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The Story Of Busola Dakolo’s Unknown ‘Cousin’

On July 5, 20192:40 pmIn Converstion with Azu, Trendingby Emmanuel Okogba

This other victim, whom I described as Dakolo’s unknown cousin, may never be able to tell her own story; not now, maybe never

In search of the real Oshiomhole

On June 28, 20194:23 amIn Converstion with Azuby Emmanuel Okogba

Where’s the Oshiomhole who fought godfathers at every turn and insisted on the right of the people to make their choices?

One life, many lessons

On June 7, 201910:25 amIn Converstion with Azuby Emmanuel Okogba

If Olorunyomi’s career tells us anything, it is that even though outside threats have become somewhat malignant over the years, they are not new

Crocodile tears for Zamfara and a culture of interference

On May 31, 20195:58 amIn Converstion with Azuby Emmanuel Okogba

I don’t know what Oshiomhole wanted the Supreme Court to do, but if the Court indeed imposed strangers on the people of Zamfara, then the APC opened the door and offered the strangers front seats

Wike, the GOC and oil bunkering

On May 24, 20194:07 amIn Converstion with Azuby Emmanuel Okogba

If the governor said on public television that the GOC routinely leaks security information and is involved in oil bunkering – which is a serious economic crime – the Army cannot, and should not, simply let the matter slide

court, Yari, Ex-Governor, Zamfara, ICPC,

Missing secret in Yari’s masterclass

On May 10, 20193:28 amIn Converstion with Azu, Newsby adekunle

ZAMFARA State Governor and Chairman of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum, Abdulaziz Yari, gave a masterclass to incoming governors last week. The governor, who has obviously become wiser on his way out of office, advised his incoming colleagues to start thinking now of what they can do for their people and how they can find the money to do it.

Ndume v Lawan: The danger ahead

On April 11, 20199:13 pmIn Converstion with Azu, Newsby adekunle

WHAT would it take President Muhammadu Buhari to get the politics of the National Assembly right? Four years ago, he had a problem which, like a stubborn fly, has refused to go away. After his election victory speech in 2015 when he was for all and for none, things went haywire, leading to the emergence of a National Assembly leadership that would haunt him for the rest of his tenure.

Nanny Vice Chancellor confronts helicopter parenting by Azu Isiekwene

On April 4, 20199:22 pmIn Converstion with Azu, Newsby adekunle

AT first, I thought it was fake news. But I read it to the end and later noticed that it had also been shared on a number of other serious platforms by serious people. And it was signed by the Vice Chancellor of Ajayi Crowther University, ACU, Rt. Rev. Prof. Dapo Asaju.

They Have Killed Him. But Why?

On March 29, 20195:00 amIn Converstion with Azu, Newsby adekunle

WHEN six-year-old Emmanuel Jumbo-Ochigbo got into the blue-coloured Golf hatchback to school in the morning of Wednesday, March 20, it was like any other day – bright and sunny.

Inconclusive Vote: Buhari’s Disclaimer

On March 21, 201910:03 pmIn Converstion with Azu, Newsby adekunle

I DON’T know why a few state governors are running around, dragging President Muhammadu Buhari by the hem of his agbada to save them from the misery of inconclusive election in their states. Their conduct reminds me of the days when lazy neighbourhood kids used to run home to Big Daddy to save them from the street bully.