This week on Herbookshelf, we're shining the spotlight on Deborah Akintayo, a talented author and conservation communicator who has woven a captivating tale that explores the vibrant city of Lagos.

We talk about her debut book, "Eko Cycle: FB's Journey through Lagos", a story that combines elements of adventure and environmental awareness, and takes you on a whirlwind ride through FB’s short life – the joy of human connection, the crushing despair of abandonment, the silent yearning for a life beyond the trash heap – as he’s forced to come to terms with the purpose of his existence. While observing the city's struggle with plastic waste, an unlikely friendship ensues between FB and Orunsewa, a young girl yearning for education.

You can buy her book now via https://selar.co/d01890 and join the captivating story written by Deborah Akintayo

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The Baby is mine by Oyinkan Braithwaite is a fiction short novel set on the backdrop of the covid 19 pandamic and it is very intriguing, entertaining and interesting such that i look forward to seeing this as a short film someday. Do listen in to the episode to find out why you should pick up this book as one of your 2024 read.

On the episode of Random Musings, There are a few things that just grind my gears even though they might seem insignificant to some people. They annoy some much that I could pull my hair when it happens. Listen in to the shortlist and share and you can share yours with me via

During my one-month break, we achieved a big milestone of the podcast. We clocked in 70,000 plays from over 700+ episodes and I couldn't be happier. thank you for coming on this crazy ride with me and loving the podcast enough to listen and listen again. Thank you.

Ps: Just before I published this, another 30000plays have been added and I am just stunned and speechless. Thank you so much.

Who drove nearly all Lagos men mad written by Ugochukwu Ugonna was a novel of 11 short stories detailing the dating, love and marriage lives of characters in Lagos and was a very enjoyable read filled with humor, wit, and easy to follow stories. Do listen in to the episode to find out why you should pick up this book as one of 2024 read.

For the Fifteenth episode of Life Lessons from the Stories of the Prophet, I share three important lessons that was a central and reoccurring theme in the stories of the life of the Prophet. I hope you have enjoyed listening to all the episodes for this season. Have a fantastic eid-il-fitr and remember to celebrate in moderation.

For the Fourteenth episode of Life Lessons from the Stories of the Prophet, We will be taking life lessons from the story of Prophet Lut (AS), Prophet Lut (AS) was sent to the people of Sodom and Gomorrah who were deep in all types of corruption, unspeakable evil, and sexual perversions. To learn more about the life of Prophet Musa (AS), you can listen to this podcast episode from Muslim Central - https://open.spotify.com/episode/0FKRBvKf619jPpGZkAROCE?si=rJMp3HBiSEO_4KXBke9LRg