Tag: Azu
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...
Azu Releases New Book on Midlifers and Technology
Azu Releases New Book on Midlifers and Technology Journalist, columnist and author, Azu Ishiekwene, has released a new book, entitled A Midlifer’s Guide to Content...
How to Drink from a Poisoned Cup: Harold Smith Story and the Nigerian Story
Azu Ishiekwene On the eve of Nigeria’s 65th independence anniversary, I reflected on Harold Smith. He’s not widely known in Nigeria. And that’s probably to be...
Useni’s Fight for London House from the Grave Shames Us
By Azu Ishiekwene In the incredibly sad courtroom drama of Tali Shani v Chief Mike Agbedor Abu Ozekhome (2025) UKFTT 1090 (PC), two ordinary Nigerians from unlikely...
Understanding the Flight Announcer
Azu Ishiekwene Boarding announcements were not an issue when I used to commute in Lagos by danfo, the ubiquitous yellow buses, or molue, the mass-transit lorries, which...
Who needs an African Pope?
By Bolanle BOLAWOLE turnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058 “Waiting for an African Pope” by my brother, Azu Ishiekwene, made an interesting reading. Azu’s immense...
Waiting for an African Pope
By Azu Ishiekwene It’s nothing to laugh off, however tempting. If the movies imitate life, we may not be as far away from an African pope. It happened in The Conclave,...
Do children of politicians in power make sense?
Azu Ishiekwene It’s understandable if you have not paid attention. I can’t help noticing because minding other people’s business is a part of my job description....
Fake Outrage and The Making of the Uromi 16
Azu Ishiekwene It’s a most unlikely crime scene. I travelled by road from the Benin airport to Uromi, Esanland’s most significant town, for a wedding about three...
Rasool Is Africa’s Missed Opportunity to Tackle the Bully
By Azu Ishiekwene The question is not where US President Donald Trump has not touched in less than 100 days in office. It is how the world is coping with the...
