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Nigeria charges suspended central bank chief after court ruling

Nigeria charges suspended central bank chief after court ruling

NIGERIA'S Department of State Security (DSS) said on Thursday it had filed charges in court against detained and suspended central bank governor Godwin Emefiele following an earlier order to charge him or release him. Papers filed by government lawyers showed that Emefiele is facing criminal charges including misappropriation of funds, meaning he could face long jail terms if convicted. The DSS did not give details on the charges and Emefiele has yet to appear in court. Emefiele was suspended by new President Bola Tinubu on June 9 and arrested a day later by the DSS. "Sequel to an Abuja High…
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DRC’s ex-PM face charges

DRC’s ex-PM face charges

TANIS BUJAKERA and AARON ROSS THE Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)'s Senate has rejected a request by prosecutors to lift former Prime Minister Matata Ponyo Mapon's immunity so they could indict him for his role in a failed agriculture project in which investigators say $200 million disappeared. Prosecutors hoped to charge Matata, who served as the DRC's prime minister under former President Joseph Kabila from 2012 to 2016, with fraud, misappropriation of funds and dereliction of duty in connection with the project. Matata has denied wrongdoing, including any responsibility for the missing funds. Matata hailed the project, known as Bukanga…
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