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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...
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...
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...
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...