BOARDING announcements were not an issue when I used to commute in Lagos by danfo, the ubiquitous yellow buses, or…
Browsing: Azu Ishiekwene’s Column
THE world has never been short of demagogues and fools, but the remedies have often matched the supply. In 1990,…
THE last time a public official wept on national TV, Nigerians regretted offering her towels instead of buckets to collect…
BURKINABE leader Ibrahim Traore is acting like a rock star. It’s not entirely his fault. He’s receiving a lot of…
THE President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Akinwunmi Adesina, ruffled presidential feathers on Monday when he said in a…
THERE’s a concern that Nigeria could soon become a one-party state, not by law, like in China, but through subterfuge…
IT’S nothing to laugh off, however tempting. If the movies imitate life, we may not be as far away from…
IT’S understandable if you have not paid attention. I can’t help noticing because minding other people’s business is a part…
IT’s a most unlikely crime scene. I travelled by road from the Benin airport to Uromi, Esanland’s most significant town,…
HE didn’t say when his father asked him, but I wonder what the old man must think in his grave.…
MANY years ago, when my teacher said nothing sells like sex, crime, and money, I didn’t fully understand what he…
THE live drama staged in the Oval Office on February 28 between US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr…
YOU cannot quarrel about how a man tells his story. It is his business. However, the pseudo-autobiography of the former…
MANY Nigerians experience visa refusal daily. They don’t need the National Security Adviser, Malam Nuhu Ribadu, to invoke hell against…
MANY years ago, when my son was completing paperwork for a job with the Lagos State government, he was required…
IT’S nearly 20 years since Mark Steyn wrote a non-fiction book, America Alone: The End of the World as We…
I CAN understand if many people outside the US wish to forget about President Donald Trump and get on with…
IT’s hard to argue when U.S. President Donald Trump says that God saved him to save America. Not only is…
On the eve of Donald Trump’s inauguration as the 45th President of the U.S., on January 19, 2017, I wrote…
“Arsenal fans are currently over the moon, testosterone pumping – and why not? The story will not change in 2024……