Nigerian author wins Premio Ostana award for scriptures

Nigerian linguist, teacher and writer, Kola Tubosun, has emerged winner of the Premio Ostana International Award for Scriptures in the Mother Tongue, 2016 (Il Premio Ostana Internazionale Scritture in Lingua Madre 2016).
This is the first time an African author will win the award, the organizers said in a statement.
The prize which is organised by the Culture of the Chambra D’Oc in the town of Ostana (Cuneo, Italy) is given for the defense of an indigenous language and for educational and informative activities by the recipient to protect it.
The eight edition of the prize ceremony will take place from June 2-5 in Italy, in collaboration with the Municipality of Ostana.
Past winners of the award are – Jaques Thiers (2015), Lance David Henson (2014), Mehmet Altun (2013), Harkaitz Cano (2011) and Witi Tame Ihimaera (2010), among others.
Túbosún studied Linguistics at the University of Ibadan before proceeding to Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, for his Master of Arts degree in 2012.
He was awarded a Fulbright fellowship/scholarship in 2009.