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 46 No 7 | NIGERIA Can the centre hold? 1st April 2005 Regional violence and a constitutional conference challenge federal power Calming Nigeria's murderous ethnic tensions and reducing its chronic corruption are the chief declared aims of President Olusegun Obasanjo, half way through his second and last term. There...
Vol 61 No 9 | NIGERIAHEALTHCOVID-19 Kudos to the health-workers 30th April 2020 Despite grandstanding by some senior politicians, it is the doctors and nurses who are winning public support in the fight against the coronavirus Criticisms are mounting about the lack of a coherent national strategy to manage the coronavirus pandemic. The missing piece is effective leadership from the national task force, under...
Vol 48 No 25 | NIGERIA The oil governor under arrest 14th December 2007 Ibori incarcerated after investigation Former Governor of Delta State James Ibori was arrested in the early hours of 12 December by officials from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) who have...
Vol 56 No 4 | NIGERIA Policing the vote 19th February 2015 There is another way to influence election results, without tampering with the actual vote: to encourage or discourage turnout by using the security organisations. Opposition parties claim that...
