Investigation
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Nigerian court orders ExxonMobil chief, Richard Laing, arrested
A federal high court in Abuja has ordered the arrest of the managing director of ExxonMobil, Richard Liang.
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Alleged money laundering: Faisal Maina flees to US, EFCC claims
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has said Faisal Maina has fled to the United States.
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SHAME: Police officials ‘sell job slots for N700k, detain 24 constables to conceal corruption’
The applicants unknowingly paid N700,000 each and were shortlisted as constable until Kano State Governor, Umar Ganduje, petitioned the Inspector General of Police, Adamu Mohammed, in July 2020 that the slots meant for the state were sold by the training college officials.
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Maina to remain jailed till trial ends — court
Former chairman of the defunct Pension Reform Taskforce Team (PRTT), Abulrasheed Maina, will remain in jail untill the end of his trial, an Abuja court ordered Friday.
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EFCC ‘traces N9.2bn Alpha Beta, LIRS cash to Babatunde Fowler’s account’
Former FIRS chairman Babatunde Fowler is reportedly in fresh trouble with the EFCC.
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Babatunde Fowler: EFCC ‘arrests former FIRS chairman over N5 billion fraud’
Fowler is a former chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS). He is also an ally of the All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
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Alpha Beta: Tinubu ‘laundered N1 billion through The Nation, others’
Alpha Beta is a company that was previously a contractor to the Lagos government and managed the state’s internally generated revenue in exchange for a commission.
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Corruption: ICPC traces N2.67 billion school feeding funds to private accounts
The news is coming months after the government said school feeding would continue despite coronavirus lockdowns.
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Nigerian ‘Yahoo boy’ surrenders after FBI declared him wanted
The 31-year-old turned himself in to the EFCC.
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Land-grabber from hell: Lamina finally faces mass murder, robbery charges after decade of “police protection”
The inside story of how Nigerian police officials allegedly helped a suspected criminal get away with murder and other crimes.