BY MODUPE ABIOLA Abuja, Nigeria—The pressure is coming from multiple sources: human rights organizations including Amnesty International; an African umbrella-civil society group; U.S. lawmakers including New Jersey senator Cory Boker, … Read More
BY JIBRIL TURE The U.S. delegation at this Friday’s swearing-in ceremony of president-elect Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja was headed by Secretary of State John Kerry who was accompanied by Gen. … Read More
BY MODUPE ABIOLA ABUJA, NIGERIA: If President Obasanjo’s swearing-in on May 29, 1999, which signaled the return of democracy to Africa’s most populous (now wealthiest) nation, was hailed as a … Read More
BY SOUMANOU SALIFOU The recent fair and peaceful presidential election in Nigeria in which the incumbent president, Goodluck Jonathan, lost to the opposition candidate, former president and retired general Muhammadu … Read More
