Vol 50 No 24 | NIGERIA Rogues and rackets on trial 4th December 2009 A corruption case in Geneva snares some of Nigeria’s political elite, and judges order the return of stolen state assets The conviction in a Swiss Court on 19 November of Abba Abacha, son of former military leader General Sani Abacha, for participating in a criminal organisation together with...
Vol 66 No 15 | NIGERIA Buhari’s legacy and opposition alliance slow Tinubu’s bandwagon 25th July 2025 Peter Obi and Atiku Abubakar sense a new chance but the odds are still stacked against them Strategists in the ruling All Progressives Congress and sundry opposition parties are scurrying to adapt to the changing political conditions after the demise of Muhammadu Buhari at 82...
Vol 50 No 25 | NIGERIA Nigeria's succession: the candidates 18th December 2009 Should President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua's health problems cause him to withdraw from office, a number of People's Democratic Party (PDP) notables are poised to ascend.
Vol 61 No 25 | NIGERIA Unbalancing the books 17th December 2020 Promises of grand economic growth have been torpedoed by the Covid-19 pandemic and crashing oil prices This time last year President Muhammadu Buhari and his numerous economic policymakers were optimistic that 2020 could see growth acceleration, job creation, significant infrastructure investments and progress on...
Vol 59 No 5 | NIGERIAITALY Abuja comes to Milan 9th March 2018 Grandly billed by anti-graft lobbyists as the biggest corporate bribery trial in history, Italy's attempt to prosecute its national oil company ENI and Royal Dutch Shell for paying...