Religion as a source of social neurosis in times of collective stress; its inspiration to violence is not of recent origin
John O. Ifediora. In all nations, the quality and relevance of countervailing social institutions…
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…
Ghana Secures a Bailout from the IMF, Again.
Ken ofori-atta, Ghana’s finance minister, is fond of invoking scripture in speeches on the economy.…
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…
But of course, it is Africa. It is also Ethiopia
Editorial commentary. Recent events in Ethiopia, as horrific as they are, no longer shock or…
Nigeria at cross-roads: Completely lost but making good progress
Editorial commentary. Like all nation-states before it, Nigeria is now confronted…