Vol 50 No 25 | NIGERIA Nigeria's succession: the candidates 18th December 2009 Should President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua's health problems cause him to withdraw from office, a number of People's Democratic Party (PDP) notables are poised to ascend.
Vol 66 No 15 | NIGERIA Buhari’s legacy and opposition alliance slow Tinubu’s bandwagon 25th July 2025 Peter Obi and Atiku Abubakar sense a new chance but the odds are still stacked against them Strategists in the ruling All Progressives Congress and sundry opposition parties are scurrying to adapt to the changing political conditions after the demise of Muhammadu Buhari at 82...
Vol 48 No 3 | NIGERIA What future for the reform team? 2nd February 2007 At the heart of policy-making for much of President Olusegun Obasanjo's two terms, the reform team of Nigerian technocrats is breaking up, raising doubts about the continuity of...
Vol 40 No 12 | NIGERIA New team, old players 11th June 1999 President Obasanjo mixes old military friends and human rights activists in his new cabinet 'Is this 1999 or 1979?' asked one senator on seeing President Olusegun Obasanjo's list of 42 ministerial nominees. Another opined more diplomatically that the list favoured 'experience over...
Vol 59 No 5 | NIGERIA Who goes first? 9th March 2018 Timing is everything for top politicians waiting for clearer signals from the President before they launch their own campaigns It was a clear enough announcement on 15 February from the Secretary to the Federal Government, Boss Mustapha, that President Muhammadu Buhari would certainly seek a second term...
