■ Unanswered questions on Shugaba: The legal arguments that have been produced in a Maiduguri High Court in the case concerning the deportation of Alhaji Shugaba Abdulrahman Darman, the GNPP majority leader in the Bomo StateAssembly, are of great complexity ■ President Shagari replies:The President of Nigeria answers questions submitted by West Africa ■ Action on the Niger: President Sèkou Tourè made a speech recently on the implementation of the objectives of the recently created Niger River commission ■ Imperialism and the Volta Dam: A correspondent in the first of three articles analyses the politics and economics behind Ghana’s Volta Dam project ■ Books and publications: Nigerian indicator: Nigeria's leadership role in Africa by Joseph Wayas ■ Economic and business news: Fateful days of coca: Some sharp skirmishes are impending in the world of Cocoa and if the outcome from them is not satisfactory they could lead to some major battles in the years ahead