By Abdul Mahmud A 20-year-old housewife, Fatima Abdullahi, was docked before a Sharia Court. Her offence? Stealing foodstuff and N250,000 from her employer. The Sharia Court sits in Kano. The Sharia law will take its course. She is already shamed. The punishment for her crime is visible in the Qur’an. But, her trial will not … [Read more…]
By Dr. Samson Abanni “Nigerians are good people, it’s our leaders that are bad”. “Nigerians are hardworking and conscientious, but our leaders are heartless”. “Nigeria would not be associated with corruption if not for our leaders”. Statements like these give the impression that corruption is a disease that afflicts only the top even though we … [Read more…]
Bishop of Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, Matthew Hassan-Kukah, has insisted that President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration is full of nepotism and corruption, claiming that the situation has not augured well for the country . This is as he accused the president of failing to fulfil his 2015 campaign promises. Kukah spoke on a television programme monitored … [Read more…]
The Attorney-General of the Federation and Honorable Minister of Justice, Mallam Abubakar Malami, SAN, has called on stakeholders to collaborate to develop frameworks that will assist in the fight against corruption across the country. Malami said this at the launch of the report of a review of the National Anti-Corruption Strategies 2017 – 2021, by … [Read more…]
Corruption: I’m a saint compared to Buhari, Obasanjo, others, says Babangida Former military dictator Ibrahim Babangida says his regime is more saintly when compared to democratic governments of President Muhammadu Buhari and his successors. Mr Babangida, whose regime is blamed for internalising the culture of corruption (settlement) in Nigerian polity, made this statement in … [Read more…]
Nigeria has recorded her worst global rating on Corruption Perception Index since 2015. In the 2020 index released yesterday by the Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC), the country’s chapter of TI, Nigeria scored 25 out of 100 points, dropping to 149 out of the 183 countries surveyed, taking the nation three steps down … [Read more…]
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo has expressed worry over a survey report that highlights persistent corruption, duplicity of functions, poor service orientation and other anti-business disposition in some of the Federal Government’s regulatory agencies. Osinbajo and the Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council therefore resolved to make the report available to … [Read more…]
The de facto chief of South Korea’s Samsung business empire was jailed for two and a half years on Monday over a sprawling corruption scandal, Yonhap news agency reported, in a ruling that deprives the tech giant of its top decision-maker. Lee Jae-yong, known professionally in the West as Jay Y. Lee, is … [Read more…]