Monday, July 6, 2026

Azu Ishiekwene

January 8, 2026

What You Might Expect in 2026: A valedictory edition

This seventh edition of my special yearly forecast might be the last. I’ve enjoyed doing it, the hits and the misses, especially the big hits.

Trump, Tinubu, Atiku, Obi
December 25, 2025

Azu Ishiekwene: What’s the cost of a merry Christmas?

Atiku is like a lion wearing Santa Claus’s cap and offering a gift box wrapped in garlands, swag, and tinsel. Obi and his ambition would soon be lunch.

December 18, 2025

Ahmed’s fall, the Dangote challenge and a rentier system

The only proof that Ahmed was not removed to save the system is that he should be investigated so that he can either clear his name or face the consequences.

December 11, 2025
Sam Nda-Isaiah
December 5, 2025

Azu Ishiekwene: A troubling message from Guinea-Bissau

None of the three Guineas is thriving, but in Guinea-Bissau, recent events are twisting that nation’s fate into profound misery.

President Umaro Sissoco Embalo
November 27, 2025

Habits that disgrace us are not Trump-made

It’s not Trump’s fault that Nigeria is where it is.

Donald Trump and Bola Tinubu
November 21, 2025

Editors and the missing part of Uzodimma’s trust story

Uzodimma was right about the need for the media to take a long, hard look at itself.

November 13, 2025

Why is the promise of 60 years unravelling?

PDP’s size, which was the source of its pride, became the root of its decay, and its symbolic umbrella has been unable to weather the rain, not to speak of the storm

PDP members with umbrellas
November 6, 2025

Thinking about midlife

Life, they say, happens. There was something else I used to hear while growing up: A fool at 40 is a fool forever.

Middle Aged Nigerians
October 30, 2025

The log in America’s eye

Sensational narratives like Cruz’s become amplified whenever Nigeria approaches an election. It might not be a bad idea also to remind Cruz of the epidemic of U.S. gun violence.

Trump’s mugshot