Does the Minister work for a Chinese Company?
By Azu Ishiekwene Health Minister, Osagie Ehanire, has been in hot water lately. It’s hard to sympathise with him because he jumped into the cauldron […]
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Mad as Madagascar, By Azu Ishiekwene
In the fight against COVID-19, the war between biology and economics has just expanded to the nationalist front, spilling over with the ferociousness of a […]
In Africa, Trump’s fate is worse than a laughing stock
By Azu Ishiekwene In a recent article in The Atlantic also widely used elsewhere, American journalist, Anne Applebaum, described the pathetic meltdown of US President Donald Trump, […]
Kano Conundrum: Why it matters, By Azu Ishiekwene
Following a string of suspicious deaths in Kano last week some have said the state, arguably Nigeria’s most populous, could be Nigeria’s Italy. They are […]
COVID-19: Should You Believe What ECA Is Saying About Africa? By Azu Ishiekwene
In one of his bestsellers, The Zahir, Paulo Coelho said there are two major problems in life: knowing when to begin and knowing when to stop. If, […]
Lockdown: A radical view, By Azu Ishiekwene
The government did not extend the lockdown by two weeks to punish us. But the unintended consequence of the extension for a poor country such […]
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 towards the abnormal, I figured […]
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 us all […]
Obasanjo: 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 (OPC), Dr. Frederick Faseun, would have rolled over […]
What has the Supreme Court done? By Azu Ishiekwene
Not a few politicians are beginning to have second thoughts about what may be the sure path to electoral success in future. The traditional model, […]
Marcus Brutus And His Cousins, By Azu Ishiekwene
One week after the Supreme Court overturned the election of Emeka Ihedioha of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) as governor of Imo State and installed […]
What the Ostrich told Amotekun, By Azu Ishiekwene
There’s a reason why we’re the world’s largest ostrich farm. And that reason was given yet again in legalese in the response of the Attorney-General […]
The Oracle and Ihedioha’s Fate, By Azu Ishiekwene
He brushed it aside, saying that he would not lose sleep over the prophecy. But you could tell, even by a casual look, that it […]
2020: 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 six predictions: […]
Story of the Vanishing Loaf: How to kill a local company, By Azu Ishiekwene
I met him three or four years ago. We were introduced by a mutual friend sickened by the story. What struck me about this man […]
God and the politics of succession in 2023, By Azu Ishiekwene
Politicians are not leaving anything to chance. Even before the posters for the 2019 elections have been removed, the race for 2023 has started and […]
Buhari cannot look the other way, By Azu Ishiekwene
Since we have eyes but cannot see, the Department of State Security (DSS) invited us to look again at the viral video of the invasion […]
Literature? What Literature? By Azu Ishiekwene
Literature, like other art forms, is a reflection of society. It is from the society that creative writers get their ideas. Society is the subject […]
‘Zacchaeus’ And The Perils Of A Tax Collector, By Azu Ishiekwene
When the tenure of a chief executive is coming to an end, there’s usually a feverish outbreak of schemes to push him over the edge, […]
Inside the worlds of Melaye, Dickson and Co, By Azu Ishiekwene
Defeat is an orphan. Nothing illustrates its orphanage status as vividly as the fate of two politicians involved in last week’s elections in Kogi and […]
Magu, Still Nigeria’s Most Dangerous Man, By Azu Ishiekwene
It was framed as a question roughly one year ago. In a piece entitled, “Is Magu still Nigeria’s most dangerous man?”, I wondered why in […]
An ambassador’s exaggeration and its fallout, By Azu Ishiekwene
The letter was dated October 7, 2019; but it would come into effect on Friday, November 1. The recipient was probably expecting it, but it […]
A Letter On The First Lady, By Azu Ishiekwene
It is gratifying that the first family rallied in the face of a blistering attack last week by busybodies. I would be remiss not to […]
Of Drones, The Governor And Saudi Prayer Warriors
By Azu Ishiekwene A few weeks after the New York Times published a report that Boko Haram may be using drones in fresh attacks in the North […]
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. In official circles, it may […]