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Night Runs – chapter 2 – crazy
Enjoy this new short story series Chapter 2 Crazy Adio’s passenger for the night was starting to irritate him. He had picked him up in front of a popular nightclub in Victoria Island but…
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Night Runs – chapter 1 – gossips
Enjoy this new short story series Chapter 1 Gossips His rider showed no sign of irritation when Adio wheeled the car to a halt by the roadside kerb. It took him all of twenty-four…
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There’s a writer in each of my kids – Novelist, Akingbogun
Published May 1, 2022 on The Punch newspaper A civil engineer and creative writer, Akin Akingbogun, speaks to OLADIMEJI RAMON about his craft Tell us a bit about yourself. Akin Akingbogun is a 42-year-old…
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How Nigeria can produce another Nobel winner, by author
Published March 27, 2024 on The Nation newspaper A creative writer and author, Akin Akingbogun, has said Nigeria can produce another Nobel winner almost two decades after Prof. Wole Soyinka won the prestigious prize in…
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Visual content affecting reading culture, says Author
Published March 15, 2024 on Punch newspaper A creative writer and author, Mr Akin Akingbogun, has said the high amount of visual content on social media has reduced reading culture and affected the attention…
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Surprising tales that effortlessly intertwine imagination and reality – A Review of Akin Akingbogun’s Dreams from Yesterday
Published May 4, 2024 on Business day newspaper Title: Dreams from Yesterday Author: Akin Akingbogun Publisher: Winepress Year of Publication: 2023 Number of Pages: 179 Category: Short Stories While the cover of “Dreams from Yesterday” may not fully convey the…
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Is fear holding you back?
In Nelson Mandela’s own words: “Courage is not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it.” Learning how to be courageous in the face of fear takes practice and persistence Is fear holding…
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Old Town Road – PART 2
Due to popular demand, I have continued the first story from my fourth published book – Dreams from Yesterday; a collection of short stories The story continues from here. Old Town Road Part…
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My Interview Story – only the audacious survive
This is my story, every pulsating detail documented to inspire you to leap beyond your limitations. This story was first published in 2019 and remains the most viewed, most read and most commented story…
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Remember me (XVI)- Final Chapter
The story nears its end Final Chapter Chapter 16 Tara felt better, but the annoying pain in her foot kept her in bed. She was starting to rouse from sleep when the door into…
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Remember me (XV)- Short story
The story nears its end Chapter 15 Her father That evening Christiana was convinced that she had to end it all. She had been walking for three hours non-stop through the busy highway and…
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Remember me (XIV)- Short story
The story nears its end Chapter 14 The Mansion Tara had always wanted to visit the house her mother lived before she married her father. She approached her father with her finding from his…