Vol 37 No 8 | NIGERIA Changing the guard 12th April 1996 General Sani Abacha's sacking of his Chief of Army Staff, Major General Alwali Kazir, and Chief of Air Staff, Air Vice-Marshall Femi John Femi, was a punishment, we...
Vol 65 No 17 | NIGERIA As the protests rage, Tinubu risks losing the north 9th August 2024 A week of mobilisation on the streets is changing the political landscape For President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, one of the most threatening elements of the ‘Days of Rage’ protests against his government is their national spread stretching from the ‘usual...
Vol 48 No 18 | NIGERIA A tale of two cities 7th September 2007 Amid growing mayhem in the Niger Delta President Yar'Adua has started to restructure the country's oil business It has been the worst of times in the oil capital of Port Harcourt in the 100 days since President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua was elected. And it has...
Vol 66 No 7 | NIGERIA Tinubu bets the farm on Rivers State 4th April 2025 Determined to control the state’s politics and oil before the 2027 elections, the President has suspended an opposition governor In the latest twist in the power struggle to control Rivers State, the two leading protagonists – Governor Siminilayi Fubara and his predecessor Nyesom Wike – both appear...
Vol 65 No 8 | NIGERIA Oil broker James Ibori returns to Abuja stage 10th April 2024 President Tinubu's ties with convicted fraudster and ex-Delta State governor will boost the ruling party and may cut oil theft In Abuja, the story is of the rise and fall and rise again of James Ibori, former Governor of oil-rich Delta State, sentenced to 13 years in Britain...