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Godfather Of Graft: Wike’s Empire Of Power And Secrecy

September 26, 2025 4:22 am

"Behind the iron façade of power lies a multimillion-dollar fraud empire stretching from Port Harcourt to Palm Springs."

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

Executive Summary

This twelve-part investigative series unmasks the empire of graft surrounding Nyesom Wike, former Rivers State Governor and current Minister of the Federal Capital Territory. It traces a trajectory of power, secrecy, and alleged corruption that stretches from Port Harcourt’s corridors to Florida’s gated estates, exposing the anatomy of a political machine sustained by patronage, silence, and …

I’m Embarrassed When People Say I Want To Be Edo Godfather

December 21, 2019 3:56 am

National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Adams Oshiomhole says he is usually embarrassed when accused of trying to play the godfather in Edo State politics.

Oshiomhole, who stated this in a television interview friday, said he would have been able to influence the appointment of several people if he was a godfather, but that he was only able to persuade Governor Godwin Obaseki to accept a founding member of his campaign organisation in 2006 as commissioner.

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He said, “My own embarrassment is when they say, Oshiomhole …

The War Between The Godfather And The Godson

November 19, 2019 12:38 pm

During the Godwin Obaseki campaign for the governorship of Edo State, his fiercest opponent Mr. Ize Iyamu used to taunt him. He often told the listening public that Adams Oshiomhole, the then State Governor was carrying Obaseki in his arms like a baby, speaking for him at every campaign venue and that Mr. Obaseki would be Oshiomhole’s stooge if elected. He urged the public to reject him. The Edo public did not reject him. They voted for him and he became the Governor of the State. Everything seemed to be working well between godfather and godson until the APC party

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Edo APC: When Godfather Contends With Power Of Incumbency

November 15, 2019 3:03 am

Less than a year to the gubernatorial‎ election in Edo State, the political atmosphere in the state has taken a dimension that is both scary and interesting.

The‎ ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state assumed the reigns of power in 2008 after a protracted electoral legal battle, first as Action Congress, then Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) and now APC, following the merger of four legacy political parties, namely ACN, ANPP, CPC and factions of APGA and DPP in 2014.

But things appear to be falling apart for the once cohesive APC after eleven years in power in …