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Azu Ishiekwene

March 2, 2023

What really matters to Obasanjo in 2023 presidential election

His audacious demand on Monday gave the eerie feeling that he wanted a replay of June 12, at any cost, if not directly for himself, then for his acolytes.

Olusegun Obasanjo
February 16, 2023

Looking back, facing forward as Nigeria decides

As Nigerians go to the ballot on Saturday, February 25 to elect a new president, not a few voters think that the worst mistake would be to let Buhari happen again.

Goodluck Jonathan and Muhammadu Buhari
January 19, 2023

Why we love expensive rituals

The only promises made by politicians are those they often do not intend to keep.

Julius Abure, Rufai Ahmed Alkali, Iyorchia Ayu and Abdullahi Adamu
January 12, 2023

Why they shoot friends and spare the enemy

A senior advocate of Nigeria, Adeyinka Olumide-Fusika, on a live TV programme was obliged to recommend the outsourcing of the force.

Nigeria Police
January 5, 2023

The Trouble with Obasanjo’s Wish

As president for eight years, Obasanjo vehemently rejected any suggestions to help restructure the country, which would have given the regions a fairer footing. 

Olusegun Obasanjo, Peter Obi, Atiku Abubakar and Bola Tinubu
December 29, 2022

What you might expect in 2023

I was bang on the money from Tinubu’s emergence to Wike’s showdown with Atiku Abubakar and from the return of stolen Benin Bronzes to the resilience of insurgency.

Atiku Abubakar, Bola Tinubu, Nyesom Wike, Seyi Makinde and Peter Obi
December 22, 2022

Western hypocrisy loses in epic Qatar match

Hypocrisy…remains the hallmark of a number of its (West) current engagements with other parts of the world, especially Africa and the Arab world.

Qatari Leader, Joe Biden and Olaf Scholz
December 15, 2022

Amidst chaos, 13-year-old boy vows to rebuild broken bridge of hope

By the time the world is ready for Cop28 in Dubai, who knows if Musa might have built more than a clay bridge to connect not just his community, but perhaps his country?

Musa Sani
December 8, 2022

A letter to Sam

What that history will say about your mentor, Buhari, who is rounding off his eight years in office is still being written.

Sam Nda-Isaiah
December 1, 2022

America, watch your back!

Trump 2.0 is a possibility and the man is seriously looking forward to it. He has the capacity of a brigand; he fights – fair or foul – he just fights, anyway.

U.S. President Donald Trump