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• Convicted1 source

  Aper Aku

  Aper Aku (1938–1988) was a Nigerian educator and politician from Ikyobo, Ushongo LGA, Benue State.

• Scandal1 source

  Armsgate

  Cluster name for military arms procurement fraud; ~$2.

• Context1 source

  Asheik Jarma

  Alhaji Asheik Jarma (b.

• Alleged2 sources

  Atlantic Energy

  Energy company whose officers are alleged to have provided bribes and benefits to Diezani Alison-Madueke in exchange for lucrative NNPC/NNPDC/PPMC contracts 2011-2015.

• Arraigned4 sources

  Attahiru Dalhatu Bafarawa

  Two-term Governor of Sokoto State (1999–2007).

• Convicted1 source

  Awwal Ibrahim

  First civilian Governor of Niger State (NPN, October 1979 – October 1983).

• Under investigation1 source

  Ayo Fayose

  Governor of Ekiti State, is alleged to have been a close Obasanjo ally who fled the country after impeachment; arrested and charged 2007

• Alleged1 source

  Ayo Oke

  NIA Director-General, is described as questioned over large cash discovered in a residential apartment at Osborne Towers, Ikoyi, Lagos

• Dismissed4 sources

  Ayodele Fayose

  Two-term Governor of Ekiti State (2003-2006, 2014-2018).

• Arraigned2 sources

  Babachir Lawal

  Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (2015-2017); fired by President Buhari following the ₦544.

• Context1 source

  Babajide Sanwo-Olu

  Babajide Sanwo-Olu — office-holder linked to Lagos State; promoted from per-state audit for network legibility.

• Context1 source

  Babatunde Fashola

  Babatunde Fashola — office-holder linked to Lagos State; promoted from per-state audit for network legibility.

• Alleged1 source

  Babatunde Raji Fashola

  Former Governor of Lagos State (APC), is described as having petitions against him ignored; appointed minister by Buhari

• Arraigned6 sources

  Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed

  Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed, CON (b.

• Dismissed4 sources

  Bala James Ngilari

  Bala James Ngilari (b.

• Arraigned2 sources

  BAM Projects and Properties Limited

  Real-estate company owned by Abba Mohammed Bello (son of former PDP Acting Chairman Haliru Bello Mohammed).

• Arraigned5 sources

  Bamanga Muhammad Tukur

  Alhaji Bamanga Muhammad Tukur (b.

• Alleged1 source

  Banco Noroeste

  Brazilian bank defrauded of $240M by Nwude in a fictitious airport project scheme

• Convicted2 sources

  Bashir Ali Yusuf

  Bashir Ali Yusuf is identified by the Nigeria Sanctions Committee (NIGSAC) and the U.

• Arraigned4 sources

  Bashir Yuguda

  Career diplomat and former Ambassador; appointed Minister of State for Finance under President Goodluck Jonathan in 2014.

• Arraigned1 source

  Bashir Yuguda and Others -N19.4 Billion Fraud Trial

  Former Minister of State for Finance (2014-2015).

• Arraigned1 source

  Bassey Akpan

  Former Minister of State for the Niger Delta.

• Institution1 source

  Bauchi State Government

  Bauchi State — one of the 36 constituent states of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, created in 1976.

• Institution1 source

  Bayelsa State Government

  Bayelsa State — one of the 36 constituent states of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, created in 1996.

• Arraigned1 source

  Bayo Somefun

  HEDA 2021 Compendium case #24 (p.

• Under investigation1 source

  Belgore Commission

  Investigated "Cement Armada" contract inflation under Gowon Ministry of Defence

• Arraigned1 source

  Bello Hairu, Son & others

  HEDA 2021 Compendium case #61 (p.

• Alleged4 sources

  Benedict Bengioushuye Ayade

  Professor Benedict Bengioushuye Ayade (b.

• Arraigned1 source

  Benjamin Dikki

  HEDA 2021 Compendium case #29 (p.

