Vol 51 No 5 | NIGERIA Yar'Adua goes into extra time 5th March 2010 The reappearance of the President has worsened the political paralysis – and the splits in the PDP government On 3 March, the state governors decided to block a vote that could have set in motion President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua’s enforced resignation on medical grounds. This has...
Vol 3 (AAC) No 2 | NIGERIASOUTH KOREA A useful deal in the Delta 15th December 2009 South Korea's state-run Land and Housing Corporation is offering investments and technical cooperation in the oil-rich Niger Delta, a move that might help the ambitions of Seoul's energy companies and appeal...
Vol 54 No 5 | NIGERIA No visible means of support 1st March 2013 Oppositionists unite and governing party dissidents plot against him but the President is fighting back, armed with state and business patronage It doesn’t look good for President Goodluck Jonathan as he prepares his campaign for a second term in the 2015 elections. His close advisors concede that he could...
Vol 48 No 25 | NIGERIA The oil governor under arrest 14th December 2007 Ibori incarcerated after investigation Former Governor of Delta State James Ibori was arrested in the early hours of 12 December by officials from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) who have...
Vol 44 No 24 | NIGERIA Missing airline 5th December 2003 Who stole Nigeria Airways? A cabal of managers, ministers and senior officials, said a judicial inquiry report last month. It details how the airline was destroyed by asset...