Okonjo-Iweala Recounts Threats and Mother’s Kidnap Over $2.4bn Subsidy Probe
WTO Director-General Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has recounted how uncovering a $2.4 billion fuel subsidy fraud in Nigeria led to threats and the kidnapping of her mother.
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Zelensky’s former chief of staff in court over corruption probe
Ukraine’s anti-corruption agencies have intensified investigations involving former presidential aide Andriy Yermak. Andriy Yermak appeared in a Kyiv court on Tuesday after Ukraine’s anti-corruption agencies named him a suspect in an alleged money-laundering scheme tied to a luxury construction project outside the capital. Prosecutors from Ukraine’s Specialised Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office are seeking either preventive detention…
EFCC Explains Malami Arrest, Says 5 Bail Conditions Unmet
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has explained why it arrested and detained former Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami. The Commission said Malami failed to meet five bail conditions attached to his administrative bail. In a statement released on Saturday, EFCC spokesperson Dele Oyewale rejected claims of bias. He described reports linking…