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Sahara Reporters: Uncovering Nigeria’s Corruption

From a cubicle in midtown Manhattan, a Nigerian publishes staggering examples of his country’s government corruption online—information that would get him killed back home. Philip Shenon reports.

Philip Shenon
Philip Shenon
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The Sahara Reporters website exposes corruption in Nigeria, including prostitution scandals involving civil servants and politicians. (Utomi Ekpei, AFP / Getty Images)
Philip Shenon

Philip Shenon

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