Vol 48 No 2 | NIGERIA New Year election blues 19th January 2007 The three main parties all have their candidates, with Vice-President Atiku Abubakar the last to take a running mate in the shape of former Anambra State Deputy Governor,...
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 45 No 5 | NIGERIA Anenih's irresistible rise 5th March 2004 A mysterious murder affects the ruling PDP and probably the next poll It is hotly disputed whether Aminasoari Kalu Dikibo, a chieftain of the governing People's Democratic Party in the oil-rich Niger Delta, died in a political assassination or an...
Vol 66 No 25 | BENINNIGERIAWEST AFRICA Putschists’ lethal attacks in Cotonou test Ecowas solidarity 10th December 2025 Military help led by Nigeria and allies reinforced the regional bloc’s stand against the anti-Talon plotters It is now clear that the thwarted coup in Cotonou was much more violent than first reported and determinedly targeted Benin’s President Patrice Talon and the most senior...
Vol 43 No 9 | NIGERIA The Generals' election 3rd May 2002 The military has helped tear the country apart but civilians still defer to the soldiers and politicians It is a measure of Nigeria's political class that in next year's presidential election, the two most likely candidates - Olusegun Obasanjo and Muhammadu Buhari - are retired...
