Converstion with Azu

A party for Nigeria’s latest abductors, by Azu Ishiekwene

A party for Nigeria’s latest abductors, by Azu Ishiekwene

Nigeria’s main political parties are in the thick of their primaries ahead of the 2027 general elections. That politicians can still manage to hold primaries in the midst of a worsening wave of horrendous attacks on communities and kidnappings in parts of the country, not to mention the economic hardship, suggests we must be living in […]
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Dirty secrets in the cut-off war

Dirty secrets in the cut-off war

ANYONE reading the papers last week will be forgiven to think that the worst demons from hell have descended on the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB).

Buhari’s last chance

Buhari’s last chance

IF the Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha, is offering advice on what President Muhammadu Buhari must do to rescue his government, then the President should know he has work to do.

Don’t blame Jonathan

Don’t blame Jonathan

AT last, former President Goodluck Jonathan appears to have found his mojo. In recent speech after speech, he’s been taking the fight to the doorstep of the ruling All Progressives Congress and causing quite a stir.

In God’s name

In God’s name

A BOOK with the title of  this article published 33 years ago by British investigative journalist, David Yallop, made the Catholic Church very, very uncomfortable. 

Will the cartel win again in Kenya?

Will the cartel win again in Kenya?

My first encounter with Tuesday’s general election in Kenya happened one month ago. On July 5, Premium Times shared a video of a debate by four contestants for the Nairobi governorship election hosted by KTN and Daystar University.

A man in her next life

A man in her next life

IT was not the first time she was saying it, but it hit me differently this time. I was on my way home from the Lagos Airport and had been dropped off at our residential estate gate, not too far from where Evans, the kidnap kingpin, lived. From there, my wife said someone would be on hand to take me home.

Falana, the baby and the bathwater

Falana, the baby and the bathwater

THE statement on Sunday by a group led by human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN), about “unrealistic” recommendations contained in the 2014 National Conference report must be turning heads in political circles. Apart from the fact that Falana was a member of the Conference that made the recommendations, he’s a man whose views on any subject cannot be taken lightly.

How to solve a problem like Magu

How to solve a problem like Magu

Federal lawmakers are in a hurry to make record bills that might save us. That’s grand. They should start with the small things: homework, punctuality and a little honesty with their constituencies and about their remunerations

Ibrahim and sex in the Guesthouse

Ibrahim and sex in the Guesthouse

 If after two terms of fours years each as governor and ten years so far as a senator he does not care what impact his private conduct might have on his family, his constituents and the public at large, then his case is hopeless

The unspoken message in Buhari’s voice note

The unspoken message in Buhari’s voice note

There had been all kinds of stories of power intrigues, especially about Chief of Staff Abba Kyari, insisting that statements from the acting President’s office must be cleared with him