Vol 59 No 14 | NIGERIA A split by any other name 13th July 2018 A new grand opposition coalition and fresh splits in the President’s party are changing calculations about next year’s elections The latest round of defections and manoeuvrings in Abuja give weight to the opposition People's Democratic Party announcement that it will lead a new Coalition of United Political...
Vol 54 No 11 | NIGERIA Lagos leniency 24th May 2013 A Lagos court has sentenced Azim Aghajani, the Iranian convicted on 13 May of importing 13 containers of infantry weapons, to only five years, along with his Nigerian...
Vol 58 No 20 | NIGERIA Homage to Catalonia 6th October 2017 As their central governments fight secessionists this week, Nigeria and Spain discover they have a few things in common Proponents of Biafra as an independent state in south-east Nigeria have seized upon the Spanish government's mishandling of the Catalonian secessionists to score propaganda points against President Muhammadu... READ FOR FREE
Vol 44 No 22 | GHANANIGERIA Gaius says goodbye 7th November 2003 The sacking of Jackson Gaius Obaseki, Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, on 3 November, is linked to the growing problems with well connected firm Sahara...
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...