Vol 42 No 9 | NIGERIA Exit top brass 4th May 2001 Big policy differences are behind the departure of three military chiefs Did they jump or were they pushed? The retirement on 24 April of the Chief of Army Staff, General Victor Malu; Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Ibrahim...
Vol 53 No 3 | NIGERIA How terror came to Kano 3rd February 2012 Boko Haram’s latest massacre raised more questions about the government’s security policy and the responsibility of northern leaders Since the killing of more than 185 people in Kano on 20 January, southern Nigerian politicians have been railing at Northern and Muslim leaders for their failure to...
Vol 51 No 24 | NIGERIA All the President's militias 3rd December 2010 Jonathan must win the Delta vote and is mustering the violent gangs to ensure his victory The fierce race for the presidency and National Assembly in next year's elections is worsening the violence in the Niger Delta and undermining last year's amnesty deal. Within the governing People's...
Vol 51 No 21 | NIGERIA Ready for change in the Niger Delta 22nd October 2010 If the amnesty fails and the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta resumes its armed struggle, figures from the past and future of Delta militancy will...
Vol 59 No 21 | NIGERIA Now the race looks serious 26th October 2018 The challenger Atiku Abubakar has built a new coalition, but strong northern support for President Buhari will give him staying power Hell froze over in Nigeria on 11 October. That's when former President Olusegun Obasanjo endorsed his once Vice-President and newly crowned leader of the opposition People's Democratic Party... READ FOR FREE