Browsing: Azu Ishiekwene

By Azu Ishiekwene On the eve of Nigeria’s 65th independence anniversary, I reflected on Harold Smith. He’s not widely known…

By Azu Ishiekwene The Dangote Petroleum Refinery, Nigeria’s lifeline from decades of rot in the petroleum downstream, has to fight…

By Azu Ishiekwene In the incredibly sad courtroom drama of Tali Shani v Chief Mike Agbedor Abu Ozekhome (2025) UKFTT…

By Azu Ishiekwene Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal, is hardly in the news. Lawal has enough on his plate in…

By Azu Ishiekwene After the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) announced last week that it would zone the presidency…

By Azu Ishiekwene When I wrote that the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) is an animal that eats its curator…

By Azu Ishiekwene The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) is an animal that eats its curator for lunch. To…

By Azu Ishiekwene Peter Obi has the best chance against President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in 2027 of all opposition candidates.…

By Azu Ishiekwene I met him several times after he became Nigeria’s president in 2015, but the meetings did not…

By Azu Ishiekwene There’s a part of my job that can swallow you whole. Journalists are brought up on a…