No mention of corruption as Nigeria’s presidential hopefuls slug it out

Nigeria presidential candidates Bola Tinubu and Atiku Abubakar have long been dogged by corruption accusations

22 June 2022 - 23:01 By William Clowes

The fight against corruption has been a top campaign issue in Nigeria’s last two presidential elections, but the history of graft allegations surrounding the two main candidates means neither is likely to raise it in the run-up to February’s vote...

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