Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy on Thursday angrily rejected allegations of corruption that have threatened his political career, in his first public reaction to a phone-tap scandal that has gripped France. “I think it is now my duty to break…
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IMF chief Christine Lagarde Wednesday denied any wrongdoing as she was questioned for the third time by French prosecutors in a corruption case that has become a thorn in the side of one of the world’s most powerful women. Lagarde was grilled for more…
Nigeria must reform its oil sector to end decades of suspicion of widespread corruption and build up public trust, the country’s finance minister said in an article published on Thursday. The minister, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, said that an investigation…
The EFCC on Monday re-arraigned three pastors for allegedly defrauding Angel Estate Residents Association in Amuwo Odofin, Lagos of N7.9…
Former Senate President, Ken Nnamani, on Wednesday, identified corruption as one of the major challenges hindering the economic development of…
President of Delta State Muslim Council, Alhaji Mumakai Unagha, has called on Nigerians to stop celebrating corrupt and bad leadership,…
Former Romanian prime minister Adrian Nastase was sentenced to four years in jail on Monday for taking hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes to appoint a businesswoman to a senior government post. Nastase, 63, was found guilty of receiving bribes…
A senior Nigerian football official has been banned for 10 years for corruption, the country’s football federation announced late Monday. A Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) emergency committee handed Leye Adepoju the sanction excluding him from all…