Declassified

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  How the CIA Got Into the Drug Business (And Got Away With It) 09.08.2026 42min

  In April 1953, CIA Director Allen Dulles authorized what would become one of the most notorious programs in American intelligence history.
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  The Rise & Fall Of Africa’s Most Charming Rebel Leader 01.08.2026 45min

  Who was Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu and how did a privileged, Oxford-educated soldier become the face of Africa's most devastating secessionist war?
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  Inside the CIA's Secret African Prisons 25.07.2026 45min

  In the frantic aftermath of September 11, 2001, the United States launched a covert global campaign against terrorism that operated beyond the boundaries of law and oversight. This is an investigation revealing all the secret abductions and prison ran by the CIA and the African governments that collaborated.
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  Why People Think the government killed MKO Abiola 19.07.2026 45min

  Did the government kill MKO Abiola?You can now support my work by donating here: https://judebela.com/donateIf you choose to donate, know that you have my eternal gratitude and you will be supporting the team behind these documentaries. Thank you ❤❤❤The Nigerian government annulled MKO Abiola's mandate, jailed him for four years in solitary confinement, assassinated his wife, denied him consistent medical care, removed his personal food-taster minutes before the fatal meeting, and presided over a death whose full written autopsy was never released and whose circumstances Nigeria's own official commission called "suspicious." But why go though all that trouble to the billionaire away from power?SOURCES & FURTHER READING:https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bKowpmuyGBCzQ0LUOJxTPfgvrWKX7-wG7jKtbNww4eU/edit?usp=sharing
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  The Rise and Reign of the Godfather - Bola Ahmed Tinubu 12.07.2026 2h 31min

  Bola Ahmed Tinubu's political biography is one of the most audacious power accumulation stories in African democratic history.This is the story of that journey and what his presidency has done to Nigeria and to Nigerians from the moment he took power on May 29, 2023, to June 2026.This is episode 16 of Power & Plunder, a documentary series chronicling every head of state Nigeria has had since independence on October 1, 1960. You can now support my work by donating here: https://judebela.com/donateIf you choose to donate, know that you have my eternal gratitude and you will be supporting the team behind these documentaries. Thank you ❤❤❤Thank you for making these videos possible through your support.My Sources:https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FfwA_7Ss5tnFS8Bk8ad7nOLlnIUb3ETTnqlU_lof3V8/edit?usp=sharing
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  The Beloved Dictator Who Became Nigeria’s Worst Nightmare 26.06.2026 52min

  In 2015, Nigeria elected a retired general who promised to kill corruption and crush Boko Haram. Eight years later, he left behind about 63,000 dead, the naira in ruins, and a Supreme Court calling his last act "autocratic".This is episode 15 of Power & Plunder, a documentary series chronicling every head of state Nigeria has had since independence on October 1, 1960. My Sources:https://docs.google.com/document/d/1t6M-kq52o0yCaZVjHgVEgRt5Dff3Fk7YFi005dxvczg/edit?usp=sharing
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  The Accidental President Nigeria Love To Hate 21.06.2026 57min

  This is episode 14 of Power & Plunder, a documentary series chronicling every head of state Nigeria has had since independence on October 1, 1960. My Sources:https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BTEtDc1FwIMZjiafI-lj61C4hNsScOBxLNfl64-FxqA/edit?usp=sharing
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  The Heartbreaking Story of Nigeria’s Dying President 17.06.2026 33min

  A quiet chemistry teacher is handpicked to lead Africa's most populous nation — but the election that put him there was stolen, his body was already failing, and the people closest to him would use his dying days to fight for control of a country of 150 million people.This is episode 13 of Power & Plunder, a documentary series chronicling every head of state Nigeria has had since independence on October 1, 1960. My Sources:https://docs.google.com/document/d/14xxfmTYCeSsZNG9Y43H0ZlHIhFNCwVkzzz51xLgeQ08/edit?usp=sharing
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  The Ex-Prisoner Who Built Modern Nigeria 15.06.2026 1h 32min

  In June 1998, a broke ex-general walks out of a Nigerian prison cell. Eleven months later, he's the president of Africa's most populous nation and almost none of it was his idea.This is episode 12 of Power & Plunder, a documentary series chronicling every head of state Nigeria has had since independence on October 1, 1960. My Sources:https://docs.google.com/document/d/1cuIY0z8rQzHn-JazubvhSIAflXzgmrJKfsTw3_24jVM/edit?usp=sharingYou can now support my work by donating here: https://judebela.com/donate
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  The General Who Sold Nigeria's Democracy 10.06.2026 31min

