Vol 40 No 17 | NIGERIA Obasanjo's one hundred days 27th August 1999 President Obasanjo moves with surprising speed against patronage but the inevitable clouds loom For now, it is no longer business as usual in Nigeria. In just three months, President Olusegun Obasanjo's whisk broom of reform has swept away the notoriously parasitical...
Vol 44 No 9 | NIGERIA Landslide in the Delta 2nd May 2003 The presidential and gubernatorial elections in the oil-rich Niger Delta set new standards of improbability. Just over twelve hours after voting ended in some parts of Rivers, the...
Vol 58 No 10 | NIGERIA Bitter pills for the politicians 12th May 2017 The lack of reliable information about Buhari's health has prompted ambitious politicians to seek to replace him in 2019, or before If the management of news about President Muhammadu Buhari's illness had been deliberately designed to sow fear and despondency in the nation, its authors could hardly have done... READ FOR FREE
Vol 60 No 20 | NIGERIA The taxman cometh 11th October 2019 Unphased by mounting security threats, weakening international oil prices and an unresolved US$9 billion judgement debt demand, President Muhammadu Buhari's unveiled an ambitious new budget on 8 October,...
Vol 65 No 21 | NIGERIA Tinubu dismantles the opposition in Edo 17th October 2024 The President’s party wins a key governorship race but it’s tarnished by claims of voter fraud President Bola Tinubu ate his dish of revenge lukewarm last month when he orchestrated the defeat of the main opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the Edo State...