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Conversation with Azu260626 : What Encounter with a South African Editor Taught Me About Nigeria

  By Azu Ishiekwene   I met him through Ferial Haffajee, a fellow judge on the CNN African Journalist of the Year panel for several years and also a fellow...

They’re Coming to America

  Azu Ishiekwene   Journalists like to think that the world would be finished without them. Nothing illustrates this vanity more than the joke by my old school...

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...

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...