Browsing: Azu Ishiekwene

By Azu Ishiekwene It started like a grudge match. Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, was dealt a bad hand in…

By Azu Ishiekwene We have a measurement problem eloquently illustrated in a Yoruba tale about a Mecca has-been. The fellow…

  By Azu Ishiekwene Nigeria’s February/March elections undid many things. One of them was the 63-year-old myth that no wealthy and ambitious…

By Azu Ishiekwene Hadiza Bala Usman’s new book, “Stepping on Toes,” is a cautionary tale for anyone hoping to work in public…

By Azu Ishiekwene Donald Trump consolidated his record in demagoguery when he became the first former US president ever to…

By Azu Ishiekwene When King Charles, the head of the Church of England, is crowned on May 6, there would…

By Azu Ishiekwene From Accra to Cape Town images of Nollywood, Nigeria’s popular movie footprint, are a common staple in…

By Azu Ishiekwene For the third time since 1999, I voted at a general election on February 25 and did…

By Azu Ishiekwene Trying to fit him into a mold can be sometimes problematic. I have always thought of him…

By Azu Ishiekwene The last thing he wants to hear is that he desires anything other than what is good…