Vol 57 No 6 | NIGERIA Cleared by cash 18th March 2016 A cash-for-immunity deal brokered in 2014 by Swiss lawyers between the then President Goodluck Jonathan's government and two sons of the late General Sani Abacha, Mohammed and Abba,...
Vol 56 No 23 | NIGERIA Buhari resets the clock 20th November 2015 After six months of deliberation, a new team of largely technocratic ministers faces daunting economic and security challenges It is called 'Buhari Mean Time' in Abuja. It started as a jocular description and then became a warning: President Muhammadu Buhari will not be rushed into decisions,... READ FOR FREE
Vol 43 No 25 | NIGERIA Election year 20th December 2002 The main milestone in preparations for the 2003 elections will be the Nominating Convention of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on 3-5 January, probably at Eagle Square,...
Vol 66 No 23 | NIGERIA Tinubu pushes the multi-party system over a cliff 21st November 2025 Instead of attacking the government on insecurity and economic woes, the opposition wastes its energy on factional battles Two resonant images sum up the decline and fall of multi-party politics in Nigeria. The first is of the headquarters of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) at its...
Vol 60 No 4 | NIGERIA Drama in the delay 22nd February 2019 Accusations of malfeasance and conspiracy follow the last-minute postponement of the national elections In an election campaign that has failed to capture the nation's imagination, the announcement that voting would be delayed by a week, less than six hours before it...