Tag: Azu, Uromi
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...
Rivers State Emergency Rule: A Different View
Azu Ishiekwene President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s proclamation of emergency rule in Rivers State on Tuesday surprised me for reasons different from those for which he has...
Understanding the Nonsense About State Creation
Azu Ishiekwene Many years ago, when my son was completing paperwork for a job with the Lagos State government, he was required to fill out a form that included his State...
From America First to America Alone: The Lab Meets the Street
Azu Ishiekwene It’s nearly 20 years since Mark Steyn wrote a non-fiction book, America Alone: The End of the World as We Know It. Steyn, a Canadian newspaper...
Preparing for Trump Deportation Copycats in Europe
By Azu Ishiekwene I can understand if many people outside the US wish to forget about President Donald Trump and get on with their lives. However hard you try, you...
Trump’s Message from God for Africa
Azu Ishiekwene It’s hard to argue when U.S. President Donald Trump says that God saved him to save America. Not only is a rational argument often suspended or lost...
What You Might Expect in 2025
Azu Ishiekwene “Arsenal fans are currently over the moon, testosterone pumping – and why not? The story will not change in 2024… the odds are not in Arsenal’s...
A Nation at War: Five Days in Israel
By Azu Ishiekwene Perhaps three will be the lucky number. After at least two previous failed attempts, a peace deal between Israel and Hamas might be reached by January...
An Accidental Christmas Story
Azu Ishiekwene If I’ve learned anything these past 35 years of journalism, it’s looking for a story in every situation. It wasn’t different when I left home for...
