Vol 67 No 14 | NIGERIAUNITED STATES School kidnappings fuel political crisis ahead of 2027 vote 10th July 2026 As Washington shifts approach, attacks are intensifying, raising questions about Abuja’s counterterrorism partnership with Trump’s administration When Grammy-nominated Nigerian musician Davido appeared at a FIFA World Cup countdown concert in Los Angeles last month wearing a jacket embroidered with the names of 39 abducted...
Vol 44 No 5 | NIGERIA Outgunning the opposition 7th March 2003 Shaky administration and growing political violence threaten the credibility of April's national elections The political scene has been ominously quiet as several constitutional issues rumble. The most serious is whether the 18 April presidential election can be held within President Olusegun...
Vol 62 No 6 | NIGERIA Shell and Eni win in Milan 18th March 2021 Royal Dutch Shell and Italy's Eni and 13 individuals were acquitted by a Milan court in one of the world's biggest corruption cases on 17 March. After three...
Vol 51 No 12 | NIGERIABRITAIN Welcome to London 11th June 2010 Britain’s Metropolitan Police have told Africa Confidential that they are confident they will secure the extradition of Nigeria’s former Delta State Governor James Ibori from Dubai, ‘by the...
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,...
