Large Lies of Lying Lai Mohammed By Farooq A. Kperogi, Ph.D.

In a recent TV interview, Information and Culture Minister Lai Mohammed said he had never lied. That’s a lie, Lai’s latest lie. “I have always asked anybody to come out and say Alhaji Lai Mohammed, this is what you said at this point and we found it to be a lie and nobody so far …

Tales of Nigerian ‘Economy’ by TOLU OGUNLESI (repost)

This piece is inspired by the sad story of British Airways cabin executive Joanne Wickenden, who recorded a video that went viral. In it she lamented the ways of Nigerian Travelers (more like the Economy Class Gang, actually), saying, “All the Nigerians are gonna be there like ‘gimme Coca Cola, gimme me beef, why you …

Pandora Papers: How Bello-Koko, NPA Acting MD, Acquired Secret Offshore Companies, London Properties — Report

Mohammed Bello-Koko Mohammed Bello-Koko, acting managing director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), reportedly owns properties in the United Kingdom which he acquired by secretly running offshore businesses in the British Virgin Islands This was revealed in a Pandora Papers project led by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ), and which Premium Times is …

PANDORA PAPERS: How Senator Stella Oduah and former Minister secretly bought N5billion London properties with cash by Taiwo Adebayo

Senator Stella Odiah Seven London properties are connected to Ms Oduah - one in her name, two through her Nigerian-incorporated firm, and four secretly through her Seychelles offshore company. As a minister between 2011 and 2014 when she was accused of corruption and sacked from the federal cabinet, Stella Oduah, now a senator, secretly acquired …

Pandora Papers: Inside Peter Obi’s secret businesses — and how he broke the law by PREMIUM TIMES

Peter Obi Peter Obi, the ex-governor of Anambra State in Southeastern Nigeria, is widely regarded in Nigeria as an advocate of good governance, openness, and transparency. In addition to speeches on his governance records and statistics-laden prescriptions for Nigeria’s development, he likes to talk about how hugely successful he became in business before diving into …