Tag: Azu, EFCC, Ribadu
The Book After Trial of Nuhu Ribadu
Azu Ishiekwene It was different 16 years ago. Very different. At that time, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) was relatively new and walking where...
Information Minister, Idris,Chairs Unveiling of Writing for Media and Monetising It
….VP Shettima Expected, As Nda-Isaiah Hosts Amuka, Yusuf, Olorunyomi, other icons The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed...
Writing for Media and Monetising It: An entrepreneur’s perspective
By Max Amuchie Last December, on my last day of work before Christmas, I sat alone in my office in Abuja, reflecting on my life’s journey. I thought about my years...
The Pathologies of a Throne
Azu Ishiekwene For the deposed Kano Emir, Aminu Bayero, it was not a matter of if but when. The moment the Supreme Court upheld Governor Abba Yusuf’s election in...
One Year of Tinubu
Azu Ishiekwene It wasn’t five months after President Bola Ahmed Tinubu took office when folks started asking, how far? In middle class and elite social circles in...
Who Does America Listen To?
Azu Ishiekwene I was chatting with a friend last week, who, mid-speech, redirected our conversation to the situation in the Middle East. She wanted to know what the mood...
Thrills, Joys and Surprises of Selling
Thrills, Joys and Surprises of Selling Azu Ishiekwene There are probably more books on how to sell everything than there is sand by the seashore. I have read a few...
What’s in a Book? You’ll Never Know, Until…
Azu Ishiekwene Earlier this week, I teased on my social handle about my encounter with a deity. Of course, not in the sense that one might meet a deity in the groove of...
Is a Third World War Coming?
Azu Ishiekwene This was the question a friend of mine in his late 20s asked me when we woke up on April 14 to the news that Iran had launched over 300 drones and...
Faye and France: The Tyre Meets the Road
Azu Ishiekwene The words of President Bassirou Diomaye Faye were honey to taste. Following the bitter ending of the 12-year rule of Macky Sall, highlighted by the...
