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EXCLUSIVE: Amnesty International Fires Osai Ojigho Following West Africa Weekly Investigation
Amnesty International Nigeria country director Osai Ojigho has been quietly fired, 10 months after the organization under her watch came under public scrutiny following...
Has Bola Ahmed Tinubu Committed Perjury? The Evidence Says Yes
A criminal complaint bordering on issues relating to perjury on Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Form EC9 has been filed...
Journalism Career Graveyard: The BBC And Its West Africa Problem
The first thing one learns in this line of business is the maxim “There is never just one cockroach.” Journalists, private investigators and...
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...