Vol 45 No 5 | NIGERIA Anenih's irresistible rise 5th March 2004 A mysterious murder affects the ruling PDP and probably the next poll It is hotly disputed whether Aminasoari Kalu Dikibo, a chieftain of the governing People's Democratic Party in the oil-rich Niger Delta, died in a political assassination or an...
Vol 38 No 6 | NIGERIA Second thoughts 14th March 1997 Speculation about General Sani Abacha's political ambitions dominates the calculations of aspiring presidential candidates who had wanted to throw their hats in the ring before the 15 March...
Vol 39 No 13 | NIGERIA Revolving doors in Abuja 26th June 1998 Abuja’s hoteliers are among the most obvious beneficiaries of General SaniAbacha’ sdemiseon8June.Sincethen,theinlandcapital’ s hotels and guest houses have been full of would-be advisors, influence- pedlars, contract-seekers and curious...
Vol 58 No 18 | NIGERIA Abuja's high hopes in New York 8th September 2017 The Buhari government's diplomats and securocrats are looking to make deals at this year's UN General Assembly Whoever leads the Nigerian delegation to this year's United Nations General Assembly – President Muhammadu Buhari or his deputy Yemi Osinbajo – security concerns, national and regional, will...
Vol 49 No 22 | NIGERIA Nigeria's banks: double or quits 31st October 2008 Nigerian visitors to London’s Heathrow Airport are pleasantly surprised to see billboards publicising one or another of their country’s biggest banks. Many of the taxis operating out of...
