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• Plea bargain18 sources

  Chief Diepreye Solomon Peter Alamieyeseigha

  Chief Diepreye Solomon Peter Alamieyeseigha, who governed Bayelsa State from 1999 until his impeachment in December 2005, sits at the centre of one of Nigeria's most-cited gubernatorial corruption mat

• Plea bargain24 sources

  Chief Lucky Nosakhare Igbinedion

  Chief Lucky Nosakhare Igbinedion, who governed Edo State from 1999 to 2007 on the PDP platform and served briefly as Chairman of the Nigerian Governors' Forum, is the central figure in the case most f

• Context1 source

  Chief Michael Adekunle Ajasin

  Michael Adekunle Ajasin was the UPN governor of old Ondo State 1979–1983, removed (along with all Second Republic governors) by the Buhari/Idiagbon coup of 31 December 1983.

• Dismissed1 source

  Chief Michael Botmang

  Chief Michael Botmang briefly served as Acting Governor of Plateau State from 13 November 2006 to 27 April 2007, between Joshua Dariye's controversial impeachment by 8 PDP lawmakers (later overturned

• Alleged1 source

  Chief Sunday Michael Afolabi

  Former Minister of Internal Affairs, indicted in SAGEM National ID Card scandal

• Alleged3 sources

  Chinwoke Mbadinuju

  Fourth-Republic Governor of Anambra State (29 May 1999 – 29 May 2003, PDP).

• Context1 source

  Christian Onoh

  (if retained for Enugu lineage) Brief civilian Governor of Old Anambra State (Oct–Dec 1983) on the NPN platform; dismissed by Buhari coup three months in.

• Convicted0 sources

  Christine Ibie-Ibori

  Sister of James Ibori.

• Alleged1 source

  CHRZL CONSULT LTD

  Shell company allegedly traced to Austin Umahi (brother of David Umahi).

• Context1 source

  Chukwuemeka Ezeife

  First civilian Governor of Anambra State in the Third Republic (Jan 1992 – Nov 1993, SDP), Harvard-trained economist and former Permanent Secretary known as "Okwadike of Igbo-Ukwu.

• Alleged1 source

  Clarence Olafemi

  Briefly served as Acting Governor of Kogi State from 6 February to 29 March 2008 following the Supreme Court's annulment of Ibrahim Idris's election; returned to his role as Speaker of the Kogi House

• Context1 source

  Clement David Ebri

  Clement David Ebri (b.

• Under investigation1 source

  Coker Commission (1962)

  Investigated Awolowo and Western Region Marketing Board; found him culpable

• Context1 source

  Commodore Michael Bamidele Otiko

  No corruption cases in current corpus.

• Alleged1 source

  Cornelius Olatunji Adebayo

  Cornelius Olatunji Adebayo served as the elected (UPN) Governor of Kwara State for only three months before the 31 December 1983 Buhari coup removed him.

• Institution1 source

  Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC)

  Corporate Affairs Commission — Nigeria's federal company registrar, established by the Companies and Allied Matters Act (CAMA) 2020.

• Context1 source

  Corruption Hunter Network

  Norwegian-initiated global anti-corruption network, founded 2004; Ribadu was a member

• Alleged0 sources

  Credit Suisse

  Where Chagoury served as reference for Abacha's sons during their account-opening at the bank.

• Institution1 source

  Cross River State Government

  Cross River State — one of the 36 constituent states of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, created in 1967.

• Arraigned2 sources

  Dalhatu Investment Limited

  Family company linked to former Sokoto Governor Attahiru Bafarawa and his son Sagir.

• Context1 source

  Danbaba Danfulani Suntai

  Danbaba Danfulani Suntai (30 June 1961 – 28 June 2017) was a Nigerian pharmacist and politician who served as Governor of Taraba State on the PDP platform from 29 May 2007 to 2015 (two terms; the seco

• Convicted0 sources

  Daniel McCann

  Jersey fiduciary agent; convicted in the Ibori cluster; sentenced to 30 months.

• Convicted1 source

  Daniel Obah

  Named staff member of the Federal Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs.

