The biggest leak of financial data in history is trending right now after it revealed how world leaders, the global rich and celebrities are allegedly using offshore tax havens to hide their wealth.
The so-called Panama Papers, part of a leak of 11million files, implicate twelve world leaders and more. Those in Russian president Vladimir Putin's inner circle, along with families and associates of Egypt's former president Hosni Mubarak, Libya's former leader Muammar Gaddafi and Syria's president Bashar al-Assad.
The name of James Ibori, a former Delta State governor, currently serving time in a UK prison, also
appeared in the documents.
Documents were leaked from one of the world's most secretive companies, Panamanian law firm
Mossack Fonseca, and show how the company has allegedly helped clients launder money, dodge sanctions and evade tax.
The unprecedented leak of confidential documents - bigger than the amount of data stolen by Edward Snowden in 2013 - reveals:
A network of secret offshore deals and loans worth £1.4 billion that leads to Russian President Vladimir Putin;
Twelve national leaders, including Pakistan's prime minister, president of Ukraine and the prime minister of Iceland, are among 143 politicians revealed to have offshore accounts, including several dictators;
Six members of the House of Lords, three former Conservative MPs and dozens of donors to British political parties are among those said to have benefited from tax havens;
A member of Fifa’s ethics committee, which is supposed to be reforming the organisation, worked as a lawyer for people charged with bribery and corruption. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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$250 million is nothing compared to what Bubu is stealing now
ReplyDeleteYou are one big baboon. Mr Anonymous.
DeleteOmo Biafraud shut up your dirty mouth. Una Be slaves and shall continue to be so till thy kingdom come. 419 people.
DeleteMr Anonymous no 1, why are you comparing Ibori to Bubu?
DeleteWe are regretting the kind of leaders we have in Nigeria especially the Niger Delta region due to crrupt and evil leaders. Your contibution did't reflect the bone of the contention.
Who are those calling others slave and your brothers are shining their shoes closing gate for them and fetching water for some Igbos. You wont go to school and improve your social status, stay there and be answering master when you cannot eat unless Alhaji drops some crumbs. Statement of a brain washed man
DeleteWe are waiting for General Akpabio's.
ReplyDeleteAnonymous #1. you and your Igbo brothers are the ones giving this country very bad name and image, from 419 to drug trafficking from South Africa, Singapore, India, Brazil, Malaysia, Indonesia, Canada everywhere you see 5 balck man in jail at least 2 is Igbo. So continue to support Ibori your mentor and you'll end up with the same faith. Igbo's may be offended but truth must be told. Ka Chineke mezi oku.
ReplyDeleteWhat's all this? One of the reasons this country is not moving forward is our reluctance to call a spade a spade. Instead of jointly condemning a criminal no matter the geopolitical zone he hails from; the common practice is that those who happen to come from his geopolitical zone will rise up in his defence. This type of attitude will get us nowhere. This country is bigger than an individual; and needs our collective efforts to be great. Calling ourselves names will not yield the desired result.
ReplyDeleteSo we igbos are slaves, thank you for d enlightens words.. Now I understand why I v no light when I get back from work, and have to buy fuel at d black market for N 200, fear for my security at night and think about my children's future. . May I ask u Mr. Jailer (anonymous 2) are u undergoing the same challenge? Cos if u are then it's am irony ...From an Igbo slave
ReplyDeleteThis is the kind of silly arguments people like Ibori enjoy. Rather than focus on the bastards stealing our collective wealth, you keep fighting each other. Sorry for Nigeria....
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