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Abdulkareem Baba-Aminu<\/em> is a poet, writer, editor, and illustrator. His most recent work appears in the bestselling book \u2018The Most Important Comic Book on Earth\u2019, a story he wrote and illustrated for the critically-acclaimed anthology published by Penguin UK. He has been a professional cartoonist for over 30 years, winning a variety of awards within and outside Nigeria.<\/span><\/p>\n

Baba-Aminu has also been a practicing journalist for over 20 years, beginning as a reporter for the <\/span>Daily Trust<\/span><\/i>, where he rose to become editor of the Saturday edition for over a decade, before leaving to focus on his consultancy practice. He has written extensively for numerous international publications, and his journalistic work has been published in other languages, most recently French and Italian.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

He is also the COO of Spine & Label, one of Abuja\u2019s most beloved bookstores. \u2018Kill The Poet, Save The World!\u2019 is his first book.<\/span><\/p>\n



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