• Convicted0 sources

  Danilo Djurovic

  Ciba-Geigy representative; convicted in Geneva (December 2000) alongside Chagoury on Abacha-era money-laundering charges.

• Arraigned1 source

  Danjuma Goje

  Two-term Governor of Gombe State (2003-2011, PDP) arraigned by EFCC in October 2011, along with four others, on charges of mismanagement and diversion of over N52 billion.

• Context1 source

  Danladi Mohammed Zakari

  Retired Brigadier-General; first Military Administrator of Kogi State (28 August 1991 – 2 January 1992) under the Babangida regime.

• Alleged2 sources

  Danladi Umar

  Justice Danladi Umar, Chairman of Code of Conduct Tribunal.

• Alleged4 sources

  Dapo Apara

  Former Managing Director and 30 percent partner in Alpha-Beta Consulting LLP.

• Context1 source

  Darius Dickson Ishaku

  Darius Dickson Ishaku (b.

• Scandal5 sources

  Dasukigate — Office of the National Security Adviser arms-procurement scandal

  The umbrella scandal cluster covering the alleged diversion of approximately $2.

• Context1 source

  Dauda Lawal Dare

  Sitting Governor of Zamfara State since May 2023 (PDP); banker (former First Bank executive director, 2012–2014) and Sanusi-era CBN special adviser on Islamic banking.

• Context1 source

  Dauda Musa Komo

  Colonel Dauda Komo served as Military Administrator of Rivers State (1993–1996) under Abacha and presided over the security apparatus that arrested, tried, and executed Ken Saro-Wiwa and the Ogoni Nin

• Arraigned0 sources

  Dauda Suleiman

  Co-defendant in EFCC v Bello N80.

• Alleged29 sources

  David Nweze Umahi

  Engineer David Nweze Umahi (b.

• Alleged9 sources

  Dele Alake

  Long-time Tinubu political and media adviser dating to the Lagos State governorship; appointed Minister of Solid Minerals Development August 2023.

• Institution1 source

  Delta State Government

  Delta State — one of the 36 constituent states of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, created in 1991.

• Institution1 source

  Department of State Services (DSS)

  Department of State Services — Nigeria's principal domestic intelligence and counter-terrorism agency, established under the National Security Agencies Act 1986.

• Alleged1 source

  Desert Exchange Ventures Limited

  Desert Exchange Ventures Limited is a Nigerian-registered business entity designated by the Nigeria Sanctions Committee (NIGSAC) as a terrorist-financing-associated entity.

• Under investigation1 source

  Diepreye Sylva

  Former governor, is mentioned as under EFCC investigation

• Context1 source

  Dominic Oneya

  Brigadier General Dominic Obukadata Oneya (26 May 1948 – 4 August 2021) was a Nigerian Army officer and administrator born in Lagos to a Delta-State family (Agbarho, Ughelli North LGA).

• Context1 source

  Donald Etim Duke

  Chief Donald Etim Duke (b.

• Context1 source

  Dora Akunyili

  NAFDAC Director-General 1999+; is noted for fighting counterfeit drugs; survived gunman attack 2005 attributed to fake drug importers

• Context1 source

  Douye Diri

  Senator Douye Diri has served as the 12th Governor of Bayelsa State since 14 February 2020 (PDP), sworn in after the Supreme Court nullified the 2019 election of APC candidate David Lyon over a deputy

• Arraigned1 source

  Dr. Abdu Bulama

  HEDA 2021 Compendium case #31 (p.

• Under investigation64 sources

  Dr. Arthur Ifeanyichukwu Okowa

  Dr.

• Under investigation32 sources

  Dr. Bello Mohammed Matawalle

  Dr.

• Arraigned15 sources

  Dr. Chris Nwabueze Ngige

  Dr.

• Arraigned1 source

  Dr. Doyin Okupe

  HEDA 2021 Compendium case #20 (p.

• Arraigned1 source

  Dr. Ebisintei Awudu

  HEDA 2021 Compendium case #17 (p.

• Alleged2 sources

  Dr. Emmanuel Eweta Uduaghan

  Dr.