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They're coming to America, By Azu Ishiekwene

Nigeria, June 18 -- Journalists like to think that the world would be finished without them. Nothing illustrates this vanity more than the joke by my old school journalism teacher that even when the w... और पढ़ें


A party for Nigeria's latest abductors, By Azu Ishiekwene

Nigeria, May 28 -- Nigeria's main political parties are in the thick of their primaries ahead of the 2027 general elections. That politicians can still manage to hold primaries in the midst of a worse... और पढ़ें


Does it matter to Africa if Nigel Farage comes to number 10?, By Azu Ishiekwene

Nigeria, May 15 -- The next British general election is in 2029, but you could already feel the tremor from the council election of 7 May. The surge of Nigel Farage's Reform UK Party is the clearest ... और पढ़ें


Who is after Obi, Kwankwaso again?, By Azu Ishiekwene

Nigeria, May 7 -- The former Labour Party presidential flag-bearer, Peter Obi, thinks he is Nigeria's most misunderstood politician. Why is it hard for us to see that his serial party flipping is not ... और पढ़ें


Tinubu-Ruto banter as food for thought, By Azu Ishiekwene

Nigeria, April 30 -- Listening to Kenyan President William Ruto diss Nigerians with a smile from faraway Italy, one would think he had taken a page from Amos Tutuola's The Palm-Wine Drinkard. It was o... और पढ़ें


Is there a backstory to Wale Edun's exit?, By Azu Ishiekwene

Nigeria, April 24 -- The short answer is yes - but there's a long answer. There is, in fact, more than one inside story about why President Bola Ahmed Tinubu removed the Minister of Finance and Coordi... और पढ़ें


Amupitan's 'yanga' wakes trouble, By Azu Ishiekwene

Nigeria, April 17 -- Six months after his appointment as the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Joash Amupitan appears determined to beat the record of Profess... और पढ़ें


Amupitan's Yanga Wakes Trouble

Nigeria, April 16 -- Iwu, a professor of Pharmacognosy (the study of medicinal plants), also had the distinction of managing Nigeria's worst elections in 2007. On top of that, he gave science a bad na... और पढ़ें


INEC, ADC and the Latin phrase: another view, By Azu Ishiekwene

Nigeria, April 10 -- There are a few countries where lawyers and courts are as gifted in twisting judicial pronouncements as those in Nigeria. It is not merely the wigs and gowns, relics of a colonial... और पढ़ें


Adelabu's power lines as laundry lines, By Azu Ishiekwene

Nigeria, April 3 -- In many parts of the country, the rains poured down earlier in the week, bringing much physical and psychological relief from the searing heat. The absence of electricity from pub... और पढ़ें