Vol 46 No 24 | NIGERIA Tummy tuck, bellyache 2nd December 2005 The dramatic farce in Bayelsa State is about money, not local patriotism 'Thank heaven for the return of our father,' sang several thousand supporters of the Bayelsa State Governor, Diepreye Solomon Alamieyeseigha, on 21 November, the morning of his return...
Vol 65 No 24 | NIGERIA Tinubu looks to his military home boys 28th November 2024 After a spate of coups swept West Africa, the President has stacked key positions with officers from his home region Faced with security threats on multiple levels – jihadist fighters, mass unrest and would-be putschists – President Bola Tinubu is taking no chances. He is building the country’s...
Vol 38 No 14 | NIGERIA Going for broke 4th July 1997 Finance Minister Ani says the economy is booming but no one believes it any more First, look at the figures which General Sani Abacha prefers. Inflation was at 70 per cent in late 1995 and is now at 20 per cent. Foreign exchange...
Vol 51 No 16 | NIGERIA Father Kukah, Professor Jega and the vote 6th August 2010 In the Nigerian tradition of irrepressible optimism periodically suffused with brutal realism, Father Matthew Hassan Kukah argues that the last decade's attempts at democracy in Nigeria have been...
Vol 59 No 1 | NIGERIA All about votes and the naira 12th January 2018 The government will struggle to kick-start the economy and deal with security threats as electioneering begins Politics and everyday life in Nigeria in 2018 will be dominated by concerns about security, corruption and the still sluggish economy. All three core issues will weigh heavily...
