Vol 40 No 5 | NIGERIA Soldier go, soldier come 5th May 1999 President-elect Obasanjo's greatest challenge will be his plans to reform the military and end the putschist mentality The Nigerian conundrum - ‘it takes a soldier to end army rule’ - is to be tested again. General Olusegun Obasanjo, the choice of most army officers...
Vol 61 No 5 | NIGERIA HYPREP's millions 5th March 2020 Confusion is growing about the mounting cost and sluggish progress of the UN-mandated clean-up of Ogoni, in Nigeria's oil-producing Niger Delta.
Vol 63 No 15 | NIGERIA Presidential race tightens after flagbearers pick running mates 12th July 2022 With a boost from the ruling party, Bola Tinubu bets on a Muslim-Muslim ticket as Peter Obi is set to pick up votes from Lagos and the south-west The longest-ever presidential election campaign in Nigerian history is into its next, more intense phase after the three leading candidates – Atiku Abubakar, Peter Obi and Bola Ahmed...
Vol 44 No 5 | NIGERIA The battle in the states 7th March 2003 The ruling PDP's grip on the state governors is under attack from all sides Nigeria's 36 state governors have proved a durable crowd. All but two of those elected in 1999 are to stand again for the same party in April's elections...
Vol 62 No 8 | NIGERIA States rethink security 15th April 2021 No reaction from Abuja as state governors in the south-east, like their south-west counterparts, launch a regional security organisation After governors of the south-eastern states met in the city of Owerri on 11 April to mull a response to a wave of deadly attacks against farmers and...