Vol 46 No 21 | NIGERIA No truce yet 21st October 2005 The battle between President Obasanjo and his deputy rages on and may sink the ruling party too Hopes of a ceasefire or even a deal between President Olusegun Obasanjo and Vice-President Atiku Abubakar have evaporated despite high level attempts at reconciliation (AC Vol 46 No...
Vol 39 No 1 | NIGERIA Rotters or plotters? 9th January 1998 On the face it, the 21 December allegation that the Deputy Head of State, Lieutenant General Oladipo Diya, Major General Tunji Olanrewaju, Maj. Gen. Abdulkarim Adisa and eight...
Vol 38 No 2 | NIGERIAFRANCE Biligual diplomacy 17th January 1997 General Sani Abacha's 31 December announcement that by stepping up French teaching, Nigeria will in 'a very short time' become bilingual is a shrewd diplomatic move, however unrealistic...
Vol 37 No 10 | NIGERIA Missing person 10th May 1996 Poison pen letters and Abacha's absences are causing concern in Abuja What can account for General Sani Abacha's continuing absences from public functions? One reason suggested by those close to the Aso Rock headquarters is that Abacha and his...
Vol 52 No 13 | NIGERIA Boko Haram declares war 24th June 2011 Building on growing northern resentments, the Islamist sect wants to create a political and security crisis by bombing the police Few seem convinced by President Goodluck Jonathan’s assurances that the security situation is under control following the bombing on 16 June of Louis Edet House, the national police...
