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By Wilson Smiths, Zubaida Mabuna Ismail and Mohammed Kabba In the first part of this exposé, (Insert hyperlink of part one on red words) we served you the entire Nigerian menu of COVID-19 test corruption, as well as a portion of the Ghanaian recipe. However, this second part not only offers crunchy details of how Ghana openly extorted international passengers in US dollars via a dubious state quarantine, but also how Sierra Leonean authorities acted a bit humanely while dealing with international passengers during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic....

COVID-19 heist: A case of Nigeria, Ghana and Sierra Leone (Part II) - Guardpost NG By Wilson Smiths, Zubaida Mabuna Ismail and Mohammed Kabba In the first part of this exposé, (Insert hyperlink of part one on red words) we served you the entire Nigerian menu of COVID-19 test corruption, as well as a portion of the Ghanaian recipe. However, this second part not only offers crunc...

By: Godknows Igali It's not a surprise that the attainment of the age of just 70 years by the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Mathew Hassan Kukah on 30th August, 2022 is a winding national headline in Nigeria. Indeed, the early show of appreciations, tellingly came from Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, who described "the contributions of the priest as teacher, scholar and writer" in his three-score and ten years as "enrichment to national discourse"....

BISHOP MATHEW KUKAH AND LIFE OF A TENACIOUS "LIBERATION THEOLOGIST" - Guardpost NG By: Godknows Igali It’s not a surprise that the attainment of the age of just 70 years by the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Mathew Hassan Kukah on 30th August, 2022 is a winding national headline in Nigeria. Indeed, the early show of appreciations, tellingly came from Nigeria’s President, M...

Human rights defender, Inibehe Effiong, Friday walked out of Uyo Correctional Centre after spending 30 days on contempt charges. The Akwa Ibom State Chief Judge, Ekaette Obot, had on July 27, sentenced Mr. Effiong to jailafter he objected to the presence of armed policemen in the courtroom. Mr. Effiong, who was billed to be released at 6am, finally walked into freedom at about 8am....

Just in: Rights Lawyer, Inibehe Effiong Out of Jail - Guardpost NG Human rights defender, Inibehe Effiong, Friday walked out of Uyo Correctional Centre after spending 30 days on contempt charges. The Akwa Ibom State Chief Judge, Ekaette Obot, had on July 27, sentenced Mr. Effiong to jailafter he objected to the presence of armed policemen in the courtroom. Mr. Ef...