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Reuben Abati and the Intellectual Dishonesty of Nigeria Intelligentsia

December 7, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

I was in my late teens when I first read Reuben Abati’s piece in the Newspaper. Then, my father was able to afford newspaper delivered to him on weekends. After reading, he would pass the newspaper to me and tell … read more »

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Nigeria Minister absolves Obasanjo in Halliburton bribery scam

February 15, 2011 by benim

The Attorney General of the federation, Bello Adoke, has absolved all the former presidents fingered in the infamous Halliburton scandal of any involvement in the $180 million bribe scam. Mr. Adoke said that none of the former heads of state, … read more »

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WikiLeaks: Pfizer hired investigators to press Nigeria to drop suit

December 12, 2010 by benim

Pfizer hired investigators to dig up dirt on Nigeria’s then-attorney general early last year in an effort to pressure him to drop a $6 billion lawsuit against the company, according to a classified U.S. diplomatic cable. The high-profile litigation, which … read more »

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WikiLeaks: Pfizer took aim at Nigeria AG

December 10, 2010 by benim

U.S. drugmaker Pfizer hired investigators to find evidence of corruption against Nigeria’s attorney general to convince him to drop legal action against the company over a drug trial involving children, the Guardian newspaper reported, citing U.S. diplomatic cables made public … read more »

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