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Editors and the missing part of Uzodimma's trust story, By Azu Ishiekwene

Nigeria, Nov. 21 -- When I saw the programme for the 2025 Nigerian Guild of Editors annual conference listing Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, as the keynote speaker, I wasn't sure it was a good ide... Read More


Thinking about midlife, By Azu Ishiekwene

Nigeria, Nov. 6 -- It feels somewhat like nostalgia, but it's not. Life, they say, happens. There was something else I used to hear while growing up: A fool at 40 is a fool forever. I suspect that the... Read More


The Log in America's Eye, By Azu Ishiekwene

Nigeria, Oct. 31 -- Apart from tariffs, another word that the Trump presidency is fond of is genocide. First, it was South Africa. During South African President Cyril Ramaphosa's visit to the White H... Read More


Aparutu and his life coach, By Azu Ishiekwene

Nigeria, Oct. 24 -- Putting it nicely, Aparutu is the Yoruba word for a joker, a clown. In August 1986, when I first arrived at the wooden, fabricated office of PUNCH in Kudeti, Ikeja, Lagos, for a va... Read More


"Aparutu" and his life coach, By Azu Ishiekwene

Nigeria, Oct. 24 -- Putting it nicely, Aparutu is the Yoruba word for a joker, a clown. In August 1986, when I first arrived at the wooden, fabricated office of PUNCH in Kudeti, Ikeja, Lagos, for a va... Read More


Aparutu and His Life Coach

Nigeria, Oct. 23 -- Putting it nicely, Aparutu is the Yoruba word for a joker, a clown. In August 1986, when I first arrived at the wooden, fabricated office of PUNCH in Kudeti, Ikeja, Lagos, for a va... Read More