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Africa And The Deadly Dust From Iran

Nigeria, March 5 -- These are sad times. Who could have believed that after the US and its allies destroyed Iraq in search of "weapons of mass destruction" and found none, history would repeat itself ... Read More


El-Rufai: What a good turn didn't deserve, By Azu Ishiekwene

Nigeria, Feb. 26 -- My mother used to warn me that the words of my mouth could claim my head if I weren't careful. She should have saved that warning for another man: Nasir El-Rufai, former minister a... Read More


The road to "A Doctor's Nigeria", By Azu Ishiekwene

Nigeria, Feb. 20 -- There Was a Country, lamented Chinua Achebe, Nigeria's literary icon and one of the world's greatest storytellers. Achebe's title evokes many things in the mind beyond its primary ... Read More


Can we quench the fire that might start in Mali?, ByAzu Ishiekwene

Nigeria, Feb. 6 -- Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger - three rogue states that have formed an Alliance of Sahelian States (AES) to resist external pressure from ECOWAS on military rule - have just won the... Read More


Yusuf's red cap on Tinubu's red carpet, By Azu Ishiekwene

Nigeria, Jan. 30 -- After months of dallying and endless speculations, Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State finally broke ranks with Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, his in-law, mentor and political godfather... Read More


Yusuf's Red Cap on Tinubu's Red Carpet

Nigeria, Jan. 29 -- After months of dallying and endless speculations, Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State finally broke ranks with Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, his in-law, mentor and political godfather... Read More