Vol 47 No 20 | NIGERIA Leaving it late 6th October 2006 Six months ahead of the next presidential election, no one knows which candidates are standing and which are heading for gaol In a system that typically leaves the key decisions until the last moment, Nigeria's politicians are leaving things very late. Nominations for candidates for next April's state and...
Vol 46 No 2 | NIGERIA Ogbeh walks out 21st January 2005 The ruling party Chairman's resignation is upsetting plans for the election in 2007 President Olusegun Obasanjo is due to step down when his term ends in 2007. The succession that he is planning has been upset by a public falling out...
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 60 No 22 | NIGERIA Command economics on trial 7th November 2019 As Africa’s biggest economy slows down with dangerous political consequences, policy-makers are looking for radical solutions With economic growth failing to keep pace with population growth, and the country far too dependent on oil and gas exports, President Muhammadu Buhari is trying to deal...
Vol 64 No 5 | NIGERIA Tinubu's last trick: from godfather to Kabiyesi 2nd March 2023 Opposition contenders question the ruling party candidate's victory in elections marred by technical failures, sporadic violence and a historically low turnout The next act of Nigeria's presidential election drama has started with fire and fury. At one end of the stage stands the official winner, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, whose...