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SOMETHING IS ROTTEN IN THE STATE OF LAGOS | By Ayo Sogunro
Essays / The Pontifical Papers

SOMETHING IS ROTTEN IN THE STATE OF LAGOS | By Ayo Sogunro

Posted on March 2, 2018 by ayosogunro • Leave a comment

Several days ago, on a trip from the Lagos mainland to the Lekki peninsula, I saw a sprawling heap of trash by the Obalende junction. It seems absurd to call garbage ‘unkempt,’ but this one did look neglected. It was even more surprising that the waste oozed, spilled and piled around and out of several … Continue reading →

THE SILENCE OF ‘OUR FRIENDS’ | By Ayo Sogunro
Essays / The Pontifical Papers

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 →

‘Anyone can rule Nigeria’ #PontificalThread | by @ayosogunro
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‘Anyone can rule Nigeria’ #PontificalThread | by @ayosogunro

Posted on September 17, 2017 by ayosogunro • 2 Comments

  The colonists designed Nigeria to be RULED with military help. The army perfected this idea. Anyone can rule Nigeria, no one can govern it. — Ayo Sogunro (@ayosogunro) September 7, 2017 Seeking a 'good' president for Nigeria is like seeking a peace-loving 'Don' to head a violent gang. The system just isn't designed for … 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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