LAGOS JANUARY 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Africa’s reputed richest woman is a formal suspect in an investigation into mismanagement and the siphoning off of funds during her time with Angola’s state-run oil company, the country’s attorney general announced Wednesday. The remarks by Helder Pitta Gros to reporters in the capital, Luanda, come days after a global investigation accused…
LAGOS DECEMBER 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 polls, Mr. Peter Obi, has advised the Church to be more critical in the fight against corruption. Obi was speaking yesterday on the theme of “The Church and Good Governance” at All Souls Church, Lekki, as the Guest Lecturer…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-U.S. attorneys for confidential and anonymous Greek whistleblowers today demanded that the Greek government cease and desist all efforts to learn the identities of their clients. The whistleblowers reported serious allegations of bribery by the international pharmaceutical company Novartis to U.S. law enforcement authorities. The Greek government has initiated proceedings to strip…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The former governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi, fielded questions at the African Economic Congress in Abuja last week on the theme: “Building the Africa we want.” The former running mate to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate in the February 2019 presidential elections spoke on a number of important issues,…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Peter Obi, vice-presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in 2019 presidential election, says people in power are not told the truth. Obi spoke on Friday as a guest speaker at the first convocation of Chrisland University, Abeokuta. Speaking on ‘Creativity, innovation, and entrepreneurship: A critical intersection for economic development in…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mr. Ibrahim Magu, on Friday refused to answer a question regarding a petition submitted against All Progressives Congress chieftain, Bola Tinubu. Magu, who held a press conference in Abuja, had lamented the high rate of corruption in the country especially among the…
LAGOS OCTOBER 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-South Korean Justice Minister, Cho Kuk, on Monday resigned over an escalating corruption scandal barely a month after being appointed. Dpa reports that the opposition had accused him of misconduct as his family was being investigated on allegations of questionable financial transactions. Kuk, 54, said in a statement that he would resign…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A former Peruvian first lady was dragged out of a courtroom in San Francisco on Thursday as she cursed a judge’s decision to keep her husband, ex-president Alejandro Toledo, in jail pending extradition proceedings. Toledo, 73, is wanted in Peru to stand trial over accusations that he took a $20 million bribe…