[9] Pópóọlá's play Also by Mail revolves around a divided family in Nigeria, specifically Nigerian German siblings Wale and Funke, coming together to mourn their father's death.

"[10] Brian Chikwava, author of Harare North, refers to Also by Mail as "… a slick and captivatingly contemporary Afro-European tale that, like jazz, is also rooted in the folkloric things that animate people.

"[5] Pópóọlá's novel When We Speak of Nothing (Cassava Republic Press, 2017) tells a story of two young black boys in London whose friendship gets tested over several challenges that include sexual and queer identity, racism, bullying, and an unstable political climate.

But what glues the reader to the page is the lives of two teenagers set adrift against currents of history that threaten to overpower and silence them."

BellaNaija calls it a novel that "explores the depths of friendship, racial tensions in a first world country, the complexities of the family unit, and the struggles of growing up as disillusioned adolescents" and "a beautiful story that reflects the volatile nature of the times.

"[11] British novelist Diana Evans in a review in The Financial Times describes When We Speak of Nothing as a "satisfying and perceptive examination of the emergence of the whole person against the odds posed by a constricting society.