Browsing: Azu Ishiekwene

By Azu Ishiekwene In six African countries the heads of government have been in power for 20 years or more. Attempts to…

By Azu Ishiekwene If you haven’t had a good laugh, you have not been with him. And anyone who knows…

By Azu Ishiekwene One of the ironies of politics is how easily fiction becomes reality, and reality, precedent. Before our…

By Hassan Gimba In the same “Change Must Begin with the Leader” written on 06/07/2020, we observed: “In Nigeria, they…

 By Azu Ishiekwene “I’m going to waste my vote,” a friend told me recently. “And don’t argue with me,” he…

By Azu Ishiekwene When a proud Oluwatobiloba Ayomide Amusan climbed the podium in faraway Eugene, Oregon in the United States,…

By Azu Ishiekwene Seven weeks after the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar announced Delta State Governor Ifeanyi…

By Azu Ishiekwene After BBC Africa service promoted a story on Friday of an interview with the bandit warlords of…

By Azu Ishiekwene Nigeria is awash with arms – guns, bullets, charms, drugs and local stuff. Not just Nigeria. The…

By Azu Ishiekwene Until she asked, I didn’t know it was a problem. Her problem, I mean. When people say…