Converstion with Azu
Generational tension and children up in arms
By Azu Ishiekwene I WAS visiting a senior over the weekend when our conversation devolved into the soul of the Nigerian banter: how is the country going, I asked? He paused. After
The audacity of anarchy
By Azu Ishiekwene THERE was a BBC News story in February that caught me between laughter and bemusement. The news channel reported, in very strong language matched only by the
My vaccination story
By Azu Ishiekwene IT wasn’t planned. I was seeing off my neighbour and friend on Thursday evening when one of the officers of our estate residents’ association called out to
Monguno is damned in translation
By Azu Ishiekwene LAST week, Nigeria’s National Security Adviser, Mohammed Babagana Monguno, stripped the government bare in public only to try hiding the ugly sight with fig leaves shortly after.
The Story Of The Naira-For-Dollar Promo
By Azu Ishiekwene IT would seem harsh to judge the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, solely by its intentions, especially in the last four or five years. In a weak,
Ganduje’s genius is his hypocrisy
By Azu Ishiekwene THERE’S a model for managing rebels in government that the American political drama, “Designated Survivor”, teaches so well. In one of the episodes after the horrific death
Governors take fools’ ride to next level
By Azu Ishiekwene IF there was any doubt that governors are underworked and overpaid, this week proved it. This is not the old, familiar sitting governor versus godfather nasty fight. It’s
Governors take fools’ ride to next level
By Azu Ishiekwene IF there was any doubt that governors are underworked and overpaid, this week proved it. This is not the old, familiar sitting governor versus godfather nasty fight. It’s
Can this grandmother save the world?
By Azu Ishiekwene AS the World Trade Organisation, WTO, formally announced the appointment of Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as Director General this week, a Swiss newspaper received her with a disgraceful
