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CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: The Stories We Long to Tell

IBADAN BOOK AND ARTS FESTIVAL The Stories We Long to Tell Call for Submissions for Laipo Magazine’s Maiden Print Edition Laipo Magazine, the literary and…

Ibafest Team • Sep 11, 2026 • 5 min read

Event Reports

“Ibadan Will Never Sink”: Inside IBAFEST 2025

IBADAN BOOK AND ART FESTIVAL IbaFest 2025 EVENT DOCUMENTATION REPORT FESTIVAL AT A GLANCE Venue (Physical): International Conference Centre, University of Ibadan Virtual Sessions: Day…

Ibafest Team • Sep 10, 2026 • 34 min read

Event Reports

The Polymath’s Journey: Dr. Tunde Adegbola in Conversation on Culture, Knowledge, and the Future at IbaFest Prelude

The Ibadan Book and Arts Festival (IbaFest), in partnership with NuStreams, hosted an illuminating evening with polymath Dr Tunde Adegbola on Saturday, August 23, 2025,…

Temiloluwa Ibitomi • Aug 13, 2025 • 15 min read

Event Reports

Book Reading and Conversations with Sodiq Alabi Report

The Book Reading and Conversation with Sodiq Alabi hosted by Noirledge Publishing in partnership with Sevhage, was held on the 21st of August 2025. The…

Anthonia Duru • Aug 21, 2025 • 7 min read

Event Reports

In Search of Home: Oko Owi Ocho Reads from Now I Sing God into Stones in Ibadan

Moderated by Kayode Sanni, the conversation illuminated the emotional depths behind the collection. Reflecting on the personal pain expressed in the poem I Have Built…

Ibafest Team • Jul 22, 2025 • 6 min read

Event Reports

“We Have No Country Yet!” — Niyi Osundare Stirs Ibadan at Invocations of the Word

In a stirring prelude to the inaugural Ibadan Book and Arts Festival (IbaFest), the city of Ibadan played host to a remarkable literary gathering tagged…

Temiloluwa Ibitomi • Aug 16, 2025 • 6 min read

Latest from IbaFest

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: The Stories We Long to Tell

“Ibadan Will Never Sink”: Inside IBAFEST 2025

The Polymath’s Journey: Dr. Tunde Adegbola in Conversation on Culture, Knowledge, and the Future at IbaFest Prelude

Book Reading and Conversations with Sodiq Alabi Report

In Search of Home: Oko Owi Ocho Reads from Now I Sing God into Stones in Ibadan

“We Have No Country Yet!” — Niyi Osundare Stirs Ibadan at Invocations of the Word

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