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“I have been enduring this for decades and I have honestly been trying to cope, when Nigerians buy a new car, they cover it with the blood of Jesus, when they build a new house, they cover it with the blood of Jesus, when they start a business, they cover it with the blood of Jesus, when they are going on a Journey they cover it with the blood of Jesus, when they are investing in a Ponzi Scheme, they cover it with the blood of Jesus, even their lives are covered with the blood of Jesus!

Press Release

Punocracy holds first Prize for Satire award ceremony, declares Nov. 9 World Satire Day

November 10, 2019November 11, 2019

by The Punocrat

“We could easily tell you that according to history books, November 9, 1989, was when East Germany denounced the Berlin Wall after which German citizens tore it down, and how we want the day to fit into this narrative of freedom and absence of censorship. Or we could tell you that November 9 (11/9) is actually an inversion of 9/11 and tie this to how there are always alternative, civilised ways of venting grievances … But the truth is it is just a convenient date for us.”

Satire 0-1 News

Satire 0-1 News: Flood destroys Nigerian prison as inmates escape, praying for BH, and other stories

November 3, 2019November 6, 2019

by The Punocrat

Facts are oftentimes stranger than fiction just as news is oftentimes more hilarious than satire. We live in a world (or country?) […]

Press Release

Shortlist: 2019 Punocracy Prize for Satire

September 5, 2019September 5, 2019

by The Punocrat

The jury is still out on the question of who the top three entrants are. But having published all longlisted entries for the prize, we’re glad to finally announce those submissions that made the shortlist.

Aja, The Whirlwind

Governor Yahaya Bello Says Importation of Military Equipment Meant for the New State-Sponsored Movie

March 12, 2018

by Aja, The whirlwind

[Lokoja]—The Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, after days of uncomfortable silence has finally revealed that the military equipment intercepted by men of […]