Tag: Azu
Does it Matter to Africa if Nigel Farage Comes to Number 10?
Does it Matter to Africa if Nigel Farage Comes to Number 10? Azu Ishiekwene The next British general election is in 2029, but you could already feel the tremor...
Is there a Backstory to Wale Edun’s Exit? Azu Ishiekwene The short answer is yes – but there’s a long answer. There is, in fact, more than one inside story...
Amupitan’s Yanga Wakes Trouble
By Azu Ishiekwene Six months after his appointment as the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Joash Amupitan...
We Owe Putin an Unreserved Apology
We Owe Putin an Unreserved Apology Azu Ishiekwene As US President Donald J. Trump marks his first year in office by expanding his wish list from making Canada the 51st...
A British War Journalist’s Account of How January 15 Changed Nigeria
A British War Journalist’s Account of How January 15 Changed Nigeria Azu Ishiekwene Frederick Forsyth’s account of the Nigerian Civil War, mainly from the Biafran...
What You Might Expect in 2026: A Valedictory Edition
Azu Ishiekwene I forecast that by May 29 or earlier, the president will replace ministers, especially those who have since outlived their IOU value. As pressure mounts...
Sam After Five
Azu Ishiekwene If it seems like only yesterday when the founder of LEADERSHIP, Sam Nda-Isaiah, passed away, it’s because he is still here in the present tense. Yet you...
Why Is the Promise of 60 Years Unravelling?
Why Is the Promise of 60 Years Unravelling? Azu Ishiekwene If the name of the chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), its secretary, or convention date were...
Thinking about midlife
Azu Ishiekwene It feels somewhat like nostalgia, but it’s not. Life, they say, happens. There was something else I used to hear while growing up: A fool at 40 is a...
Aparutu and His Life Coach
Azu Ishiekwene Putting it nicely, Aparutu is the Yoruba word for a joker, a clown. In August 1986, when I first arrived at the wooden, fabricated office of PUNCH in...
