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...
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...
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