Edo: What happened?, by Azu Ishiekwene
To make matters worse, Obaseki was not just up against one Goliath. He was taking on Goliath Plus, an array...
Edo grudge match reaches final, by Azu Ishiekwene
Comrade Adams Oshiomhole was the common glue. A decorated unionist and two-term governor of Edo State, Oshiomhole once made trenches...
Dino Melaye is not a fool, by Azu Ishiekwene
But for some reason, we love to think of and remember him as a clown. Not just any clown, but...
Bayelsa Governor’s one leg, by Azu Ishiekwene
Lawyers have become the new voters and courts the new electoral umpires; yet neither the lawyers nor the courts can...
Kashamu: Backstory of Obasanjo’s letter to the dead, by Azu Ishiekwene
What Obasanjo said about Kashamu was true, but it’s unlikely that he would have said it if Kashamu had remained...
Mamman Daura is not the problem, by Azu Ishiekwene
I’ve been amused by the strenuous efforts to explain exactly what Mamman Daura, President Muhammadu Buhari’s nephew, meant or did...
Eight decades of quests and conquests, by Azu Ishiekwene
It was not about me, of course. It was about Prince Julius Adelusi-Adeluyi, who at 27, was already Secretary General...
Arotile, Saleh: Two deaths, many life lessons, by Azu Ishiekwene
Both died in different places and under different circumstances, but you only need to look a bit closer to see...
When the cure is worse than the disease, by Azu Ishiekwene
But those who thought otherwise had strong arguments, too. The turmoil in the South South following the Ogoni crisis and...
The politics of Tinubu obsession, by Azu Ishiekwene
Apart from its obvious collateral damage, Oshiomhole’s ouster was scrutinised and interpreted for the worst it could mean politically. It...
Who listens to the North?, by Azu Ishiekwene
Who speaks for the North? In a region with a long history of eloquent speakers from Sa’ad Zungur and Tafawa...
The unravelling of America: You’ve gotta watch to cry, by Azu Ishiekwene
Think, for a moment, what would be happening now if Floyd was white, the police officer black, and Barrack Obama...
Does the Minister work for a Chinese company?, by Azu Ishiekwene
And not once. The first time was when Ehanire appeared before the House of Representatives to answer questions about the...
Herbert Wigwe’s burden, by Azu Ishiekwene
The aristocrats in the system must manage their appetite. To rebuild the wreckage of the post-COVID-19 world demands not only...
Kano conundrum: Why it matters, by Azu Ishiekwene
At a point, it was as if Governor Abdullahi Ganduje was confused, missing or both. The man perhaps often unfairly...
Saving charity from scandal, by Azu Ishiekwene
In the two-minute-seven-seconds video, the Alfa rained curses on government in stinging sarcasm, yet without the slightest hint of bitterness...
39 years after, Awujale moment for Sanusi, by Azu Ishiekwene
As it was with Awujale in Ijebuland 39 years ago, the end of this chapter of Sanusi’s life is not...
INEC’s bloody axe and the political remnants, by Azu Ishiekwene
Instead of splitting hairs over INEC’s ban – which will happen over and over again – we must address startling...
Marcus Brutus and his cousins, by Azu Ishiekwene
But the national leadership of the opposition PDP cannot complain too loudly because Collins is a man with a history....
APC’ll survive Oshiomhole-Obaseki war, but it’s beginning of the end, by Azu Ishiekwene
In an article entitled: “2019: How Atiku will lose – and other matters,” published this time last year, I made...
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