Former Equatorial Guinea government official Balthazar Engonga Ebang who went viral over his s3x t@pes is now facing an 18-year jail sentence
Balthazar Engonga Ebang, who used to be the head of Equatorial Guinea’s financial crime agency (ANIF), is now on trial for serious corruption charges. Prosecutors want him to spend 18 years in prison and pay heavy fines. The case started on Monday, June 30. Ebang and other government workers are accused of being involved in […]
ICPC secures conviction of university accountant for ₦60m fraud in Sokoto
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has successfully convicted Lukumanu Sani Waziri, an accountant at Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital (UDUTH) in Sokoto, for embezzling over ₦60 million in public funds. Waziri was found guilty of using the Government Integrated Financial Information System (GIFMIS) to illegally access and divert funds. The […]
Vietnamese Tycoon Races to Raise $9 Billion to Escape Execution for Orchestrating World’s Largest Bank Fraud
Truong My Lan, a 68-year-old Vietnamese property tycoon, is facing execution after being convicted for masterminding the world’s biggest bank fraud. She was sentenced to death for embezzling billions of dollars through her secret control of Saigon Commercial Bank. However, she has one chance to avoid execution: raise $9 billion. The court found that Truong […]
Chinese National Accused of ₦301 Million Corruption in Lagos
A Chinese national, Zhengjia Jin, is facing serious corruption charges in Lagos, Nigeria, after being accused of embezzling ₦301 million from the Golden Diamond Industrial Manufacturing Company Ltd. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) claims that Jin transferred the stolen funds into his personal Access Bank account. The account was linked to the company, […]
El-Rufai Denies Stealing as Governor, Willing to Swear on Quran
Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has rejected claims that he misused public funds while he was in office. The Kaduna State House of Assembly recently accused his administration of mishandling over N423 billion, a charge that El-Rufai and his supporters firmly deny. El-Rufai addressed these allegations during an interview on Freedom Radio, a popular […]