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 […]
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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 […]
Death of civility and the rise of rage, by Azu Ishiekwene
Angry mobs have dominated recent images from the streets of South Africa and Nigeria – Africa’s two largest economies. Even within national boundaries, we have […]
The Story Of Busola Dakolo’s Unknown ‘Cousin’, By Azu Ishiekwene
Busola Dakolo has a cousin she has never met and might never even meet. They don’t share blood ties, of course. But like tens of […]
In Search Of The Real Oshiomhole, By Azu Ishiekwene
#TrackNigeria – As I watched the video again on Sunday, it felt like a recording from another age, yet it was taped only five years […]
Amaechi’s train ride for $2b silence, By Azu Ishiekwene
#TrackNigeria -If it had been news about the former sports minister who had defiantly sat on $150,000 mistakenly paid into the ministry’s account by the […]
One Life, Many Lessons, By Azu Ishiekwene
#TrackNigeria – Even though the attention of the world was focused on the role of the media in elections and democracy on the World Press […]
Wike, the GOC and Oil Bunkering, By Azu Ishiekwene
#TrackNigeria – Comparison between public conduct elsewhere and what obtains in Nigeria can sometimes be awkward, especially because it can be mistaken to suggest that […]
Ganduje: Understanding The Pathology Of Revenge By Azu Ishiekwene
#TrackNigeria- Sarkin Kano, Muhammad Sanusi II, always wanted to be to local. Even in his heyday as governor of the Central Bank, he said he […]
Missing secret in Yari’s masterclass, By Azu Ishiekwene
#TrackNigeria – (UPDATED) Zamfara State Governor and Chairman of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum, Abdulaziz Yari, gave a masterclass to incoming governors last week. The governor, […]
Ndume vs Lawan: The danger ahead, By Azu Ishiekwene
#TrackNigeria: What would it take President Muhammadu Buhari to get the politics of the National Assembly right? Four years ago, he had a problem which, […]
Nanny Vice Chancellor confronts helicopter parenting, By Azu Ishiekwene
At first, I thought it was fake news. But I read it to the end and later noticed that it had also been shared on […]
Inconclusive vote: Buhari’s disclaimer, By Azu Ishiekwene
#TrackNigeria -I don’t know why a few state governors are running around, dragging President Muhammadu Buhari by the hem of his agbada to save them […]