The US returns to Nigeria $954,000 laundered by Governor Alamieyeseigha

Abuja, Nigeria. In a press brief on February 16, 2023 the United States’ ambassador to Nigeria,…


Kleptocracy continues to define governance in Africa; the case of Ramaphosa

IN NOVEMBER 2022, Cyril Ramaphosa was on a state visit to Britain, beaming under the chandeliers of…


Nigerians in the Diaspora as Economic Refugees; the same fate awaits those seeking to emulate them.

John O. Ifediora ** @ifediora_john Early Diasporan experience             There is something about…


JP Morgan Chase wins £1.4 billon court battle against Nigeria

John Ifediora. Editorial Commentary. The fight against corruption is always a difficult one,…


Corruption blights the developing world but the US and Europe are accomplices

Kenneth Mohammed.* State capture is growing on every continent but only because the west helps to…


The US making anti-corruption a priority in its foreign policy

*Courtesy of Independent. President Joe Biden issued a memo Thursday instructing the federal…


African Kleptocrats watch with unease as sanctions bite their Russian counterparts

The systematic looting of African economies by Africans is not news. While it remains the primary…


Money Laundering and Trans-Organized Financial Crimes in Nigeria.

Owalabi Bakre.* Nigeria loses US$600 million annually to money laundering. Between the mid-1980s…


Death of A Nation - Nigeria failed by forgetting why it was created

Click here to download the PDF version of this journal *John O. Ifediora A purposive thought of a…


The Ills of Absolute Corruption: Equatorial Guinea Deserves Better

Fleet of luxury cars including Ferraris and Lamborghinis worth more than $20m are sold at auction…