A lot has happened this year and it is high time we gave credit to whom it is due. Silver or gold, we have not. But digital medals we can afford. The first time we did a “Person of the Year” awards announcement was 2020. Not so surprisingly, some of…
Leave a CommentAuthor: The Punocrat
The only thing you need to know about me is I speak the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth ―― well, except when writing.
We are excited to finally announce the finalists for the third edition of the Prize for Satire competition. After through review and evaluation of a total of 145 entries received, we longlisted 22 entrants, earlier announced. Upon further inspection and evaluation, we are glad to announce these entrants as winners…
Leave a Comment
by: Raphael Francis Prologue In case you want to change your career, into something creative, or maybe you have had it in you for a long time, especially if you were one of those teens that appeared more often in your church drama, and you’ve always wanted to delve into…
Leave a Commentby: Oluwaseun Ojo Ololade Asake, I am glad you are here. Would have written you a letter two market days ago to have heartily discussion with you, but Saamu, who helps with letters has not returned from hunting expedition. Head-master too went to visit his family in Lagos, would have…
Leave a Commentby: Aaliyah Rahman Why wouldn’t you want to? From the free compulsory educational programmes to the free school meals, what is there not to like? I do not understand why 10.5 million children are not in school. I won’t be surprised if UNICEF is spreading deceptive figures to tarnish our…
Leave a Commentby: Rukayat Ogunlana This man’s actions have been the series of last straws constantly breaking the camel’s back. He’s prepared just the perfect recipe for disaster in his relationship with this woman. Everything he should not do, he has done. He has flung every single word in his marriage contract…
2 Commentsby: Kayode Ayobami Come, see them, six mouths in one body— saliva in all corners like dewfall. Bold rodent picking its teeth in the Face of a landlord/showing its children the way To the storeroom/shining bright like an ackee seed. The pigs are here again, asking us to Build them…
Leave a Commentby: Som Adedayor A ABOKI. Original meaning unknown. Every Hausa man is an aboki. ABROAD. Wonderland. All dreams come through there. ACCIDENT. Only collision involving vehicles. ACTRESS. All are sex workers. Always in messy marriages. Can never settle down with a man. AFRICANS. We are all wicked. ALCHOLISM. Always a…
1 Commentby: Olúwábùkúnmi Abraham Awóṣùsì And on the plains of Mesìọ̀gọ̀ the word came to me saying; He that dwelleth in the secret place of Ando Rock, shall abideth under the shadow of heavy guards. Commentary: The one who dwells in a place where he can neither see the pains of…
1 Comment