• Institution1 source

  Benue State Government

  Benue State — one of the 36 constituent states of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, created in 1976.

• Convicted0 sources

  Bhadresh Gohil

  London solicitor; convicted 2010/2011 at Southwark Crown Court of money laundering for the Ibori cluster; sentenced to 10 years.

• Alleged6 sources

  Bindo Umaru Jibrilla

  Senator Bindo Umaru Jibrilla (also known as Muhammad Umar Jibrilla, "Bindow"; b.

• Dismissed2 sources

  Bob Oshodin Organisation Limited

  Benin City-based furniture-manufacturing company owned by the Oshodin family; co-defendant in FHC/ABJ/CR/114/2019.

• Scandal3 sources

  Boko Haram / JAS (Jama'atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda'awati wal-Jihad)

  Boko Haram (formally Jama'atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda'awati wal-Jihad / JAS) is a Salafi-jihadist insurgent group operating principally in north-eastern Nigeria and the Lake Chad basin since roughly 2002.

• Alleged60 sources

  Bola Ahmed Adekunle Tinubu

  Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Adekunle Tinubu (b.

• Alleged0 sources

  Bond Bank Limited

  Nigerian bank investigated for asset concealment in the Balogun case; the bank's MD testified about asset concealment in a 2018 EFCC inquiry.

• Alleged4 sources

  Boniface "Boni" Haruna

  Boni Haruna (b.

• Institution1 source

  Borno State Government

  Borno State — one of the 36 constituent states of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, created in 1976.

• Alleged9 sources

  Bosun Tijani

  Tech-sector figure; appointed Minister of Communications August 2023.

• Alleged2 sources

  Brass Engineering & Construction Nigeria Limited

  Private company founded 1993 by David Umahi.

• Convicted1 source

  Bunu Kame

  Bunu Kame was convicted in the Federal High Court Abuja division as one of four Boko Haram financiers sentenced under the Terrorism (Prevention) Act, in proceedings reported by the Federal Ministry of

• Alleged1 source

  Caleb Manasseh Mutfwang

  Caleb Manasseh Mutfwang has served as Governor of Plateau State since 29 May 2023 on the PDP platform; he is a lawyer (called to the Nigerian Bar 1989) and was previously Chairman of Mangu LGA.

• Alleged1 source

  Cecilia Ibru

  Former MD of Oceanic Bank Plc, is alleged to have fraudulently granted credit facilities to cronies and illegally acquired properties and shares

• Arraigned1 source

  Cecilia Osipitan

  HEDA 2021 Compendium case #95 (p.

• Context1 source

  Celestine Ngozichim Omehia

  Sir Celestine Omehia briefly served as Rivers governor for 4 months and 25 days in 2007 before the Supreme Court nullified his election in favour of Rotimi Amaechi.

• Institution1 source

  Central Bank of Nigeria Dedication and Stabilisation Accounts

  Off-budget Central Bank vehicles used to receive oil revenues outside the normal federation-account budget process.

• Scandal1 source

  Chagoury–Baaklini straw-donor scheme

  Scheme in which Gilbert Chagoury funnelled approximately $180,000 to four US federal political candidates across three election cycles via US-citizen conduits, with Toufic Baaklini serving as the cash

• Context1 source

  Charles Soludo

  Renowned economist; Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (2004–2009), architect of the 2005 banking consolidation; triple winner of African/Global Central Bank Governor of the Year (2005–07); CFR (

• Under investigation1 source

  Chief Adebayo Adefarati

  Adefarati, AD governor of Ondo State 1999–2003, was the subject of an ICPC investigation opened in January 2002 over alleged financial recklessness and a ₦500 million property-fraud allegation tied to

• Convicted1 source

  Chief Bode George

  Former PDP official (Ports Authority board link), is alleged to have misappropriated NPA funds and inflated contracts to tune of ₦85B; convicted and sentenced 2.