Vol 44 No 17 | NIGERIA Mob rule 29th August 2003 Mafia-style politics in the south-east raise more doubts about President Obasanjo's election victory The kidnapping of Anambra State Governor Chris Ngige and the subsequent impunity of those involved have dealt another blow to the credibility of President Olusegun Obasanjo's post-election government...
Vol 66 No 25 | BENINNIGERIAWEST AFRICA Tinubu claims a rare win in his anti-putschist fight 19th December 2025 Stopping the coup in Benin could mark a turnaround in the fortunes of the Ecowas regional bloc after a spate of military takeovers since 2020 Recent history gave Nigeria’s President Bola Ahmed Tinubu every reason to stop the attempted putsch in neighbouring Benin on 7 December. Having cut his political teeth campaigning against...
Vol 37 No 4 | NIGERIA Sanctions steam 16th February 1996 A head of steam is again building up for tougher sanctions against General Sani Abacha's government. A January review in Washington, we hear, considered three categories of sanction:...
Vol 63 No 11 | NIGERIA Deadline dramas 26th May 2022 One of the few immutable facts about the presidential primary elections in Abuja is that the deadline by which all parties must submit the names of their candidates...
Vol 37 No 8 | NIGERIA Changing the guard 12th April 1996 General Sani Abacha's sacking of his Chief of Army Staff, Major General Alwali Kazir, and Chief of Air Staff, Air Vice-Marshall Femi John Femi, was a punishment, we...