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Colonial Public Flogging Scandal
In the dusty courthouse squares of colonial Northern Nigeria, justice took a form that would shock the civilized world and ultimately contribute to the...
Cement Armada Scandal (1974–75)
The oil boom of the early 1970s had transformed Nigeria into one of Africa's wealthiest nations virtually overnight. Petrodollars flowed into government coffers at...
Enugu Iva Valley Massacre – The Strike That Shook Colonial Nigeria
The morning mist hung heavy over the coal-blackened hills of Enugu on November 18, 1949, carrying with it the familiar acrid smell of coal...
White Elephant Projects under Gowon
The end of Nigeria's devastating civil war in 1970 coincided with an unprecedented surge in global oil prices that transformed the country from a...
Misappropriation by Gowon’s Governors
General Yakubu Gowon's nine-year rule from 1966 to 1975 marked a pivotal period in Nigeria's post-independence history, characterized by the devastating civil war, reconstruction...
Dikko Affair (1984)
On July 5, 1984, London's Stansted Airport became the unlikely stage for one of the most audacious and diplomatically damaging operations in post-colonial African...
Nigeria Airways Mismanagement (1980s–90s)
Nigeria Airways once soared as the symbol of post-independence Nigeria's ambitions and potential. Established in 1958 as the national flag carrier, the airline represented...
Abacha Loot / Kleptocracy (1993–1998)
General Sani Abacha's five-year reign as Nigeria's military dictator from 1993 to 1998 represents one of the most brazen cases of state-sponsored theft in...
Shell–Ogoniland Repression Scandal
The story of Shell's operations in Ogoniland represents one of the most devastating examples of corporate environmental destruction and human rights violations in modern...
Nigerian Border Disputes with Cameroon
IntroductionNigeria and Cameroon share a long and complex border stretching over 1,900 kilometres, touching both the Gulf of Guinea in the south and the...