Crimes in Nigeria
In-depth stories and reports on major crimes, notorious criminals, financial fraud, organized crime networks, and justice in Nigeria.
Olu Onagoruwa at the Oputa Panel, Abacha’s condolence letter, The murder allegation that still echoes
Nigeria’s history is marked by moments when private grief collided with public power. Few of those moments remain as unresolved and unsettling as the...
The Iva Valley Shooting of 1949
Enugu’s reputation as the Coal City was built underground, in narrow tunnels filled with dust, heat, and danger. By the late 1940s, coal from...
What Happened at Iva Valley?
On 18 November 1949, unrest at the Iva Valley coal mine in Enugu ended in gunfire and mass casualties. The mine, operated under British...
Iva Valley Massacre of 1949
Seventy six years after the deadly shooting at the Enugu Colliery’s Iva Valley area, families connected to coal workers who died in 1949 have...
Tunde Thomas and the FCMB Scandal Timeline, What Happened
The story surrounding Tunde Thomas did not begin as a banking scandal. It began as a deeply personal tragedy that quickly moved into the...
Moyo Thomas Breaks Silence, What Her Statement Actually Said
When Moyo Thomas released a public statement following the death of her husband, it was not written as a defence campaign or a media...
From Allegation to Adjudication, How Online Amplification Outpaced the Facts in a National Tragedy
When a child dies under controversial circumstances, public attention is inevitable. In late 2021, the death of 12 year old Sylvester Oromoni, a student...
FCMB and the Adam Nuru Allegations, What the Bank Said and What It Did
In late 2020 and early January 2021, allegations involving FCMB’s then Managing Director, Adam Nuru, spread rapidly across social media and news platforms. Although...
Lagos Transport Assassination
The National Union of Road Transport Workers, NURTW, is one of Nigeria’s most prominent trade unions, representing drivers, conductors, and other workers in the...
1996 Lagos Bomb Blast Targets Administrator Buba Marwa
On 16 December 1996, a bomb blast occurred along Bank Anthony Way in Ikeja, Lagos State, targeting the convoy of Brigadier General Mohammed Buba...