Toni Kan worked as a journalist for 5 years and rose to the position of editor at the age of 26 before moving into corporate Nigeria. Hailed as the ‘Mayor of Lagos’, Kan is the author of 4 critically acclaimed works of fiction and poetry. Winner of the NDDC/Ken Saro Wiwa literature prize (2009), awarded by the Association of Nigerian Authors, Kan is co–founder and publisher of sabinews.com and a fellow of the Heinrich Boll Stiftung, Civitella Ranieri and Yaddo.
Lagos is his playground.