Vol 51 No 11 | NIGERIAUNITED STATESBRITAIN Dangote is a Gooner 28th May 2010 The eagerness of the United States-based private equity firm Blackstone to talk up the value of Nina Bracewell Smith’s 16% stake in Arsenal Football Club may have prompted...
Vol 66 No 5 | NIGERIA Tinubu aims for Africa’s top economy slot 7th March 2025 Officials in Abuja hope the country’s recalculated GDP can help recover its ranking and prove the government’s harsh reforms are working A full-throated public relations campaign is under way to show that President Bola Tinubu’s reforms are bearing fruit after two troubling years with most Nigerians hit by a...
Vol 37 No 1 | SIERRA LEONE Improbable poll 5th January 1996 Prospects that the elections will be held, as scheduled, on 26 February are diminishing. The major parties contesting the poll remain in confusion, much of the logistical work...
Vol 54 No 9 | NIGERIA Opposition on all fronts 26th April 2013 A new political alliance to confront President Jonathan is gathering pace as security conditions – north and south – deteriorate The newly united opposition parties – the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) and the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) – have joined forces to condemn soldiers for what...
Vol 48 No 16 | SIERRA LEONE The first-round fight 3rd August 2007 The governing party may be on its way out and the campaign seems to be turning nasty Solomon Berewa wants a first-round victory on 11 August. As more than 2.6 million Sierra Leoneans prepare to elect a new president and 112 members of parliament, the...