Former Centurion Law Group chief executive, Zion Adeoye, has returned to Africa’s professional services market with Africarta Advisory Group, a new pan-African advisory firm whose launch has revived scrutiny of the circumstances surrounding his departure from his former employer.
Africarta describes itself as a professional services platform offering legal, tax, restructuring, corporate governance, regulatory compliance, business advisory and risk-management services across African markets.
Adeoye is listed as the firm’s Group CEO and Managing Partner.
The firm says Adeoye leads a multinational team of lawyers, tax professionals and business advisers, with operations spanning several African jurisdictions.
Africarta also markets services in due diligence, annual compliance, corporate governance, board support and restructuring.
His return to the advisory market, however, comes only months after a dramatic exit from Centurion Law Group, now known as CLG.
In January 2026, CLG announced that it had terminated Adeoye following what it described as a “thorough internal and external investigation” and a disciplinary hearing chaired by Sbongiseni Dube.
The firm said the disciplinary process concerned serious personal and professional conduct violations and that matters arising from the case had been referred to law-enforcement, regulatory and legal authorities in Nigeria, Mauritius and South Africa.
That referral ensured that Adeoye’s exit did not end as a simple management dispute.
Documents reviewed in connection with the case indicate that complaints arising from the matter subsequently reached authorities in Nigeria and South Africa.
A petition bearing the receipt stamp of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Lagos Zonal Directorate 2, dated June 17, 2026, names Zion Ekundayo Adeoye in connection with questions involving company structures, banking arrangements and the handling of funds.
The petition asks the anti-graft agency to examine whether certain corporate and financial arrangements were undertaken with the knowledge and approval of Centurion Law Group’s leadership and finance function.
The receipt of a petition by the EFCC does not amount to a criminal charge, conviction or finding of guilt.
A separate document bearing the letterhead of South Africa’s Financial Intelligence Centre, FIC, refers to a Sandton case and the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation, DPCI, commonly known as the Hawks, in connection with a request for financial information.
The document does not establish Adeoye’s criminal liability or disclose the final outcome of any investigation.
But the existence of those referrals and inquiries means the controversy surrounding his departure from Centurion remains relevant as he attempts to rebuild his professional platform.
Adeoye had previously developed a strong career across law, taxation, energy and infrastructure.
Before joining Centurion, he worked at KPMG Nigeria, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation and leading Nigerian law firms including Olaniwun Ajayi and Templars.
Africarta now describes him as having more than 17 years of international experience across Africa and beyond.
His re-emergence through Africarta therefore represents a significant return to the same broad advisory market in which he built his reputation.
It also creates a delicate credibility challenge.
Africarta presents itself as a firm built around governance, regulatory compliance, institutional risk and professional integrity.
Its own corporate material says it provides services designed to help companies operate and grow within Africa’s legal, regulatory and commercial environment.
That positioning makes Adeoye’s Centurion history difficult to separate from the new venture.
Prospective clients considering Africarta are likely to be interested not only in the firm’s advisory capability but also in the unresolved questions surrounding the professional record of the executive leading it.
The central question is therefore no longer merely why Adeoye left Centurion Law Group.
It is also what became of the matters his former employer said it referred to authorities across three jurisdictions
CLG announced his termination after an investigation and disciplinary process.
It then said the matter was serious enough to be escalated to authorities in Nigeria, Mauritius and South Africa.
Now, Adeoye is once again at the helm of a pan-African advisory platform.But as the firm seeks to establish credibility in governance, compliance and risk management, the unresolved Centurion Law Group episode is likely to remain part of the scrutiny surrounding its chief executive.
