Anatomy of Wike’s endgame, By Azu Ishiekwene
When the row between Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, and his party, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), spilled onto the streets after the party’s presidential […]
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Do campaigns have to be bloody to win? By Azu Ishiekwene
If this were a compulsory exam question, a number of politicians would simply answer: it depends. On what? On what is at stake. What the […]
Have the hustlers finally ousted Kenya’s Dynasties? By Azu Ishiekwene
One of the ironies of politics is how easily fiction becomes reality, and reality, precedent. Before our eyes, the president-elect of Kenya, William Ruto, who […]
Politicians and the jeopardy of trial by ordeal, By Azu Ishiekwene
“I’m going to waste my vote,” a friend told me recently. “And don’t argue with me,” he added. “It’s my right to do so.” I […]
On the Podium with Tobi Amusan, By Azu Ishiekwene
When a proud Oluwatobiloba Ayomide Amusan climbed the podium in faraway Eugene, Oregon in the United States, as the World Champion in Women 100m Hurdles, […]
Asking for trouble, By Azu Ishiekwene
After BBC Africa service promoted a story on Friday of an interview with the bandit warlords of Zamfara State, a senior Nigerian journalist, Kadaria Ahmed, […]
Will machines replace journalists, too? By Azu Ishiekwene
The advent of any significant changes in technology has often triggered concerns about the fate of journalism. Even at the infancy of social media, TIME […]
Tinubu, Shettima and the Christian vote
By Azu Ishiekwene If the presidential flag bearer of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu thought a placeholder would be a lightning […]
Matawalle’s Guns, By Azu Ishiekwene
Nigeria is awash with arms – guns, bullets, charms, drugs and local stuff. Not just Nigeria. The entire Sahelian and sub-Saharan African region is drowning […]
She Can Keep Me, For One Month, By Azu Ishiekwene
Until she asked, I didn’t know it was a problem. Her problem, I mean. When people say whatever gets your time and attention gets you, […]
Naked Supreme Court dance not a bad thing after all, By Azu Ishiekwene
When I first read the news in People’s Gazette through a link forwarded to me by a friend, I prayed that it would not be […]
Tinubu: Back Story and the Morning After
By Azu Ishiekwene After the feisty, if not bitter, presidential primary of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) ended on Wednesday with Asiwaju Bola Ahmed […]
Southern hypocrisy will help Atiku to succeed Buhari, By Azu Ishiekwene
After last weekend’s primary by the opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) which produced former Vice President Atiku Abubakar as the party’s candidate for next year’s […]
Journey to Grenada and Reparations for Slavery
By Azu Ishiekwene Nigeria’s spectacular crises in almost every facet of its national life are inescapable. They cling like your skin. And for your sanity, […]
Deborah: Victim of WhatsApp Rule Violators
By Azu Ishiekwene Parents, students, and indeed anyone with a conscience is still shocked at the killing of Deborah Yakubu in Sokoto over allegations of blasphemy. The brutal […]
Adamu’s Genius and the Road to the Presidency, By Azu Ishiekwene
After emerging as the consensus Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Adamu, was faced with a major crisis. Healing the deep divisions in […]
Ayo Adebanjo’s musings on power shift, By Azu Ishiekwene
The statement by the leader of the Yoruba Cultural Group, Afenifere, Ayo Adebanjo, that the South East should get the next turn at the […]
What history says about how Buhari’s successor will emerge
By Azu Ishiekwene I think the most frequently asked question today is, who will succeed President Muhammadu Buhari? With over 35 aspirants openly declaring their […]
Chrisland’s Dubai Five and Our Digital Footprints, By Azu Ishiekwene
Most parents like to think that their generation’s burden was the heaviest. And that today’s children are too soft and spoilt by the easy life […]
A Troubling History of Consensus Politics, By Azu Ishiekwene
On March 26 at the Eagle Square, Abuja, the All Progressives Congress (APC), reinvented a version of consensus politics that ancient Rome and Greece would […]
Turning The Other Cheek For Will Smith, By Azu Ishiekwene
One week before Hollywood, Nigeria hosted a different kind of Oscar moment. At the swearing-in ceremony of Charles Soludo, former Governor of the Central Bank […]
Ebele’s Diary and Other Unforgettable First Ladies, By Azu Ishiekwene
I thought there was a mistake. The headline said Nigeria’s former ambassador to Spain and wife of Dim Odumegwu Ojukwu, Bianca, slapped the outgoing First […]
Triumph of the ‘Yahoo-Yahoo’ Governors, By Azu Ishiekwene
In the midst of our current misery, the Ondo State Governor Rotimi Akeredolu thought we needed something to cheer last week, so he offered a […]
APC Putting Everyone at Risk by Endangering Itself, By Azu Ishiekwene
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) looks determined to set itself on fire, even though the story out there is that the match box has […]
Africa And Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine, By Azu Ishiekwene
War is messy and never fails to spread responsive misery. When Adolf Hitler asked for safe passage to East Prussia through the Polish corridor and […]