Awards, Fellowships, Certificates, Longlists and Shortlists
2009
Literary Award for Mazariyaa Teen Author Prize for Poetry Issued by Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA).
Best Creative Writer issued By Holy Ghost Academy, Amaokpala.
2012
Certificate of Honour as the Best Student Poet issued by National Association of Students of English Students and Literary Studies, Icosells, Delta State University, Abraka, Delta State, Nigeria.
2014
Runner-Up in Etisalat Prize for Literature (flash fiction).
2017
Selected for the Castello di Duino International Poetry and Theater Competition, XIII Edition, Italy with "The Here Childhood Remembrances."
Shortlisted for the Random Thoughts Prize in Creative Fiction.
2018
Winner of Castello di Duino International Poetry Prize for an unpublished poem, XIV Edition, Italy with "My Home: May Dawn Bring a New Smile upon It."
The Winner of New Hampshire Institute of Art’s Writing Award.
The recipient of New Hampshire Institute of Art’s MFA Program.
Winner of Eriata Oribhabor Poetry Prize.
2019
Winner of Sevhage/Angya Poetry Prize.
Second Place in the 5th Singapore Poetry Contest.
Winner of ZI Poetry Prize.
Winner of September Splendor of Dawn Poetry Competition.
2020
Honourable Mention in Stephen A. DiBiase Poetry Contest.
Winner of Creators of Justice Poetry Prize, organized by International Human Rights Art Festival, USA.
2021
Second Place in the Special ANMIG (National Association of the Mutilated and Invalids of War) prize: promotion of feelings of brotherhood between peoples, love of freedom and defense of peace, organized by Centro Giovani e Poesia di Triuggio, Italy.
2022
Winner of the Special ANMIG (National Association of the Mutilated and Invalids of War) prize: promotion of feelings of brotherhood between peoples, love of freedom and defense of peace, organized by Centro Giovani e Poesia di Triuggio, Italy.
A MacPhee Fellow, University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
Card Fellowship, University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
2023
Longlisted for Nonfiction Isele Prize.
Shortlisted for Poetry, Alpine Fellowship Prize.
Shortlisted for Writivism Poetry prize.
Second Place Award in Sparks Poetry Competition, hosted by Department of English, Memorial University, Canada.
Finalist for the Kate Sommer Memorial Poetry Prize, organized by Nebraska Writers Collective Press, U.S.A.
2024
Joy Currie Fellowship for Professional Travel, University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
Fred & Minnie Stuff Fellowship, University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
Runner-Up in the African and African American Studies Program (AAASP) Best Graduate Paper Prize hosted by the Institute for Ethnic Studies, University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
Winner of Republic Journal Best Personal Essay.
Afrocritik Best Essays of 2024.