  General Abdulsalami Abubakar presided over the most consequential 11 months in modern Nigerian history. A compressed, turbulent, and deeply contradictory transition from military dictatorship to civilian rule that began with one suspicious death, was punctuated by another, and ended with a flawed election that nonetheless inaugurated the Fourth Republic. This is episode 11 of Power and Plunder, a 16-episode documentary series chronicling every head of state Nigeria has had since independence on October 1, 1960. Each episode covers a single leader — from the moment they seized or received power to the moment they lost it or gave it away.My Sources:https://docs.google.com/document/d/1V_3OgXoCgdxEhZRY6Y4uK86TYwPECvJ79RFqvMFD2NU/edit?usp=sharing
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  Sani Abacha & The Cartel That OWNS Nigeria 07.06.2026 1h 13min

  General Sani Abacha ruled Nigeria from November 17, 1993 until his death on June 8, 1998 — a period that produced the worst human rights abuses, the most brazen kleptocracy, and the deepest international isolation in the country's post-independence history. This is the story of how he did it all.This is Episode 10 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 sources:https://docs.google.com/document/d/1z_OUKYYuVwQuqO3N94PzomQxFWWxIo9Of48wlJl6dhI/edit?usp=sharing
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  The 83-Day President Nigeria Tried To Forget 03.06.2026 30min

  When Nigeria's military dictator, Ibrahim Babangida annulled Africa's freest election in 1993 and installed a corporate boardroom chairman as a civilian placeholder, the 83-day presidency that followed was a meticulously engineered trap designed to hand power to the one general who had been positioning himself for it all along.This is the story of The 83-Day President Nigeria Tried To Forget.This is Episode 9 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 Sources:https://docs.google.com/document/d/10ocwgCCOdOpcyQVV738wlIYRy4aDBM26dxQcwVwlhwg/edit?usp=sharing
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  The Evil Genius Who Stole a Country and Got Away With It 31.05.2026 45min

  How did one military officer hold power for eight years, preside over the disappearance of $12.4 billion, build Africa's most sophisticated system of political corruption, annul the freest election his country ever held, and retire to a mansion without ever being prosecuted?This is the story of Ibrahim Babangida, the Smiling Dictator Who Stole Nigeria’s DemocracyThis is Episode 8 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.
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  The Rise and Fall of Africa's Most Brutal Tyrant 27.05.2026 42min

  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 Nigeria has had since independence. Built on declassified British and American archives, court records, and primary sources.My Sources:https://docs.google.com/document/d/18zZHAPXMjmATeTniGpKHzpKAmoJiTdV2p_e7DCGymuQ/edit?usp=sharing
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  Nigeria's WEAKEST President Who Let Everyone Steal 24.05.2026 33min

  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 independence. Built on declassified British and American archives, court records, and primary sources.My Sources:https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ng-sWHPdSHvLKOjFyM5MMtPCDFbB1EbEGk-9BJwHcKs/edit?usp=sharing
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  The General Who Designed Nigeria...And FAILED! 20.05.2026 34min

  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 Sources:https://docs.google.com/document/d/1TA-eY7ndJ0qzsgBnFpyIjA45OBxii71BLl1ZqpYqD4M/edit?usp=sharing
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  The Nigerian Leader Who Had A Target On His Back 17.05.2026 45min

  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, daring" and that American intelligence-gathering on Nigeria intensified dramatically during his tenure.This is Episode 4 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 Sources:https://docs.google.com/document/d/1VCKhBbuhG0-LFqfizrNL75S0H0PAiicW2GsuLgxdMlI/edit?usp=sharing
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  From War Hero To Africa's MOST Corrupt Regime 13.05.2026 1h 2min

  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 Nigeria has had since independence. Built on declassified British and American archives, court records, and primary sources.My Sources:https://docs.google.com/document/d/1L_bgWkzUOq6hQre9wVoEEt7qdYFcRk9D9euVevmaF48/edit?usp=sharing
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  Aguiyi-Ironsi & Nigeria's Six Months Of Blood 11.05.2026 46min

  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 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 Sources:https://docs.google.com/document/d/1whhmgEzvbeRnW42HtWYjJJtItMaMbA35o3ZqwLCHsUk/edit?usp=sharing
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  Tafawa Balewa - Nigeria’s UNLUCKY Prime Minister 06.05.2026 42min

  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 declassified British and American archives, court records, and primary sources.My Sources:https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qTavbF3rpMKse122oEeGXygHtaVqM8J9msvW3ElZbdI/edit?usp=sharing