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    Longlist: 2020 Punocracy Prize for Satire 

    It’s been about two months since we shut the windows to applications for this year’s prize for satire writing competition and it gives us great pleasure to finally announce the longlist of 50.

    The Punocrat, 2 years ago 0 4 min read  
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    Macpherson Farm 

    By: Tekena Charles Banigo IV (A story from the lost books of George Orwell) Of all the farms whose animals had rebelled against their oppressive human owners (just as Old…

    The Punocrat, 3 years ago 0 8 min read  
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    Where justice thrives 

    By: Halima Abishola Abdullahi Keep the scribed bribe for the bench; Let them have every penny of the meager money. Lavish their souls with the pauper’s luxury And you will…

    The Punocrat, 3 years ago 1 1 min read  
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    When you speak of Africa 

    By: Jesuferanmi Igbinigie It is not pronounced lay-gus, it is lah-ghos. To learn the accurate pronunciation, watch the first twenty or so minutes of Captain America: Civil War—a movie which…

    The Punocrat, 3 years ago 2 7 min read  
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    To my friend coming from abroad 

    By: Ahmad Adedimeji Amobi Dear O. The last time I was able to send you a letter was five months ago when I got shortlisted for a writing prize I…

    The Punocrat, 3 years ago 0 5 min read  
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    Ticket 

    By: Ukange Doose Diana All line up for the ticket, Coloured to the left, Pure white to the right. Identification in hand. “Thou in black;  the dark black On the…

    The Punocrat, 3 years ago 0 1 min read  
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    This is Diejiria 

    By: Justin Clement “Welcome to Diejiria PLC! I’m Nkechi, and I’ll be showing you around!” she squeaked, shaking my arm quickly, furiously, making my entire body quiver in the process….

    The Punocrat, 3 years ago 0 8 min read  
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    The Nigerian intellectual guide: 5 random principles 

    By: Favour Olajide Disclaimer​: Random Noun ‘A roving motion; course without definite direction; lack of rule or method; chance.’  1. As an intellectual, you need to always be armed with dozens…

    The Punocrat, 3 years ago 0 2 min read  
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    The lord’s prayer 

    By: Abraham Isaac Oluwatimilehin The structure was cramped for living and breathing space. Fumes of frankincense rose into the atmosphere, gallantly subduing the natural air and suffocating everyone and everything…

    The Punocrat, 3 years ago 0 7 min read  
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    The Nigerian hierarchy of misfortune 

    By: Eboseremen Bartholomew 1/10/2019 Author: Francis Galton, Zooanthropologist This is an explanatory circular for our white concerned citizens who desire to visit the country continent of Africa. Specifically, its poorest…

    The Punocrat, 3 years ago 0 8 min read  
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