Vol 37 No 14 | NIGERIA Commonwealth collapse 5th July 1996 Foreign minister Ikimi and his team bamboozle Marlborough House Nigeria's delegation of 17 emerged victorious from its closed-door confrontation with the Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group in London on 24-25 June. Led by Foreign Minister Tom Ikimi, it...
Vol 44 No 17 | NIGERIA Mob rule 29th August 2003 Mafia-style politics in the south-east raise more doubts about President Obasanjo's election victory The kidnapping of Anambra State Governor Chris Ngige and the subsequent impunity of those involved have dealt another blow to the credibility of President Olusegun Obasanjo's post-election government...
Vol 65 No 13 | NIGERIA Battle for presidency splits the Kano emirate 14th June 2024 Political alliances for the 2027 elections are fuelling the contest for the traditional leadership of Kano Two emirs are laying claim to the throne of the Kano Emirate – a 220-year-old stool. On the surface it is just a battle of two cousins but...
Vol 66 No 11 | NIGERIA Tinubu wants to borrow $24 billion ahead of 2027 elections 30th May 2025 After two years of harsh reforms, the government aims to win back support with the country’s biggest ever public spending programme As President Bola Ahmed Tinubu was preparing to mark two years in power on 29 May, his allies in the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) declared the 73-year-old...
Vol 53 No 9 | NIGERIA Star-struck James Ibori 27th April 2012 Delta State’s most famous son is now in prison, while accomplices and other governors walk free Ex-Governor of Delta State James Ibori could be back in Nigeria as early as late 2016. He was sentenced to 13 years in gaol for $50 million worth...
