Vol 53 No 9 | NIGERIA Star-struck James Ibori 27th April 2012 Delta State’s most famous son is now in prison, while accomplices and other governors walk free Ex-Governor of Delta State James Ibori could be back in Nigeria as early as late 2016. He was sentenced to 13 years in gaol for $50 million worth...
Vol 49 No 16 | CAMEROONNIGERIA Bogged down 1st August 2008 Cameroonian security forces in the disputed oil-rich Bakassi peninsula are on maximum alert after fatal attacks by the Niger Delta Defence and Security Council. The NDDSC, a little-known,...
Vol 64 No 6 | NIGERIA State elections will reinforce three-party vote split 16th March 2023 Peter Obi's Labour Party will face fierce local fights as incumbent governors defend their fiefdoms after last month's political upsets The outcome of the elections in 28 of Nigeria's 36 states on 18 March will have more effect on the daily lives of most voters than the disputed...
Vol 60 No 12 | NIGERIA Oando chief takes on his foes 14th June 2019 The company's management is fighting the regulator's orders to quit amid threats of fresh investigations A reckoning is due in the battle for Oando, one of the country's biggest independent oil companies, after the market regulator barred its CEO and his deputy from...
Vol 56 No 4 | NIGERIA Democracy delayed 19th February 2015 Even a six-week postponement of the elections looks unlikely to slow the momentum of opposition presidential candidate Muhammadu Buhari Such is the febrile mood in national politics that President Goodluck Jonathan felt compelled to tell delegations from the European Union and the Economic Community of West African... READ FOR FREE