Riot police used tear gas to disperse protesters in Peru’s capital Lima, as thousands of people took part in anti-government marches across the country. Demonstrators want embattled President Pedro Castillo to resign over allegations of corruption. The left-wing leader, who…
Immigration Service dismisses 8 personnel, redeploys 100 at MMIA
The Nigeria Immigration Service NIS has dismissed eight of its personnel and sanctioned 18 others for various offences ranging from indiscipline to employment racketeering and other forms of corrupt practices. In addition, about 100 of officers and men hitherto attached…
Mayor of Frankfurt on trial for corruption
Peter Feldman, the mayor of Germany’s financial hub of Frankfurt, is standing trial for corruption. The prosecutors, on Tuesday, said Feldman abused his office and gained advantages for himself and his wife. The trial is connected to a scandal surrounding…
FG must tackle unemployment, brain-drain, poverty – Kaigama
The Catholic Archbishop of Abuja, His Grace Most Rev. Ignatius Kaigama, has urged the Federal Government to liberate Nigerians, especially the youth, from the nation’s current harsh economic realities. According to him, many young people were desperately seeking greener pastures…
Paraguay Vice President withdraws resignation after corruption claims
Paraguay’s Vice President Hugo Velazquez, who resigned last week after being sanctioned by Washington for “significant corruption,” said Thursday he would remain in his post after all. He told reporters he had initially offered to resign as he “assumed” there…
Corruption and state of the Nigerian environment – Gbenga Onabanjo
Every human being is a product of the environment. Corruption is perpetrated by man, and its attendant consequences will certainly have negative impacts on our environment. Corruption is defined as “a form of dishonest or unethical conduct by a person…
The Obaros: Court exonerates UK-based couple falsely accused of corruption
A High Court sitting in the Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria, has cleared a UK renowned medical doctor, Dr Reuben Olu Obaro, and his wife, Ayodele, of corruption charges, falsely levelled against them by the Independent and Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC).…
African Anti-Corruption Day: Obi tasks leaders on transparency, accountability
Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 election, Mr Peter Obi, has called on Nigerian leaders to imbibe the good virtues of accountability and transparency in public office. Obi, who made the call to mark…
Shut up jor, we are all corrupt – Lucia Edafioka
Sometime ago, I was seated with some friends and the usual topic was our dear country Nigeria which is fighting corruption and recession all at once. We were sharing blame, it’s the past government, it is these ones, it’s them…
Ibejii speaks against societal ills
Afro-retro act and soulful storyteller, Ibejii, is using his voice to address and correct societal evils that have plagued the country in recent times. The folkloric storyteller with three studio albums including Green White Dope 001, Green White Dope 002…
