Opinion Tinubu and his incredible ministers, By Azu Ishiekwene Admin Newsclickng Oct 1, 2026 President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has failed to keep his promise to provide a constant electricity supply. He said at a business lunch…
Opinion Arsenal, at last, By Azu Ishiekwene Admin Newsclickng May 22, 2026 I love Arsenal fans. I sometimes think there can’t be many of them who won’t make good spouses or lifetime friends. It takes…
Opinion What will they eat when they finish the money?, By Azu Ishiekwene Admin Newsclickng Oct 11, 2025 The grave is never satisfied, but other things compete with it for insatiability. I can’t help feeling that some members of…
Opinion A cabal in plain sight wants more, By Azu Ishiekwene Admin Newsclickng Sep 26, 2025 The Dangote Petroleum Refinery, Nigeria’s lifeline from decades of rot in the petroleum downstream, has to fight every inch for…
Opinion Why Jonathan won’t contest, whatever the courts say, By Azu Ishiekwene Admin Newsclickng Sep 4, 2025 After the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) announced last week that it would zone the presidency to the south in…
Opinion Putin as the president’s medicine, By Azu Ishiekwene Admin Newsclickng Aug 22, 2025 European leaders often portray Russian President Vladimir Putin as a tyrant, a land grabber, and a Russian bear. And following the…
Opinion Peter Obi’s dangerous game, By Azu Ishiekwene Admin Newsclickng Jul 25, 2025 Peter Obi has the best chance against President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in 2027 of all opposition candidates. Former Vice…
Columnist Waiting for an African Pope, By Azu Ishiekwene Admin Newsclickng Apr 24, 2025 It’s nothing to laugh off, however tempting. If the movies imitate life, we may not be as far away from an African pope. It…
Columnist From America first to America alone: The lab meets the street, By Azu… Admin Newsclickng Feb 6, 2025 It’s nearly 20 years since Mark Steyn wrote a non-fiction book, America Alone: The End of the World as We Know It. Steyn, a…
Columnist Trump, again…, By Azu Ishiekwene Admin Newsclickng Jan 17, 2025 On the eve of Donald Trump’s inauguration as the 45th President of the U.S., on January 19, 2017, I wrote an article I could…