Sunday, August 16, 2026

Azu Ishiekwene

May 21, 2026

Arsenal, at last

I love Arsenal fans. I sometimes think there can’t be many of them who won’t make good spouses or lifetime friends.

Arsenal players celebrating winning EPL
May 19, 2026

Does it matter to Africa if Nigel Farage comes to Number 10?

I’m concerned, however, that if Farage’s Reform benefits from the impending Labour chaos, Africa’s relations with Britain could be heading for a very long winter.

Nigel Farage and Prime Minister Keir Starmer
May 7, 2026

Who is after Obi, Kwankwaso again?

Who is chasing Obi and his new soulmate, former Governor Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso? There are three possible answers.

Peter Obi
May 4, 2026

Tinubu-Ruto banter as food for thought

Ruto and Tinubu must brace for the messy, difficult task of fixing their countries’ economies, a task that is not a respecter of fine language.

Kenya President Williams Ruto and President-elect Bola Tinubu ahead
April 21, 2026

Amupitan’s yanga wakes trouble

Prof Joash Amupitan appears determined to beat the record of Prof Maurice Iwu as the most mistrusted electoral administrator yet.

Amupitan with Tinubu
April 9, 2026

INEC, ADC and the Latin Phrase: Another view

There are a few countries where lawyers and courts are as gifted in twisting judicial pronouncements as those in Nigeria.

David Mark, Amupitan, Aregbesola
April 2, 2026

Azu Ishiekwene: Adelabu’s power lines as laundry lines

Adelabu, like many of his predecessors, is running the power ministry in 2026 with the 1950 operational manual of the Electricity Corporation of Nigeria.

Adebayo Adelabu And lantern
March 27, 2026

Obi’s transition from serious contender to mascot

Obi has paid the price for a ticket to the zoo, but he’ll soon find that he’s in a jungle.

Peter Obi
March 12, 2026

Azu Ishiekwene: Saving the police from itself

For a moment, I thought the demons of Abuja had seized President Bola Tinubu, one of the strongest advocates of state police.

Armed policewomen
March 5, 2026

Africa and the deadly dust from Iran

Who could have believed that after the U.S. and its allies destroyed Iraq in search of “weapons of mass destruction” and found none, history would repeat itself as a farce?

Donald Trump with Benjamin Netanyahu