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Godwin Okpene: Unmasking the Real Owners of Nigeria’s Extractive Assets
Dec 24, 2016One of the ways in which corruption continues to ravage the economies of resource-rich countries is through hidden ownership of companies operating in their extractive industries. Hidden ownership allows companies to avoid taxes through practices such... -
Bola Ige’s murder: We were paid huge money in Abuja – Suspects
Dec 24, 2016Two yet-to-be named suspects undergoing investigation in connection with the murder of former Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Chief Bola Ige, have reportedly opened up on their involvement. This is coming after... -
Patience Jonathan’s Multiple Bank Accounts Frozen By Federal High Court
Dec 24, 2016A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has given an order that an account operated by former first lady, Mrs. Patience Jonathan, be frozen on the ground that it contains suspected proceeds of crime. The account,... -
Police investigate attack on Kaduna Governor, Nasir el-Rufai.
Dec 24, 2016The Kaduna state police command has commenced investigations into attack on Nasir el-Rufai, governor of the state. Aggrieved youth in Kanfacha pelted the convoy of el-Rufai with stones on Tuesday. Some women also destroyed vehicles belonging... -
FG’s whistleblowing policy and the death of financial corruption in Nigeria – By Simon Ncheta
Dec 24, 2016At Independence, Nigeria was projected as the nation to lead Africa out of its third world status, into a continent of pride, worthy of competing with the developed world on every aspect of human development index.... -
BBC Africa: Nigeria ‘plastic’ rice scandal: What is going on?
Dec 24, 2016Nigeria’s government has denied reports that “plastic rice” was being sold in the country, days after the customs service said 2.5 tonnes of the contraband had been confiscated. Health Minister Isaac Adewole tweeted that tests by... -
ANITA & CHRIS OYAKHILOME: PARODY OF REALITIES
Sep 16, 2014Sometimes one encounters a name and falls in love with it without even knowing its meaning. That’s exactly what transpired when I first heard “Oyakhilome.” It was the name of a reverend gentleman that was the... -
Nigerian Governors and Their Reckless Convoys | By Olu Akeredolu
Sep 10, 2014The African philosopher must have researched deeply into the attitude of the black man when he came out with the saying that you may never know the true nature and manners of an African until he... -
Federal Republic of MasterCard
Sep 4, 2014WRITTEN BY OLUSEGUN ADENIYI There is no better illustration of the Nigerian tragedy than the way it has for almost four decades tried unsuccessfully to do something as simple as giving its nationals identity cards. It has... -
Boko Haram kill scores in captured Nigeria town: witnesses
Aug 31, 2014Boko Haram gunmen have killed scores of residents in a Nigerian town on the border with Cameroon that they captured in recent raids, witnesses told AFP on Saturday. The militants seized Gamboru Ngala earlier this week...