Owing retired judges makes fighting corruption a mirage — Ojo, SAN
By Innocent Anaba Mr Olalekun Ojo, SAN, in this interview spoke on the Court of Appeal’s decision on Governor David Umahi’s defection, non-payment of entitlements of retired judges, Supreme Court on INEC deregistration of political parties, among other issues. Excerpt: The Court of Appeal sitting in Enugu, had upheld the decision of an Ebonyi State […]
UK Supports Malawi With £10.8m for Anti-Corruption Fight
United Kingdom (UK) has committed an extra £10.8m (approx. K11 billion) to support Malawi in tackling serious and organised corruption. The UK’s Minister for Africa, James Duddridge, made the announcement after his audience with President Dr Lazarus Chakwera at State House in Lilongwe on Tuesday evening. Since 2016, the UK has been supporting Malawi through […]
Mozambique Government Admits To Systemic Corruption
Despite “legislative and institutional efforts, governance and corruption challenges in Mozambique remain of a systemic nature, principally due to constraints on effective implementation,” the government admits in a “Report on Transparency, Governance and Corruption”. It is a government report, completed in July with “assistance” from the IMF and pressure from the IMF, and published by the […]
World Bank Blacklists Six Chinese Firms In Nigeria For Contract Fraud, Corruption
Some Chinese companies in Nigeria have been blacklisted by the World Bank for fraud and corruption. The companies include China Railway Construction (International) Nigeria Company Limited, China Railway 18th Bureau Nigeria Engineering Company Limited, CCECC Nigeria Lekki (FTA) Company Limited, CCECC Nigeria Railway Company Limited, CRCC Petroleum & Gas Company Limited, and CCECC Nigeria Company […]
Pakistan’s Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif Sentenced To 7 Years For Corruption
An anti-graft tribunal sentenced former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to seven years in prison for corruption on Monday, drawing criticism from his party, which said the decision was a “black spot” on the justice system. The verdict came after Sharif was removed from power last year over corruption allegations. Sharif, who was serving his third […]
Anti-Trafficking Agency Sacks Six Staff For Demanding Sex, Bribes From Suspects
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), says it has sacked six of its officers for corruption and official misconduct. NAPTIP’s head of press and public relations unit, Stella Nezan, disclosed this in a statement in Abuja on Thursday. Mrs Nezan explained that the offences committed by the officers included arranging […]
Malaysian Police Seize $29 Million in Cash Linked to 1MDB
Malaysian police seized about $29 million in cash, hundreds of handbags, as well as jewelry and watches in raids linked to former Prime Minister Najib Razak amid an investigation into 1MDB. In a search of an empty apartment on May 18, police found cash equivalent to 114 million ringgit in 26 denominations in 35 […]
Former Malawi President Banda Returns Home, Says Ready To Prove Innocence
Former Malawi president Joyce Banda returned home on Saturday to a rousing welcome by supporters and vowed to prove her innocence after more than three years in self-imposed exile amid graft allegations. The so-called “Cashgate” scandal in which senior government officials were accused of siphoning millions of dollars from state coffers was uncovered in 2013 […]
Kenya Election Officials Quit, Pressure On Chairman To Go
Three Kenyan election officials resigned on Monday, increasing chaos at the electoral Commission following last year’s botched presidential vote that had to be rerun and was then boycotted by the opposition. The resignations leave only two commissioners and the chairman at the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) which last week sent its chief executive […]
Rant Of The Day – If Only We Can Swallow
Hello readers, Happy New Week and I welcome you to the rant column. Something happened sometime last week in our dear country Nigeria, we read that A Snake swallowed 36 million naira in Benue state at the Jamb office. Jeez! Some things are just unfathomable! How could a snake enter into an office with no […]
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