Crimes in Nigeria
In-depth stories and reports on major crimes, notorious criminals, financial fraud, organized crime networks, and justice in Nigeria.
OPL 245: The Oil Block That Exposed Nigeria’s Costliest Governance Failure
OPL 245 is one of the most controversial oil blocks in Nigerian history. It is remembered not only for its deepwater potential, but also...
The Oil Billions Nigeria Never Fully Explained
More than three decades after the Gulf War oil boom, Nigeria’s $12.4 billion windfall controversy remains one of the most debated financial scandals in...
The Stolen Billions That Refused to Disappear: Inside the Long Abacha Loot Trail
Nearly three decades after General Sani Abacha died in office on 8 June 1998, the recovery of assets linked to his regime remains one...
How Nigeria’s Bonny Island LNG Project Became a Global Bribery Scandal
The Halliburton affair remains one of the most important corruption cases connected to Nigeria’s oil and gas sector. At its centre was the Bonny...
Nigeria’s Oil Block That Refused to Die: The Malabu Deal, the Courts and the $1.3 Billion Shadow
The Malabu OPL 245 affair began in April 1998, during the military government of General Sani Abacha. The block, one of Nigeria’s most valuable...
Siemens, Nigeria and the Telecom Bribes: The Contract Trail That Exposed a Global Corruption Machine
The Siemens bribery scandal remains one of the clearest examples of how global corporations, public contracts and weak oversight can produce corruption on an...
The 49 Day Speaker: Salisu Buhari and the Forgery Scandal That Tested Nigeria’s Fourth Republic
When Nigeria returned to civilian rule in 1999, the country carried enormous expectations. After years of military government, Nigerians looked to the new Fourth...
John Togo: The Niger Delta Militant Who Refused to Stay Silent
The waters of the Niger Delta have witnessed centuries of trade, migration, and struggle. Yet few modern figures became as closely associated with the...
Occupy Nigeria 2012: The Protest That Shook a Nation Into Silence and Speech
On January 1, 2012, Nigerians woke to a policy announcement that would reshape the country’s political atmosphere for weeks. The administration of President Goodluck...
ENDSARS: WHEN A GENERATION STOOD, SPOKE, AND WAS SHUT DOWN
On October 20, 2020, the Lekki Toll Gate in Lagos was not just a protest ground.It had become a living symbol of a restless...