The net tightens

Posted on Wed 07 October 2015 in Corruption • Tagged with Nigeria, news, Buhari, corruption, Diezani Alison-Madueke, London, National Crime Agency, NCA, NNPC, PDP, UK

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When news broke early this week about the arrest of Nigeria's former Minister of Petroleum Resources in London, majority of Nigerians were not surprised. It was a matter of when and not if she will be arrested, SaharaReporters have an opinion piece on the whole story. Here's hoping to more …


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Buhari wins as Nigeria turns its back on Jonathan

Posted on Sat 04 April 2015 in Nigeria • Tagged with politics, opinion, news, APC, Boko Haram, Buhari, Goodluck Jonathan, Lamido Sanusi, Muhammadu Buhari, PDP, President Goodluck Jonathan, Wole Soyinka

Stephen Chan, SOAS, University of London

In the end, the margin was too decisive. Goodluck Jonathan, the incumbent president of Nigeria, had no choice but to telephone his challenger Muhammadu Buhari and concede defeat.

It was a rare moment of grace in an election characterised by Wole Soyinka, Nigeria’s …


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