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Supreme Court sacks Pakistan’s PM Nawaz Sharif over Fabulous Wealth

Kunle Atiba — Fri, 28 Jul 2017 19:08:55 +0000

The Prime Minister of Pakistan, Nawaz Sharif, has been sacked from office by the country’s Supreme Court after a damning corruption probe into his family wealth, saying he is unfit to hold public office. The court also ordered a criminal investigation of his family The verdict truncated Sharif’s third stint in power and a statement from the [...]

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Exorbitant Allowances For Public Office Holders Unjustifiable – Catholic Bishops

Wale Adebayo — Sun, 20 Sep 2015 07:55:30 +0000

The Catholic Bishop Conference of Nigeria has described as unjustifiable, the high cost of governance in the country, resulting from high earnings and exorbitant allowances for public office holders. In a statement signed by its president and secretary, Most Revs. Ignatius Ayau Kaigama and William Avenya, respectively, the conference said such earnings constituted gross injustice [...]

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Kutigi Dissociates Confab From Tenure Elongation Plan For Jonathan, Others

Wale Adebayo — Wed, 21 May 2014 20:15:44 +0000

The National Conference has dissociated itself from a document purportedly circulated to delegates canvassing a tenure elongation for elected public office holders by 18 months. This is contained in a statement issued by the Assistant Secretary of the conference, Media and Communications, Mr James Akpandem, on behalf of the chairman, retired Justice Idris Kutigi, in [...]

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Italy’s top court upholds Berlusconi public office ban

Ade Adewale — Tue, 18 Mar 2014 22:17:58 +0000

Italy's supreme court on Tuesday upheld a two-year ban from public office against former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi who had filed an appeal with the country's top court. The ban was imposed as part of a tax fraud conviction against the media magnate…

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