•Uchenna Okoro Kalu Stakeholders in Arochukwu Constituency of Abia State have commenced the process of recall of their representative in the House of Assembly over allegations of corruption and violent conduct. Hon. Uchenna Okoro Kalu, who is the representative of Arochukwu Constituency in Abia House of Assembly and also serves as the Majority...
•Chinese President Xi Jinping China said today it has expelled two top Generals from the military and ruling Communist Party, part of corruption investigations into nine high-ranking army officials. The announcement marks the latest push in a sweeping drive to root out graft at all levels of the party and state since President Xi Jinping [&hel...
Ex-President of Senegal, Macky Sall A brother of former Senegalese President Macky Sall has been charged with “money laundering” and “corruption,” according to his lawyer. Aliou Sall, who had been held in custody with his wife at a Dakar police station since October 7, was released on bail yesterday evening, reports AFP. The ex-president’s you...
•Tinubu President Bola Tinubu’s fast emerging tendency to exaggerate his achievements in office has alarmed not a few Nigerians who are now wondering if this flaw is an act of hubris. Well-meaning Nigerians who spoke on this disturbing trend with our correspondent at the weekend said frequent false claims from the Presidency might dilute what...
•Tinubu President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has assured Brazilian investors that Nigeria’s ongoing economic reforms are delivering tangible results, boasting that there is “no more corruption” since he took office. The president made the statement during a meeting yesterday with ministers from both countries and members of the Brazil Business Group, w...
•Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe Sri Lankan police arrested former president Ranil Wickremesinghe today, marking him as the highest-ranking opposition figure to be detained in an anti-corruption crackdown initiated by the new leftist government. Sri Lanka’s anti-corruption units have been leading this crackdown since President Anura Kuma...
•The protesters Over 500 lawyers and members of the Concerned Young Professionals Network (CYPN) today stormed the United States and Swiss Embassies in Abuja to demand international intervention in the alleged corruption scandal involving the Authority Chief Executive Officer (ACEO) of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory...
•Former Portuguese Prime Minister Jose Socrates Portugal’s former prime minister, Jose Socrates went on trial today on corruption charges in a long-running case already being dubbed the “trial of the century” in local media. Socrates, who led the country between 2005 and 2011, is accused of amassing a fortune of more than 34 million euros [&he...
•Timur Ivanov A Russian court jailed ex-deputy defence minister Timur Ivanov for 13 years on corruption charges today, part of a sweeping crackdown on military leaders during Moscow’s Ukraine offensive. Russia has prosecuted more than a dozen military officials and defence sector workers since last year, targeting senior figures accused of ste...
•Nasir El-Rufai Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir el-Rufai, has alleged widespread corruption in the Nigerian judiciary, saying many judges and lawyers are corrupt. Also, the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, yesterday, charged newly appointed magistrates and judges of the lower courts to uphold the highest standards of in...

