Corruption

Rekpene Bassey One of the greatest mistakes developing nations make is believing that corruption is somehow cultural and therefore inevitable. History demonstrates exactly the opposite. Every nation that today ranks …

Rekpene Bassey “Every nation has an army,” observed the political scientist Samuel P. Huntington. “Either its own, or somebody else’s.”The same observation may be adapted for corruption. Every nation pays …

Rekpene Bassey If corruption were merely the occasional theft of public funds by dishonest officials, Nigeria’s challenge, though serious, would be comparatively straightforward. The law would identify offenders, the courts …

Rekpene Bassey Some questions offend before they enlighten. They unsettle the comfortable, provoke the patriotic, and compel a nation to look into the mirror it has carefully avoided. “Is Graft …

Patrick Obia The Teachers Continuous Training Institute, Biase, Cross River State, was established in September 2021 as a world-class academic institution to train and retrain teachers/educators, and artisans in the …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has pledged stronger collaboration with the Presidential Committee on Campaign Against Social Vices in Secondary and Tertiary Institutions to curb corruption, cybercrime, cultism, …

At least 17 people were killed on Monday after police in Kathmandu opened fire on demonstrators protesting against corruption and a government decision to block major social media platforms, officials …

The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has charged media practitioners across the country to use their platforms to expose fraudulent and corrupt practices …

Civil society organizations in Kano have raised the alarm over two major corruption scandals involving senior government officials, describing the revelations as a grave threat to governance, public trust, and …

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has suspended Minister of Police Senzo Mchunu following explosive allegations of interference and collusion with criminal syndicates. The claims were made by General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, …