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Jan
21
2024
By The African Mirror
Nigeria accuses former central bank boss to $6.2 million fraud

Nigeria accuses former central bank boss to $6.2 million fraud

NEWS
NIGERIA'S former central bank Governor Godwin Emefiele was charged with fraud, including obtaining $6.2 million in bank funds under false pretences, part of 20 charges levelled against him by prosecutors. Emefiele entered a not guilty plea. The former Central Bank of Nigeria chief is the most high profile official to face corruption charges under the administration of President Bola Tinubu, who came to power last year following a disputed election. A court official read out the 20 charges against Emefiele, comprising 14 new ones and six that he had already faced. His trial will begin next month. Prosecutors said Emefiele…
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Aug
21
2020
By The African Mirror
Steve Bannon, key to Trump’s rise, arrested on fraud charges linked to border wall

Steve Bannon, key to Trump’s rise, arrested on fraud charges linked to border wall

WORLD
SARAH N LYNCH and ANDY SULLIVAN STEVE BANNON, an architect of Donald Trump's 2016 election victory, was arrested on a yacht and charged with defrauding donors in a scheme to help build the president's signature wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, prosecutors said. As a top adviser to Trump's presidential campaign who later served as White House chief strategist, Bannon helped articulate the "America First" right-wing populism and fierce opposition to immigration that have been hallmarks of Trump's 3-1/2 years in office. Trump fired Bannon from his White House post in August 2017. Bannon, 66, was among four people arrested and…
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