Posts tagged as: Corruption

ASP On The Run As Police Arrest, Dismiss Colleagues For Robbery, Illegal Duty

LAGOS JANUARY 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Two police inspectors have been arrested and dismissed for armed robbery, illegal duty, and corruption by the leadership of the Zone 2 Police in Lagos State. The police at the zone are also on the trail of Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Ajayi Victor, who was also allegedly part of the criminal […]

Peter Obi Reacts As Nigeria Ranks 150 Among 180 Countries On Corruption

LAGOS DECEMBER 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Peter Obi, the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) has lamented Nigeria’s level of corruption and the impact on its citizens. Reacting on Sunday via X, Obi decried that corruption is now a threat to the existence of Nigeria and the democracy, peace and progress of the country. Having observed […]

Aggrieved Warder Writes Tinubu, Alleged Prison Officials Depend On Inmates To Feed Their Families

LAGOS JULY 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-An officer of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCS), formerly Nigerian Prisons Service, has written to President Bola Tinubu to complain about alleged corruption and poor remuneration in the service. According to the aggrieved official, the NCS personnel were being poorly paid and treated unfairly unlike their colleagues in other departments at the […]

Ex-President’s Son, Wife Arrested On Corruption Charges Worth $5m

LAGOS JUNE 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Authorities in Zambia have arrested former President Edgar Lungu’s son and daughter-in-law on charges of money laundering and possessing property believed to be proceeds of crime worth more than $5 million. Lungu’s Patriotic Front Party has described the move as continued persecution of Lungu’s family by the government. Police spokesperson Rae Hamoonga […]

Corruption In Africa: Nigeria 2023 General Election As A Case Study

By Francess Otome LAGOS JUNE 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)- What is corruption? According to the definition used by the world bank, “It is the abuse of public power for private benefit.”  A more neutral definition is that corruption is the intentional non compliance with arm’s length relationship aimed at deriving some advantage from this behavior for oneself […]

Eight Security Check Points At Lagos Int’l  Airport Aiding Extortion, Corruption

LAGOS JUNE 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-No doubt security checkpoints are present at every airport as they allow airlines and airports verify the absence of prohibited items in the cabin and ensure the safety of all passengers. Check points are required for access to the boarding hall and the plane. In airports across the world, an average passenger […]

Group Accuses ICPC Of Failing To Make Investigation Of Ghost Works Allegation  In Civil Service Public

LAGOS MAY 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Human and Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA Resource Centre), a leading anti-corruption organization, has written a petition to the Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), expressing its concern about the Federal Civil Service Commission employing staff with fake employment letters. The organization accused the commission of […]

Ukraine President Fires Nine Top Officials Over Corruption Allegations

LAGOS JANUARY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy fired at least nine top officials on Tuesday as his government battles claims of bribery and officials splurging on lavish lifestyles during the war. Four deputy ministers and five regional governors were sacked by Ukraine’s cabinet on Tuesday, according to the Telegram channel of Oleg Nemchinov, the secretary […]

 2023: The Allegations Against Leading Presidential Contenders

LAGOS JANUARY 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigerians voting for a new president next month will have 18 contenders to choose from but the three men seen as the leading candidates have been separately accused of trading in narcotics, money laundering and global tax avoidance. None of them has ever been indicted, which would rule them out from running […]

Peter Obi Replies Tinubu, Says Corruption Is Worse Than Stinginess

LAGOS JANUARY 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), put his records on the ground on Sunday with a direct challenge to Ahmed Bola Tinubu, his All Progressives Congress (APC) counterpart, to do the same, while both of them were governors, for Nigerians to assess who did better. For instance, though Tinubu, […]

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