Vol 38 No 14 | NIGERIA The general's labyrinth 4th July 1997 Failures at home and abroad are bad news for General Abacha's plans to run in presidential elections All the ingredients are there: political uncertainty (about General Sani Abacha's candidacy in next year's elections), economic collapse (fuel shortages and worse poverty than 25 years ago), armed...
Vol 46 No 18 | NIGERIA Power show 9th September 2005 The epic battle between President Obasanjo and his deputy Abubakar is jolting the fragile political system Locked in a deadly embrace, President Olusegun Obasanjo and his deputy Atiku Abubakar look like two men struggling on a cliff edge as they try to hurl each...
Vol 57 No 4 | NIGERIA The great militant chase 19th February 2016 Whether or not he ends up in a Lagos court, Tompolo and his supporters can cause havoc by relaunching the militant campaign in the Delta The search is on for the militant kingpin High Chief Government Ekpemupolo, aka Tompolo, who has disappeared since a court warrant was issued last month for his arrest... READ FOR FREE
Vol 6 (AAC) No 2 | NIGERIACHINABRIEFING More dam delays 4th December 2012 Two new large dams will be built before President Goodluck Jonathan’s first presidential term expires in 2015, according to the government. The companies constructing the dams, however, admit...
Vol 49 No 10 | NIGERIA Wojciech Chodan, Pepys and Shell 9th May 2008 The discovery by Halliburton's lawyers Baker Botts of more than 500 pages of notes penned by Wojciech Chodan (a Halliburton consultant and the Samuel Pepys of the energy...