Vol 48 No 2 | NIGERIA Tafidan's ghost 19th January 2007 The three main candidates in April's presidential elections all have close ties to Katsina's late kingmaker Shehu Musa Yar'Adua General Shehu Musa Yar'Adua's shadow looms large over Nigeria's April presidential elections. Soldier-turned-politician Yar'Adua died in gaol nine years ago on trumped up charges of coup-plotting against the...
Vol 53 No 6 | NIGERIA Abacha’s ghost and Boko Haram 16th March 2012 Security agents trying to disentangle the roots and widening network of the Boko Haram militia have identified links with a group of senior military and police officers who...
Vol 45 No 19 | NIGERIAUNITED STATES The Tesler tapes 24th September 2004 Operating out of a modest solicitor's office in the north London suburb of Tottenham, Jeffrey Tesler cuts an improbable figure as the multi-millionaire agent arbitrating among heads of...
Vol 49 No 18 | NIGERIA Adenuga's back 5th September 2008 Telecoms impresario Mike Adenuga has bounced back, despite the longrunning investigation into his company by Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.
Vol 37 No 21 | NIGERIA Privatising politics 18th October 1996 The ruling soldiers believes that selling state assets will win them friends and influence The government is pushing ahead with its sale of state assets in the hope of reaping political and economic dividends. First to come to market will be the...
