Tolu Daniel on the dialogic violence of Yoruba nationalists
Tolu Daniel is one of the most prolific Yoruba essayists writing today in the English language.
His essays have appeared in top quality journals, including Catapult.co, Olongo Africa, and Lolwe.
In June 2025, he won the Isele Nonfiction Prize for “Notes of a Nonresident Alien”.
He is currently a PhD student in Comparative Literature at Washington University in St Louis, U.S.
I spoke to Tolu recently via phone. The transcript of our conversation published below was edited for clarity.
