian Civil War Story by Ayo Oyeku (Goodreads Author), Lydia Mba (Goodreads Author) (illustrator) 4.52 avg rating — 62 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Queen Moremi Makes a Promise by Ayo Oyeku (Goodreads Author), Tiolu Yoloye (Illustrator), Isabelle Irabor (Illustrator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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