President Buhari and the $1bn splurge on military equipment

Posted on Tue 27 November 2018 in Nigeria • Tagged with News, Opinion, Politics, corruption, Buhari, Nigerian Army, weapons, military hardware, Metele, Borno State, Boko Haram

President Buhari in April 2018 approved the release of $1bn for the procurement for military weapons with the stated intention of crushing the Boko Haram terrorist group. 7 months on, the threat from Boko Haram doesn't seem to have abated, especially in the light of recent events:

On November 18 …


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Nigeria Sees More High Level Corruption Convictions Under Buhari

Posted on Tue 05 June 2018 in Africa • Tagged with Nigeria, Buhari, EFCC

General Muhammadu Buhari, Presidential Candidate, All Progressives Congress, Nigeria

John Campbell, The Council on Foreign Relations

On May 28, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) credibly announced 603 corruption convictions since President Buhari’s inauguration in 2015. This is roughly double the rate of convictions secured by the EFCC under Jonathan. The EFCC also claims to have recovered …


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