Democracy returns
Lagos Correspondent Barnaby Phillips reflects on how democracy returned to Africa's most populous nation - albeit in a far from perfect form.

Win for Obasanjo
General Olusegun Obasanjo officially wins Nigeria's presidential election (March 1st)

• Timeline of election news
• Eyewitness: Nigeria's larger-than-life elections


• Who's who in the elections


• Election images
  
• Profile: Olusegun Obasanjo


• Profile: Olu Falae


• The task awaiting the winner: Barnaby Phillips reports

• An economy on the brink
• Nigeria's ethnic divisions
• A history of military coups
• Extremes of wealth and poverty: Jeremy Vine reports
• Lagos hopes for change: Barnaby Phillips reports

End of an era
The death of Nigeria's military strongman Sani Abacha in June 1998 heralded the start of an uncertain period for Nigerians: Mark Doyle witnessed the changes taking shape.

• After Abacha: Profile of General Abubakar
• Abacha dead (8 June 1998)
• Sani Abacha: Obituary
• Nigerian radio on death of Abacha
• After Abacha: Network Africa Special from BBC African Service