Understanding Nigeria’s obsession with Rawlings, by Azu Ishiekwene
Ghana is in seven days of mourning, but Nigeria is crying more than the bereaved. Among Nigeria’s political elite, there ...
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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 ...
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‘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 ...
Read moreWin 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 ...
Read more#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 ...
Read moreResidents’ insurgency in estates gets a new lease, by Azu Ishiekwene
Interestingly, it was a private company, Megawatts Nigeria Limited, that sued the registered trustees of Gbagada Phase II Residents’ Association, ...
Read moreEdo: 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 ...
Read moreEdo 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 ...
Read moreEight 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 ...
Read moreArotile, 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 ...
Read moreWhen 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 ...
Read moreWill Trump go, if he loses?, by Azu Ishiekwene
Discussions about it first started in hushed tones and offline chats. But as poll after poll predicted a bleak future ...
Read moreWho 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 ...
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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 ...
Read moreSaving 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 ...
Read moreDiary of a lockdown, by Azu Ishiekwene
When I left Abuja at short notice nine days ago, the city was already emptying out. The single biggest factory ...
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COVID-19 and that flight from Abuja, by Azu Ishiekwene
The trip was not planned. As concerns over the spread of COVID-19 grew and the country inched more and more ...
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Unusual story as tragedy writes book of humour, by Azu Ishiekwene
In a world where laughter is already in short supply, the outbreak and rapid spread of Coronavirus has only left ...
Read moreObasanjo: A belated love affair, by Azu Ishiekwene
If words could make the dead turn in their grave, the founder of the Oodua People’s Congress, Dr. Frederick Faseun, ...
Read moreBeyond the Oba’s knockout punch, by Azu Ishiekwene
If there was dividend for controversy, the stock of the Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdul-Rasheed Akanbi, would be perhaps the ...
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