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EFCC recovers ₦38.66bn in refineries rehabilitation probe

June 30, 2026June 30, 2026 Aminu Imam

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has recovered cash and assets valued at about ₦38.66 billion in an ongoing investigation into the alleged diversion of funds earmarked for the rehabilitation of Nigeria’s state-owned refineries. The anti-graft agency is probing the utilisation of approximately $2.79 billion released between 2021 and 2023 for the rehabilitation and turnaround maintenance of the Port Harcourt, Warri and Kaduna refineries. According to investigators, the huge financial investment failed to produce corresponding improvements in the operational status of the facilities, prompting allegations that substantial portions of…

Group demands probe of ₦4bn gold linked to ex-Zamfara Gov. Yari seized at Kano airport

June 17, 2026June 17, 2026 Aminu Imam

A civic group, Hope Builders Nigeria, has called the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to launch a full-scale investigation into the alleged interception of 15 suitcases containing gold bars valued at about ₦4 billion at the Malam Aminu Kano International Airport. Recall that it had earlier be reported that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has intercepted the gold bars. The consignment was being loaded onto an Ethiopian Airlines flight bound for Saudi Arabia when it was seized. Three suspects were arrested during the operation, including Aliyu Baffa,…

NAF launches probe into Jilli market airstrike

April 14, 2026April 14, 2026 Aminu Imam

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has initiated an investigation into reports of an accidental airstrike on a weekly market in Jilli, a community located along the Borno–Yobe border. The Chief of Air Staff, Sunday Aneke, on Sunday ordered an immediate probe, emphasising that the Nigerian Air Force treats any report of civilian casualties with “utmost seriousness and empathy”. This was disclosed by NAF spokesman, Ehimen Ejodame, in response to inquiries over the incident. Recall that at least 56 people – mostly traders – were feared killed, while 14 others sustained…

Oil sector scandal: Probe exposes massive theft, hidden wells, high-level collusion

April 13, 2026April 13, 2026 Aminu Imam

An inter-agency investigation has uncovered widespread crude oil theft, hidden wells, and systemic corruption across Nigeria’s oil and gas sector, implicating some operators, security personnel, and government officials. The findings are contained in a 187-page report by the Inter-Agency Technical Committee (IATC), set up in 2025 to verify oil and gas well data and investigate disputes. The report links the ongoing revenue shortfalls and failure to meet OPEC production targets to large-scale economic sabotage. Investigators found major discrepancies between officially reported and actual numbers of oil wells, alongside unaccounted production…

“Probe missing ₦2.9bn in NIGCOMSAT, NNRA” – SERAP urges Tinubu

April 13, 2026April 13, 2026 Aminu Imam

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Bola Tinubu to direct the Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr. Bosun Tijani, to account for the “whereabouts of the alleged missing or diverted ₦2.9 billion of public funds” from the Nigerian Communications Satellite Ltd. and the Nigerian Nuclear Regulatory Authority (NNRA). The organisation, in a letter dated April 11 and signed by SERAP Deputy Director, Kolawole Oluwadare, SERAP urged him to direct the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, (SAN), and anti-corruption agencies…

Kaduna: Gov. orders probe into LNG bus explosion

April 8, 2026April 8, 2026 Aminu Imam

Kaduna State governor, Senator Uba Sani, has ordered a multi-agency investigation into the explosion involving a liquefied natural gas-powered bus at Mando motor park, Kaduna, assuring residents that the incident was not security-related. The directive followed preliminary findings by the Kaduna State government, which attributed the early morning blast on April 5 to a technical fault allegedly linked to the overfilling of a compressed natural gas tank. However, the operator of the affected vehicle, Silver Luxury Travel, has rejected the claim, insisting that the cause of the explosion has yet…

₦400bn probe: El-Rufa’i gets fresh trial in rights suit

March 22, 2026March 22, 2026 Aminu Imam

The Court of Appeal in Kaduna has nullified the Federal High Court judgment in a fundamental rights suit filed by former state governor Nasir el-Rufa’i, ordering a fresh hearing before another judge. In a unanimous ruling on March 17, the three-member panel held that the lower court violated el-Rufa’i’s right to fair hearing, citing lack of proper service of hearing notice. The court ruled that the entire proceedings were a nullity. The case stemmed from a Kaduna State House of Assembly probe that indicted el-Rufa’i over an alleged ₦400 billion…

“Why I’m keeping quiet” — El-Rufa’i takes on ICPC

March 5, 2026March 5, 2026 Aminu Imam

Former Kaduna State governor, Nasir el-Rufa’i, has defended his decision not to respond to investigators, saying his silence was a conscious and strategic choice informed by his belief that the ongoing probe by the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC) is politically-driven. In his written submissions to the anti-graft agency, el-Rufa’i described his refusal to answer questions as both a lawful exercise of his constitutional right and a form of resistance to what he considers a biased investigation. He stressed that he would only offer a defence if and when formal…

El-Rufa’i cries political persecution, as ICPC, EFCC probes deepen

March 4, 2026March 4, 2026 Aminu Imam

…DSS arrests 5 officers over alleged airport bribery The legal and political drama surrounding former Kaduna State governor Nasir el-Rufa’i has intensified, as his ₦1 billion fundamental rights suit against the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), the Department of State Services (DSS), and the Attorney-General stalled in court and drew further scrutiny amid related bribery revelations. A hearing at the Federal High Court in Abuja was adjourned on Tuesday after it emerged that the respondents had not been served…

Senate probes ₦15bn Safe Schools Fund, ₦6.2bn Police allocation

December 11, 2025December 11, 2025 Aminu Imam

The 10th Senate has raised alarms over the use of ₦15 billion disbursed in 2023 under the Safe Schools Initiative (SSI), with particular scrutiny on the Nigerian Police Force, which received ₦6.225 billion, the largest single allocation. Senator Orji Uzor Kalu (APC, Abia-North), chairman of the Senate Ad-hoc Committee investigating the programme, voiced the concerns after questioning Hajia Halima Iliya, National Coordinator of Financing Safe Schools in Nigeria. The committee highlighted reports of financial irregularities and unusually high consultancy spending in the multi-agency security programme designed to safeguard schools from…