Vol 52 No 1 | NIGERIA Electric elections 7th January 2011 The accidental President Goodluck Jonathan takes on the northern establishment, with unpredictable results All the ingredients in the presidential and parliamentary elections due in April make for a fierce political battle. The dominant national party for over a decade is losing...
Vol 52 No 14 | NIGERIA The usual suspects 8th July 2011 Jonathan’s new cabinet repays old favours and special interests with no concessions to a restive north President Goodluck Jonathan shows little desire to impose himself on the country as the 36 state governors and the National Assembly jockey to push their nominees into the...
Vol 67 No 7 | GHANANIGERIAEUROPEAN UNION After the Sahel rout, Europe courts the coast 1st April 2026 Expelled from the Sahel and estranged from Washington, the EU has signed its first African security pact with Ghana and wants Nigeria as an Atlantic anchor Amid its fraying ties with the United States, the European Union is shoring up defences on its eastern flank and negotiating security deals in North and West Africa...
Vol 57 No 14 | NIGERIA Chip off the oil block 8th July 2016 Just as the authorities dig into a series of suspicious transactions made by the late President Sani Abacha's Oil Minister, Chief Dauzia Loya 'Dan' Etete, his son Edward...
Vol 42 No 9 | NIGERIA Exit top brass 4th May 2001 Big policy differences are behind the departure of three military chiefs Did they jump or were they pushed? The retirement on 24 April of the Chief of Army Staff, General Victor Malu; Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Ibrahim...
