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Monthly Archives: February 2018

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‘Fixing Nigeria is not by elections’ #PontificalThread | by @ayosogunro

Posted on February 10, 2018 by ayosogunro • 1 Comment

 There are some 40 to 50 ‘third force’ parties in Nigeria. Choose one, vote wisely. But don’t expect any to affect the election of those who have been in control of the political economy since 1960s. Fixing Nigeria is not by elections, but by mass agitations for systemic reform. If elections were won by good … Continue reading →

THE SILENCE OF ‘OUR FRIENDS’ | By Ayo Sogunro
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THE SILENCE OF ‘OUR FRIENDS’ | By Ayo Sogunro

Posted on February 6, 2018 by ayosogunro • 1 Comment

The advent of election season in Nigeria is, for a sane observer, a tortured exercise in the suspension of disbelief. For those few months, the drama of political convenience opens across the country, wiping off whims of informed politics. A cast of zany characters determined to ingratiate their way into favours with Aso Rock crops … Continue reading →

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My Book: Everything in Nigeria is Going To Kill You

Everything in Nigeria is Going To Kill You

THE PARADOXICAL LIFESTYLE OF THE AVERAGE NIGERIAN IS THE SUM OF THIS BOOK... My relentless pursuit of an understanding of the survival abilities of the average Nigerian in a system that is definitely dysfunctional. Some of us complain, some of us protest, some of us go spiritual and still many others go material, and also a few of us turn to the arts for solace—we write, not to cure other people of madness, but to avoid going mad ourselves…

My Book: “Sorry Tales”

The Wonderful Life of Senator Boniface and other Sorry Tales

"Sogunro the social activist, Sogunro the poet and Sogunro the essayist meet to produce a book that is funny, insightful and thought-provoking." -- Ikhide Ikheloa

My Book: Death in the Dawn

Death in the Dawn by Ayo Sogunro

Death in the Dawn, a short play adapted from Wole Soyinka's poem of the same name, is a tragicomic exploration of Nigerian social values through the passionate interaction of some unlikely debaters.

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