Tag: corruption
‘Boko Haram Can Only Be Defeated If Corruption Ends’
An Italian nun who has been living in Southern Nigeria for the past 18 years has declared that Boko Haram…
Ex-French president Nicolas Sarkozy charged with corruption
France’s former president Nicolas Sarkozy has been charged with corruption and influence peddling, French prosecutors said Wednesday, a dramatic move…
Judge files corruption charges against Argentina VP
An Argentine judge filed corruption charges against Vice President Amado Boudou over the 2010 purchase, while he was finance minister,…
‘Responsible Leadership Will Eradicate Corruption’
Yisa Jamiu Former Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Ministe Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, has declared that no sector in Nigeria is free…
Reinstate graft charges against Abacha, says Transparency International
Global anti-corruption agency, Transparency International on Tuesday condemned the recent decision of the Federal government to withdraw N446.3 billion corruption…
Checking Corruption And Tardiness In The Judiciary
The victory of Ayo Fayose in the recently concluded election in Ekiti State has again raised the question of his…
Ex-Jerusalem mayor jailed over corruption
An Israeli court sentenced former Jerusalem mayor Uri Lupolianski Thursday to six years in prison for his part in a…
Amaechi Tasks Nigerians To Pray For Good Leaders
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Rivers State Governor and Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, has urged Christians to…
Corruption investigations against Soludo, Oduah not closed – EFCC
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC said on Monday that investigation of various corrupt allegations against former Minister of…
Blatter ready for new term as FIFA boss
Sepp Blatter is ready to seek a new term as FIFA’s president, he announced Wednesday, ignoring calls from top European…
Corruption, poor governance problem of democracy – Buhari
Former Military Head of State, General Muhammadu Buhari, on Wednesday said corruption and poor governance was a major factor militating…
Fayemi, Ogunsakin, To Receive Integrity Award
The Governor of Ekiti State, Dr. Kayode Fayemi and the Commissioner of Police, Rivers State, Tunde Ogunsakin are among the…
Time for Blatter to quit FIFA
The head of the Dutch Football Association on Tuesday called on embattled FIFA head Sepp Blatter not to stand for…
Brazil gears up for World Cup despite strike threat
Global football leaders descend on Sao Paulo Tuesday amid tensions over subway workers’ new threat to spoil Brazil’s World Cup…
Army blocked distribution after corruption story
A Nigerian newspaper said that it was prevented from distributing thousands of copies of its Saturday edition by soldiers, just…
Melaye slams Jonathan over corruption
Sulaimon Mojeed-Sanni The executive secretary of Anti-Corruption Network, ACN, Dino Melaye, has attacked the President Goodluck Jonathan, saying he is…
Of Boko Haram And Our Oneness
By Gbenga Aina You cannot live in sin and expect the grace of God to multiply – Chukwudifu Akunne Oputa,…
Aviation: Oduah’s N174 billion Debt
Revelations last week that the Ministry of Aviation, under Stella Oduah, accumulated a hefty debt of about N174 billion within…
Ex-president sentenced to 12 years in jail in absentia
An Ecuadoran court in Quito on Thursday sentenced exiled ex-president Jamil Mahuad to 12 years in jail for corruption. Mahuad,…
And Now, The Ecumenical City Of Jos!
By Wole Soyinka This was how I knew Jos from childhood – the ecumenical heart of Nigerian humanity. It was…
Boko Haram: The Truth Is Bitter
By Raymond Oise-Oghaede There is no gainsaying the fact that many Nigerians and international friends of the country have joined…
Singapore PM demands apology from blogger
Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has demanded an apology from a local blogger for a posting seen as accusing…
Nigeria must tackle corruption to improve image – Don
Dr Kwaghmande Joseph, a sociology lecturer at the Umaru Musa Yar’Adua University, Katsina, says Nigeria must tackle corruption in order…
LASTMA Official Sacked, Docked Over N1k Bribe
Cyriacus Izuekwe An official of the Lagos State Transport Management Authority, LASTMA, Mr. Saliu Mutiu, has been dismissed and arraigned…
Clinton Slams Jonathan Over Corruption
Mrs. Hillary Clinton, the former US Secretary of State, has lambasted President Goodluck Jonathan over corruption in Nigeria and the…
Jonathan And Celebration Of Corruption
The seventh Media Chat President Goodluck Jonathan had with journalists last Sunday finally confirmed the doubts Nigerians have nursed about…
No Plan To Jack Up Fuel Price, Says Jonathan
Eromosele Ebhomele & with agency report President Goodluck Jonathan said in Abuja on Sunday that the Federal Government had no…
Turkey signs law expanding spy powers
Turkish President Abdullah Gul approved a controversial law expanding the powers of the spy agency, a move critics say will…
Nigerian Rebasing And The Making Of A Phantom Economy
By Peter Claver Oparah And so storm tossed and weather beaten Nigerians woke up on Saturday, 5 April to hear…
Nigeria And The Malady Of Corruption
By Rasak Musbau “Corruption is authority plus monopoly minus transparency” — Anonymous Going by the resources that the good Lord…