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00:42:38

The Rise and Fall of Africa's Most Brutal Tyrant

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2026/05/27

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 Forget. This is Episode 7 of Power & Plunder — a 16-part series covering every head of state

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00:33:35

Nigeria's WEAKEST President Who Let Everyone Steal

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2026/05/24

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 Episode 6 of Power & Plunder — a 16-part series covering every head of state Nigeria has had since

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00:34:40

The General Who Designed Nigeria...And FAILED!

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2026/05/20

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 independence. Built on declassified British and American archives, court records, and primary sources.My

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00:45:06

The Nigerian Leader Who Had A Target On His Back

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2026/05/17

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 viewed Murtala as "erratic, vainglorious, impetuous, corrupt, vindictive, intelligent, articulate,

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01:02:52

From War Hero To Africa's MOST Corrupt Regime

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2026/05/13

Yakubu Gowon inherited a nation soaked in the blood of two coups. He then presided over a civil war that killed up to two million people. His government oversaw an incredible oil boom that turned Nigeria from a groundnut exporter into a petro-state. Yet he watched as the system around him became the most corrupt government Nigeria had ever seen.This is the story of how trust built a presidency — and destroyed it.This is Episode 3 of Power & Plunder — a 16-part series covering every head of state

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00:46:32

Aguiyi-Ironsi & Nigeria's Six Months Of Blood

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2026/05/11

On January 15, 1966, a group of young Nigerian officers launched a coordinated assassination plot that killed the Prime Minister, the Northern Premier, and nearly every senior political and military figure in the country. The one man they were supposed to kill but missed — Major General Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi — ended up ruling the nation by the next morning.He didn't plan the coup. He didn't want the job. But for the next 194 days, everything he did was used against him.This is Episode 2 of

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00:42:56

Tafawa Balewa - Nigeria’s UNLUCKY Prime Minister

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2026/05/06

In 1914, Britain smashed two completely different territories into one colony — because it was cheaper. They rigged the constitution, found oil, changed the rules, and handed it all to a man who knew the whole thing was broken.His name was Abubakar Tafawa Balewa. The Golden Voice of Africa. He was Nigeria's Unlucky prime minister who was set up to fail.This is Episode 1 of Power & Plunder — a 16-part series covering every head of state Nigeria has had since independence. Built on

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00:38:56

How America Made Al-Shabaab

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2026/05/05

The Bush administration classified Somalia as part of the "Global War on Terror." They saw a failed state, an Islamist movement taking power, and they saw a potential al-Qaeda haven. What they did next was something straight out of thrilling spy movies. A secret operation aimed at preventing terrorism in East Africa. However, things went South pretty fast and that covert action instead created the very monster now hunting them.This is the story of how the United States

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00:28:17

How African Countries Are Getting Paid To Stay Poor

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2026/05/05

The IMF was created many years ago with the intention of providing loans to countries in financial need, but the conditions attached to these loans seem to be causing more harm than good for poor African countries. This is the story of one of the world's biggest financial scams, where one of the most respected financial institutions in the world keeps paying African countries to stay poor.

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00:34:07

Africa's Richest Mafia You've Never Heard Of

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2026/05/05

On one remote hillside in northern Tanzania lies the only source of tanzanite on Earth — a gem a thousand times rarer than diamonds. This documentary follows how that single mountain became the centre of a global criminal economy, where foreign corporations, corrupt officials, and international smugglers stole billions in blue stone while the people living on the mountain were left in poverty or buried in its tunnels.

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00:32:50

Nigeria's Most Dangerous Mafia You’ve Never Heard Of

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2026/05/05

Beneath the dry, red soil stretching from Zamfara through Kaduna and into Niger State lies one of West Africa's most lucrative gold deposits. For generations, villagers dug these pits by hand, crude tools, modest yields, enough to sustain a family. But sometime around 2011, something shifted. What had been a humble artisanal livelihood began transforming into a criminally engineered enterprise. One that now sits at the heart of Nigeria's worst security crisis.

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00:33:59

Africa's Most Ruthless Dictator - Teodoro Obiang

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2026/05/05

This is the story of Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo.My Sources:https://docs.google.com/document/d/1MXH-etGZ13klSj2QaUTPboh5O04n58VKIGC3ujCrlf8/edit?usp=drivesdk

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00:21:23

The Lebanese Billionaire Who OWNS Nigeria

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2026/05/02

A Lebanese-Nigerian billionaire convicted of laundering a dictator's stolen billions has, three decades later, become the single largest private infrastructure contractor in the country — awarded Nigeria's second-highest honour by a president whose son shares a company with his.My Sources:https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SEztdh_xj3VfUdlLemRbzZ1A_RzoHD8Xe-Y42Hp6Xf8/edit?usp=sharing

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00:37:11

Drug trafficking in Africa's Presidential villas

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2026/04/28

How A wanted drug lord infliltrated the President's Family. This is the story of the most dangerous highway in West Africa.My Sources:https://docs.google.com/document/d/1St63cbTg886ivryvBuVyHKaXwdX5JpdcvYgj3k4DAUU/edit?usp=sharing

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00:27:49

Trump's Invasion of Iran Is Worse Than We Thought

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2026/04/07

On February 6, 2026, diplomats from the United States and Iran sat down in Muscat, Oman, for the first round of nuclear negotiations since the Twelve-Day War of June 2025. Over the next three weeks, across three cities and three rounds of talks, something extraordinary happened: both sides moved toward a deal. By February 26, Iran had agreed to never stockpile enriched uranium, to accept full IAEA verification, and to irreversibly downgrade its existing stockpile. Oman’s Foreign Minister called it a

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01:05:00

Why Everyone Wants A Piece Of The Democratic Republic...

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2025/12/19

This is the story about the DRC’s war with hundreds of armed groups battling for territory, resources, and influence. Decades of instability have become the country's status quo, creating an economy of violence that benefits nearly everyone except ordinary Congolese. Here’s why this endless conflict matters far beyond Africa’s borders.

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00:40:28

The $34 Billion Race To Mine Lithium In Africa

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2025/11/15

The Future of energy depends on Africa's $34 Billion Lithium Rush. But there's a dark side to that story. This is the tale of how the world is scrambling to mine Africa's lithium right now.

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00:55:22

Investigating the Christian genocide in Nigeria

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2025/11/07

This is a story like no other. This is an investigation to answer a deeply troubling question. Is the U.S. on a secret plot to invade Nigeria?

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00:38:20

What Is Really Behind the Revolution in Tanzania?

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2025/11/02

Tension is rising in Tanzania but what is really behind this protests against President Hassan Samia Suluhu? Who is behind this revolution? Who is Samia Suluhu and why do Tanzanians want her out?

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00:38:31

How Faure Gnassingbé STOLE Togo

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2025/10/27

Togo has been dubbed the most unhappy country in the world, but why is that? I want to show you how Togo has come to be defined by long servitude, first to the slave masters, then the colonial powers and now to the oldest family dynasty in Africa.We will chronicle the rise of the Gnassingbé dynasty, whose grip on Togo has been aided by a plethora of corruption scandals, foreign influences, economic sabotage, and iron-fisted repression that have made Togo the most unhappy country in the world.

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