Vol 49 No 23 | NIGERIA The waiting game 14th November 2008 Presidential contenders, ministerial hopefuls and errant state governors are all caught up in the capital's political paralysis Three groups of ambitious politicians stalk Abuja's corridors of power, hoping for events to unfold in their favour. There are the men who would be king: former Vice-President...
Vol 66 No 9 | NIGERIA Tinubu exudes confidence as opposition starts to fold 2nd May 2025 After failing to capitalise on deepening hardships and insecurity, opposition governors and lawmakers are defecting to the ruling party As a political boss, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has run rings around his rivals. They lack his skills and tactical acuity but most of all they are just...
Vol 64 No 5 | NIGERIA A high turnout will shake up national politics 24th February 2023 Peter Obi easily wins the opinion polls but the elections on the ground are still wide open If many of the local and international opinion polls on Nigeria's presidential elections on 25 February prove accurate, then Peter Obi, the multi-millionaire banker standing on the Labour...
Vol 39 No 9 | NIGERIA Army arguments 1st May 1998 The coup plot trial has brought some military divisions to the surface The death sentences handed down on 28 April to six convicted coup plotters - all from the Yoruba south-west - will do little to settle the unease in...
Vol 65 No 2 | NIGERIA Abductions prompt security alert 18th January 2024 The reported deaths of Nabeeha Al-Kadriyar, who was kidnapped along with 22 others in the Bwari Area of Abuja, and 13-year-old Folasade Ariyo, who was abducted alongside eleven...