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Anti-Corruption

July 29, 2025

Court convicts Colombia’s former President Uribe of witness tampering

Mr Uribe, 73, followed the proceedings online. Sentencing will be issued in a separate hearing. He faces up to eight years in prison, potentially under house arrest.

Colombia’s former president Álvaro Uribe
July 29, 2025

Okpebholo sanctions adviser over corrupt fundraising; suspends Edo oil, gas summit

“Due to the breach, the proposed summit is suspended, and Isere is directed to refund all monies collected from donors for the event,” said the Edo government.

Governor Monday Okpebholo and Felix Osemwengie Isere
July 28, 2025

FG urged to take stronger measures against illegal mining to boost revenue

The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake, recently announced that the sector’s revenue increased from ₦6 billion in 2023 to ₦38 billion in 2024.

Dele Alake
July 25, 2025

IBEDC warns against energy theft, tampering with meter

According to her, offenders face between three and five years’ imprisonment or a fine for bypassing, tampering with, or making unauthorised connections to electricity meters.

Prepaid meters
July 25, 2025

120-room resort hotel owner Abiola Quadri jailed in U.S. for defrauding California, Nevada

Abiola Femi Quadri was arrested at Los Angeles International Airport, where he was scheduled to fly to Nigeria.

Abiola Femi Quadri
July 24, 2025

EFCC probes suspect over undeclared foreign currencies at Lagos airport

He said the suspect, who was scheduled to travel to the United Kingdom, had earlier claimed she had only $4,000 on her.

EFCC
July 24, 2025

Alleged N4 Billion Money Laundering: Ex-Anambra governor, Obiano’s trial begins November 25

A BDC operator said between April and December 2017, N416 million was paid into a company’s account he used.

Former Anambra governor Willie Obiano
July 24, 2025

Bola Tinubu’s U.S. lawyer Oluwole Afolabi gets court permission to appear in FBI records case

In 2023, the FBI decided to release Mr Tinubu’s records, about 2,500 pages, in batches of 500 pages per month. However, an objection by the Nigerian leader stalled the case.

Supreme Court and Wole Afolabi
July 24, 2025

Lawmakers grill Jinja Hospital for spending one billion on water bills

Despite allocating only Shs68 million to clear the water arrears, the hospital spent Shs1.2 billion.

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