Vol 62 No 1 | NIGERIA Ready to rumble 7th January 2021 As President Buhari looks to his legacy, the jostling for succession will begin in earnest In May, President Muhammadu Buhari will reach the halfway point of his second and final four-year term. It is that point in Nigeria's political calendar, when the main players' foc... READ FOR FREE
Vol 61 No 24 | NIGERIA Protest, what protest? 3rd December 2020 Official denials over the Lekki shootings fail to stand up against the mounting evidence, while activists are targeted in a clampdown Nigerian government officials continue to downplay the army shootings at youth-led protests against the rogue Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) police unit in October, and are doub...
Vol 54 No 23 | NIGERIA Anambra kicks off the race 14th November 2013 The governorship election in Anambra State on 16 November will kick off the race for the national polls in 2015, even if the formal opening may be six months away. Most importantly...
Vol 56 No 11 | NIGERIA Delta, dollars and Downing Street 29th May 2015 Concerns about stability and commercial interests informed the sudden meeting between President Buhari and Britain’s Prime Minister Security, crime and migration topped the agenda when Nigerian President-elect Muhammadu Buhari met United Kingdom Prime Minister David Cameron at 10 Downing Street on 23 May. Aside...
Vol 43 No 25 | NIGERIA Election year 20th December 2002 The main milestone in preparations for the 2003 elections will be the Nominating Convention of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on 3-5 January, probably at Eagle Square, A...