"We believe Nigeria needs more than a change of heart," says Mofia Akobo, former petroleum minister and minority rights activist. "It needs something as radical as a brain transplant. Medically speaking, that is uncharted territory." In varying forms, Dr Akobo's prognosis can be heard across Nigeria today, from the swamps that make up the oil-producing Niger delta, to the arid Sahelian north...more

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