Title: Nigeria must replace Shakespeare with African writers – Author, Onadele Date Published: 08 December 2025 Description: Nigerian-American author, Cash Onadele, popularly known as Aiye-ko-ooto, tells AYOOLA OLASUPO about his effort towards using literature to empower the Nigerian youth, and how creative writing can serve as the engine of a future trillion-dollar creative economy and a vital tool for preserving authentic African narrativesYour writing spans poetry, plays and short stories. What drives this remarkable level of productivity?I think it all comes from inspiration. I’m inspired to create stories, especially Yoruba stories. I am the President and CEO of Aiye-ko-ooto with a special purpose vehicle, which we call the Cultural and Literary Hub, dedicated to youth empowerment and upkeepI also do Yoruba, Igbo, but I’m inspired. I want to tell the story of our people. I want to tell some of the stories my grandfather and my father told me. I want my children to learn it. I want the children of my children to see it somewhere documented. I just enjoy the act of writing, and learning to write, and improving creative writing. Attached Images: fc990bb3377bab3c15b36c8a7cad7fe97e46bde85465b1863e571e88459f1f5f.webp Attached Video: None