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Dark Money: The Billionaires Behind U.S. Politics

September 19, 2025 3:04 am

“Democracy or Oligarchy: The Choice America Can’t Ignore.”

By Prof. MarkAnthony Nze
Investigative Journalist | Public Intellectual | Global Governance Analyst | Health & Social Care Expert | International Business/Immigration Law Professional

Executive Summary

Following the cash that shapes America’s democracy.

American democracy is under siege—not by foreign adversaries, but by its own wealthiest citizens. This exposé uncovers how billionaires have quietly transformed politics through dark money: untraceable funds funneled through shell groups, Super PACs, and nonprofit fronts. What began as a loophole has become an industry, one that converts private wealth into public power while leaving ordinary Americans voiceless.…

Billionaires’ Riches Reach Record Highs During Pandemic

October 7, 2020 1:55 pm

The wealth of the world’s dollar billionaires reached record heights despite the global coronavirus crisis, notably thanks to a strong comeback by tech and health giants, said a report published Wednesday.

By the end of July, the cumulative wealth of billionaires stood at around $10.2 trillion, according to a study conducted by Switzerland’s biggest bank UBS and accounting giant PricewaterhouseCoopers.

That exceeded the previous peak of $8.9 trillion recorded in 2017.

The annual inventory of the super-rich’s fortunes identified 2,189 billionaires at the end of July — 31 more than …

PDP Made Thieves Billionaires – APC Reacts To PDP

December 28, 2019 11:40 am

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has reacted to the statement by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that history won’t be kind to President Muhammadu Buhari.

APC said PDP was in pain because the Buhari administration had put a lot of members out of their illegitimate job of looting the country.

Lanre Issa-Onilu, APC National Publicity Secretary, in a statement on Saturday, said for 16 years, several leaders of the PDP were having a bazaar in their reckless and senseless race to produce the world’s highest number of billionaires whose only enterprise was stealing from the public purse.

He noted that:

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