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It’s sad that anyone should take the law into their own hands, and sadder still that even one innocent person...
Brazil, Zambia and echoes of a $1.5b Nigerian repair, by Azu Ishiekwene
Like what to do about failing refineries. This hot-button topic returned to the front burner after the Nigerian government recently...
Monguno is damned in translation, by Azu Ishiekwene
Stopping short of naming names, Monguno pointed a finger at the last service chiefs who after overstaying their tenure as...
The story of Naira4Dollar promo, by Azu Ishiekwene
His largely unconventional approach has its benefits, especially with the rapid - sometimes unforeseen - changes in the global financial...
Governors take fools’ ride to next level, Azu Ishiekwene
What started as a sitcom starring Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom and his Bauchi State counterpart Bala Mohammed in a...
Can this grandmother save the world?, by Azu Ishiekwene
At least, three Swiss newspapers - Luzerner Zeitung, Aarguaer Zeitung and St. Galler Tagblatt - fetched their headlines from the...
Nigerian bandits have their cake and eat it, by Azu Ishiekwene
State response has also been as bewildering as it has been absurd. It has ranged from denial to extra-judicial killings...
Bobi Wine and the old African brew, by Azu Ishiekwene
Museveni’s tailor makes his suits in complete disregard of tailoring measurements. It would appear that either the president doesn’t care...
Buhari, sleeping at the wheels not an option, by Azu Ishiekwene
Rotimi Akeredolu, the Governor of Ondo, one of the six South Western States, had issued an ultimatum to herders, mostly...
How will Africa remember Donald Trump? Here is how, by Azu Ishiekwene
Not that it matters to Trump one way or the other. We can only hope that after four years of...
What happened to Akufo-Addo?, by Azu Ishiekwene
In the first two years or more of his presidency, I remember a number of videos shared with me on...
The Sam I knew, by Azu Ishiekwene
“Azu,” he pulled a seat, “you people are not being fair to Buhari at all, haba!” He went on and...
Message from the dead Borno farmers, by Azu Ishiekwene
The previous government had done poorly on security and Buhari said the only way to take the country back from...
In search of Lai Mohammed, by Azu Ishiekwene
But my interest grew from knowing to fascination and from fascination to respect when Mohammed became the National Publicity Secretary...
Letter to US President-elect Joe Biden, by Azu Ishiekwene
You might wonder why in spite of your long list of transgressions against Trump - from his malicious negligence in...
Trump’s cousins can’t wait to be born, by Azu Ishiekwene
We saw that in Mali a few months ago when the military cited fraudulent elections as the reason for toppling...
‘Reminiscences: My Journey Through Life’, by Azu Ishiekwene
Reminiscences: My Journey Through Life is not an autobiography and should not be so mistaken. Yet, in six parts comprising...
Win or lose, Trump is a danger to Africa, by Azu Ishiekwene
During two recent off-cycle state elections in the south of Nigeria, for example, the US Embassy threatened to invoke visa...
#EndSARS: Sanwo-Olu’s cross and meaning of Lekki Toll Gate, by Azu Ishiekwene
How did Lagos, a city of refuge, become a shooting range against defenceless young people waving the flag and singing...
Adeboye didn’t go far enough, by Azu Ishiekwene
You had to read it twice and pinch yourself to believe that it was Adeboye. It was like the Pope...
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