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Jude Bela 36 Episodes Jun 26, 2026

Stories uncovering corruption, scandals and unimaginable happenings that are shaping our society.

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The Beloved Dictator Who Became Nigeria’s Worst Nightmare Jun 26, 2026 00:52:22 In 2015, Nigeria elected a retired general who promised to kill corruption and crush Boko Haram. Eight years later, he left behind about 63,000 dead, the naira in ruins, and a Supreme Court calling his last act "autocratic".This is episode 15 of Power & Plunder, a documentary series chronicling every head of state Nigeria has had since independence on October 1, 1960. My Sources:http
The Accidental President Nigeria Love To Hate Jun 21, 2026 00:57:43 This is episode 14 of Power & Plunder, a documentary series chronicling every head of state Nigeria has had since independence on October 1, 1960. My Sources:https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BTEtDc1FwIMZjiafI-lj61C4hNsScOBxLNfl64-FxqA/edit?usp=sharing
The Heartbreaking Story of Nigeria’s Dying President Jun 17, 2026 00:33:53 A quiet chemistry teacher is handpicked to lead Africa's most populous nation — but the election that put him there was stolen, his body was already failing, and the people closest to him would use his dying days to fight for control of a country of 150 million people.This is episode 13 of Power & Plunder, a documentary series chronicling every head of state Nigeria has had since independe
The Ex-Prisoner Who Built Modern Nigeria Jun 15, 2026 01:32:42 In June 1998, a broke ex-general walks out of a Nigerian prison cell. Eleven months later, he's the president of Africa's most populous nation and almost none of it was his idea.This is episode 12 of Power & Plunder, a documentary series chronicling every head of state Nigeria has had since independence on October 1, 1960. My Sources:https://docs.google.com/document/d/1cuIY0z8rQzHn-Jaz
The General Who Sold Nigeria's Democracy Jun 10, 2026 00:31:16 General Abdulsalami Abubakar presided over the most consequential 11 months in modern Nigerian history. A compressed, turbulent, and deeply contradictory transition from military dictatorship to civilian rule that began with one suspicious death, was punctuated by another, and ended with a flawed election that nonetheless inaugurated the Fourth Republic. This is episode 11 of Power and Plunder, a
Sani Abacha & The Cartel That OWNS Nigeria Jun 7, 2026 01:13:47 General Sani Abacha ruled Nigeria from November 17, 1993 until his death on June 8, 1998 — a period that produced the worst human rights abuses, the most brazen kleptocracy, and the deepest international isolation in the country's post-independence history. This is the story of how he did it all.This is Episode 10 of Power & Plunder — a 16-part series covering every head of state Nigeria h
The 83-Day President Nigeria Tried To Forget Jun 3, 2026 00:30:04 When Nigeria's military dictator, Ibrahim Babangida annulled Africa's freest election in 1993 and installed a corporate boardroom chairman as a civilian placeholder, the 83-day presidency that followed was a meticulously engineered trap designed to hand power to the one general who had been positioning himself for it all along.This is the story of The 83-Day President Nigeria Tried To Forg
The Evil Genius Who Stole a Country and Got Away With It May 31, 2026 00:45:58 How did one military officer hold power for eight years, preside over the disappearance of $12.4 billion, build Africa's most sophisticated system of political corruption, annul the freest election his country ever held, and retire to a mansion without ever being prosecuted?This is the story of Ibrahim Babangida, the Smiling Dictator Who Stole Nigeria’s DemocracyThis is Episode 8 of Power &amp
The Rise and Fall of Africa's Most Brutal Tyrant May 27, 2026 00:42:38 Between December 1983 and August 1985, Nigeria endured one of the most brutal military governments in Africa. It jailed 100s of politicians, executed drug offenders under retroactive law, attempted to kidnap a former minister from London using Israeli intelligence operatives, imprisoned Fela Kuti, and lost a power struggle that was rigged from day one.This is the story of Dictator Nigeria wants to
Nigeria's WEAKEST President Who Let Everyone Steal May 24, 2026 00:33:35 Shehu Shagari, a gentle, scholarly Fulani teacher who never truly sought the presidency, presided over a republic that squandered an estimated $16 billion in oil wealth, expelled two million West African migrants, rigged its own re-election so blatantly that citizens cheered when soldiers arrived, and ended with a brigadier shot dead in a predawn firefight at the presidential villa. This is Episod
The General Who Designed Nigeria...And FAILED! May 20, 2026 00:34:40 He inherited a traumatized state reeling from the assassination of Murtala Mohammed, and handed over to an elected civilian president, becoming the first African military ruler to voluntarily surrender power. But before walking away, what he did with that absolute power was interesting.This is Episode 5 of Power & Plunder — a 16-part series covering every head of state Nigeria has had since in
The Nigerian Leader Who Had A Target On His Back May 17, 2026 00:45:06 A 37-year-old Hausa-Fulani military officer from Kano, he came to power in a bloodless coup and was assassinated in a Lagos traffic ambush led by Lt. Col. Buka Suka Dimka exactly 33 days after delivering his famous "Africa Has Come of Age" speech at the OAU, in which he directly confronted the United States over Angola. Declassified US State Department documents reveal that Washington vi

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