Vol 48 No 12 | NIGERIA The new man in Abuja 8th June 2007 Vested interests in the police and political class are already trying to block President Umaru Yar'Adua's reform efforts At a subdued and well guarded inauguration ceremony in Abuja's Eagle Square parade ground on 29 May, President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua talked about reforming Nigeria's rotten political system....
Vol 67 No 21 | NIGERIAWHO'S WHO Nyesom Wike – Nigeria’s political chameleon 23rd October 2026 Nyesom Wike’s talent for troublemaking has helped Nigeria’s President Bola Ahmed Tinubu disrupt and co-opt large swathes of the opposition since 2023. By taking a lucrative federal portfolio,...
Vol 60 No 8 | NIGERNIGERIA Counter-terror error 19th April 2019 Four years after imposing a ban on economic activity along the shores of Lake Chad aimed at staunching the flow of funds to the Nigerian Islamist militia Boko...
Vol 37 No 3 | NIGERIA Who's killing who? 2nd February 1996 Bombings and arms caches mean that both sides are upping the stakes in the political crisis The rumblings are getting more ominous. General Sani Abacha's son killed in a plane crash, bombings in the north, tons of guns and ammunition found on the Benin...
Vol 51 No 1 | NIGERIA A khaki option on the table 8th January 2010 Nigeria’s military, though much diminished, still sees itself as the last truly national institution and the final custodian of the state. If the current crisis unravels, senior officers...
