Inside the worlds of Melaye, Dickson and Co, by Azu Ishiekwene
A common thread among the losing candidates, which also appears to find increasing sympathy among segments of civil society groups,...
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Buhari and other authors of Nigeria’s famous book, by Azu Ishiekwene
If politicians are not tired of making speeches on Independence Day or such occasions, the public is weary of listening....
Read moreThe tail wags South Africa-Nigeria dog, by Azu Ishiekwene
By Tuesday, five persons had been killed, and many more injured or displaced in South Africa while many small businesses...
Read moreThe story of Busola Dakolo’s unknown ‘Cousin’, by Azu Ishiekwene
NAPTIP weighed in and invited Mr. Guardian to a meeting over the matter. He turned up kicking and generally behaving...
Read moreAmaechi’s train ride for $2b silence, by Azu Ishiekwene
If it had been news about the former sports minister who had defiantly sat on $150,000 mistakenly paid into the...
Read moreWike, the GOC and oil bunkering, by Azu Ishiekwene
Comparison between public conduct elsewhere and what obtains in Nigeria can sometimes be awkward, especially because it can be mistaken...
Read moreGanduje: Understanding the pathology of revenge, by Azu Ishiekwene
Jafaar claimed that about six weeks after the Sarkin Kano was enthroned, the emirate’s safe was raided and, within two...
Read moreMissing secret in Yari’s masterclass, by Azu Ishiekwene
Zamfara State Governor and Chairman of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum, Abdulaziz Yari, gave a masterclass to incoming governors last week....
Read moreWhy Dr. Ngige can’t treat that headache, by Azu Ishiekwene
If he was talking about politics, I might agree; because that is one area where there’s a surplus, and also...
Read moreBuhari must stop NNPC digging our grave, by Azu Ishiekwene
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar made an unpopular statement during the campaign worth a second thought. He said if he...
Read moreNdume v Lawan: The danger ahead, by Azu Ishiekwene
What would it take President Muhammadu Buhari to get the politics of the National Assembly right? Four years ago, he...
Read moreInconclusive Vote: Buhari’s disclaimer, by Azu Ishiekwene
I don’t know why a few state governors are running around, dragging President Muhammadu Buhari by the hem of his...
Read moreAjimobi, Okorocha, Ganduje: An unfolding story, by Azu Ishiekwene
It’s incredible how eight years have ended as a two-word parable: constituted authority. That’s what Governor Abiola Isiaka Ajimobi would...
Read moreVoting: A very personal diary, by Azu Ishiekwene
I woke up several times peeping for the first sign of dawn before my phone finally rang at 6:10am. A...
Read moreMahmood Yakubu’s second chance, by Azu Ishiekwene
Last week, when I described the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Mahmood Yakubu, as one of the most...
Read moreBuhari v. Atiku: The inconvenient truth, by Azu Ishiekwene
If you walk by sight you cannot help approaching Saturday’s presidential election with a heavy heart. The candidates of the...
Read moreOdinga-US hypocrisy as bitter medicine, by Azu Ishiekwene
These days Nigeria is treated as either the continent’s worst joke or the world’s laggard for democracy. From Nairobi to...
Read moreOnnoghen misery and the Nigerian dilemma, by Azu Ishiekwene
The first sign of chaos is the number of senior advocates of Nigeria who offered to take up the matter...
Read more2019: Facts, fiction, myths…and what matters, by Azu Ishiekwene
Get this straight: Atiku Abubakar will lose the presidential election on February 16. I’m not Rev. Father Ejike Mbaka or...
Read more2019: A profile of the x-factors, by Azu Ishiekwene
The general election in 51 days will be different from previous ones in nearly two decades in many ways. Money...
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