Segun Akinyode
Segun Akinyode studied at Lagos State University, Lagos. He used to sleep a lot. However, the need to continue writing has substituted sleeping with reading, writing, walking, and eating fruits. He is currently a teacher in the General Studies Department, Moshood Abiola Polytechnic.
Entries by this Author
Towards the Demolition of Jericho Walls: The Task Before the Writer in a Developing Polity
- By Segun Akinyode
- Published April 30, 2008
- Essays
- Unrated
The polarization of the countries of the world into developing developed nations has brought in its wake a dichotomy in the perception of ideas, concepts and cannons by different specialists in these divides...
The Demystification of the ‘Euromerican’ Myth in Awoshakin’s Lost and Found in America
- By Segun Akinyode
- Published April 30, 2008
- Reviews
- Unrated
Tokunbo Awoshakin has successfully brought the realities of being a legal immigrant in the United States to the doorstep of all of us...
About 'urn - A Short Story by Segun Akinyode
- By Segun Akinyode
- Published March 24, 2008
- Short Stories
- Unrated
My journey home was uneventful until I stumbled on a group of policemen. They had mounted a roadblock at a roundabout. I was sure the blockade was illegal because the group was so concealed, that I nearly walked through it before a voice ordered me to halt. I knew instantly I was in trouble...
Social Cause, Consequence and Commitment in African Fiction: A Focus on Meja Mwangi's 'Kill Me Quick'
- By Segun Akinyode
- Published September 10, 2007
- Essays
- Unrated
The flow of argument in this paper augments the existing pre-requisites for measuring the degree of social commitment in African fiction. In achieving this objective, Meja Mwangi’s Kill Me Quick was examined with a view to establishing its social relevance and commitment...
A Difficult Kind of Belief - A Short Stoy by Segun Akinyode
- By Segun Akinyode
- Published June 13, 2007
- Short Stories
- Unrated
Tara did not believe she had lost her potential husband to her best friend until she saw one of the wedding pictures of the couple. It was taken in Johannesburg. They were kissing passionately...
Pronged Alternatives - A Short Story by Segun Akinyode
- By Segun Akinyode
- Published May 11, 2007
- Short Stories
- Unrated
A wad of naira tucked between the pages of an encyclopedia peeped at him. As he bent down to pick the currency, he heard footsteps approaching. He hesitated, when it became apparent that the footsteps were approaching the direction of the room he was in, he threw the sack through the window and jumped after it...
The Twist - A Short Story by Segun Akinyode
- By Segun Akinyode
- Published December 12, 2005
- Short Stories
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The men interrupted their lively conversation abruptly. Exchanging quick glances, they stood up in unison, scampered across the verandah into the burning sun and disappeared behind the house...
Policing the Police - An Excerpt by Segun Akinyode
- By Segun Akinyode
- Published August 12, 2005
- Fiction Bits
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The boy was weeping silently. The nurse was indifferent. Kayode was dumbfounded. He did not doubt the futility of the policeman's accusation when the case is reported to a superior officer. What surprised him was the audacity behind the whole farce. To be accused of murder, for helping to save a life is ridiculous as it is ludicrous...
