Sola Tayo

International engagement will be critical to the success of Nigeria’s elections, but its international partners – in particular the US – appear less engaged than they were four years ago.

A fresh insurrection by Biafra secessionists would plunge the country into deeper insecurity.

As Nigeria prepares for elections in early 2011, newspaper headlines will be dominated by the antics of warring politicians desperate to claim and regain that most glittering of prizes-a term in office.