Nigeria
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An interview with Olusegun Obasanjo: Up close and a little too personal
Nigeria’s former president on Buhari, Biafra and bloody idiots. As the lift in his luxury London hotel rushes upwards to the 11th floor, Olusegun ... -
Nigeria’s conflict victims can’t all go home. They must be resettled.
Humanitarian assistance to internally-displaced persons is crucial, but this must be complemented with longer-term policies. Gripped by multiple humanitarian crises, 2016 saw more people ... -
True federalism beckons for Nigeria
Before recess, a bill proposing devolved powers was defeated in the National Assembly. But that hasn’t weakened calls for decentralisation. Against a backdrop of ... -
Visiting Boko Haram territory
An excerpt from Helon Habila’s new book, The Chibok Girls. Three days before my trip to Chibok, I had flown into Maiduguri, the capital ... -
Nigeria: How to solve a problem like Biafra
Many Igbo feel politically and economically marginalised, and the government’s hardline stance is not helping. 50 years after Nigeria’s then Eastern Region declared itself ... -
Biafra 50 years on: Remembering, regretting, repeating history?
Half a century on from the 30 May declaration of independence from Nigeria, calls for secession are growing again. As he casts his mind ... -
Shuffering and shmiling through Lagos’ elitist 50-year celebrations
Where were the poor, Igbos and other minorities in the state’s 50-day birthday party? Lagos state, Nigeria’s economic and commercial capital, turns fifty this year. To ... -
Nigeria: Coup rumours reflect rising distrust in Buhari’s absence
Coup? Don’t even dare. Last week, Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff, Tukur Buratai, issued a stern warning to soldiers to stay out of politics, ... -
Nigeria: After Buhari…?
With the president on medical leave again, ambitious figures are positioning themselves favourably for what might happen next. Secrecy creates suspicion. In the cutthroat ...
