Nigeria, Nov. 20 -- My first meeting with the cerebral Olusegun Adeniyi took place four years ago in his palatial office at the Umaru Musa Yar'Adua Centre, Abuja. Before that, I had commented on his tweet about his book, Sex for Grades in African Universities. Despite my frantic efforts, I couldn't find the book in any bookshop in Ilorin. Shortly after, I got a notification of a direct message, it was from Olusegun Adeniyi himself!

His message read: "Good morning, is there anyone who can pick up a copy of the book for you in Abuja?" I was ecstatic; I could barely contain my excitement. How often do people get direct messages from their idols on social media?

I told Mr Adeniyi that I wouldn't mind traveling all the way from Ilorin to Abu...