Kenneth Mohammed. State capture is growing on every continent but only because the west helps to launder and hide money…
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John O. Ifediora ** @ifediora_john Early Diasporan experience There is something about one’s country of origin that keeps tugging at…
IN NOVEMBER 2022, Cyril Ramaphosa was on a state visit to Britain, beaming under the chandeliers of Buckingham Palace. South Africa’s…
John Ifediora. Editorial Commentary. The fight against corruption is always a difficult one, especially when conducted against individuals and corporations…
Courtesy of Independent. President Joe Biden issued a memo Thursday instructing the federal government to elevate anti-corruption measures as a central U.S.…
The systematic looting of African economies by Africans is not news. While it remains the primary source of the continent’s…
Click here to download the PDF version of this journal John O. Ifediora A purposive thought of a united Nigeria…
Fleet of luxury cars including Ferraris and Lamborghinis worth more than $20m are sold at auction after Swiss authorities seized them from son of Equatorial Guinea’s president in money-laundering probe.
• Auction house in Switzerland sells off 25 luxury sports cars including rare Lamborghini Veneno roadster
• Vehicles were seized from son of Equatorial Guinea’s president of 40 years, Teodoro Obiang
The governor of Kenya’s capital city has made no secret of his love for bling: He has posted photos of a golden lion statue and a gilded dining room set, and has shown up at meetings draped in gold jewelry. At rallies, he hands out cash to supporters.
On February 7, the Federal High Court in Lagos issued a warrant for the arrest of Ayodele Oke, former director general of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), and his wife Folasade following an application by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Just before they were due to appear in court, they apparently left the country for “medical treatment,” and the Nigeria media is not reporting where they are now. The EFCC has declared the couple wanted after their failure to respond to a court summons.