The Audacity of Corruption
By Dr. Sam Amadi It is common to say that Nigeria is a corrupt country. However, that does not really make much sense. Almost every country is corrupt to the extent that there are always…
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Legislating Against Corruption
By Sam Amadi The general belief in development circles is that but for the disastrous effects of corruption, a country like Nigeria would have had stronger economic growth and a more widespread and sustained economic…
2023: Uprooting Corruption From The Judiciary
Punch Editorial Board A fresh initiative by the National Judicial Council to sanitise the judiciary ahead of the 2023 general election by punishing errant behaviour is a welcome development. Nigeria’s highest disciplinary judicial organ recently…
Sebastian Kurz: Austrian Leader Resigns Amid Corruption Inquiry
BBC Austria’s Chancellor Sebastian Kurz has stepped down, after pressure triggered by a corruption scandal. He has proposed Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg as his replacement. Mr Kurz and nine others were placed under investigation after…
How Nigeria Can Win War On Corruption, By Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede
By Sunday Aikulola Former Group Managing Director of Access Bank Plc, Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede, has insisted that for the nation to win the war against graft, it would require a holistic approach where everybody must be…
From Akpabio To Akpabio
By Akin Osuntokun In discussing the theory and practice of corruption in Nigeria, Godswill Akpabio is a compelling subject. He has enjoyed this dubious distinction since his days as the Governor of Akwa Ibom State….
Ibrahim Magu: Seized Properties Cornered By Top EFCC Officials, Magu’s Friends – Panel
By Ade Adesomoju and Oladimeji Ramon The suspended acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mr Ibrahim Magu, could not give a proper account of missing 332 out of the 836 recovered properties …
Lagos Assembly Speaker Appears Before Panel On Allegations Of Corruption
By NAN Mr Mudashiru Obasa, Speaker, Lagos House of Assembly, on Saturday appeared before state assembly panel of enquiry on the corruption allegations leveled against him by an online medium. Obasa told the panel that…
Ohanaeze, Yoruba Elders, PANDEF Want SIP Probed
By Kelvin Ebiri, Lawrence Njoku, Saxone Akhaine and Rotimi Agboluaje • Initiative Has No Impact In Yoruba Land – YCE • Provide Database Of SIP Beneficiaries – PANDEF • It Has Failed To Justify Why…
With Isabel Dos Santos, We Angolans Developed Stockholm Syndrome By Cláudio Silva
Before the Luanda Leaks we’d questioned where her wealth came from. But we were desperate for shreds of comfort. Perhaps the Luanda Leaks aren’t so much an indictment of Isabel dos Santos but rather the…