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Ioannis Akingonte

Ioannis Akingonte

The Lekki Toll Gate Shooting as an Act of Communication

Introduction

10 min readNov 8, 2020

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The Lekki Toll Gate Shooting as an Act of Communication

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Ioannis Akingonte

My dream of a demilitarized Nigerian society

Nigeria has been in a state of war since 1966. The #EndSars protests have once again, exposed the dystopian nature of the Nigerian society.

11 min readOct 31, 2020

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My dream of a demilitarized Nigerian society

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Ioannis Akingonte

#EndSARS protests. Five underlying points

Nigerians are teaching the world how to conduct a peaceful protest. Yet again, Nigerians are showing that, what the rest of the world does…

7 min readOct 20, 2020

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#EndSARS protests. Five underlying points

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Ioannis Akingonte

The Nigerian Response to the #EndSARS protests

An examination of the crisis response from the Nigerian government on the #EndSARS protest shows a halfhearted commitment to conflict…

8 min readOct 20, 2020

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The Nigerian Response to the #EndSARS protests

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Ioannis Akingonte

LOVE

Happiness is for fools Joy is reserved for the wise

1 min readAug 20, 2020

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LOVE

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Ioannis Akingonte

Nigerian Neo-Soul: Ticket to Anywhere EP by April Maey

There’s no skipping this one. You can set this five-track Album to random order and it won’t change its feel. Ticket to Anywhere was…

4 min readJun 3, 2020

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Album Cover

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Ioannis Akingonte

“B.” by Jesse Jagz

I listened to “B” by Jessie Jagz five consecutive times, at least. I scarcely do that for any song. Ask Spotify. Walahi, I swear. The song…

6 min readMay 26, 2020

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“B.” by Jesse Jagz

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Ioannis Akingonte

Grey

Grey is a colour. Grey is colourless.

1 min readMay 16, 2020

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Grey

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Ioannis Akingonte

TO BE

I want to be like Che Guevara calm in speech

1 min readMay 5, 2020

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TO BE

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Ioannis Akingonte

On Nigerian Unity

Split you say? And you are from northern Nigeria? I can tell from your name and tribal marks. Right, you are a Kanuri. Perhaps you…

10 min readMay 4, 2020

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On Nigerian Unity

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Ioannis Akingonte

Ioannis Akingonte

A Vagabond who can’t write fiction. Born on Mt. Olympus. Grew up on West Africa’s highest point above water. Live in a town of rebels. Interested in paradoxes.

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