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Articles by Ayo Sogunro

26 Sep 2018
One thing can be said about the Buhari administration: it does not shy away from explaining why the social and economic challenges of ordinary citizens is not its problem.
29 Aug 2018
It would be comical – if not scary – to think that, barely 20 years after Nigeria transited from military rule, our attempt at practicing the tenets of constitutional liberal democracy seems to be unravelling.
25 Jul 2018
Last week, the Nigerian government unveiled ‘Nigeria Air’, introducing our latest national vanity project to the world. Several commentators have raised concerns on the transparency...
27 Jun 2018
This week started with bad news from Plateau State. In response, the federal government has “condemned”, “sympathised” and “directed” in the usual script. Chances are, we will be back here in a few months, if not weeks. It seems some things will not change. But we cannot continue like this without risking total disintegration in…
30 May 2018
This week, as Nigeria observes “Democracy Day” and civil society honours the memory of victims of violence, we are once more compelled to reflect on the value of the Nigerian citizenship.
25 Apr 2018
Sometime in 2016, a security officer at a Lagos immigration office spoke to me discreetly, suggesting that I advice a fellow visitor not to wear ‘that type of dress’ next time, or he may embarrass her. A few weeks later, at a bar in Lagos, a friend laughed nervously about the risks in leaving her…
28 Mar 2018
Sometime in January this year I was in my hometown Abeokuta. I was interested in seeing how governance had fared and a close friend had driven me around the town...
28 Feb 2018
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…
31 Jan 2018
The advent of election season in Nigeria is, for a sane observer, a tortured exercise in the suspension of disbelief.