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Mar
30
2024
By CAMILLUS EBOH
Detained Binance executives sue Nigeria’s security adviser, anti-graft agency

Detained Binance executives sue Nigeria’s security adviser, anti-graft agency

NEWS
TWO executives from Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, have sued Nigeria's national security adviser's office and the anti-graft agency for violating their fundamental rights and asked the court to set them free. Tigran Gambaryan, a U.S. citizen and Binance's head of financial crime compliance, and Nadeem Anjarwalla, a British-Kenyan who is Binance's regional manager for Africa, flew to Nigeria following the country's decision to ban several cryptocurrency trading websites and were detained on arrival on February 26. Anjarwalla fled the country last week and now faces the prospect of an international arrest warrant. On Thursday, Gambaryan appeared in a Federal High…
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Oct
13
2023
By The African Mirror
Nigeria’s president nominates new head of anti-graft agency

Nigeria’s president nominates new head of anti-graft agency

NEWS
NIGERIS'S president nominated a lawyer to head its anti-graft agency after President Bola Tinubu suspended the previous chief amid corruption allegations, his spokesperson said. Tinubu's nomination of Ola Olukoyede, a former chief of staff to the previous head of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), comes four months after he suspended indefinitely Abdulrasheed Bawa for alleged abuse of office. The EFCC is tasked with investigating and prosecuting graft in Africa's largest oil exporter and biggest economy, which has grappled with endemic corruption for decades. If confirmed by the Senate, Olukoyede will take the reins of an agency that is leading extradition proceedings for…
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Jun
16
2023
By The African Mirror
Nigeria’s President Tinubu suspends head of anti-graft agency

Nigeria’s President Tinubu suspends head of anti-graft agency

NEWS
NIGERIA'S President Bola Tinubu suspended the head of the economic and financial crimes unit Abdulrasheed Bawa indefinitely for abuse of office, the presidency said in a statement. The move came a week after the president suspended the country's central bank governor Godwin Emefiele. A spokesman for the Economic and financial crimes unit (EFCC) did not immediately respond to calls for comment. Created 20 years ago, the EFCC investigates and prosecutes financial crimes, including money laundering and corruption. Bawa, the fifth chairman of EFCC, was appointed two years ago after the Senate refused to approve the reappointment of his predecessor who…
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May
11
2023
By The African Mirror
What is the corruption case against Imran Khan?

What is the corruption case against Imran Khan?

WORLD
ASIF SHAHZAD PAKISTAN'S former Prime Minister Imran Khan was arrested by an anti-graft agency on corruption charges. Government officials alleged that Khan and his wife received land worth millions of dollars as a bribe from a real estate tycoon through a charitable trust. Khan and his aides have denied any wrongdoing. The developer has denied the charges in the past but he could not be contacted on Wednesday and his company's marketing manager did not respond to a request for fresh comment. Below are some facts about the trust and the land acquisition. WHAT IS AL-QADIR TRUST? Al-Qadir Trust is…
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Mar
09
2023
By The African Mirror
Malaysia’s ex-PM Muhyiddin summoned to anti-graft agency

Malaysia’s ex-PM Muhyiddin summoned to anti-graft agency

WORLD
FORMER Malaysian prime minister Muhyiddin Yassin was summoned to appear at the country's anti-graft agency, following allegations of abuse in stimulus programmes launched under his premiership. In a Facebook post, Muhyiddin, who was prime minister for 17 months between 2020 and 2021, said he has been called into the headquarters of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) at 11 am on Thursday. He did not say why. He also denied a news report that he was arrested on Wednesday. Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim last year ordered a review of government projects worth billions of dollars approved by Muhyiddin, including COVID-19 relief…
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Feb
17
2021
By The African Mirror
Nigeria’s president nominates new head of anti-graft agency

Nigeria’s president nominates new head of anti-graft agency

NEWS
NIGERIA's president nominated a career employee to head the country's anti-graft agency after the previous chief was ousted amid corruption allegations, his office has announced. Abdulrasheed Bawa President Muhammadu Buhari's nomination of Abdulrasheed Bawa, a regional head of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), comes seven months after he suspended previous chief Ibrahim Magu amid allegations that he had diverted funds recovered by the agency into private pockets. The EFCC is tasked with investigating and prosecuting graft in Africa's largest oil exporter and its biggest economy, which has grappled with endemic corruption for decades. If confirmed by the Senate,…
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