Nigeria
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Nigerians are making fun of their leaders, but to what end?
Nigeria’s satire scene is growing. But most networks are afraid of angering those in power by giving it a bigger platform. This July, as ... -
Nigeria: Their election boycott fell flat. What now for the Biafra separatists?
The Nigerian government claims the secessionist group IPOB is “dead and gone”. Its supporters beg to differ. When an influential secessionist group called on ... -
Rescued and deradicalised women are returning to Boko Haram. Why?
Girls and women who join Boko Haram simply tend to see it as the best option available to them. This June, reports emerged that ... -
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 exceprt 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 ...
