Mr Omoyele Sowore, the Sahara Reporters publisher, has met popular writer Chimamanda Adichie in Lagos while travelling to New York.
The publisher who is also vying for the post of presidency come 2019, posed for photos with the writer and then shared them on his Facebook page.
While posting the photos, Sowore used the opportunity to mock Nigerian leaders, calling them "dumb".
He caption reads: "PHOTONEWS: A Country That Produced Chimamanda Adichie Should Have No Business Being Led By Dumb Leaders.
"Regards to Delta Air co-travelers from Lagos to New York earlier today. #TakeItBack"