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Miscellaneous / Satiric

THE 48 LAWS OF THE TWITTER OVERLORD (or, #48LawsofTwitter)

Never Outshine Your Overlord. Make social media superiors appear more brilliant than they actually are. Never Put Too Much Trust in Followers. They will betray you quickly if necessary. Conceal your Errors. Learn to delete that which ought to be deleted. Always Tweet Less Than Necessary. Sometimes, 140 characters may be too much. So Much Depends On Your Bio. … Continue reading

Essays / The Pontifical Papers

AND SO, FOLKS, I WENT TO MEET THE PRESIDENT | by Ayo Sogunro

There is something fundamentally wrong with my car. Some two weeks ago, while navigating my way to the Fashola organized “Valentine Dinner with Buhari”, I knocked off my front bumper. This weekend, on my way to “Meet the President” at Victoria Island, Lagos, a piping in my car’s radiator sprung a leak, consequently the car overheated … Continue reading

Essays / The Pontifical Papers

IT’S NOT A FENCE, SILLY. IT’S A RIGHT! | by Ayo Sogunro

A lot of us Nigerians need lessons in vocabulary development. It has become quite alarming that the word “fencist”, and its variations, is being brandished as a description for Nigerians who—whether from a lack of conviction in the candidates or a sense of personal privacy—do not show direct or open support for any of the … Continue reading