Charles Sogbesan

Sogbesan contributes from Qatar.

Okey Ndibe's Passport Seizure: A test of our predictable elasticity

My prior experience with the SSS predicted a termination of my self-imposed literary intermission. Not for the sake of furlough for furlough’s sake though. These political days make the graduation from scrawling to partaking, reckonable...

33 Nigerian Miners Die (A Satire)

Last night 33 Nigerian miners were trapped underground and the government decided to send a Nigerian capsule down to rescue them one after the other...

50 years still! The Irationality Of Our Prudent Appraisal

Abuja and other acquiescing squares and arenas will for sure be commonly tuned to our contradictory circumstances and our actualities. We might be treated across the states to larger than life anniversary gala and larger than life glorifications...

The Bridge to Nowhere (1)

When aspiring or incumbent politician’s seasonally turn to the occasional political stunts or grandstanding or gimmickry, it is almost an afterthought, no matter what...

Political Zoning Trust: Credence Lacking, Bereft Of Experience

Did Obasanjo trust Atiku? Vice Versa.  If elections were held, in these times of high oil prices per Barrel, the zoning will be done by the electorate and the party. I believe in employment now...

Vous Ne Savez Pas Senghor? You Don’t Know Senghor?

You would wonder aloud why can’t everyone get in line, so we can all buy the “bloody” ticket, all done within the span of one hour tops. It is bad enough we’re paying top Naira for the one way flight, please everyone remain orderly, let’s get this done in a civilized manner...

House # 105, Wife Number 4 minus 1 the Punisher’s fable?

Is it not the Owu commander that pretended that Sharia was not an Issue and fixated political opportunism over national expediency? We pretend now we have one country, making laws that don’t matter...

The “Wide Brimmed Hat” Is Almost In Vogue

It can be excruciating to discern the politics of appearance in an aesthetically varied political landscape such as Nigeria. I take the challenge very seriously...

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