To Solve A Problem Like Wike, Fix Atiku
BY AZU ISHIEKWENE Seven weeks after the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar announced Delta State Governor Ifeanyi Okowa as his running mate, the man not chosen remains…
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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 termination of the life of…
How I Remember #ENDSARS One Year After
BY AZU ISHIEKWENE On October 3, 2020, I watched a video of a policeman attached to the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) shooting a young man in front of Wetland Hotel,…
Benin Artifacts and The Choice Facing Robin Hood
BY AZU ISHIEKWENE When you find two people from the Benin kingdom talking these days, chances are that they are talking artifacts. That kingdom never ceases to amaze me with…
How Do You Want the Result, Senator?
BY AZU ISHIEKWENE Kicking the can down the road is government art. Once politicians maneuver themselves into office, they govern by repeating the promises they made and hope that problems…
A President’s ‘Missing’ iPad And Other Perils
BY AZU ISHIEKWENE Awkward moments are human, and hardly call attention when mere mortals are involved. But when the high and might trip, they make the headlines. Both experts and…
The Minister’s Code
BY AZU ISHIEKWENE There’s a growing feeling in high political circles that the media is too free for its own good, and maybe also, for the good of the country….
What Is The Endgame In Nigeria’s South-east?
BY AZU ISHIEKWENE Nigeria has been struggling with insecurity for over a decade. Against reasonable expectations six years ago when President Muhammadu Buhari was voted in, things have worsened. Compared…
Monguno Is Damned In Translation
BY AZU ISHIEKWENE Last week, Nigeria’s National Security Adviser, Mohammed Babagana Monguno, stripped the government bare in public only to try hiding the ugly sight with fig leaves shortly after….
Bobi Wine And The Old African Brew
BY AZU ISHIEKWENE After the presidential election in Uganda, it dawned on me that there are two people in the country who don’t fear President Yoweri Museveni: one is his…