The Kano State Anti-Corruption and Public Complaints Commission has announced new corruption charges and maladministration against an exGovernor Abdullahi Ganduje. According to the commission’s chairman, Muhuyi Magaji, investigations uncovered the diversion of N51.3 billion from local government funds to unauthorized…
Arraignment of ex-JAMB Registrar Ojerinde, sons, daughter-in-law stalled
The planned arraignment of a former Registrar of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, (JAMB) Professor Lawrence Adedibu Ojerinde and others on fresh corruption charges was stalled on Friday owing to the non-service of copies of the charge on all…
EU corruption charges ‘very very worrisome’, says foreign policy chief
Arrests over alleged corruption at the European Parliament are “very, very worrisome”, the EU’s foreign policy chief Josep Borrell has said. And Irish Foreign Affairs minister Simon Coveney said the charges against four people were “very damaging”. Among the arrested…
Myanmar court convicts Suu Kyi on more corruption charges
A court in military-ruled Myanmar convicted the country’s ousted leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, on more corruption charges on Monday, adding six years to her earlier eleven year prison sentence, a legal official said. The trial was held behind closed…
Franz Beckenbauer: Trial of German football legend on corruption charges ends without verdict
The trial of German football legend Franz Beckenbauer on corruption charges has been ended without a verdict. The five-year long trial, held in Switzerland, had been suspended because of the coronavirus pandemic and the statute of limitations has now expired.…
