Vol 47 No 4 | NIGERIA Africa's loss 17th February 2006 Beko Ransome-Kuti's death robs Africa of one of its bravest freedom fighters Opposition in Africa, and particularly Nigeria, is a dangerous business. It requires courage, determination and integrity; even then there is no guarantee of success. Dr. Beko Ransome-Kuti had...
Vol 47 No 3 | NIGERIA Mystery kidnappers 3rd February 2006 Crooks, mercenaries and ambitious politicians were mixed up in the deal to free the hostages The release of four foreign hostages after 19 days in captivity in the Niger Delta did not end the crisis (AC Vol 47 Nos 1 & 2). Nor...
Vol 47 No 2 | NIGERIA A New Year offensive 20th January 2006 Oil prices rise as hardline militia groups demand the release of Delta leaders and the exit of foreign companies The main puzzle about the latest wave of attacks and kidnappings to sweep the Niger Delta is why it took so long this time. Local leaders had been...
Vol 47 No 2 | NIGERIA The Sino-Shango pact 20th January 2006 China's US$2.27 billion foray into oil production for a 45 per cent stake in Nigeria's Block 130 is not the 'definitive agreement' that the China National Offshore Oil...
Vol 46 No 25 | NIGERIA Political petroleum Inc. 16th December 2005 Oil magnate Wale Tinubu, 37, and Oando PLC have made a big splash with the company's listing on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange last month. Oando's 3 billion Rand...
Vol 46 No 25 | NIGERIA Bye bye Bayelsa 16th December 2005 The first stage of President Olusegun Obasanjo's operation 'Restore Hope' against Bayelsa State Governor Diepreye Alamieyeseigha is over with the impeaching of the beleaguered Governor by the State's...
Vol 46 No 24 | NIGERIA Tummy tuck, bellyache 2nd December 2005 The dramatic farce in Bayelsa State is about money, not local patriotism 'Thank heaven for the return of our father,' sang several thousand supporters of the Bayelsa State Governor, Diepreye Solomon Alamieyeseigha, on 21 November, the morning of his return...
Vol 46 No 23 | NIGERIA Ten years after 18th November 2005 The Niger Delta still simmers a decade after the execution of its leading campaigner The legacy of writer-campaigner Ken Saro-Wiwa a decade after his execution is secure. Saro-Wiwa put the worsening political and environmental crisis of the Niger Delta, the country's key...
Vol 46 No 23 | NIGERIA Abacha's verdict 18th November 2005 Ken Saro-Wiwa was a dangerous separatist 'who presented himself as an environmentalist and human rights activist before the international community', who was guilty of heinous crimes that demanded...
Vol 46 No 21 | NIGERIA No truce yet 21st October 2005 The battle between President Obasanjo and his deputy rages on and may sink the ruling party too Hopes of a ceasefire or even a deal between President Olusegun Obasanjo and Vice-President Atiku Abubakar have evaporated despite high level attempts at reconciliation (AC Vol 46 No...