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Understanding the flight announcer, By Azu Ishiekwene

Nigeria, June 6 -- Boarding announcements were not an issue when I used to commute in Lagos by danfo, the ubiquitous yellow buses, or molue, the mass-transit lorries, which were improvised for public ... Read More


Understanding the Flight Announcer

Nigeria, June 5 -- Boarding announcements were not an issue when I used to commute in Lagos by danfo, the ubiquitous yellow buses, or molue, the mass-transit lorries, which were improvised for public ... Read More


Inside the Oval Office, Trump's new lair, By Azu Ishiekwene

Nigeria, May 29 -- The world has never been short of demagogues and fools, but the remedies have often matched the supply. In 1990, during President Nelson Mandela's thank-you tour of the world, he wa... Read More


Inside the Oval Office, Trump's New Lair

Nigeria, May 29 -- The world has never been short of demagogues and fools, but the remedies have often matched the supply. In 1990, during President Nelson Mandela's thank-you tour of the world, he wa... Read More


Ishaq Oloyede's cross, By Azu Ishiekwene

Nigeria, May 22 -- The last time a public official wept on national TV, Nigerians regretted offering her towels instead of buckets to collect her tears. She was acting, but we didn't know it. Diezani... Read More


Ishaq Oloyede's Cross

Nigeria, May 22 -- The last time a public official wept on national TV, Nigerians regretted offering her towels instead of buckets to collect her tears. She was acting, but we didn't know it. Diezani... Read More


Traore: How to crown an impostor, By Azu Ishiekwene

Nigeria, May 16 -- Burkinabe leader Ibrahim Traore is acting like a rock star. It's not entirely his fault. He's receiving a lot of help from dozens of social media users, especially TikTokers, who ar... Read More


How to Crown an Impostor

Nigeria, May 15 -- Burkinabe leader Ibrahim Traore is acting like a rock star. It's not entirely his fault. He's receiving a lot of help from dozens of social media users, especially TikTokers, who ar... Read More


Adesina, Onanuga and the matter of being better off, By Azu Ishiekwene

Nigeria, May 9 -- The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Akinwunmi Adesina, ruffled presidential feathers on Monday when he said in a speech during the 20th Anniversary dinner of the fi... Read More


Adesina, Onanuga and the Matter of Being Better Off

Nigeria, May 8 -- The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Akinwunmi Adesina, ruffled presidential feathers on Monday when he said in a speech during the 20th Anniversary dinner of the fi... Read More