Fraud, Ponzi Schemes and Terror Financing: A Story About Banking In Nigeria
In May 2022, shortly after my story about Chinese loan sharks in West Africa went up, a number of new tips and leads started trickling...
Suicide, Fraud and Phillips Consulting: The Story Of West Africa’s Chinese Loan Shark Mafia
One early morning in January 2022, my phone lit up with a familiar caller ID. My good friend Kenneth Bardi was not a...
Flutterwave: The African Unicorn Built On Quicksand
On the night of Sunday March 20, 2022, a particular WhatsApp group wouldn’t stop buzzing. Word had got out that a big story...
Compromised By The Secret Police
On September 10, 2019, Kehinde Dada and Joseph Okonofua died at the hands of Nigerian police. The two 23 year-olds were caught up...
1 Year After #EndSARS: Where Are They Now?
In November 2020, Ralph and I sat on a balcony contemplating the sudden end of the lives we had just a few weeks...
How to Spoof an Entire Career: The Curious Story of Kemi Olunloyo
“This is the Facebook fan page of Ms Olukemi Omololu-Olunloyo aka Snitchlady. It’s either you call my whole name or it’s MsKemi or...
Intellectual Property Theft: A Nigerian Corporate Masterclass
On Sunday December 20, 2020, Friday Emeh tried to kill himself. He got his hands on as many pills as he could manage,...
Cornflakes for Jihad: The Boko Haram Origin Story
In May 2021, a 96 year-old businessman died in Rome, Italy. In his lifetime, Ahmed Idris Nasreddin might have amassed a personal fortune...
The Curious Story of Nigeria’s Passport Shortage
“We acknowledge and apologize for the challenges faced in the past few weeks regarding passport booklets availability. I am glad to inform you...
When Abuja Follows You To Abidjan
“Sir, I have spent many years here and if I open my mouth to tell you what is going on here. More than...
Air Peace and a Story About Poor Nigerian Regulation
Christopher Ogbonna is not a firebrand revolutionary. This becomes abundantly clear after speaking with him a couple of times. He is a...