Vol 51 No 23 | NIGERIA Jonathan’s Delta blues 19th November 2010 Despite the President’s political base in the oil-rich Niger Delta, militant groups are on the march again and abandoning the amnesty deal A new coalition of fighters in the Niger Delta has emerged to oppose President Goodluck Jonathan’s amnesty and has launched a new round of violence. A younger generation...
Vol 61 No 3 | NIGERIA King for a year 6th February 2020 President Buhari will push through more economic nationalist policies. Beyond that, the picture gets cloudy As he wrestles with mutually reinforcing economic and security problems, President Muhammadu Buhari can no longer blame an uncooperative national assembly or opposition state governors if his planned...
Vol 66 No 9 | NIGERIA Tinubu exudes confidence as opposition starts to fold 2nd May 2025 After failing to capitalise on deepening hardships and insecurity, opposition governors and lawmakers are defecting to the ruling party As a political boss, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has run rings around his rivals. They lack his skills and tactical acuity but most of all they are just...
Vol 56 No 7 | NIGERIA The rigging in Rivers 3rd April 2015 Lekia Nkirine didn't stand a chance. He was shot in the chest at close range at six in the morning on election day when 50 thugs attacked the...
Vol 46 No 15 | NIGERIA Notes on a scandal 22nd July 2005 Wojciech Chodan, an executive with Halliburton subsidiary Kellogg Brown and Root (KBR), has emerged as the Samuel Pepys of the Nigeria gas scandal. At many key meetings, Chodan...
