Capitol Hill — The House of Representatives’ Plenary has tasked its Committee on Executive to investigate allegations of corruption involving Presidential Affairs Minister Sylvester Grigsby. This decision follows a communication from Rep. Yekeh Y. Kolubah (District #10, Montserrado County), accusing Minister Grisby of requesting US$5 million from the National Social Security and Welfare Corporation (NASSCORP) […]
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested controversial celebrity cross-dresser, Idris Okuneye, popularly known as Bobrisky, over currency mutilation and abuse of naira. Confirming the arrest, the spokesperson for the EFCC, Dele Oyewale, said Bobrisky was arrested at Pinnock Estate in Lagos State on Wednesday. Oyewale said, “Bobrisky is with us. He was […]
Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula is accused of soliciting bribes during her time as defense minister before she became the speaker of parliament. The resignation comes ahead of a general election scheduled for late May. Speaker of South Africa’s National Assembly Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula resigned Wednesday, a day after losing a court bid that would block her arrest over […]
Kampala — President Yoweri Museveni has said the corrupt are parasites that delay and undermine the country’s transformation efforts, and has hailed religious leaders for speaking out against the vice. ” I was very happy to hear the religious leaders’ message of condemning corruption. Keep it up. The corrupt are parasites that delay and undermine […]
Monrovia — President Joseph Nyuma Boakai has suspended Mr. Stanley Ford, Director General of the Financial Intelligence Agency (FIA), with immediate effect. Ford is embroiled in a damaging corruption scandal involving officials at the FIA. The President’s decision comes a day after the Center for Transparency and Accountability in Liberia (CENTAL) called for Ford’s suspension […]
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Liberia: Cental Wants FIA Boss Suspended
The Center for Transparency and Accountability in Liberia (CENTAL) called on President Joseph Nyuma Boakai to suspend Stanley Ford, Director General of the Financial Intelligence Agency (FIA), and others who were recently linked to alleged financial malpractices at the agency. CENTAL, in a statement released on Thursday, March 28, emphasized that the presence of individuals […]
President Museveni has called upon the recently appointed ministers to prioritise wealth creation and combat corruption. “Corruption undermines our efforts, but by focusing on wealth creation and fighting corruption, we can achieve 80 percent of our goals,” he said. These remarks were made on Wednesday at State House-Entebbe during the swearing-in ceremony of the six […]
In a significant stride towards bolstering its efforts against money laundering, Seychelles has unveiled a groundbreaking judicial manual crafted in collaboration with the European Union (EU) Global Facility on Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing (AML/CTF). Speaking at the unveiling ceremony held at the Eden Bleu Hotel on Tuesday, Chief Justice Rony Govinden described the manual […]
President Joseph Nyumah Boakai’s Assets Recovery and Properties Retrieval Team has warned officials of the former ruling Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC) that no level of threats will thwart the government’s assets recovery efforts. Assets Recovery Taskforce Chairperson Cllr. Edwin Kla Martin issued the warning in Monrovia following consistent threats by CDC Secretary General Jefferson […]
The Rwanda Investigation Bureau (RIB) has apprehended Patrick Niyigena, an official with the Ministry of Youth and Arts responsible for business innovation and talent development. Niyigena is suspected of engaging in bribery and abusing his authority. According to a statement released by RIB, Niyigena was arrested on March 21 on suspicion of soliciting illegal benefits […]
A civil society organisation (CSO), Resource Centre for Human Rights & Civic Education (CHRICED) has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to create a national strategy on the fight against corruption. Ata press conference in Abuja, CHRICED’s executive director, Comrade Ibrahim Zikirullahi, drew attention to a series of investigations revealing deep-rooted corruption across various government […]
Disgraced former chief executive of Steinhof Markus Jooste has reportedly shot himself just more than 24 hours after the Financial Sector Conduct Authority revealed that it was fining him a whopping R475-million and that it planned to pursue a criminal case. Police were investigating the death of former Steinhoff boss Markus Jooste on Thursday night […]
Addis Ababa. — The head of Ethiopia’s biggest commercial bank has said that customers who withdrew more money than what was in their accounts because of a glitch cannot “escape” the law. Commercial Bank of Ethiopia (CBE) customers this week rushed to take out money, or transfer it to other accounts. It took several hours […]
FNB Halts Zuma’s Outgoing Payments Following Court Order FNB, a subsidiary of FirstRand, has confirmed freezing outgoing payments from the bank accounts of former South African President Jacob Zuma, in compliance with an order from the Pietermaritzburg High Court issued on February 29, reports News24. The freeze does not affect incoming payments but follows […]
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has appointed prosecutor Michael Reza chairperson of the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) with immediate effect. Reza fills the vacancy left by former chairperson, Loice Matanda Moyo who was recently appointed the Prosecutor General of Zimbabwe. The Chief Secretary to the Office of the President and cabinet, Martin Rushwaya said Reza has vast […]
Nairobi — The High Court has granted a request by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) to freeze the assets of former Thika Land Registrar Felix Mecha Nyakundi under a graft probe. The EACC had sought the order to freeze 17 high-end vehicles and 106 prime properties which it believes are the proceeds of crime. […]
Namibia Economic Freedom Fighters (NEFF) deputy leader Kalimbo Iipumbu says very little has been done to safeguard jobs in the fishing sector since the Fishrot corruption scandal left many fishermen unemployed and struggling to make ends meet. He warns that fisheries workers could face the same fate as the more than 1 000 former fisheries […]
Some critics believe President Joseph Nyumah Boakai’s corruption control efforts are mere posturing to attract some crumbs from the International Community to support his government. President Joseph N. Boakai’s 15-man Assets Recovery Team has been placed under intense public scrutiny hours after it was announced on Friday. On Friday, March 8, the Executive Mansion published […]